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IbogaProject

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10. This was the scam

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 05:43 PM

Apr 2

Oil consumption likely peaked last year and now demand will continually fall. Capitalism depends on unending growth. So this is to alter the oil markets and make USA oil better able to compete, while giving big oil extra profits to paper over the impending decline in oil use.

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Trump officials prepping for 'nightmare scenario' at gas pumps [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2 OP

What? pwb Apr 2 #1

"At the same time, they're trying to stymie alternative energy sources." dem4decades Apr 2 #2

I've always viewed green energy as just as much of a national security play as anything. BannonsLiver Apr 2 #9

They would try to empty the ocean into a bathtub with a childs bucket. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2 #3

Just when every last redneck has about the least efficient car known to man- the 21st century American pickup Blues Heron Apr 2 #4

Maybe they can start wars with another 3 or 4 random countries . . . . hatrack Apr 2 #5

Trump eliminated the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles, a vital incentive for buying EVs. sop Apr 2 #6

"All hands on deck! We need lots of meme ideas to deny and obfuscate!" tanyev Apr 2 #7

Trump says we produce all the oil we need Bobstandard Apr 2 #8

Close To The Truth ProfessorGAC Apr 2 #11

This was the scam IbogaProject Apr 2 #10

Requires Strategic Thinking... ProfessorGAC Apr 2 #12

I got my oil changed yesterday. ananda Apr 2 #13