Gene Fuss

🚨 California just hit a critical energy moment 🚨 The last California-bound oil tanker from the Persian Gulf is now offloading in Long Beach — about 2 million barrels of crude that will become gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. That shipment passed through the Strait of Hormuz just before conflict in the region disrupted global supply. Now, future flows are uncertain. ⚠️ What does this mean for California? ➡️ A key overseas supply source may be cut off ➡️ Refinery capacity is already shrinking ➡️ Fuel inventories (including jet fuel) are falling to multi-year lows ➡️ California’s isolated fuel market has limited backup options This is the reality of being an energy island — when global supply is disrupted, California feels it first and hardest. So now the real questions: ❓ How high will gasoline prices go in 2026? ❓ Will supply shortages emerge during peak demand? ❓ How much economic damage will ripple through transportation, agriculture, and small business? 📉 Energy policy is no longer abstract — it directly impacts affordability, jobs, and economic stability. California needs affordable, reliable, clean, local energy — not growing dependence on unstable global supply chains. #CaliforniaEnergy #EnergySecurity #GasPrices #CA4ES #SupplyChain latimes.com/environment/st…

🚜 Farms in the south are struggling: 78% of Southern farmers say they can’t afford all required fertilizer this year, the highest of any region.  The South is exposed for two reasons: crop mix and pre-booking behavior. Just 19% of Southern producers pre-booked fertilizer ahead of the season, vs. 30% in the Northeast, 31% in the West, and 67% in the Midwest.  Cotton, rice, and peanut growers, largely concentrated in the South, barely locked anything in before fertilizer prices skyrocketed. Only 13% of cotton growers and 9% of peanut growers pre-booked.  Those are also the most fertilizer-intensive crops on the board. Rice runs $1,308/acre to produce, peanuts $1,166, and cotton $943 vs. $658 for soybeans and $396 for wheat. U.S. farm sector losses have exceeded $50 billion across the past three crop years. Nearly all (94%) farmers say their financial situation has worsened or stayed the same vs. last year. Farms are getting squeezed.

@jedirich_ @AREA15official Nice. A smaller version of what was at Marriot's Great America in Santa Clara, CA 😊

Vegas is dead? Hardly. Crews were at the Eye Dropper, testing the new vertical thrill ride at Area15 in Las Vegas. This will be a sight to see as you drive down the I-15! With AREA15 is getting ready for EDC Week 👀, Vegas is about to look even more electric. 🌈🦉🎡 #AREA15 #EDCLV #EDCWeek #Vegas @VitalVegas

Hard to tell the difference between Trump and Putin with this type of reporting.

I’m paying close to $300 a tank to run my truck. And that’s not including gas for farm activity. I have a farm. I can’t haul any livestock ANYWHERE. Neither can my neighbors who have cattle. One of them sold all his cattle and he’s out of the business. I know many farmers who grow hay, wheat, pumpkin, corn, cattle and they’re going under. People do not understand how much trouble we are in as a country.

@VitalVegas That article is so much living on past glory. ZZZZZ...

When something looks like AI slop, but that’s actually an insult to AI. And slop. “10 Las Vegas Attractions That Travelers Recommend Most.” davemani.net/post.php?slug=…

@purse_jame48483 @VitalVegas And most over 50

@VitalVegas Vital Vegas with the pulse of the city, especially those under 50

First big fumble from Hard Rock/Seminoles by only inviting the Review-Journal to cover their guitar tower topping-off. The same 1970s PR playbook employed by Fontainebleau. (How’s that going?) Unless their target demo is Sin City seniors, sidelining cheerleaders is a risky call.

@USGS_Quakes Here is activity as of 20:00 on 05/01/26. No more strong activity today. Weak aftershocks spreading to NW, SW and NE (in general direction of Lake Lahontan). No spread to SE.

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 4.9 - 19 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada ow.ly/HL4o106xW1o

Two Amazon robots got stuck in an aisle, spending what appears to be an eternity shuffling back and forth because neither one could figure out who should move first. This is what happens when you forget to teach a $200,000 robot to say "no, after you."

@VitalVegas Is that a sign... or a funky light saber?

Distracted driver lawsuit in 3…2…

@USGS_Quakes Main shock at 1:17am, listed as magnitude 4.9, depth 12.4km (7.7mi)

@USGS_Quakes Here is the activity as of 12:15pm on Friday, May 1, 2026 for the Silver Springs, NV M4.4 earthquake and aftershocks. seismo.unr.edu/Earthquake

@USGS_Quakes A smaller, 4.1 at 1:15am, followed by the main one a few minutes later (barely up and to the left).

@USGS_Quakes earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…

@Edd832266641881 @mountainman_mc Key is to not go in places where they can hide above you.

Any moutian lions up there today? Want to go hiking @mountainman_mc

Good planning, guys...

Tesla has paid $0 in federal taxes in 19 of the last 20 years despite reporting $264 billion in revenue.

I asked Secretary Hegseth a straightforward, yes or no question today: Is Donald Trump mentally stable enough to be Commander in Chief? He didn't say yes. And that speaks volumes.

Tony Roma's will close May 9, 2026 at Las Vegas' Fremont Casino. When it does there will only be six Tony Roma's location left in the United States: - Carson, California - Anaheim, California - Dubuque, Iowa - Great Falls, Montana - Durham, North Carolina - Kimball, Tennessee

MEANWHILE IN LAS VEGAS - PEOPLE ABOUT TO DAMN NEAR DIE BUILDING THAT GUITAR EVERYONE LOVES POSTING.