Lorigold
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I don’t know what any of this is and I’m fucking scared
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A note for Canadians: export of Venezuelan heavy crude (similar to WCS from Cnd oilsands) was down to 100-200kbpd to Gulf Coast refineries.
In absence of pipeline constraints, today will have little effect on differential between WCS and WTI.
Longer-term, it may depress price of WCS.
In absence of pipeline constraints, today will have little effect on differential between WCS and WTI.
Longer-term, it may depress price of WCS.
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A note for Canadians: export of Venezuelan heavy crude (similar to WCS from Cnd oilsands) was down to 100-200kbpd to Gulf Coast refineries.
In absence of pipeline constraints, today will have little effect on differential between WCS and WTI.
Longer-term, it may depress price of WCS.
In absence of pipeline constraints, today will have little effect on differential between WCS and WTI.
Longer-term, it may depress price of WCS.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
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The toppling of Saddam's statue was deliberately orchestrated by a psychological operations group. In a document it said "our TPT (tactical psyop team) saw the statue of Saddam as a target of opportunity and decided that the statue must come down. 1/2
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
January 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The toppling of Saddam's statue was deliberately orchestrated by a psychological operations group. In a document it said "our TPT (tactical psyop team) saw the statue of Saddam as a target of opportunity and decided that the statue must come down. 1/2
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
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"I promise, if the UCP tries to touch a penny of my CPP, I will start a GoFundLawyers campaign for a class action against the governing UCP, the United Conservative Association which runs the political entity “UCP”, and the Govt of Alberta."
#ableg #abpoli
womenofabpoli.substack.com/p/last-week-...
#ableg #abpoli
womenofabpoli.substack.com/p/last-week-...
Last week in AB: December 27, 2025
I remember taking two weeks off last Christmas and I didn't miss a beat; this Christmas, the beats kept coming. I give it four out of five chilies for spiciness ;-)
womenofabpoli.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
"I promise, if the UCP tries to touch a penny of my CPP, I will start a GoFundLawyers campaign for a class action against the governing UCP, the United Conservative Association which runs the political entity “UCP”, and the Govt of Alberta."
#ableg #abpoli
womenofabpoli.substack.com/p/last-week-...
#ableg #abpoli
womenofabpoli.substack.com/p/last-week-...
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They had contempt for Biden because they believed he had values; they have respect for Trump because they know he doesn't. Mentality of whipped dogs.
Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.
December 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
They had contempt for Biden because they believed he had values; they have respect for Trump because they know he doesn't. Mentality of whipped dogs.
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (September)
December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (September)
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (November)
December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (November)
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (June)
December 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (June)
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (June)
December 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (June)
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (August)
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (August)
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December 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (April)
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In the wake of the tragedy at Brown, online conspiracists rushed to pin the horrific mass murder on an innocent Palestinian student. One of them was Shaun Maguire, a partner at leading VC firm Sequoia Capital.
www.fastcompany.com/91463942/seq...
www.fastcompany.com/91463942/seq...
Sequoia's Shaun Maguire accused an innocent Palestinian of being the Brown shooter. Then he doubled down
Online sleuthing is not, it turns out, among the noted VC's talents.
www.fastcompany.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In the wake of the tragedy at Brown, online conspiracists rushed to pin the horrific mass murder on an innocent Palestinian student. One of them was Shaun Maguire, a partner at leading VC firm Sequoia Capital.
www.fastcompany.com/91463942/seq...
www.fastcompany.com/91463942/seq...
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Disagree. We are exploiting the global south by inviting them into our country, and not scaling up our social supports to meet the increased need.
December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Disagree. We are exploiting the global south by inviting them into our country, and not scaling up our social supports to meet the increased need.
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I like how we still think these things are “hidden” instead of “normalized”.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/u...?
www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/u...?
Inside the White supremacist compound hiding in plain sight | CNN
Patriot Front, a White supremacist group, has been quietly building a 124-acre compound in the mountains of east Tennessee, where they train members and host fight clubs.
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I like how we still think these things are “hidden” instead of “normalized”.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/u...?
www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/u...?
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Assigned to a prison job paying $0.13 per hour, Abron Arrington refused to work, figuring his time could be better spent learning physics.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
Forced Labor Continues in Colorado, Years After Vote to End Prison Slavery
Coloradans voted in 2018 to amend their state constitution to ban forced labor in prison. Years later, incarcerated people are still being punished for refusing work assignments.
boltsmag.org
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Assigned to a prison job paying $0.13 per hour, Abron Arrington refused to work, figuring his time could be better spent learning physics.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
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Every day, I get letters demanding that the federal govt or the GG or the LG “do something” to change or save Alberta. But the only people who can “fix” Alberta are Albertans. There is no magic constitutional genie. The responsibility is on all of us.
The UCP has made 2025 one of the darkest years for Alberta’s democracy.
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Every day, I get letters demanding that the federal govt or the GG or the LG “do something” to change or save Alberta. But the only people who can “fix” Alberta are Albertans. There is no magic constitutional genie. The responsibility is on all of us.
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People have come to expect teachers, union leaders, academics, and health professionals to speak out.
Farmers, cowboys, lawyers, business owners, stay-at-home moms, card-carrying Conservatives, and other unusual suspects have got to speak up, too.+
Farmers, cowboys, lawyers, business owners, stay-at-home moms, card-carrying Conservatives, and other unusual suspects have got to speak up, too.+
December 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
People have come to expect teachers, union leaders, academics, and health professionals to speak out.
Farmers, cowboys, lawyers, business owners, stay-at-home moms, card-carrying Conservatives, and other unusual suspects have got to speak up, too.+
Farmers, cowboys, lawyers, business owners, stay-at-home moms, card-carrying Conservatives, and other unusual suspects have got to speak up, too.+
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If she cared a whit about the "will of Albertans" she'd abandon her police force, her pension plan, private health care, separation...
December 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
If she cared a whit about the "will of Albertans" she'd abandon her police force, her pension plan, private health care, separation...
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This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
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Essentially what Danielle Smith is saying is we don’t have three branches of government anymore.
This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Essentially what Danielle Smith is saying is we don’t have three branches of government anymore.
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With a massive legal shakeup, Alberta’s government is paving the way for a separatist referendum.
"It’s the most draconian, totalitarian piece of legislation I’ve ever seen," says a former deputy premier.
pressprogress.ca/alberta-pave...
"It’s the most draconian, totalitarian piece of legislation I’ve ever seen," says a former deputy premier.
pressprogress.ca/alberta-pave...
With Massive Legal Shakeup, Alberta’s Government Paves the Way for a Separatist Referendum
'It’s the most draconian, totalitarian piece of legislation I’ve ever seen,' says former deputy premier
pressprogress.ca
December 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
With a massive legal shakeup, Alberta’s government is paving the way for a separatist referendum.
"It’s the most draconian, totalitarian piece of legislation I’ve ever seen," says a former deputy premier.
pressprogress.ca/alberta-pave...
"It’s the most draconian, totalitarian piece of legislation I’ve ever seen," says a former deputy premier.
pressprogress.ca/alberta-pave...
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Remember when segregationist cops sicced attack dogs on peaceful Black protesters during "Bloody Sunday" in Selma?
Now, it's happening again in broad daylight, but with the federal government unleashing attack dogs on everyday residents
www.vice.com/en/article/a...
Now, it's happening again in broad daylight, but with the federal government unleashing attack dogs on everyday residents
www.vice.com/en/article/a...
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Remember when segregationist cops sicced attack dogs on peaceful Black protesters during "Bloody Sunday" in Selma?
Now, it's happening again in broad daylight, but with the federal government unleashing attack dogs on everyday residents
www.vice.com/en/article/a...
Now, it's happening again in broad daylight, but with the federal government unleashing attack dogs on everyday residents
www.vice.com/en/article/a...
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It's really frustrating that a lot of the media just sort of frames the Trump admin as "wading into a hot debate over trans issues that have roiled american politics" when it's like, clear that they are motivated by a desire to demean trans people
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It's really frustrating that a lot of the media just sort of frames the Trump admin as "wading into a hot debate over trans issues that have roiled american politics" when it's like, clear that they are motivated by a desire to demean trans people
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“Without data to support their decision & defying warnings from doctors, medical associations, & public-health groups, a federal advisory panel stocked with loyalists to Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to stop recommending a life-saving vaccine to infants at birth”
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Without data to support their decision & defying warnings from doctors, medical associations, & public-health groups, a federal advisory panel stocked with loyalists to Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to stop recommending a life-saving vaccine to infants at birth”