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13. So is that why

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 10:53 PM

4 hrs ago

Trump keeps saying the Strait of Hormuz is about to open and the war should soon be over? So the price of oil per barrel can drop a few bucks and certain people can short oil company stocks to make millions and billions on the shorting of the stock. Oh, OK. Now I understand.

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