Posts by peacefulpete

Change is always awkward and generally met with hundreds of excuses why not to change. If the supply chain of lithium or cobalt presently involves human rights abuses, get involved in human rights defense. Support organizations that seek change and expose abuses. These efforts do make a difference.

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I got robbed this morning!

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

first of all… i am ok. i was robbed at the gas station this morning.

after my hands stopped trembling, i managed to call the police.

they were quick to respond and calmed me down, but all my money is gone.

peacefulpete

Reality check. When a lease to drill is auctioned there is an expectation but not requirement that the winner will drill. In the real world 2/3-3/4 of these leases are purchased without intention to drill, it is done for accounting reasons (lower loan rates and attractive to investors based upon lease assets) and to basically have the ability to control the market somewhat. Many are shocked to learn just how cheap these leases go for. Somewhere around $6k an acre for the lease and an annual fee of $1.50-$3 per acre per year to just hold. The oil industry predictably denies this and, as they always have, claims government red tape is what is holding up production.

As to the temporary pause in new leases by the Biden admin. it was to give time for determining the social cost of greenhouse gas formula being resolved in court. When a Fed Judge blocked the pause claiming only Congress can modify the sale of leases the administration resumed sales of leases at a pace exceeding even Trump's. As to permits for existing leases, the Biden admin issued more than 3,500 drilling permits it's first year, 900 more than Trump's first year. Biden also put 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico up for auction in the largest lease sale in history.

What you are hearing from oil company lobbyists and political pundits is a mix of half truths and distortions. The simple supply and demand claim is only a small part of the puzzle.

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I got robbed this morning!

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

first of all… i am ok. i was robbed at the gas station this morning.

after my hands stopped trembling, i managed to call the police.

they were quick to respond and calmed me down, but all my money is gone.

peacefulpete

Research that Simon. The XL pipeline has nothing to do with the current oil price. All the oil it would have carried is currently carried by rail and existing Keystone pipeline already in place that is not near capacity. Never mind it would not be near completion yet anyway. The new pipeline was not cancelled because of concern about green energy (tho it might get a few votes to say so), it was because it was unpopular, illegally permitted and ultimately unnecessary. It was about profits for the Candian oil company TC energy Corp vs. the legitimate concerns of US citizens.

The Real Reason Behind Surging Gas Prices (forbes.com)

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I got robbed this morning!

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

first of all… i am ok. i was robbed at the gas station this morning.

after my hands stopped trembling, i managed to call the police.

they were quick to respond and calmed me down, but all my money is gone.

peacefulpete

People quick to blame sitting Presidents for rising prices of commodities like gasoline would do well to learn about how these markets work. World oil prices are determined by trading much like stocks are. Not only are issues like hurricanes and war real factors in supply chains but we also must factor in profiteering and panic selling. The President whoever he/she is has no significant influence on these markets. When the market drove oil prices high under Bush Jr there were those who claimed it was because of his oil connections. It wasn't. Same under Obama and Trump. The US and Canada are both energy exporters. We sell oil and nat gas to other countries even when the price goes up. Canada and US brokers simultaneously export oil and import oil following profits. It's capitalism nothing nefarious. There are also great differences in oil quality. Sweet crude vs the high sulfur shale sludge from Canada. You do more and more economically with better quality oil.

The only alternative to the above is the nationalization of oil/gas production and pricing.

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Billions to die at Armageddon?

by BoogerMan in

not according to this verse:.

(mark 3:28, 29) truly i say to you that all things will be forgiven the sons of men, no matter what sins they commit and what blasphemies they speak.

but whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit has no forgiveness forever but is guilty of everlasting sin.”.

peacefulpete

Ok, I'm sure you meant the original post tongue in cheek. Clearly the author was using those words contextually to mean anything could potentially be forgiven but something he calls "sin against the spirit". He never explained what he meant but likely it had to do with disagreeing with the author's take on Christianity in some way.

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Subliminal POMO image at JW.org

by Smiles in

pomo-c. physically-out-mentally-out... of cult .

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https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/ukraine/update-4-brotherly-love-prevails-amid-ongoing-crisis-in-ukraine/.

peacefulpete

Today in fact I just received a call inviting me back to the university to discuss the JW religion in a religious studies class. I had to decline due to health, but I was invited to join in a podcast which I might just yet do. I've twice before spoke at that class and one previous in another setting. I discussed the history and basic tenets and how the religion affects the lives of people. I pull no punches regarding the hurt it has caused mine and millions of other families. The students listen surprisingly intently. Questions afterward were usually about the abusive aspects of the religion. I feel I'm only being invited back because of my controlled demeaner and tone. Had I approached the topic with words like "abusive cult" I doubt I would have been received well but be seen as a disgruntled crackpot. Sometimes the "speak softly but carry a big stick" approach is more effective.

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Subliminal POMO image at JW.org

by Smiles in

pomo-c. physically-out-mentally-out... of cult .

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https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/ukraine/update-4-brotherly-love-prevails-amid-ongoing-crisis-in-ukraine/.

peacefulpete

BTW Smiles I liked your first thread 19 years ago.

You "apostates" encourage me!

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Subliminal POMO image at JW.org

by Smiles in

pomo-c. physically-out-mentally-out... of cult .

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https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/ukraine/update-4-brotherly-love-prevails-amid-ongoing-crisis-in-ukraine/.

peacefulpete

Wow....lots of heat. I encourage you to read the comments in the link you post. I was asking if anyone knew the program and the source of the goods my sick aged parents had received a box from. I have spent 20 years here opposing cult control and uncritical religious thinking. I grew in understanding and as a person during that time as well. My chosen name Peacefulpete is to remind me that people and situations are always more complicated than simple "Black or White". So, while I personally believe the world would be better without divisive and apocalyptic religions, I also know they are attractive to many otherwise nice people. Therefore, IMO the more religions like the WT adapt toward mainstream, charitable churches the better.

Meanwhile those who have left the religion look like humans too.

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Vid obsession

by punkofnice in

i'm interested in your thoughts.. the media tells us a lot of agenda driven propaganda.

you're hard pressed to spot truth these days.. however, i'm told that the rona is now just a rotten flu and not the plague we were originally terrified in to believing.

last time i heard it was down in the hit parade to 16th nasty health thing.. all the people and family i know that have had the rona, have been complaining it's a very crappy flu.

peacefulpete

DD. Your experience is different from mine. Here in Wisconsin USA things are quite normal. We're shopping, eating out, traveling. etc. My wife had a crafting class last night. The only place that requires a mask is the hospital. We gradually reduced the sense of urgency as the situation on the ground changed. The determinant was and will always be, to watch the hospitals. When they filled up, encourage more social distancing and as they normalized, so did everything else. Sorry if your experience was different, not every government has equal emergency management skills.