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- 51Posted by mccannon01 5 days, 15 hours ago to Reflection MEME/EMEM “ThinQ mirror” QAmen, TT, amen!
- 52Posted by mccannon01 5 days, 16 hours ago to TGIFfunnies 6/26/26 EDITION: Comic TrekUh-oh. I guess I'm not hip to all the new sh-t, LOL!
- 53Posted by 73SHARK 5 days, 18 hours ago to TGIFfunnies 6/26/26 EDITION: Comic TrekYou can never go wrong with Star Trek memes.
- 54Posted by AmericanWoman 5 days, 18 hours ago to Reflection MEME/EMEM “ThinQ mirror” QHad the same inner feeling with every picture we have seen Dino!
- 55Posted by 73SHARK 5 days, 19 hours ago to Reflection MEME/EMEM “ThinQ mirror” QAnd hold them under for awhile.
- 56Posted by JakeOrilley 5 days, 20 hours ago to Reflection MEME/EMEM “ThinQ mirror” QGreat Collection - the two obama's are correct, the dem corruption that we see vs. what all is still hidden was quite correct, and the reflection pool algae leading the dem party to the 2028 elections... priceless!
Thanks Dobrien - - 57Posted by tutor-turtle 5 days, 20 hours ago to Reflection MEME/EMEM “ThinQ mirror” QOur President is doing nothing less than restoring American Sovereignty, eroded away since the assignation of President McKinley by the City of London.
Their control of banking (money laundering) and commodity pricing (a derivative-based gambling casino) has effectively reduced our nation's manufacturing to a shadow of it's former self while destroying the middle class.
Our president is reversing all that, the the Cabal is pissed.
They've tried to do to him what they did to Lincoln, McKinley and Kennedy, but they keep failing.
God Bless President Trump.
I/We Pray for his safety and continued success everyday. - 58Posted by VetteGuy 5 days, 20 hours ago to TGIFfunnies 6/26/26 EDITION: Comic TrekExcellent group OUC! Thanks!
- 59Posted by JakeOrilley 5 days, 20 hours ago to Reflection MEME/EMEM “ThinQ mirror” QAgree completely with that rainman!!
- 60Posted by freedomforall 5 days, 20 hours ago to TGIFfunnies 6/26/26 EDITION: Comic TrekSpock is missing the nose ring, half purple hair, and face tattoo.
- 61Posted by rainman0720 5 days, 20 hours ago to Reflection MEME/EMEM “ThinQ mirror” QI've been yelled at before by women, but it was always the upper orifice that did the yelling. I think if the lower one started yelling at me, I'd get dressed and get the hell out of Dodge.
- 62Posted by JakeOrilley 5 days, 23 hours ago to TGIFfunnies 6/26/26 EDITION: Comic TrekLOVE the Star Trek! Link Dino, loved the original series. Did not like the Next Gen as well since the changed the iconic "where no Man has gone before"
An excellent collection - Bones with his pick up line was special, and Ryker with his sweater....
Thanks for the posting!! - 63Posted by mccannon01 6 days ago to Reflection MEME/EMEM “ThinQ mirror” QGreat collection, Dobrien, thank you! Amusing and true messaging, LOL! I think Comy got that right, proving even a blind squirrel can get a nut now and then (yeah, I know it's just a meme, but it's funny). Pelosi's night raid getting caught, LMAO. I agree with Dino - push 'em in!
- 64Posted by kddr22 6 days ago to TGIFfunnies 6/26/26 EDITION: Comic Treklol. too many are great to pick one
- 65Posted by mccannon01 6 days, 1 hour ago to TGIFfunnies 6/26/26 EDITION: Comic TrekALL AWESOME, OUC!!! ROTFLMAO!!! "Damn It Gym" and "Frank Einstein" really hit it. Yeah, you're probably correct about woke Spock - I figure he's gay, too. "Sweater" - what is there to say? LOL
Thanks again, OUC, for a great start for my day! - 66You got that RIGHT !
- 67Posted by Dobrien 6 days, 8 hours ago to 100,000 dead will look like a warm up act“Many things breaking all at once” that my friend describes a controlled demolition. That is exactly what Trump is an expert at.
Precarious for the Deep State leaches. USAid and their money laundering cut off , Maduro and Iran Deep state terror proxy countries Gone………….
Iran has informed the U.S. that, despite troublemaking Fake News reporting to the contrary, there are “NO TOLLS, NO INSURANCE COSTS, & NO OTHER CHARGES OF ANY KIND BEING SOUGHT OR RECEIVED BY IRAN ON SHIPS TRAVELING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.” If this is false information, negotiations would end, immediately! Additionally, no money has been given to Iran, or released from their money to them, by the U.S. We will be releasing some of their money, that is totally controlled by us, to our Farmers and Ranchers, for the purchase of Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, and more. Food is desperately needed in Iran, and we will be purchasing it for them exclusively from the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP - 68Posted by Dobrien 6 days, 8 hours ago to Reflection MEME/EMEM “ThinQ mirror” QExtremely infected with TDS.
- 69Posted by rattstyerell 6 days, 9 hours ago to I'd like to start a podcast about how stupid Americans are becomingRecently had a bad experience with some vehicular mechanic. My accelerator later jammed. It's worrying to think of the number of people in our world who are, at times, lethally incompetent.
- 70Me dino woulda been tempted to push those algae lovers in.
- 71Me dino became very familiar with the original Star Trek cast for watching my favorite TV show during the Sixties.
That's why I found Bones and Jim in front of the "DAMN IT GYM" to be particularly funny.
Too bad it led a second row fulla moaners and groaners. - 72Been collecting these for a while now.
- 73Posted by freedomforall 6 days, 18 hours ago to 100,000 dead will look like a warm up actYep. 👍
- 74Posted by jack1776 6 days, 19 hours ago to 100,000 dead will look like a warm up actI understand that slightly different then you, I heard that Venezuela and Middle Est oil are similar enough to be processed at current facilities. Its our light crude from shale that require a retooling of the processing facilities. AI answer:
You're actually onto something real here, but the picture is more nuanced than a simple equivalence. Here's how it actually breaks down:
You're right about U.S. shale vs. heavy crude
Before the shale boom, U.S. refiners were designed to process heavy, lower-value crude from Canada, Venezuela, and the Middle East. They underwent over a decade of modifications to run more U.S. light-sweet shale grades. So your intuition is correct — it's actually the American shale crude that's the odd one out in the current refinery landscape. Bloomberg
But Venezuela ≠ Middle East crude — they're both "heavy sour" but not identical
This is where your premise needs a small correction. While both are classified as heavy sour, Arabian Gulf crudes are easier to run, require less blending, and offer more predictable yields. U.S. refiners can process Venezuelan crude, but often only within narrow operating windows and with higher costs. Arab News
Venezuelan crude is actually heavier and dirtier than most Middle Eastern grades. Merey crude from Venezuela's Orinoco Belt has among the lowest API gravity and highest sulfur content globally, requiring specialized refinery units to break down the heaviest molecules and remove impurities. Less than half of U.S. refineries have a coker. OilPrice.com
The strategic logic still holds, though
U.S. refinery capacity is designed to process heavy crude oils like Canadian or Venezuelan crude. The refineries that can handle Venezuelan oil — particularly Valero, Exxon, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66, and PBF Energy, which have the most coking capacity — are the same ones built to handle Middle Eastern heavy sour grades. So Venezuelan crude competes with and can substitute for Middle Eastern oil in many facilities, even if it's not a perfect drop-in replacement. Visual CapitalistBloomberg
The real bottleneck
The limitation isn't refinery compatibility — it's Venezuelan production capacity itself. Venezuelan crude exports have typically fluctuated between 700,000 and 900,000 barrels per day when flows are relatively stable. At this scale, Venezuelan crude cannot replace Arabian Gulf supply — even if every Venezuelan barrel were redirected to the U.S., it would only supplement U.S. heavy sour intake rather than replace it. Arab News
And of course, last night's earthquakes hit a country whose pipeline network had not been updated in 50 years, with PDVSA estimating it would take $58 billion to get pipelines back to peak condition — before any earthquake damage is factored in. OilPrice.com
So the short version: your instinct about refinery compatibility is largely correct — the heavy sour infrastructure is the common thread between Venezuelan and Middle Eastern crude, and U.S. light shale is actually the disruptor. But Venezuela is more of a supplement to Middle Eastern supply than a true replacement, and the earthquakes have just made even that supplement harder to realize. - 75Posted by freedomforall 6 days, 19 hours ago to 100,000 dead will look like a warm up actIran is more desperate to sell oil and move it out through Hormuz.
Compared to WW2, this is nothing.
Venezuela's "oil" is not similar to the Mideast oil.
It's extremely heavy oil.
It is more difficult (expensive) to get and must be refined in very different facilities.
It was not thought to be a reliable resource in the short term by those who understand it.
Lots to be done to reassure the oil companies that investment in Venezuela is worthwhile.