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Over and over: Either the ridiculously reckless Trump gamble kind of works out, in which case they learn they are unstoppable God-kings immune to consequences, or it doesn't and there are terrible ramifications for... mostly other people. So utterly bleak.

Oil going to $200 a barrel would be bad for Republicans in the midterms but utterly ruin the lives of tens of millions of people. Hard to cheer for that. On the other hand, if Iran makes nice and the Strait reopens, we're probably talking about bombing Cuba before too long. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

The US produces enough oil for its own needs. Can Trump just ban exports to reduce domestic prices?

The price is going up based on the commodities market, the same way that wheat prices have gone up since Russia invaded Ukraine, even though we grow all of our own wheat.