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GopherGal

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29. Hmmm. Only two weeks after Noem was fired.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 01:27 PM

Mar 22

Looks like someone had plans to tap the reserves of whatever-it-is is in those Liferaft Lips!

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'Trump is cooked': Fears of 'collapse' spread as war sparks shortage of critical resource [View all] turbinetree Mar 22 OP

And all the Party City stores closed down!! Baitball Blogger Mar 22 #1

so does Five Below, for what it's worth. cab67 Mar 22 #7

TrumpenFuhrer and his band of minions have created quite a situation for the country NoMoreRepugs Mar 22 #2

A friend in Australia just reported gas prices there have doubled. Martin68 Mar 22 #23

The only forethought they have is their orange antiKKKRyste starting Armaggedon Justice matters. Mar 22 #42

They think THEY can kickstart the 2nd Coming. But even Christ himself said... Beartracks Mar 22 #44

;-{)......Stay Tuned Goonch Mar 22 #3

I didn't think he'd be able to top the clusterfuck of his COVID response, tanyev Mar 22 #4

Believe it, he's getting help ... lots and lots of help FakeNoose Mar 22 #18

WHY don't they care? WHY are they content to live like this??? young_at_heart Mar 22 #27

"It can't JUST be to keep their job?" area51 Mar 23 #51

My sister worked in a flower shop Jrsygrl96 Mar 22 #5

Yes there is a finite amount of helium Lifeafter70 Mar 22 #26

Bad for sea turtles, too. They mistake them for jellyfish, swallow them, then can't digest or expel them. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 22 #45

Good to know. calimary Mar 25 #54

Balloon releases have been outlawed in several coastal states, I believe. eppur_se_muova Mar 27 #56

We've GOT TO do better than that! calimary Mar 27 #57

Put a dementia-ridden idiot in charge, collapse civilization. Thanks, MAGA! ms liberty Mar 22 #6

tRump isn't cooked, the US is cooked groundloop Mar 22 #8

Republicans intentionally destroyed US Helium production and reserves. James48 Mar 22 #9

Interesting ..Thank you jfz9580m Mar 22 #10

Ah, the much-vaunted "Third Way"... GiqueCee Mar 22 #13

Is the line item veto in force? Was it back then? paleotn Mar 22 #16

A while back... GiqueCee Mar 22 #11

I think it's mostly profit motive ... It was cheaper to buy from Qatar FakeNoose Mar 22 #19

the repugs have sold off our helium reserves at least twice to private companies Nigrum Cattus Mar 22 #12

And they'll make a fortune on reduced supply and far higher prices. Who could have seen that coming? paleotn Mar 22 #15

Looks like it was done under the Obama and Biden administrations MichMan Mar 23 #52

Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 passed House 394-1 & passed Senate 97-2 before being signed into law by Pres. Obama. MichMan Mar 23 #53

Gee whiz, it seems international trade is complex and important in ways we don't even know or think about. paleotn Mar 22 #14

Helium is fascinating. PCIntern Mar 22 #17

NOPE trump doesn't have a care in the world blue blues Mar 22 #20

moe DISTRACTION. :( AllaN01Bear Mar 22 #21

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

Add in diesel Whip-poor-will Mar 22 #28

Seems Overwrought ProfessorGAC Mar 22 #24

Ready to produce? dpibel Mar 22 #30

The Wells Have Been In Place For Decades ProfessorGAC Mar 22 #31

Iran dosent need to strike America. BradBo Mar 22 #25

Hmmm. Only two weeks after Noem was fired. GopherGal Mar 22 #29

I know...let's use hydrogen gas instead! roamer65 Mar 22 #32

"Windmills" can be used to produce hydrogen. So yeah! thought crime Mar 22 #34

I know you're not serious caraher Mar 22 #43

The orange pedo treats the world like it's one of his failed casinos. nt Javaman Mar 22 #33

Doesn't the U.S. have a strategic reserve of helium? Squaredeal Mar 22 #35

republicans will allow trmp to destroy the world. spanone Mar 22 #36

And a lot of them think it's necessary for jeebus to come back not fooled Mar 22 #37

Exactly mdbl Mar 22 #38

Congress is effn useless and complicit in the trump's destruction vapor2 Mar 22 #48

I don't get these "trump is cooked" headlines mdbl Mar 22 #39

Doomsday preppers might be onto something. Aussie105 Mar 22 #40

Trump will just blame the shortage on Biden. And the magats will just nod their heads in agreement. Jim__ Mar 22 #41

As long as the MAGAts have enough helium for their kids party balloons ToxMarz Mar 22 #46

HA! This means he may no longer get an MRI????? vapor2 Mar 22 #47

"Trump is cooked?" I'll believe it when I see it. Chef Andres? Come here! usonian Mar 22 #49

trump might be "cooked", but so far joshdawg Mar 23 #50

Trump has gone absolutely, completely mad with power. It will be his downfall. Initech Mar 25 #55