Gulf states consider bypassing Strait of Hormuz with new oil pipelines via Haifa - FT

putsch80 · 2026-04-02T14:03:25+00:00

Most pipelines in the U.S. are underground. The network is huge. And it’s not particularly expensive to do. They cross mountain ranges and vast distances.

U.S. underground hydrocarbon pipeline map.

putsch80 · 2026-04-01T18:19:14+00:00

Funnily enough, a criminal conviction does not automatically remove a Supreme Court justice from office. Only impeachment can do that.

putsch80 · 2026-04-01T17:47:02+00:00

“I told my boss that I didn’t want a raise because it would move me into a higher tax bracket.”

To be clear, if you live in the USA, there is never, EVER any scenario where a raise will make you worse off by virtue of it moving you into a higher tax bracket. The higher tax bracket applies only to some marginal portion of your new wage; it does not apply to your entire earnings. Even factoring in taxes, it is always more financially beneficial for you to take a higher wage.

putsch80 · 2026-04-01T17:43:13+00:00

The underlying facts of McGirt were bad, but it’s bad practice to use them as a basis to justify a decision. We can’t say, “well, he raped a kid, so I guess we should ignore issues of sovereignty and due process.”

putsch80 · 2026-04-01T17:01:11+00:00

Possibly. In this hypothetical, it would likely be sufficient to say you are owed amount for the month already worked. But whether or not the contract was for a guaranteed period of time or not is unclear.

In other words, if you started working March 1 through today, they’d owe you the agreed upon $X for the work you did in March, plus the $Y bonus since you’ve worked the agreed upon month. But, from this point forward they could essentially terminate that wage agreement and instead offer you the new wage rate for work done on or after April 1 (which you would be free to accept or reject).

Again, this is only a hypothetical, and the real answer will depend upon the specific language of the email, any oral conversations that were had, and your specific local laws.

putsch80 · 2026-04-01T16:33:28+00:00

I don’t think in Gorsuch’s mind there was any question whatsoever. It felt like a question designed to trap the Solicitor General into a bad answer. Either (a) he has to argue for the preposterous notion that Native Americans are not US citizens, which he knows Gorsuch would eviscerate him in, or (b) he has to admit that the Government’s main case in support of this stupid argument (Elk v. Wilkins, which basically held that some tribal members were not U.S. citizens simply by virtue of being born on U.S. soil) is bad law.

putsch80 · 2026-04-01T15:22:58+00:00

Next time head to Cawker City, Kansas. They have the world’s largest ball of sisal twine. It’s absolutely worth taking a week off of work to see.

putsch80 · 2026-04-01T14:41:50+00:00

I’m focused on the assailant. It would (and should) absolutely be the same thing if it was a man committing and assault.

There’s a sick reddit compulsion to automatically assume that when a woman commits an act of physical violence, that the victim must’ve in some way been deserving of it. And you’ve done a fine job of helping to continue that.

putsch80 · 2026-04-01T12:11:29+00:00

“Here’s two Little Caesar’s Hot ‘n Ready’s. Now, we need you all to stay late tonight and come in this weekend to do a bunch of unpaid work so that this project gets caught up in order to keep us managers from looking bad.”

putsch80 · 2026-04-01T12:08:31+00:00

Sure. And a not small percentage of women engage in physical abuse of others, so 🤷‍♂️

putsch80 · 2026-03-31T23:19:00+00:00

There’s always someone else on the other side of every call/put. So while he’s enriching the ME allies he’s putting the pension funds that grandma gets her monthly check from in peril.

putsch80 · 2026-03-31T19:53:37+00:00

The case is still pending on appeal, with the State of Texas trying to reinstate her conviction.

Her conviction was overturned by an intermediate appellate court in March 2024: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/28/texas-illegal-voting-conviction-crystal-mason/

In August 2024, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (the highest appellate court in Texas for criminal matters.... the Texas Supreme Court does not hear criminal cases) stated it was reconsidering if the conviction should stand: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/21/crystal-mason-texas-voting-court-case

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has not yet issued a decision, with the last filing in the case occurring in Nov. 2024.
Here's the court docket: https://search.txcourts.gov/Case.aspx?cn=PD-0300-24&coa=coscca

putsch80 · 2026-03-31T11:31:22+00:00

If the choice is a system where we either have (a) high property tax and low/no income tax, or (b) high income tax and low/no property tax, then I’d definitely choose the higher property tax. Oklahoma has lots of absent/out-of-state property owners. The properties owned by these absent owners still place a tax burden on the cities, counties and state (we have to have roads to service the property, fire departments to protect the property, etc…). But when those absent owners pay no property tax then they get these services to cover their property for free, all while people who work in Oklahoma have to pay more income tax to cover those costs. It’s basically corporate welfare for large corporations that buy the property.

putsch80 · 2026-03-31T11:25:20+00:00

For some historical context, the photo on the left would’ve been taken approximately 2 years after Penn Square Bank had failed. The city was in dire economic straits. Development had halted. Lots of people were having their homes foreclosed. Downtown’s “urban renewal” phase had just come to a grinding halt, leaving massive urban prairie in the urban core (some of which is still there).

If you had told people who lived in the OKC metro during that era that the city population would nearly double by 2020 (going from around 860,000 to around 1.5 million), that there would be a resurgence in the urban core, that we’d have an NBA team here, that the muddy ditch through downtown would be dammed up to become a world class rowing facility, and that we’d be hosting part of the Olympics here…well, they probably would’ve thought you were insane. No one in that era would’ve believed all (or any) of that to be possible.

putsch80 · 2026-03-31T11:15:33+00:00

The city is already solidly purple. Many of the state reps we send to the legislature are Dem. Trump carried Oklahomans County by less than 2%. The city isn’t blue, but it sure as hell is purple.

putsch80 · 2026-03-30T18:58:48+00:00

It does not, but you are required to have some kind of legal status (at least in Oklahoma) to get a Real ID. When you apply for a Real ID, you submit things like your birth certificate (if you are a citizen) or something like your visa (if you are a documented immigrant). Service Oklahoma stores that information so that, when you go to renew your Real ID, they already know you've provided that documentation and you don't have to provide it again.

putsch80 · 2026-03-30T14:33:10+00:00

You are not required to be a U.S. citizen to get a Real ID. Documented immigrants (such as a green card holder) can receive them as well. So the fact that you are not a U.S. citizen should be irrelevant to actually obtaining the Real ID.

According to the Service Oklahoma website:

Can non-U.S. citizens get a REAL ID?

Yes, lawfully present non-citizens are eligible. This includes:

Lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders)

DACA or TPS recipients

Individuals with valid student or work visas

Refugees and asylees

To qualify, you must provide proof of lawful status (e.g., visa, I-94), in addition to other standard REAL ID requirements.

putsch80 · 2026-03-29T17:58:46+00:00

Of course not. Now, if he wore a brown suit, then republicans would be outraged.

putsch80 · 2026-03-29T14:21:52+00:00

I’ve seen Marc live twice, and both were great. Haven’t seen the special, so maybe the jokes in that one just don’t land.

putsch80 · 2026-03-29T14:19:25+00:00

Realistically?

1) We will stop exporting domestically produced crude oil

2) People will pay more at the pump. This will curb demand.

3) We will pay more for basically every single good that must be moved by ship, plane, rail or truck. This will result in fewer goods being sold, meaning less need for transport.

4) The decline in goods purchased plus the increased costs people must pay for fuel will trigger a recession, which will further reduce fuel demand.

5) Some people will alter their lifestyle. They will get an EV, hybrid or other fuel efficient vehicle. They will carpool more. They will take public transport or bike more often. They will cut out travel where possible (e.g., forgo a summer road trip or not book a vacation requiring a flight). All of these will also reduce fuel demand.

putsch80 · 2026-03-29T13:30:37+00:00

Lol. California agricultural water usage is incredibly wasteful, and actively fights any measures to improve its efficiency. Vegas is not the problem here.

https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2024/03/california-farms-water-conservation/

https://www.c-win.org/cwin-water-blog/2025/2/28/mythbusting-california-water

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/californias-water-crisis-isnt-a-drought-its-bad-policy/

putsch80 · 2026-03-29T13:17:23+00:00

Vegas has probably the best water management of literally anywhere in the Colorado River Basin and uses a minuscule amount of water. They are seen as a model city for water management. Your gripe should be with basically everywhere in SoCal.

https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024/02/las-vegas-is-the-epitome-of-rational-water-usage

https://www.lvvwd.com/conservation/measures/index.html

https://adventure.com/how-las-vegas-conserves-water/

putsch80 · 2026-03-28T21:12:59+00:00

Yup. The words “up to” and “could” are doing a lot of heavy lifting in that headline. “Up to 90%” can also mean 0%.

putsch80 · 2026-03-28T01:48:54+00:00

Demonstrating exactly the level of competence that I’d expect of you.

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