
Terry Kung
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The US is not a model economy that other countries should seek to emulate. The bottom 50% of the US population own just 1–2% of the nation's wealth. Among wealthy countries, the US has one of the highest rates of poverty and child poverty. The US ranks lower in social mobility than almost every other OECD nation. The “American Dream”, it turns out, is in practice a non-American phenomenon.

















🇺🇸🇮🇷⛽ U.S. gas is at $4.46 a gallon. If the Strait doesn't reopen, $5 could be next. - Gas has jumped from $2.98 before the war to $4.46 today, a 50% increase - Analysts warn prices could hit $5 within a month if the Strait stays closed, rivaling the all-time high of $5.02 set after Russia invaded Ukraine - Oil markets barely reacted to Project Freedom, a sign traders aren't convinced it changes anything - Diesel is already breaking records: $6.01 in Michigan, $6.00 in Illinois, $5.67 in Wisconsin - Nationally, diesel has surged from $3.76 to $5.64 a gallon since the war started Every day the Strait stays closed, Americans pay more at the pump.


🇨🇳🇺🇸 The U.S. sanctioned 5 Chinese refineries for buying Iranian oil China's response: a formal legal order declaring those sanctions null and void inside China. And prohibiting Chinese companies from complying with them. This is the first time China has ever formally activated its Blocking Rules. A legal mechanism it created in 2021 specifically for this moment. The practical effect: banks, shippers, and multinationals operating in China now face two contradictory legal obligations simultaneously. Obey Washington or obey Beijing. China just turned that impossible choice into a legal weapon. China bought 80% of Iran's exported oil in 2025. The U.S. financial blockade on Iran just met its largest structural obstacle.


















