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⛽️“Gas Prices” Edition

Mar 16, 2026
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After launching a war in one of the most oil-sensitive regions on Earth, the Trump administration is now expressing mild surprise that oil prices are exploding and gas prices are following them up their mountain of incompetence.

Crude oil shot above $100 a barrel last week—and had surpassed it again as of this writing—and U.S. gas prices jumped sharply w…

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