He’s talking about the pastry. Not being creamed by a Dane.
Drumpf
It's bad form diplomatically.
If you're dealing with small, less significant countries that we're allied with, you don't want them to come away with the idea that the alliance will end whenever it's politically convenient, or when they have something we want.
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Well, I really don’t know what else they make and why I would be worried about pissing off the danish?
It's bad form diplomatically.
If you're dealing with small, less significant countries that we're allied with, you don't want them to come away with the idea that the alliance will end whenever it's politically convenient, or when they have something we want.
They were willing to send troops to bleed with ours after 9/11. That's the kind of ally we should want to maintain a strong relationship with the most.
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Will the energy situation be even worse if the Democrats take over? Will a gallon of diesel be as expensive as a Papa John's pizza?
Will the energy situation be even worse if the Democrats take over? Will a gallon of diesel be as expensive as a Papa John's pizza?
It doesn't matter once people get use to paying it there's little chance of it getting much lower.
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It doesn't matter once people get use to paying it there's little chance of it getting much lower.
Get used to paying it? People already can't afford to keep paying the higher prices caused by diesel being at nearly $7 a gallon. This isn't regular inflation that people just have to accept. This has an unnatural cause. A stupid one.
Get used to paying it? People already can't afford to keep paying the higher prices caused by diesel being at nearly $7 a gallon. This isn't regular inflation that people just have to accept. This has a cause. A stupid one.
Is that a fact? Then why has it never gone back down to 1980 prices?
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Is that a fact? Then why has it never gone back down to 1980 prices?
Because regular inflation has been a thing since 1980. Regular inflation has not gotten us to diesel nearing $7.00 a gallon.
Because regular inflation has been a thing since 1980. Regular inflation has not gotten us to diesel nearing $7.00 a gallon.
Whatever, it's never going back down to a real affordable price no matter who is running this country. Get over it.
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Whatever, it's never going back down to a real affordable price no matter who is running this country. Get over it.
Well if diesel never comes back down from nearly $7 per gallon we'll know who's to blame. Today's average price of $6.51 per gallon of diesel is 44.4% higher than the average price of $3.62 per gallon just last year.
Per Google Gemini:
The figures below reflect the national annual average retail price per gallon for No. 2 on-highway diesel fuel, compiled from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) surveys and historical Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) retail energy indices.
U.S. Average Annual Diesel Prices (1975–2025)
Year | Nominal Price ($/gal) | Key Market Drivers |
1975 | $0.56 | Post-1973 OPEC oil embargo adjustments |
1976 | $0.57 | Steady domestic price controls |
1977 | $0.63 | Increasing commercial freight demand |
1978 | $0.65 | Gradual energy deregulation initiatives |
1979 | $0.88 | Iranian Revolution supply shock |
1980 | $1.21 | Iran-Iraq War; global crude prices double |
1981 | $1.35 | U.S. oil price decontrol completed |
1982 | $1.30 | Early 1980s economic recession |
1983 | $1.20 | Global oil surplus begins |
1984 | $1.22 | Modest economic recovery |
1985 | $1.21 | Saudi Arabia boosts production |
1986 | $0.96 | Global oil price collapse |
1987 | $0.98 | Tanker War in the Persian Gulf |
1988 | $0.95 | High global refining supply |
1989 | $1.02 | Winter heating oil demand surges |
1990 | $1.21 | Iraqi invasion of Kuwait; Gulf War spike |
1991 | $1.16 | Post-Gulf War price stabilization |
1992 | $1.12 | Flat global crude prices |
1993 | $1.11 | Federal fuel excise tax increase (+4.3¢) |
1994 | $1.11 | Official EIA weekly highway survey begins |
1995 | $1.11 | Steady refining capacity |
1996 | $1.24 | Cold winter and low commercial inventories |
1997 | $1.20 | Asian financial crisis softens demand |
1998 | $1.04 | Global oil glut; crude drops below $12/bbl |
1999 | $1.12 | OPEC production cuts take effect |
2000 | $1.49 | Tight domestic distillate inventories |
2001 | $1.40 | Post-9/11 economic slowdown |
2002 | $1.32 | Venezuelan general strike disrupts supply |
2003 | $1.51 | Lead-up to and start of the Iraq War |
2004 | $1.81 | Accelerating Chinese industrial demand |
2005 | $2.40 | Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit Gulf refineries |
2006 | $2.71 | Transition to Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) |
2007 | $2.88 | Crude climbs toward $100/barrel |
2008 | $3.80 | Crude peaks at $147/bbl; diesel hits $4.76 in July |
2009 | $2.46 | Global Financial Crisis collapses freight demand |
2010 | $2.99 | Post-recession trade recovery |
2011 | $3.84 | Arab Spring disruptions in North Africa |
2012 | $3.97 | Iranian sanctions and high crude prices |
2013 | $3.92 | Sustained high global crude environment |
2014 | $3.83 | U.S. shale production surge; late-year crash |
2015 | $2.71 | OPEC market-share price war |
2016 | $2.30 | Crude bottom ($26/bbl); 12-year diesel price low |
2017 | $2.65 | OPEC+ introduces formal production quotas |
2018 | $3.18 | Robust U.S. trucking and trade demand |
2019 | $3.06 | Stable domestic shale oil supply |
2020 | $2.55 | COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns collapse demand |
2021 | $3.29 | Global supply chain bottlenecks and recovery |
2022 | $4.99 | War in Ukraine; weekly peak reached $5.81 |
2023 | $4.21 | Distillate inventory deficits ease gradually |
2024 | $3.86 | Lower refinery crack spreads, softer freight market |
2025 | $3.62 | Steady domestic crude output and inventory rebuild |
Well if diesel never comes back down from nearly $7 per gallon we'll know who's to blame. Today's average price of $6.51 per gallon of diesel is 44.4% higher than the average price of $3.62 per gallon just last year.Per Google Gemini:
The figures below reflect the national annual average retail price per gallon for No. 2 on-highway diesel fuel, compiled from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) surveys and historical Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) retail energy indices.
U.S. Average Annual Diesel Prices (1975–2025)
Year
Nominal Price ($/gal)
Key Market Drivers
1975
$0.56
Post-1973 OPEC oil embargo adjustments
1976
$0.57
Steady domestic price controls
1977
$0.63
Increasing commercial freight demand
1978
$0.65
Gradual energy deregulation initiatives
1979
$0.88
Iranian Revolution supply shock
1980
$1.21
Iran-Iraq War; global crude prices double
1981
$1.35
U.S. oil price decontrol completed
1982
$1.30
Early 1980s economic recession
1983
$1.20
Global oil surplus begins
1984
$1.22
Modest economic recovery
1985
$1.21
Saudi Arabia boosts production
1986
$0.96
Global oil price collapse
1987
$0.98
Tanker War in the Persian Gulf
1988
$0.95
High global refining supply
1989
$1.02
Winter heating oil demand surges
1990
$1.21
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait; Gulf War spike
1991
$1.16
Post-Gulf War price stabilization
1992
$1.12
Flat global crude prices
1993
$1.11
Federal fuel excise tax increase (+4.3¢)
1994
$1.11
Official EIA weekly highway survey begins
1995
$1.11
Steady refining capacity
1996
$1.24
Cold winter and low commercial inventories
1997
$1.20
Asian financial crisis softens demand
1998
$1.04
Global oil glut; crude drops below $12/bbl
1999
$1.12
OPEC production cuts take effect
2000
$1.49
Tight domestic distillate inventories
2001
$1.40
Post-9/11 economic slowdown
2002
$1.32
Venezuelan general strike disrupts supply
2003
$1.51
Lead-up to and start of the Iraq War
2004
$1.81
Accelerating Chinese industrial demand
2005
$2.40
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit Gulf refineries
2006
$2.71
Transition to Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD)
2007
$2.88
Crude climbs toward $100/barrel
2008
$3.80
Crude peaks at $147/bbl; diesel hits $4.76 in July
2009
$2.46
Global Financial Crisis collapses freight demand
2010
$2.99
Post-recession trade recovery
2011
$3.84
Arab Spring disruptions in North Africa
2012
$3.97
Iranian sanctions and high crude prices
2013
$3.92
Sustained high global crude environment
2014
$3.83
U.S. shale production surge; late-year crash
2015
$2.71
OPEC market-share price war
2016
$2.30
Crude bottom ($26/bbl); 12-year diesel price low
2017
$2.65
OPEC+ introduces formal production quotas
2018
$3.18
Robust U.S. trucking and trade demand
2019
$3.06
Stable domestic shale oil supply
2020
$2.55
COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns collapse demand
2021
$3.29
Global supply chain bottlenecks and recovery
2022
$4.99
War in Ukraine; weekly peak reached $5.81
2023
$4.21
Distillate inventory deficits ease gradually
2024
$3.86
Lower refinery crack spreads, softer freight market
2025
$3.62
Steady domestic crude output and inventory rebuild
Blah, blah, blah. Nothing you, me or anyone else can do a dam thing about.
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Blah, blah, blah. Nothing you, me or anyone else can do a dam thing about.
We can vote out the bums who caused it. Well, moderates and Democrats can.
We can vote out the bums who caused it. Well, moderates and Democrats can.
If you think that will change anything. Keep drinking the Kool-Aid.
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If you think that will change anything. Keep drinking the Kool-Aid.
Might keep diesel from going 44.4% higher than it is now.
Haven't you been saying you think Trump will nuke Iran? What do you think would happen to diesel prices if the nukes start flying?
Might keep diesel from going 44.4% higher than it is now.
Haven't you been saying you think Trump will nuke Iran? What do you think would happen to diesel prices if the nukes start flying?
Depends where he nukes. Hopefully it won't be around their oil wells. Isn't that what it's all really about?
Depends where he nukes. Hopefully it won't be around their oil wells. Isn't that what it's all really about?
Get used to paying it? People already can't afford to keep paying the higher prices caused by diesel being at nearly $7 a gallon. This isn't regular inflation that people just have to accept. This has an unnatural cause. A stupid one.
Yeah, I don’t really believe that. Yes, people are complaining. Yes, the price is high. But people just keep buying. This is becoming a new normal. We can vote for whoever we want. Nothing is going to change.
Iran sends out just as many mixed signals as our own government.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-proposes-7-day-roadmap-end-war-which-mimics-june-mou
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