Friday, March 7, 2025

Week 10: March 4, 2025 -- March 10, 2025

Locator: 48473TOPSTORIES. 

Geoff Simon's quick connects

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

Sixth Week Of President Trump's Presidency

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The Top Stories

Top story of the week:

  • President Trump flips-flops on tariffs -- impossible for anyone to know what's going on
  • President Trump's "State of the Union Address" -- hits it out of the ballpark
    • opposition made fools of themselves; Americans who tuned in, not impressed

Top international non-energy story:

  • tariffs
    • Mexico, Canada: tariffs postponed at least for most items
    • China: appears to remain unchanged: 20% increase on what tariffs have been

Top international energy story:

  • OPEC pushing prices down

Top national non-energy story:

  • Measles outbreak in southwest US
    • mostly Mennonite community in west Texas
    • now at 200 cases; variously reported, 1 - 2 deaths
    • cases now outside Texas for first time -- New Mexico
    • so far vaccine seems to "be working"
  • President Trump
  • Minnesota: apparently has completely overspent huge budget surplus; now several billion shortfall;
  • California's governor moving to center in anticipation of running for president 
  • The Kennedy Center: leadership changes.

Top national energy story:

  • SD governor signs bill banning eminent domain for CO2 pipeline
    • one surface owner can scuttle entire project

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

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