Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Two years ago Trump was promising to cut our energy bills in half, but now we get a 23.5% year over year increase in energy inflation in May 2026 on top of double digit increases in March and April

 Because he doesn't have a clue what he's talking about.

Why do they always seem to do the opposite of what they promise? 

 


 

Substandard components vulnerable to corrosion spark massive Honda recall

 Honda recalls more than 880,000 cars due to a problem with rear suspension components

... American Honda Motor Co. said the recall covers certain 2016-2022 Honda Pilot, 2017-2023 Ridgeline, 2019-2023 Passport and 2014-2020 Acura MDX vehicles. The recall includes 880,514 vehicles ... The problem centers around the rear subframe, which can corrode at suspension mounting points and cause the rear suspension to fail. Honda estimates that just 1% of the vehicles listed have the defect. ... As a remedy, Honda and Acura dealers will inspect the rear subframe and install a reinforcement kit if necessary, or repair or replace the rear subframe components at no cost to vehicle owners. ... 

The Russian invasion of Ukraine began over four years ago, the U.S. first attacked Iran on June 22 last year

 Trump says Iran will ‘pay the price’ and claims they have ‘taken too long’ to agree to a deal

May 20th lol:

Trump says he’s ‘in no hurry’ to make a deal with Iran

 

Consumer price index inflation in May 2026: +4.2% year over year overall, +2.9% or +2.8% year over year for core, depending on whether you go not seasonally adjusted or seasonally adjusted

Commenters may like to draw a sharp distinction between overall and core and point to core as evidence that this is not so bad, but the thing is, both overall and core measures have been steadily rising since February.

Overall cpi inflation which includes food and energy bleeds into core eventually, because energy inflation drives up the cost of everything.

This is ugly and getting uglier. 

The president has scored an own goal opening the Iran war without a plan to keep the oil flowing.

  



core not seasonally adjusted

core seasonally adjusted