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  1. In other news, yesterday it took me $58.38 to fill up the ~15 gal. (~60 l) gas tank of my 2009 car.

    That's $20 more than it was a few months ago...say, Januaryish.

    Hmm. I fucking wonder why.

    Spouse drives a small pickup. Last night we decided he's going to get back to cycling to & from work.

    Long-term, this situation is untenable. We've got massive medical bills.

    Yesterday, our president said he doesn't care about Americans' financial woes.
    #TrumpsWar
    #TrumpEpsteinWar
    #TrumpsGasCrisis
    #Iran

  2. …The #WarPowers Resolution — a Vietnam-era #law that mandates congressional authorization for any declaration of armed conflict —requires the admin to end hostilities after 60 days of fighting unless #Congress gives its explicit approval. Wednesday’s vote is the first time lawmakers have considered a bill to end the #IranWar since that deadline passed earlier this month.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #Trump #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #CostOfLiving #oil

  3. …The #WarPowers Resolution — a Vietnam-era #law that mandates congressional authorization for any declaration of armed conflict —requires the admin to end hostilities after 60 days of fighting unless #Congress gives its explicit approval. Wednesday’s vote is the first time lawmakers have considered a bill to end the #IranWar since that deadline passed earlier this month.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #Trump #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #CostOfLiving #oil

  4. …The #WarPowers Resolution — a Vietnam-era #law that mandates congressional authorization for any declaration of armed conflict —requires the admin to end hostilities after 60 days of fighting unless #Congress gives its explicit approval. Wednesday’s vote is the first time lawmakers have considered a bill to end the #IranWar since that deadline passed earlier this month.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #Trump #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #CostOfLiving #oil

  5. …The #WarPowers Resolution — a Vietnam-era #law that mandates congressional authorization for any declaration of armed conflict —requires the admin to end hostilities after 60 days of fighting unless #Congress gives its explicit approval. Wednesday’s vote is the first time lawmakers have considered a bill to end the #IranWar since that deadline passed earlier this month.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #Trump #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #CostOfLiving #oil

  6. …The #WarPowers Resolution — a Vietnam-era #law that mandates congressional authorization for any declaration of armed conflict —requires the admin to end hostilities after 60 days of fighting unless #Congress gives its explicit approval. Wednesday’s vote is the first time lawmakers have considered a bill to end the #IranWar since that deadline passed earlier this month.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #Trump #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #CostOfLiving #oil

  7. #SaudiArabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on #Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the #MiddleEast war started by #Trump, 2 Western ofcls briefed on the matter & 2 Iranian ofcls said.

    The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the ​kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil & show the extent to which the #IranWar has spread.

    #TrumpsWar #WarOfChoice #US #law #WarPowers
    reuters.com/world/asia-pacific

  8. #SaudiArabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on #Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the #MiddleEast war started by #Trump, 2 Western ofcls briefed on the matter & 2 Iranian ofcls said.

    The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the ​kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil & show the extent to which the #IranWar has spread.

    #TrumpsWar #WarOfChoice #US #law #WarPowers
    reuters.com/world/asia-pacific

  9. #SaudiArabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on #Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the #MiddleEast war started by #Trump, 2 Western ofcls briefed on the matter & 2 Iranian ofcls said.

    The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the ​kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil & show the extent to which the #IranWar has spread.

    #TrumpsWar #WarOfChoice #US #law #WarPowers
    reuters.com/world/asia-pacific

  10. #SaudiArabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on #Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the #MiddleEast war started by #Trump, 2 Western ofcls briefed on the matter & 2 Iranian ofcls said.

    The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the ​kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil & show the extent to which the #IranWar has spread.

    #TrumpsWar #WarOfChoice #US #law #WarPowers
    reuters.com/world/asia-pacific

  11. #SaudiArabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on #Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the #MiddleEast war started by #Trump, 2 Western ofcls briefed on the matter & 2 Iranian ofcls said.

    The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the ​kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil & show the extent to which the #IranWar has spread.

    #TrumpsWar #WarOfChoice #US #law #WarPowers
    reuters.com/world/asia-pacific

  12. The #Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier, the Labor Dept reported Tuesday, up from a 2.4% annual increase before the conflict started in February & a 3.3% increase in March.

    The increase was driven largely by #energy prices, up 3.8% since the previous month. Stripping out volatile food & energy prices, the index rose 2.8% in April.

    #Trump #economy #IranWar #WarOfChoice #Trumpcession #Inflation #TrumpsWar #war #MiddleEast #life #US #CostOfLiving #affordability

  13. Far from demonstrating American prowess, as supporters of the #war have repeatedly claimed, the conflict has revealed a #US that is unreliable & incapable of finishing what it started. That is going to set off a chain reaction around the world as friends & foes adjust to the #UnitedStates’ failure.

    #Trump #failure #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #NewWorldOrder

  14. #GiftArticle

    Brutally honest analysis of Trump’s failure in #Iran & its impact on the #US & #GlobalOrder from Robert Kagan

    Checkmate in Iran

    It’s hard to think of a time when the #UnitedStates suffered a total defeat in a conflict, a setback so decisive that the strategic loss could be neither repaired nor ignored.

    #Trump #failure #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #NewWorldOrder
    theatlantic.com/international/

  15. On April 17, nearly $2 billion in Brent, WTI, gasoil & #gasoline #futures were sold at 1224-1225 GMT, MINUTES before Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said #Hormuz would reopen, followed by multiple social media posts by #Trump & #US officials. On April 21, some $830 ​million worth of Brent & WTI contracts were sold just 15 minutes before Trump extended the ceasefire.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #oil

  16. On April 17, nearly $2 billion in Brent, WTI, gasoil & #gasoline #futures were sold at 1224-1225 GMT, MINUTES before Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said #Hormuz would reopen, followed by multiple social media posts by #Trump & #US officials. On April 21, some $830 ​million worth of Brent & WTI contracts were sold just 15 minutes before Trump extended the ceasefire.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #oil

  17. On April 17, nearly $2 billion in Brent, WTI, gasoil & #gasoline #futures were sold at 1224-1225 GMT, MINUTES before Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said #Hormuz would reopen, followed by multiple social media posts by #Trump & #US officials. On April 21, some $830 ​million worth of Brent & WTI contracts were sold just 15 minutes before Trump extended the ceasefire.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #oil

  18. …However, a further analysis of #trading data across exchanges & contracts showed traders executed similar bets at exactly the same dates & times for European #diesel & #US #gasoline #futures as well as longer-dated contracts for Brent & WTI, bringing the total to around $7 billion, based on Reuters calculations.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  19. …However, a further analysis of #trading data across exchanges & contracts showed traders executed similar bets at exactly the same dates & times for European #diesel & #US #gasoline #futures as well as longer-dated contracts for Brent & WTI, bringing the total to around $7 billion, based on Reuters calculations.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  20. …However, a further analysis of #trading data across exchanges & contracts showed traders executed similar bets at exactly the same dates & times for European #diesel & #US #gasoline #futures as well as longer-dated contracts for Brent & WTI, bringing the total to around $7 billion, based on Reuters calculations.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  21. Reuters & other media reported those trades on the most actively traded front-month contracts for the 2 global crude benchmarks, Brent & West ​Texas Intermediate . The value of those bets on those 4 days in March & April stood at around $2.6 billion, acc/to Reuters initial calculations.

    The #DOJ & #CFTC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  22. Reuters & other media reported those trades on the most actively traded front-month contracts for the 2 global crude benchmarks, Brent & West ​Texas Intermediate . The value of those bets on those 4 days in March & April stood at around $2.6 billion, acc/to Reuters initial calculations.

    The #DOJ & #CFTC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  23. Reuters & other media reported those trades on the most actively traded front-month contracts for the 2 global crude benchmarks, Brent & West ​Texas Intermediate . The value of those bets on those 4 days in March & April stood at around $2.6 billion, acc/to Reuters initial calculations.

    The #DOJ & #CFTC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  24. The same pattern repeated on April 7, before #Trump announced a ceasefire with #Iran that triggered a fall of as much as 15% in benchmark ICE Brent #futures. It happened again on April 17, when Iranian officials ​& Trump spoke about reopening the #StraitOfHormuz, & then again on April 21, when Trump extended the ceasefire.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #oil

  25. The same pattern repeated on April 7, before #Trump announced a ceasefire with #Iran that triggered a fall of as much as 15% in benchmark ICE Brent #futures. It happened again on April 17, when Iranian officials ​& Trump spoke about reopening the #StraitOfHormuz, & then again on April 21, when Trump extended the ceasefire.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #oil

  26. The well-timed trades have triggered calls from #legal experts & lawmakers for regulators to investigate whether they ​were based on inside information or leaks.

    Traders first spotted unusual trades on March 23. The trades were executed MINUTES before #Trump announced a delay to threatened attacks on Iranian power ⁠infrastructure, triggering an #oil price fall.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war

  27. The well-timed trades have triggered calls from #legal experts & lawmakers for regulators to investigate whether they ​were based on inside information or leaks.

    Traders first spotted unusual trades on March 23. The trades were executed MINUTES before #Trump announced a delay to threatened attacks on Iranian power ⁠infrastructure, triggering an #oil price fall.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war

  28. Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.

    The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar

  29. Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.

    The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar

  30. Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.

    The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar

  31. Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.

    The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar

  32. Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.

    The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar

  33. The size exceeds previously reported bets amounting to $2.6 billion, which have already prompted the #Trump admin to warn “staff” against using ‌nonpublic information for financial benefit. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (#CFTC) is investigating, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters in April, although the CFTC has yet to officially confirm a probe is underway.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  34. The size exceeds previously reported bets amounting to $2.6 billion, which have already prompted the #Trump admin to warn “staff” against using ‌nonpublic information for financial benefit. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (#CFTC) is investigating, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters in April, although the CFTC has yet to officially confirm a probe is underway.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  35. Exclusive: Oil-price bets ahead of #IranWar news totalled $7B, reporting shows

    A series of “well-timed” #market bets on falling #oil prices totalling as much as $7 billion during March & April spread across multiple exchanges & types of #fuel & derivatives just before major Iranian policy announcements by #Trump, acc/to traders, market experts & Reuters analysis of #exchange data.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #US #Iran
    reuters.com/sustainability/boa

  36. Exclusive: Oil-price bets ahead of #IranWar news totalled $7B, reporting shows

    A series of “well-timed” #market bets on falling #oil prices totalling as much as $7 billion during March & April spread across multiple exchanges & types of #fuel & derivatives just before major Iranian policy announcements by #Trump, acc/to traders, market experts & Reuters analysis of #exchange data.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #US #Iran
    reuters.com/sustainability/boa

  37. The #US #military claimed it carried out retaliatory strikes on #Iran, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called “unprovoked” hostilities by Tehran.

    It added Iran had launched multiple missiles, drones & small boats as 3 US Navy destroyers transited the #StraitOfHormuz.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

  38. The #US #military claimed it carried out retaliatory strikes on #Iran, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called “unprovoked” hostilities by Tehran.

    It added Iran had launched multiple missiles, drones & small boats as 3 US Navy destroyers transited the #StraitOfHormuz.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

  39. The #US #military claimed it carried out retaliatory strikes on #Iran, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called “unprovoked” hostilities by Tehran.

    It added Iran had launched multiple missiles, drones & small boats as 3 US Navy destroyers transited the #StraitOfHormuz.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

  40. The #US #military claimed it carried out retaliatory strikes on #Iran, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called “unprovoked” hostilities by Tehran.

    It added Iran had launched multiple missiles, drones & small boats as 3 US Navy destroyers transited the #StraitOfHormuz.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

  41. The #US #military claimed it carried out retaliatory strikes on #Iran, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called “unprovoked” hostilities by Tehran.

    It added Iran had launched multiple missiles, drones & small boats as 3 US Navy destroyers transited the #StraitOfHormuz.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

  42. The #US targeted "an Iranian oil tanker traveling from Iran's coastal waters near Jask toward the Strait of Hormuz, as well as another vessel entering the Strait of Hormuz near the Emirati port of Fujairah," a spox for #Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement carried by state media.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast