Absolutely The Silliest Issue Ever -- But Also A Sad Story -- Monday, April 24, 2023

Locator: 44003P. 

More on this later.

Link here: https://www.fox4news.com/news/anheuser-busch-sheds-roughly-5-billion-in-value-since-bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-pact-sparked-outrage.

The whole issue speaks volumes about the "inclusiveness" of Americans. The haters will hate. The Brown Shirts would be thrilled. The D. C. Stephenson would be thumping his chest: "There's no room in America for trans." I'm appalled. If there's a political party involved in this, I'm not with that political party.

 

Disney And DeSantis -- April 20, 2023

Locator: 44002P. 

The GOP is becoming more and more, the party of haters. I suppose it always was, but now it's so obvious no one can miss it.

I am so tired of Ron DeSantis. 

Link here.

Bud Lite Boycott -- April 17, 2023

Locator: 44001P. 

Updates

April 22, 2023: truly a sad day the way D. C. Stephenson's minions forced Alissa Heinerscheid out of her job. Truly a sad, sad day. I thought Americans were a bit more welcoming. I thought wrong. Fox News was quick to report the Bud Lite story but I've not seen Fox News report the Dominion story. Most interesting: has Donald Trump weighed in on the Bud Lite story or the Dominion story. Has Tucker addressed the Dominion story? Does anyone know where Trump stands with regard to Bud Lite? We know where Ron DeSantis stands. He's now endorsing a non-Bud Lite beer.

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I may be wrong, but from my perspective, the Bud Lite Boycott has become politicized with one party clearly acting as if it supports the boycott because a spokesperson for the brand apparently self-identifies as something other than "traditional" male or female.

In the 1850s to 1950s in this country, the spokesperson would have been the target of the Ku Klux Klan.

In Germany, in the 1920s to the 1940s, the spokesperson would have been the target of "Brown Shirts" and the Nationalist Socialist Party. 

The article below, based on the headline, also completely misses the point.

If a political party supports the boycott -- and I don't know if any party does -- that party would be seen by some as another example of "a party of hate."

From Barron's and here:

Barron's  also misses the point, and the current Bud trans issue is only a week or so old. Let's see how Bud Lite sales are doing in a year.

Another hater:

He would have felt right at home with D.C. Stephensoon. 

These guys all need to read Timothy Egan's Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plan to Take Over America and The Woman Who Stopped Them, c. 2023.

Covid: Four Links -- April 9, 2023

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Four links.

CDC Covid death rates. Link here.

Flashback, Santa Barbara clinic, link here.

Leading case of death, link here.

Trump, ward speed, link here.

From A Reader On Recent Saudi "Surprise Cut" -- April 4, 2023

 From a reader opining on recent "surprise cut."

A few more puzzle pieces to consider...

Remember that the Ghawar field has been producing for over 70 years now.  It produces around 2/3 of the Saudi oil.  So, as that field wanes, it really makes a difference.  Largest single field in the world.

You'll recall several years ago, the Saudis had pumped billions of dollars into ? to increase production.  There was quite a buzz about that , but really no appreciable pump bump.  (Like that?  I think I just invented the term.  (;>)

Anyway, the Saudi capacity was quite the disappointment when they were going to do their IPO.  Again, those are highly controlled numbers, so who actually knows.

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As far as Chinese imports - Russia can handle that, easily.  (;>)  And, whenever Biden releases oil from the SPR, the Chinese are buying.  Oy vey.

This is a poker game with side pots, calcuttas and god knows what other backroom bets.                                                                                         

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Venezuela has more proven reserves than the Saudis.  So, our little protesting, pierced, pink-haired, autonomous zone-promoting miscreants probably have a superb idea for liberating that oil in an environmentally-friendly fashion while conforming to the true tenants of socialism or communism or some such.

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Absolutely nothing that the Saudis, Chinese or Russians will do with oil will surprise me. None of them would spit on a burning Biden, and may well have formed an invisible troika.  There's too much money at stake - too many agendas.  Too easy to move product and money around off the books.  Somebody has sure buried the story of how Malaysia is exporting a million barrels more per day than they produce.  (;>)  And, that's just small potatoes.