Epstein Idi Amin would choose to stir a hornet’s nest where asynchronous warfare was invented.

weapons of mass destruction, evil people, blah, blah, blah.

The conservative base sounds like they've drank a case of cheap beer and a quart of bottom shelf tequila.

Like a bar room drunk, they've got no idea what happens next after they punch the hornet's nest. They're going to wake up tomorrow in a pool of their own puke, wondering where the bee stings came from.

I’m expecting a Mission Accomplished aircraft carrier photo op any day now.

Is going to need a C-5 to haul his bloated carcass around.

It used to be a refinery in Alabama went down for maintenance and it was a 50 cent increase immediately before any gas could have come from that refinery.

Now we have cut off 20% of world supply and it's up about 5 cents in my area....

Maybe some Epstein clients in the oil industry ?

He asked the oil industry for billions to get him elected. They didn’t pay cash—instead they kept gas prices low NO MATTER WHAT, and he has systematically taken away all regulations for emissions, etc.

Quid pro quo.

Leave us in a better position to weather this storm.

Idiots. US oil and gas will be exported to sell to the highest bidder and domestic supply will go down and prices will go up (for fuel and electricity). Which mean more inflation is on the horizon. It also pisses off our former allies because they are suffering due to these incompetent actions.

The longer we need to continue to bomb Iran to slow down attacks the more apparent the failure of the Trump administration and Israeli intelligence to properly assess the situation.

We have a 40 mpg hybrid that we use for all of our day to day driving, my truck only leaves the garage when it's required for hauling something. So yeah, send the price of gasoline skyrocketing and let the MAGATs scream.

On that note I've been to many other countries around the world and very very few have gasoline as cheap as us. For instance, the current price of gasoline in Australia is $4.22 per gallon, and in New Zealand it's $6.00 per gallon. For the most part all you see are smaller economical vehicles with the exception being where a larger vehicle is actually needed.

It's insane (and ultimately bad for Mother Earth) that we equate cheap gasoline to a good economy.

I just don't see many politicians here campaign on raising gas taxes a couple dollars a gallon.

Gasoline is about $3.60/gallon. Interestingly, Diesel fuel is less expensive than regular unleaded by about $0.15 per liter .

If higher gas prices shake a few of them out of their stupor, so be it.

That's almost 4% in 1 day.
https://gasprices.aaa.com/

Yes, it's already going up.
Nothing rationalizes a $5 prediction.
North America is a net exporter, so Middle Eastern oil isn't needed here.
And, while it's a global market, direct purchase deals (ahead of markets) are made all the time.
Plus, the major US refiners also generate a substantial fraction of the crude used, so there is vertical integration.
As those refiners make money on both ends, they could raise gas prices. So, predicting an increase is logical.
A 90% increase at the pump is not

And speculation in the market is a thing.

There is never anything completely rational about the markets, so that variable is baked in to the historical data. Thereby, not relevant to any prediction.
Your prediction makes no sense & lecturing on things everyone already knows doesn't change the flaw in the logic.

I'll forget all about the $4.50/gal gas we've had before in our area and pretend that gas companies are only statistically greedy. 🤣

Because it’s looking mighty flawed right about now.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq, benchmark S&P 500, and blue-chip Dow finished down 1.0%, 0.9%, and 0.8%, respectively, with the Dow shedding 400 points.

Crude oil is still selling for less than it was a few years ago

Blatant exaggeration doesn't help make any points.

same station.

is still about the same other than at Sam's Club and Kroger at $2.49.

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Today, 2.67. Almost a 10% increase.

You better check your math.

$2.49 to $2.67 is just a hair over 7%, not "almost 20%"

Fixed.

Started the day at $2 49.

By 9:30 last night it was $2.99.

I just checked GasBuddy, and all the Casey's around here are now $2.99.

The station I go to is all female owned and operated. The owner prioritizes retaining her loyal customers to chasing every last nickel. She's been around for years and she's great!