OPEC+ cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day.

I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute.

The oil-producing nations in OPEC+ announced they are cutting oil outputs by 2 million barrels a day.

Senator Joe Manchin said the move shows that the US must emphasize American energy independence and security.   Hmm, it seems like I have heard that before.

In response to the output cut, the Biden administration announced the release of 10 million more barrels from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserves.

Gee that will cover the shortfall for five whole days.  Then what?  Biden has already drained the reserves to their lowest point in decades.

Biden created this problem by forcing his green agenda and is using the nation's strategic reserves as his party's campaign checkbook to attempt to bring gas prices down before next month's election.

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OPEC+ is expected to announce a cut in oil production today.

I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute.

The oil producers' cartel of OPEC+ is meeting today and is expected to announce the largest cut in production since the beginning of the CoVid pandemic.

Some are forecasting a cut of a million barrels per day.  That will obviously raise the price of oil and, in turn, the cost of gasoline.

Clearly, a steep increase in gas prices this close to election time would be a disaster for the Democrats, so the Biden administration has launched a full-scale pressure campaign hoping to stop a production reduction.

Remember when America was energy independent and a net exporter of energy?  Ahh, the good Ole days.

If only Biden had not attacked American oil producers, stopped pipelines, ended leases, and drained the nation's strategic reserves.

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Democrats want to control everything.

I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute.

Democrats in New Jersey are proposing two bills forbidding retail warehouse chains such as Costco and Sam's Club from limiting gasoline sales to members.

One lawmaker said, “I see gasoline the same as I would see food or energy bills or anything. I think it’s a public access.”

A former New Jersey governor said, “Last time I checked, that’s a commodity; what’s going on here?”

Hey geniuses, those warehouse clubs sell food too.  So next, you'll demand that membership be free and open the stores to everyone.

Members pay the annual membership fee to get the lower members-only prices.

Anyone can become a member.  It is not some discriminatory secret society that needs to be broken up.

For the sake of everything good in America, get the government out of business.

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How absurd does woke gender ideology have to get?

I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute.

A number of girls playing for a high school volleyball team in Vermont have been barred from using their own locker room after filing a complaint to school officials about a transgender teammate.

The dispute started after the transgender player at Randolph Union High School allegedly made an “inappropriate comment” to some girls while changing in the locker room.

School authorities replied to complaints: there is "plenty of space where students who feel uncomfortable" can change in private.

According to Vermont’s state law, students can play sports and use the locker room that corresponds to the gender with which they identify….and apparently, if a transgender student is inappropriate, too bad.  The biological girls get pushed out.

Ahhh…isn't equity great?

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Congress is working on another short-term continuing resolution to fund the government until December.

I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute.

For the 43rd time since 1976, Congress has failed to adopt a comprehensive federal budget for the Fiscal Year 2023 that begins Oct. 1

Let me say that another way.  In the past 46 years, Congress has passed a complete and comprehensive budget on time only three times.

In 1976 the National Debt was $620 billion, which is about $3 trillion in today's money.  The National Debt today is over ten times that.

Maybe passing a complete and comprehensive budget on time is one of the keys to getting a handle on the National Debt.

One thing is for sure. A 6% success rate does not inspire confidence in Congress.

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Too many Americans don't realize government money is their own tax money.

I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute.

A recent poll by YouGov on behalf of the libertarian Cato Institute said that 64% of Americans oppose Biden’s student loan foreign if it raises taxes.

The same poll also showed that 76%  would oppose the plan if it would cause universities to raise their tuition and fees.

News flash! Both of those things are true.

The cost of college has skyrocketed 1200% since the federal government took over student loans, almost 1000% more than inflation.

It is also a middle school government class that used to teach that every penny the federal government spends or gives away comes from taxpayers.

Have we stopped teaching that, or has the citizenry just forgotten the government does not produce or sell anything?

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What? There were FBI informants at the January 6th protest?  What's next? Is the government going to say Covid came from a lab?

I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute.

The federal government has finally admitted that at least five FBI informants were involved with the Oath Keepers at the Capitol on January 6th.

So, if there was a seditious conspiracy or insurrection planned, the FBI knew about it.

If that is the case, why weren't the police prepared? Where was the riot gear? Why wasn't the National Guard called up?

Everyone knew the protest was scheduled and expected to bring a quarter of a million people to DC.

Gee, it almost looks like the people in charge of security wanted the protest to turn violent.

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California has gone completely crazy with its environmental policies.

Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute.

We already know California has banned the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.

Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted to remove subsidies to builders who are installing gas lines for new constructions starting in 2023.

Also, last week, the California Air Resources Board approved a proposal that would ban new natural gas-fueled furnaces and water heaters in homes by 2030.

In short, California is now attacking clean-burning natural gas.

The state that has rolling blackouts every summer and tells people not to charge their electric cars is trying to eliminate every alternative to the unreliable electric grid.

California is actively trying to send itself and its residents back to the nineteenth century with no electricity and no alternatives.

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Did Resident Biden admit a border problem?

I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute.

The Biden administration has set the record for the number of apprehensions at the US- Mexico border in a calendar year and in a fiscal year, twice.

So far, more than 2 million arrests have been made this fiscal year.

Yesterday, Biden said, “We’re working with Mexico and other countries to stop the flow,”

Oh,working with Mexico like the previous administration had done, but you un-did.  Things like the remain in Mexico program that you have fought in court to stop since taking office.

Is that how you're working with these other countries?  By bringing back all of the processes and procedures that you called racist on the campaign trail?

It does seem that Biden has finally admitted a problem.  There must be an election coming up.

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