It’s Friday.
Shitshow’s public schedule for…
I’m scared that he and his Harp are going to break all their previous shitposting records this Labor Day weekend.
Speaking of record breaking…
BREAKING: U.S. diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average as the Iran war disrupts the flow of fuel worldwide. https://t.co/oisVRCpzGo
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 4, 2026
Diesel hit a record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel.
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One of the most immediate strains is being felt in the grocery aisle, particularly with produce, meat and other perishable foods that need to be hauled in and restocked frequently — or even harvested using diesel-powered farm equipment. It can take time for all of those costs to trickle down.
Still, experts warn that price hikes could mount the longer diesel remains expensive. A range of other products are also transported by diesel trucks, trains and boats, including clothing, cosmetics, furniture and more.
The price for regular gasoline has also been going up, although not as fast as the price of diesel. The average price was $4.15 a gallon, compared with $3.20 at this time last year, according to AAA, which says gas has never been above $4 a gallon on Labor Day.
AP News. 09/04/2026.
Speaking about the economy.
It is Jobs Report Friday.
The Bls says we added 162,000 jobs for the month of August while unemployment at 4.1 percent was unchanged.
The revisions for June and July.
Job growth accelerated in August, and June/July were revised up (in July's case, from a small decline to a small gain).
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) September 4, 2026
Three-month average is at about +70k/month, up from about +10k/month last year (but down from +122k in 2024). https://t.co/cclJ0Yc7Ip pic.twitter.com/StZVjpTarz
The participation rate ticked up in August, but held steady for prime-age (25-54) workers. The sharp drop in prime-age participation in June looked like a fluke at the time, but it hasn't bounced back. Starting to look like the fluke was the jump up last year. pic.twitter.com/ESQPFaNZ8M
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) September 4, 2026
Job losses in Information and Financial Services continued in August. But professional services have continued to grow. There's no consistent pattern in white-collar industries. pic.twitter.com/hdbDDMszk4
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) September 4, 2026
Despite today's upward revisions to June/July, monthly revisions have continued to be negative on average, though not as sharply so as early last year. pic.twitter.com/F56bV7vsq4
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) September 4, 2026
Puddle the Menace to Society took a victory lap over the latest jobs numbers. Somewhere during that victory lap, Puddle took a hard right and threatened the Federal Reserve in all caps: “LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT.”
Because apparently foreign countries are now responsible for making Puddle’s handpicked Fed chair lower interest rates.
And Puddle didn’t stop there. He assured us, “IT’S BETTER THAN TARIFFS!”
Well, that’s one hell of a sales pitch.
Trading Economics Interest Rates by country:
BEA.gov: Who does the U.S. run trade surpluses and deficits with?
Maybe I’m alone in this, but damn it all to hell, the man is unhinged crazy.
In the News
Fox Entertainment announced that they have parted ways with cult 45/47 member Maria Bartiromo.
Bartiromo is not leaving for a job in the Trump admin, I’m told
— Aidan McLaughlin (@aidnmclaughlin) September 3, 2026
The reason for her firing according to many reports is that she tattled to Puddle that Fox was not allowing them to cover his bombshell nothing burger national address that he won the 2020 election.
NEW: The Maria Bartiromo backstory, per multiple sources familiar….
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) September 3, 2026
Maria Bartiromo wanted to pursue a story related to China and 2020 election voting conspiracies… a major sensitivity for the network given its Dominion and Smartmatic lawsuits.
A Fox Business executive sent…
He added this tweet to the above:
MORE: Maria Bartiromo has hired famed lawyer Bryan Freedman …
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) September 3, 2026
*and: she was fired shortly after last appearance on August 9, though network announced news today.
Maria finally offered a comment via her newly hired lawyer.
NEW: Maria Bartiromo’s lawyer Bryan Freedman sends statement:
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) September 4, 2026
For many years, Maria Bartiromo hosted three number one rated television shows on Fox channels. She has been, without question, one of the hardest working journalists throughout her award winning career.
The…
The rest of the tweet says: The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false. Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out whether through the courthouse or otherwise. Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth. Bryan Freedman, Attorney for Maria Bartiromo
This seems to confirm what White House employee, advocate that the 2020 election was stolen, and reporter for Just the News sent out this morning.
The reports that @MariaBartiromo Bartiromo was “fired“ are not true. She remains under contract with Fox News and receiving her pay until 2029. She has been removed from air and won’t return. But she continues to remain with Fox at present under the pay or play provision of a…
— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) September 4, 2026
The rest of the tweet says: But she continues to remain with Fox at present under the pay or play provision of a contract, which is common in television.
I saw this posted by Decoding Fox News that is amazing. And if you are on twitter and aren’t following Decoding Fox News, you are doing Twitter wrong.
I set this up more like a source list than an article in case folks want to deep dive into the primary sources. https://t.co/S2wrPgRDMq pic.twitter.com/oUIzvFpADD
— Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) September 4, 2026
Puddle did respond to her “firing”.
I don’t know much, but I know there is more to the story…
When I started covering the Fox Maria breakup I had no idea it was gonna require a deep dive…
