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.
You Still Have Time To Prepare Before Trump's Oil Shock Devastates The Economy
Trump’s oil shock is going to hit sometime in June or July. If we’re very very lucky, it will be delayed until August, but I wouldn’t want to bet on that. It’s going to hit hard, and it’s going to hit fast because, for some insane reason, the legacy press is pretending it’s not coming at all, so the general public really doesn’t know about it.
Tuesday: You cannot be friends or allies with people who want you dead.
The Brilliant Self-Own Of America's Right-Wing Jewish Leaders
But instead of demanding better for both Israel and our side, pro-Israel Jews threw their lot in with the Republican Party. They bet that they would be safe with the Evangelicals even as the GOP was being swallowed, in plain fucking sight, by Nazis.
Wednesday: Recording and Writing D&D for the girls.
Thursday: Podcast!
Ep. 97: How To Prepare For Donald Trump's Oil Shock
Ogre Nation News Update!
4:10 - 4:50 Trumpflation explodes, and it’s just going to get worse
4:51 - 27:45 Trump’s Oil Shock is here, and we’re going to feel it soon. There are a lot of simple, common-sense steps you can take to protect yourself. We give you some.
27:46 - 39:07 Trump’s Epstein scandal refuses to go away, no matter how many countries he invades…
39:08 - 1:02:30 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!
1:02:31 - 1:10:00 Self-care of the Week
Also Thursday: Be careful what you wish for.
Trump Has Handed The Future To China (And No One Will Be Better Off For It)
In a true financial emergency, like the one rapidly approaching, no serious person believes the Trump regime will be able to handle it. They’ll be able to make it exponentially worse, but under no circumstances will this collection of imbeciles and blind ideologues be able to right the ship.
China, for all its economic faultlines, is poised to reap the benefits of a collapsed American state.
Friday: The kids had a wonderful prom night. Me? Not so much.
Anxiety Journal #3: Prom Night Blues
Friday, April 24th: For the first time in the 16 years since Jordan was diagnosed with autism at age 2, I broke down crying. I’ve teared up before, especially when writing about Jordan, but not like this. This was uncontrolled, broken sobbing filled with grief and loss and anger.
I had just dropped Jordan off at his senior prom.
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