What a mess!

When @benroyce says that Trump voters and nonvoters are equally responsible for these years of misery and madness, I ought to agree.

Ideological purism is fine until it gets innocent people killed. So yes, those who refused to vote for Harris wholly own this catastrophe.

I've nothing to say to the MAGA Nazis. But to those on the Left who thought that the last election was the best time to make an abstract political statement: this is your doing:
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/energy/us-russia-sanctions-relief-oil-hnk-intl

Global oil hovers around $100 despite US temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea

Global oil prices traded around the $100-a-barrel level Friday, shrugging off the Trump administration’s earlier decision to temporarily allow the delivery and sale of sanctioned seaborne Russian crude – a waiver aimed at mitigating a surge in prices following its attacks on Iran.

CNN
@sensiblequiet @benroyce
there's an interesting under-reported story with #cuba 🇺🇸 but unlike most other countries they don't have a plan 'b' 🫣 #NoHayPlanetaB 🤑 #energy