They are going to be even worse off when the oil does start flowing again. Iran/Venezuela previously sold oil to China priced/paid in Chinese yuan. That was putting pressure on the Petro dollar. Now when buying Venezuelan oil China has to pay in USA dollars. I would assume the same will happen...
I would guess they might take Kharg Island first. If Iran is going to fall Kharg Island would probably look like Kuwait right after the Iraqi army pulled out. I think it may be Iran's largest oil loading facility. Trump is going to want that in one piece.
Early reports say the shooter was stopped(shot) and got burned up by a car fire. No other causalities reported. The synagogue has armed security.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/03/developing-active-shooter-reported-temple-israel-michigan/
It looks like Iran is lashing out at all it's neighbors? Maybe the plan is to set the middle east on fire before they are wiped out? I have to say that Trumps actions in Venezuela may protect us from an oil shock if the middle east does go up in flames.
Zerohedge had the same article this morning. Looks like China has a "cheap oil" problem". Good for them. ;)
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-scrambling
Taking the DEF system off and reprogramming the ECU are already possible. I've driven a couple trucks with it done. One had a Cummins ISX the other was a Paccar 13 liter. They run so much better. Some states you can get away with it. Some you can't.
Good for truck drivers. But, it's bad because it is much less efficient to ship by truck. That's going to drive up the cost of gas/fuel. Once again California got exactly what they voted for.
In the movie Soylent Green they had garbage trucks with front end loaders that picked up people and put them right in the dumpster. Of course they turned those poor fools into crackers.
The currency in Iran right now is in free fall. About 1.47 million Iranian Rial to $1 USD. Iran has a big problem. The past few months the people of India and China are taking what little money they have and buying up all the gold and silver they can find. That is concerning. India and China...
Met this guy on a forum a few years ago. He had some common sense ideas. Then he tells me he wrote a book about the financial collapse back in his own country (Argentina). I bought it and read it. If i learned anything, it can get much worse here...
While i can't stand Newsweek (leftist rag) they did have an interesting POLL that was funny.
https://www.newsweek.com/aoc-poll-chuck-schumer-new-york-senate-primary-2055454
Yeah, there is a lot missing here. I worked in that area for years. It's DEEPLY red. I would guess the shooter is probably a drug dealer or something like that.