Due to the war in Iran, gas prices have risen - one would think it was because gas companies have to pay more for the oil themselves, but in fact they are making a bigger profit than before the war (have a bigger profit margin than the same time last year). I suppose this is because we are already expecting prices to be high, so they are making a higher profit off our willingness to pay these high prices. This higher profit is not going towards increasing oil supply (e.g. expanded drilling). If you like this, how do you see it benefiting us? If you dislike this, do you have an opinion on what Trump should do about it? (and do you think he will do anything?)

Source: here is one that is not pay walled, but you can google for other new stories about it: https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/08/11/theyre-making-record-profits-but-oil-companies-still-wont-drill-baby-drill/

Military families have reported their loved ones onboard the USS Lincoln are struggling mentally and have even attempted to jump overboard.

For context, the carrier was re-routed to the Middle East when the Iran war began in February. Its deployment had a stretch of over 200 days without porting, which is a modern day record for carriers.

What are your thoughts on this? Should Trump do something?

Does it change your opinion on how leadership is handling the Iran war? How much longer do you expect the US to be involved?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/uss-abraham-lincoln-overboard-extended-deployment

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/politics/uss-abraham-lincoln-conditions-extended-deployment-hnk

This order suggests breaking up the MMR vaccine and having the DOJ investigate states with vaccine
mandates for schools among other things.

While signing the EO he mentioned the link to autism. Do you agree with this?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-childhood-vaccines-executive-order/

On Tuesday, the Treasury Department permanently repealed a rule that required businesses formed in the United States to report who owns them to federal financial-crimes investigators. Additionally, it also announced that all information already collected about US business owners would be deleted. Treasury Secretary Scott Bassent claimed the decision removes "a burdensome reporting requirement for millions of law-abiding business owners without compromising our national security."

Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler praised the decision, writing on social media that it will save American businesses $6.7 billion in compliance costs over the next decade. However, the Small Business Administration's own reports state that there are over 36.2 million small businesses in the US. If you divide that $6.7 billion by the number of small businesses, then divide by 10 since since the figure is "over the next decade," that equates to an annual cost to small businesses of about $18.50. That means compliance with the rule cost less than twenty bucks per year.

Reportedly, the rule that created the reporting requirements was supported by both law enforcement and human rights groups, who said it would help combat money laundering, corruption, and human trafficking, as well as the use of shell companies to hide them.

How do you feel about this rule being repealed and all collected data being deleted? Is simply reporting who owns a company truly that "burdensome" of a regulation?

Our tax dollars are already being wasted. The people they capture aren’t a threat, physically. Why?

https://apnews.com/article/ice-electric-shock-gloves-85ff746d3e0ee5f39e7a9a3f1f576252

I just saw this video of an interview with Trump. I’m curious what you think about Trump’s claims that we are in a golden age and that he should have a 150% approval rating on the economy rather than a 100% approval rating (Trump’s approval rating on the economy is between 30% and 35%).