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qwijibo_ Mar 24, 2026 +870

Hmm… hopefully this won’t make gas prices worse since we have tons of excess refinery capacity. /s

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1Stack_Mack Mar 24, 2026 +227

Didn't your hear the good news? We're energy independent!! All is well! :/

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thejawa Mar 24, 2026 +86

Probably why we didn't need those wind turbines

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1Stack_Mack Mar 24, 2026 +55

Wind tubines kill birds. Haven't you heard? And also, wind is woke.

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Squallykins Mar 24, 2026 +42

They turn the clouds gay

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Phillimon Mar 24, 2026 +16

Which then turns the frogs gay. Its a conspiracy by Big Gay to sale rainbow merch.

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A_Nonny_Muse Mar 24, 2026 +8

Oh no, that's the Soros Jewish space frog gayification beam and forest decarbonizer doing all that. Hillary controls it from the basement of a pizzaria in Atlanta Ga. It runs on the blood of preteen virgins, you know. I really shouldn't make jokes like this. Some magamoron is going to believe it. And what one of them believes, they all believe.

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kingjuicer Mar 24, 2026 +1

You forgotten that the virgins are raised eating 3rd trimester fetuses.

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1Stack_Mack Mar 25, 2026 +1

Silly me... I overlooked that well know fact.

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Audio_Track_01 Mar 24, 2026 +3

And Wind Turbine Cancer !

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Yeetstation4 Mar 24, 2026 +1

Like idk on average can count the number of birds killed on one hand probably, and painting one turbine blade makes it effectively zero.

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[deleted] Mar 24, 2026 +1

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winky9827 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Our president broke wind.

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TexanInExile Mar 24, 2026 +1

They also cause cancer!

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pinoy_dude24 Mar 24, 2026 +1

We don’t want those wind mills that causing cancers!!! /s

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jimtow28 Mar 24, 2026 +26

That's why we keep attacking other countries who just happen to have oil! Because of how well everything is going!

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Cryptocaned Mar 24, 2026 +9

Isn't there probably some weird backwards truth behind this, i.e., if the price goes up, the US can export oil at a higher price to other countries (Whilst also shooting its population in the foot), so on a government level, the Strait being closed is actually a benefit?

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cyberpunk6066 Mar 24, 2026 +5

Trump doesn't care about elections so yeah it makes sense to f*** everyone over for more oil monies.

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1Stack_Mack Mar 24, 2026 +4

A benefit to oil corps. Not us lowly serfs.

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reggiecide Mar 24, 2026 +2

Trump said so outright. "We" are making lots of money with the high oil prices.

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1Stack_Mack Mar 24, 2026 +4

It's 5D checkers. It's well above the understanding of is mere mortals

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RociBuldidi Mar 24, 2026 +11

And the DOW is at $50,000 dollars, all is saved /s

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1Stack_Mack Mar 24, 2026 +5

When I heard her say the 50K dollar thing, I shook my head and thought she has no idea at all about how the stock market works.

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Ginsenj Mar 24, 2026 +2

Actually I think its at 46 now.

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kingtacticool Mar 24, 2026 +5

And we just paid $1 billion to *not* have wind turbines! So much winning!

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JerseyDevl Mar 24, 2026 +2

I'm gonna start a wind farm in my backyard unless the government pays me not to. You hear that, Big Oil? You better watch out

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AwakePlatypus Mar 24, 2026 +1

We can build cars powered by clean coal!

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1Stack_Mack Mar 24, 2026 +1

Yes... But only clean coal. None of that dirty woke coal!

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DisguisedToast Mar 24, 2026 +1

We are! We're rapidly moving towards becoming independent of all energy! Time to invest in Yankee Candle. See you on the other side, suckers. 🕯️ /s

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Feral_Nerd_22 Mar 25, 2026 +1

I discovered how we import most of our oil because the oil we have domestically is a different grade and not profitable for refineries to use. We sell our stuff to other counties and import from others. Drill baby drill is all a lie https://youtu.be/nmt5D9vOoVU

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1Stack_Mack Mar 25, 2026 +1

Yep. Plus we don't have the refining capacity

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kinglouie493 Mar 24, 2026 +26

We have BP locking out their workers at one of their refineries so we have that going for ourselves also

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lancersrock Mar 24, 2026 +10

What's the reason at BP?

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Reznerk Mar 24, 2026 +14

Union negotiation disputes. BP didn't like the contract, so they're probably bringing in scabs to work to try and bleed out the union for a cheaper contract.

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sm9k3y Mar 25, 2026 +1

ohhh, BP isn't making enough money, got to punish the workers, one of their smallest expenses. These companies can't wait until AI and robotics get good enough they can fire everyone but the c-suite

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Reznerk Mar 26, 2026 +1

Every corporation operates under the preconception that growth is the only imperative. Labor laws are the backstop. Unions exist to protect the labor class beyond what the government can. They're all doing exactly what they're intended to do sadly. A government that favored the working class would be fuckin sick these days lol, it's a damn shame that capital can legitimately capture regulators and make their own rules.

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GreatGojira Mar 24, 2026 +9

Don't worry the Strait will be open by Friday! Trump says so!

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leohat Mar 24, 2026 +4

Which Friday?

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banitsa Mar 24, 2026 +10

The one at the end of infrastructure week. You know, when COVID disappears forever and Mexico pays for the wall

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leohat Mar 25, 2026 +1

So… the second Friday of next week then?

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Viperlite Mar 24, 2026 +7

That’s OK, I can just go out and buy an expensive EV, thanks to a U.S. federal subsidy of a $7500 tax credit… oh wait, that was killed by the President’s big beautiful bill.

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Jamesthepikapp Mar 24, 2026

each time they go away, prices drop so it doesn't really matter

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Viperlite Mar 24, 2026 +3

Some manufacturers offered to cover the lost subsidy with a temporary price drop, bust most EVs seem to be roughly the same price they were when the subsidy ended in October 2025.

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GiveMeBackMyClippers Mar 24, 2026 +3

haven't you heard? sleepy iran has been TOTALLY OBLITERATED! gas prices have returned to normal everywhere except the RADICAL LEFT SANCTUARY CITIES that remain loyal to Biden. do not believe your lying eyes!

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GreyTigerFox Mar 25, 2026 +1

Yeah nah. Valero’s CEO and other executives need their seven and eight digit salaries.

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Mgroppi83 Mar 24, 2026

It wont, and that part of Texas is all refineries. This wasn't a big explosion and is a somewhat common occurrence for the area. This is a literal drop in the bucket.

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homerfanstan Mar 24, 2026 +3

A 2% drop in the bucket. Which may increase cost short term. It definitely happens more often than I think most people realize. I’ve lived in the Houston area for less than 10 years and I think this is probably the 5th or 6th refinery explosion between here and Beaumont in that time. That of course doesn’t include issues on ships or chemical facilities not refineries.

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Mgroppi83 Mar 24, 2026 +2

I mean ya, when I hear explosion in Houston, my first thought is "another day in Pasa get down dena." I also dont think people realize the absolute scale of these refineries. They basically take up the coast from Galveston to Louisiana.

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homerfanstan Mar 25, 2026 +2

Yeah, there are SO many plants in Pasadena then there’s La Porte, Texas City, Bay Town and all the way to New Orleans plus Corpus, Matagorda, and Freeport/Lake Jackson, and most of them are ginormous with hundreds of employees and contractors on side 24/7. I hear about the explosions, but the worst are when there’s a fire or spill at the Chemical facilities, the smell makes me remember why I always wish I hadn’t ever moved down here.

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Mgroppi83 Mar 25, 2026 +2

I used to setup work on generators at many of these places. The amount of incidents that shutdown production for a period is ALOT. Explosions and fires are just news worthy.

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homerfanstan Mar 25, 2026 +2

For sure. People would be shocked if they saw what locals know, I think. I’m not a fan of the current state of things in the world, but the amount of just wild reporting on the effects of this one event is wild. Like Obama is president, these things happen, Trump, Bush or Biden, these things happen. It’s probably news worthy, but these things unfortunately happen. Thankfully no one was injured or killed, but unfortunately, it happens.

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Mgroppi83 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Absolutely. Thank you for being a voice of reason. I have encountered alot of backlash with my opinion. And all I can say to those people, is sorry you dont have first hand experience.

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ActStriking5787 Mar 24, 2026 +1

Yes cause we all know the oill industry and OPEC are so resiliant to any minor change in capacity. Its like they care so much about us that they will be crying when they HAVE to increase the price per barrel... /s

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Mgroppi83 Mar 24, 2026 +3

Never said anything about either of them. Just that the amount of oil because this one refinery had a temporary shutdown that's wont have a noticeable effect. Any change at all because of this is lost vs what's happening in the middle east.

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Sideview_play Mar 24, 2026 -5

Common occurrence my ass

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JCeee666 Mar 24, 2026 -3

We are screwed. 3 weeks is when the market reacts in the states. I made the mistake of getting a forecast from Claude on gas prices factoring in Iraq’s hits and Kuwait, all the things really, this pushed us over the edge. Supply chain is cooked for years.

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MichaelHunt009 Mar 24, 2026 +586

Cool, we're now one powerful gulf hurricane away from $7.50 per gallon gasoline.

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Arctic_Chilean Mar 24, 2026 +153

Well we're heading into what could be a rather strong El Niño cycle, so that will help dampen the Atlantic Hurricane season... But still. Doesn't mean we can't get just one single above average hurricane decimating a part of the Gulf Coast.

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Yetanotherdeafguy Mar 24, 2026 +81

Good thing FEMA has a strong budget that hasn't been pilfered for any other purposes!

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UnPrecidential Mar 24, 2026 +24

Who need gas when you can teleport?

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Extra_Box8936 Mar 25, 2026 +2

Teach us the secret of drunk teleporting our vehicles into ditches!

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sm9k3y Mar 25, 2026 +1

vodka, but tequila works too!

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_Nightbreaker_ Mar 25, 2026 +2

To a Waffle House, mind you. It takes you to fluids, food, and shelter.

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Longjumping_Fuel_434 Mar 25, 2026 +2

It’s cool though. I hear a bunch of chuds are standing around airports doing f*** all with our money. Who needs disaster relief when our tax payer dollars can go to a bunch knuckle draggers standing around with their thumb up their ass all day.

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Personal-Bonus-9245 Mar 24, 2026 +21

Strong El Niño usually means forest fires in Florida. ‘98 was a perfect example.

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Arctic_Chilean Mar 24, 2026 +23

Yeah, fire season particular east of the Rockies is looking pretty bad. Rockies and west isn't looking great either due to a very warm winter and low snowpack cover.

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Mikaelleon23 Mar 24, 2026 +14

We've had like no snow in Colorado, 60-70 degrees all winter. And now its 94 in March. The summer camp i direct is already drafting plans for fire and smoke. We've been in difficult situations in normal years so this is about to suck.

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Mtnbkr92 Mar 24, 2026 +8

We had like no snow in Washington this year. Gonna be a smoky summer.

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remembers-fanzines Mar 24, 2026 +1

Zero snowpack in Arizona. Just got back from a camping trip where the ground was dusty-dry and it was hitting 80 degrees during the day. In a normal year, it would have been somewhere between "muddy mess with snow in the shade" to "need a snowmobile" to get back in there.

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ahtoxa1183 Mar 24, 2026 +2

I camped in the northern Rockies this last weekend. There is no snow at 9k feet, even in shaded areas there is barely anything. It was 80 degrees, dusty and dry. Normally I would not have been able to access the area where I was without a snowmobile at this time of year.

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BassLB Mar 24, 2026 +34

California here, already checking that box

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SomewhereNo8378 Mar 24, 2026 +5

get ready for $10/gal then

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ThePrussianGrippe Mar 24, 2026 +2

Oh I think we’re going to end up way worse than $10/gal

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214ObstructedReverie Mar 24, 2026 +6

Impossible. We renamed the Gulf so it would never hurt America.

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Oceanbreeze871 Mar 24, 2026 +8

With zero FEMA help for anyone

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HypertensiveK Mar 24, 2026 +4

Diesel is $7.19/gallon+ here in San Diego. Regular is 5.59 at Costco as of yesterday.

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Arcaneboltz Mar 24, 2026 +2

If the Iran war goes on for 5 more months it might hit that anyways

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LoggerRhythms Mar 25, 2026 +2

*It's one gallon, Michael. What could it cost, ten dollars?*

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Z3B0 Mar 25, 2026 +2

Americans discovering European gas prices when it was 60$ a barrel.

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thereisreason Mar 24, 2026 +2

Already here or higher in Cali

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ImperialRedditer Mar 24, 2026 +1

I think the country will actually match our gas prices now. CA imports their refined fuel from Asia or refine them solely in state. We have no pipelines from Texas.

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single_again999 Mar 24, 2026 +2

Bought diesel last Friday in Reno, NV at $5/gallon. By yesterday it was $6/gallon at that same gas station.

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Neat-Bridge3754 Mar 25, 2026 +1

>$7.50 per gallon gasoline Which *still* isn't the estimated *unsubsidized* (you know, real) cost of that gallon. Bring it. Americans only understand the world through their wallets. This is what we voted for, after all.

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Feligris Mar 24, 2026 -1

While in the meantime I already saw people making fun of an article of someone from Pueblo, Colorado bemoaning how he's going to have to choose between driving as a sports coach, and eating, because apparently the prices are getting *close* to *a whopping $4/gallon.* Imagine his torment of already having to pay like 40% of what Europeans are paying for gasoline...

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Spa_5_Fitness_Camp Mar 24, 2026 +12

The difference is in the US, there's no alternative. You can make do with public transit and/or bikes etc in all but very rural areas. I live in a 'better' US city for transit, and to get to many parts of the city transit is the same as just walking, and would take 1-2 hours. Luckily I live in the city proper, and can use an electric scooter or bike if needed, but most residents here live 20-30 miles from their jobs.

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Feligris Mar 24, 2026 +1

I am aware, since I'm in the exact same situation with work even if I don't live in the US, and that's why I have relatively low-consuming diesel car and not an enormous SUV or a full-sized truck. Even swapped out from a Saab 9-5 Aero to the diesel because the Aero was too fuel-hungry after I moved careers. If someone lives like that and doesn't at this point have a 35+ or 40+ MPG vehicle or a FEV for commuting, I have very little sympathy.

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Spa_5_Fitness_Camp Mar 24, 2026 +2

That's a shame, those last Saabs are such cool cars. But even normal cars in the US don't really come in those efficient models. The VW Jetta, as an example, has about the smallest, weakest engine you'll find here, and it's the 1.5L petrol, that gets about 34mpg combined. For the Golf, we only get the GTi, and we don't get any other non-SUV from VW, even if we wanted one. The Golf diesel available in the EU gets 50-60mpg, with VW claiming 68mph on official freeway only driving. Literally double the gas mileage of what we can buy here. Even hybrids don't help us much because they don't do much at freeway speeds, which is most of our commuting.

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ibribe Mar 24, 2026 -3

> The Golf diesel available in the EU gets 50-60mpg, with VW claiming 68mph on official freeway only driving. Literally double the gas mileage of what we can buy here. I don't know if this needs to be explained, but a Golf diesel does not take gas, it doesn't have a gas mileage, and comparing it to the gas mileage of a petrol powered car is pointless because the Golf diesel requires a different, more expensive and energy dense fuel.

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AlbertaNorth1 Mar 24, 2026 +2

When this started gas in my town was $1.04/L. It’s not $1.64/L. It’s gone up $2.40/gallon in a few weeks.

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JCeee666 Mar 24, 2026 +1

Hurricane? No, anything happens with Kharg or any other oil field affecting supply really. So one bombing away from assured world economic collapse.

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Unique-Egg-461 Mar 24, 2026 +1

While the hurricane is making landfall trump will announce that "The hurricane will go far north and spare us any destruction" Oil: drops $5 a bbl while infrastructure is getting destroyed Dow: up 1000 because yay fake good news

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Agile-Assist-4662 Mar 24, 2026 +192

Taylor Sheridan miniseries incoming....I bet an unlikely cowboy is the hero, and has a creepy affection for his daughter / sister / wife

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007meow Mar 24, 2026 +78

And his ex wife that he’s still in love with was killed by windmill bird cancer

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10dollarbagel Mar 24, 2026 +6

I cry every time I watch the flashback where they're in the hospital and she gets a terminal diagnosis of woke.

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Lucius-Halthier Mar 24, 2026 +29

Not good enough, let’s make the daughter barely legal and have her run around in her panties, that should do it right?

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ActStriking5787 Mar 24, 2026 +26

well...I'd watch it..but only if the rugged no-nonsense grandpa somehow gets a different hot stripper to be his in home "physcical therapist"

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Lucius-Halthier Mar 24, 2026 +13

Don’t forget the half naked mom who over sexualizes her own daughter

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JCeee666 Mar 24, 2026 +10

The level of trashy I think is the point. The difference btw Allies character and Demi’s is glaring representation of old money vs new. Layer in patriarchy and bam! Super offensive blatant cultural representation I thought, hard to ignore. So uncomfortable imo

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Lucius-Halthier Mar 24, 2026 +11

I find it funny that the show was funded by oil companies as a form of propaganda, but it has the complete exact opposite effect. Like if that’s your actual world then yall are f****** gross.

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ActStriking5787 Mar 24, 2026 +4

Does she give random blowjobs? Cause I mean thats the only way she makes any sense...

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Agile-Assist-4662 Mar 24, 2026 +3

Somebody has to have a shotgun at some point, for not good reason, just needs to be there.

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HighwayBrigand Mar 24, 2026 +1

It's the Doomslayer with a shotgun, stress-eating a bagel while he watches this whole debacle unfold.

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xKingNothingx Mar 24, 2026 +3

What show is this?! 👀

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Beautiful-Station143 Mar 24, 2026 +4

Landman on Paramount.

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descendingangel87 Mar 24, 2026 +3

Word to the wise it isn’t even an exaggeration, I think in ep 2 they have the daughter, who is half naked rubbing crisco grease on herself so she can tan.

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Beansnrice17 Mar 24, 2026 +9

That dudes soo f****** annoying. He changes character plots and the story just because hes but hurt about something from one of the actors. But the dudes that fawn over him Crack me up. The same guys who wear Dutton Ranch swag for their trip to Jackson Hole.

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whitemiketyson Mar 24, 2026 +3

Such a shame because Hell or High Water and Wind River are fantastic movies.

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samgarita Mar 24, 2026 +3

*”daughter / sister / wife”* …same person?

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whitemiketyson Mar 24, 2026 +1

As long as we get more Ali Larter

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WaffleBlues Mar 24, 2026 +28

It would be pretty crazy to keep it open, given the size of the explosion, fire, and significant damage...

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Rubricity Mar 24, 2026 +37

Is fine, orange man will say something and price gonna fall again. Don't worry, Americans, it's just another normal day of market manipulation.

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Seastep Mar 25, 2026 +1

Something like this happens somewhat frequently, but not once a month. I grew up in the area.

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FaterFaker Mar 24, 2026 +44

I mean, we saw this coming. Their whole playbook are just episodic tv shows written by Taylor Sheridan at this point.

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ActStriking5787 Mar 24, 2026 +17

I'm still waiting for the Landman episode where ICE comes to save the day from the illegal oil rig workers

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Squallykins Mar 24, 2026 +11

Damnit. Valero is usually the cheapest option in my hood, too

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Potato_Farmer_Linus Mar 24, 2026 +2

Valero gas stations are independently owned, they just license the brand name. I don't think they only sell Valero gas

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Cool_Ranch_Dodrio Mar 24, 2026 +5

Oh great. More incentive to build that one they're trying to build at the Port of Brownsville. Cant have Texas having a *less* toxic waterfront anywhere along its coast.

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2001_TheSweep Mar 24, 2026 +13

Why would Biden do this?!

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someoldguyon_reddit Mar 24, 2026 +4

You don't have to shut it down just because it's on fire, this is texas.

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NorysStorys Mar 24, 2026 +18

I’m really stating to wonder if this entire shit show us some bought and paid for scheme by the (primarily the us) petrochemical industry to get one last big hurrah of making money before the big electric shift really begins.

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Chewed420 Mar 24, 2026 +10

its to stall the electric shift.

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eoesouljah Mar 24, 2026 +8

It’s having the opposite effect for China, this volatility is reinforcing the importance of alternatives, including renewables.

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Chewed420 Mar 24, 2026 +2

Does China produce oil or have massive oil companies?

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AltDS01 Mar 24, 2026 +5

They do. They're number 7 in production worldwide, but number 2 in use, so they're now the largest importer.

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Chewed420 Mar 24, 2026 +1

Oh wow, according to this they are actually 6th https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_extraction And #1 has been catalyst for the spike in price...

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MagicalTrianglez Mar 24, 2026 +25

Suspiciously large amount of refineries going offline. Almost as if someone might benefit from rising fuel costs. But who? Oh wait, Exxon, Chevron etc

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geronimo_25 Mar 24, 2026 +11

If refinery margins were low…that might make sense at a stretch. With current crack margins let alone the cost of repair, your statement does not make sense.

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Early-Yak-to-reset Mar 24, 2026 +9

Yeah dude. As the price skyrockets, they are gonna blow up billions in infrastructure to slow down how much money they make.

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Potato_Farmer_Linus Mar 24, 2026 +2

API heaters are enormously expensive and complex. If I owned one, I would do something else rather than explode it intentionally if I wanted to shut down my refinery.

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rammo123 Mar 24, 2026 +5

Yeah I would "find" a hairline crack in a flare header. $50k fix, but only after you shut the whole plant down and do the requisite 2 month safety review because you "can't risk" coming back online without it.

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melonheadshot Mar 24, 2026 +2

This guy refineries

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Potato_Farmer_Linus Mar 24, 2026

There's always bureaucracy in the banana stand. No need for explosives to slow down safety processes

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refotsirk Mar 26, 2026 +1

Nah, the true benefit comes to the failing US electric car industry. Suddenly the higher initial cost isn't as bad given rising fuel costs, and sudennly the US government will be extra incentivized for tax breaks and credits again to people buying electric because of limited crude and refinement capacity.

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bartz824 Mar 24, 2026 +3

So does that mean we're headed for $10/gal gas prices?

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PigFarmer1 Mar 25, 2026 +1

"It's a small price to pay."

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descendingangel87 Mar 24, 2026 +3

Just remember folks when you are paying out the ass for fuel, the politicians in charge are gonna blame the people not in charge and the masses will vote for those that caused this again.

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NoMayoForReal Mar 24, 2026 +3

Maybe the employees can go volunteer at the airports.

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zshort7272 Mar 24, 2026 +3

The Valero by my job always had the cheapest gas in the area. The day before this Iran shit it was 2.69 a gallon. It is now 3.79. Pain.

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LotsofSports Mar 24, 2026 +4

Intentional? Now Trump can push for more refineries.

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Spirited_Childhood34 Mar 24, 2026 +9

Terrorism but they won't admit it?

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Prince__Robot Mar 24, 2026 +18

I think so. Every post I've seen with this question immediately gets a bot response about how it's just business as usual and Texas doesn't have great safety laws etc etc. Yeah... refineries just started blowing up in the middle of an oil war. We aren't going to get truth during this war, we are going to get hushed news and market manipulation in an effort to control this economic disaster the best they can.

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A2ndRedditAccount Mar 24, 2026 +25

From what I read yesterday, they were coming out of an extended shutdown. This is the period where these types of events would usually occur, not during steady-state operation. There will be an investigation by the CSB to determine root cause. They are probably already on-site.

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k-laz Mar 24, 2026 +13

No, they are still in a TSA line.

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Baumbauer1 Mar 24, 2026 +2

Reminds me of a previous factory I worked at, the second management announced they wanted to increase production, by lengthening shifts and trying to rush maintenance shit hit the fan

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refotsirk Mar 26, 2026 +1

These types of events don't usually occur. Period. But thanks anyway bot.

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A2ndRedditAccount Mar 26, 2026 +1

[There are currently 7 open investigations by the CSB](https://www.csb.gov/investigations/). [In a five year span, the CSB received reports of over 500 serious chemical incidents in 43 states.](https://inspectioneering.com/news/2025-07-22/11675/us-chemical-safety-board-releases-volume-3-of-chemical-incident-reports)

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Headcrab-King Mar 24, 2026 +7

Cause it's the truth those refineries have major problems people who don't work in the field would ever know about, and plenty they do like the TPC explosion in 2019 and BASF having a tower collapse in 2023. I worked at total up the road for 3.5 years doing LDAR and the amount of stuff that went down without the average person ever knowing about it is wild. One of the units is so old a valve inside has a fuckin swastika on the side from when they bought it from Germany cause these things don't get updated nearly as much as people might think.

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[deleted] Mar 24, 2026 +8

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Potential-Night4986 Mar 24, 2026 +5

Something about [this profile](https://imgur.com/a/BDu4Nq6) is odd. Anyone know what’s going on with this discrepancy?

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saintpetejackboy Mar 24, 2026 +2

Nice find... I wonder if private, or all deleted?

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Potential-Night4986 Mar 24, 2026 +5

Not sure, but if they’ve set comments to private, it should say as much, no? And if they’ve all been deleted, their contribution count should reflect that as well. Definitely something odd going on.

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saintpetejackboy Mar 24, 2026 +2

Yeah and also, we were able to see the comment we were responding to, so it not showing on their profile is suspect.

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Potential-Night4986 Mar 24, 2026 +1

It takes 24 hours for contribution numbers to update so it may be that they deleted all comments, but it hasn’t been 24 hours yet. Why even do that when it’s much simpler just to delete the account and start another one? I’d also love to know why this account has not responded yet to any of our comments. What the hell is going on here??

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[deleted] Mar 24, 2026 +1

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Potential-Night4986 Mar 24, 2026 +1

I’d like to know how it’s possible that your profile shows you have posted no comments, and yet your contributions show over 2,200 comments.

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asdfzzz2 Mar 24, 2026 +2

> Yeah... refineries just started blowing up in the middle of an oil war. As companies rush to increase refining volume due to an oil war, they also find out that some of their equipment that worked perfectly fine in previous regimes does not like full capacity/being turned on at all/"we skimped on that for years, noone runs all of them anyway"/etc etc. If this refinery were being brought online/increased load or something similar, then this accident is perfectly understandable. If it worked fine before the war and nothing (except explosions) changed, _then_ it would be suspicious.

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Sad_Math5598 Mar 24, 2026 +1

The problem is I feel like the Trump admin/ war hawks like Lindsey Graham would be frothing at the mouth for a domestic attack. It would give them more legitimacy to continue the war, and would turn public sentiment around in terms of support Although you may be right. I can also see them going the route of trying to censor any news of the US being retaliated against directly so we don’t seem weak

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themaxx8717 Mar 24, 2026 +2

They already found the cause was mechanical failure please stop the bullshit.

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perthguppy Mar 24, 2026 +1

I’m sure Kash has all his top team working on this to get to the bottom of it. He just needs to find his women’s swat jacket first

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islandsimian Mar 24, 2026 +2

Thank God that Trump has killed the EV industry, otherwise this would be devastating for it...oh wait

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SirMeatLoafs Mar 25, 2026 +1

Yall better have good walking shoes. Yall walking to work starting in April.

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