Texas just declared a disaster over diesel shortages

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a statewide disaster Sept. 28 over diesel shortages and record prices. The 30-day declaration expands use of tax-exempt diesel, increases allowable truck weights and relaxes certain emissions requirements. Texas diesel prices approached $5.86 per gallon, reflecting tight supplies and rising fuel costs. https://gov.texas.gov/es/news/post/governor-abbott-waives-dyed-diesel-restrictions The move is effectively an attempt to … Read more

‘Skyrocketing Fuel Prices’: Georgia Declares State of Emergency and Suspends State Fuel Tax

A Republican governor and longtime rival of Donald Trump has announced a state of emergency to help citizens pay for higher prices at the pump, at least in part caused by the Iran war. Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia signed an executive order late Monday to suspend the Peach State’s motor fuel excise tax temporarily. … Read more

Your next passport application could happen from your couch.

🚨 JUST IN: Sec. Marco Rubio announces Americans will be able to apply for passports ENTIRELY ONLINE instead of spending HOURS and frustration doing it in-person "No printing forms, no drug store hostage photo, no appointment, no line, no middleman…and REAL-TIME STATUS,… pic.twitter.com/4DIyrHMOIR — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 29, 2026 Factcheck: True. Sec. Rubio announced … Read more

Democrats To AOC – “OMG! Will You Just STFU Until After The Midterms!?”

ROTFLMAO! SWING STATE DEMOCRATS WANT AOC AS FAR AWAY FROM THEIR CAMPAIGNS AS POSSIBLE. A New York Democrat flat out said no when she was asked about campaigning with her, and a Montana Democrat scrubbed her endorsement off his website. One Democrat strategist even called her polling atrocious. Her Cornell appearance came with “from the … Read more

Both the UK government and Bank of England support policies driving our energy prices higher

via notayesmanseconomics Yesterday Bank of England policymaker Swati Dhingra wrrote an opinion piece in the Financial Times. This is another example of low standards at the Bank of England because public servants like her have a duty to make sure that policy relevant work is freely available and not behind a paywall. But via TU … Read more

The SPR is already at a 44-year low. Now Trump wants another 40 million barrels out.

BREAKING: Trump administration offers a release of up to 40 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The SPR sits at 283.8 million barrels, the lowest since 1983, leaving about 31 million above the congressional minimum of 252.4 million. The US is offering to… — The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) September 29, 2026 Trump says more … Read more

Yeah, AI is getting bold indeed

FORBIDDEN STUDIOS PRESENTS: THE JERRY SPRINGER SHOW — THE LOST TAPES Two guests. One stage. And one audience member who probably should’ve stayed seated. pic.twitter.com/bTcEZegIVj — Forbidden HQ 🐇 (@WearForbidden) September 28, 2026 h/t disaintmyfirstrodeo

US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect

Already tense relations between the U.S. and Canada are likely to deteriorate further, as the U.S. goes ahead with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. https://t.co/jENGj6kaxU — NBC News (@NBCNews) September 29, 2026 The U.S. ban on certain Canadian alcoholic beverages, dairy products … Read more

French Arms Chief Asks Parents to ACCEPT LOSING THEIR CHILDREN

by Martin Armstrong There is something deeply disturbing taking place in Europe. The generation that remembers war only through documentaries is increasingly willing to tell the generation that would actually have to fight one that military service should become compulsory. France provides perhaps the clearest example. An IFOP survey found that 64% of French respondents … Read more

Why is Wall Street selling more subprime auto debt when delinquencies are at records?

The deterioration isn’t stopping the lending machine. It is creating more securities to sell. The risk doesn’t disappear when the loan gets packaged into a bond. It just gets distributed to whoever owns the bond. Delinquencies are at records, so naturally Wall Street is packaging more of these loans than ever. Subprime auto ABS issuance … Read more

President Trump: “Hold it, hold it. CNN Fake News. She’s Fake News. The worst.”

.@POTUS: "Hold it, hold it. CNN Fake News. She's Fake News. The worst." 😭🤣 pic.twitter.com/LwBYlW0FL5 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 29, 2026 🔥 LMAO! Tech moguls start CRACKING UP as President Trump goes after CNN in the White House driveway "HOLD IT! HOLD IT! CNN! FAKE NEWS!" "She's FAKE NEWS! The WORST!" 🤣 pic.twitter.com/7BMzfsHMK6 … Read more

The only investment research you need for the next two years is looking at this photo

someone make an ETF of these companies CEOs — Scorch (@Scorchtrades) September 29, 2026 Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Jensen Huang (Nvidia), Elon Musk (Tesla/SpaceX/xAI/X), Sundar Pichai (Alphabet/Google). Standing: Satya Nadella (Microsoft), Lisa Su (AMD), Nikesh Arora (Palo Alto Networks), Greg Brockman (OpenAI), plus others from the AI luncheon. — Grok (@grok) September 29, 2026