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Wow.
Yeah.
And according to the Wall Street Journal, this is severely disrupting global crude oil flows.
Which is hitting right as our domestic infrastructure is already, like, completely buckling.
Oh, absolutely.
Because the LA Times has a piece highlighting that record summer heat has driven Los Angeles DWP electricity bills just through the roof for consumers.
Yeah.
People are feeling it.
At the exact same time, USA Today reports we are heading into this massive El Niño winter.
So that means unusual lingering warmth in the north and, uh, severe damaging storminess in the south.
And that weather pattern is actually compounding the economic squeeze globally.
Like, the New York Times points out that this exact same El Niño system is currently withering India's sugar crops.
Wait, really? The weather here is linked to that?
Yeah.
It's all connected.
And that single agricultural failure in India is spiking global food prices across the board.
But, um, you mentioned that 31% jump in Thanksgiving airfares reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Right.
That is the most immediate visceral impact for you, the listener today, and it is directly tied back to those Aramco strikes.
Okay, let's unpack this because I don't entirely buy the airlines' immediate excuse here.
I mean, airlines have been dealing with Middle East volatility for decades, right?
Sure.
Yeah.
Wow.
Yeah.
And according to the Wall Street Journal, this is severely disrupting global crude oil flows.
Which is hitting right as our domestic infrastructure is already, like, completely buckling.
Oh, absolutely.
Because the LA Times has a piece highlighting that record summer heat has driven Los Angeles DWP electricity bills just through the roof for consumers.
Yeah.
People are feeling it.
At the exact same time, USA Today reports we are heading into this massive El Niño winter.
So that means unusual lingering warmth in the north and, uh, severe damaging storminess in the south.
And that weather pattern is actually compounding the economic squeeze globally.
Like, the New York Times points out that this exact same El Niño system is currently withering India's sugar crops.
Wait, really? The weather here is linked to that?
Yeah.
It's all connected.
And that single agricultural failure in India is spiking global food prices across the board.
But, um, you mentioned that 31% jump in Thanksgiving airfares reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Right.
That is the most immediate visceral impact for you, the listener today, and it is directly tied back to those Aramco strikes.
Okay, let's unpack this because I don't entirely buy the airlines' immediate excuse here.
I mean, airlines have been dealing with Middle East volatility for decades, right?
Sure.
Yeah.
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