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haele

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20. Fuel access is a big issue in Asia, not only the poorer countries
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 12:19 PM
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But overall. All of Asia, pretty much.

China has made a lot of progress with effective, cheap heavy battery/solar technology development, overtaking our Tech Bro engineering culture who are still spending most of their time being one dimensionally shallow and getting rich like they're living in an Ayn Rand novel.
But they aren't "there" yet.
Thanks to the 1880's based rich white Mediocre American Men culture that's been struggling to make itself a world-wide Plantation Economy.

I hate being in the position that I am so f'ing disgusted at the idiotic childish reactionary "diplomacy through swagger" short bus administration.

I don't want live in a zeitgeist where the World to be kicked around like a bouncing ball by a bunch privileged "adults" acting out like hyper, screen-addicted 5 year olds running around from one shiny to another shiny demanding that they be the leader and everything has to go their own way - oh, and they're pushing smaller kids around for ice cream truck money...

I don't want to feel shame for both my awful, childishly authoritarian leadership in thoughtlessly attacking other awful, childishly authoritarian administrations for no reason other than to kill them all and take their stuff, and their inability to recognize there's a very important greater world outside their desires that they, and us, rely on for all the "stuff" our civilization depends on that this threatens.
It's like trusting a psychotic 5 year old who's mad at Mommy and Daddy with a couple gallons of gasoline and lighters in the house.

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We're frightened here [View all] Pototan Tuesday OP
This is important. Thanks. Easterncedar Tuesday #1
You are appreciated! duhneece Tuesday #2
So true. llmart Tuesday #24
Trump's domino effect in real life democrank Tuesday #3
He is a menace to the entire world. PuraVidaDreamin Tuesday #4
Appreciate the update. Good to know on the ground. cachukis Tuesday #5
Putin chose his puppet well. rubbersole Tuesday #6
Hang in there! OC375 Tuesday #7
A former AF boss of mine Old Crank Tuesday #8
I'm in the center of Philippines Pototan Tuesday #9
He is on Luzon Old Crank Tuesday #10
Ya, that's where Manila is Pototan Tuesday #15
Learn something new every day! calimary Tuesday #25
A little off subject here but Blue_Roses Yesterday #36
Thanks for sharing your story. hay rick Tuesday #11
We have family angrychair Tuesday #12
Fuel access is a big issue in Asia, not only the poorer countries haele Tuesday #20
ding. this . AllaN01Bear Tuesday #13
Thanks for sharing. Norbert Tuesday #14
It was said elsewhere that the real intention behind the regime's excesses Ford_Prefect Tuesday #16
Observations of this nature from ex-pats, even those on vacation in a foreign Prairie_Seagull Tuesday #17
Kick dalton99a Tuesday #18
Hmmm, Now Those Stupid People Mr.Bee Tuesday #19
Thank you for letting us know MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #21
I'm so sorry, Pototan. That's frightening! If only electric vehicles were everywhere BComplex Tuesday #22
If everyone would install solar panels to power their house and charge their electric car, problem solved. OMGWTF Tuesday #27
These white christo-fascist republiCON pigs get pleasure out of hurting people of color wolfie001 Tuesday #23
Cuba has no power because of T💩p. OMGWTF Tuesday #26
Between cuts to USAID, the war and people not having fuel -- how many people will the orange demon kill? LymphocyteLover Tuesday #28
Thank you for posting this. Ilikepurple Tuesday #29
Wow, I'm actually surprised to hear such a low price since BigmanPigman Tuesday #30
That's because of high gas taxes Pototan Tuesday #31
Thanks for taking the time to explain it to me. BigmanPigman Tuesday #33
This whole thing is so sad. Figarosmom Tuesday #32
thank you for the "outside" perspective BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #34
Your post was very informative. Thank you! thought crime Tuesday #35
This disaster belongs to the Republican Congress that has allowed it to take place while doing GoodRaisin Yesterday #37
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