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Jrsygrl96

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5. My sister worked in a flower shop

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 10:09 AM

9 hrs ago

Helium has been in short supply for a few years now. Nothing new - just worse!

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'Trump is cooked': Fears of 'collapse' spread as war sparks shortage of critical resource [View all] turbinetree 9 hrs ago OP

And all the Party City stores closed down!! Baitball Blogger 9 hrs ago #1

so does Five Below, for what it's worth. cab67 9 hrs ago #7

TrumpenFuhrer and his band of minions have created quite a situation for the country NoMoreRepugs 9 hrs ago #2

A friend in Australia just reported gas prices there have doubled. Martin68 7 hrs ago #23

;-{)......Stay Tuned Goonch 9 hrs ago #3

I didn't think he'd be able to top the clusterfuck of his COVID response, tanyev 9 hrs ago #4

Believe it, he's getting help ... lots and lots of help FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #18

WHY don't they care? WHY are they content to live like this??? young_at_heart 6 hrs ago #27

My sister worked in a flower shop Jrsygrl96 9 hrs ago #5

Yes there is a finite amount of helium Lifeafter70 6 hrs ago #26

Put a dementia-ridden idiot in charge, collapse civilization. Thanks, MAGA! ms liberty 9 hrs ago #6

tRump isn't cooked, the US is cooked groundloop 9 hrs ago #8

Republicans intentionally destroyed US Helium production and reserves. James48 9 hrs ago #9

Interesting ..Thank you jfz9580m 8 hrs ago #10

Ah, the much-vaunted "Third Way"... GiqueCee 8 hrs ago #13

Is the line item veto in force? Was it back then? paleotn 8 hrs ago #16

A while back... GiqueCee 8 hrs ago #11

I think it's mostly profit motive ... It was cheaper to buy from Qatar FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #19

the repugs have sold off our helium reserves at least twice to private companies Nigrum Cattus 8 hrs ago #12

And they'll make a fortune on reduced supply and far higher prices. Who could have seen that coming? paleotn 8 hrs ago #15

Gee whiz, it seems international trade is complex and important in ways we don't even know or think about. paleotn 8 hrs ago #14

Helium is fascinating. PCIntern 8 hrs ago #17

NOPE trump doesn't have a care in the world blue blues 7 hrs ago #20

moe DISTRACTION. :( AllaN01Bear 7 hrs ago #21

The other vital resource that has been cut off is fertilizer. Our farmers paid for it in advance and will desperately Martin68 7 hrs ago #22

Add in diesel Whip-poor-will 6 hrs ago #28

Seems Overwrought ProfessorGAC 7 hrs ago #24

Ready to produce? dpibel 5 hrs ago #30

The Wells Have Been In Place For Decades ProfessorGAC 5 hrs ago #31

Iran dosent need to strike America. BradBo 7 hrs ago #25

Hmmm. Only two weeks after Noem was fired. GopherGal 5 hrs ago #29

I know...let's use hydrogen gas instead! roamer65 3 hrs ago #32

"Windmills" can be used to produce hydrogen. So yeah! thought crime 1 hr ago #34

The orange pedo treats the world like it's one of his failed casinos. nt Javaman 1 hr ago #33

Doesn't the U.S. have a strategic reserve of helium? Squaredeal 1 hr ago #35

republicans will allow trmp to destroy the world. spanone 1 hr ago #36

And a lot of them think it's necessary for jeebus to come back not fooled 7 min ago #37