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October 05, 2026

Triaging Diesel

Timothy Birdnow

So what? It's the short term that is critical right now.

Trump contemplating a ban on diesel exports, but experts warn relief would be temporary

AS the Bible says, let your troubles be sufficient unto the day. Yes, this would be temporary but a permanent fix requires the end of the Russo-Ukrainian war and/or a market increase in our ability to produce more diesel for ourselves and others. So immediate action is important, most especially with the election coming up.

It will roil the rest of the world but they didn't want to help us in Iran so why do we care? They are the ones who ended their oil and gas production anyway so tey could play with this green scheme of theirs and try to hobble not just their own economies but the Aerican economy as well.

What do medical people do? They triage. Right now we've got a patient that is bleeding and we have to stop the blood loss. We can find and fix the underlying cause later.

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1 What most people fail to figure into the rise in prices are what ship tankers are paying in insurance. I read a figure that before the strikes on Iran tankers paid 3 million. They now pay 21 million. I would think that this would also apply to tankers shipping diesel.

Posted by: Mike at October 05, 2026 02:43 PM (r7WVt)

2 Oh my Mike; I knew it was a problem but had no idea it was THAT expensive! Thanks for the head's up!

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at October 06, 2026 08:07 AM (oflqW)

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