Posts Made By: David Cotterell

another step towards theocracy..

They're going to bring back the anti-sodomy laws if given the chance.  What could be more theocratic than that?  The very word 'sodomy' is right out of the bible.

Tick Tock.  Baby Steps.   one law at a time..

Dave

what we know so far.

-Trump's own people told him before the election that he would lose.
-Trump was claiming rigged election before any voting had started.
-His own people told him after the election that he had lost
-His own people told him there was no election fraud.
-His own people including his lawyers, told him Mike Pence could not stop the count.
-His own lawyer who came up with the Mike Pence scheme admitted in front of Trump that it was neither legal not constitutional.
Mike Pence himself told Trump the VP had no power to stop the EC count.
-On Jan 6. Trump changed his speech to attack Pence
-Trump was told his plan would lead to violence.
-Pence's team asked for extra protection on J6 because they expected threats.
-Trump did nothing to stop the violent insurrection.
- After being told the capital had been breached (while it was under attack) Trump tweeted an attack on Mike Pence.
-after this tweet the attackers focused their attention on Finding Pence and hanging/killing him.
-Later Trump suggested Pence should have been hung.

we also know
-the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers had a meeting the night of Jan 5.
-the Proud Boys were at the capital before Trump even took the stage
-The Proud Boys were are the front of the violence in ever single instance. Virtually ever baricade and broken window and broke door at the capital was done by the proud boys.
-The oath keepers moved into the capital in two "stacks" with one if those stacks having the specific goal of finding Nancy Pelosi.
-The Proud Boys plan was called "1776 returns"
-a republican member of congress tweeted "today is 1776" before the violence and tweeted where congressmen was being moved to during the violence while the proud boys oath keepers were in the capital building.
-Proud boys said they would have killed Pence and other members of congress if given the chance

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Everything before J6 was coordinated and planed.  The day of J6 was coordinated and planned.


Dave

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Highest I paid a week ago was 5.099 gal, I saw it as high as 5.399 here in SE Michigan, yesterday I paid 4.699 gal.

Biden must have flipped that switch in the oval office since he controls the prices of gas.

Prices are similarly down here in Soshalust Canuckistan.   Is there no limit to Biden's reach?

Dave

 About the SPR

Apparently occasional releases occur. 

e.g. Past Sales

    FY 2020 Mandated Sales: 9.85 million barrels
    FY 2019 SPR Modernization Sale: 4.2 million barrels
    FY 2019 Mandated Sales: 10.87 million barrels
    FY 2018 SPR Modernization Sale: 4.74 million barrels
    FY 2018 Mandated Sales: 14.17 million barrels
    FY 2017 Mandated Sales: 10 million barrels
    FY 2017 SPR Modernization Sale: 6.28 million barrels
    2014 - March: Test Sale - 5 million barrels
    2011 June: IEA Coordinated Release - 30,640,000 barrels 
    2005 September: Hurricane Katrina Sale - 11 million barrels
    1996-97 October; January; April:  Total non-emergency sales - 28 million barrels
    1990/91 September, January: Desert Shield/Storm Sale - 21 million barrels
    (4 million in August 1990 test sale; 17 million in January 1991 Presidentially-ordered drawdown)
    1985 - November: Test Sale - 1.0 million barrels

The current sale is far from unprecedented...

The reserve seems to be used for various emergencies as well:
Past Exchanges

    August 2017 - exchanged 5.2 million barrels of oil following Hurricane Harvey, delivered to Gulf Coast refineries as a result of much of the Gulf region's oil refining capabilities being shut down, resulting in fuel shortages.
    Sept 2012  - exchanged 1 MMB with Marathon Oil following Hurricane Isaac due to disruptions to the commercial oil production, refining and distribution operations in the Gulf Coast. 
    Sep/Oct 2008 - two test exchanges were conducted following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike totaling 5,389,000 barrels.  Deliveries were made to Marathon, Placid, ConocoPhillips, Citgo and Alon USA.
    June 2006 - exchanged 750 thousand barrels of sour crude with ConocoPhillips and Citgo due to the closure for several days of the Calcasieu Ship Channel to maritime traffic. The closure resulted from the release of a mixture of storm water and oil.  Action was taken to avert temporary shutdown of both refineries. 
    January 2006 - exchanged 767 thousand barrels of sour crude with Total Petrochemicals USA due to closure of the Sabine Neches ship channel to deep-draft vessels after a  barge accident in the channel.  Action was taken to avert temporary shutdown of the refinery.
    Sep/Oct 2005- exchanged 9.8 million barrels of sweet and sour crude due to disruptions in Gulf of Mexico production and damage to terminals, pipelines and refineries caused by Hurricane Katrina.
    Sep/Nov 2004 - exchanged 5.4 million barrels of sweet crude due to disruptions in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Ivan.
    Oct 2002 - exchanged 98,000 barrels with Shell Pipeline Co. to secure Capline storage tanks in advance of Hurricane Lili.
    Sep/Oct 2000 - exchanged 30 million barrels in response to concern over low distillate levels in Northeast.
    July/August 2000 - exchanged 2.8 million barrels of crude oil for 1st-year tank storage and stocks for 2 million barrel Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
    June 2000 - exchanged 500,000 barrels each with CITGO and Conoco, due to blockage of the ship channel that allowed incoming crude oil shipments to those refineries. Action taken in order to avert temporary shutdown of both refineries.
    August 1998 - exchanged 11 million barrels of lower quality Maya crude in SPR with PEMEX for 8.5 million of higher quality crude (more suitable for U.S. refineries)
    April/May 1996 - exchanged 900,000 barrels of SPR crude with ARCO to resolve company's pipeline blockage problem. 

The reserve contains about 725 Million barrels so none of the above sales or exchanges got to even 5% of the total capacity... 

Tempest in a teapot, anyone?

Dave

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Is this LIFE:   https://www.easybabylife.com/13-weeks-pregnant.html

Sure, it's 'life'.  But it isn't independently viable.  

Up to about 23-4 weeks the fetus is incapable of surviving outside the womb, on its own.  Therefore up to 23-4 weeks the fetus is nothing more than a growth inside the mother.  

Fetal viability

Abortion on demand up to the point of independent fetal viability is something I support...

I also support abortion beyond that time for fetuses which are grossly malformed and wouldn't survive in any meaningful way.

My position, clearly stated is based on science.

Dave

Originally Posted by Darian Rachal

Rod, I suspect that the sex between this 10-year-old girl and the man in the US illegally was consensual. If you give the matter some thought, that seems reasonable.
Legally it's  rape because the girl is underage. Do you have a problem with consensual sex between underage girls(as long as they've reached puberty) and adult men, other than from a legal perspective?

Are you having a stroke or something?  Did you actually type those words while sober?  Are you projecting?  

JFC, this might be the worst thing I've ever seen posted in this group...

Dave

Look who the Texas CPAC has coming in as a guest speaker....Victor Orban of Hungary

Charming fellow.  "We don't want to be a mixed race...."

Dave

This drug has been around since the 1970's in the world of women's gymnastics.  The Eastern Bloc countries had dozens of 'women' who were 17, 18, 20 years old whose bodies looked like that of a 10-year old girl from taking puberty delaying drugs.  I suppose some diligent internet digging could find what health effects later occurred to these athletes.

Are female gymnasts still using this?

Dave

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Well, next time I see you, you can try and "bitch" slap me. 

I wonder who'll get the better of that exchange?  LOL  

Ooooooh, it's Rich the Internet Tough Guy!  

What an "ITG" looks like:

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

I thought since the boy from Michigan there decided to play tough guy when he called me a bitch, that I'd send a fitting response back his way.

And no Dave we don't need to see any teenage selfies of you next to your computer to know exactly how bizarre you look, as you provide this freaky looking one on your profile page for free:

I think I've seen the creepier one of you where it is a full shot of you.  

I remember thinking to myself, man was that guy getting ready to go out hunting young boys right after he took that self portrait?  

This is what a computer looked like when I was a teenager: