No wonder JD Vance isn’t a fan of the war – politicalbetting.com
No wonder JD Vance isn’t a fan of the war – politicalbetting.com
CHART OF THE DAY: The US gasoline national average retail price has risen above $4 per gallon for the first time since 2022, per the @AAA_Travel. It's the kind of price level that typically has triggered political alarms inside the White House (and Congress). pic.twitter.com/Ll1dRgEeSp
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It was looking for a spine to run down.
Call the cnuts bluff....
All other Countries unilaterally leave NATO
Donald you can have your ATO and stick it where the sun don't shine, it'll fir perfectly with your World Series of American Rounders.
Meet FUDTO
Fuck You Donal Treaty Organisation
https://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mig3kzey622g
In this case, it must be unusually obvious even to the average voter that Trump's and Netanyahu's war of choice has caused the big increase in their monthly bills.
So of the three factors that seem to have won it for Trump 2024, the cost of living, full disclosure on the Epstein files and immigration, he's only arguably delivering on the latter, and even there lots of people are now asking whether his methods aren't excessive.
So, logically, the midterms should be terrible for him. But we shouldn't underestimate the ability of the Democrats to miss an open goal (because that's basically what they've spent the last couple of years doing), and Trumpian Republicans' willingness to shove their heads in the sand (ditto).
It's a million times worse than that Farage photo.
I’m never going on social media again.
https://www.ndtv.com/feature/old-pic-of-jd-vance-dressed-as-drag-queen-goes-viral-internet-reacts-6338117
Warning - he looks even more of a tit than usual in that photo.
As Iran knows full well.
Great use of a word from the English Test Cricket experience by @TSE .
So how much is the UK government going to cut tax on petrol to avert a crisis?
The one with all the make-up, the crazy blonde hair, the dumb way of talking...
Oh.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/trump-signs-executive-order-create-federal-voter-lists-rcna266092
Putin ought to have taken what the USA was offering him, last year.
Petrol stations around here are starting to develop significant queues. It is surely a matter of time until some run dry.
We were using it at primary school in the 1970s.
The Internet tells me that Ken Dodd's Diddy Men included and Irish Diddy Man called Mick the Marmaliser.
https://youtu.be/uuMR4opxmQc?t=60
"So here's Mick the Marmaliser
He's 2 foot 7 tall.
And with his succinct shillelagh
he'll marmalise you all."
*result*
I appreciate the need to keep costs down for essential services, but it does seem a bit mad to me to suppress prices at a time when there is a significant risk of an actual shortage. The market clearing at a very high price is a much better outcome compared with literally running out.
This is a bit like the North Sea - an interesting debate about taxation for the medium and long term, but ultimately irrelevant or, as in this case, has the potential to make things worse in short term.
Worth noting that as fuel duty is fixed, the government has effectively cut taxes on fuel already as a proportion.
If you subsidise products in a shortage all you do is give more even money to the seller. (Strictly speaking a tax cut not a subsidy but the effect is the same).
Albanese making a statement to the nation in Oz at 9 uk time, strongly rumoured Fuel rationing on the menu. If so, then id expect SKS might say similar later
And similarly, I'm not sure what you actually expect him to do about it? I know the Mushroom Shaped One keeps babbling about needing his allies' naval resources, but if the Pentagon's assessment is that the US Navy can't keep the strait open it's hard to see what difference any other navy would make. And crudely (no pun intended) the closure of Hormuz is the problem. Remove that and it goes away.
If we were not horribly dependent on imported LNG and oil it wouldn't affect us, but again that's hardly his fault and if anything he's been forcing the pace on transitioning to solar and wind. If May hadn't been conned on tidal, or Cameron on gas, or Blair on nuclear, we wouldn't be in such a mess, but we are where we are.
*(Admittedly, Brown had a point, but he did rather overlook the mistakes his government had made over the previous decade that left us especially vulnerable to the aftershocks.)
All this crap about Trump's war causing this disaster is obviously wrong.
It's clearly because of Brexit.
I can't believe no-one can see that rejoining the EU, joining the euro and handing over £25 billion/year would solve all our economic problems.
"For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath."
One sure way of blocking roads in normal times, ne guaranteed endless moan at all times.
At least they won't all have every Wednesday off to block the Capital, roads to and from, waste fuel and do fuck all for a day, sat on their spotlessly clean jcbs, provided by a massive tax evader and avoider.
Bring it on the whining toffs.
It’s totally clear that only states or congress can alter the manner and timing of elections .
Fast heading to 1.3 million troops and 42,000 artillery/MLRS no longer available to Putin.
There also appears to be a world shortage of off-ramps.
I’m also recognising that the large chunk of demand for fuel is almost entirely inelastic. We need a very, very strong price signal so that the least damaging transport is reduced - whether that is me heading to the Highlands this weekend, or people being forced to commute to the office to sit alone 300 miles away from the rest of their team.
➡️ REF UK 30% (+3)
🌳 CON 21% (+1)
🌹 LAB 19% (nc)
🌍 GREEN 12% (nc)
🔶 LIB DEM 11% (-3)
❓OTH 4% (nc)
🟡 SNP 2% (-1)
N = 2,003 | 28-30/3| Change w 25/03
Plaid 30 (+1)
Ref 27 (=)
Lab 17 (-3)
Grn 11 (+4)
Con 9 (-1)
LD 6 (+1)
Where’s the supply coming from, what is gov doing to address potential shortages, will gov be offering support or relief to businesses affected, such as long-distance fod delivery, to avoid wider inflation eating into the economy…? These are all things in control of the UK government, and legitimate questions for the PM.
Personally, I think Buttigieg is more likely to be the Democratic nomination than Newsom, Buttigieg already leads Newsom in New Hampshire in polls this month amongst Democratic primary voters for example, ahead of Newsom and AOC
https://emersoncollegepolling.com/new-hampshire-2026-sununu-leads-gop-nomination-ties-pappas-for-senate/
https://www.anselm.edu/about/anselmian-hub/news/new-poll-saint-anselm-college-survey-shows-democrats-gaining-ground-republicans-face-political-headwinds
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/trump-signs-executive-order-create-federal-voter-lists-rcna266092
Hauliers are the big problem, because the cost of distribution feeds into general inflation like almost nothing else. Even the price of fuel is affected by the cost of delivering it!
It is not the same as rationing for food where everyone needs approximately the same amount per person and per week.
With fuel some people might need 20L per month while others need 100L per week.
Then there is the issue of those who use fuel for work purposes as well as for personal use.
Warns economic impact to last many months
“This will be blocked by the federals courts before the ink is dry,” said David Becker, founder of the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation & Research, which works to support election administrators.
“The Constitution clearly gives the power to regulate these issues related to mail ballots to the states,” Becker continued. “The president has been excluded by the framers from dictating election policy to the states.”
They all had a lovely time im told.
Labour still second on seats though with 93 MPs despite the Tories second on votes, LDs and Tories near tied for third with 66 and 64 MPs respectively
https://electionmaps.uk/nowcast/custom
Mornin' everyone!
Tories on 20%+ will help in May. As will a 2% lead over Labour - Labour led them by 5% in 2022...