Diesel hit $6.53 a gallon this autumn, a U.S. record, and the President said it out loud: "We're making a freaking fortune." So who is "we"? We followed the paperwork to find out where your extra dollar at the pump actually goes. SOURCES • Prices, exports, stocks: U.S. EIA https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/ • Louisiana Executive Order JML 26-090 (22 Sep 2026) https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/2026-Executive-Orders/JML-Exective-Order-26-090.pdf • SEC filings: Valero 3Q26, ExxonMobil 8-K (16 Oct) and 2Q26, Chevron 2Q26, Occidental, Frontline, DHT, Lockheed Martin, RTX • Texas Comptroller FY2026 revenue · Trump: Roll Call Factbase transcripts https://rollcall.com/factbase/ • Russia: Kremlin readouts (9 Oct) · OFAC General License 135 https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/937216/download · Executive order (16 Oct) · H.R. 5334 §112 · Public Law 117-109 · CREA (Sept 2026) • Costs: Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics (12 Oct) · BLS CPI · Federal Reserve (16 Sep) · CBO https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62756 · OMB (24 Jun) • Shipping: IMF PortWatch https://portwatch.imf.org · U.S. CENTCOM (10 Oct) • 1980 Windfall Profit Tax: CRS RL33305 https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/RL33305.html Figures as of 27 Oct 2026. Zandi's ≈$2,000 is cumulative since February (≈$1,100 of it energy). CREA's figure is an estimate. CREDITS Footage (muted, news clips used for commentary, fair use): CBS News stations (Texas, Miami, Atlanta, Sacramento, New York, Boston, Chicago), Roll Call Factbase, Wikimedia Commons, DVIDS (U.S. Department of War, CENTCOM, Navy), Kremlin.ru, U.S. Capitol Police, White Sands Missile Range / Missile Defense Agency. Clips: Donald Trump, rallies via Roll Call Factbase; Mark Zandi, Fox Business (10 Sep 2026); Sen. Thom Tillis, NBC Meet the Press (11 Oct 2026). Used for commentary (fair use). Photos: Mark Zandi by Rodrigsa (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0); 1979 Maryland gas line by Warren K. Leffler (Library of Congress); thumbnail: The White House (public domain). Logos and documents belong to their owners. Original score. Subscribe to @inspirediscipline For Advertisement Business and Concerns email: info@inspirediscipline.com