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Victor R Franko
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re: California ‘running out of fuel’ as imports dry up, Trump must act to prevent crisis?
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 8:00 pm to Undertow
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There is no gasoline shortage.
There is for California. They use a special gasoline that is no longer made in the US., other than what is refined in California. There was a substantial thread about this when Phillip 66 announced they were finished refining in California late last year. Their leaving California removed 8-20% of California's refined gasoline. To replace this gas, as mentioned, they have to import from Asian countries that actually refine their blend, just a few.
They do have gasoline issues and if they don't relax some of their special needs it'll get worse.
Oh BTW, Valero has called it quits in Cali and Chevron moved HQ to Texas after 145 years in Cali. Oil companies have been leaving California.
I looked around and found a link from a PT thread on 2/12/26.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/12/us-news/california-at-a-breaking-point-as-refineries-close-and-gas-prices-surge/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=capost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#Echobox=1770930464
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re: Saturday SEC Baseball
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 7:00 pm to ColoradoAg
Just looked at he box score. LSU has brought in 4 relief pitchers. They have 25 pitches total between all four. Can't see what point he's trying to make.
But he wins championships so I'll leave him to it.
But he wins championships so I'll leave him to it.
re: Saturday SEC Baseball
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 5:26 pm to tylerdurden24
quote:
Dawgs set a new SEC record with 9 HRs in a single game
Is the converse true for Arkansas? Give up 9 HRs?
re: Saturday SEC Baseball
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 3:57 pm to BamaBravesPackers
This statistic surprised me....Alabama baseball all time record vs. Texas is 1-13. Lone win was in 1904 in Tuscaloosa. Wow, football record vs. Texas ain't so bad now.
See yawl tomorrow.
See yawl tomorrow.
re: Saturday SEC Baseball
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 3:35 pm to hookem33
Agree. Next year Volantis followed by Cozart. Will have to process out about half of current pitchers and hit the portal and recruiting route.
re: Saturday SEC Baseball
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 3:26 pm to hookem33
Schlossnagle needs to keep Volantis and Riojas as 1, 2 or 2,1. Move Harrison to 3rd.
re: So question for LSU fans.
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 3:20 pm to Old Sarge
School song is The Eyes of Texas, I been working on the railroad song.
Texas Fight is the fight song. aggy is most familiar with this song because it's the band favorite after Texas scores or a turnover/ big play.
Fun fact Texas Fight is the same tune as Taps sped up about 10x.
Texas Fight is the fight song. aggy is most familiar with this song because it's the band favorite after Texas scores or a turnover/ big play.
Fun fact Texas Fight is the same tune as Taps sped up about 10x.
re: AOC is laughing it up with a little boy. Just how desperate is the woman?
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 2:46 pm to Tigergreg
Kinda funny, kid said it costs about 5 bucks to birth a baby. I miss Art Linkletter's kids say the darndest things. That was some funny stuff.
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 11:54 am to bigjoe1
quote:
Start bombing the oil storage tanks and force them to shut down the oil wells.
Don't have to bomb the storage tanks. They'll soon be at full capacity if not already They may have to start shutting wells down real soon.
Stored oil value should go to the Iranian people when this is over.
re: Iran keeps playing games. Time to start dropping bombs again.
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 11:36 am to DomincDecoco
The IRGC mind is playing tricks on them. DJT must stand 6 or 7 feet. That's the nigg* they be seeing in dey sleep.
re: Iran keeps playing games. Time to start dropping bombs again.
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 11:19 am to davyjones
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Drop them m’fkn b’s on em.
Geto Boys?
re: A Democrat holdover inside the DOJ was obstructing the John Brennan perjury prosecution
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/18/26 at 10:49 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
There is probably a viable case in DC for perjury for Brennan. That's not a guaranteed win but it would be viable. In Florida? Much less viable.
I'll challenge this statement
When considering the jury pool to select from of these two locations, I'd consider Florida more viable for an honest and fair jury.
re: ‘Summer of ’83: Texas vs Tide’
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/17/26 at 7:58 pm to giveemhell
The 83 team was probably the best team Texas has ever assembled.
Team record....66-14, I think most wins in one college season all time. Correction, Whicita St. had 72 wins in '82
ERA....2.72
Complete games pitched 40
1983 CWS Champions, 5-0 defeated James Madison, Oklahoma St., Alabama, Michigan, Alabama
Calvin Schiraldi: 14-2 record. 140 innings pitched. 18 starts. CWS MVP. MLB World Series
Roger Clemens: 13-5 record, 3.04 ERA, 166.0 innings pitched. 20 starts. MLB World Series. Cy Young winner 7 times.
Mike Capel: 13-1 record. 108.2 innings pitched. 17 starts.
Kirk Killingsworth: 12-3 record with 7 saves. 30 games.
Steve Labay: 7-2 record. 10 starts.
Team record....66-14, I think most wins in one college season all time. Correction, Whicita St. had 72 wins in '82
ERA....2.72
Complete games pitched 40
1983 CWS Champions, 5-0 defeated James Madison, Oklahoma St., Alabama, Michigan, Alabama
Calvin Schiraldi: 14-2 record. 140 innings pitched. 18 starts. CWS MVP. MLB World Series
Roger Clemens: 13-5 record, 3.04 ERA, 166.0 innings pitched. 20 starts. MLB World Series. Cy Young winner 7 times.
Mike Capel: 13-1 record. 108.2 innings pitched. 17 starts.
Kirk Killingsworth: 12-3 record with 7 saves. 30 games.
Steve Labay: 7-2 record. 10 starts.
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/17/26 at 2:00 am to Jack Ruby
quote:
He's literally just saying this shite so he and his cabal can manipulate the stock market for personal gain.
Let me guess, you haven't been buying in on the dip and have missed out on the massive rebound that has been happening the last 2 weeks?
You sound like one of those guys that buys high and sells low.
:rotflmao:
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/16/26 at 8:17 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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Or there is some back-channel communication with some other party (Democrats??) that give the a reason to simply hang on...
Very, very likely
If any evidence of behind the bush communications with anyone, much less Democrats, is ever brought forth, that's truly a death penalty offense.
re: One of my favorite Coach O stories
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/16/26 at 6:04 am to Landmass
quote:
shite, I can't listen to anyone talk for hours. It's a great thing my wife is pretty.
You're correct about your wife being pretty. I used to watch her talk for hours too.
:nana:
re: Forbes’ “New Ivies” Public and Private Universities, 2026
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/16/26 at 5:55 am to tylerdurden24
Everyone should spend a couple of minutes and glean through the article why these universities were selected as "New Ivies" .
I've C+P a few paragraphs that will give you the gist. It's a changing world out there with the AI. If your job requires you to stare at a computer screen and mash keys on a keyboard, you're job is probably not needed any longer. I'm sure new ones will pop up, we just don't know what they are yet. It'll be the task of these new graduates to figure out new jobs and AI applications for them.
From the article.
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Bottom line: The nation’s colleges will have to adapt to justify their high sticker prices (some exceeding $90,000 a year) and produce educated workers capable of paying off their hefty student debt.
But how? Some early insights come from Forbes’ third annual list of the New Ivies–20 top schools (10 private and 10 public) whose alums rate highly with employers. The honorees were chosen with input from a survey of more than 100 C-Suite and hiring executives, who this year were asked not only to rate schools, but also how AI was changing their hiring of new grads.
Nearly 25% of these executives said AI would reduce their need for entry level college graduates and 60% said it would change their staffing needs. “Artificial intelligence has entirely redefined the anatomy of the entry level role. Consequently, the baseline for new hires has skyrocketed and lessened our need for traditional entry level headcount,” wrote one C-suite level executive.
Not surprisingly, given how highly they rate with employers, the 20 schools on our list are all rushing to prepare their students and adapt their curriculum, in a variety of ways–and across all disciplines. In December, Indiana’s Purdue University, a public New Ivy, became the first college in the U.S. to announce an “AI working competency” graduation requirement.
“The most promising talents today are beginning to emerge from institutions that prioritize intellectual rigor over inherited prestige,” observed one of our C-suite respondents, adding that the ideal graduate entering the workforce in the age of AI will have successfully completed an education that’s cultivated uniquely human traits including “complex emotional intelligence, radical adaptability and visionary creativity to orchestrate AI tools rather than compete with them.”
I've C+P a few paragraphs that will give you the gist. It's a changing world out there with the AI. If your job requires you to stare at a computer screen and mash keys on a keyboard, you're job is probably not needed any longer. I'm sure new ones will pop up, we just don't know what they are yet. It'll be the task of these new graduates to figure out new jobs and AI applications for them.
From the article.
*************************************************
Bottom line: The nation’s colleges will have to adapt to justify their high sticker prices (some exceeding $90,000 a year) and produce educated workers capable of paying off their hefty student debt.
But how? Some early insights come from Forbes’ third annual list of the New Ivies–20 top schools (10 private and 10 public) whose alums rate highly with employers. The honorees were chosen with input from a survey of more than 100 C-Suite and hiring executives, who this year were asked not only to rate schools, but also how AI was changing their hiring of new grads.
Nearly 25% of these executives said AI would reduce their need for entry level college graduates and 60% said it would change their staffing needs. “Artificial intelligence has entirely redefined the anatomy of the entry level role. Consequently, the baseline for new hires has skyrocketed and lessened our need for traditional entry level headcount,” wrote one C-suite level executive.
Not surprisingly, given how highly they rate with employers, the 20 schools on our list are all rushing to prepare their students and adapt their curriculum, in a variety of ways–and across all disciplines. In December, Indiana’s Purdue University, a public New Ivy, became the first college in the U.S. to announce an “AI working competency” graduation requirement.
“The most promising talents today are beginning to emerge from institutions that prioritize intellectual rigor over inherited prestige,” observed one of our C-suite respondents, adding that the ideal graduate entering the workforce in the age of AI will have successfully completed an education that’s cultivated uniquely human traits including “complex emotional intelligence, radical adaptability and visionary creativity to orchestrate AI tools rather than compete with them.”
re: Rand Paul votes with Democrates to shut down the Iran war effort
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/16/26 at 5:08 am to AUJACK
quote:
All the politicians from Kentucky have TDS. Rand, Massie, Cocaine Mitch, and the queer as governor Beshears.
Nah, They've been purchased or compromised. They're all probably on that Democrat blackmail file with extra **** behind their names.
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/16/26 at 3:34 am to Auburn1968
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Auburn1968
Do you really think drones in the hands of everyday civilians would have any impact against the IRGC? Seriously?
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/16/26 at 3:08 am to trinidadtiger
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You honestly think they would just want to build nuclear power plants when they cant even sustain a power grid???
I think the original poster meant Iran could produce uranium concentrate for sale to other countries. The US for instance, nuclear generators imported 99% of their uranium concentrate in 2023, with the majority coming from Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan.
re: Zohran announces 1st city owned supermarkets are coming soon! in 2029. For 30 million $
Posted by Victor R Franko on 4/15/26 at 3:21 pm to Fun Bunch
The store will never open, and the $30 million or more will be gone.
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