"You may have heard that Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves — 300 billion barrels. You probably don’t know that Venezuela’s reported oil reserves tripled while Hugo Chavez was president. This increase, from roughly 100 billion to 300 billion barrels, didn’t reflect major new discoveries or exploration. Instead, it reflected the Chavez government’s decision to reclassify the country’s Orinoco Belt heavy oil as “proved” — oil that can be recovered with reasonable certainty under existing economic and operating conditions:" P. Krugman This was followed by a graph showing the sudden jump in the numbers.

Yeah, I am under the impression that Greenland has lots of ice. On to branding: Rename "Greenland" to "Trumpland," create a new chapter for "The Trump Purchase" in the history books -- bigger than the Louisiana Purchase at 828,000 sq. miles, Greenland has 836,000 sq. miles.

said in The Putinization of US foreign policy: That oil tanker the US has been chasing… They caught it.

The most depressing part of that story to me is that they claim someone born in 1945 is over 80 years old…

Ha ha ha

Resistance training three times a week will go much farther than waiting for a pill.

Let that be said for both parties. I thought it couldn't possibly be worse that Clinton-Trump. I was wrong.

Showing disdain for the Basij militia ... https://x.com/IranIntl_En/status/2007153498933342536?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^2007153498933342536|twgr^6f989b0c353f029ecf6195d8ec2d008208387d7a|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iranintl.com%2Fen%2F202601029390

@jon-nyc except for that trifling lung ailment, you have enviable genes - the metabolic gift you just mentioned and (even more desirable IMO) somehow only getting by on about half the average sleep the rest of us poor slobs need. (And I'm the opposite - need at least ten hours sleep )

My WWII-vet father saved "end of war" Stars and Stripes papers. We have this politically incorrect one framed ... https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0925/10/stars-stripes-extra-edition-japs-say_1_c9f6ccd4af2ca3e6484948771b50b6f5.jpg [image: 1767625968682-a4be070a-be7a-4c9d-a8c4-59950d632509-image.png] Inside is a full set of maps documenting the entire Pacific theater.

Glad they can identify it now.

I can't remember the last time I purchased Marinara. When I make mine I like to add a bit of fennel seeds.