Sunday, December 29, 2024

Week 51: December 22, 2024 -- December 28, 2024

Locator: 44568TOPSTORIES.

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Hiatus Between November 5, 2024 - January 20, 2025: Twelve Weeks
Biden-Trump Transition
December 22 - December 28, 2024: Week Eight

The transition works this way, this cycle:

  • Biden's emphasis is on pardons and commutations; 
    • setting up Trump for failure; Biden will fade away
    • expresses regret that he dropped out of race; says he could have won (he's 82 years old)
  • Trump's focus is to look presidential well before inauguration
    • putting his administration (and "Shadow Government") in place;
    • nominations: the big ones have all been named
    • executive orders being drafted

The Florida White House:

  • Trump is the president, simply waiting to make it official, January 20th (unchanged from last week)
  • surrounding himself with "self-made billionaires"
  • those billionaires not named to his administration are making pilgrimages to Mar-a-Lago
  • most recent rumor: Bill Gates on his way

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The Top Stories

Top story of the week:

  • Russia shoots down civilian a/c; Putin apologize

Top international non-energy story:

  • Trudeau's government likely to fail but as of December 29, 2024, still the prime minister
    • Trudeau's top officials race to Mar-A-Lago

Top international energy story:


Top national non-energy story:

Top national energy story:


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

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:


Geoff Simon's quick connects: no report this week.

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