White House officials are bracing for oil prices to surge past the $150-a-barrel mark as the Iran war stretches into its second month and the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, according to a new report.

In recent weeks, the average cost of a barrel of crude has hovered around $100, a figure that the Trump administration now sees as the new “baseline,” though a potential spike to $200 hasn’t been ruled out, a source familiar with the matter told Politico.

As a result, officials have entered “all hands on deck” mode, urgently evaluating options to tame soaring oil prices — which pushed gas above $4 a gallon this week and risks inflating costs across the broader economy.

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    The only big difference between Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump is that Hitler didn’t sexually abuse children.

    Comparisons:

    • never drinks alcohol
    • tariff war which is worst for themselves
    • oil shortages by bad planning
    • declaring wars
    • stealing Nobel peace prize (was Goebbles, but whatever)
    • fucking up the economy
    • started a world war
    • is senile AF
    • blames minorities for everything
    • wants to get rid of minorities by any means necessary
    • doesn’t care about rules or laws, human rights or war crimes
    • wants to build megalomaniac buildings
    • only recognizes self appointed judges
    • builds a close circle of radicalized idiots around him who can’t say no to him
    • empoweres criminal enterprises, surrounds himself with and protects criminals, steals from the poor, creates a regime enriching itself illegally

    Should I continue?

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            Napoleon III was born 20-04-1808

            There were more than one Napoleons.

            Napoleon III, a descendant of Napoléon Bonaparte (Napoleon I), became France’s first President in 1848. After his four years term, he seized power through a Coup d’état in 1851 and became the country’s Emperor.

            Birthday: april-20 1808

            Birthplace: Ajaccio, France

            Death Year: 1873

            Age at death: 65 years old

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              Ah, so he was. However, if you just say “Napoleon” he’s not the one that people will think you’re referring to. That III is very important.

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                Yeah my bad. I only know it because a friend of mine has his bday that day and he always says it’s the same bday as Hitler and Napoleon. I assumed he was right, I also just found out it was Napi III.

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        His older brother, Fred, died of alcoholism related illness. If you believe Fred’s daughter (the anti trump psychologist who wrote a book on her uncle) his alcoholism was a byproduct of the abusive household that they (Fred and Donald) grew up in.

        Sobriety (alcohol) in response to that seems to be a rare bit of Donald making a wise choice, though it could easily be him attempting to one up his brother

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        Hitler never drank, and Trump can’t drink because it would kill his only braincell. But he is also known to never, or rarely, drink alcohol.