New distraction is coming in! All eyes on this now!
Man, they really don't think much of their voter base or ordinary people for that matter.
New distraction is coming in! All eyes on this now!
Man, they really don't think much of their voter base or ordinary people for that matter.
Gas is $4 a gallon?
We have discovered aliens!
More like over $5.00 per gallon, but your point stands.
So normal Europe prices from before this thing. It's up to $8.50 per gallon there now.
Are you comparing the same gallons?
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I think it's just normal taxes.
Depends on the country but around 40-50% would be taxes, climate compensation and other stuff, yes.
Had been over $7/gal in Menlo Park
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/menlo-park-gas-prices-...
My gas was $3.09/gal this morning
Still too expensive but not exactly going to bankrupt me.
$4.50/gal+ as of a couple days ago in Vegas. Probably higher now.
SoCal gas is at least $6.85 a gallon.
Not that high. In the 5s.
$6.84999 at the Shell station near my gym this morning.
$5.66 today at the arco nearby. LA fwiw.
Understood. This was in Manhattan Beach which is expensive for everything but still, that delta is incredible.
Actually, I noticed one near there yesterday on PCH (forget which station) was $6.89999 for the good stuff.
That would be double my cost of gas where I am from 2 years ago. That's insane.
Insane was me paying this much during the gas price hikes in the early 2010s. We aren’t even there yet. Adjusted for inflation thats probably $8 gas.
$5.5 in PA.
Cries in UK $8 a gallon
Your gallons are a bit bigger than US gallons, but not 2x bigger.
Assuming US gallons, $8/US gallon works out as £1.60/litre. That sounds about right for current UK prices, depending on what and where you're buying it. (Yes, fuel is expensive here compared to the US; that's largely down to fuel duty and taxes.)
WA state. I would be ecstatic if it was $4.
Same. I don't think I've seen prices below $4 in seattle since like 2021, with a few exceptions here and there.
As Trump said, people won't need to worry about elections after 2024...
I wonder if Hitler ever said that in the 30s..
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You realize the fall of the Weimar government wasn't instant, right?
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If you wish to divert from the discussion of whether free and fair elections is still possible in the USA, and would rather enter the meta-discussion, I'll bite, and cite Wikipedia:
> Godwin's law can be applied mistakenly or abused as a distraction, a diversion, or even censorship, when miscasting an opponent's argument as hyperbole even when the comparison made by the argument is appropriate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
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I wonder if Godwins law and such did more harm than good in the end? I mean: yes, Hitler was a terrible person and Holocaust was horrible, but, by putting so much effort into convincing everyone that Hitler and Holocaust were so unique things in the history of mankind you’re basically creating a blind spot, where the resurgence of fascism goes unnoticed because everyone thinks “it can’t as bad as Hitler and the Nazis, right?”
I mean, the comment is based on what the VP of this administration said about the President.
And I think considering what this administration has said is important. Do you think otherwise?
Ahh, so this is how you stifle the warnings and discontent with the fascist capture of the government? The evidence doesn't matter as long as it's possible to derail the discussion?
Let me guess, similarly you apply "conspiracy theory" to anything you want to kneecap, is that right?
Very mature indeed.