Re 15

And none of that includes the cost of military protect of shipping lanes.

Re 15

If you need a link for any of those statements I can provide them if you can't look them up yourself.

Oil companies pay less in taxes than most other companies, and the amount they pay varies depending on a number of factors:
-Tax deferral
Oil companies can defer paying taxes, which lowers their effective tax rate.
-Tax provisions
Oil companies can take advantage of tax provisions to avoid and defer taxes.
-Subsidies
Oil companies receive subsidies because oil is considered a vital commodity.
-Tax structure
Many oil and gas companies are structured as Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs), which are exempt from corporate income taxes.
-International taxes
Oil companies pay taxes to other countries, which they can deduct from their U.S. taxes.
-According to a 2014 study, the average federal tax rate paid by 20 of the largest oil and gas companies was 24%. However, when deferred taxes are subtracted, their average "current" tax rate drops to 11.7%.
-The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced the effective tax rate for companies from 35% to 21%.

"Oil companies produce more in corporate taxes than they receive in benefits."

Since you are a known liar you saying that is so does not make it so.

I think we will need proof.

Can't have that in the corporately owned state of America.

#6 | POSTED BY EARTHMUSE

The United Corporations of America.

This post brought to you by Taco Bell.

Taco Bell. F you I'm eating. Now. Run from the border!

(Sorry Carls Jr ... )

"I'm not interested in what the has-been has to say."

You are a has-been that never was. You can only dream of being a has-been.

It's not complicated. If you don't like him then stay stupid and don't watch his show on Mondays.

He is very popular and worth 125 million and makes 25 million a year. And now he only works on Mondays. Sometimes. When he feels like it.

Tough gig. Bet you wish you could run your mouth for a half hour only on Mondays and make 25 million a year.

That there may have been hoaxes negates the apparent occurrences of actual incidences?

#17 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

Worked great for reports of UFOs.

Stewart interjects himself too much into the discussion.

#46 | POSTED BY SHRIMPTACODAN

What a maroon.

It's HIS show. A talk show. If he didn't speak it wouldn't be a "discussion".

It would just be a speech.

It's like saying Joe Rogan interjects himself too much in his podcast "discussions."

...

Where is this? I paid $22 for 12lbs, generic brand. Avg price in US is $1.27 a lbs.

My local Costco. Turkeys were .99 a lb.

The bacon pricing was per pound from Safeway. (Its cheaper at Costco but you have to buy 4 lbs at Costco)

You could trim costs on most of those items (except the turkey) by shopping around. I just did a quick online check.

He then claims that Trump plans to end the Ukraine by threatening to flood Ukraine with more military "aid".

#11 | POSTED BY SITZKRIEG

What Trumpy has said is that if Moscow does not start peace talks, he will up the ante by supplying advanced arms to Kyiv.

But he also has said pooty pants gets to keep the land he has stolen.

So apparently all he has to do is "negotiate" now.

There will be so much winning! ( for fascist totalitarians)

It's a mostly open platform now which makes it seem right wing to the left because it used to be a platform that was discriminatory to the right. For the left that felt "normal."
#5 | POSTED BY BULLBRINGER

There is nothing "normal" about twitter. And definitely nothing normal about a billionaire buying it so he can control (the narrative in) America. He may have lost a lot of money but so what? It's only money. Now he has power. Real power. He has the ear of the president. So. A good investment apparently.

Btw- The Microsoft chatbot "Tay" had to be taken to the gravel pit and shot after only 16 hours of being exposed to Twitter because it got so virulently racist and hateful in response to the hatefulness of Twitter users. It was replaced with Zo, which was able to last for 3 years before it was also shut down.

"It was a good call....it's ....it's ...this is something that we can do. this is a relationship that takes

a certain working on and that's what we'll do."

Reading comprehension is not one of your skills eh?

He was referring to the phone call as a "good call" not trumpy's threats.

It was a "productive meeting" does not mean Trudeau approves of Trumpy's plan for tariff wars. He was just being polite to the diapered dotard.

Jebus you are a hateful idiot.

Enjoy your gloat while you can. There will be no "honeymoon period" for this president.

And no forgiveness for any crimes his supporters commit.

Remember Trumpy might be immune from criminal prosecution but you maga maroons are not.

You have four years to complete the PURGE.

Maybe.

We're now dealing with a trump who doesn't need to worry about facing the voters ever again.

#89 | POSTED BY SPEAKSOFTLY

Trumpy has finally achieved his dream of being able to shoot someone in the middle of 5th Ave and not lose a single vote. And thanks to the Supremes not even go to jail.

Maga maroons must be so proud of what they have accomplished for Trumpy.

"How many of these are false flags, Russian agit-prop, or college campus hoaxes?"

First, I am happy to see you at least consider the effects of Russian agit-prop for once.
Second, How many are not?

You start naming the hoaxes and false flags and I will name actual white supremacy incidents.

I'll start:

The 2015 racially motivated mass shooting at the Mother Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopalian Church in Charleston, South Carolina,

Terrorism or white supremacy?

Or both?

Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street

#87 | POSTED BY HAMBURGLAR

Have a wonderful day in your neighborhood!

You wingdings voted for the people telling Americans they can feed 10 people Thanksgiving dinner for $58 dollars... LMAO.

#7 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Ten lbs Turkey .. 10.00
Ten lbs Potatoes .. 5.00
Four lbs sweet potatoes 3.00
Green beans. ..3.00
Bacon ..10.00
Dinner rolls .. 3.00
Libbies canned pumpkin 6.00
Bottle of wine .. 10.00
Vanilla ice cream .. 6.00.

$56

"Thanks for proving you haven't a clue what DEI was trying to accomplish."

I think they know exactly what DEI programs were trying to accomplish.

And it's something they (maga maroons) wish to prevent.

And they may have just succeeded in setting back any progress we have made 10-20 years.

Elmo's DOGE committee is not an official government agency and has no authority and as such cannot defund anyone.

Just more hateful noise from the revenge and retribution party.

BS.

#8 | POSTED BY VISITOR_

Profound.

you guys are alienating the absolute ---- out of the normies.

#70 | Posted by Bluewaffles

Dems will not back down. Why should they?

You are alienating yourself.

And also as the minority party YOU did not back down.

What on earth makes you think democrats will?

Great ... now my fentanyl is gonna cost 25% more.

is rape a crime it not?

#49 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Depends.

Are you a Republican running for a political office?

If so we will decide later. If the statute of limitations doesn't run out first.

We dodged a bullet her losing.
#91 | POSTED BY BILLJOHNSON

That's a nice metaphor.

So. You think you be able to dodge the hand grenades Trumpy will be tossing out? Hope you have good armor.

Were you able to dodge the Covid that Trumpy allowed to run rampant? Hope you have good affordable healthcare (not SS or Medicare)

He couldn't respond to a pandemic and you believe he will respond appropriately to another world crisis?

You should probably get your believer fixed. Oh that's right. Since you believe the Bible is the inerrant word of a God then you will probably believe in anything.

Nevermind.

Do you believe Biden took inappropriate showers with his young daughter?

#32 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Nope. I don't believe much of anything YOU say. I do believe Joe Biden. And his daughter.

Do you believe Trumpy when he says he grabs em by the VJay?

So you believe Trumpy was inappropriate with teenage beauty contestants?

Do you believe the courts that convicted Trumpy of sexual assault?

Do you believe any of the 26 women that accuse Trumpy of sexual assault?

Do you believe that Trumpy said he fantasizes about sex with his own daughter?

pretend that what they've seen in the last 4 years really isn't bad as they think it is.

#17 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Oh you poor poor thing! It must have been awful for you!

Just how bad is your life?

You must be one miserable suck.

I have lived thru many different presidencies. My last four years here on earth in America in California were really not that bad. I have lived thru much worse financial times.

Compared to today, the 1980s were characterized by significantly higher inflation rates, a more prominent Cold War tension, a vastly different technological landscape with limited access to personal computers and a more conservative political climate. As for immigration we had problems then too but at least Congress was able to pass immigration reform laws.

But we had our MTV!

And thankfully now I don't have to wear bell bottom jeans and blue suede shoes anymore. That was awkward!

No "red lines"?

Are "black lines" made by a magic sharpie still ok?

Because that's what Trumpy will use.