Oil prices rise amid conflict

Scholar power: 10.9%

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🎓 Mary Feeney	6%	37	10.9%

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Mary Feeney

@mkfeeney.bsky.social

Yet somehow the NPR news report today on Russian oil, war in Iran, ⬆️ diesel prices concludes by noting Trump in the 2026 midterm faces the same issue Biden did in 2024 - people feeling the economy is bad even though POTUS says it's great. Media using "both sides" to remake history & reality

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

METLIFE: “.. A larger share of households, roughly 42% of them, reported that their financial situation was somewhat or significantly worse than it was one year ago.”

(NY Fed data:)

October 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM

by Shibley Telhami

8%

Scholar power: 8.7%

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Economics 40%, Energy 30%, Political science 20%, Business 10%

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🎓 Shibley Telhami	8%	13	8.7%

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To Vima

Oil: Rise on the backdrop of escalation in the Middle East – Brent at $105.68

Oil rose, with Brent up 0.92% to $105.68 a barrel, as markets weigh the energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine announced by Donald Trump and the escalation of attacks in the Middle East.

Reposts 0 3h

Handelsblatt

U.S. Markets: Wall Street Opens Steady - Chipmaker Slips

Rising oil prices and uncertainty about an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia unsettled investors. Support, however, comes from the hope of rising corporate profits.

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by Timothy Snyder

9%

Scholar power: 9.6%

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Timothy Snyder

@timothysnyder.bsky.social

3/ So now Trump wants to give Putin a lot of money for Russian diesel, which won’t do anything to markets and won’t even help him in the midterms though I bet Putin told him it would.

October 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM

by Dean Baker

53%

Scholar power: 53.6%

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🎓 Dean Baker	39%	21	53.6%

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4.6 h

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Svenska Dagbladet

Cease-fire gambits: 'Trump's worry is great'

A desperate bid to lower gas prices ahead of the US midterm elections. That may lie behind Donald Trump.

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The Wall Street Journal

Oil Prices Fall as Traders Weigh Russian Diesel Deal, Middle East Supply Risks

Oil fell as traders weighed prospects for increased Russian diesel supplies and a potential Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire against persistent Middle East supply risks.

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Handelsblatt

Asian markets: Asia's stock markets tread water – oil prices fall

Investors in Asia are starting the week calmly. With markets in Japan closed, investors are staying on the sidelines at other trading venues.

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Dagens Næringsliv

Trump sends oil price down: – Don't break it!

Oil prices fell on Monday after Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Asian stock markets were weighed down by currency volatility and doubts about AI investments ahead of the earnings season.

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Dagens Næringsliv

Trump moves the oil price: Don't break it!

Oil prices swing after Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Asian stock markets are dominated by interest-rate concerns and doubts about AI investments ahead of the earnings season

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Reposted by Torben Pedersen

10%

Scholar power: 10.4%

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🎓 Torben Pedersen	12%	75	10.4%

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Reposted by Matthew Bunn

5%

Scholar power: 5.0%

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🎓 Matthew Bunn	11%	21	5.0%

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18.9 h

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0.016

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret)

@portlandken.bsky.social

Trump is telling Americans that Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities is the reason diesel prices are high. THAT IS A LIE. Ukraine's attacks had no perceptible impact on diesel prices; Trump's Iran war is the cause of the spike.

Here's the data, straight from the Trump Administration itself.

October 11, 2026 at 11:10 PM

Reposted by Magda Teter

1%

Scholar power: 1.1%

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🎓 Magda Teter	5%	5	1.1%

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19.7 h

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Kamala Harris

@kamalaharris.com

Donald Trump and his war in Iran are to blame for our nation's sky-high diesel and gas prices. His latest ploy—buying fuel from his friend Vladimir Putin—reeks of weakness and will help pay for Russia’s war but will do nothing to make life more affordable for American families.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

BREAKING: Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for U.S. diesel prices.

Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices

Former President Donald Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader, suggesting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hasn't done enough to end the war with Russia.

bit.ly

October 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

2%

Scholar power: 2.4%

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🎓 Anne Applebaum	8%	9	2.4%

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Reposted by Vali Nasr

4%

Scholar power: 4.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 40%, Energy 30%, Political science 20%, Business 10%

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🎓 Vali Nasr	12%	15	4.6%

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22.0 h

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4.6%

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0.039

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Reposted by Maksym Polyakov

8%

Scholar power: 8.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 40%, Energy 30%, Political science 20%, Business 10%

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🎓 Maksym Polyakov	19%	22	8.9%

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23.9 h

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Rachel Maddow

@maddow.bsky.social

"The 2.25m barrels of diesel Putin offered Trump will have zero net impact on the world price of diesel. But accepting them will collapse the US-led sanctions regime on Russia—and align Trump with Putin against Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy production..."

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin

The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.

www.theatlantic.com

October 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM

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Oil prices rise amid conflict

Oil: Rise on the backdrop of escalation in the Middle East – Brent at $105.68

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Cease-fire gambits: 'Trump's worry is great'

Oil Prices Fall as Traders Weigh Russian Diesel Deal, Middle East Supply Risks

Asian markets: Asia's stock markets tread water – oil prices fall

Trump sends oil price down: – Don't break it!

Trump moves the oil price: Don't break it!

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News, ranked by scholars

Oil prices rise amid conflict

Scholar power: 10.9%

Scholar power: 8.7%

Oil: Rise on the backdrop of escalation in the Middle East – Brent at $105.68

U.S. Markets: Wall Street Opens Steady - Chipmaker Slips

Scholar power: 9.6%

Scholar power: 53.6%

Cease-fire gambits: 'Trump's worry is great'

Oil Prices Fall as Traders Weigh Russian Diesel Deal, Middle East Supply Risks

Asian markets: Asia's stock markets tread water – oil prices fall

Trump sends oil price down: – Don't break it!

Trump moves the oil price: Don't break it!

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Scholar power: 1.1%

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