Week 8: February 18, 2025 -- February 24, 2025

Locator: 48409TOPSECRETS.

Geoff Simon's quick connects. 

Buffett's annual letter.

Top stories:

• President Trump
  

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Top Stories

Geoff Simon's quick connects.

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The First 100 Days
January 20, 2025 - April 30, 2025

Fourth Week Of President Trump's Presidency

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The Top Stories

Top story of the week:

• President Trump: clearly ready to set a new world order
  
• DOGE website is live: https://doge.gov/ (note "gov" not com).
  

Top international non-energy story:

• tariffs
• nothing new
  
• deportations continue
• illegal cross-border crossings come "to a stop"
• no change from last week: all within three weeks of Trump being sworn into office
• Trump opponents are upset with the marked success of the program
  

Top international energy story:

• 
  

Top national non-energy story:

• President Trump
• Ukraine: bilateral peace talks begin -- Russia and US
• Ukraine / Zelenskyy won't be at the table
• Trump has a 100-day self-imposed deadline for big announcement on Ukraine (e.g., ceasefire) -- April 29, 2025
• it's obvious how Trump feels about Zelenskyy at this point
  
• Saudi Arabia is not happy with Trump's initiative on Gaza
  
• Saudi Arabia seems interested in advancing an initiative for Gaza other than Trump's
  
• no update from last week: all files on JFK, RFK, Jr., and MLK, Jr., to be opened with one exception:
• apparently the "Epstein list" is on DOJ's desk for review prior to sending it to Trump
  
• Tim Cook announces brand new "member of the family" this next week; the iPhone 16e
• trans: men in women's sports
• Maine is the only state that "won't abide" by Trump's EO -- now law of the land
• governor says she will take Trump to court on this one
• Trump welcomes the opportunity
  

Top national energy story:

• no update from last week:
• Trump "unleashes" energy; declares "American energy dominance"
• open LNG, oil exploration that Biden had stopped by EO
  

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

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

• 
  

Top North Dakota energy story: 

• KMI, Hiland, Outrigger, $640-million deal closes.