GD1969

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GD1969

GD1969

@gfd101

Independence for all UK nations

Scotland Katılım Mayıs 2011
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@LynneK
@LynneK@lynnek2005·
Grilled eel! Is it good?
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GD1969@gfd101·
@OrevaZSN Narcissist personality disorder
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𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉
What is it called when your self esteem is extremely low, but your ego is high? I mean, you hate yourself, but you still think you’re better than everyone else.
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GD1969@gfd101·
That's interesting
Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡@shanaka86

Everyone talks about Iranian oil in barrels. Nobody talks about what is inside them. That difference is why Western refineries have been running shadow networks through Dubai for twenty years to get it despite the sanctions. Crude oil is not a uniform commodity. It is a spectrum of hydrocarbons with different molecular weights, and the composition of a given crude determines how easily it converts into the products refineries actually want to sell: gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil. The measurement that captures this is API gravity. Higher API gravity means lighter crude with shorter carbon chains, which means lower energy cost to crack, lower processing cost to refine, and higher yield of the light distillates that carry premium pricing. Lower API gravity means heavier crude requiring more energy, more processing steps, more capital equipment, and producing a higher share of lower-value residuals. Iranian Light crude runs at 33 to 36 degrees API gravity with sulfur content between 1.36 and 1.5 percent. That is the refinery sweet spot. It is light enough to yield high fractions of gasoline and middle distillates without excessive processing costs, but heavy enough to produce the full range of products that complex refineries are designed to process. It is what petroleum engineers call an optimal blend crude. Now compare the alternatives. Venezuelan Merey heavy crude runs at approximately 16 degrees API gravity with sulfur between 3 and 5 percent. Refining it profitably requires a coking unit, a hydrocracker, and an extensive desulfurization train. The equipment exists. The economics work for refineries purpose-built around Venezuelan feedstock. It is not a substitute for Iranian crude. It is a different product requiring different industrial infrastructure. US West Texas Intermediate runs at 39 to 40 degrees API with sulfur below 0.25 percent. In theory, the cleanest and easiest crude to process. In practice, it is so light that it does not yield the heavier middle distillates a complex refinery needs to run at full capacity. European and Asian refineries built around medium crudes cannot switch to WTI without blending it with heavier crudes to achieve the molecular weight distribution their process units require. WTI is not a drop-in replacement for Iranian medium. Iranian oil fits where both US shale and Venezuelan heavy do not. It is the liquid that flows through the middle of the global refining system without requiring either the coking infrastructure for heavy crudes or the blending operations for ultra-light shale. That molecular fit is why it commands a persistent premium above comparable grades. It is why Indian refineries maintained Iranian crude purchases through every round of sanctions and negotiated the logistics to keep that flow moving. It is why the Dubai shadow banking and trading network that the UAE is now considering dismantling existed in the first place. The Strait of Hormuz does not just carry oil. It carries the specific category of oil that the global refining system was built to process most efficiently. Closing it does not just reduce supply. It removes the grade of crude that the system runs best on and forces every refinery in the world to run less efficiently on whatever it can find as a substitute. That is the premium embedded in the $82 oil price. Not just volume. Molecular weight. open.substack.com/pub/shanakaans…

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GD1969@gfd101·
@libriscent Machiavellian narcissist Jeykll and Hyde types.
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Libriscent@libriscent·
I don’t trust people who are nice to outsiders but monsters to their own family members. Is there a name for such types of people? What do they call those types of people?
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Kevin McKenna
Kevin McKenna@kmckenna63·
The SNP support violent men in women's prisons and have just enabled men to sexually exploit women and girls. Anything John Swinney says about Mandelson and the crimes of Epstein is worthless
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AI Girl
AI Girl@LetsGrowithAI·
The Notes app on your iPhone is one of the most powerful tools available. But 99% of people don’t know its true potential. Here are 15 amazing features you must know:
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Tom Harris 🇬🇧@MrTCHarris·
Foreign affairs is reserved, John. Just concentrate on getting the bins emptied this week.
First Minister@ScotGovFM

First Minister @JohnSwinney has commented on the unfolding situation in Venezuela, urging the international community to ensure that de-escalation, diplomacy and democracy are the foundations of what follows.

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GD1969@gfd101·
Looks like Venezuela will be getting a devolution settlement.
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GD1969@gfd101·
Amazing that Estonia, Malta and Cyprus provide better conditions to live a prosperous fulfilling lives.
Informal Economy@EconomyInformal

Prosperity Index 2025 1. Norway🇳🇴 2. Denmark🇩🇰 3. Iceland🇮🇸 4. Sweden🇸🇪 5. Ireland🇮🇪 6. Switzerland🇨🇭 7. Belgium🇧🇪 8. Finland🇫🇮 9. Netherlands🇳🇱 10. Slovenia🇸🇮 11. Luxembourg🇱🇺 12. Germany🇩🇪 13. Czechia🇨🇿 14. Australia🇦🇺 15. Malta🇲🇹 16. New Zealand🇳🇿 17. Austria🇦🇹 18. Cyprus🇨🇾 19. Canada🇨🇦 20. Estonia🇪🇪 21. Singapore🇸🇬 22. Japan🇯🇵 23. Spain🇪🇸 24. France🇫🇷 25. Taiwan🇹🇼 26. UK🇬🇧 27. Slovakia🇸🇰 28. Italy🇮🇹 29. Lithuania🇱🇹 30. Korea🇰🇷 31. Latvia🇱🇻 32. Greece🇬🇷 33. Portugal🇵🇹 34. Croatia🇭🇷 35. Poland🇵🇱 36. USA🇺🇸 37. Israel🇮🇱 38. Hungary🇭🇺 39. UAE🇦🇪 40. Uruguay🇺🇾 41. Romania🇷🇴 42. Argentina🇦🇷 47. Kazakhstan🇰🇿 48. Chile🇨🇱 52. Costa Rica🇨🇷 55. Serbia🇷🇸 59. Ukraine🇺🇦 62. Russia🇷🇺 64. Thailand🇹🇭 66. Malaysia🇲🇾 68. Saudi Arabia🇸🇦 70. Türkiye🇹🇷 73. Brazil🇧🇷 75. Ecuador🇪🇨 80. Mexico🇲🇽 82. Mongolia🇲🇳 85. China🇨🇳 86. Peru🇵🇪 89. Iran🇮🇷 91. Colombia🇨🇴 93. Egypt🇪🇬 94. Venezuela🇻🇪 97. Bolivia🇧🇴 99. Paraguay🇵🇾 100. Philippines🇵🇭 102. El Salvador🇸🇻 105. Indonesia🇮🇩 111. Bangladesh🇧🇩 114. India🇮🇳 115. South Africa🇿🇦 116. Honduras🇭🇳 121. Guatemala🇬🇹 122. Pakistan🇵🇰 123. Kenya🇰🇪 132. Tanzania🇹🇿 136. Nigeria🇳🇬 141. Zimbabwe🇿🇼 145. Rwanda🇷🇼 150. Haiti🇭🇹 154. Afghanistan🇦🇫 164. South Sudan🇸🇸 @AtlanticCouncil

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@John2Win What about checks at the border?
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John Lamont MP 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Rural crime is a huge issue in the Borders. This is not petty theft. It destroys livelihoods, and it is happening across the border between Scotland and England. We need tough action - especially on organised gangs - to deter these criminals.
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GD1969@gfd101·
@AnnieWellsMSP Is that the doom loop created by England controlling our economy and tax system when they themselves have produced only 7 fiscal surpluses in the last 70 years
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GD1969@gfd101·
@ArmstrongT97969 @BrianNM @finlayson_vera Where was the deficit spent? Scotland has balanced its budget every year since Holyrood opened. England has produced 7 fiscal surpluses in 70 years by contrast
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A New Scot
A New Scot@ArmstrongT97969·
@BrianNM @finlayson_vera Nope. Scotland ran a £26.2 billion deficit last year. That was funded by borrowing. £14.3 billion of that borrowing was the fiscal transfer from England. ie: England pays that money back not us even though it’s Scotland that received it
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A New Scot
A New Scot@ArmstrongT97969·
Scotland spends almost £3,000 per head more than England For England to spend the same as us it would need to spend about £170 billion a year more That extra spending level would probably lead to the best public services in Europe So. Why are Scottish public services so poor despite this incredible level of public spending here?
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Russell Findlay MSP
Russell Findlay MSP@RussellFindlay1·
Energy firm Hunting PLC is axing scores of skilled Scottish workers - and moving the jobs to Dubai. That's the devastating impact of SNP and Labour hostility towards our oil and gas industry. 👇
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Rutherglen CLP
Rutherglen CLP@RutherglenCLP·
In Scotland under the SNP, one in six Scots are on NHS waiting lists despite record funding from the UK government. In England, Labour is cutting waiting lists and delivering millions more appointments. Scotland’s NHS needs saving from the SNP.
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Michael Tandino
Michael Tandino@albions012·
@DavidMcHutchon The Act of Union was an event that took place in 1707. We don't live in a Union, voluntary or mandatory. Similarly, North Americans don't live in a Revolution. Scots live in a country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It really is extraordinarily simple.
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UK Government Scotland
UK Government Scotland@UKGovScotland·
What does the UK’s historic deal with Norway mean for Scotland’s shipbuilders? 🇬🇧🇳🇴 Hear from apprentices at @BAESystemsplc in Glasgow on how the deal guarantees job security and rewarding work for years to come 👇
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