#economy #economics

#IRAN #WAR CAN END RUSSIA’S ISOLATION: The major Qatar’s LNG hub in Ras Laffan, attacked by Iran, supplies gas to Asia, Africa and Europe. Further destabilization of the world’s LNG market could lead Russia out of its international isolation. #Energy #LNG #Qatar #Iran #Russia #Economy #GlobalTrade https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-19-26?t=1773917437680

#economy #economics

"Only nine percent of MAGA opposes it. In addition, beyond MAGA, the broader GOP base is overwhelmingly on board with this war. For example, while a new Quinnipiac Poll found only 40% of Americans support Trump’s iran war--among the GOP that number shoots up to 85%. ...

What you are seeing is a reminder that MAGA is fascist movement that is a danger to our democratic Republic."

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/4

"A majority so clear that politicians like Kent want to tap into it. And that’s a good thing.

But there’s a cynicism to his letter and its insistence that the president of the United States is some defenseless lamb being led astray by Israel. …

Kent has a tone that speaks directly to Trump and MAGA, assuring them that their blameless leader has been hoodwinked. Israel is to blame…"

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/8

"Kent’s letter, for all its patriotic rhetoric, seems a lot like an insider coup against a declining president; and an attempt to capture the leadership of an increasingly unhappy MAGA. …

When Kent says this war isn’t serving America, he’s echoing the view of a clear majority of the country."

~ Ken Klippenstein

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/7

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/joe-kent-isnt-the-hero-you-are

"Discord in MAGA-world and resignations from this administration are indeed good. But Kent's letter blames Israel in a she-made-him-do-it way: 'It's clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.'"

~ Rebecca Solnit

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/6

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/today-i-need-to-say-something-about-the-stupidity-of-antisemitism/

"Joe Kent’s resignation shows that Trump’s illegal war in Iran is creating a fissure within the MAGA upper ranks, but don’t expect many others to quit soon."

~ Minnah Arshad, Andrew Perez, and Asawin Suebsaeng

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas
/5

https://zeteo.com/p/trump-war-iran-maga-elite-joe-kent

"Only nine percent of MAGA opposes it. In addition, beyond MAGA, the broader GOP base is overwhelmingly on board with this war. For example, while a new Quinnipiac Poll found only 40% of Americans support Trump’s iran war--among the GOP that number shoots up to 85%. ...

What you are seeing is a reminder that MAGA is fascist movement that is a danger to our democratic Republic."

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/4

Before the war, 35% to 40% of Republicans supported military action against Iran per polls. So what is that number a few weeks into the war after Americans have been killed, gasoline prices have shot up and inflation is rising?

Are you ready? Ninety percent of people who are self-described as MAGA now say they support Trump’s war per an NBC News poll."

~ Dean Obeidallah

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/3

https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/magas-support-of-trumps-iran-war

"As long as Trump believes he can do whatever he wants whenever he wants, however, the Iranians have him over a barrel. And with oil prices currently at their highest since 2023, the American middle class is going to burn up as long as he’s over it."

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas
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"While Trump’s goal at the beginning of the war was unclear and ever-changing, it is no such thing now, as the Iranians have now determined what Trump’s goal must be: sending America’s sons and daughters to sacrifice their lives in the name of cheap gas."

~ John Stoehr

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas
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https://www.editorialboard.com/will-trump-sacrifice-us-troops-in-the-name-of-cheap-gas/

“We don’t even know their leaders,” #Trump said on Monday. “We have people wanting to negotiate,” he added. “We have no idea who they are.” 🤦🏼‍♀️

#Israel also said Tuesday that it had killed #GholamrezaSoleimani, the head of the Basij, Iran’s powerful plainclothes militia.

#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

“We don’t even know their leaders,” #Trump said on Monday. “We have people wanting to negotiate,” he added. “We have no idea who they are.” 🤦🏼‍♀️

#Israel also said Tuesday that it had killed #GholamrezaSoleimani, the head of the Basij, Iran’s powerful plainclothes militia.

#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

"The Wall Street Journal is now describing this as the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.

CNBC calls it the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Saudi Arabia has now cut its production of oil.

Iraq’s production of oil is down to less than one-third what it was before Trump started this war."

#Trump #Iran #war #madness #insanity #oil #gas #economy #EnergyCrisis #agriculture #fertilizer #food
/18

"In Qatar and Kuwait and Bahrain, major energy companies have declared force majeure—which basically means they’re saying, hey, act of God, outside our control.

We can no longer be held to any contracts we previously signed.

As they all radically scale down their oil and gas production.

And it’s not only fuel—it’s also food."

#Trump #Iran #war #madness #insanity #oil #gas #economy #EnergyCrisis #agriculture #fertilizer #food
/19

"Huge amounts of fertilizer pass through the Strait of Hormuz—fertilizer bound for ports all over the world, for crops all over the world, for foodstuffs all over the world.

Raw materials related to the petroleum industry are also being choked off."

#Trump #Iran #war #madness #insanity #oil #gas #economy #EnergyCrisis #agriculture #fertilizer #food
/20

"Whole regions in the Philippines—including the capital city of Manila—just forced employers to institute a four-day workweek instead of a five-day workweek specifically to try to save energy.

Gas stations in Vietnam have started to run out of fuel. …

What was all this for?

'We’re doing this for the other parts of the world.'

I’m sure they’re delighted with that."

#Trump #Iran #war #madness #insanity #oil #gas #economy #EnergyCrisis #agriculture #fertilizer #food
/23

"Whole regions in the Philippines—including the capital city of Manila—just forced employers to institute a four-day workweek instead of a five-day workweek specifically to try to save energy.

Gas stations in Vietnam have started to run out of fuel. …

What was all this for?

'We’re doing this for the other parts of the world.'

I’m sure they’re delighted with that."

#Trump #Iran #war #madness #insanity #oil #gas #economy #EnergyCrisis #agriculture #fertilizer #food
/23