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Leon Robertson

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Retired Yale Research Scientist

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Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the U.S.'s biggest tactical miscalculations before the war, officials say.

How many stupid blunders can we live with?
www.axios.com/2026/03/10/u...

10.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Impotence of Drill, Baby, Drill America produces a lot of oil. It doesn’t matter.

Having plenty of oil does not insulate the US from price increases.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-impote...

10.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How last year's Big Beautiful Bill Act talks limited Trump's options to fight oil price increases today President Trump swept into office last year promising to replenish the US government's energy backstop. But efforts have faltered and left the president with more limited options as he tries to counte...

finance.yahoo.com/news/how-las...

10.03.2026 11:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics

Mostly, Republican politicians are supported by billionaires.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

10.03.2026 08:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The dictator and wannabe emperor deserves a Roman title. How about Trumpus Fucktus?

09.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I tried it but readers here did not take me up on it, even when there was a free book promotion. Don't give up, but only publishers with clout seem to sell books.

09.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Me too.

09.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He has played ⛳️ 98 days out of 414 days since returning to office = 23.7% of his 1st term spent ⛳️ing- or riding around in a ⛳️ cart looking like he golfed.

Estimated cost to taxpayers for ⛳️ since returning to office so far: $137M.

Multiply that by the next 3 yrs = $400+ million on golf ⛳️

09.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Allison Gill, The Breakdown, and Blackmail Reported to FBI Just Before Epstein’s Death Allison Gill is a national treasure, working so hard since the beginning of the dumb dark times, doing her best to bring us truth and light. Here’s her recent (March 8, 2026) recording of The ...

Days before he died, FBI allegedly interviewed Epstein about a discussion of blackmail with the dictator. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

09.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senator mocked β€˜green energy crap.’ His house runs on it. Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.

Another clean energy hypocrite under the thumb of the dictator. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

09.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I don't think you have to Nostradamus to figure that bombing Iran might raise oil prices. And it seems pretty obvious that buying oil in advance of causing an oil price spike might just save Americans a lot of money. But...

...maybe there wasn't much planning?

09.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 4731 πŸ” 1407 πŸ’¬ 332 πŸ“Œ 123
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Keep calling out Fox BS propaganda, this is so disrespectful to both Dignified Transfers just to make Trump look good

08.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 5084 πŸ” 1798 πŸ’¬ 346 πŸ“Œ 121
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How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine

The dictator and his toadies parrot Russia in their statements about the war. An air war is unlikely to subdue Iran, and a ground war would likely be a stalemate.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...

09.03.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When a government goes after a company and threatens to burn it down because they won't let their product be used for nefarious reasons says something chilling about that government.πŸ—½

07.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 7933 πŸ” 2996 πŸ’¬ 324 πŸ“Œ 154

Oxymoron: Daylight saving time does not save any daylight.
Morons: People in Congress who cannot agree on stopping biannual time changes.

08.03.2026 10:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Possible person-to-person swine flu case reported in Spain. Should we be concerned? Health officials in Spain reportedly informed WHO of a possible human case of swine flu that may have been caused by human spread. Is there reason for concern?

Over the weekend, health officials in Spain reportedly informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of a possible human case of swine flu that may have been caused by person-to-person transmission.
abcnews.com/Health/human...

08.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6
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A lifetime warranty for a shorter life.

08.03.2026 09:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Scary business.

08.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now the dictator wants to go after Cuba despite no evidence that Cuba is a threat to the US. thehill.com/policy/inter...

07.03.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🎯🎯

06.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 25814 πŸ” 9320 πŸ’¬ 850 πŸ“Œ 375
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Renewable Energy and National Security The wind and the sun don’t need to transit the Strait of Hormuz

A new case for renewable energy sources. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/renewable-...

06.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The next time politicians say there is no money for health or humanitarian aid, I will remember this: $1 billion per day on war

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Noem out, Trump picks Mullin as DHS secretary The South Dakota Republican was the public face of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

One down. So many to go. Mullin may be as bad or worse. He said in a Senate hearing that he didn't want reality. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

05.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why are they mutually exclusive?

04.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 288 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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5 Logical fallacies in the era of RFK Jr. Common rhetorical tricks that are trending right now

Worth a read on how to spot logical fallacies. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/5-logical-...

04.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Global Economy Is Facing the Prospect of Another Profound Shock

Unforced error. And this is only half of it. The big private lender companies are experiencing a run on their assets from investors fearful of losses.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/b...

04.03.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think all pseudonyms should be banned.

04.03.2026 08:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0