Battery car economics are looking at lot more favorable.

Instead of fighting over a 21-mile-wide bottleneck forever, we could simply be energy independent.
But Republicans will never support American independence from Middle East oil.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-17 01:24 AM | Reply | Flag:

Republicans have created defacto independence from Middle East oil, for the next 2-3 months likely at the minimum.

If all you think the world faces is "inflation" you are not very intelligent.

#23 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-18 07:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

Oh no! Food is more expensive in.. the fattest nations on earth.

it's literally raining oil over there. What are you smoking?

#21 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-03-18 07:00 PM | Reply | Flag:

He's complaining about supply chain interruption. 90% of the ships are just idling. Massive ships aren't moving, oil isn't off to China to be turned into landfill trash. That's amazing for the environment.

I know being a Democrat means being inherrently miserable, but some of you have no chill.

Iran hasn't sunk a single VLCC. Israel is attacking Iranian ships as far as the Caspian Sea.

Iran gets: a broken economy, destroyed infrastructure, dead schoolkids, wiped out air force, navy, nuclear program, missile corp, 3 destroyed puppet governments
The world gets: inflation

this is not good

#18 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-18 06:27 PM | Reply | Flag:

It's great for the environment.

Sitz, are you aware that Iran is inflicting economic harm on the world

#6 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-18 01:31 PM | Reply | Flag:

Oh noes, my solar excess is profitable again.

If you look at DrudgeReport, ships are burning out of control in the Strait, America is on the brink, it's armagedon.

If you watch the OSINT and live maps, it's much less dramatic, and very one sided. There's 500 air strikes hitting Iran vs Iran activating regional surrogates for local skirmishes (which then get bombed), and getting 1 missile or drone through out of a wave going the other way. No new map color in an area showing a Kurd uprising. Looking at a country Israel has already been waging an air war against for 8 months and blew up all the best Russian supplied air defenses last year.

It's more like the air phase of Desert Storm. IRGC launch numbers are dwindling. The USAF & IDF are now over Tehran focusing on the Basij militia.

2 hours ago:

"Reports indicate clashes between security forces and citizens around Chaharbagh Square in Tehran. The sound of gunfire can be heard", according to activist Ilia Hashemi"

Not a place anybody would want to be right now.

Expecting it to go well for you, for The Man to not throw the book at you, is White Privelege.

So yeah, old white dudes, you're good in your black sweats. Until you show up to the riot and throw mortar fireworks at police. That won't go well for you.

Didn't bother to even read the article.

#20 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-17 12:00 PM | Reply | Flag:

The defendants convicted of providing material support to terrorists were Song, Autumn Hill, Zachary Evetts, Savanna Batten, Megan Morris, Maricela Rueda, Elizabeth Soto, and Ines Soto. They face up to 15 years in prison on that count.

The same defendants were also convicted of riot and two explosives charges related to the fireworks.

It's almost like they were doing something more than just standing around dressed in identical clothing.

because it's coming from a loser sack of s*&^ who thinks watching MMA makes him a hard fighting man who has something to offer the rest of us.

#58 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-17 12:44 PM | Reply | Flag:

If that's the case then there's hope. There's hope Kash decides to prove how tough he is by sparring Sean Strickland.

This administration wants viral footage. No much would go viral faster than that.

Iran is being very specific, "We'll target the oil infrastructure of the country a Kharg invasion sails out of"

It sailed out of Japan. They can't reach Japan.

I've read reports that Iran has allowed several ships to pass through the straight of Hormuz, just not American ships.
#22 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-16 05:12 PM | Reply | Flag:

That's not hard, there's very, very few VLCCs that are American flagged.

A ship with non-Iranian crude transited the straight while broadcasting AIS location 36 hours ago. In the last 24 hours more ships are on the move. Yesterday a ship was hit by "drone debris" in a UAE port well South of Hormuz, not transiting the strait.

We seem to be indicating we're about to land 2500 marines on Kharg. If that happens there won't be Iranian oil going out at all.

And there is no evidence of Iranian naval suicide drones, nor manned suicide platforms.

"Trump Says Iran's Kamikaze Sea Drones Are AI-Generated Fake"

Iran drones. The link is there. You can click it and read the full headline. It won't hurt you.

As a retiree I now wear sweats 99% of the time. I have two all black sets with hoodies.
My old ass is a terrorist!

#3 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-03-15 09:07 PM | Reply | Flag:
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You are going to have to get off your ass and throw explosives at cops while rioting.

Causing the price of oil to rise by 40% is nothing?

#20 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-16 09:03 PM | Reply

A temporary economic blip when the IDF and US are running 500+ airstrikes on them daily, killed off their leadership, air defenses, navy, air force, and a 20+ year to make missile stockpile is depleted without mission killing a single US ship or base.

I dont support the war, but I objectively watch what unfolds.

Compare to the Russian bot that has never had an honest post about any conflict lol.

Iran is getting so thoroughly wrecked that the US is flying B1 bombers in and doing uncontested Precision bombing missions.

Iranian bombardment isn't doing anything effective. 20 years of weapons gone in 2 weeks.

They never stop singing about that, and invading Mexico.

You use the Tripoli and 2500 marines to do what marines do best, storm islands and occupy them. Drop them on Siri, Kish, Abu Musa, Larak, Hormuz islands. Now they can project power into Bandas Abbas and push the anti-drone systems up to Iranian coast.

UFC kind of puts it together.

#38 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-16 02:49 PM | Reply | Flag:

MMA puts it together. Mixed Martial Arts.

UFC is a promotional organization.

It's a marketing stunt.

It was the same bidding process they used to get the UFC Freedom 250.

I think that name is stolen from Cleetus McFarland.

Lasers have potential but mostly on boats or airborne, some success with shooting down very high trajectory mortars. The fixed Wing explosive drones don't fly high so you don't have a lot of time to shoot at them from the ground. Merops interceptors are much less terrain limited.