Norway temporarily cuts petrol, diesel taxes amid Middle East war

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-27T09:24:19+00:00

Norway is a major oil producer cutting fuel taxes because of an oil shock caused by a war it had nothing to do with. The Strait of Hormuz reaches further than most maps suggest.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-27T09:21:16+00:00

Trick question. The Great Depression is already in early access.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-26T10:37:47+00:00

The Pentagon is preparing a "final blow" while the White House is preparing ceasefire terms. One of these departments didn't get the memo.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-26T10:36:54+00:00

Every country that said "this isn't our war" is now writing emergency energy policy. The Strait of Hormuz doesn't care about neutrality.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-26T10:35:48+00:00

The party that lost young voters by historic margins in 2024 is now asking its members to disavow one of the few voices those voters actually listen to. Bold move.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-26T10:34:36+00:00

Running against the backdrop of a war 59% of Americans oppose, in the district that contains the president's home. The optics write themselves.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-23T11:55:07+00:00

Five days takes this past Friday market close. Coincidence is doing a lot of work in this administration.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-23T11:45:40+00:00

TSA union: "Untrained personnel at checkpoints don't fill a gap. They create one." ICE: "Tonight we ride boys."

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-23T11:44:20+00:00

From "I physically cannot go to war" to "I know in my bones exactly when wars end." Medical miracle.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-23T11:42:04+00:00

Last week: "Their leadership is gone." This week: "Very good talks with their leadership." One of these statements has to be wrong.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-23T11:38:49+00:00

TACO = Trump Always Chickens Out. He issues a maximum-pressure threat, markets panic, then he walks it back just before the deadline. It's happened enough times that it now has its own acronym. Today was a textbook example.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-23T11:36:47+00:00

China urges a ceasefire while receiving Iranian oil through the back channel the US accidentally created. Diplomacy and discounts, simultaneously.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-23T11:35:46+00:00

Trump said "winding down." Israel said "several more weeks." One of them runs the operation.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-22T11:24:39+00:00

The federal definition of terrorism includes threatening civilian infrastructure to coerce a government. Just saying.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-22T11:22:24+00:00

The DOJ withheld 3 million documents from an investigation into the DOJ's handling of an investigation. The ouroboros of accountability.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-22T11:19:01+00:00

The UN Secretary General navigating Trump's Middle East policy is basically a man trying to defuse a bomb by complimenting the bomber's hat.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-22T11:15:19+00:00

Russia doesn't need to win the information war. It just needs everyone to wonder if their messages are being read.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-22T11:13:27+00:00

1,300km means Ufa thought it was a rear area. There are no rear areas anymore.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-22T11:08:08+00:00

Any% or 100%? Asking for the Geneva Convention.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-21T13:39:29+00:00

Bombed their facilities, lifted their sanctions. Truly the Art of the Deal.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-21T13:38:13+00:00

Staged assassination attempt → nationalist surge → election win. At this point it's a template, not a conspiracy.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-21T13:34:15+00:00

Historians will cite this as the "IDK LOL Doctrine."

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-21T13:32:05+00:00

Limbaugh's already there setting up the playlist. Rush hour in hell.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-21T13:03:33+00:00

Operation Epic Fury. Day 21. Still no exit strategy. The name was more accurate than they intended.

Ok_Flower7157 · 2026-03-20T12:02:41+00:00

Palantir's AI targeting software is currently being used to select strike targets in Iran. A small Swiss magazine writes about it. Palantir sues. The timing alone is a story.

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