Support CreatorsThe Sisyphean Cost of Living
Wed, May 13, 2026 • 6:19 PM
There are two parallel realities unfolding right now. In one, the Trump administration is narrating a war in Iran that is somehow both over and ongoing; they’ve declared it “terminated,” yet described as being on “life support,” while threats of renewed escalation hover in the background. It is a conflict defined less by clear objectives than by shifting language.
In the other, there is no ambiguity at all. Prices are rising.
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