Gas prices top $4 a gallon nationwide,
all-time record could be broken this week
Posted By: NorthernDog, 3/6/2022 1:51:20 PM
The national average price for gas has topped $4 a gallon for the first time in over a decade as gas costs continue to soar in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As of Sunday afternoon, the national average of a regular gallon of gas was $4.009, according to AAA. That's up 8 cents from Saturday and up 40 cents from last week. The U.S. hit the $4 national average a day earlier than analysts expected. The record high for the national average is $4.11, set on July 17, 2008, according to AAA. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum
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Trump for Jan. 6 or taking classified documents 30 replies
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You Might Be a Moron if....
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Definition of moron --- a stupid or foolish person. Outdated now offensive definition --- a person of mild intellectual disability.
--- Merriam Webster Dictionary
I'll go with the current definition of moron to describe the behavior of Americans for the past few decades. There is just no reason why so many so-called educated people have fallen for so many hoaxes and easily disproved schemes.
In 2016, my former best friend called me a moron for opting to vote for Donald Trump. I wasn't offended but she no longer felt it necessary to speak to me ever again.
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Doncha love Bidenomics? Gas could easily be $5/gallon by summer.