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gab13by13

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19. Oil and gas prices are being manipulated by Krasnov's pals,

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 01:13 PM

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Crude oil should be closer to $130/barrel than $80.

Strategic oil reserves around the globe are at significant low levels.

When will they price in all of the destruction that Ukraine has done to Russia's oil infrastructure? Gas is being rationed in Crimea and Russia.

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Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage [View all] dalton99a Yesterday OP

And any money collected will be syphoned to his family sakabatou Yesterday #1

100% dalton99a Yesterday #2

What could possibly go wrong? Taxpayers pay for blockades, he grifts the toll and the world will not stand for it Deuxcents Yesterday #3

The grifting never ends. FalloutShelter Yesterday #4

+1. The felon is a genius at grifting and corrupting dalton99a Yesterday #6

Certainly a Hall of Framer in those endeavors! Wuddles440 Yesterday #12

This is a clear violation of international law Johonny Yesterday #5

Trump is flailing Prairie Gates Yesterday #7

Watch oil prices and gasoline prices go up LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #8

Oil and gas prices are being manipulated by Krasnov's pals, gab13by13 Yesterday #19

Sea and air are all we have to stop ships and make them pay up. It's a allegorical oracle 2 hrs ago #23

Piracy. miyazaki Yesterday #9

This is literally Caligula level delusion Cosmocat Yesterday #10

He's falling for Iran's strategy to drive up prices Renew Deal Yesterday #11

He started a war, and will now try to make allies and neutrals pay for it muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #13

So... send a ton of US ships in the middle of a chokepoint without establishing control of the chokepoint? SSJVegeta Yesterday #14

Something is telling me EnergizedLib Yesterday #15

He is more full of shit than a demented diaper wearing xmas goose ImNotGod Yesterday #16

Um....on what authority? purr-rat beauty Yesterday #17

Also, too, THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT men's national soccer team gets an automatic place muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #18

MaddowBlog-One day later, Trump abandons his plans for legally dubious tolls on Strait of Hormuz LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #20

The Navy will blockade it Bettie 2 hrs ago #21

I'm waiting here for the day when one of our ships get hit and soldiers die bluestarone 2 hrs ago #22