Pollen..

 

Flipping..

The top Senate Democrat wants President Donald Trump to tap the nation’s oil stockpile as fuel prices skyrocket, years after blocking his attempt to replenish the supply when prices were low.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called on Trump to unleash reserve barrels of oil from America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as oil prices spike amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Schumer argued in a statement that the reserve "exists for moments exactly like this."
During his first term, Trump wanted to use about $3 billion from a colossal COVID-19 stimulus package making its way through Congress to fill the reserve, but the move was promptly rejected by Schumer and congressional Democrats, who panned it as a "bailout" for the oil industry.

The price of oil per barrel at the time was roughly $29, according to WTI Crude Oil. Now, oil has eclipsed $110 per barrel over the weekend for the first time since 2022.
 
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 You, be the judge. Just a thought.

Chuck..

Senate  Chuck Schumer is heavily criticizing rising prices, attributing them to "Trumpflation" caused by tariffs on groceries, goods, and energy. He accuses corporations of using AI for "price gouging" and warns that new tariffs could cost families thousands annually. 

Schumer claims Trump's tariffs act as a "tax" that increases household costs by thousands of dollars annually, specifically impacting food, car prices, and consumer goods.

• Schumer has warned against the use of AI by companies like Instacart for, what he calls, "shakedown tactics" that inflate grocery prices.

• He is calling for measures to lower costs, including asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate high prices and urging that businesses display how much tariffs contribute to total costs.
• Schumer argues these policies are hurting American families, small businesses, and manufacturing. 
• Comment:
• Senator Schumer can't remember the $5 gas and above during President Biden time in the White House.  Just a thought.

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Gasoline..

 

As a result of the War with Iran. the gas prices moved up $1 per gallon of gas. The Media are high lighting the increase in cost as a result of an increase in the gas prices.

During President Time in office, while the US was not on war with anyone, the prices of Gas went up to $5 and the media was considering it "Transitional"

 At One point, President Joe Biden said "the world will experience food shortages as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine". "It's going to be real," Biden said at a news conference in Brussels. "The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It's imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well." 

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Sinema..

 

Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) admitted to having an affair with her bodyguard, Matthew Ammel, and insisted that his ex-wife, Heather Ammel, should not be allowed to sue her over it.

In January, Heather filed a lawsuit against Sinema in Moore County, North Carolina, six months ago. She claimed that the former Arizona senator maintained an inappropriate relationship, which ultimately led to the end of her 14-year marriage with Matthew.

The lawsuit accuses Sinema of “intentional and malicious interference” with her marriage to Ammel, a former Army veteran who worked on Sinema’s security detail starting in 2022 before he joined her Senate staff.

The suit also says the former senator sent Ammel messages which “exceeded the bounds of a normal working relationship and were of romantic and lascivious natures.”

The complaint claims that Sinema was “handsy” with the veteran during public outings. By mid-2024, he stopped wearing his wedding ring, telling his wife it was better for “public optics” so “it wouldn’t look like [Sinema] was putting her hands on a married man.”

Senior..

Community centers for seniors—often called senior centers, day centers, or intergenerational clubs—are widely established across almost all developed and many developing nations as part of public social services. 
They are not limited to a specific list of countries; rather, they are a standard component of infrastructure for aging populations globally. 

• South Korea: Known for an extremely high density of elderly community centers (over 64,000) that serve as crucial "mutual care spaces," particularly in rural areas and small towns.

• Vietnam: Currently expanding a nationwide model of "Intergenerational Self-Help Clubs" (ISHCs).  

• United States: Has a vast, long-standing network of municipal and non-profit senior centers that provide social activities, meals, health screenings, and educational programs.

• European Countries (e.g., Norway, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands): Generally  focus on "active aging," social inclusion, and providing support services within the local neighborhood.

• Latin American Countries (e.g., Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica): Increasingly formalizing "National Care Systems" that include community-based support and centers to address the needs of older adults and their caregivers. 

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Madness..