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:"Gas prices smash $4.99 a gallon and head straight for $5+ across America"
:"Gas prices smash $4.99 a gallon and head straight for $5+ across America"
:Comment: It's the same as the [[Biden regime]]'s old "Putin Price-hike" [[narrative]] [[psyop]], only the [[Ayatollah]] is dead and prices have only risen ever since. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:22, May 9, 2026 (EDT)
:Comment: It's the same as the [[Biden regime]]'s old "Putin Price-hike" [[narrative]] [[psyop]], only the [[Ayatollah]] is dead and prices have only risen ever since. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 17:22, May 9, 2026 (EDT)
===Supply chain crisis===
*[https://citizenwatchreport.com/jpmorgan-just-published-the-scariest-oil-chart-ive-ever-seen/ The timeline according to JPMorgan:]
*[https://citizenwatchreport.com/jpmorgan-just-published-the-scariest-oil-chart-ive-ever-seen/ The timeline according to JPMorgan:]
▸ Feb 2026 → Iran war disrupts supply
▸ Feb 2026 → Iran war disrupts supply
*[https://citizenwatchreport.com/trump-xi-final-round-can-a-grand-bargain-stop-the-4-inflation-wave/ Trump-Xi Final Round: Can a “Grand Bargain” stop the 4% inflation wave?]
*[https://citizenwatchreport.com/trump-xi-final-round-can-a-grand-bargain-stop-the-4-inflation-wave/ Trump-Xi Final Round: Can a “Grand Bargain” stop the 4% inflation wave?]
===Defense spending and the --military-industrial complex===
*''[[Defense One Alert]]:'' [https://www.govexec.com/assets/next-five-years-fraud-we-better-get-ready-now/portal/?oref=defense_one_breaking_nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Defense+One%3A+Breaking+%2805%2F15%29+%22Lawmaker+threatens+%27pain%27+to+Pentagon+over+cancellation+of+Europe+deployment...%22&utm_term=newsletter_d1_alert&afd_azwaf_tok=eyJraWQiOiI1MUExNzM1MkJFMzVFNkZCMTE3QUI4MEVDMjhFQjk1NkQ2ODYzNkY5MjA5MENGNENBMTJERTJFREE0MTkxMjY1IiwiYWxnIjoiUlMyNTYifQ.eyJhdWQiOiJ3d3cuZ292ZXhlYy5jb20iLCJleHAiOjE3Nzg4NzcxMDMsImlhdCI6MTc3ODg3NzA5MywiaXNzIjoidGllcjEtNWZmNDc2Njc0Yi14ZGI0OSIsInN1YiI6IjkzLjE1Mi4yMTAuMTk3IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0eXBlIjoiaXNzdWVkIiwicmVmIjoiMjAyNjA1MTVUMjAzMTMzWi0xNWZmNDc2Njc0YnhkYjQ5aEMxTEFYMTU0dzAwMDAwMDAxYjAwMDAwMDAwMDF3bXgiLCJiIjoiNWx1THZwY2ZGMVpjV1E3R0NpaFh2YVg4aHNGQmhyb1gtRWZKVHNYT2xMZyIsImgiOiJkdEFhUWNLODRrS3FxS3JqUFh5bC1oeGFjYzl5bzJHbmxiUUhLLU5nYk5rIn19.uS5muE2BkBXEMm_M2Hq2t8JT8bAsU-8KP8KKyK2O7Y0a1ZVzJKTfnR8m6xdPGE1j-1seGZT5fyxJ9dVqcciZuUsH6REaFwJBGw18hy9UbNUBBjjXtLQpPdlAcEBhGFmKBaiqh1N8H6aftGArN_pqkV6OBkTyRQ4Bq9a9qbMwe3JbKQcOEmxOTaJEmajp-9FiC8EWhXpyM__a6smv4iD8YZafktZ7Yq151V0zLOsKyVtwF5AI9cyRBYW_xf0n0XEnRkcjieL7hCJtxn09eUOo-ZKpuXJkNKMbWoiKFccG15N6_ukwO8eKRjZdmhR8E4qBpDe85e64Y-0XHnUeHLKJ8Q.WF3obl2IDtqgvMFRqVdYkD5s The Next Five Years of Fraud: We Better Get Ready Now]. ''Fraud is evolving faster than ever and the next five years will demand a new playbook. Drawing on insights from federal leaders, [[GAO]], [[Treasury]], and PRAC, this report reveals how agencies must shift to proactive prevention, rethink data access and privacy, and realign incentives.''
*''[[Defense One Alert]]:'' [https://www.govexec.com/assets/next-five-years-fraud-we-better-get-ready-now/portal/?oref=defense_one_breaking_nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Defense+One%3A+Breaking+%2805%2F15%29+%22Lawmaker+threatens+%27pain%27+to+Pentagon+over+cancellation+of+Europe+deployment...%22&utm_term=newsletter_d1_alert&afd_azwaf_tok=eyJraWQiOiI1MUExNzM1MkJFMzVFNkZCMTE3QUI4MEVDMjhFQjk1NkQ2ODYzNkY5MjA5MENGNENBMTJERTJFREE0MTkxMjY1IiwiYWxnIjoiUlMyNTYifQ.eyJhdWQiOiJ3d3cuZ292ZXhlYy5jb20iLCJleHAiOjE3Nzg4NzcxMDMsImlhdCI6MTc3ODg3NzA5MywiaXNzIjoidGllcjEtNWZmNDc2Njc0Yi14ZGI0OSIsInN1YiI6IjkzLjE1Mi4yMTAuMTk3IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0eXBlIjoiaXNzdWVkIiwicmVmIjoiMjAyNjA1MTVUMjAzMTMzWi0xNWZmNDc2Njc0YnhkYjQ5aEMxTEFYMTU0dzAwMDAwMDAxYjAwMDAwMDAwMDF3bXgiLCJiIjoiNWx1THZwY2ZGMVpjV1E3R0NpaFh2YVg4aHNGQmhyb1gtRWZKVHNYT2xMZyIsImgiOiJkdEFhUWNLODRrS3FxS3JqUFh5bC1oeGFjYzl5bzJHbmxiUUhLLU5nYk5rIn19.uS5muE2BkBXEMm_M2Hq2t8JT8bAsU-8KP8KKyK2O7Y0a1ZVzJKTfnR8m6xdPGE1j-1seGZT5fyxJ9dVqcciZuUsH6REaFwJBGw18hy9UbNUBBjjXtLQpPdlAcEBhGFmKBaiqh1N8H6aftGArN_pqkV6OBkTyRQ4Bq9a9qbMwe3JbKQcOEmxOTaJEmajp-9FiC8EWhXpyM__a6smv4iD8YZafktZ7Yq151V0zLOsKyVtwF5AI9cyRBYW_xf0n0XEnRkcjieL7hCJtxn09eUOo-ZKpuXJkNKMbWoiKFccG15N6_ukwO8eKRjZdmhR8E4qBpDe85e64Y-0XHnUeHLKJ8Q.WF3obl2IDtqgvMFRqVdYkD5s The Next Five Years of Fraud: We Better Get Ready Now]. ''Fraud is evolving faster than ever and the next five years will demand a new playbook. Drawing on insights from federal leaders, [[GAO]], [[Treasury]], and PRAC, this report reveals how agencies must shift to proactive prevention, rethink data access and privacy, and realign incentives.''
:*[[Scott Ritter]] goes off on [[military-industrial complex]] leeches. [https://youtu.be/ZXvUpuhAIBk?t=789]
:*[[Scott Ritter]] goes off on [[military-industrial complex]] leeches. [https://youtu.be/ZXvUpuhAIBk?t=789]
{{Cquote|You know, for all the people out there going, 'I hate [[communism]]'. We have the most communist system in the world where we take the [[taxpayer]]s money and we put it through the [[military]] and flow it back in. It's a [[government]] funded economy. That's it. And it's not designed to produce [[weapon]]s for the [[war]] fighter. It's designed to enrich people. We are incapable of quick turnaround. Literally incapable. We have so many rules, regulations, etc. That's not the issue you could work on, you know, on regulations. It's the way the system has worked. It's the design. It's the underlying sentiment. '''The defense industry doesn't exist to protect you. People should know that. [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Raytheon]], these aren't people that are pro-[[American]]. They like to fly the [[American flag]] and place it over everything and say, "We're here for you." They're not. They're here to rob you blind and give you the worst weapons possible. If you think the [[Patriot missile]]s is good, look at its performance. It sucks. None of our weapons work. None of our weapons work the way they're supposed to. They are overhyped. And then we send our [[men]] and [[women]] into harm's way and then where shit goes wrong and pilots get shot down and equipment breaks and people run out of [[ammunition]]. The system's broke, judge, and ''<u>there's no way you can spend your way out of this''</u>. The $1.5 Trillion, I promise you this, we will become weaker if we put that [[money]] into the system because none of that money will be used where it needs to be used.''' It will all go into the pockets of the defense industry.}}
{{Cquote|You know, for all the people out there going, 'I hate [[communism]]'. We have the most communist system in the world where we take the [[taxpayer]]s money and we put it through the [[military]] and flow it back in. It's a [[government]] funded economy. That's it. And it's not designed to produce [[weapon]]s for the [[war]] fighter. It's designed to enrich people. We are incapable of quick turnaround. Literally incapable. We have so many rules, regulations, etc. That's not the issue you could work on, you know, on regulations. It's the way the system has worked. It's the design. It's the underlying sentiment. '''The defense industry doesn't exist to protect you. People should know that. [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Raytheon]], these aren't people that are pro-[[American]]. They like to fly the [[American flag]] and place it over everything and say, "We're here for you." They're not. They're here to rob you blind and give you the worst weapons possible. If you think the [[Patriot missile]]s is good, look at its performance. It sucks. None of our weapons work. None of our weapons work the way they're supposed to. They are overhyped. And then we send our [[men]] and [[women]] into harm's way and then where shit goes wrong and pilots get shot down and equipment breaks and people run out of [[ammunition]]. The system's broke, judge, and ''<u>there's no way you can spend your way out of this''</u>. The $1.5 Trillion, I promise you this, we will become weaker if we put that [[money]] into the system because none of that money will be used where it needs to be used.''' It will all go into the pockets of the defense industry.}}
===Interest rates and inflation===
*[https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-iran-war-is-accelerating-the-us-debt-spiral-and-creating-an-inflation-crisis/ The Iran War Is Accelerating the US Debt Spiral—and Creating an Inflation Crisis].
*[https://financialunderground.com/articles/the-iran-war-is-accelerating-the-us-debt-spiral-and-creating-an-inflation-crisis/ The Iran War Is Accelerating the US Debt Spiral—and Creating an Inflation Crisis].
*[https://www.thedailydoom.com/p/a-whirlwind-of-dust-and-dollars-the The Bond Crisis Has Begun!].
:*[https://www.thedailydoom.com/p/a-whirlwind-of-dust-and-dollars-the The Bond Crisis Has Begun!].
:*[[China]] & [[Japan]] dumping [[US government]] debt; [[Federal reserve]] buying them up as fast as they can. An [[inflation]] harbinger.
::*[[China]] & [[Japan]] dumping [[US government]] debt; [[Federal reserve]] buying them up as fast as they can. An [[inflation]] harbinger.
:*[[Stockman]]: [https://davidstockman.substack.com/p/heads-up-potus-here-comes-the-trump Heads Up POTUS: Here Comes The “Trump Crash” of 2026, Part 1].
::*[[Stockman]]: [https://davidstockman.substack.com/p/heads-up-potus-here-comes-the-trump Heads Up POTUS: Here Comes The “Trump Crash” of 2026, Part 1].
==Arms control==
==Arms control==