March 9: "We're now totally independent of the Middle East. We don't need their oil."
April 1: "It doesn't really affect us. We have so much oil, much more than we need."
June 17: If I didn't agree to the MOU, we "would run out of reserves at about 4 weeks..."
I just can’t even
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A video shared on social media by the White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino shows U.S. President Trump signing the Iran Memorandum of Understanding at the Palace of Versailles, just prior to a dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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12 hours ago vs. 2 hours ago
1. The Secretary of Defense is an idiot.
2. Disease has killed more soldiers than any enemy ever did.
Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
Make flu vaccines optional.
Have a massive outbreak.
One airman dies.
Make vaccine mandatory *after* it’s too late.
The stupidest administration.
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it.
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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Here at the Reflecting Pool where a big chunk ofTrump's blue paint-apoxie has peeled off the bottom of the pool and is bobbling in the water.
HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!!
The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...
RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
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Well, that was a fucking ride.
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“In the aftermath of the outbreak, the Air Force issued an exception to the voluntary vaccine policy, requiring that all recruits at Lackland get flu shots — part of a broader effort to stem the virus’s spread.”