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The trick to lowering gas prices is driving less, US energy secretary says
(www.businessinsider.com)
LET THEM EAT CAKE
this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2026
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That'll be great in my walkable city... Oh wait, it's not walkable, and neither is most of the US. And it's dangerous for cyclists on top of that, so the energy secretary can feel free to be a role model and show us all how it's done.
I doubt he wants to let go of his private jet flights though.
Maybe it is time to either fight for a future that deserves that name - or leave the US. All of your ancestors (including the First Americans, ten thousand years ago) came there because they followed a quest for a better life.
Also, 15 minute cities are a globalist plot to steal our precious bodily fluids. /s
You could always buy an EV or e-bike.
I lowered my food cost with this one simple trick: I stopped eating.
Well, that has always been true. But US rather went to war.
What’s the trick to having a punchable face
Sucks that the trick to driving less is having viable transportation alternatives