Is there any truth to the claims in this article?

https://thehonestsorcerer.substack.com/p/bye-bye-saudi-america

Hello guys,

I've been accepted for fully funded PhD in my top 4 choices, i.e., Stanford (Energy Resources Engineering (former PE), TAMU (PE), UT (PE) and Penn State (PE), would you be so kind giving me your thoughts as of which one should I follow.

I totally understand that many factors can be influential in my final decision but I would like to receive unvarnished opinions from as many perspectives (industry ties, locality, reputation, research fever, academic environment, funds robustness, etc.) as I can get.

Personally, my baseline to push forward definitely is the subsurface chain as in RE and other interrelated disciplines.

Every aspect would be greatly appreciated!