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Botany

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43. The Republican/Rich shits along with various corps, thugs, crypto scammers, and ? have taken corruption to ...
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 07:37 PM
6 hrs ago

…. astronomical levels. Trump demanding oil from Venezuela by using the U.S. Military should
be called what it is …. armed robbery. I wonder what % Trump will get in a kickback from Singer?

Watch Trump and the Republicans find a way to weaken the air quality standards for known pollutants
that come from Venezuelan oil.


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Until he goes after Exxon's short term profits, they won't care Raven123 20 hrs ago #1
Exxon Mobil's making a sensible call Vogon_Glory 19 hrs ago #2
In my opinion, they see trump lining up with the regime responsible for destroying Venezuela. Escurumbele 17 hrs ago #17
Yeah, right. He'll take investments wherever he can get them. Even Exxon. MLWR 19 hrs ago #3
"Watch what happens when you don't kiss my ass." KS Toronado 19 hrs ago #4
Exxon has more money than Trump lonely bird 18 hrs ago #5
Let me guess which presidential candidate the Exxon CEO Dr. T 18 hrs ago #6
Remember this? BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #10
They don't want it. So he's threatening to block them from something they don't want IronLionZion 18 hrs ago #7
That's what I was thinking. "You want to invest in this company!" Ray Bruns 18 hrs ago #8
But then there will be the "rest of the story..." BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #15
Ahhhh! Some good old fashioned extortion. Ray Bruns 16 hrs ago #25
"Transactional" as is often mentioned BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #27
"Oh please don't throw us into that briar patch!" 🤭 tanyev 18 hrs ago #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Old Crank 18 hrs ago #9
I never thought in a million years... LisaM 18 hrs ago #11
Break even for new wells in Texas $62 Old Crank 18 hrs ago #12
You can lead an oil company to oil but you can't make them drill. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #14
Trump is a lame-duck president. All his policies could be reversed with a Democratic president elected in 2028. Lonestarblue 17 hrs ago #16
The other oil companies probably feel likewise. JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago #18
"But they're playing it out just in case sane people intercede and make it a moot issue." BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #19
Sir, redirect your thoughts to the disaster that is this country! Hope22 17 hrs ago #20
I remember reading once a while back that the oil companies had agreed that the per barrel price... littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #21
The Dallas Federal Reserve does an annual survey to the oil producers asking about what their "breakeven" price is BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #28
So... littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #32
The next report won't happen until this March BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #35
It will be interesting to see that March report. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #40
Venezuelan oil needs a very certain type of refinery and Exxon doesn't have those refineries.... Botany 17 hrs ago #22
Orange Julius buddy does though, 3 of em Strelnikov_ 10 hrs ago #38
You mean the refineries on the Gulf Coast that are already set up for Venezuelan oil? Botany 9 hrs ago #41
Per Paul Krugman a week or so ago Strelnikov_ 7 hrs ago #42
The Republican/Rich shits along with various corps, thugs, crypto scammers, and ? have taken corruption to ... Botany 6 hrs ago #43
Much bigger than Teapot Dome Strelnikov_ 5 hrs ago #44
He is trying to get them to pay him some way JI7 17 hrs ago #23
Is this the nwduke 16 hrs ago #24
Exactly! oasis 16 hrs ago #26
I need a tee shirt that reads ..... 70sEraVet 15 hrs ago #29
Great protest sign, 70sEraVet. There are shops on Etsy that can do that shirt for you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #33
I'm near Houston and this is what I'm hearing - TBF 14 hrs ago #30
The numbers I just looked at, that BRDS shared, support that notion. littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #34
Oil is already barely at break even prices NickB79 9 hrs ago #39
trump's feelings were hurt LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #31
Rex Tillerson looked at trump in the first term tonekat 11 hrs ago #36
I couldn't remember his name BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #37
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