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Bill Alstrom (MA/Maine/MA)'s avatar

"...The US should act accordingly and ask, “What, Saudi Arabia, have you done for us lately?”

Perfect, TC. We do not need them. And...we should be isolating the Saudis with a clear declaration that they are enemies of democracy and human rights. Their nation is built on an antique, ancient and feudal system that treats women (and any people who have opinions) as enemies. Fuck 'em.

And then... we challenge "our oil companies" to decide whether they are purely price driven or actually interested in helping their own countrymen (women). The answer is clear, let us simply state it!

There is so much for Democrats to work with here. But we let it bubble below the surface. Our own companies are our own enemies.

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JennSH from NC's avatar

Just like ex-president tRump is America’s enemy.

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Grover Zinn's avatar

Well said Bill Alstrom.

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Dave Conant - MO's avatar

I wish this came as a surprise, but having followed the dismal history of Big Oil it does not. Hopefully the President will follow through on his statements to OPEC+ and the major oil companies and we'll see some change.

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Victoria Brown's avatar

Excellent summary and resolution TC!

Let's flood White House email and every

representative with this resolve. Time to

cut the cord with Saudis.

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Dr.FrancesScully's avatar

This is I know a really serious and dismal topic. However for light relief I suggest we make this genius video from Adam McKay go

viral.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj5xaG0tC-Y

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Carol Stanton (FL)'s avatar

Wow!! The total disconnect between the visuals and the voice-over exactly captures the craziness we are living in!! It is probably going viral as we speak. Watch Chevron slam a law suit on it..... if they can.......

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TCinLA's avatar

That's truly excellent. thanks Frances!

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GarySanDiego's avatar

Oh man. That is effin’ brilliant. How can this go viral? It really should.

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JennSH from NC's avatar

Absolutely brilliant. The images were beautiful. It was hard to make my brain process the words of the voiceover, as I am a visual processor.

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Dr.FrancesScully's avatar

I wish I knew. Please share with whoever you can!

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Karen RN's avatar

I already have. Thank you for sharing that

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Judith Swink (CA)'s avatar

Love the coda....

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Ellen's avatar

Perfect. When I posted in on FB just now, I encouraged my friends to make it go viral before FB bans it or Chevron files suit, whichever comes first!

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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)'s avatar

Frances, this tape is almost as light as the inscription on the tombstone for life on earth, tongue and cheek, that is. Thank you. It was the perfect dessert.

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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)'s avatar

BYE BYE MBS is a sharp account of the US-Saudi relationship from the end of WWI to the present, It is most strongly a weapon for survival, distilling the reasons Saudi Arabia and Russia (through OPEC) will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day.

The noose of greed and wanton power of deformed human beings with nothing but moral emptiness are choking us to death if we let them. Don't we feel the lynching of life, of us and of the planet? How could we not feel the fire, the loss of air, the parched earth, the flooding and the horror?

'Yesterday was the tipping point' wrote TC. Do we confront these killers or not?

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Rachel Carlton-TX's avatar

Thanks for an excellent summation. I am learning so much and I am ready for the next bullshit remark from some asshole about Biden and gas prices.

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Grover Zinn's avatar

thanks for this TC. As always to the point. Yes, we need to stop dancing with the Saudi's. And deferring to the big oil producers. Brazen manipulation of oil prices. Pricing today's gasoline to the fluctuating daily price of oil is manipulation. We need more refineries---not enough and not in the right places. The reason we need pipelines to texas is to get oil to the coast to ship it (or refined products) overseas---not for the USA market......

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Bongo-1, VT's avatar

MBS needs a last date with a reciprocating saw!

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Fred WI's avatar

Once, when summing up how voters will choose their elected officials it was "It's the economy, stupid" and now its "It's the price of a gallon of gas, stupid." Starting to see that everything said before "stupid" is irrelevant to American participation in representative governance and what elected representatives actually do or can control. I predict that the next will be "It's the price of my Fruit Loops, stupid" or "It's the price of my beer, stupid." Seems that I am getting a little titched.

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Gail Adams VA/FL's avatar

Hey TC, could Biden do anything under the Defense Production Act? Also, what are the pros/cons of nationalizing Big Oil, aside from being illegal? /s

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Jeanne Stevens's avatar

Thank you for this brief history of our relationship with Saudi Arabia. It has really opened up my eyes and mind.

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Bill Alstrom (MA/Maine/MA)'s avatar

Yes. In fact, the Bin Ladens should have been arrested.

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Louis Giglio's avatar

Detained at least!

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Grover Zinn's avatar

Absolutely No doubt about that.

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Fred WI's avatar

Where is PETA when the camels need them? Sorry. Couldn't resist.

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Bill Alstrom (MA/Maine/MA)'s avatar

Thanks. I needed that.

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