Many Americans are cutting back on everyday expenses as gas prices soar due to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, now approaching the 10-week mark. About 44 percent of Americans said they’re driving less due to high gas prices, while 42 percent said they’ve slashed household expenses, according to a Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll. In addition, the poll revealed that 34 percent have altered travel or vacation plans. Americans are changing their behaviors as national average gas prices hit $4.43 per gallon Saturday, according to the AAA motor club. This time last year, the national average was just $3.15 per gallon. Patrick de Haan, a petroleum analyst for GasBuddy, said Saturday’s average price marked a sobering new record. “The national average price of gasoline has never been higher on the second day in May than it is today,” he wrote on X.
They are in a cult. They never hear about most of the news that goes on every day, and what they do get is 100% approved by the republican censors. Maybe they get a dose or two on holidays when they’re forced to interact with the family Democrat, but other than that they are in a well-insulated information bubble that hardly ever breaks. That’s why they took over the radio stations and have their own ecosystem of news networks. The reason gas is the tipping point is because for a lot of people it’s the first visible sign that something is really wrong.
EDIT: also for what it’s worth, it’s not just idiots. Smart people get taken in by cults all the time and if you think you’re too smart to fall for a cult you’re a mark. You also do yourself a disservice if you think every Republican voting against their own interest is just a stupid yokel. They are victims of a vast and well-orchestrated information attack, and many of them don’t have the tools to defend themselves because no one ever taught them any. I had to learn about a lot of them myself, and even still I got lucky by being able to go to college and meet the right people to help me escape. Not everyone gets those opportunities. That doesn’t make them stupid.