(FT) - Qatar’s energy minister has warned that war in the Middle East could “bring down the economies of the world”, predicting that all Gulf energy exporters would shut down production within weeks and drive oil to $150 a barrel.
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Turns out lawlessness is not a winning strategy. See you at Nuremberg 2.0
“.. companies that paid the IEEPA tariffs are entitled to a refund,” said Ted Murphy, a trade lawyer at Sidley Austin. “How that refund gets effectuated? We don’t know. And I would say nobody knows for sure. Which is crazy.”
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> @javierblas.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
Second-order effects are coming into view.
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I really encourage everyone to spend some time with the DHS Flickr page, which in one year posted thousands and thousands of glamour shot propaganda photos of Kristi Noem and little else. Our tax dollars! www.flickr.com/photos/dhsgov/
“.. National average gasoline price is now up by 10.8% over the past 4 days ... the only other time we've seen a larger increase was in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.”
- Schwab ⛽️
NEW: U.S. officials say Russia is providing Iran with intelligence to target American forces in the Middle East, including the locations of U.S. warships and aircraft, WaPo reports. Pete Hegseth recently said Russia is “not really a factor here.”
> @samsteindc.bsky.social
Given Trump’s declining mental state, this is doubly worrisome.
“No stupid rules of engagement”
Asked earlier today whether Americans should be worried about retaliatory attacks at home, Trump said:
“I guess.”
“Like I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die.”
He can’t even pretend to give a single fuck about human life. Truly a conscienceless sociopath.
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As our Gov’t claims to care about dictators abroad, while slashing our health care, early childhood funding, programs to fight hunger here at home, it is also trying to make it harder for us to decide who should be trusted to lead! We @civilrightsorg.bsky.social are fighting for voters.
US taxpayers will now have to pay $700 million a month in interest for every month Trump refuses to refund tariffs under the Supreme Court ruling. So much winning.
This is the kind of “leader” that historically views “glory and honor” as the amount of casualties racked up.
Absolutely unfit to lead a drunken conga line, let alone this nation.
“.. pain points will not kick in until oil hits approximately $125 a barrel. At that level it would extract a drag of between 80 and 100 basis points on gross domestic product and an increase of 160 basis points in inflation from 2.4% to 4% ..”
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey says NATO defenses intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran before it entered Turkish airspace.
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$250k to get out of Dubai.
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VFOX NEWS POLL PRESIDENT TRUMP'S HANDLING OF IRAN Do you think President Trump's handling of relations with Iran has made the U.S. safer or less safe, or has it not made much of a difference either way? -- Made U.S. Safer Made U.S. Less Safe Coa Scoa Coa No Difference Scoa 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 27% 28% 29% Source: Fox News Poll • Conducted: February 28-March 2, 2026 Registered Voters +/- 3% Pts. 48% 43% 51% 28% 19% 19%
New Fox poll:
Trump’s handling of Iran has made the US safer: 29 percent
Trump’s handling of Iran has made the US less safe: 51 percent
New in PN: Pete Hegseth C*ckblocks Anthropic
"It’s an abuse of power by an intemperate cable news host using nat'l security law to destroy a company that dared to defy him. It’s also a signal to every govt contractor that negotiating too hard may lead to being exiled from the federal marketplace."
"America's average gas price saw its largest single-day jump in 4 years" www.businessinsider.com/average-gas-...
Two headlines, both from this morning:
War with Iran could create "historic" disruptions in global energy markets [via @insideclimatenews.org]
“.. a record 6% of workers in 401(k) plans administered by Vanguard Group took a hardship withdrawal. That is up from 4.8% in 2024 and a prepandemic average of about 2% ..”
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Translation: he didn't have enough weapons to fight his war of choice and so he is blaming Ukraine
Wow. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem tells Americans they’re on their own.
FEDSPEAK: “.. bonds are trading ‘Skunkflation,’ a sudden shock in energy prices that lasts long enough to reignite inflation, Jamie Dimon's metaphor in which a foul odor ruins the party.”
Warnings to citizens to evacuate 3 days into this war, when airspace is closed, is a clear sign of ZERO strategy and planning by the Trump admin.
Now Americans have limited options to evacuate at an extremely dangerous moment with no government assistance. This admin is failing its citizens.
