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5 Big Energy Stories - 10.5.2026: ‘Digger’ Flops as Leftwing Activists Conspire to Kill the Senate Permitting bill
It’s official: Tom Cruise’s anti-oil screed “Digger” is the biggest movie flop of 2026, and among the biggest flops of all-time.
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X Post: Trump’s Very Public Internal Debate Over A Diesel Export Ban
Note: Here’s the full text of a post I put up on X this morning detailing the latest iteration of President Donald Trump’s debate with himself on the…
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Climate Lawfare Rings In Monday’s Supreme Court Session
When the U.S.
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X Post: Sign the Frickin’ Permitting Bill, Congress
[Note: A bipartisan group of senators claim to have reached a tentative agreement on permitting reform legislation just as the Senate goes on vacation…
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Democrat Senators Mount a Cynical Ploy to Halt Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal
Senate Democrats have opened a new front against the Trump administration’s Venezuela oil strategy.
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September 2026

Abbott Moves Again To Slam The Brakes On Texas Data Center Growth
The rapidly expanding data center industry in the United States may have hit its most impactful speed bump yet on Monday as Texas Governor Greg Abbott…
 • David Blackmon
X Post: WaPo Shows Why Trump Hates The Corrupt Legacy Media
[Note: I put up the following post on X today in response to a story in the Washington Post which claims the White House is “considering” allowing Major…
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IER: Saudi Arabia Exporting Oil via Oman
[Note: Another outstanding bit of analysis by the pros at the Institute For Energy Research here.]
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The Energy Realities Podcast - 9.28.2026: Global Energy Crisis - How Did We Get Here?
In this roundtable discussion, three energy experts examine the perfect storm of policy decisions, geopolitical conflicts, and ideological commitments…
 • David Blackmon
5 Big Energy Stories - 9.28.2026: Bill Nye The Climate Scam Guy Hardest Hit By Lack of Hurricanes
Meet Bill Nye, the Climate Scam Guy - During the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, Bill Nye - who isn’t a scientist at all - told MSNBC’s…
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Why Even A Temporary Diesel Export Ban Is A No Good Terrible Very Bad Idea
Energy analysts spent much of the past week laying out all the reasons why a presidential ban on exports of diesel fuel is a no good, terrible, very bad…
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DC Update From The U.S. Oil & Gas Association - 9.25.2026
Permitting reform isn’t quite dead yet but is very much alive but also may be dead – depends on who you talk to and what time of day….
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