We've reached a point where we are left to choose between sending the kids to college or buying refills for our Gillette Fusion razor.

A chart of live cattle futures prices. Live cattle prices reached an all-time record high price on April 6, 2026.

Beef. It's not for dinner. Live cattle futures reached a record high price this morning signaling possible new high prices at grocery stores.

Opinion | Harmeet Dhillon Is No Civil-Rights Enforcer Under her leadership, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division fails to protect the rights of the most vulnerable members of our society.

The Civil Rights Division is tasked with upholding civil & constitutional rights of all Americans, “particularly the most vulnerable members of our society.” With Harmeet Dhillon heading the division, the Americans who depend most on that mandate will pay a steep price.
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Thoughts and prayers the Heimlich maneuver was unsuccessful.

Top Aides Advise Trump Blasting Iran’s Infrastructure Is Fair Game Officials say hitting power plants and roadways is necessary to cripple Iran’s missile and nuclear programs.

"Current and former military officials caution, however, that it is not lawful to strike an adversary’s infrastructure merely to pressure the foe to begin negotiations or to send political signals." #Iran

Trump and his circle of morally bankrupt filth do not care.

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Trump Tells Aides He’s Willing to End War Without Reopening Hormuz Administration officials assess that forcing the waterway back open would mean extending the military mission

BIG Taco this time, though I think that metaphorical ship has sailed. Perhaps we'll call him "Too Late Trump"
#Iran #Hormuz
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Fire Joe Kernan

The ice sculptures at the punch bowl must be lacking tonight.

A Trump truth social post that reads: "If Iran doesn't FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

A two-buttons meme depicting a fictional Scott Bessent torn between shorting oil to drive the price down or buying bonds to drive yields down.

How long can the Bessent & Co. Hedge Fund (aka U.S. Treasury) juggle the propping up of bonds and shorting of oil before they blow that up too?
#TrumpisInsane

Exclusive | OpenAI to Cut Back on Side Projects in Push to ‘Nail’ Core Business Top leader urges staff not to be distracted by “side quests” as the company plans shift of resources to coding and enterprise businesses.

Between the lines: Every other A.I. is kicking our ass while we're playing cash grab through the spin cycle.
#openai #anthropic #claude @wsj.com
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Data from Morgan Stanley showing the sharp decline in transits through the Strait of Hormuz as of March 11, 2026.

"Whether flows are down by ~85% or ~95%, the conclusion is the same: movements through Hormuz remain drastically curtailed, implying a very large supply shock to global oil markets." ~ Morgan Stanley

In America this would be called "famine".

Exclusive | Oil Industry Warns Trump Administration Fuel Crunch Will Likely Worsen Oil executives told officials in White House meetings that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz might push up oil prices further.

While Trump says "we don't need" oil from the Strait of Hormuz and oil prices will "tumble down"...
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A Polymarket bet for "Will Jesus Christ return before 2027?" #iran #war #donaldtrump #insane #armageddon

jfc.🤦‍♂️

A 1960 Chevrolet Impala in California traffic. The gas station sign in the background advertises gas at $4.99 per gallon.

Time traveler from the past. Big time anachronism.
#California #Chevrolet #Chevy #Impala #gas #oil #price

A post from X of a post by trump that reads: "The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. BUT, of far greater interest and importance to me, as President, is stoping an evil Empire, Iran, from having Nuclear Weapons, and destroying the Middle East and, indeed, the World. I won't ever let that happen! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP" A reply to that post reads: "WHHO THE FUCK IS "WE"?"

So grateful that we can make more money and destroy the Death Star in the same year. #trump #oil #Iran

The Azadu Indoor Complex in Iran after US-Israel strikes on Thursday

Any comment from FIFA on its Peace Prize winner bombing an Iranian soccer stadium?

The iconic Azadi sports complex in Tehran once hosted Frank Sinatra, held historic matches, and became symbolic of the women’s rights struggle after the “Blue Girl” snuck into a game.

🤯NEIL.

450 ft. 116.8 mph exit velocity.

Gold and silver flows disrupted as Iran war grounds flights Dubai is key shipping hub for precious metals from Africa and Europe to Asia

"Traders and analysts say that if gold and silver cargoes are disrupted for a lengthy period, then this could push up regional prices"
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Operation Epic Epstein Evasion

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@steveliesman.bsky.social knocks Trump's handling of tariffs.

"This tariff process... [is] essentially if a bureaucrat were writing laws and he was drunk and on some form of amphetamine at the same time."

The potential impact of tariffs on inflation accelerated sharply in December. Goods prices rose 2.05% yr/yr. May not sound like much, but it's the most since the pandemic, and they were negative from June 2023 to April 25, offsetting service inflation. (Note: not all goods are subject to tariffs.)

It’s a Wonderful Life bank run scene.

“You're thinking of the $175 billion in tariff money all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. Your money's in the White House ballroom, the renaming of the Department of Defense, the $10 billion transfer to the Board of Peace, and a hundred other unauthorized actions.”

WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. his rant in response to his tariff defeat at the Court was arguably the worst moment of his Presidency. ..

“.. The fault doesn’t lie with the Justices but with his own tariff obsessions.”

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Tariffs have failed to shrink the trade deficit as promised The U.S. imported more goods and services than it exported — around $70 billion worth — in December, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs were supposed to reduce the gap between how much the U.S. imports and exports. Instead, it got wider.

Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy Tax avoidance by the superwealthy is an economic issue as well as a political one.

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12/31 $SPX close 6,845
today's close 6,836

meanwhile Trump et al this week

Google secures 1 GW solar deal as Texas data‑center load surges TotalEnergies just landed a massive solar deal to power Google’s expanding Texas data centers. The company signed two long‑term power purchase agreements (PPA) totaling 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity, or about 28 terawatt‑hours of electricity over 15 years. more…

Google secures 1 GW solar deal as Texas data‑center load surges

GOP-Led House Rejects Trump’s Tariffs on Canada The vote in the chamber is a significant but largely symbolic repudiation of the president’s signature economic policy.

The GOP-led House passed a resolution Wednesday designed to roll back President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, as a half-dozen Republicans joined Democrats in rebuking the administration’s signature economic policy.
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