Of course, all snark and literary allusions aside, this is just another example of when he says that “we” make a lot of money, he doesn’t mean us normal people. He means, at best, the economy as a whole, but really just means the investor class. I bet he made quite a bit of money in the last couple of weeks, as it seems rather likely that some of his holdings are in oil stocks.
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On the subject of impending shortages… Qatar has shut down their liquefied natural gas production. This also shuts down their helium production. Qatar produces about 35% of the world’s helium. They have already announced they will not be making their March deliveries. Spot prices have doubled. In addition to being essential for MRI medical imaging, helium is also critical in integrated circuit production. The big semiconductor companies in Taiwan and South Korea are making the kinds of comforting noises about diversified suppliers that I associate with “in two weeks, the wheels are going to fall off”.
I damn sure hope Dems are already making an ad featuring this!!!
That photo…I love when he does the mental floss dance with his itty bitty hands…
On the subject of impending shortages… Qatar has shut down their liquefied natural gas production. This also shuts down their helium production. Qatar produces about 35% of the world’s helium. They have already announced they will not be making their March deliveries. Spot prices have doubled. In addition to being essential for MRI medical imaging, helium is also critical in integrated circuit production. The big semiconductor companies in Taiwan and South Korea are making the kinds of comforting noises about diversified suppliers that I associate with “in two weeks, the wheels are going to fall off”.
@Michael Cain:
Do you have links?
I’m so glad Trump is “stoping” the Evil Empire.
@charontwo:
Gasworld
Reuters
The interpretation of Taiwan and South Korea’s remarks is my own :^)