This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at the Midterm Elections and I make my picks as to who will win the House and the Senate.

This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we delve into the dirty secrets of the oil and gas industry.

NOTE: My apologies for the audio quality on this one, I had the wrong mic selected and I don't want to record it again.

REFERENCES:

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-products/refining-crude-oil-refinery-rankings.php

https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503872/m2/1/highresd/1002775662-Almtairi.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211115-climate-change-can-russia-leave-fossil-fuels-behind

https://companiesmarketcap.com/oil-gas/largest-oil-and-gas-companies-by-market-cap/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/981799/largest-oil-refineries-worldwide/

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/fossil-fuels-received-5-9-trillion-in-subsidies-in-2020-report-finds

This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the Ballot Measure in Kansas to ban abortion that was voted on 8/2/22 and what it means in a Post-Dobbs America.

REFERENCES:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-primary-elections/kansas-ballot-measures

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/kansas-rejects-conservative-ballot-measure-state-abortion-protections

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/26/717449336/kansas-supreme-court-rules-state-constitution-protects-right-to-abortion

https://www.kwch.com/2022/08/01/kansas-voters-concerned-by-text-message-spreading-misinformation-constitutional-amendment/

This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we discuss the good things the Biden Administration and Democrats have done in recent years for Rural Americans and the economic promise that those policies provide.

REFERENCES:

https://eig.org/rural-america-is-not-all-trump-country/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/21/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-bringing-semiconductor-manufacturing-back-to-america-2/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/01/fact-sheet-the-biden-administrations-historic-investments-to-create-opportunity-and-build-wealth-in-rural-america/

https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/biden-targets-universal-broadband-access-2t-plan

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/09/fact-sheet-president-biden-and-vice-president-harris-reduce-high-speed-internet-costs-for-millions-of-americans/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/getinternet/

https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/summaryoftheenergysecurityandclimatechangeinvestmentsintheinflationreductionactof_2022.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/27/1114108340/manchin-deal-inflation-reduction-act

This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the state of abortion in the United States after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health (2022).

REFERENCES:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/press-release/some-states-are-strengthening-abortion-access-and-protections-for-clinicians-and-out-of-state-residents-seeking-abortions/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/state-leaders-protect-abortion-rights/story?id=86330488

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/state-actions-to-protect-and-expand-access-to-abortion-services/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/states-moving-protect-abortion-rights-fall-roe-wade/story?id=86061089

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/abortion-rights-expand-blue-states-roe-v-wade-overturned-dobbs-decision

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/24/abortion-state-laws-criminalization-roe/

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/12/congress-tees-up-votes-to-protect-travel-for-abortion-00045417

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/a-guide-to-abortion-laws-by-state

This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the existence of slavery in modern day prisons.

REFERENCES:

https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendment/amendment-xiii

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/declaration-causes-seceding-states

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/884989263

https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/captive-labor-exploitation-of-incarcerated-workers

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/524469-utah-nebraska-voters-approve-measure-stripping-slavery-language-in/

https://www.history.com/topics/crime/the-war-on-drugs

This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I discuss automation, AI and the future of work.

This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we discuss The Man Who Built the 1960s: Lyndon B. Johnson.

REFERENCES:

https://www.ushistory.org/us/56e.asp

https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/great-society

https://www.lbjlibrary.org/news-and-press/media-kits/national-foundation-arts-and-humanities-act

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/396

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/lyndon-b-johnson/

This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I discuss who has the most control over setting the Federal Agenda.

REFERENCES:

https://www.robertcaro.com/the-books/master-of-the-senate/

https://www.amazon.com/Alternatives-Policies-Epilogue-Classics-Political/dp/020500086X

This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the Chinese Miracle heading into the Beijing Winter Olympics.