Told you so
The war is heating up fast in the Middle East. And the fog is starting to lift so that we can see what's going on more clearly.
Israel just may have bit off more than it can chew. Frantic calls for rescue from Israel to the US have so far gone unheeded.
And it seems the US has been warned to stay out of it, and smartly so, as Iran still has the nuclear option in its toolbag.
No, not the exploding kind, the shut down of the flow of oil that the world depends on.
Massive economic damage would crush the US vassal states of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE, among others.
Brent and WTI crude are shooting up already. And we should start seeing a rise in gas prices by the end of the week. It will hit Americans hard. The PNW is already hitting over $4 a gallon at the discount stations.
This will impact summer driving season and in turn, the recreation and vacation industries.
Our Canada trip is in a circular holding pattern for a couple of reasons. One is the gas prices could skyrocket and become scarce, not a fun thought being 1000 miles from home and in a foreign country.
And that foreign country not particularly fond of America, as our president is threatening a takeover and unfair tariffs.
I'm watching the Europeans protest the tourists there and squirting them with waterguns, just because there are so many of them clogging their cities.
I really don't want Canadians squirting me with moose piss. I really love Canada and Canadians. It's why I want to visit there.
We've already ticked-off the snowbirds with the added red tape and hassles crossing the border to come south for the winter. Many have sold their vacation lots in Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada and vowed to never return.
My little mini motorhome gets 15 mpg. A 2000 mile round trip would take $800 at $6 bucks a gallon. I could stomach that. I'd bitch a lot though.
But if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, prices could spike to unknown levels and induce shortages. It would possibly spark the odd/even fueling routine of the 70s, and a return to a nationwide 55 mph speed limit.
Remember those days?
I'm sensitive to gas prices because I go for long stretches of not buying any, as we use our electric Leaf for most all our transport needs.
My son always ribbed me for buying electric, even though gas prices have doubled since 2016.
If the price spikes further, I'll be the first to tell him I told you so.
How are your gas prices?
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Thanks for opening the thread
Sounds smart to delay a trip until
things settle down (if they ever do).
Presently without wheels, so not up
on auto fuel.
Zionism is a social disease
We've got reservations
for Deception Pass campground in the San Juan Islands that we don't want to give up, so we will be a few miles from the border anyway.
But going over? Hmm.
Thanks for the post.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Just revolution, everywhere.
Feel free to remind the Canadians that their Parliament unanimously applauded a real live Nazi back in 2023. Canada may be a nice place but on one level they've got Oregon's problem: lots of people who are sweet and kind but whose politics is totally manipulated, with their express permission.
I keep wondering what will happen when all of these people around the world are left with nothing after the vast house of cards that is the West crashes to the ground. Will they revolt?
The Rachel Blevins interview with Laith Marouf reveals what the problem is at present. Now is the time for the Zionist regime to strike, apparently, because a long war will not work out for it. A large portion of Israel wants to get out. If Iran hits the desalination plants in Israel there will be no substitute source of water. If Israel drops a nuke on Tehran, Pakistan will drop a nuke on Tel Aviv.
I guess it matters where in Canada you're going, but there are some interesting readings on PurpleAir east of Winnipeg.
"It's time for a revolution, but probably not in the terms that people imagine it" -- Frank Zappa
Yeah, big problem
with smoke from wildfires.
We had planned on staying toward the left coast.
Thanks for the Blevins clip, will watch it in a few minutes.
And yes, the ziocons are reaching peak panic. Strike now while the iron is still lukewarm.
They are passed their best buy date.
Stupid aholes.
Somebody needs to test the water at the Ivy League madrassas.
Thanks for stopping by.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Is this what happens when you are being blackmailed by Israel
for being part of the Epstein Files?
Asking for a friend,
I wonder when
they are gonna drop the Iranian boxcar biolabs card?
And if I were Tulsi I'd resign immediately after that remark and show the American people she actually does have scruples.
An incredibly fortuitous opportunity to show she has the mettle to be POTUS in 2028. A golden opportunity even.
Her failure to take advantage, right now, reveals a lot about her.
But thats just me.
Hey! Maybe I should run for the White House in 2028?
Of course, the first thing I'd do if elected would be to burn the place down as it's nothing more than a whorehouse, where money will buy anything.
A house of ill repute should not stand in a true Christian country. Where are all these supposed Christians?
No one in America is going to heaven.
Thanks for that clip.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
An interesting view
from Simplicius:
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/true-promise-3-iran-responds-with
The video at the head of the article is informative.
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Yes, I've seen a couple of clips
of those missiles. They are incredibly fast.
If the western military world were just half as smart as they think themselves to be, they should be shitting their pants and looking for a way outta this.
I want to remind those at the Pentagon that even they are vulnerable now. Their lives are back on the line, just like early in their grunt careers.
They should really consider their options.
Thanks for the link.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Price of gas
Where I fill up the price has been floating between $4.29-$4.35 for the last few months but I expect that will change soon. And not for the better. Even though I don't drive a lot and I'm driving a hybrid and can go close to 600 miles on a tank of gas I'm not looking forward to any increase in price. Sure glad I ditched the gas guzzler for a hybrid a few years back.
MAGA
Morons
Are
Governing
America
We looked at hybrids
But opted for something that didn't enrich big oil and would never require fuel.
We remember well the odd/even routine of the 70s. The long lines just to get to the pumps, even when you still had plenty of gas in the tank were infuriating. We were always concerned about running out of gas while in line, or the station would run out of fuel before you got through the line.
Our first taste of "range anxiety", long before the electric car.
For the record, I did a study on my range/expenses, and it come in at 3.5 cents a mile in electricity when new.
I haven't checked it lately, but I would expect it to have changed some.
YMMV.
Thanks for the price check. California?
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Whoops
Fat old double punching fingers. Sorry 'bout that.
But as an aside to gas prices, I'm paying 8+ cents a kwh for electricity here in Vancouver, and 6+ at the farm in Lewis County.
What are y'all paying?
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
I'm in San Diego county
were we have one of the highest utility rates in the country. I'm paying 24¢ kwh.
MAGA
Morons
Are
Governing
America
I would estimate
at 45 cents a kwh, it would be just as beneficial to drive an ICE car.
Thanks for the reveal.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Will Iran turn the other cheek to the tandem of Bibi and Trump?
Answer in two parts. Notice the time difference in the 2 tweets
In a follow up to the above comment we get this.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/17/749977/operations-so-far-only-w...
The warning
to evacuate is probably trolling/psyop to frighten the cowardly Israelites.
Gotta remember they still haven't returned to the northern territories that Hezbollah drove them from.
And the exodus continues out of Israel itself.
Thanks for the tweets.
PS. I'll note again that the whole world still refers to them as "Tweets", indicating how stupid of Musk to change the name to "X".
We truly live in a Kakistocracy. Something in the water at the Ivy Leagues.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Not all of the news is bad as we get this. LOL
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5354353-menendez-report-pri...
They should treat him
like any smalltime crook and low life and offer him early release to turn on any other crooked politicians that he knows of.
One week reduced sentence for every DC crook he fingers and gets convicted.
Of course, the weeks earned could out strip his sentence, being DC and all.
LOL
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
And in other news,
here come the grocery price increases:
https://archive.ph/dxRfO
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Truly a kakistocracy
Thanks for the info.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.