Weekend Rewind: Here Comes Trump's Oil Shock Edition
When it hits, don't let anyone tell you Trump isn't directly to blame.
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Time is almost up, and the last of the mitigation efforts will run out in the next couple of weeks. A month or two at most (and that’s a huge stretch). After that, all of the really bad things start. There will be no one to blame except Joe Biden Trans kids Immigrants Hillary Clinton Your Mother Donald Fucking Trump.
You still have time to get ready. Get to it. Then pull up a seat and enjoy the show as the regime panics.
Monday: Don’t listen to the people telling you society is going to collapse. But you do want to get ready for rough waters ahead.
Tuesday: You cannot be friends or allies with people who want you dead.
Wednesday: Recording and Writing D&D for the girls.
Thursday: Podcast!
Also Thursday: Be careful what you wish for.
Friday: The kids had a wonderful prom night. Me? Not so much.
5 Things I found Interesting This Week
On Superpower Suicide - And the recovery of justice by Timothy Snyder at Thinking about…
Trump Has Officially Lost The War In Iran And The Great Energy Collapse Of 2026 Is Coming. - Bob Kagan just declared “checkmate” on America in Iran while the US prepares to fall off an energy cliff in the next two weeks. You should probably buy an EV soon. by Dean Blundell
Nobody Tells You The Last Time They’ll Reach For Your Hand - On Grief, Granola, and the Country Our Children Deserve by JOJOFROMJERZ at Are you f’ng kidding me?
The Sex Economy: The Enclosure of Connection - Your Loneliness Is Not a Personal Failure. It’s a Business Model. by Farida Khalaf at Lights On
Is Russia Finally Losing Its War of Choice in Ukraine? - The raw numbers don’t lie, and they carry a stern lesson for the U.S. by Jay Kuo at The Status Kuo