Oil prices surging again.

This is the absurd rollercoaster of fossil fuel dependence, where warmongering autocrats and billionaires can shake your bills overnight.

Real security means getting off oil & gas.

#iran #iranwar #trump #gas #oil #prices #hormuz

#Oil #prices remain lower than their recent highs reached last week before #Trump called off his threat of mass devastation in #Iran & agreed to #ceasefire discussions.

But with a failure to reach a lasting ceasefire agreement & the clock ticking down to yet another deadline, oil prices are now trading higher than where they settled on April 1. That was just before Trump’s disastrous primetime address in which he failed to detail an exit strategy for the #war.

#idiocracy #economy #EnergyCrisis

#Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz

#BrentCrude, the international benchmark, was up 8%, at about $102. #US #crude was up 8% to $104.

Dow futures sank 1.04%, or 502 points. S&P 500 futures were down 1%, & Nasdaq futures declined 1.15%.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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So… not “America First” eh?

The #Trump admin on Wednesday announced a 60-day waiver of #JonesAct #shipping #regulations ​to help ease deliveries of #fuel & #fertilizer to combat rising ‌#prices & #supply disruptions caused by #TrumpsWar in #Iran.

Under the Jones Act, goods shipped between #US ports must be carried on vessels that are US/built, ​US-flagged & mostly US-owned.

#war #law #geopolitics #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis #unions
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