Public Occurrences March 12, 2026

Trump bragged about low gas prices. The Iran conflict has him doing an about-face

“The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” Trump said Thursday on his social media site.

It was only last month, in his State of the Union address, that Trump had bragged about gas prices at $2.30 a gallon, a figure that has since soared more than 50% to a national average of $3.60 a gallon, according to AAA.

AP

I hate to hate. I especially hate to admit publicly that I hate a person. Can't mask how I feel, though, I hate him.

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Building That Was Iranian School Mistakenly Was on U.S. TARGET LIST

WaPo

Outdated intel is the current assessment; use of faulty Artificial Intelligence is the strong current suspicion.

Recall that in Operation Midnight Marshmallow, AI models, not human inspection, were the basis for Trump's statement that Iran's nuclear sites had been "totally obliterated." Now, in Operation Epic Fumble, AI is strongly suspected as being the geolocate tool.

What is the Trump regime supposed to do when they lack human intelligence?

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Lebanon appeals to Israel’s allies to intervene as hundreds reported killed

WaPo

Iran’s new supreme leader says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed in first purported message to public

CNN

Mideast Shipping Crisis Widens With More Tankers Hit in Gulf

Bloomberg

Calls grow for Hormuz ship escorts as Iran escalates attacks

Axios