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Friday, March 14, 2025

Week 11: March 11, 2025 -- March 17, 2025

Locator: 48505TOPSTORIES.

Top story:

  • Democratic Party implodes (favorability rating: 29%; record low; unprecedented; link here)
  • Musk's Dragon 2 / NASA Crew-10 dock safely with the ISS. Boeing CEO watches (needs to be fact-checked).

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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

Eighth Week Of President Trump's Presidency

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The Top Stories

Most important story of the week: where was Pete Buttigieg?

  • the FAA's preliminary report clearly shows blood on Buttigieg's hands
  • where was Buttigieg?
  • preliminary report released this past week, March 11, 2025
  • NY Times reporting: link here.
    • last major story on this crash in TNYT: February 13, 2025, according to NY Times own search engine
  • "mid-air crash was years in the making" -- Buttigieg -- years as Secretary DOT prior to crash.
  • Michael Whitacre: resume suggests he was eminently qualified to lead the FAA; what happened?
  • interesting how little this story is gaining interest by mainstream media
  • Buttigieg broke the cardinal rule of a Secretary of DOT. 

Top story of the week:

  • The GOP spending bill to prevent a government shutdown passes easily
  • Democrats implode: lowest favorability rating (29%) since 1922
    • Schumer vs AOC; Old Guard vs the New Progressives
      • Schumer: real-politik
      • New Progressives: no clue
    • AOC: setting herself up as the next Nancy Pelosi
    • Hakeem Jeffries sets to distance himself from Schumer
    • Democrats struggling to even name a credible Democrat spokesperson


Top international non-energy story
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  • rift between US and traditional allies widens
  • Ukraine-Russia closer to ceasefire; Trump / Putin "hold all the cards"
  • Trump re-designates Houthis as terrorist group (Biden had taken them of the terrorist list, reversing Trump's first term designation); says today's strike is the beginning of a sustained (five-day?) mission to take out Houthi targets
  • US-Israel: letting Iran know its on borrowed time if Iran does not cooperate; Israel feels time is right to take out Iran's nuclear sites.

    Top international energy story:

    •  Saudi budget requires $90-oil; oil currently around $70 / bbl

    Top national non-energy story:

    • Measles outbreak in southwest US continues to spread
      • officially, 259 cases in Texas / New Mexico; actual numbers believed to be much higher.
      • so far vaccine seems to "be working"; only two "fully-vaccinated" individuals diagnosed with measles 
      • Texas families relying on advice of RFK, Jr: cod liver oil and vitamin A; the latter in short supply in west Texas; source: NYT.
    • US Senator John Fetterman is a breath of fresh air; can one imagine Dr Oz in his place?
    • Apple imploded; failed in AI; deep trouble; won't be solved any time soon; reputation at stake.

    Top national energy story:

    • Harold Hamm warns shale operators can survive at $60-oil

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

      Top North Dakota non-energy story:


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