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Semisonic - Down In Flames (1996)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
t's not the pain, that I'm used to it
It's feeling like I'm already dead
I see from a ceiling of misty spirit
Rising from a place in my head

And I never even get to go down
Down in flames

I said, friend you have a life to see
Why do you want to scare me so?
All the suffering and mystery me
I can't even pretend to know

So you never even get to go down
Down in flames
You never even get to go down
Down in flames

We had plans to explore the stars
Be rejected by stage door guards
Mining for gold, the time unreels
Not stifling behind Suburban wheels
Not stifling behind Suburban wheels, yeah

The plan was to burn up when the air was clear
We'd all wear our visors down
An arc welder's spark in the atmosphere
Not this man-sized hole in the ground
...


Pres Trump to his MAGA cult ...

Edelweiss - Bring Me Edelweiss (Tourist version) (1988)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
So when you really love me
Darling, bring me Edelweiss (Uh-oh)
So when you really love me
You should bring me edelweiss (Uh-oh)
...

[yeah, a rock song that has Swiss yodeling in it.]

And then there's helium ...

Helium prices soar as Qatar LNG halt exposes fragile supply chain
www.reuters.com

... Disruptions to Qatar's natural gas processing from the Iran war have driven helium prices sharply higher, exposing the fragility of a small but critical market that supports industries from semiconductors to medical imaging.

Helium spot prices have doubled since the Middle East crisis began, according to Phil Kornbluth, president of Kornbluth Helium Consulting, as buyers scramble to secure supply.

State energy giant QatarEnergy, the world's second-largest LNG exporter, announced a production halt at its 77 million tons per annum (mtpa) facility last week and declared force majeure on LNG shipments, amid the conflict.

Because helium is extracted as a byproduct of natural gas processing, any disruption to LNG output directly cuts helium supply.

Qatari Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times last week that it would take "weeks to months" for deliveries to return to normal even if the conflict ended immediately.

Qatar is a pivotal supplier rather than a marginal one. ...


@#3 ... Fortunately, my wife and I aren't affected by higher prices in our day to day decisions ...

Well, I filled up the gas tank of the car before the gas prices started to spike. That fill-up will last me a couple months, based upon my usage of the car.

But, there is a longer-term and wider non-oil effect of the closing of the Strait of Hormuz.

For example ... fertilizer ...

Nitrogen, Ammonia, and the Strait of Hormuz
www.science.org

... We find ourselves in a situation where chemistry is intruding on current events, and I'm referring to something that not everyone seems to have thought about: fertilizer, and especially nitrogen fertilizer. What it is, how it's used, and especially where it comes from. ...

The world nitrogen fertilizer market has really been shaken up by the situation that we have now caused in the Persian Gulf. And after those last couple of paragraphs it's easy to see why. The Gulf has extraordinary amounts of natural gas, and thus countries in that region have taken advantage of that value-added business opportunity and have become major fertilizer exporters. But not at the moment. Not right when it's needed in the Northern Hemisphere.

All that stuff comes out on huge container ships, down the Gulf and right out the Strait of Hormuz, just like the oil and the liquified natural gas. Prices for all the nitrogen fertilizers were already running high by historic standards before all of this, but now, well. Farm organizations here in the US are calling for financial help from the administration, but after all the tariff nonsense you have to wonder what they're expecting. Given the reports of mine-laying in the Strait, we might be looking at significant disruptions for some time. ...


Man, this thread is HOTHOTHOT!
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r/southpark/comments/14vq4fx/one_of_randys_finest_moments

The state of Washington has no income tax. Nice try, though

Not yet ... he saw the writing on the wall. Imagine all the revenue the are going to miss out on.
www.geekwire.com

Also Starbucks recently opened a Nashville office ...
www.costar.com

Lets say you're VP at Starbucks, wouldn't you lobby to move HQ to TN?? We aren't talking about a small amount of money.

Washington State will have middle class tax soon enough.

Biden administration imposes toughest sanctions on Russian oil and gas (January 10, 2025)
www.theguardian.com

... Measures targeting Russian energy sector attempt to leverage peace deal for Ukraine in Trump administration ...


Never in the modern era has a local, state, or national Election in this country been rigged because of mail in ballots or any other kind of ballots.

www.factcheck.org

DON'T read that, BJ... it contains Facts!

And you could actually learn some of them about Election in the rest of the real world... where mail in ballots are much more common, and just as safe.

He had two brothers, a niece and a nephew, both children, killed by Israel.

"A local official in Mashgharah, in central Lebanon, told the Associated Press on Friday that Ghazali's two brothers and a niece and nephew were killed at their home in the 5 March airstrike just after sunset as they were having their fast-breaking meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The official said that Kassim Ghazali was a well-known soccer coach and personal trainer while Ibrahim was a school bus driver in the village."

www.theguardian.com

"Put your sword back in its place, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword" Gospel of Matthew, verse 26:52 is New Testament.

"life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe." Exodus (Torah) 21:23-25 - meant to prevent excessive revenge, overpunishment. a simple and obvious message Israel completely ignores.

Israel never stops being violent.

Trump has ended all oil sanctions on Russia.

Biden To Waive Sanctions For Company Building Russian Gas Pipeline
www.npr.org

How Biden helps Iran pay for its terror by refusing to enforce current sanctions
www.fdd.org

How Nearly $200 Million in Russian Oil Reached the US Despite Sanctions
www.newsweek.com

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