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#6451
The Flea Trap / Re: So I plan on getting a cat
January 08, 2023, 01:00:04 PM
Quote from: "Erica Mena" post_id=490497 time=1673200522 user_id=2845
Poor Joe. He gets it from all ends lol

He is a shitty forum wrecking poster, but he is unique being a sixty five year old virgin.
#6452
Politics / Politics/Religion Consolidated Megathread Extravaganza
January 08, 2023, 12:55:23 PM
Old Alex Epstein offers some advice to the new congress to restore energy sanity in the US.



Republicans are promising a pro-energy agenda.



Here are 4 essential topics they should take up:

1. Nuclear overregulation

2. Unreliable electricity

3. Lessons of Europe's energy crisis

4. The "Inflation Reduction Act" disaster



Essential hearing 1: How to Decriminalize Nuclear and Unleash its Full Potential



This hearing would discuss the stalled potential of nuclear energy, what has caused it, and how to fix it.



It could be held by the: House Committee on Ways and Means, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.



Fact: Nuclear energy has limitless potential. It is the cleanest and safest form of energy ever devised. And nuclear had a proven track record of being able to provide low-cost, ultra-reliable electricity before hostile government policies made it near impossible.



Fact: The cost-effectiveness of nuclear energy has tragically declined. The time to create a new plant has increased from 4 years to several times that when it should have decreased due to improving technology. And prices have increased many times when they should have decreased.¹





Fact: Neither new subsidies nor new government-funded research will solve the fundamental problem with nuclear: overregulation that amounts to criminalization. We need radical nuclear policy reform.



Key nuclear reforms: Banish the pseudoscientific "linear no threshold" model from public agencies; Combine construction and operating licensing into a single process with a maximum of 2 years; Eliminate involvement of anti-development activists in the nuclear permitting process.



Another key reform: Congress should seriously consider removing nuclear energy regulation from the Federal government and leaving it to the states.



Essential hearing 2: Electricity Emergency—How Shutdowns of Reliable Power Plants Threaten to Bring About a Third World Grid



This hearing would discuss the accelerating decline of reliable electricity, its causes, and solutions.



It could be held by: House Committee on Ways and Means, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, House Committee on Natural Resources



Fact: Grid operators around the country are warning us that we are retiring too many reliable power plants. MISO—the Midcontinent Independent System Operator—recently documented a decline in "accredited capacity" "due to thermal retirements" and increasing solar and wind.²





Fact: Nationally, as demand has increased over the last 10 years we have seen a decline in reliable capacity (gas, coal, oil, nuclear, hydro) by 5%.³





Fact: The next 7 years are scheduled to be a bloodbath of reliable capacity retirements. There are 93 GW of announced coal plant retirements, plus up to 92 more GW are at risk retiring early due to new Environmental Protection Agency rules. That's almost ⅕ of our already-scarce reliable capacity shut down.⁴





The EPA's proposed rules are an existential threat to our grid and should be an early target of House oversight so that these disastrous rules can be exposed to the light of day and prevented from coming into existence.



Fact: Since at any given time solar and wind can go near zero, using them as replacements for reliable power plants doesn't work. For example, Texas' February 2021 disaster was caused by solar and wind disappearing and inadequate investment in reliable power plants and their weatherization.⁵





Fact: Batteries will not make unreliable solar and wind reliable! Battery storage is expensive and can only provide a given "capacity" (e.g., 1 GW) for a few hours, and only then if fully charged. Planned batteries are nowhere near enough to compensate for solar and wind's unreliability.



Reforms: The 3 basic policy changes needed to end the electricity emergency are 1) stop rewarding unreliable electricity, 2) stop Environmental Protection Agency policies that prematurely shut down coal plants, 3) stop forcing electric vehicle use.⁶



Essential hearing 3: The Lessons of Europe's Energy Crisis



This hearing would discuss what we can learn from Europe's energy crisis, their dependence on Russia, and how to avoid the same mistakes. It could be held by: House Committee on Natural Resources, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Ways and Means, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, House Committee on Financial Services.



Fact: Europe has extreme dependence on Russian natural gas because Europe has foolishly restricted fossil fuel and nuclear energy production on the false promise that unreliable solar and wind could replace it.⁷



Fact: Europe's vulnerability to Russia was completely preventable. Europe and its allies have all the natural gas, coal, and uranium they need for low-cost, reliable heat and electricity for generations to come. But anti-fossil fuel, anti-nuclear policies have neutered Europe.⁸



The #1 lesson of Europe's natural gas dependence is this: European governments have wildly overestimated the ability of solar and wind to provide the energy they need and wildly underestimated the need for fossil fuels and nuclear to provide the energy they need.



Fact: America is even more dependent on China for many of the key components of solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries than Europe is on Russia for natural gas.⁹



Reforms: To avoid a Europe-style fate, or worse, the US needs to 1) Liberate responsible development; 2) Stop its attack on our grid's reliability; 3) change its emissions strategy to long-term reduction through liberating innovation (especially nuclear), not punishing America.



Essential hearing 4: The Orwellian "Inflation Reduction Act": a 4-step recipe to destroy American energy



This hearing would discuss the consequences of the "Inflation Reduction Act" on American energy. It could be held by: House Committee on Ways and Means, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, House Committee on Financial Services, House Committee on Natural Resources.



The "Inflation Reduction Act" is a 4-step recipe for destroying American energy: 1. Make us more dependent on unreliable electricity. 2. Impose new oil and gas taxes during an energy crisis. 3. Give the Environmental Protection Agency more power to restrict fossil fuels. 4. Give more power to anti-fossil-fuel activists.¹⁰



Step 1 of the IRA's recipe for destroying American energy: Make us more dependent on unreliable electricity by 1) reducing the supply of reliable electricity via solar and wind favoritism and 2) increasing demand for electricity via EV subsidies and other electricity subsidies.



Step 2 of the IRA's recipe for destroying American energy: Impose new oil and gas taxes during an energy crisis. At a time when we and the world desperately need more oil and gas the IRA imposes 4 new taxes on the oil and gas industry that make production more expensive.



Step 3 of the IRA's recipe for destroying American energy: Give the Environmental Protection Agency more power to restrict fossil fuels. The EPA's use/abuse of its existing powers has crippled our grid and handicapped our fossil fuel industry. The Inflation Reduction Act gives the EPA much more dollars and power to do far more damage.



Step 4 of the IRA's recipe for destroying American energy: Give more power to anti-fossil-fuel activists. "Environmental justice" activists have handicapped US energy, especially crucial infrastructure like pipelines. The Inflation Reduction Act offers billions of dollars for activists to do more damage.



The House hearings on the IRA must not only expose the ruinous components of the IRA but also explore a roadmap for undoing the IRA as soon as possible and replacing it with pro-energy, pro-freedom policies.
#6453
The Flea Trap / Re: So I plan on getting a cat
January 08, 2023, 12:45:33 PM
Quote from: TheProwler post_id=490460 time=1673161538 user_id=3379
Quote from: Breakfall post_id=490455 time=1673156377 user_id=3358
I have a ragdoll


How often do you have to comb/brush it?



Unlike Senile Joe who thinks matted fur is "adorable", I know they can be painful and even cause conditions requiring medical treatment if left unchecked.

Old Joe doesn't know anything about 'pussy' cats.
#6454
Politics / Politics/Religion Consolidated Megathread Extravaganza
January 08, 2023, 12:36:25 PM
The issues Kevin McCarthy wants to tackle include securing the southern border, reigning in government spending, lowering energy costs, creating good-paying jobs, opening the way for American-made energy, and combating leftist "woke" indoctrination in schools.
#6455
Politics / Politics/Religion Consolidated Megathread Extravaganza
January 08, 2023, 12:35:50 PM
Quote from: Blazor post_id=490479 time=1673189879 user_id=2221
Herman, here the pic of the teacher shot by the 6 year old.



https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/07/04/66292529-11608763-image-a-6_1673064642293.jpg">

Good job.
#6456
The Flea Trap / Re: I need to buy a prescription in Canada
January 08, 2023, 12:26:53 PM
Quote from: "Erica Mena" post_id=490420 time=1673126272 user_id=2845
It's half price there  :sad:

I can hook you up with all the narcotics you can handle.
#6457
The Flea Trap / Re: Forum gossip thread
January 08, 2023, 12:24:42 PM
Quote from: Blazor post_id=490476 time=1673188266 user_id=2221
Quote from: Breakfall post_id=490465 time=1673165465 user_id=3358




I'm fucking over it. Even that dopey Brazilian fuckwod, Rancidjismo, wants to prattle politics on Discord. As if it's not bad enough encouraging the leftards by posting with them, he's quite happy to dribble absolute shite about the who's —who in Brazil's parliament...as if we give a fuck!

But a Global Agenda is being forced upon us.

That is the thing. Nobody wants to to discuss the US uniparty or our globalist stooge pm. This shit goes well beyond Ottawa and Washington.
#6458
The Flea Trap / Re: I’m laying here bored out my mind
January 08, 2023, 12:19:55 PM
Quote from: "Living in the Past" post_id=490411 time=1673109660
Quote from: JOE post_id=490398 time=1673092283 user_id=97




...did she shine your shitter too, Herman?

He already said that troll is ancient history now. But, you don't read posts or renew your outdated gay as fuck trolling. You are on par with Sewagemajor who can't get over DD's female troll that ended three years ago. All you forum cancers are the same.

I have fucked Spics too. Joe aint had one of them either.
#6459
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Music you are jamming too thread
January 07, 2023, 01:02:06 AM
Quote from: Guest post_id=490377 time=1673070992
Eastern Orthodox Christmas you reckon?





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Merry Christmas to a certain Ukrainian barrelwash aficionado.  ac_hithere

 ac_drinks
#6460
The Flea Trap / Re: Whoever brought up corny ass KISS
January 07, 2023, 01:00:39 AM
Quote from: Guest post_id=490370 time=1673068601
Quote from: Herman post_id=490304 time=1673050921 user_id=3396


Lynyrd Skynurd were Gods.

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Never could get into that song and always thought they had better. For example...



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To each their own I guess.

I like that too. Anything Skynyrd with Ronnie.
#6461
The Flea Trap / Re: I’m laying here bored out my mind
January 07, 2023, 12:58:15 AM
I got laid today Joe. How about you? If the answer is no, what the hell are you doing here. You should be out there getting your dick wet.
#6462
Politics / Politics/Religion Consolidated Megathread Extravaganza
January 07, 2023, 12:55:36 AM
Kevin McCarthy clinches votes to become House speaker, breaking through GOP opposition on the fifteenth ballot.
#6463
The Flea Trap / Re: I’m laying here bored out my mind
January 07, 2023, 12:49:26 AM
Quote from: JOE post_id=490371 time=1673068776 user_id=97
Quote from: "Erica Mena" post_id=490369 time=1673068548 user_id=2845
Prowler should be here shortly, Joe lol


Happy New Year, Erica!



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Only old fruits listen to Abba.
#6464
The Flea Trap / Re: The New Years resolutions that we probably won’t keep
January 06, 2023, 11:51:36 PM
Quote from: Odinson post_id=490364 time=1673066969 user_id=136
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Is that your new year's resolution you aint going to keep.
#6465
The Flea Trap / Re: I’m laying here bored out my mind
January 06, 2023, 11:32:37 PM
Quote from: "Erica Mena" post_id=490361 time=1673065905 user_id=2845
Quote from: Herman post_id=490359 time=1673065769 user_id=3396


No drama really. Health aint too bad considering everything. Tomorrow is Orthodox Christmas. We are going to have a big Ukrainian feed.






It's Russian Christmas tomorrow. Enjoy

All of us crazy Eastern Orthodox Christians.
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