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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 connects: link here.
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