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retiree who loves going to the beach, swimming, traveling, and a fan of historical fiction books πŸ–οΈπŸ“šπŸŒŠ

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So let me get this straight ...

1. US bombs Iran
2. Oil price goes up a bit, benefitting Russia's petrostate
3. Russia gives Iran targeting info
4. Oil price shoots WAY up
5. US unsanctions Russian oil

06.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 1521 πŸ” 598 πŸ’¬ 96 πŸ“Œ 39
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So Iran now has, perhaps for the first time, information about the location of our most sensitive covert sites in the region.

A completely foreseeable, unnecessary consequence of unnecessary war with Iran.

06.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 1240 πŸ” 557 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 38

Are all the people in this admin insane? They’re drunk with what they perceive as their β€˜omnipotent power’, they’ve lost all sense of reality for any and all ramifications of their actions that will reverberate disastrously for the American people and around the world for years to come.

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A federal judge has been asked to block Trump from closing and razing the Kennedy Center. "This is a case about the ongoing desecration and impending destruction of a cherished
national monument," the lawsuit says. f9c23fd5-1644-4a5f-a561-d04e6b5736d6.usrfiles.com/ugd/f9c23f_b...

06.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 143 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

Maybe it's me, but I really thought destroying a children's school and killing 160 innocent schoolgirls would have been a big story that dominated the headlines, instead it barely lasted a single news cycle and by the end of the weekend it will be old news. Sounds likes yet another school shooting.

06.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Does Russia Have on Trump? Americans Deserve an Answer As Russia reportedly shares intelligence with Iran that could endanger American forces, the White House chooses to ease pressure on Moscow instead of confronting it.

Ukraine offers to help defend the West from Iranian drones.

Russia helps Iran track American forces.

And the White House eases sanctions on Russian oil.

Explain that to the families of U.S. troops. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

06.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 3500 πŸ” 1315 πŸ’¬ 176 πŸ“Œ 62
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This is going to hit American pocketbooks hard.

06.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 1145 πŸ” 520 πŸ’¬ 142 πŸ“Œ 40

The hubris of this man and his belief in his omnipotence as dictator of the entire world, fear will not end well for the American people

06.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With Qatar raising the prospect of $150 crude, our @pippastevens.cnbc.com says that would -- theoretically -- put retail gasoline somewhere in the $5.50 range.

@cnbc.com #OOTT

06.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 469 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 49

Collecting your money illegally was so much easier.

06.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 1952 πŸ” 491 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 12
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Gulf states could review overseas investments to ease financial strains caused by Iran war Three leading Middle East economies consider options as US-Israeli campaign against Tehran continues

[from yesterday]

β€œ.. A Gulf official said it could have an impact on anything from investment pledges to foreign states or companies, sports sponsorships, contracts with businesses and investors, or sales of holdings.”

@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/ab7d...

06.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Exactly this. Are we great again? This is the new β€˜Golden Ageβ€˜ of America? The reality is far from that. This is what happens when you put in place one of the most, if not the most, incompetent and corrupt administration this country has ever had

06.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive | Kuwait Cuts Oil Production as Storage Fills Up The cuts signal a broader storage crisis that poses new risks to the global market.

".. Shutting in an oil well risks long-term damage to reservoir pressure and incurs high restart costs, usually making it a measure of last resort. Restarting production can take days or even weeks .."

Brent near $91.

@wsj.com #OOTT
www.wsj.com/business/ene...

06.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 272 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

WSJ: US is preparing to ask China to reduce its oil imports from Russia and Iran and instead buy more American oil and gas as part of broader negotiations ahead of an upcoming Trump-Xi summit.

Context: Political theater: in media - US will be tough on Kremlin, in reality - US eases sanctions on RU.

06.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 3

Under President Joe Biden the American economy never lost jobs.

92,000 jobs were lost just last month under Donald Trump's administration, the fourth time in just the last eight months.

06.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 438 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7
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NEW: Federal judges have spent months ordering ICE to give detainees a chance for release in bond hearings.

Now, they're worried that the bond hearings themselves β€” conducted by Executive Branch immigration judges β€” are a farce.

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

06.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 1274 πŸ” 542 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 34
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β€œ.. companies that paid the IEEPA tariffs are entitled to a refund,” said Ted Murphy, a trade lawyer at Sidley Austin. β€œHow that refund gets effectuated? We don’t know. And I would say nobody knows for sure. Which is crazy.”

@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/0315...

06.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 524 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 13
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Trump’s War now providing a massive influx of cash for Iran’s ally Russia so they can continue to bomb civilians in Ukraine while we ask Ukraine for help against Iranian drones. Trump’s foreign policy in a nutshell.

06.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 2243 πŸ” 947 πŸ’¬ 142 πŸ“Œ 44
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A budget is a moral document.

06.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 7293 πŸ” 2892 πŸ’¬ 202 πŸ“Œ 104
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β€œ.. National average gasoline price is now up by 10.8% over the past 4 days ... the only other time we've seen a larger increase was in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.”

- Schwab ⛽️

06.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 815 πŸ” 348 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 32

So it now appears based on many media reports that we bombed a girls elementary school and killed 175 people, and right after that Hegseth was beating his chest in a press conference saying we weren’t going to worry about β€œstupid rules of engagement” anymore.

05.03.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 3276 πŸ” 1070 πŸ’¬ 179 πŸ“Œ 66
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If you vote for the new $50 billion supplemental appropriations package, you are voting to force us to pay for more of this.

06.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 2354 πŸ” 806 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 28

I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.

05.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 8777 πŸ” 2121 πŸ’¬ 360 πŸ“Œ 58
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Posted by the Kurdistan social media page.

06.03.2026 01:22 πŸ‘ 4629 πŸ” 1456 πŸ’¬ 296 πŸ“Œ 103
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Was AI used for the targeting that likely resulted in the bombing of the girls school?

We must have answers to that question and there is ZERO reason for delay because the Pentagon damn well already knows the answer.

06.03.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 3731 πŸ” 1244 πŸ’¬ 166 πŸ“Œ 51
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WARNING: graphic description here of an alleged sexual assault.

This is what the DOJ scrubbed from the Epstein files. They just posted the 3 missing interview summaries after Bondi was subpoenaed.

Why did they scrub it in the first place? Because it mentions Trump and this...

06.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 1368 πŸ” 672 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 36
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Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die' In an interview with 'Time,' President Donald Trump acknowledged the possibility that Iran retaliates with attacks on U.S. soil, saying, 'We think about it all the time. We plan for it'

Trump on terrorist attacks in America: β€œLike I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die."

06.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 2643 πŸ” 992 πŸ’¬ 546 πŸ“Œ 427

A US sub sank an unarmed Iranian ship that was part of an exercise in Indian territorial waters and left the survivors to drown. All kinds of international laws were broken. An Indian statesman called out both Trump and Hegseth for war crimes. They should be labeled as criminals.

05.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Very strong statement from the First Lady of Iraq:

05.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 9349 πŸ” 2839 πŸ’¬ 316 πŸ“Œ 161

That:

05.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 284 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2