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John Stretch

@johnstretch

Retired Master Mariner & Offshore Construction Manager. Rational optimist. Former 1970s member of GreenPeace & FoE. CO2 GHG theory grossly exaggerated.

Lancashire, England 가입일 Kasım 2010
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John Stretch
John Stretch@johnstretch·
@Yawkonadu_Tv North African Arabs started 600 years before Britain and took more Sub Saharan slaves than Europe as well as >1 million Europeans. They castrated their Sub Saharan slaves in “sensitive” positions to protect their bloodline. You are clueless
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SuzieWong 🌹🍄🌲🌳☀️☔
"The Rolls Royce" of PM's someone just called her. She cared so much she bribed the working class with a cheap council house (not hers to sell) and a few gas shares in return for industrial destruction, poverty, mass unemployment, and the private extortion of public services..
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Brian Atlas
Brian Atlas@BrianAtlas·
GENUINE question: do you think this is a looks-match? And what do you rate them? He's at least 2-3 points above her IMO. He is 7.5-8. She is a 5.
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Neil Stone@DrNeilStone·
Name a human invention that has saved more lives than vaccines
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MAVERICK X@MAVERIC68078049·
I am sure many of you have noticed this.
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John Stretch
John Stretch@johnstretch·
@ret_ward Yes it’s a mature basin but why do negative losers like you want to curtail further exploration particularly west of Shetland where the new big fields are. You are the antithesis of ambition which once made us great. You are utterly pathetic
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Bob Ward
Bob Ward@ret_ward·
This is utterly deluded nonsense. Previous UK governments did not restrict North Sea production but we are still exposed to the volatility of international fossil fuel markets because our reserves are in serious decline from the mature basin.
Melissa Chen@MsMelChen

Imagine if the United States had swallowed the Al Gore-style climate gospel back in the day... You don't really have to imagine it. Because there's a natural experiment that took place and that alternative future that the US dodged actually exists. It's called the United Kingdom. I seem to remember there was a sneering attitude from coastal liberal elites hooked on TED talks when Sarah Palin came on the scene and said "drill baby drill." They laughed and dismissed the idea of ramping up domestic fossil fuel production as backward and environmentally reckless. If it was up to them, they would have shut down fracking, choked off new drilling, slapped massive restrictions on oil and gas development, and chased the fantasy of rapid "green" transition at all costs. Instead America did the opposite. The result? UK households today pay 2X more than US households do for energy and their industrial electricity prices are among the highest in Europe. Sure they've lowered emissions (technically they just outsourced it) but at the cost of creating a massive structural economic disadvantage. Energy is the foundational input for everything - steel, chemicals, fertilizers, aluminum, cement, refining. When your electricity and gas bills are 2–6× higher, you just can't even compete. So you end up closing plants, offshoring jobs, and watching your industrial base slowly bleed out. So yeah, the UK's current predicament is exactly where the US would be in if the Green Lobby, Dems and Hollywood suckers had their way: energy-poor, import-dependent, economically hobbled, and geopolitically neutered. The worst part is it's completely ideological. The UK could have had more homegrown energy supply to buffer prices and keep revenue flowing, but Ed Miliband refuses to exploit the UK's own shale or North Sea potential aggressively. Decline really is a choice. Americans should be glad their leaders refused to make it.

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𝐓𝐌𝐓@TMT_arabic·
The Iranian Foreign Minister addressing the world: ​Let me get one thing straight: Egypt charges $200,000 to $700,000 per transit through the Suez Canal. Large container ships or tankers can exceed $1 million. Panama charges $100,000 - $450,000 per transit. Large Neopanamax vessels cost up to $500,000 to transit the Panama Canal. Turkey charges fees for the Bosphorus Strait. Canada charges fees for the St. Lawrence Seaway. The United States charges fees for the St. Lawrence Seaway. Iran has refused to collect fees for the Strait of Hormuz for decades. They made it free! Despite the defamation, sanctions, and isolation—and yet you want me to believe that Iran is the "bad guy" here?
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Madelaine Hanson
Madelaine Hanson@MadelaineLucyH·
Ok I can explain this to you, because unlike this bunch of losers I’ve worked in marketing. What we market to you is this: An identity you want > A product > A sale Doesn’t matter if it’s a teapot or a banking app. That’s what you do with an ad. Does it make you feel smart? Prestigious? In on the joke? Cool? Safe? That’s how advertisers think. If I say “This hat is cool, and good!” that’s a 2/10 ad. If I say “This hat is the hat you wear on holiday this year when the warm Italian sun floods the vineyards” that’s already put the hat on your head and a luxury holiday. Now, most people do not like racism. I know that’ll shock you because of Elon’s whack algorithm, but most people identify as “not a racist”. Easiest way to say to someone, look how open minded we are, and you are just like us? Diversity in an ad. It’s just sales. You’re just dumb so you see an “agenda”.
'Seeing is believing'@dave24144975

An agenda...

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Ethan Brooks
Ethan Brooks@alt_w_v_g·
The dishwasher broke My wife said "good thing we have the home warranty" I said nothing I've been paying $62 a month for three years for this moment $2,232 for the peace of mind that when something breaks someone will come to the house and tell me it's not covered I called 47 minutes on hold They sent a technician Arrival window: Tuesday through Thursday between 8am and 5pm My analyst delivers faster than that And he still hasn't fixed the gridlines He showed up Wednesday at 4:47pm Looked at the dishwasher Opened the door Closed the door Touched something underneath Said "not covered" 90 seconds That's faster than my bank lets me prove I'm human I said "what's covered" He said "the motor" I said "what's wrong with it" He said "not the motor" I said "convenient" He said the service fee is $75 I paid a man $75 to open my dishwasher, close my dishwasher, and say two words My analyst could do that And he's not even that good I called the warranty company back 38 minutes on hold Requested the policy 129 pages I read all 129 pages Because that's what I do The coverage section is 34 pages The exclusions section is 58 The business model is right there In the margins Where nobody reads Except me Page 91 says "all mechanical and electrical components essential to appliance function are covered under standard service" Page 104 excludes control panels A control panel is an electrical component essential to appliance function Their own document contradicts itself 13 pages apart I highlighted both Sent them an email Subject line: "Plz fix. Thx." Attached both pages No other context Took them three days to send a technician Took them 4 hours to call me back when I found the loophole Funny how that works They covered the repair Waived the $75 And I canceled the warranty anyway Because a contract that contradicts itself isn't a contract It's a suggestion My wife said "so we're canceling" I said "we're canceling" She said "and the dishwasher" I said "fixed. They're covering it." She said "how" I said "I read the policy" She said "all 129 pages" I said "the exclusions section starts on page 47. The coverage section ends on page 34. There are 13 pages between them where they hoped nobody would look." She looked at me Then she said "you're unbelievable" I said "I just saved us $744 a year and got a free dishwasher repair. I'm not unbelievable. I'm thorough." She looked at the ceiling The dishwasher works now The warranty is canceled And the policy has been read By at least one person Probably the first Make common sense common again Plz fix. Thx. Sent from my iPhone
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Alex
Alex@alex_avoigt·
For anyone who still hasn't grasped why nuclear power plants are the stupidest idea imaginable: New nuclear power plants cost up to 49 cents per kilowatt-hour in Europe. Solar power costs between 3 and 6 cents. Thats 16 times more expensive electricity For those now dreaming of small power plants (SMR): SMRs produce five to 30 times more nuclear waste than large reactors, and nuclear waste is a massive cost driver. Professor Dr. Lesch calls the idea of ​​using old nuclear waste as fuel "a wonderful fairy tale that has yet to come true anywhere in the world." For all now claiming storage is no cost driver take a look what Germany had to pay and all other countries with nuclear energy generation must pay for decommissioning and storing nuclear facilities and waste in the future:
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John Stretch@johnstretch·
I also wasn’t told that North African Arabs took >1 Million Europeans as slaves as well as many more Sub Saharan Africans. They started around 600 years before Europe and took more Africans as slaves than Europe. I also wasn’t told that they castrated the male Africans who were considered to be in “sensitive” roles. Funny that these North Africans aren’t being demanded to pay reparations to their sub Saharan brethren.
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THIS IS WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU.. How many of you went to school and were never told that Belgium killed 12 million Congolese people?
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John Stretch@johnstretch·
@ECOWARRIORSS “Native Americans” came from Asia over the land bridge into what is now Alaska and spread south. They were the first colonisers, Australian Aborigines and NZ Māoris same story, came from elsewhere. Everyone was nomadic out of necessity
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GO GREEN@ECOWARRIORSS·
Greatest genocide in history was not Hitler Its was European invaders eliminating over 56 million native Americans and killed millions of Bison just to starve native Americans Over 200 years later native Americans still being treated with contempt and no respect or dignity
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Last hope to save Apache sacred land fizzles out at Supreme Court Trump has transferred the land to a private mining company that will obliterate this ancient land A massive copper mining project to turn a sacred religious site into a 2-mile-wide crater courthousenews.com/last-hope-to-s…

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John Stretch@johnstretch·
@ECIU_UK So nothing to lose by allowing exploration companies to see what they can extract then
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ECIU@ECIU_UK·
Official UK oil and gas statistics and projections suggest that 93% of the oil and gas that is likely to be produced from the North Sea has already been extracted. eciu.net/media/press-re…
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TexasTamie@TexasTamieK·
It was common practice in the 1970’s, 80’s and even the early 90’s to wash your windshield when you stopped for gas every week. Bugs galore covered the windshield and front grill on your vehicle. That’s not the case anymore. It’s like the bugs have simply disappeared. No bees, no gnats, no flys or moths. Our skies are being poisoned and killing off the insects. When was the last time you saw snail trails going across the concrete walkway after a heavy rain? When was the last time you saw earthworms wiggling across your driveway after a nice rainstorm? Our skies are being poisoned and contaminating the earths soil and killing them. Eczema and psoriasis are also becoming the norm.
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John Stretch@johnstretch·
@MarioNawfal The main navigation route through Hormuz is in Omani waters. There is no need to touch Iranian waters unless you are heading for an Iranian Port. I have passed through Hormuz many times
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Miles Commodore
Miles Commodore@miles_commodore·
Why am I referenced as an African-American? I hate that! My ancestors go back well over 200 years in this country. That's much longer than most other Americans. Do we call them British or Irish Americans? The term is dumb and I'm not a fan of it. I’m American!
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