Energy security is economic security.

Trump understands this as well as the principle that nations are competitive with each other.

What did this strategic thinker do?

He secured oil security by his drill baby drill ideology and added to it with Venezuelan oil.

He saw that China was out competing the US and has closed the staits of hamuz, cutting off middle eastern oil to China south Korea and Japan ( America's manufacturing rivals). Their economies are in for real pain . So is Australia's in all probability

He has abandoned Europe which has gone for unreliable green energy and must now spend trillions building up its military .  They should freeze to death in winter as putin doesn't want to share his gas

He has stirred up Muslim terrorists who will cause havoc in Europe and possibly even places like Australia,  whilst shutting down immigration of troublesome people to the US.

A study of the big fella shows how much he has benefited the American empire whilst hurting his rivals.

That is, after all , his mission.

And he has shut down the Epstein files which threatened the chief strategist.

This is what winning looks like 👍 👌

aquascoot wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2026 at 7:21am:


That's us, right?

So this is what winning looks like.

Fingering your closest allies. Rogering them, shafting, feltching.

Ever get the feeling you've been bred?

Trump doesn't owe Australia.
Stop being so entitled.

If we are stupid enough to go with ridiculous pumped hydro and have the most expensive energy in the world whilst selling coal to Asia so they can have the cheapest, trumps total responsibility is to tell us we are becoming a shithole country.

If we are stupid enough to import 10s of thousands of Islamists to Western Sydney or Sudanese to Melbourne to create drama, then trumps total responsibility is to tell us we are creating a shithole country.

Go talk to some real Australians and see if they think Trump is correct about woke rubbish, wind turbines and mass immigration.

Albo should look at Trump and say

This guy is worth studying.

thegreatdivide wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2026 at 11:42am:



Don't post such rubbish. China is building a new coal fired plant every fortnight.

aquascoot wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2026 at 7:21am:


'China's total oil demand including all products is set to peak in 2027, with a rise of about 100000 barrels per day this year'.
US will be great when it keeps everything at home, gives China nothing and stops the boats loaded with exports.  Great guys will live on pork and beans.

aquascoot wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2026 at 11:50am:



Your error: China is building green infrastructure at the fastest  rate of any nation.

But its per capita electricity consumption is still only a quarter of the US per capita consumption: China wants to increase it ASAP, using all available technologies

(And a greater proportion of China's energy production powers industry, rather than households as in the US  - a measure of 'standard of living').   


Building the storage and smart grid (including HV DC transmission over long distances) needed for intermittent renewables is complex and takes longer than building 'always-on' coal plants.

Nevertheless, China's emissions will peak by 2030, given the rapid increase in the share of storage-backed renewables (+ nuclear, requiring long lead-times to build) in China.

And costs will begin to fall, given the power 'source' (wind and sun) is free. 

Whereas the US will still be increasing emissions by 2030  under Trump's policies, which won't seem so smart then, when China can assist the developing world to bypass expensive and polluting  fossil-based development altogether.    

thegreatdivide wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2026 at 11:42am:


Just so. And do you know? Sleepy Joe had a plan. DL fucked it up, as you do.

That's the SM for you.

He's all about CARNAGE !!!

aquascoot wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2026 at 7:21am:


'The 1941 US oil embargo, enacted alongside British and Dutch allies in July–August 1941, cut off over 90% of Japan's oil supply in response to their invasion of French Indochina. By freezing Japanese assets and restricting exports, the US aimed to halt Japan’s expansionism in Asia. This catastrophic resource shortage forced Japan to choose between abandoning its imperial conquest or seizing oil fields in Southeast Asia, leading directly to the decision to attack Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.'