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U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls to Lowest Level Since 1982

182 points · 234 comments · thelastgallon

bix6 · 1790652307 · focus · HN ↗
So seriously, what is the administrations intention here? They’ve used all the missiles and drained all the gas. Are they trying to get the U.S. invaded?
1. toomuchtodo · 1790652351 · focus · HN ↗
  Keep fuel prices low enough using the SPR to try to not lose at midterms. They don’t care what happens after, just as they don’t care about their constituents losing their Medicaid.
  The cost of putting unsophisticated grifters in the ultimate position of power.
  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  (Green New Deal via incompetence)
  1. mahboi · 1790652543 · focus · HN ↗
    Shouldn't they at least care about the presidential election 2 years after that?
    toomuchtodo · 1790652617 · focus · HN ↗
    Why? He can’t run again or will die of natural causes, and the cult support goes with him when he goes.
    <a href="https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/727604522156228608" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/727604522156228608
    > If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it. —- Lindsey Graham, May 3, 2016
    hardbass · 1790667599 · focus · HN ↗
    >He can’t run again
    I am afraid we can't really be sure about this.

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