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That bastard @XavierWoodsPhD vandalized my @KennyOmegamanX print I got from @HeadlockedComic!!!

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@alissaTweets Mystery was the highlight of my road trip through Canada.

You are going to have a blast!!

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@scottlincicome @opinion Ctrl-f "Jone's Act"

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@drewcordeiro I once wrote a spec script for a Cheers reboot but it was based off on Open.

Creating a week day third space that creates an ecosystem that finically supports the community is something deserving the highest praise.

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@drewcordeiro Bro is the Wrestling Avatar bringing all four elements together

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@GasBuddyGuy I've had to cancel substacks because of inflation eating into my budget. Meanwhile Patrick is offering a free substack?

Oh happy day

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@scottlincicome I recently read a big piece on falling rate of profit. The marxist econ algebra says the reason why all the waiver boats are chinese is because they practice a truer form of capitalism.

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@isekaisurvivor @GasBuddyGuy

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@Rory_Johnston You had a pod guest highlighting the resiliency of OPEC because of market utility.

After the UAE taking a massive blow to proxy forces in South Yemen and Sudan. The obvious thought was the current conflict would bring KSA/UAE back into alignment.

Fascinating twist

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@piptrain @GasBuddyGuy Idk, there was a glut before the war started and countries with deep inventories are seeing drawdowns with no clear time line for gulf oil to return to market.

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@Rory_Johnston I've been listening to pre-war episodes of your podcast. Sounds just like Schactner predicted.

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@MiaechlGates @EnergzdEconomy I've gone back and reviewed Obama's statements during JCPOA negotiations. He was called weak for the most boilerplate statements and never acknowledged the leaks.

In hindsight he did a great job backing the regime into a corner to negotiate in good faith.

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@EnergzdEconomy Iranian negotiating tactics have always been intertwined with justifying regime legitimacy. They have never missed an opportunity back out of soft deals if they can claim the moral high ground

The answer is simple yet impossible: Trump needs to stop tweeting about negotiations

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@BashaReport @TvAlmasirah @USNavy There is something to be said about the Houthis using rules based order parlance in their propaganda.

Not sure what exactly but it's interesting non the less.

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@BashaReport I guess now that the south is more unified by having only 1 major gulf patron it feels possible. But long term I don't see how this leads to a stable Yemen.

Even without Iranian tech, smaller groups could pivot to hijacking cargo ships.

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@Rory_Johnston

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@VantagePointHQx @sentdefender Buddy you write about tech wtf are you talking about. That is camera is mounted on a high altitude plane. The chromatic aberration is normal for the distance.

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@Rory_Johnston What im hearing is I need to find a good substack for maritime P&I.

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@BashaReport If my favorite Yemen/MENA OSINT guy can wear cool glasses...maybe I should as well

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@scottlincicome A win is defined by being cash flow negative and held up private equity cash injections so they can pump their asset pool to leverage?

Someone hook a dynamo to Hayak because he is spinning in his grave.