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Reality Check: When Prices Ease but Pressure Stays
By Stub Froth — January 14, 2026
Yes, fuel is down. Yes, eggs are down. Those facts matter, and pretending they don’t insults people who actually live inside their budgets. When prices that spiked hardest finally ease, households notice immediately. They feel it at the pump and at the grocery store, and that relief is real. Acknowledging it is not political. It is simply honest accounting.
But here is the reality most Americans are navigating right now: prices easing did not restore normal life. ...read more
STUB FROTH: RUNNING VENEZUELA — Day Twelve
THE RUMOR PHASE
January 14, 2026 — 6:46 AM ET
The operation ended.
The noise didn’t.
That’s how you know we’ve crossed into the next phase — not enforcement, not legitimacy, but rumor. The stretch of time where facts slow down, authority goes quiet, and speculation fills the gap because power moved faster than explanation. ...read more