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So the top counter-terror official and a senior intelligence official both resign at a time when IRGC and other bad actors are especially likely to want to attack American civilians... you can disagree with Trump's actions, but screwing over the safety of the general population like that??

 

[picard102]

So the top counter-terror official and a senior intelligence official both resign at a time when IRGC and other bad actors are especially likely to want to attack American civilians... you can disagree with Trump's actions, but screwing over the safety of the general population like that??

They made it quite clear they were leaving because there was no safety concern.

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

Well, this is another first in the history of modern warfare (first successful interception of an F-35 by enemy fire):

https://twitter.com/x/status/2034665902591926386

Before any gleeful cheers ensue, I must disappoint some of you: the plane made it safely to its base:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2034651031146041636

Also, not the first loss of a US stealth aircraft to enemy fire. There was an F-117 that was downed over Serbia in 1999:

1999 F-117A shootdown - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[narduch]

Search mission for one of the downed F-35s

https://twitter.com/x/status/2034798308351516799

 

[AlbertC]

Trump claims he is considering ‘winding down’ war on Iran, saying other countries can ‘police’ strait of Hormuz – live

US president’s latest remarks come shortly after he said he does not ‘want to do a ceasefire’ and repeating his criticism of UK and other allies

www.theguardian.com

Trump considering 'winding down' Iran war and leaving other countries to 'police' strait of Hormuz​

Donald Trump has said the US is “getting very close to meeting our objectives” and is considering “winding down” its war on Iran .

He repeated his claim that the US doesn’t use the strait of Hormuz, and so other nations who do will have to “guard and police” it. This is after US-Israeli attacks on Iran prompted Tehran to target vessels in one the world’s most vital shipping lanes.

The US will help “if asked” but that “shouldn’t be necessary”, he said in a post on Truth Social, saying it would be “an easy Military Operation” for those countries.

"We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran.
The Hormuz Strait will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other Nations who use it — The United States does not! If asked, we will help these Countries in their Hormuz efforts, but it shouldn’t be necessary once Iran’s threat is eradicated. Importantly, it will be an easy Military Operation for them."

 

[Admiral Beez]

TACO

 

[afransen]

TACO

Of course he capitulated. No one believed that threat for a second. Thing is, Trump can't TACO out of this war. He's going to be forced to eat crow by Iran.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Of course he capitulated. No one believed that threat for a second. Thing is, Trump can't TACO out of this war. He's going to be forced to eat crow by Iran.

As long as his pals do ok. I’d like to know who and how much Trump’s pals made on short selling oil stocks. You can just imagine those nudges and winks, hinting that Trump’s going to provoke a sudden drop in prices.

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

TACO

TACO until Friday, when markets close. Then war crimes on Friday. Trump always does shitty things on Friday nights.

A reminder: bombing civilian energy infrastructure is a war crime. But Trump just wants to impress his favorite pal Putin by doing the same war crimes as Russia, just doing them harder, faster and bigger.

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

I’d like to know who and how much Trump’s pals made on short selling oil stocks.

We have the exact answer to this question - $100M

The activity circled in the charts below show suspicious spikes in trading. When trading volumes were low and prices were flat, there were sudden 6200 trades worth $1.5B to $2B shorting oil futures just 15 minutes before the Trump announcement. Given the resulting price drop, those shorts made $100M in 20 minutes.

 

[Admiral Beez]

We have the exact answer to this question - $100M

Horrible. I'm surprised that these billionaires are not worried about getting killed. It's not like Americans to sit still while they're being robbed.

https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605298773

I suppose that's the benefit of keeping your people uneducated.

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/trump-loves-the-poorly-educated-and-social-media-clamors-idUSKCN0VX2DE/

 

[wopchop]

It's not like Americans to sit still while they're being robbed.

Huh? Citizens being robbed by the wealthy is literally America (and much of the Western world) for the past 30 years. People have been sitting still since Reagan, Thatcher and all that generation decided to worship the market.