White House officials are bracing for oil prices to surge past the $150-a-barrel mark as the Iran war stretches into its second month and the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, according to a new report.

In recent weeks, the average cost of a barrel of crude has hovered around $100, a figure that the Trump administration now sees as the new “baseline,” though a potential spike to $200 hasn’t been ruled out, a source familiar with the matter told Politico.

As a result, officials have entered “all hands on deck” mode, urgently evaluating options to tame soaring oil prices — which pushed gas above $4 a gallon this week and risks inflating costs across the broader economy.

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    10 hours ago

    The only big difference between Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump is that Hitler didn’t sexually abuse children.

    Comparisons:

    • never drinks alcohol
    • tariff war which is worst for themselves
    • oil shortages by bad planning
    • declaring wars
    • stealing Nobel peace prize (was Goebbles, but whatever)
    • fucking up the economy
    • started a world war
    • is senile AF
    • blames minorities
    • wants to get rid of minorities by any means necessary
    • doesn’t care about rules or laws
    • wants to build megalomaniac buildings
    • only recognizes self appointed judges
    • builds a close circle of radicalizedsidiots around him who can’t day no to him

    Should I continue?

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        57 minutes ago

        His older brother, Fred, died of alcoholism related illness. If you believe Fred’s daughter (the anti trump psychologist who wrote a book on her uncle) his alcoholism was a byproduct of the abusive household that they (Fred and Donald) grew up in.

        Sobriety (alcohol) in response to that seems to be a rare bit of Donald making a wise choice, though it could easily be him attempting to one up his brother

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        3 hours ago

        Hitler never drank, and Trump can’t drink because it would kill his only braincell. But he is also known to never, or rarely, drink alcohol.