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Add that to the increase in heating oil prices this coming winter. The Golden Age is a Golden Folly!
US electricity prices are skyrocketing.
The average price of US residential electricity has risen +11% since January 2025, to 19.6 cents per kilowatt-hour in August 2026, near an all-time high.
Average prices during the first 8 months of 2026 were +40% higher than in the same period of 2019.
The largest increase in residential electricity prices over this period was in Maine, at +90%, followed by California and New York, at nearly +70%.
This comes as the AI boom is intensifying electricity demand, with data centers requiring enormous amounts of electricity to power thousands of chips and cooling systems.
A 1-gigawatt data center can consume as much electricity as 800,000 homes.
As a result, wholesale electricity prices in areas near significant data center activity surged by as much as +267% between 2020 and 2025.
The AI revolution is driving a surge in electricity demand, and households are increasingly feeling the cost.
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This is called the Golden Age????
BREAKING: September PPI Inflation unexpectedly rises to 6.3%, above expectations of 5.3%.
Core PPI Inflation rose to 5.0%, above expectations of 4.4%
PPI inflation is now at its second highest level since November 2022.
The odds of rate hikes are rising sharply on the news.
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Nothing to see here. Just another day of dear leader falling asleep in the middle of the afternoon, in the oval office, surrounded by staff, surrounded by press, surrounded by cameras. If it wasn't so common it would be a lead news story this evening.
for the second straight day, Trump -- face drooping -- is struggling to stay awake during a televised event
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Congratulations MAGA! Enjoy your little pep rally tonight brain washing the base that everything is awesome.
BREAKING: US diesel prices officially rise above $6.00/gallon for the first time in history, now up +74% over the last 9 months.
Diesel prices in some states are now pushing above $8.00/gallon as the US faces a massive shortage of supply.
The move comes as US oil prices near $105/barrel and the Iran War continues to escalate.
Inflation expectations are pushing higher as a result.
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If you voted for him and still support him, Shame on You! He was nowhere near ground zero on 9/11.
Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."
Community note
Trump was miles from Ground Zero on 9/11, speaking by phone from his office. He visited the area days later. His story of being lifted from the rubble by firefighters first appeared in 2021 and lacks corroborating evidence. politifact.com/factchecks/202… usatoday.com/story/news/fac… newsweek.com/fact-check-did
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The fire department gets called for service day and night. No matter the time cleaning the apparatus is an important part of placing equipment back in service. #SourhburyFireDepartmemt
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Let's stop focusing on destroying Iran's economy and fixing our economy. All the bullshit about the Golden Age of America and 5%+ GDP growth is all fiction. The real economy in the United States is slowing down rapidly.
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Everyday. He lies with such ease. Doesn't even seem to phase him. WTI climbed 5% today closing at over $82. There is not a single data point that shows Hormuz fully opened, not one. Not even 50% open. Just like his fantasy poll numbers- made up bullshit on top of made bullshit.
Q: When do you think the Strait of Hormuz will be open?
TRUMP: It's open now. It's open now. The only one that has control of the Strait of Hormuz right now is the US Navy.
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This is a country that has been "begging for a deal." They are going to wait out Don until his term ends. This is the result of a war with no plan beyond the first 24 hours.
BREAKING: Iran has flatly ruled out any future negotiations with the Trump administration, declaring it will wait out Trump's term until January 20, 2029, per an advisor to the Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf and a senior Iranian source.
"Trump will not reach an agreement with us. We will accompany him until his term ends," Majid Shakeri, advisor to Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf says.
Shakeri adds "the path to victory is neither fighting nor a deal, it is managing the process of neither war nor peace, up to the point of victory. Publicly confirming negotiations with the US is sheer folly. The winning approach is denial, ambiguity, and strategic patience."
Unless Trump accepts all of Iran's conditions in the US surrender document, the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until 2029. Those demands include $300 billion in compensation, more than $100 billion in frozen assets released, lifting all sanctions, US troop withdrawal from the entire region, and accepting transit fees on every ship.
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Crude Oil Closing Prices (04-29-2026)
🛢️ West Texas Intermediate: $107.96
🛢️ Brent: $119.78
Inflation is coming. Rate cuts are not happening. It doesn't matter if your name is Powell or Warsh.
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Rising tensions in the Middle East after failed talks and both sides making threats of escalation the outcome is WTI and Brent back above $100 per barrel.
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Most important golf shot of the year and @cbs did not follow it. @TheMasters
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There is no preparation for $200 a barrel of oil. The world economy will essentially stop.
US government officials and Wall Street analysis are starting to consdier the prospect that oil prices might surge to an unprecedeted $200 a barrel. bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-…
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