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Video shows ships turning away from the #StraitOfHormuz as confusion persists over whether sea lane is really open
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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Video shows ships turning away from the Strait of Hormuz as confusion persists over whether sea lane is really open
The Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed despite Iran's declaration Friday that it is open, maritime freight and oil analysts told CNBC.Spencer Kimball (CNBC)
"The Financial Times has reported that #Canada’s #oil producers are in line to land $90 billion in windfall profits due to the #Iran war." sethdklein.substack.com/p/urge…
#uspoli #cdnpoli #BigOil #ClimateCriminals #WarMachine #CapitalismKills
Urgent need for a windfall profits tax on oil and gas
How to prevent the fossil fuels corporations from making a killing on this illegal war, and put the revenues to better useSeth Klein (Seth Klein / Emergency Measures)
"As much as most Americans may see the Iran war as a deadly dangerous & costly fiasco driven by a reckless madman, don’t doubt that Vance knows who stands to gain from it. Several days ago, The Guardian documented the windfall this war is providing to the top 100 oil and gas companies, which are making more than $30 million per hour and could pocket an estimated $234 billion in extra profits this year."
~ Beschloss
#Trump #JDVance #Iran #war #oil #gas #EconomicElites
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Why Should JD Vance Worry?
Despite his growing collection of obvious failures on the global stage, he's reveling in his imaginary, near-divine status within the power eliteSteven Beschloss (America, America)
Trump's #lies: "Iran🚨on the opening:
1) The ships🚨must be commercial & not be linked to "hostile countries."
2) They must🚨follow the route designated by Iran.
3) The passage🚨must be coordinated with the #IRGC.
4) If the blockade continues, 🚨t'll be considered a violation of the ceasefire and the route will be closed."
-G Pulido
Re "IRGC-linked Fars News, citing a "knowledgeable source": Iran set 3 conditions for the passage of ships through the SoH..."
-Aleph
#IranWar #iran #US #Israel #USPol
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funny how this #France (2nd largest EU army) #UK (largest european army) summit happened, Cheetolini announces a ceasefire in #Lebanon that nobody in #Israel knew about and now #Iran announces that the strait is open
Macron and Starmer welcome Hormuz reopening and push for permanent navigation security
PARIS (AP) — The leaders of France and the U.K. on Friday welcomed the announcement by Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz is open, but said freedom of navigation must be permanently restored to the key oil route choked by the U.S.Associated Press - By SYLVIE CORBET and JILL LAWLESS
Don’t believe the hype
#Trump and #Iran say the #StraitOfHormuz is now fully open, but #US naval #blockade will stay
It took Trump's people way too long to discover the phrase "nuclear dust" but here we are.
For all these weeks they had to grapple with the contradiction where he totally and completely destroyed Iran's nuclear program, but now the US needs to go spend serious resources because Iran's nuclear program continues.
If only someone had thought of "nuclear dust" weeks ago they could have squared that circle.
#USPolitics #Iran #Trump
Poor guys, they can't even get good food commiting war crimes
Update: link to the article about the subject:
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
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Widespread Public Outrage in America
After photos surfaced showing the nature of the food provided to American troops fighting against Iran, a second image, a dinner served aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, was sent to their families by a service member.
American service members reported poor-quality food and small rations during a deployment near Iran.
Due to the prolonged operations and strained supply lines, crews rely on limited resupply at sea, leading to rationing and low morale.
#iran #USmilitary #WatOnIran #USpol
Cookies, deodorant, socks. Iran war puts military packages in limbo
Thousands of boxes sent to service members in Middle East are stuck in limbo. The Postal Service has indefinitely suspended delivery amid Iran war., USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
#House #Republicans Thursday narrowly blocked a challenge to Trump’s #authority to continue #combat operations in #Iran, fending off a Democratic-led effort to halt the #war even as bipartisan frustration grows over a conflict that has dragged on for weeks without congressional consent.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #WarCrimes #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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The White House “declines” to “offer” #Congress an estimate of the #cost of the #war with #Iran.
In a 2nd appearance on Capitol Hill this week, #RussellVought, the White House budget director [& #Project2025 architect], sidestepped questions about the price tag of the #US & #Israel led conflict. He said the “fluctuating” nature of the war made it hard to calculate either the expenses incurred to date or the amount that #Trump would seek soon in new #military funding.
#Hegseth again threatens attacks on #Iran #civilian #infrastructure
Defense Secy #PeteHegseth Thursday renewed his #threat to attack Iran’s electrical infrastructure if the ceasefire between Washington & Tehran failed.
“Our forces are maximally postured to restart combat operations should this new Iranian regime choose poorly & not agree to a deal,” Hegseth said during a briefing to reporters at the #Pentagon.
#IranWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics
nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/poli…
#Israel & #Lebanon agree to a 10-day #ceasefire starting today at 5PM ET, #Trump says
[will this be similar to the #Gaza non-ceasefire?
#war #Iran #geopolitics
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#Hegseth Says #US Is Poised to Resume Combat if Talks Fail
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged #Iran leaders to “choose wisely” & threatened more attacks, even as the war’s economic toll puts pressure on #Trump.
#MafiaState #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/live/2026/04/16/wo…
#TrumpAndEpstein #Iran #Ayatollah #Kringle
TOFU
The new acronym describing Trump's failure as a president : "TOFU" (Trump Only Fucks Up).
Please don't share. He might get upset... 😏
#TOFU #trumponlyfucksup https://x.com/Roseferret/status/2042902432808579078
. . . anyone surprised?
"For the second month in a row, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself 'secretary of war,' read a violent prayer — that echoes a scene in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction — during a worship service at the Pentagon on Wednesday (April 15) to bless the U.S. war against Iran and call for 'great vengeance and furious anger.'”
~ Brian Kaylor
#Trump #Hegseth #war #Iran #Pentagon #death #destruction #violence #HolyWar
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Hegseth Borrows Violent Prayer from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to Bless Iran War at April Pentagon Worship Service
For the second month in a row, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself “secretary of war,” read a violent prayer — that echoes a scene in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction — during a worship service at the Pentagon on Wednesday (April 15) to bl…Brian Kaylor (A Public Witness)
#Democrats have to win big in November.
#Vote
#Senate rejects resolution to block #Trump from striking #Iran
The #WarPowers resolution was the fourth to fail in the chamber since the war’s start — but some #Republicans expressed fresh concern about the conflict as it approaches the two-month mark.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #MafiaState #WarMonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #EnergyCrisis
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RE: flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/1…
there goes the theory that US military commanders would refuse illegal orders.
the gringo war machine is so huge, they could lose two-thirds and still be the largest in the world ―and with enough sociopaths to willingly do anything for war-mongering.
all because white supremacists couldn't respect a great treaty ―by international law standards― that a Black man negotiated.
getting rid of white supremacist is the new (and should have been the old) bash a fash.
"During the first 48 hours of the U.S. blockade on ships entering and exiting Iranian ports, no vessels have made it past U.S. forces. Additionally, 9 vessels have complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around and return toward an Iranian port or coastal area.” - US Central Command
#Iran Threatens Retaliation Over #US #Blockade
Iran’s armed forces said they would attempt to expand their influence over sea lanes beyond the #StraitOfHormuz if the US military continued to block Iranian shipping.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #MafiaState #piracy #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/live/2026/04/15/wo…
After Trump’s latest broadside, Pope says ‘world needs to hear’ message of peace
#PopeLeo said Wednesday that his visit to Africa offers a message of #unity & #peace “the world needs to hear” as he continues to face criticisms for his stance on the #war in #Iran from #Trump & the #JDVance.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #MafiaState #WarMonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
cnn.com/2026/04/15/europe/pope…
Produce News:
"... Fertilizer now too expensive for vast majority of growers
April 14, 2026
An overwhelming majority of America’s farmers who responded to a nationwide survey say they cannot afford to purchase enough fertilizer to get them through the year, according to American Farm Bureau Federation, which conducted the survey and published results today.
More than 5,700 farmers, from all 50 states and Puerto Rico — both Farm Bureau members and non-members — took the survey. Conducted April 3-11, the survey shows 70 percent of respondents say fertilizer is so expensive that they will not be able to buy all the fertilizer they need...."
US Treasury Sec Bessent says #China has been ‘an unreliable partner by hoarding oil’ during #Iran war …
Pretty every country including USA has an oil reserve. What a bizarre remark.
koreatimes.co.kr/world/2026041…
US Treasury's Bessent says China has been unreliable partner by hoarding oil during war
WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said China had been an unreliable global partner during the Middle East war by hoardi...Reuters (The Korea Times)
#Stadtbild #Remigration
Das Problem besteht darin, dass #Mohammedaner keinerlei Gnade empfinden, wenn etwas in den Augen ihres #Imams oder Ältestenrates als #haram gilt.
In einer funktionierenden Gesellschaft passen sich die Gäste dem Gastgeber an.
In #Deutschland passt sich die Gesellschaft den Gästen an und verzichtet auf seine #Kultur.
#Islamismus #Gruppenvergewaltigungen #Messermorde #Brandmauertote #Islam #Brandmaueropfer #Massenvergewaltigungen
#Islam #Moslem #Islamisten #Migration #Dschihad #Dschihadisten #Dschihadistinnen
#CarlvonClausewitz
#War in the #MiddleEast has upended the #world #economy, the #IMF said Tues, warning in a report that disruptions to #oil markets could slow growth, fuel #inflation & raise the possibility of a global #recession.
The sober message came after the #GlobalEconomy had largely weathered a #pandemic, #Russia’s war in #Ukraine & soaring inflation without tipping into a recession. But #Trump’s decision to initiate a war in #Iran has stopped the world economy in its tracks.
The Dutch do seem fond of Musk's toys.
They got caught trying to smuggle them into Iran (before the latest war)
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#iran #netherlands #musk #starlink
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#Trump vows to 'kill' Iranian warships that near #US #blockade of ports
Trump made the comment on social media just after the blockade of #Iran was expected to begin. Trump said Iran has some “fast attack ships” remaining even after much of its navy was destroyed by US strikes.
#MafiaState #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
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#US military set to begin its #blockade of #Iran #ports & #coast
The US has vowed to blockade all Iranian ports to pressure Tehran into agreeing to open the crucial #StraitOfHormuz & accepting a peace deal. Iran responded with threats on all the ports of US #allies in the Persian Gulf & the Gulf of Oman.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #EnergyCrisis
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#PopeLeo XIV is one of the world’s most powerful critics of the #US #war with #Iran. In recent days, he has condemned the worship of mortals & money, the pitfalls of arrogance, & the “absurd & inhuman violence” unleashed by fighting further destabilizing the #MiddleEast.
His many admonishments appear to have reached #Trump, who responded to those calls for #peace by scorching the first US-born pontiff on social media & then taking personal credit for Leo’s ascension to the papacy.
When he sent the post, #Trump was fresh off a weekend of attending a MMA fight in Miami & spending time with supporters at his golf club after negotiations with #Iran had failed. He criticized #PopeLeo as “weak on crime”—an insult he usually reserves for Democratic mayors—& “terrible for foreign policy.” …Trump also accused the pope of “catering to the radical left” & then offered a piece of advice, to “focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician.”
#Oil #prices remain lower than their recent highs reached last week before #Trump called off his threat of mass devastation in #Iran & agreed to #ceasefire discussions.
But with a failure to reach a lasting ceasefire agreement & the clock ticking down to yet another deadline, oil prices are now trading higher than where they settled on April 1. That was just before Trump’s disastrous primetime address in which he failed to detail an exit strategy for the #war.
#Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz
#BrentCrude, the international benchmark, was up 8%, at about $102. #US #crude was up 8% to $104.
Dow futures sank 1.04%, or 502 points. S&P 500 futures were down 1%, & Nasdaq futures declined 1.15%.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
cnn.com/2026/04/12/business/oi…
Iran’s foreign minister claims #US intentionally tanked talks.
Writing on X, Abbas Araghchi said #Iran had negotiated with the US in “good faith” for an end to the #war.
“But when just inches away from “Islamabad MoU”, we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, & blockade,” he wrote, using an acronym for “memorandum of understanding.”
He added, “Good will begets good will. Enmity begets enmity.”
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #Trump #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #economy
#US Central Command has announced that it will begin a blockade of #Iran #ports on Monday at 10AM ET.
#CENTCOM said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or departing Iranian ports & coastal areas.
It said it would still allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the #StraitOfHormuz.
#idiocracy #Trump #IranWar #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil
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You can call these videos Iranian propaganda as much as you want, but mixed with a small amount of propaganda is a large amt of truth, suspicion & questions the American public deserve answers to.
There's lots of innuendo in this one. You may need to watch more than once to catch it all.
YouTube is removing some of the videos, but many are still available. Whomever is making the videos is well aware of questions we all discuss on social media.
thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/04…
Iran 's anti-Trump videos mark YouTube ban with new release
Iran's Lego themed Trump videos have gone viral all over the world. Gen-Z can't get enough of them. So now they've been banned by YouTubeSkwawkbox (The Canary)
"The US president, Donald Trump, said the US Navy would immediately start blockading the strait of Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.
In a lengthy Truth Social post, he said the US is going to start 'BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz.'"
~ The Guardian
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz
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Middle East crisis live: Trump says US will blockade the strait of Hormuz
President makes claim in lengthy Truth Social post after talks in Pakistan failed to secure a dealImogen Dewey (The Guardian)
