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Trump Says Americans’ Financial Struggles Are Not on His Mind as Iran and White House Ballroom Take Center Stage

Trump Says Americans Financial Struggles are not on his mind as Iran tensions and White House ballroom spectacle intensify concerns over presidential priorities.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/trump-watch/trump-says-americans-financial-struggles/

FurballsNHairballs May 12

If there was a tax on incompetence,Trump would be the biggest debtor.
#IranWar
#Warflation
#trumpadministration
#grifters

atomicker Apr 29

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@atomicker/116489962594409437

It's 2026, and fossil fuel companies are making billions in war profits, while Canadians line up for blocks to fill suitcases with free potatoes.

https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-oil-industry-is-making-billions-from-the-iran-war-it-should-be-taxed/

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #CostOfLivingCrisis #NoWar #Warflation #Polycrisis

atomicker Apr 15

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@atomicker/116410418330777948

The finance ministers of Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal & Austria are pushing for windfall taxes on the war profits of oil & gas companies. Why not Canada?

#CDNPoli #Canada #ClimateCrisis #CostOfLivingCrisis #Inflation #Warflation #Iran #IranWar #NoWar

atomicker Apr 15

The world’s top 100 oil & gas companies banked more than $30 million an hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

With oil at $100/barrel, they stand to make an additional $234 billion in excess profits by the end of the year:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/big-oil-huge-war-windfall-consumers

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #CostOfLivingCrisis #Iran #IranWar #Warflation

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds

Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

The Guardian

Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus Apr 14

#Warflation He’s still stealing. Who could have seen the grift coming? #pinks #DemVoice1 #GOTBV

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:h2izvxjzgsd5sp7cta6adfai/post/3lg6mfybhw22s

Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus Apr 13

#TrumpWar Is #Warflation for us

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t46sqvutibvsmjgwn6r6izve/post/3mjfn4zowdk26

atomicker Apr 6

'Struggling families like mine don’t talk about the cost of living any more – now it’s the cost of survival'

'Trying to make ends meet is an impossible effort, and things are rapidly getting worse'

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/06/struggling-families-like-mine-cost-of-living-survival

#Canada #CDNPoli #CostOfLivingCrisis #IranWar #WarFlation

Struggling families like mine don’t talk about the cost of living any more – now it’s the cost of survival

Trying to make ends meet is an impossible effort, and things are rapidly getting worse. It’s time the government listened to people like us, says Ella Michalski of Changing Realities, a project working with low-income families

The Guardian

atomicker Apr 2

"So the oil shortages we've been seeing, they're only going to get worse, even if magically the Strait of Hormuz would re-open tomorrow (…) We will face massive energy costs, not just while this crisis goes on but also for six to 12 months after it's over."

A rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewables may not solve all our problems, but it would definitely cross a few big ones off the list.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78lj4976lvo

#IranWar #Iran #UnitedStates #USPoli #CDNPoli #Canada #CostOfLivingCrisis #OilCrisis #NoPipelines #NoLNG #Warflation

What was the 1970s oil crisis, and are we heading for something worse?

While both crises involve oil, experts say there are some important differences between what happened in the 1970s and today.

Phil Olin Mar 21

We’ve been looking at replacement storm doors recently, and I’m pretty sure the one we’ve been eyeballing went from $280 to $420 in like 3 weeks. #fucktrump #warflation