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Politics / Re: Fauci Diary Thread
« Last post by SSG Snuggle Bunny on July 31, 2026, 08:50:05 AM »
FIERY: Jim Jordan gets HEATED with Dr. Fauci over protests, COVID-19


https://youtu.be/qWJd-Qj1Xyg?si=AZIOy5Vpm5NL_fNO
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 7/31
« Last post by SVPete on July 31, 2026, 08:49:55 AM »
Hormuz Is Disrupted, Saudi Oil Is Under Attack. So Why Is Oil Still Below $100?

https://www.osint613.com/article/hormuz-is-disrupted-saudi-oil-is-under-attack-so-why-is-oil-still-below-100

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The Strait of Hormuz remains heavily disrupted. Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure has come under repeated attack. Tankers continue to sail through one of the world’s most dangerous waterways under military escort, while governments are drawing down strategic oil reserves at the fastest pace in decades.
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Instead, Brent crude was trading around $90 on July 30, while West Texas Intermediate remained below $84. Prices are significantly higher than they were a month ago, but they remain far below the levels many predicted when the conflict escalated.

The reason is not that the disruption has been minor. It is that several emergency measures have replaced enough lost supply to prevent a full scale supply shock from reaching the market.

Military Escorts Are Keeping Oil Moving

The most important factor has been the U.S. military operation inside the Strait of Hormuz.
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Pipelines Are Absorbing Part of the Shock

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates possess the only major export pipelines capable of bypassing Hormuz.

Saudi Arabia’s East West Pipeline carries crude from the Eastern Province to Yanbu on the Red Sea, while the UAE’s Habshan Fujairah pipeline delivers oil directly to the Gulf of Oman. Together, the International Energy Agency estimates they can reroute between 3.5 million and 5.5 million barrels per day under current conditions.

Those pipelines have become one of the world’s most valuable pieces of energy infrastructure.
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Supply Has Increased While Demand Has Fallen

The market has also benefited from additional production outside the Gulf.

U.S. oil production remains near record highs, while Venezuela has substantially increased exports following political changes earlier this year. Brazil and Guyana continue adding new production, contributing additional barrels at a time when every cargo matters.

Except for the tanker escorts and nations releases from their SPRs, these are long-term factors. The pipelines are likely to keep flowing, and one that has been shut down due to the chaos-war in Syria is being repaired. The renewal of Venezuela's oil production is likely to continue, and the production off Brazil's and Guyana's coasts is new and likely to increase substantially. IOW, Iran shot off its foot, with terrible timing.
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Breaking News / Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 7/31
« Last post by SVPete on July 31, 2026, 08:41:21 AM »
Jewish Democrat AG Won’t Attend Party’s Convention Due To Safety Concerns

https://www.dailywire.com/news/jewish-democrat-ag-wont-attend-partys-convention-due-to-safety-concerns

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday that she will skip next month’s Michigan Democratic Party convention because she fears being harassed, adding another flashpoint to a party increasingly divided over Israel and antisemitism during a bitter U.S. Senate primary.

Speaking during a roundtable discussion with Jewish leaders and community members, Nessel said she no longer feels safe attending the party’s August 29 convention in Lansing after what she described as repeated harassment.

“I feel like my presence isn’t going to be welcome. I don’t want to get chased around. I don’t want to get harassed. I don’t want to get yelled and screamed at. I don’t want to get booed off the stage, irrespective of what I’m saying,” Nessel said. “And I believe that if I go, that is what will happen because it’s been happening to me.”

Nessel also criticized Democratic Party leadership for failing to adequately respond to concerns she said she had repeatedly raised about individuals who have targeted her, warning that antisemitism on the political Left has become a growing problem within the party.

Dudette should have spoken up about Dem Party antisemitism 10 or 20 years ago.
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The tide is toast. Legs are turning!!!! :ohnoes: :ohnoes: :ohnoes:
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Even if true, it's only shocking to DU becasue criticism of their leaders is not tolerated well.

Also, it's hard for me to imagine these guys would be more bothered by the questiioning of Fauci than by Fauci's refusal to answer questions.
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The second expressed anger and disgust over the grilling and language used towards Dr. Fauci.

Yeppers, unbelievable, literally.
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Translation. 0 Bongs.  ::)
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The DUmpster / Unbelievable! On my VERY CONSERVATIVE local Ham Radio Net last night
« Last post by CC27 on July 31, 2026, 07:07:48 AM »
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orangecrush (32,368 posts)

Unbelievable! On my VERY CONSERVATIVE local Ham Radio Net last night

Good guys who care about the community and selflessly help during weather events and other emergencies.

Mostly older, with a few youngish guys. One is 89, did 20 years in the USAF and at one time ran the radio shack on a then secret base literally on an iceberg. He was then a communications tech for local radio and TV until he retired. The guy has almost 70 years in ham radio. Occasionally his pet bird speaks on the air.

Politics are generally discouraged, but occasionally someone can't help themselves and a comment makes me cringe.

Last night, the two biggest Trump supporters shocked me.

The first expressed his apprehension over Trump's handling of the war.

The second expressed anger and disgust over the grilling and language used towards Dr. Fauci.

It's hard to overstate how much of a surprise this was.

Orangecrush over and back to DU control.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221409627

I need more detail. Never happened.
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General Discussion / Re: Why Americans Soured on Higher Education
« Last post by Old n Grumpy on July 31, 2026, 07:05:01 AM »
Most who went and spent a fortune for a useless degree would have been better off going to a trade school. :thatsright:
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The DUmpster / Re: Today is my official 23rd DUnniversary, although I had
« Last post by Old n Grumpy on July 31, 2026, 07:01:57 AM »
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Today is my official 23rd DUnniversary

And no one cares! :thatsright: :loser: :loser: :loser: :loser: :rotf:
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