[Yet we still see people cheering the guy on as he commits war crimes and sends the world into a depression because of his arrogant stupidity. Unreal. The follow-on effects of what he's doing right now won't be felt for months. Good luck in those mid-term elections . . . SC]

By Mike Adams - April 12, 2026

Here’s what Trump is setting into motion for America, while his remaining low-IQ followers stupidly cheer U.S. oil exports and claim Trump is “winning!”

If this is what winning looks like, we’re living in Idiocracy:

OIL AND ENERGY

– Brent crude oil prices surpassed $100 per barrel and could reach $150-$200 per barrel if closure continues
– Gasoline prices in the US have already risen to nearly $4 per gallon
– Jet fuel prices rising, affecting airline costs and ticket prices
– US Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown of 172 million barrels as emergency measure
– Risk of permanent damage to Gulf energy infrastructure extending supply disruption by years

– Parts of the world’s largest LNG plant sustained missile damage estimated to take up to five years to repair
– Net daily oil shortfall of 14.5 to 16.5 million barrels per day despite pipeline bypass routes

LUBRICANTS

– Higher prices for industrial lubricants, motor oils, and metalworking fluids
– Shortages of specialty lubricants relying on Gulf-origin sulfonate-based additive packages
– Rising costs for fleet operators, manufacturers, and heavy industry
– Tighter availability of base oil stocks used in domestic lubricant blending

NAPHTHA

– 24% reduction in global seaborne naphtha supply
– Asian petrochemical plants bidding away US-origin naphtha, tightening domestic availability
– Higher feedstock costs for US ethylene and propylene crackers
– Cascading price increases across all naphtha-derived chemicals and materials

SULFUR AND SULFURIC ACID

– Near-total disruption of sulfur supply from Gulf states, which account for roughly 45% of global supply
– Degraded military supply chains due to sulfur shortages affecting the US defense industrial base
– Higher EV battery production costs due to sulfuric acid shortages affecting high-pressure acid leaching of nickel, cobalt, and copper
– Tighter copper and nickel refining as sulfuric acid becomes scarce at processing hubs
– Rising fertilizer prices particularly for MAP (monoammonium phosphate) and DAP (diammonium phosphate) phosphate fertilizers
– Industrial slowdowns in copper belt processing and battery precursor refining
– Higher costs across renewable energy storage manufacturing

HELIUM

– One-third of global helium supply offline due to Qatar’s production disruption
– Helium distributors rationing deliveries as of early April 2026
– Risk of . . .

[SNIP]