Energy prices have been high since the US-Israel war with Iran began and the strait of Hormuz was blocked
US gas prices this month are so far the highest ever recorded for August as peace talks between the US and Iran have stalled and Donald Trump launched fresh threats against Oman.
The national average price of gas was $4.06 per gallon on Monday, according to data from AAA, $0.05 higher than last week and $1 more expensive than a year ago. In California and Hawaii, averages hit about $5.50 a gallon.
Energy prices have been high since the US-Israel war with Iran began at the end of February and the strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway through which a fifth of the oil passes, was blocked.
The highest, so far.
It’s a good thing the Americans voted in the worst presidential is US history only to double down and do it again. Absolutely zero faith in your average American voter. Good luck 🙃
Seems a bit of oversimplification. Even in the districts of “The Squad” elected Trump. AOC asked her constituents why they elected Trump, a lot of it is more like protest votes on the neoliberal Democrats and failure to address the cost of living crisis. At the very least, Americans are finally waking up to take charge by primarying neoliberals away, rather than simply following the silly thought terminating cliché that is “vote blue no matter who.”
You don’t understand. This just makes them angrier at Obama.
Now watch as they either suddenly stop caring about gas prices, delude themselves into thinking its good actually, or they all collectively start to have amnesia. They did the same moves when it came to the affordability crisis, the Epstein files, and even the war with Iraq. Maybe gas prices will finally be the straw that turns people away from MAGA, but I’ll believe it when I see it.
Ah, I hope that MAGA is enjoying the day it voted for.
“Elections have consequences”.
The last time they negotiated in good faith with the kushner/trump crime family they bombed their leader and his entire family including grandchildren so why would they negotiate?
Everytime i see a pic of him pointing like that, it surprises me after all these years that the “small hands” comment is legit.
Thanks for the reminder… We are close to $7 bucks a gallon. Common in Europe, but never heard of here in the states:
Just wait until they can’t pump out any more from the SPR. My bet is that the US will be higher than Europe.
That’s gonna be wild when it runs out. I think we only have a few weeks left at the current rate
Time to do a pump n run! LOL. Get your 5000 gallon barrels ready!
Probably Biden’s fault /s
“Joe Biden Shit My Pants!” - Trump
Lol that’s still insanely cheap compared to gas prices in germany lol. If I convert Euro to Dollar and Liter to Gallons, we have prices of over $9 per gallon lol
Das ist nicht gut.
Yeah, it’s absurd.
Liter/Gal*Dollar/Euro*Euro/Liter which is roughly:
3.7854 * 1.1663 * 2.14 (this is cheap) ~ 9.4 Euro/gal
Y’all uncomfortable enough to overthrow this piece of shit yet?
Lemmy’s call for Americans to revolt is fucking laughable. There’s this dialogue of oh this guy is such a fascist that we should all quit our jobs and revolt. Have you guys seen seen any revolution ever? Nothing happens until there is a crazy crisis like mass starvation/food insecurity combined with organized movement, a strong figurehead, and cracks in existing leadership. People don’t just decide to revolt one day cause they’re dissatisfied.
Sorry for the impatience, I guess it’s too late anyway in terms of biodiversity loss and climate change. Just sucks about the world war your country is trying to start, I guess.
You draw the line at gas prices? Terrorizing innocent people, kidnappings in the middle of the streets, and concentration camps are not moving the needle, but gas price are worth revolting against your government?
I’d like to say this is very American but I’m pretty sure my fellow Canadians would do the same. The priority is low gas prices and the economy. The environment, immigrants, others… those are not our concern.
I would have drawn the line at a billionaire pedophile rapist sex trafficking monster, but I’m not American. My country will be invaded by America in the near future.
That’s when we do get some agency in fighting their shit
Gotta look at the positives
I like your spirit!
That reply with your username
Fucking platinum
Wut? This is like the only good thing he did
I mean he’s actively destroying American hegemony, so he’s accidentally a great man of history, lol.
And unintentionally pushing the world towards renewables. Don’t get it twisted, this is purely accidental due to insane incompetence, not like he’s doing this to help humanity like Leto II in Dune or something.
Yep
Hegemony = the power or control that one group, state, or culture has over others
Looks like we just found our next Trumptard guys!
Lmao, try again. I think you’ve misunderstood
I think you are confused, he is creating hegemony not destroying it.
Perhaps you are thinking of the United States waning soft power.
Why are there over 1000 US military bases around the world? How many have been attacked just by Iran? What is the petro-dollar? What is global reserve currency? Why are major countries trading US debt for gold? Why is the US trading Euros for Yen?
I can keep going but I think you have enough here to understand what hegemony is being destroyed by your president.
The only hegemony this “president” is creating is the coming Chinese one.
What does this have to do with Trump creating hegemony? Please try to stay on topic.
I am definitely anti-imperialist. Trump has not destroyed US imperialism and he is not a great man. That is all I am saying.
No, you’ve definitely misunderstood. I’m referring to America as the global hegemonic power. Trump is accidentally destroying the American empire and the power it held as the singular global super power, thus making him one of the great men of history.
Okay, sure I have heard that propaganda before and it is believable but Trump is definitely creating a hegemony. He really hasn’t destroyed anything and has merely accelerated the loss of US soft power.
Trying to pretend he is a great man even sarcastically definitely makes you a Trumptard.
Jesus, thank you.
We should pass a law that doesn’t let the prices go down, ever. If the cost to produce goes down, any extra profit would go straight to development of renewable energy plants
How else can you fund a war. That elevates the oil price that prospers a country exporting oil
Thanks, donnie!
It has nothing to do with the “war”. It has everything to do with Datacentres and a neglected grid.
It has definitely also something to do with Trumps war.
Little of A, little of B.
mostly it’s Israel
The anti datacenter stuff is just Chinese propaganda to stop development in USA.
Shareholders blowing their loads on wads of cash…excellent work everybody
