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Yes. This is textbook probing and reconnaissance/ reconnaissance in force tactics. Expect faints and diversionary ops as well. Bottom line, this isnโt it but itโs the beginning of it and Russians should expect many sleepless nights. My advice for Russians, defect or leave forโฆย Show more
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Ukraineโs probing Russian defenses in so many important frontline spotsโฆ this could be the beginning of the day of all days.
Letโs wait, pray, and see.
History is happening.
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No love lost here with that guy. Good riddance.
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This SOB should have been executed long ago. wsj.com/articles/rober
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Total nonsense as to their hints of any U.S. involvement.
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There was also a piece of paper inside the boot -- the handwriting was washed away by water, but one can read faint letters "Langle." Nobody knows how does the word ends, but hopefully The Grayzone's investigation will be able to determine it. twitter.com/jacksonhinklleโฆ
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Constructive discussion with #Chinaโs Minister of Defence Li Shangfu at #SLD23 on common strategic concerns, including Russiaโs war against Ukraine, Taiwan, South China Sea.
Looking forward to continue to develop EU-China relations based on trust and respect of international law
This is an example of rationale thinking. ๐
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Notes. Yes; weโre gonna need oil for decades to come; we must be practical.
No; EVs are not perfect, but the environmental argument is tired and simply not supported by the data.
And of course; there are plenty of use cases today where an ICE vehicle is economically rationalโฆย Show more
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Yesterday 100% renewables in the grid. Was only possible because nuclear plants are no longer requiring renewables curtailment. The negative electricity price kicks the fossils out of the market. twitter.com/ChristophBeislโฆ
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Today is #WorldBicycleDay 
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Bikes are one part of how we can reinvent the wheel and build a transportation ecosystem that gets us to our destinations while tackling the climate crisis.
Letโs ride! 
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Bikes are one part of how we can reinvent the wheel and build a transportation ecosystem that gets us to our destinations while tackling the climate crisis.
Letโs ride! 
Son Felipe receives Old Glory at his retirement ceremony after 20 years. Shocked the hell out of me by bringing the flag to me. It was my late fatherโsโฆthe one my WW2 vet dad kept flying at his house every day. Donโt try to tell this family that our flag is not sacred!
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Until we admit the โฆโฉ has a serious and systemic procurement and cost problem,โฉ we will co ti ie to waste billions. Paying attention to our Allies #innovation could fix all of that.
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Thank you to the hundreds of people who came from across the Midwest & tuned in from around the world to provide input on our effort to strengthen regs for CO2 transportationโvaluable feedback that will inform our work!
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Community input is a major pillar of our rulemaking process. This week, PHMSA hosted a two-day public meeting in Des Moines, IA to hear concerns and receive input on how to strengthen CO2 pipeline regulations.
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"There should be something on which the EPC should focus. [...] I understand that there is a personal ambition of President Macron and I won't be surprised if in 4 years he becomes its Chairman. [...] What added value the #EPC can bring remains unclear."
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Polish pilots = Polish pride! Two Polish cadets received diplomas from President Biden during the US Air Force Academy ceremony in Colorado. Look how they show respect for the Polish ๐ต๐ฑ flag!
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Outrageous: Islamic Republic of #Iran has been elected a vice president of @UN General Assembly for the 78th Session. A regime which is in violation of the UN Charter since 1979 & blinds, rapes, & kills its people should be nowhere near that position. 1/2
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Yes! ๐
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Whatโs genuinely surprising is that we continue to fund, support, and host an organization which has slipped the bounds of parody. twitter.com/jasonmbrodsky/โฆ
The one thing Iโve learned is that nearly everyone has some kind of war story, anecdote, or opinion about what has, or hasnโt, ever happened. Most of which doesnโt necessarily mirror the data when it comes to the lack of serious accidents over time.
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Great reporting. Now we need to tweak.
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"It definitely looks like evasion on all parts."
Russian oil is flowing into the market, at above the G7 price cap, with the help of Western insurers.
Obviously, everyone has a piece of paper that says nothing untoward is happening | #OOTT nytimes.com/interactive/20
Freiheit versus Staatsmacht?
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โฆ@CDUโฉ-Chef โฆ@_FriedrichMerzโฉ auf dem 
#Sparkassentag in #Hannover รผber das #Heizungsgesetz der #Ampel: โSie kรถnnen nicht auf Dauer politische Entscheidungen gegen den erklรคrten Willen einer mรผndigen Bevรถlkerung durchsetzen.โ
#Sparkassentag in #Hannover รผber das #Heizungsgesetz der #Ampel: โSie kรถnnen nicht auf Dauer politische Entscheidungen gegen den erklรคrten Willen einer mรผndigen Bevรถlkerung durchsetzen.โ
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A bill banning self-driving trucks without a human on board passed Californiaโs state assembly easily yesterday, a big win for the @Teamsters.
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Canada ๐จ๐ฆ counterpart to #PHMSA regulates 46,000 miles on โinterstateโ lines whereas the ๐บ๐ธ regulates 3.4 million miles, wow.
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Linda Daugherty, who has worked at #PHMSA since before my time in office, said that of โ101 reported pipeline failures since 2001, one person required hospitalization as a result, she said.โ Note the have been ZERO deaths despite transporting over half of the energy that we useโฆย Show more
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Yes, because they are safe and the only way for now to decarbonize things like #ethanol and #agriculture โFederal regulator says #CO2 pipelines largely safe ahead of vote on #pipeline bill.โ
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Iโm really wondering if these reporters watch the same hearing I did? Itโs interesting how something pretty straightforward is being conveyed and sensationalized. There is no chaos. โฆโฉ regulates CO2 #pipeline safety.
While I understand some people are against #pipeline #infrastructure, this isnโt an option given #PHMSA operating authority. Thereโs simply no imminent harm which is the legal standard. ๐
pipeline opponents seek federal moratorium
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Via #WSJ: Cracks Emerge: #California Admits Alternative Energy Still Unaffordable. If such power sources reยญally were economic winยญners, businesses and conยญsumers would just adopt them withยญout any need for govยญernยญment inยญterยญvenยญtion.
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Ughโฆ. A Kremlin-linked businessman, arrested in Italy at the U.S.โs request, has vanished after being granted house arrest by #Italy
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America is home to millions of miles of pipelines.
Have you ever wondered where these pipelines are located? ๐ค
Check out our National Pipeline Mapping System to see if there are pipelines in your area: npms.phmsa.dot.gov
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Yea. So true. I remember people in a government elevator at that time saying that President Bush wanted to steal their Social Security. Little did they understand that they could have done so much better.
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In Feb 2005, George W Bush proposed allowing Americans to put a portion of their Social Security taxes in broad-based investments in the stock market.
Since then, the S&P 500 is up 397.076%
Social Security would not have today's solvency problem if Bush's plan had been enacted.
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It is surprising to still hear people who think pipelines arenโt safe. I even heard it today from a public interest group who definitely knows better.
Whenever you hear that question, just point them to the Trans-Alaska #Pipeline System. Forty-Five years of safely transportingโฆย Show more
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May 31, 1977: Trans Alaska Pipeline System final tie-in weld. Workers & VIPs gather near Pump Station 3. Work remained before June 20 startup, but final weld heralded as end of construction phase. There were 42,000 double-joint pipe welds & 66,000 field pipe welds. #TAPSPride
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Just listened to defending the GOP position on the debt limit. Sorry Sir but the #energy changes are far less than โtransformationalโ A lot of overselling by both parties.
May 31, 1977: Trans Alaska Pipeline System final tie-in weld. Workers & VIPs gather near Pump Station 3. Work remained before June 20 startup, but final weld heralded as end of construction phase. There were 42,000 double-joint pipe welds & 66,000 field pipe welds. #TAPSPride
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Now the public panel discussing #uranium in our soil and pollinators, and a waste of taxpayer dollars to include siting, etc.
A lot of venting on public policy issues not before this venue including aspects of the IRA, BIL, IIJA laws coupled with the standard โdo no harmโ whichโฆย Show more
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Scratching my head as to why the โpublic panelโ is filled with anti-infrastructure groups. Sounds more like a litany of objections to any #infrastructure projects (including #lowcarbon), than a true public panel.
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#China intends to use hypersonic weapons against US naval and air forces in the Western Pacific as part of a campaign to coerce or invade #Taiwan.
The US cannot afford to lag behind its adversaries as they build up their arsenals.
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Chinese scientists war-game hypersonic strike on US carrier group scmp.com/news/china/sci
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I feel like Iโve seen this tweet every day.
After the pandemic it shouldnโt be shocking to see companies adding to their liquidity and returning funds to investors which is how these markets work.
Whatโs the point youโre making ?
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The oil & gas industry had a record cash windfall in 2022 due to high fuel prices
But most of this has gone to dividends, share buybacks & debt repayment, rather than into energy investments. Only a small fraction has been spent on clean technologies 
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For reference in 2022 the US used (on average) 22.28M B/D.
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OIL MARKET: As I had expected, @EIAgov has revised significantly US demand for March based on monthly data (from the preliminary estimate based on weekly data).
Total US oil demand pegged at 20.449m b/d in March, up from initial estimate of 19.957m b/d (+492,000 b/d) #OOTT
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