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    Edward Hopper The Circle Theater, New York 1936 • Trump Blinks Again, Unilaterally Extends Iran Ceasefire (ZH) • Schrödinger’s Strait (PA) • Trump Say
    [See the full post at: Debt Rattle April 22 2026]

    #239046
    those darned kids
    Participant

    Trump will break that. But it will take some time slaughtered children.

    +!×@÷#=$/%^_;&*£(¥)₩

    Get those grubby, tiny hands off God’s beautiful earth. Such a blasphemous grip on our only home is more than nauseating.

    I do not want to live on a golf course fertilized with the flesh, hopes and aspirations of an empire’s victims.

    No quantity of money could ever allow me to promote such filth.

    Sleep with dogs, awaken with fleas.

    Sleep with Satan, well….

    #239052
    Dr. D
    Participant

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    Am I covered now? Can I speak openly about what strategically is going on?

    Krainer said this for years in Europe: none of his analysts – Traders! — were allowed to comment on tea! Barley! Nesting dolls! In Russia without first writing two single-spaced paragraphs declaring their eternal and completely fact-free malice for Putin, his mother, and every building he ever stepped in. Only THEN, could they comment that “The price of oil is $65 today.” Yeah, uh, pretty tedious. As an American I’m going to go ahead and tell you to f—k right off with that s—t. I’ve got work to do, so I’ll just say it and save time.

    “There is not even a pretense of a Trump Board of Peace reconstruction program. Throughout the Gulf states, “

    This from Yesterday is categorically false, and it was the same LaRouche (Promethean) that told me so. Trump’s fast track, SINCE creating the Abraham accord that seemed to have residual effect on Gulf Cooperation, the have a Gulf Council now that is non-stop “what do with Iran” and “What are our goals afterwards” etc.

    “to promote “food security and support market stability,” but do nothing to stop the warfare.”

    You mean like unconditionally surrender to Iran. That’s what everybody’s saying. So we bombed them into the Stone age, took almost no damage, and WE are supposed to surrender? What war are you guys fighting? Has that ever happened in world history? We sunk your Navy so please come occupy us, a couple people here are complaining.

    “These reports are just the here-and-now updates on a fast-devolving process that, unless stopped, will mean chaos, with needless destruction.”

    There is no “Chaos”. Everyone is exactly aware of what’s going on. These are all scare words. Could it be bad? Absolutely, but there’s no sign of it in that sentence except, “I’m in an illogical frenzy to make you irrationally emotional, sucker.” (Picking your pockets shortly) He did provide the facts surrounding this paragraph, and thanks for that, pleasant change, So this ¶ ¶ ¶ Is OpEd and required to be removed.

    There is no “Chaos”. No one was Panicking. The Walls are not closing in. Dummies are sending emails like usual and clicking trades online.

    He continues: “thanks the Pope for his work promoting peace around the world, and urges him to, “continue to be the voice of the voiceless children.” like all the hundred-thousand children the Church has been trafficking using the open Immigration here. Awwwwww. Right. And we know these guys ADORE and venerate the Pope and Christians!

    That was this week DumDum v DumDum match. They are puffing up that Cheeto is attacking the Pope. ….By saying words! …But not vice versa, no. This is a dance with only one partner, a coin with one side. Every pearl in the nation was clutched by every Leftist who will defend the Catholic faith to the death! ...One year after having the FBI monitor, track them all down, and arrest all Catholics for even ATTENDING service. Ah. Right. Totes legit, their Deeeeeep concern for Christians, right.

    Nothing at all to do with “Pope is a pedophile who directs millions in federal money to NGOs who promote human trafficking and the Democratic party“…Which we’ve already proven, no!

    In any case, having “The Pope” read letters about “Little Girls” after 20 non-stop years of this s—t is pretty tone deaf. The only one more tone-deaf would be the UN discussing peace.

    “It’s the Biggest U.S. Failure since the Vietnam War: IRAN wiped out 48 U.S.A.F. aircraft in 40 days

    Why, we still have 250 A-10s on a tarmac. Did we run out?

    By the way: I mean, excellent work on Iran’s part, I approve, but what were their losses in the same window? Now have ZERO planes. ZERO ships. ZERO tanks. They have taxis and bicycles now. See how that matters a little? They’ve done bombing raids on the rail lines to our missile factories in Oklahoma, right?

    I think we should definitely surrender.

    WHYYYY do you make me be this offensive??? Can we just concede some very, very ordinary, expected, well-confirmed facts?

    “Trump Blinks Again, Unilaterally Extends Iran Ceasefire After Pakistan Talks Fail To Launch

    There is not a person alive who doesn’t demand Trump bomb everyone.

    Everyone: Ha ha! You blinked! You’re scared to bomb people and always surrender.”

    Trump: Okay I’ll bomb everyone then.”

    Everyone: Aiiiiiiiiiiii!!! What are you doing you maniac? Don’t bomb people!!

    Trump: Okay I won’t.

    Everyone: Ha ha! You blinked! You’re scared to bomb people and always surrender.”

    Goto Line 10. It’s your ID 10 T error.

    “Israeli Soldiers In Lebanon Who Sledgehammered Statue Of Jesus Arrested As Bibi Does Damage Control

    Way more worried about “Signals” than actual Palestinians, Lebanese…or Live Christians especially. Always.

    “Trump Cryptically References US Intercepted Chinese ‘Gift’ To Iran

    What did I say yesterday about stopping ships going INTO Iran? Container, not oil ships? Yeah, Chinese weapons.

    “Spain’s Services Crumble; Military-Aged Male Migrants Overwhelm Registry Offices
    …after socialist mass amnesty for 500,000 illegals.”

    So Spain built another Madrid for their residency, right? Another Saville? Four more Toledos, Combarro, and Santillana del Mar? I mean, I wouldn’t want half a million military invaders to be put out and uncomfortable or anything. And of course all the food and gas they need as Ursula says Europe is going to have to food ration naturally.

    It’s only common sense.

    “Ukraine Billionaire Spends $554 Million For World’s Most Expensive Apartment In Monte Carlo

    Speaking of, glad my money was so well spent. It’s a guarantee he’s buying this with at least some of my tax dollars…and the lives of a few ten thousand of his countrymen.

    “Democratic Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns Ahead of Ethics Committee Sanctions Hearing

    And at home. Congress is 1/3 convicted felons (usually from being lawyers). How bad do you have to be to be drummed out of THAT club? Or maybe the problem is she didn’t kill ENOUGH babies.

    “Durov: ‘It’s for the childrens!!!’”

    Meanwhile, for the children: UK, non-stop rape gangs, uninvestigated and increasing. In the US the FBI doesn’t even bother to keep track, Biden loses 200k kids, no one cares. In every country, tax law severely punishes parents for having children, in able to afford any foreign child who’s doing tourism in your country.

    Tulsi: Because these are legal cases, the problem was all of this has to be accurate in time, date and specifics. Not loosy-goosey like us out here, so thanks. However, she has a white shock in her hair, so everything she says isn’t legal or real anymore. Who was used to say that daily? It was his version of “Orange”.

    Speaking of, same thing “Arctic Frost”, that is the J6 conspiracy to jail all Republicans to run a seditious overthrow of democracy and end the United States forever. The details are out, they were “Just make s—t up” about Boebert. Just said she was going around all day opening doors for people….which is odd because Pelosi’s Capital Police ACTUALLY WERE. Here’s the detail of the day: “Arctic Frost” is a variety of “Orange”. That is, THEY THEMSELVES named the FBI conspiracy to jail the opposition party the “Orange Man Bad” Project. No joke. This of course is a completely innocent coincidence and they didn’t actually MEAN to jail and overthrow the other party, although all available evidence demonstrates they did. All a joke, ha ha, and “Overthrow” means “Not Overthrow” as to Socialists all things are their #Opposites and words have no meanings, so we’ll see how that goes in court for them. They were doing the treasonous coup IRONICALLY.

    “WAS OBAMA CAUGHT STEALING A DEAD MAN’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER?”

    Yes, already knew that. No one cares. Birth certificate had the Photoshop editing layers still embedded in it, Obama lawyers said it’s not a fake because like trying to pass a monopoly $20 at McDonald’s, it’s too obvious to be passed off on someone as real. Iirc.

    Here’s today’s REAL problem: looking in the voting records, many states give out photo ID licenses (presumably with no road tests) to anyone who asked. Officially, China, Russia, Iran, and N. Korea all got hold of the entire voter lists. Then we had thousands (millions?) of fake State Licenses found in a truck, and today’s add, that many of the SSN’s are all LEGIT, they work in the State Systems. Well, yeah, man! If Iran gets the voter rolls and China creates 2 million PHYSICAL NYS driver’s Licenses then YES you can rig an election! And thanks to State officials, they make sure the bar codes work (they did) and the SSN#s are real (many were).

    This is all on the record as real.

    I guess if you make a million fake passports with paid agents adding you into the back-end state databases, the world really IS your oyster, isn’t it. Think we might be mad at Iran for this?

    “• Schrödinger’s Strait (PA)

    London’s algos are stealing their billion$$$$$ Vig by creating headlines markets move on. We are doing the OPPOSITE by making counter headlines. That’s why all Fox News has their hair on fire about “Chaos”. It’s because we’re screwing their insider trading daily, and they’re mad. It’s probably also why no one cares about “Trump’s insider trading” which may or may not be real, idgaf. It’s a huge counter FU to London and Globalists’ insider trading which is 100x the size. He WANTS it in the headlines showing “I’m STEALING YOUR MONEY, you F–ks”.

    “• Iran: US Must Retract ‘Maximalist’ Nuclear Demands for Talks to Proceed (ET)

    Already essentially mapped: we are giving Iran everything but weapons, but through Russian control of power and medical use.

    “• Are We Seeing the Makings of an Iranian Civil War? (Eric Florack)

    Yes, this is very odd, isn’t it? I mean maybe. But NO internal wranglings we can see? None?

    Where Marco has free rein.
    • US, Cuban Regime Confirm ‘Secret’ Talks in Havana (Sarah Anderson)

    Probably. But if we don’t know what’s going on in Iran, we REALLY don’t know what’s going on in Cuba, and how can that be? 50 years not a peep, no sense, no reason at all, ever, not once I can remember. WHY do they exist? That’s more suspicious than anything I can think of, the Dog that Never Barked. I think EMB said IF you want to control US oil (as we see today) you need to control the Gulf of America. So you Scylla and Charibes with Cuba and Venezuela and lock us in like Gibraltar. This also needs the medium-missles they had all slated for Caracas, plus plausible deniability that “It’s the cartels” or some s—t. Also why CUBANS were running Caracas, being all their body guards and everyone will die if they try to expel them and take the country back from Cuba. …Also why we blew up THE CUBANS, the body guards, the Praetorian Guard threat when we landed there. Only them, apparently. Maduro landed in NY and gave the thumbs up.

    “Space Force mission was its 48th Falcon 9 launch of the year (with a 100% success rate)”

    We were making fun of them blowing up every other one, so I have to stop and concede here. I recognize their quality and ability. Even the expediency of blowing up in real time as a faster evolution.

    “• Europe EV Sales Jump 51% As Iran War Sends Gasoline Prices Soaring (Paraskova)

    Cool! Great idea! One problem: They don’t have a grid. They don’t have a GRID, they don’t have the PLUGS, and they don’t have the POWER PLANTS. So step one is a success at least.

    …All their electric power came from Russia. Or Zap.

    #239053
    Dr. D
    Participant

    “• Trump Blinks Again, Unilaterally Extends Iran Ceasefire (ZH)

    Topcat DEMANDS Trump bomb EVERY Iranian, EVERY Tuesday, until EVERY Iranian worldwide is dead. Only then is he not a coward. Only then will Topcat be happy and Orange Man will be Good.

    Okay, here’s your flip for today, two very credible people, Joaquin Flores, very real reporter, and another, (new) who have been following the Iran thing for 6 weeks and going:

    “Where are the bodies?”

    Huh? Yes, they ask, their sources, everything, WHERE is …anything? We hear Pentagon releases “We hit this!” We hear Iran “How dare you bomb us during a war!” …Nothing on the ground. No one. Like Israel is locked up tighter than North Korea, cell footage still gets out, satellite maps, etc. Someone blogging, someone calls their brother in L.A. …Reporters are very sensitive to this, as that’s “Real statements” on “The Phone.” They say it doesn’t exist. Huh?

    So at this point, 30 days, they and others are asking the impossible: “Um…does the WAR exist?” “Is ANYTHING being bombed AT ALL over there?” Or is this another extended case of Trump dropping a hand grenade on the door of their nuclear bunker and claiming he blew it up (as we knew happened) and Iran warning they were leveling an unused US Army base so we can evacuate it (which happened). But like “Bigger, Bolder, Uncut” Wag the Dog?

    That. Is bananas. …But I can see how easily it can be true. And IF true…Boys…we’re all arguing about NOTHING. Because NOTHING is happening over there. At all. They are doing Van Ripper’s War Games, but only for TV cameras this time, and “no reporters on the ground, either side.” All our bad blood, between each other. …Is then fake, ghey, and irrelevant.

    Now WHYYYY, would they do that? Well, one, they ran the test in the 12 Day of Fake-on-Fake action. We KNOW they did. So why would we NOT have a larger version, once trust is created? So we proved it’s neither impossible nor crazy.

    Two, EUROPE is eating it up! They ACTUALLY BELIEVE all the crap they say, same as how they’re about to attack and beat Russia…daily. So they – and Fox News who gets their orders from them – believe every carrier is sunk and every US jet is crashed, Iran has won. …So I hear daily.

    This part gets complex, but now you have a fake show, you have a captive, willing WWF audience. Maybe Israel is the other audience, like last time, why all the Mossad agents in Tehran had to get flushed out and removed first. So what’s the upshot if true? Trump: bombed Israel. Iran is mostly unharmed. Huh? Yup, if this is mostly Kayfabe. He’s bombing Tel Aviv just like you all wanted, and not Tehran.

    What, what, fill in here. What is the JPCOA agreement with Obama? That’s tops and comes up all the time. Well Iran is sanctioned, obv the Blob, Banking, wants to eat them, last nation without a captured central bank. They GAVE them pallets of cash (to use on today’s weapons to kill Gulf civilians) BUT! Being no fools, they had to give Iran a Trojan Horse. To EXIST in the structure of Obama (who is a MI6, Globalist, take your pick, with Bush’s whole cabinet and 5 more wars) Iran would have to start banking in EUROS. That’s why some people on OUR side (Wall St, Republicans) are irrational about the agreement, but when you ask specifics suddenly they don’t have any since it’s all hidden traps.

    Iran PROBABLY knew this, but what can they do? So the concept was Europe to dump Russia (they were going to war with) and tie up IRAN to Europe, own Iran as a European “partner”. …And yes, as we see in their London banking. So Europe was NOT stupid, they are Evil. They DID have a plan, and the plan, of course, required transit to Syria too. Got it.

    So UN-doing the JPCOA with Trump was a frontal attack on all Europe and all Globalists, took them 25 years to get that Trojan horse in there, all gone.

    Okay, did that change the chessboard a little? Iran obv does not WANT to be a pawn of Europe, any more than the United States. …But of course the United States is uniquely evil, so when Europe does it, it’s fine. When we to NOT invade, or take over, not fine. Ah. This is like Venezuela and everyone was way madder that there was no war, no invasion, no takeover, no death, no troops, and that the Chavez government is totally, completely intact there, while they’re planning on pumping more oil and making more money than ever. How dare you sir! You maniac! NOT overthrowing regimes! This is against everything we stand for!

    Okay, ALSO for today: Iran is charging tolls…apparently on waters they don’t own, in Oman, nevermind right now. This is “Normal” for eg, Panama, whatever, work it out. Here’s the key: They are taking payment in BITCOIN. Ha ha Petrodollar! Yuan! Ha ha, Idgaf.

    …And Tether. Whut? Tether is well-known to be US Treasury operation, RUN by the US Treasury, and BACKED by US Treasury bonds. That is, in all but name IRAN IS CHARGING TO PASS THE STRAITS IN US DOLLARS.

    Huh? Yeah, that’s what put Flores and them on this. What. The actual. If THAT is true, what’s going on? Do you see how this whole Iran thing could be all staged, in a sense, pre-planned? And Russia and China not participating, makes more sense now? We are all allies, running an Op – ON YOU – to change the chessboard.

    Look at it this way. Like Removing Russia sanctions (he just did, they’re making billions) and NOT going to war with China (nevermind), HOW would you lift Iran sanctions? It’s those sanctions that set the requirement to 1) China gets oil wholesale price, as do a few others 2) EUROPE controls the spigot of everyone 3) All the Banking, money flows, levitate Europe and particularly London’s Black-Banking ops in Cayman, etc. 4) and THIS money is what has kept Europe from collapsing, and therefore KEEP bombing the s—t out of Russia year after year.

    Go the other way: IF Trump owns the straits, WE control the spigot. — Or we and Iran, I don’t care. The money to Europe is cut off, even temporarily. We only need to shove them over the event horizon. Europe JUST did a Hail Mary this week and somehow scraped another $90B to keep Ukraine going…their 100 year wanted World War III. Okay well that’s all gone in an instant because aside from infinity Ukr corruption, all that money is gone in increased oil prices. …IN EUROPE ONLY.

    Again, over and over and over, Trump HELPS Russia, ENDS the Ukraine war.

    If that doesn’t happen – or China can’t act even if they wanted, as the have only one carrier and Globalists are running a Civil War on Xi back home – then China is safe. They have to take Russia first. Russia safe = China safe. Russia is safe if the war stops, or Russia keeps waxing (with huge sales, high prices, and no sanctions) and Europe keeps shrinking (no energy, high prices, no money flows). Iran can HELP that happen.

    And IS, right now. But ONLY if the straits are CLOSED, not open. So BOTH us AND Iran are closing them. Day after day.

    So at the end of this staged Kayfabe, once Europe cracks, then Iran “Suddenly” sees the light, gets a government not run by IRGC in London, nor lashed up to Europe’s interests. We “Suddenly” see TACO, an “off ramp” where we can leave and hand it over to the Gulf Cooperative. China gets secure oil flow not controlled by London, but has to pay retail, a fair trade. The U.S. can go home. Iran as a “Normal, unsanctioned” government, then is the West end of the Silk Road, securely, and simple partner with Russia in the Caspian, not a compromised partner half-working with London. Europe has to retreat to Europe and stop killing everyone worldwide.

    Yes, this is complicated. But what they’re saying makes no sense, what eg China and Russia are DOING makes no sense, and every Fox News pundit starts every interview with “I haven’t the faintest Idea” so believe them. That means the answer is NOT what we’re hearing.

    So that is: the longer we and Iran keep dicking around in the straits, with perfect deniability, the better it is for everyone.

    #239054
    tboc
    Participant

    Are you really sure you want the Zionist eschatology to come to fruition?

    Sowing the seeds of your own destruction?

    #239055
    those darned kids
    Participant

    Less, please.

    You’re giving me a bad case of scroller’s knuckle.

    Thanks!

    #239056
    zerosum
    Participant

    What appears to be going on is …

    Not in your control …

    Messaging …

    Illusion …

    Secrets and lies …

    Dire threat …
    ———-

    #239057
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Gilbert Doctorow : The Kremlin Prepares for War With Europe

    #239058
    zerosum
    Participant

    Above my pay grade.

    https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2046876577112191246

    Gulf States Forced to Shut In 9.1 Million Barrels Per Day in April as Hormuz Stays Blocked

    🔹The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain collectively shut in 9.1 million barrels per day of crude oil production in April — up from 7.5 million barrels per day in March. The figure represents around 30% of their combined prewar production being forcibly idled.

    🔹“Shut in” means producers being forced to physically stop pumping oil at the wellhead because storage tanks become full and exports cannot move.

    🔹The implications are severe: shutting in mature oil wells, particularly in the Gulf where many fields are already in decline, risks permanent reservoir damage. Water can intrude into oil-bearing rock formations, trapping hydrocarbons that can never be recovered.

    🔹The EIA protection assumed the closure does not continue past April, forecasting shut-ins will fall to 6.7 million barrels per day in May and return near pre-conflict levels by late 2026. 

    🔹If that assumption proves wrong and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, the damage to Gulf production capacity could take years to reverse.

    ◽️The IEA estimates around half of Gulf oil fields retain enough reservoir pressure to return to pre-war output within two weeks of reopening.

    ◽️Another 30% could take up to six weeks.

    ◽️But the remaining 20% — roughly 2.5 to 3 million barrels per day — face low reservoir pressure, damaged equipment, and power constraints that could mean months to recover.

    ◽️Some ageing wells in Iraq and Kuwait may never return to previous output levels.

    “Once you shut down, your entire trunk line is depressurized,” said Rystad Energy’s Aditya Saraswat. “The longer the shut-in, the longer the restart.”

    #239059
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Iran-U.S.: The strategic limbo breakdown
    The blockade is going global. Next stop is the Strait of Malacca. 
    Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su
    No serious analysis can possibly take into consideration the Epstein Syndicate’s mentally retarded blah blah blah about what goes on in the corridors of power in Tehran.
    As if they had any informed clue.
    Nothing is “fractured” (apart from Baboon of Barbaria’s psyche). There are of course different conceptual approaches, and a lively national public debate. But on a high decision level the whole system is strongly unified.
    To start with, this is a whole new system, in full transition. At the decision core we have an emerging security-centered Quartet: IRGC chief Ahmad Vahidi; Parliament speaker Ghalibaf; secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Zolghadr; and secretary of the Expediency Council, Mohsen Rezaee.
    This security-centered imperative coexists with the previous hybrid arrangement, exemplified by the “reformists”, which include President Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Araghchi.
    Of the 13 members of the Supreme National Security Council, only 2 are “reformists”.
    And above all is the deciding authority of Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei – traditionally very close to the IRGC.
    All that is incomprehensible for Epstein Syndicate propagandists, or for some two-bit Saudi “expert” spinning the fantasy of a “revolutionary coup” used by the IRGC to place Ghalibaf, Pezeshkian, and Araghchi under house arrest.
    As much along the diplomatic vector as well as the military vector, Tehran was very clear, over and over again. No negotiating with the Empire of Piracy under a naval blockade – which is, in fact, an act of war. No negotiating while their vessels are being attacked – which is a de facto violation of the ceasefire.
    Foreign Minister Araghchi has been straight to the point. So once again: no lifting of the naval blockade, no negotiating.
    Iran will not (italics mine) blink. Whatever it takes. The responsibility of destroying the global economy relies entirely on Barbaria.
    An illegal blockade and the concept of “innocent passage”
    The Baboon of Barbaria’s negotiation “strategy” – raddled with dementia and hate – is based on three crude principles: maximum pressure; endless deadlines; and endless vociferating threats to destroy Iran’s infrastructure.
    So in the lead up towards a possible Islamabad-2, Tehran chose to go for strategic silence. Tehran ghosted Baboon of Barbaria all the way. Discombobulated, he obviously had to blink – big time. Now he’s not setting additional deadlines. He’s not threatening to destroy civilian infrastructure. The Big Question is what happens to the naval blockade.
    Article 3(c) of UN General Assembly Resolution 3314 (the Definition of Aggression) goes straight to the point: “The blockade of the ports or coasts of a State by the armed forces of another State” qualifies as an act of aggression.
    Hence, it is a straightforward violation of the ceasefire.
    What Tehran is doing when it comes to transit through the Strait of Hormuz is a completely different story.
    Iran has not blockaded any foreign ports, or declared a blanket blockade. It has imposed a tollbooth on hostile vessels transiting a Strait that runs through its own territorial waters.
    That is absolutely lawful in terms of right to self-defense – responding to a unilateral, illegal armed blitzkrieg by the imperial superpower.
    Moreover, following the 1958 Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone and its own domestic legislation (the 1993 Act on the Maritime Areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran), Iran has always stressed that the right of “innocent passage” does not apply to vessels that threaten its security.
    Hormuz is the defnition of a strategic chokepoint. It goes through Iranian territorial waters. So obviously Tehran has the sovereign right to regulate the passage to non-innocent ships.
    Of course The Empire of Chaos, Lies, Plunder and Piracy is oblivious to anything lawful. Especially because what’s already in play is a de facto global maritime blockade – imposed on Iran, Russia, of course China, and sooner rather than later any other nation across the Global South.
    An American blockade destroying the global economy
    The war on Iran and now the naval blockade is a no-holds-barred attack on the global economy. Global energy supply is already down to an astounding 60% – only in less than 2 months. The horrors ahead span everything from lockdowns and countless grounded flights because of no jet fuel to food shortages coming next summer because of Fertilizer Hell; possible food riots; and even the possible introduction of a CBDC for food rationing.
    The Rocky Horror Show gets louder minute after minute. Tankers have literally stopped crossing the Strait of Hormuz; add to it the Empire of Piracy firing 5-inch naval gun rounds into assorted Iranian ships. Commercial insurance for Gulf tankers is up a whopping 400% in only a week.
    As it stands, it’s clear Tehran will never accept a permanent naval blockade. So there will be retaliation. Whatever happens next, Brent crude is bound to go past $120 a barrel. Jet fuel supply will tighten big time by the end of next week. Diesel and gasoline prices will follow within two weeks.
    We are watching, in real time, the global energy market screeching to a halt. Just as Iran was relaxing the Strait of Hormuz toolbooth, as part of the ceasefire, Barbaria came up with its naval blockade.
    So it’s Barbaria which is actually on the way to destroy the global economy, as AI demand, jet fuel, diesel, shipping, everything is seriously compromised by an immobilized tsunami of oil.
    The solution – for now – is rerouting through the Bab al-Mandeb, responsible for 12% of all global trade and 10% of globally traded oil: the only connection between Asia, Africa and Europe via the Suez canal.
    If Ansarrallah in Yemen shuts down the Bab al-Mandeb, the only option left is via the Cape of Good Hope: as much as two extra weeks in the sea, compounded with skyrocketing shipping costs.
    Every key maritime route is stretched to capaciby. Barbaria’s naval blockade is already accessing INDOPACOM. And even this Hollywood production won’t be enough to cut off Iranian exports. Barbaria would have to go after every single shadow fleet tanker, including those leaving from Iraq, as well as impose extra hardcore sanctions on Malaysia and China.
    Beijing is mum, as it stands. No official positioning, apart from bland calls to open the Strait of Hormuz. Yet sooner rather than later the Dragon may have to jump out of the fence – and into the fray. As in sending a task force to West Asia.
    Venezuela. Iran. The blockade going global. Next stop is the Strait of Malacca.
    This strategic limbo cannot possibly last. Barbaria’s play comes down to reverting to the pre-war status quo: Iran under a maximum pressure economic siege, plus the perpetual threat of a return to war.
    Once again: even as it was inflicting a devastating strategic defeat on Washington, against all odds, Tehran was consistently demanding a total end to the war. And not this frozen set up in limbo.
    The whole planet has watched, in real time, how Sovereign Resistance, after 47 years of devastating sanctions, and paying a terrible price, is able to stare down the Empire.
    The oh so fragile ceasefire won’t hold. A move to break Barbaria’s blockade is all but inevitable – as in one seizing of an Iranian ship too many. The list of targets has already been announced: the Yanbu pipeline in Saudi Arabia, which bypasses Hormuz; same with the Fujairah terminal in the UAE; shutting down the Bab al-Mandeb. That’s over 32% of global oil supply, instantly gone.
    And it’s the Empire of Piracy which will be responsible for it.

    Iran-U.S.: The strategic limbo breakdown

    #239060
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    D takes the position that if Trump regime is doing an action it is good,deserving and godly and not evil globalist actions.

    D you are simply wrong.

    There are a lot of evil actions in this world and at the top is U.S. government and Israel government are doing the majority of the evil actions. The rest of the top evil emanates from the rest of the west.

    #239061
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    U.S. military has no right to create war.

    #239062
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    The Kremlin Prepares for War With:

    The U.S. would be the best choice.

    #239063
    those darned kids
    Participant
    #239064

    Anthropic’s Mythos: on the loose!
    It looks as if they’ve cooked our goose.
    It can run wild in any system!
    Horses, barn doors- guess it missed ‘em.

    #239065

    Who needs aliens?

    Covid. Lockstep. Prying eyes.
    Globalists say someone dies.
    Mandates. Death that’s maid to order
    Screw your country- no more border.
    Conflict to keep banksters wealthy
    Many billions too unhealthy
    All for fatter bottom lines,
    Total lock on people’s minds.

    #239066
    zerosum
    Participant

    Look what I found!
    Truth or lie

    https://t.me/RezistanceTrench1/64190#

    ResistanceTrench
    Forwarded from
    DD Geopolitics
    🇮🇷 At least 34 Iran-linked tankers and gas carriers have broken through the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, according to Bloomberg, citing data from analytics firm Vortexa.

    19 vessels exited the Persian Gulf past the blockade line, 15 entered — crossing a cordon stretching from Oman’s Ras al-Hadd coast northeast to the Iran-Pakistan border.

    The US Navy simply doesn’t have enough ships on station to intercept and detain every vessel moving in and out of Iranian ports.

    #239067
    zerosum
    Participant
    #239068
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    LIVE FROM TEHRAN: Prof. Mohammad Marandi : Why Iran Won’t Meet With Netanyahu’s Puppets

    #239069
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    JOE KENT – Fmr. Dir. National Counterterrorism Center : Why Iran Is No Threat to the US!

    #239070
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Pepe Escobar : What to Expect From China

    #239071
    zerosum
    Participant

    war crimes.

    hypocrisy: the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case:

    War is a war crime.
    ————

    #239072
    zerosum
    Participant

    If you don’t call it WAR then you cannot be doing a war crime.
    ( See reports from combatants.)

    #239073
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Prof. Glenn Diesen : How the Hungarian Election Will Effect Europe

    #239074
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    #239076
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Chuck Baldwin states:

    U.S. military killed 900
    U.S. military wounded 5000

    In Trump’s war for Israel against Iran

    #239078
    Doc Robinson
    Participant

    The US Navy’s next two new Ford-class aircraft carriers that are planned (but not yet contracted) are to be named after Slick Willie and Dubya.

    Following the naming of the next two Gerald R Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers by the US Navy as the future USS William J Clinton (CVN 82) and USS George W Bush (CVN 83), a path has opened for the eighth vessel in class (CVN 85) to be named after the incoming President-elect, Donald J Trump.

    https://www.naval-technology.com/news/could-cvn-85-be-named-uss-donald-j-trump/

    From AP News –

    The Navy has three other Ford-class carriers under construction: the USS John F. Kennedy, the USS Enterprise and the USS Dorie Millier.

    #239079
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Dr. Chuck Baldwin is the Founder-Pastor of Liberty Fellowship in Kalispell, Montana. A Non-501c3 Fellowship of Patriot Believers.

    https://libertyfellowshipmt.com/

    #239080
    Michael Reid
    Participant
    #239081
    tboc
    Participant

    every penny wasted in Ukraine and Iran could have been invested in The United States.

    D don’t even try to bullshit your way out of the Ukraine fiasco you bloviating firster. The grand pomposity was sitting at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.NW when civilians were being murder in Donbas and Luhansk. His majesty, the royal ignoramus, was in the Oval Office when Europe’s largest army was being created and armed.

    The golden disingenousness started the inhumane extravaganza under way in the Middle East today.
    Vizier Tilted Head instigated a war that will have debilitating effects on “your tired, your poor,
    Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”,

    Donald J. Trump is a traitor to his nation and humanity.
    a bully and a coward can only lead to destruction

    #239082
    tboc
    Participant

    To make sure I am not misunderstood.
    After 78 years two points.
    1. The Holocaust Industry (Finkelstein) is a fraud.
    2. The modern state of Israel, due to the terror and horror it has wrought, Has No Right To Exist

    #239083
    tboc
    Participant

    Free Palestine

    #239084
    tboc
    Participant

    if you believe I Am That I Am needs your help in ordering and executing the Cosmos, go be intimate with yourself.

    i have no word to describe the heartbreak the path my nation trods elicits.

    #239085
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    The Pastor Who Birthed America

    This message was preached by Pastor Chuck Baldwin on Sunday, April 19, 2026, during the service at Liberty Fellowship

    I listened to this and it helped place things in perspective.

    America fought for its freedom from England.

    Today Iran is fighting for its freedom from United States and Israel.

    God is on the side of those fighting for their freedom.

    D, as a Christian American you should know the truth of the situation.

    Trump is evil doing the work of the devil and Israel.

    Today’s Redcoats are the U.S. military.

    The Pastor Who Birthed America

    This message was preached by Pastor Chuck Baldwin on Sunday, April 19, 2026, during the service at Liberty Fellowship

    #239086
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    tboc writes:


    every penny wasted in Ukraine and Iran could have been invested in The United States.

    D don’t even try to bullshit your way out of the Ukraine fiasco you bloviating firster. The grand pomposity was sitting at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.NW when civilians were being murder in Donbas and Luhansk. His majesty, the royal ignoramus, was in the Oval Office when Europe’s largest army was being created and armed.

    The golden disingenousness started the inhumane extravaganza under way in the Middle East today.
    Vizier Tilted Head instigated a war that will have debilitating effects on “your tired, your poor,
    Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”,

    Donald J. Trump is a traitor to his nation and humanity.
    a bully and a coward can only lead to destruction

    To make sure I am not misunderstood.
    After 78 years two points.
    1. The Holocaust Industry (Finkelstein) is a fraud.
    2. The modern state of Israel, due to the terror and horror it has wrought, Has No Right To Exist

    Free Palestine

    if you believe I Am That I Am needs your help in ordering and executing the Cosmos, go be intimate with yourself.

    i have no word to describe the heartbreak the path my nation trods elicits.

    I agree.

    And I write:

    America fought for its freedom from England.

    Today Iran is fighting for its freedom from United States and Israel.

    God is on the side of those fighting for their freedom.

    D, as a Christian American you should know the truth of the situation.

    Trump is evil doing the work of the devil and Israel.

    Today’s Redcoats are the U.S. military.

    What say you all?

    Freedom is the answer.

    #239087
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    John Mearsheimer: U.S. Expands Iran War & Divorces Europe

    #239088
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Things are getting Worse: IRAN rejected Trump’s Truce and Brutally Killed two Israeli Mossad Agents

    #239089
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    TRUMP FLIPS – SAYS OPEN ENDED CEASEFIRE IS NOW 3-5 DAYS AND THE WAR STARTS BACK UP

    #239090
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    WE THE PEOPLE” – NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENT SEEKS TO UNSEAT THE RED/BLUE DUOPOLY

    #239091
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Pepe Escobar: “Total Failure”: Trump’s Blockade Just Backfired Disastrously

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