Jeremy Allen White really should've done a Joe Strummer biopic, instead.

Chrysler dealer at the corner of Peterson and Western in Chicago making sure customers know why their prices are up as much as 30%. Drastic times (parent company Stellantis posted a $2.5 billion loss in 1st half of 2025), drastic measures.

This captures a large part of the current state of politics in the U.S. and, more specifically, the politics of the reconciliation bill.

Data: No summer wave yet.
POV from my household:

What this data says to me is they’ll try to amp up anti-immigrant hate in the hopes it gets people to accept, at least for a little while, job loss and rising prices.

Price of regular unleaded falling fast. That was quick.