Leo Hohmann – Leo’s Newsletter Sept 17, 2026
Trump’s reckless Iran war is starting to wake up even the most drowsy and detached Americans, potentially even a few who still consider themselves MAGA.
What’s caught their attention? Well, gasoline at $4.00 to $5.00 a gallon and shortages of diesel for starters, putting a serious crimp on their freedom of movement. Some gas stations in North Texas and parts of Florida and California are reporting they have run out of diesel fuel. You can’t get it at any price. In other parts of the country, they are charging $6.50 to $8 a gallon for diesel.
The great fuel crisis of 2026 has officially arrived. This is the big one. The one that the Epstein-class of globalist billionaires affiliated with the U.N., World Economic Forum and other such groups have been forecasting, and they have Donald Trump to thank for delivering it.
Is it any surprise that Trump was selected to be the president in 2024? The globalist one-worlders love this brash New Yorker who runs the presidency like a mob boss. He was a godsend for them in his first term, locking down and shutting down global economies for a fake pandemic and launching Operation Warp Speed to get a shot of mRNA gene-therapy into the arms of hundreds of millions around the world, killing millions and rendering others infertile.
Now he’s at it again. Delivering what no other politician could deliver through chaos magic and reckless warmaking — an energy crisis. Which will dovetail shortly into a food crisis. Then you will see food riots and uprisings, giving excuses for governments to crack down on freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and press freedoms. All according to the script, all triggered by the reckless actions of one Donald Trump, the fake conservative who hoodwinked us all into thinking he was “America first” and against endless war.
At this rate, a large segment of the American population will be under a self-imposed lockdown within another month or two. Gasoline will be so expensive they simply won’t be able to leave home, or at least not go very far from home, to the grocery store and other “essential” stops, that’s it. Sound familiar? Yeah, the last time we were under those draconian rules was also under a Trump presidency in 2020-2022. “Two weeks to slow the spread” turned into nearly two years.
I asked the 2,600 followers of my Telegram channel to let me know what they are paying for gasoline in their hometowns.
Here are some of the gasoline prices my readers have reported back:
- Idaho: $4.75 a gallon.
- Los Angeles: $6.19 a gallon.
- Vernon, British Columbia: $7.96 a gallon.
- Southeastern Michigan: $4.99 a gallon.
- Arizona: $4.69 a gallon.
- Chicago: $4.99 a gallon.
- Iowa: $4.44 a gallon.
- Missouri: $4.29 a gallon.
- Nebraska: 4.29 a gallon.
- Maine: $4.49 a gallon.
- East Tennessee: $3.99 a gallon.
- Georgia: $3.99 a gallon.
- Indiana: $3.99 a gallon.
Some of the above prices are from last night, so they may be higher today.
A growing number of truck drivers are now threatening to park their trucks, saying they can’t afford to fill up their rigs.
WALB News in Albany, Georgia, reported that one driver, who has been driving since 2007, said diesel prices have fluctuated over the years, previously reaching $5 before falling back down. But nothing like this. The driver said prices have been rising since the Iran War started in late February.
“A lot of independent drivers might go out of business,” the driver said. He added that independent truck drivers are paid by the mile, with pay varying based on distance and freight.
The article ended with this stark reality about the ripple effect of high diesel prices:
One commented that diesel rates are rising while freight rates are not, and said, “America’s about to see who really runs the states.”
…Another raised concerns, saying if semi-trucks park and refuse to deliver, “restaurants and stores, farmers’ crops, gas, everything just STOPS.”
As for gasoline prices, the coming weeks will see more Americans who rely on motor vehicles for their transportation getting priced out of the fuel market. They will be forced to drastically rein in their travel habits and to start new habits that resemble those who live in a 15-minute city. This is exactly what the globalists have for years wanted to see happen. But almost nobody saw it coming under a “conservative” Republican president.
It’s also affecting airlines.
United Airlines CFO said Thursday his company is considering canceling some flights in December if jet fuel prices remain at current levels or higher. Expect other airlines to follow suit, heading into the busy holiday season.
I don’t want to cause anyone to panic. But if you have a place to store it, now would be a good time to fill up a few extra 5-gallon cans of gasoline. Stock up on non-perishable foods as well, as food is going to continue to skyrocket in price and certain types of food, meat in particular, may become completely unaffordable heading into 2027 and beyond.
I would not rule out anything from Trump over the remainder of his term. He is desperate and desperate politicians are capable of anything, up to and including a stunt to keep himself in office. While that’s unlikely, he may be more likely to crack down violently on any and all political opposition, especially those who come out against his reckless and destructive war on Iran and are telling the truth about why he chose to start that war. Hint: It had little to nothing to do with nuclear weapons and everything to do with routes, resources and ideologies.
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