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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Week 48: December 1, 2024 -- December 7, 2024

Locator: 44459TOPSTORIES.

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Top story of the week

  • Trump is the president, simply waiting to make it official, January 20th
  • suggests to Justin Trudeau that Canada may be better off as the 51st state
  • Turkey-supported rebels defeat the Assad government — by December 8, 2024, Assad had resigned and had fled the country
    • earlier, Iran pulled its troops out of Syria
    • one assumes the same for Russia (seaport on the west coast of Syria is a Russian port; current status is unknown)
    • of note: Turkey supported the rebels; current government of Turkey would like to see Israel defeated and the land returned to anti-Israeli Arabs; the Golan Heights now are center of attention; Israeli forces have moved back into the area with beefed up resources; unclear if Israel has moved east of the Purple Line.
  • French government did fall; Macron significantly weakened but still in office; greeted Trump and Jill Biden at re-opening of Norte Dame cathedral, December 7, 2024.
  • NYC mayor Adams breaking from other sanctuary cities
    • will work with Homan / Trump to expedite deportations of criminal element from NYC
    • perhaps the killing in broad daylight of a UHC CEO got his attention

Top international non-energy story:

  • Syria about ready to fall to rebels; Assad's days numbered; what a waste of a life.
  • Notre Dame opens Saturday, December 7, 2024
    • Biden invited; didn't show
    • Trump will represent the US
  • French government fails/falls; Macron on his way out?
  • Germany in economic dire straits.

    Top international energy story:

    • EU freezing and running out of natural gas
    • OPEC+ delays change in production another three months

    Top national non-energy story:

    • Biden is smiling way more than ever
    • Harris is AWOL
    • Trump is moving in; Melania was measuring drapes a year ago.
    • Melania stood by her man.

    Top national energy story:

    • immigration, deportation panic
    • gasoline prices at record lows (as are Biden’s polling approval numbers)

    Focus on fracking: current link here. Generally updated late Sunday night.

    Top North Dakota non-energy story:

    Top North Dakota energy story:

    • MRO continues to report monster wells; many, better than ever (same as last week).

    Geoff Simon's quick connectslink here.

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