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And you, sir, are ignoring a few facts that are on the table:

1. What's wrong with more oil? Biden the Fool guaranteed the nation [remember the campaign promise to eliminate fossil fuel, but without promise of how green energy was going to compensate for the 60%-plus current US energy provided by petroleum, and when gre3en currently provides less than 25% of our total energy demand, We have plenty tiful petroleum supply in proven reserves to last close to 200 years into the future. That does not include unproven, but suspected additional reserve in the ground.,
2. You ignore that petroleum is [unlike some green, like wind and solar] comntinuously available renewable energy [wind is not consistent; solar fails every night].
3. The current cost of 1 gal of gas is about $5/gal, but compare that to the average cost of bottled water, which most people by in 16oz single-serve bottles in bulk that can cost $5 - $7 per gal.
4. The U.S. "meddling" in Middle East issues in primarily a result of our having more than a NATO treaty with Europe to protect them against Russoan aggression. That possibility is clearly still a problem that has continued since WWII, and since the end of the Cold War in the late 80s. We do not have a treaty with Israel for their protection, since they are still the victim of aggression by M.E. countries since WWII, but we do have continuous, multi-year Memorandums of Understanding [MOU]; the current going through calendar 2028. That's your mislabeled "Jewish Overlord" claim. Biden the Fool proved ignorant and disinterested in the MOUs; his attitude about much for his "foreign policy." He barely had a Joe Biden policy. During his 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns, he personally stated a number of times, on the record, that he was running forU.S. Senate.

Kardashev's level-1 civ is another Planetary Civilization. I forgot to mention in the 0-level post that there are three types of civilizations, the first being planetary, meaning that it's energy-producing capability and power is limited to the planet whereon it is employed, and upon other planets in our solar system. We have, to date, landed people on the Moon, but the Moon is not another planet in our solar system, so it doesn't count for advancement We have successfully sent mechanical "robots" to Mars and other planets, and operate them from Earth, but all those are within the Solar System, so they don't count as advanced civilization, either. One must advance beyond type 2, engaging in type 3 civilization to advance beyond planetary civilization.

The second type is Stellar Civilization, wherein the energy sources are capable of powering other star systems within our galaxy, up to the powering of all star systems within the Milky Way, encompassing type 4 civilization.

The third type is Galactic Civilization, wherein the energy sources are capable of powering other galactic systems, up to the powering of the entire universe. We have a long way to go, since this is only achievable in type 6 civilizations.

So, back to planetary level-1 civ: Kardashev calculated that a level-1 civ was 200 - 500 years ahead of us; "us" being within the decade of our first landing and walking on. the moon, nearly sixty years ago. We had computer tech in its infancy; no independent hand-held devices, yet.

W'hat tech we hold in our hand, now, required room-size computing systems in the 60s, and much of that reduction can be attributed to the miniaturization required to leave Earth in a capsule capable of maintaining our lives in a relative vacuum in space immediately around the Earth. So, next time you think our investment in space exploration would be better served here on Earth, remember to toss your smartphone in to the trash, because you would not have it without space exploration. Consider that our tech, today, cannot match the concrete developed by the ancient Romans, and at that, our ancestors lost the formula and we re-invented a less capable version just 200 years ago, and have yet to match the Roman version.

I have seen a variety of definitions. Nat Geo once published - sometime in the 80s, I think, a list of six or5 seven defining principles, the whole of which would demonstrate the best of our civilization that disks not5 yet entertain nuclear power, or nuclear anything, meaning a level of technology free-dsating nuke tech. Technology, itself, in the broad stroke, was near the last of the list, if not the last, others included oral, then written language, to achieve complex, and even legitimate theoretical science over and above "earth sciences" of thousand of years in development. Another feature was elevation above an agrarian, hunter/gatherer status to full agriculture [plant and animal husbandry] Another was the wheel, and then other mechanically driven devices to assist and simplify work. Establishment of politics/government. Development of formal education from childhood into adulthood, and freeing up children from necessary farmers/huntrers to be so educated. Ther3e are others, but these formed Nat Geo's suggest3ed meaning of civilization.

Russian astrophysicist, Nikolai Kardashev, proposed the Kardashev Scale of Civilization in 8 steps in 1964. This scale was developed on the basis of energy use, and began at Level 0 as a civilization depending on petroleum as the primary energy source, meaning that in 1964, earthlings were a level 0 civilization.

Today, 6 decades later, our energy dependence on petroleum to the tune of 60%-plus, keeps us at level 0. But, Kardechev believed global warming [now called climate change, but Kardashev used the earlier term] was indeed an existential threat, as some. like AlGore, still believe it, believing that man is too stupid to figure out what isn't there case anyway; that petroleum is not a renewable engergy source.

Our familiar Nat Geo still believes that, and yet, petroleum continues to be a readily available energy source, and does not seem to be exhausting itself as was predicted in the 1950s, to be exhausted within 20-30 years]. We'rter still pumping th4e stuff out of the ground at increasing rates, worldwide, with no end in sight, given just proven reserves, let alone what is unknown.

Meanwhile, wind power, claimed to be "renewable," is not producing 24-7, is it? And solar fails every single night of the world. These may be "renewable," but they cannot be said to be perpetually sustainable with so many interruptions.

That petroleum ceased to be produced with the death of the dinosaurs is just a convenient myth. So, Kardashev's scale is, at best, just another biased climate change theory that is failing to inundate us by invading oceans onto our landmasses, as predicted by AlGore. It was his "inconvenient truth," and that it has not come to pass in his lifetime,

AlGore is a woke relic who, though he invented the internet [?}, it seems he's never been able to invent AlGoreGooeyJuice to replace petroleum, which is supposed to be completely eliminated and replaced in four years, by the originally established green schedule, and as guarantee by An Occasional Cortex [AOC] back in the Oba'a administration. So, we're a 0-level civilization, no more civilized than Ug and Gut.

We'll cover the more advanced Kardashev civilizations in other topics by the numbers.

Trump threatened to wipe out an entire civilization

Sure, but what is "civilization?" It may not be what you think it means, and there are a few definitions, almost none of which reduce a people to the Stone Age. I know we have the capability to render Iran as a glass expanse, but Trump is far better civilized than that. Your language would suggest that is your suggested lack of civilization - people and their land as glass. We're made of sterner stuff than that, and, knowong Trump is relatively well read, I don't think he thinks your definition is valid. So, before I proceed further, do that. Define your "civilization."

By and by...

But, to satisfy for now, yes, Lazarus was dead, as in he ceased living,

The spirit left his body.

But Christ did not resurrect him. Jesus, himself, was not yet resurrected himself, and he was to be first, being the only perfect man ever living and dying on Earth, up to that point. Lazarus was again a living mortal man, and subsequently died later; we don't know when.

Greed for what? We currently buy only 3% of the oil that should be shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, but we are not desperate for it. We can step up our own production if needed. China will be hurt badly by the lack, but Russia can probably cover them.

Most "war crimes" are tried in the ICC, of which the US is not a member. Therefore, no US citizen can by prosecuted there, meaning no convictions or acquittals. There's no trial, period. So, forget about talk of war crimes - the media, as well as the woke left, mostly does not get it, yet.

Jeffries, a painfully scrawny man, and NY 8th's Congressman [God help them] said today that Major Pete Hegseth, SoW [Sec'ry of War] did not earned his position in Trump's Cabinet.

Jeffries ignores Hegseth's 9-years of military service in the National Guard [while Hak has served for 0 seconds], finishing at the rank of Major.

Hegseth was confirmed by the Senate along tied party lines, [Dems, as usual for a Trump presidency, were no-shows of support, so Vance, the VP, broke the tie, which is Constitutional [therefore, earned].

If it seems Dems are irrationally contrary to Trump, just remember their woke, DEI Dictionary has but 10 pages, 9 of which are English grammar instructions according to DEI, which is, sadly, a starved language they believe sufficient to lead blue-state America. When the bar is that low, any blue-stater passes, illiterate, or not, which is the explanation for their insistence that blue-state education is superior.

What they ignore, and Jeffries does in spades, is that there is no state in the union which has not been both blue and red. Not a single one, so their insistence of blue-state superiority is decidedly from a biased position, a position where a one-eyed man among totally blind is king, but one-eyed men lack binocular stereopsis; a key to see true perspective. Even politically expedient perspective.

It's just weird you'd care about my cites if you don't even bother.

Why? Because your cite old news. What use is that? And you do not cite the source of that news, but a secondary non-originator of the old news. On those two counts, I doubt the credibility of the news. Is that a crime? Worse, is that even "weird?" I doubt it. What it is is wanting at least credibility. That always makes sense.

And if the US did nuke Iran, then it should suffer the consequences: mass killings. [to Shoresy]

Who said the US will Nuke Iran? We have that capability, sure, but I don't think Trump is an idiot, and I suspect you disagree. But disagree with sensible criticism, at least, or it's as absurd as you accuse Trump of being, and that is weird. Kind of like pulling out your own rug from beneath you. There's a picture.

Good god, stop editing words out of what I say. You're better than. that. Don't be a shithead.

And I meant 1979. See, when I'm angry, I start mistyping.

If you got more recent data I'd say show it. 

Why should I? I'm not the one making oil availability an endangered issue due to Iran's stupidity, or brilliance, depending on your side of the issue. And in a forum environment, I'm not that compelled to cite sources for every comment I make. In debate, yeah, if it's not my own thin king, I'll cite sources, and always have.

And no nukes will be used to eliminate an Iranian civilization. No need. They're already at least one foot into the pool of medieval living, anyway. Iran caused the bullshit in the first place, my friend, nearly 50 years ago. Iran was an ally before the Ayafuckla made his move against us.

I did not say that. You did. I specified history of US/Iranian conflict, a specific issue of history which did begin in 199. Until then, US and Iran were allies. But, I don't expect you to know that since it occurred prior to you being around.

Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., 77, rais3d a long-shot bid to impeach Trump by issuing 13 articles of impeachment as he faces a primary threat from younger challengers. He also faces violating his own House Rules in levying articles of impeachment in the first place, but even Nancy Pelostomy, in Trump's first term, issued articles of impeachment in violation of House Rules she, herself, ratified in the 116th and 117th Congress. By the rules, until the entire House membership votes to investigate a party for impeachment, no articles of impeachment can be issued. Pelostomy's launch, in both Congresses, was by a presser. Larson is no more creative than that, and is not the House Speaker, to boot. Just an ordinary Congressman. Well, no one said Democrats in Congress are particularly brilliant.

You obviously have no historic concept of this near-50-year conflict between the US and Iran. You're simply too young, my friend. I remember wells when Iran sacked the US Embassy in 1979 in Tehran when Carter, the Wimp, did nothing. And my older brother, a radiologist and USAF Colonel, he'd in Bahrain, but often traveled to Kuwait, UAE, and Oman in the 90s, during which Iran frequently attacked US bases around the Persian Gulf and near the Strait of Hormuz. I visited him in Bahrain in the late 90s and saw for myself Iran's continuous barrage against US bases there. This is no joke. Iran is bent, insanely, toward our destruction, not realizing that we can tur4n them to glass in no time, yet, they rattle sabres. Who is the Great Satan? Not us, my friend. Don't shake your immature cartoon finger at me, boyo.

At some point, you have to know when to quit.

Tell it to Iran, the reaL GREAT SATAN. They are, and always have been, for over 40 years, the aggressors, here.

Note my new post on Iran's alleged "Humanity." Iran hasn't a clue what it's talking about. A bunch of idiot sticks leading Iran.

Amir-Saeid Iravani, the current Iranian UN Ambassador, in voted "humanity" as he complained against the US proposal to destroy Iran's bridges and power plants if they do not open the Strait of Hormuz in 5 hours from now, less a few minutes since Trump's stated ultimatum deadline.

This absurd declaration by Iravani was claimed on the floor of the UN General Assembly while women and children - humanity, after all - apparently surround power plants in Iran. What about humanity for its own citizens? For a Great Satan, their own humanity is null and void.

I hear Iran has an entire team of left fielders who can, from the left field foul pole, accurately throw a bomb that will virtually always hit home plate. Yeah, in a ball field where that foul pole is 1900 km from home plate.

Yeah, that would be met with even more bombs on Israel.

Delivered by what air force? A backpack?

"Natural" supplements may not be as beneficial as advertised, specifically with regard to healthful benefit if taken in massive doses, and worse, so-claimed "natural" sources, such as "plant-based." In fact, it is well known, now, if not known as well known even 20 - 30 years ago, that massive doses of Vitamin C may be not just necessary, but even harmful, if taken in excess. Vit. C is not alone in that risk. There are many vitamins and minerals and other supplement "natural" products that are harmful to ideal health if taken in excess.

And, the fact is, if a diet is based upon fresh food, with little to no processed food sources - essential, food purchased on the perimeter of your grocery store, conveniently, or grown yourself, that diet will suffice without the need of supplements, which can, in some cases, be ridiculously expensive and nowhere near the limited benefit derived since it is mostly not absorbed in the body, but passed through and discarded. Do you really need to dump money down the crapper? Need vitamin C? - eat fruit. Have we forgotten, or never learned the real sources of the nutrients we require? Didn't mommy ever teach you? Mine did, thank God.

To the title's message, essentially the 'if' portion of an if/then statement, I would have the "then" say:

Come the 8 pm eastern time [US] deadline for Iran to surrender and open the Strait of Hormuz, I would send bombers to the selected bridges and energy sites in Iran, but the bombs would be shyte bombs. Yes, toilet product. Tons and tons and tons of it; enough to render these sites inhospitable for human decency. Not necessarily lethal, but it will send a message of unequivocal terms: Iran, the Great Shyte.

Anyt regime that, faced with targeted annihilation when offered a peaceful survival, and who would, instead place their most vulnerable to combat in the way - women and children - that regime, not the USA, is the Great Satan, period.

Wow. Hit a nerve? I merely said your data is old. I did not say it was not accurate. I question why your direct source, rather than citing EIA directly, chose to use old, second-hand data. Source3 choice is meaningful, but it was just a question; not an invitation to bleed. Besides, not at all interested in McDonald's, or any other "fast/dead food." I support using fresh food, and I store fresh food in the guise of freeze-dried which we dry and package, ourselves; it just lacks water and its just as good and nutrient-rich as fresh, but will endure for at least 25 years. I can go off grid food and water-wise, and soon also true of energy, and will not miss a beat for close to five years for me and my family, and live at 7500 feet elevation in a mountain forest where I cannot see a single neighbor, though they are there, so the world can go to hell, and we'll survive.

Your "data" from visual capitalist is 5 quarters old, even though the article was published just a few weeks ago.

No, it. mean I don't satisfy all that I could want. I did say that I do not indulge everything I could have. I'm suspicious God does the same. Just because one has omnipotence does not mean it is all used. Who said He did? Surely, someone who does not know a thing abut him except that particular characteristic, which I submit its not the most meaning thing about Him.

So? I can have more than I want.I simply choose to ignore wanting some things.

Oh, but he does. God wants us to make our own decisions about Him, come what may.

I did not reply as you expect because I am not going to engage a discussion which you are already convinced is not worth your time. Context and content is king, and unle3ss every word is read, and I guarantee you have not, or all your questi0ons would bet answered, I will not engage until you do.

Lazarus was dead, but did not resurrect. His shirt was returned to his body to extend his mortal life. He eventually died again. No one resurrected until Christ did. That's the only way it works.

Well, as there is no known GOD,

TLTR. I stopped with that first phrase since I know Him very well, so I figured all that follows is more if the same; whereas, for all the ballyhoo about AI.... well, I began my6 journey of knowing God as a personally involved Holy Man in my life at 13, having my first attempt with prayer answered when I was five, playing marbles. Sorry you have not had either experience.

What is God? God is supreme being and everything happens as God wants.

Just because God is a supreme being does not mean that "everything happens as God wants." No, that would deny free agency to man, which is the greatest gift to man after life, itself. We are not driven by God's will, nor are we driven by Satan's will. Either may influence, but we act by our agency.