# Iranian protests/revolution **URL:** \ **Category:** Political Topics\ **Created:** [January 11, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474 "2026-01-11T03:36:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 90
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1796 "2026-09-25T17:21:44Z")
Schadenfreude? > **[Ed Sheeran’s concerts at Robert Kraft-owned Gillette Stadium canceled over...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/entertainment/ed-sheeran-concerts-gillette-canceled)** > > Ed Sheeran’s weekend concerts at Gillette Stadium have been canceled due to weather, the Robert Kraft-owned venue said Friday, as controversy continues to swirl around the tour and Kraft’s role in getting Macklemore dropped from the tour’s US dates... ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1797 "2026-09-25T17:48:53Z")
Considering the Jews control the weather… I mean he did “the right thing” by letting the cabal drop Macklemore. What more do “they” want?? ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1798 "2026-09-30T15:47:37Z")
> **[Abbott declares disaster over high diesel prices in Texas](https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/28/texas-gas-diesel-prices-emergency-declaration-war-abbott/)** > > Monday marks seven months since the U.S.-Iran war began, which has restricted oil and gas exports from the Middle East, raising prices ahead of the Nov. 3 election. > [@](#): > > The 30-day disaster declaration, which can be extended indefinitely, allowed Abbott to lift some restrictions on commercial transportation, which he said will alleviate some of the elevated costs. Diesel fuel is used in farming and commercial shipping, so elevated fuel prices are passed through to consumers in the form of higher costs for goods at the grocery store. > > The declaration expands the use of dyed diesel on Texas roads, suspends Texas Low Emission Diesel rules to the limit the federal government authorizes and raises the allowable weight for fuel, agricultural and timber loads. The governor also requested the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to waive federal ultra-low sulfur diesel requirements to boost supply. > [@](#): > > Dyed diesel is chemically the same as regular diesel available at gas stations, but it is tinted the color red and used in off-road farm and construction equipment. Because it’s exempt from federal and state motor fuel road taxes, typically its use on public roads is prohibited and violators are subject to fines for tax evasion, according to state law. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1799 "2026-09-30T15:55:24Z")
> [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > Dyed diesel is chemically the same as regular diesel available at gas stations, but it is tinted the color red and used in off-road farm and construction equipment. Because it’s exempt from federal and state motor fuel road taxes, typically its use on public roads is prohibited and violators are subject to fines for tax evasion, according to state law. Did not know that dyed fuel was still around. We had “purple gas” in the 1950s in Ontario for our tractor but I don’t think it has been in use here since then. ---
**Author:** ![quoll](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/quoll/32/81747_2.png) [@quoll](https://community.goactuary.com/u/quoll)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1800 "2026-09-30T15:56:50Z")
> [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > The 30-day disaster declaration, which can be extended indefinitely So Nov 3 minus Sep 28 inclusive equals 37, so it will be extended an extra 7 days. After that you’re on your own. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1801 "2026-09-30T16:09:23Z")
At this rate…diesel will be hitting $7 just in time for the mid-terms. I have to admit that the level of schadenfreude is reaching some truly epic levels… ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1802 "2026-09-30T19:14:23Z")
> [@The\_Polymath](#): > > diesel will be hitting $7 just in time for the mid-terms. I know CA elections do not matter in the big picture, but we are over $8. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1803 "2026-09-30T19:53:27Z")
Sure. But even if Trump where to stop being an ass today…you are still looking at elevated diesel prices for 1 year minimum. And if he blocks exports it will get much worse price-wise due to a lack of refinery capacity abroad. ![Screenshot_20260930_204920_Samsung Browser](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/8/f8691ca862951af0a43272e7d54d8c18a13a7d66.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/colonelsmoothie/32/136_2.png) [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1804 "2026-09-30T20:31:59Z")
> **[Hegseth confirms the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals](https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-pentagon-generals-job-cuts-67a20b026ee858895c7e5ff7fadbc029)** > > Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the U.S. military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals. ---
**Author:** ![The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_president/32/70075_2.png) [@The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_President)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1805 "2026-10-01T00:51:40Z")
Why do all prices keep going up? Oil is not any higher now than it has been all year. I could see a disconnect in the market for certain products that rely on ME oil, but it seems like its all up. Have oil companies begun replacing what they borrowed from the SPR? ---
**Author:** ![SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/stevegrondin/32/3257_2.png) [@SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveGrondin)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1806 "2026-10-01T01:21:26Z")
Refining capacity issues. ---
**Author:** ![The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_president/32/70075_2.png) [@The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_President)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1807 "2026-10-01T01:38:54Z")
Oh, US companies are raking in the profis to refine all the US oil and then ship off the refined products. And Russian capacity has been damaged by Ukraine. Seems like Europe and Asia should be in much worse shape. ---
**Author:** ![YankeeTripper](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/yankeetripper/32/946_2.png) [@YankeeTripper](https://community.goactuary.com/u/YankeeTripper)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1808 "2026-10-01T04:26:19Z")
Or price gouging and record profits? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1809 "2026-10-02T12:40:04Z")
Quite a bit of that as well… > **Eight listed independent US refiners are expected to report combined profits worth $32.4bn in the two quarters since the war began, compared with $6.8bn in the same period last year. Revenues are forecast at $325.5bn versus $242.9bn last year, according to an FT analysis of each company’s second-quarter results and Wall Street’s expectations for the third quarter.** ![Screenshot_20261002_133827_Samsung Browser](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/b/9b4f027de444acc8b7cf5ddfa4ee272b95b243b5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_president/32/70075_2.png) [@The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_President)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1810 "2026-10-02T14:16:59Z")
How would you fix that? We get shortages if you cap their profits and set a prices lower than market. I don’t like the idea of these companies making record profits when American’s are paying record pump prices but we all here should understand economics enough that it’s not as simple as price gouging. ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Fish_Actuary)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1811 "2026-10-02T15:31:48Z")
War tax on oil refining profits? ---
**Author:** ![The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_president/32/70075_2.png) [@The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_President)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1812 "2026-10-02T16:03:59Z")
I’d be ok with that. Hurts mostly the people benefitting, but won’t help the people who are hurting. ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Fish_Actuary)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1813 "2026-10-02T16:20:33Z")
If you were living in a more socialistic country, you could use those tax dollars to issue a check to low income people to help them with the war associated increases costs they are facing. ETA: of course, when elected representatives vote to do something to benefit poor people, it gets called communism. ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1814 "2026-10-02T16:40:26Z")
> **[Live updates: G7 leaders agree to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel...](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cqd0801d2y3vt)** > > A statement released by the group, which includes France, the UK and Germany, says reserves would be released within four months. ---
**Author:** ![quoll](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/quoll/32/81747_2.png) [@quoll](https://community.goactuary.com/u/quoll)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/iranian-protests-revolution/12474/1815 "2026-10-02T16:50:41Z")
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