Evening update — national averages: regular $4.47, mid-grade $4.98, premium $5.37, diesel $6.52, WTI crude $96.41/bbl — plus what’s actually driving prices and real, cited ways to cut your own fuel costs.
Month: September 2026
Consumer Rights Sep 23, 2026Public Radio Stations Warn Of Payment Scam
Several public news/talk radio stations across the U.S. have reported scams targeting book authors or other show guests, where fraudsters are impersonating station staffers, or other representatives of public radio programs, who request payment for these guests’ appearances.
Daily Reading Sep 23, 2026Universal Day Number 7, September 24, 2026: Thoth, the Griot Tradition, and What the Actual Research Says About Insight
Today’s Universal Day Number is 7 — reduced the same transparent way every day’s number is. Here’s the full calculation, the Kemetic god of wisdom and writing behind it, the West African griot tradition of keeping and interpreting real knowledge, and an honest look at what peer-reviewed psychology says about numerology.
Black News Sep 23, 2026White Nationalist Activity Tracker — September 23, 2026
0 new documented incidents of white-nationalist activity, mapped and linked to the reporting.
Economics Sep 23, 2026Gas & Diesel Watch: Diesel Tops $6.53, Up 74% in a Year
EIA data show national diesel at $6.53/gal and gasoline at $4.61/gal as of September 21, 2026 — a 74% year-over-year jump in diesel that is already showing up in freight rates and grocery-truck costs.
AT&T and Black America Sep 23, 2026AT&T and Black America, Part 6: The Largest Employment-Discrimination Settlement in U.S. History
The federal government filed its lawsuit against AT&T and its consent decree resolving that lawsuit on the same day — January 18, 1973 — because the settlement had already been negotiated before the case was ever formally filed. Part 6 of a 12-part series, covering 1970 to 1973.
Consumer Rights Sep 23, 2026Dodge County Sheriff’s Office warns of warrant scam
Rose shared the warning on Facebook, saying a number of people reported receiving calls from someone claiming to be from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office.
Earth Changes Sep 23, 2026World War 3 Watch: Tehran Denies It Softened — and Hands Washington a 60-Day Road Map
Iran has pushed back on reports that it dropped its preconditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while regional sources say it handed Washington a road map built around a ceasefire of up to 60 days. Two claims this series carried earlier today now need qualifying.