Oil prices headed to record highs:

[applegrove]

the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

— Rachel Maddow (@maddow.bsky.social) 2026-03-09T00:23:38.150Z

The difference between the spike in global oil prices now versus 2022 is that this time the US president single-handedly caused it to happen overnight with a policy while accepting no responsibility, while the US president in 2022 was blamed for it even though he didn’t cause it.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-03-08T23:38:34.847Z

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. The line keeps going up

Link to tweet

[MichMan]

6. At that rate it will be $1000 by the end of the week

[Blues Heron]

2. Trump really stepped in it this time

[True Dough]

3. The biggest question remains

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how long will this be sustained? A quick spike won't be devastating, but months of this would badly damage the economy and hurt everyday Americans (and there will be a knock-on effect around the world, of course).

[MichMan]

4. It might set a record, but it was $145 per barrel in June 2008

Adjusted for inflation, that would be the equivalent of $211 today. In 2022, it got as high as $139 per barrel

We will see if it gets that high again.

[applegrove]

7. Thanks.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. Oil prices are now up 93% in 2026

[Jack Valentino]

9. Time for the Trump "I DID THIS!" stickers on gasoline pumps!

and this time it will be TRUE!