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Not all heroes wear capes, some ride bikes.  I’ve met a lot of amazing people through the sport of BMX (Bicycle Motocross). I’ve met quite a few Pros like Mark Burnett and Matt Ray. I’m friends with Sean Burns and I’m followed on Instagram by Trey Jones. But recently, I met one of my biggest idols. I was going to Abacoa skatepark in Jupiter, FL, preparing for the 4th stop of the FLBMX series. Among all the friendly and genuine people I met there, I met Chelsea Wolfe, the first openly trans athlete to be on a delegation for the Olympic Games. Chelsea has worked as hard as possible to be a part of the U.S. BMX Olympic team and there’s so much that she has to say. She’s a hero. Not only has her fight shown woman what they’re capable of inside, she’s shown LGBTQ kids what they’re capable of, shown them that they belong in whatever venture they choose in life. Chelsea started racing BMX just before her 7th birthday in 2000 according to ShredGirls. She go...

Saudi Arabia, well known for its oil reserves and even more well known for how far it will go to protect those reserves, has been the lead participant in an ever-intensifying oil price war with Russia. Oil prices came to a crash on March 9th when Riyadh and Moscow failed to reach a consensus on production policy, the OPEC deal. The deal would've asked to cut oil production by nearly 1 million bpd, that's barrels per day.  Needless to say, it was turned down by the Saudis who had no interest in playing the loser for the sake of others Only days later, Saudi Arabia actually announced an increase in their oil production by about 3 bpd. 'Marjan 2' oil rig workers in the Persian Gulf, March, 2003, photo via CNBC. What I love about Business Insider is when they use gambling terms like 'doubling down' in their articles, which exactly what they used to described Russia threatening to increase their oil production, which basic macroeconomics tells us when the ...

Goodday members of Palisade, As most of you are already aware, COVID-19 or "Coronavirus" has been an issue leading to several universities, jobs, concerts, sports, and events being canceled indefinitely and let to somewhat of a mass panic. Palisade has expressed interest in start fundraisers for health organizations to quickly find a cure for this disease and prevent further spread of the virus. It is important to keep calm however and not let the situation stress us out, so Palisade will continue to operate as normal. As a team, we'll continue working on our website, our studio, and our members who are in need. We pray for the safety of all of our members worldwide since Palisade is an international group and this outbreak is an international problem. Stay safe and stay healthy!