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Healthcare reform? More like healthcare deform. Dems and GOP agree on one thing: sabotaging governance is bipartisan!

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Government shutdown: the only US export outperforming TikTok trends. Two weeks in and still zero self-awareness.

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National Zoo funding halted. Good thing DC already has enough clowns on Capitol Hill.

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Senate preps 8th vote on funding—because why solve problems when you can rehearse failure?

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Priorities unlocked: Soldiers get paid while other workers starve. Museums closed, but political egos remain wide open.

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The Myth of Energy Independence

Source: EIA Crude Oil Reports (Q4 2023)

Trump’s “energy dominance” mantra collides with reality. U.S. crude exports hit 4.1 million barrels per day in 2023—a record. Yet domestic refinery capacity has stagnated since 2019, forcing refiners to import 6.3 million bpd of heavy crude from Canada and Saudi Arabia. The Permian Basin’s light sweet crude isn’t usable in 60% of U.S. refineries designed for heavier grades.

Meanwhile, the IRA’s $369 billion green subsidies face headwinds. Tesla’s Q3 earnings showed a 44% gross margin on U.S.-made EVs—predicated on Chinese lithium-ion batteries. CATL’s new Michigan plant, producing LFP batteries under license, will capture 35% of the North American market by 2025, per BloombergNEF.

Conclusion: Energy independence is a slogan, not a strategy. Without confronting supply chain realities, tariffs and subsidies are empty gestures.