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Autistic pattern seeker. Prolific reposter. Aficionado of WWII history. Ocean and forest explorer. Wannabe freediver. Seashell collector and bibliophile. Neurodivergent advocate. #ActuallyAutistic πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

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13.03.2026 06:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict

Wow huge break for russia. so weird. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...

13.03.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 1207 πŸ” 330 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 33
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Iran's supreme leader resolves to keep fighting in his first public remarks Iran’s secretive new leader has issued his first public statements. In the statement released Thursday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei resolved to keep fighting, promised more pain for Gulf Arab states and threatened to open β€œother fronts” in a war that has already disrupted world energy

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday it was taking steps to further ease sanctions on Russian oil as crude prices surge during the Iran war.

13.03.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 21

"On an annual basis, the Russian economy gains around 0.7% for every $10 the oil price moves. Currently, Russia can balance its budget with a price of $59 a barrel..."

11.03.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 496 πŸ” 152 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 13
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Trump administration underestimated Iran war’s impact on Strait of Hormuz | CNN Politics The Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation, accord...

"Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes."

www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/p...

13.03.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 2057 πŸ” 838 πŸ’¬ 314 πŸ“Œ 661
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Want to hack your body with peptides? If only the science agreed Performance-enhancing peptides are increasingly popular among fitness enthusiasts and biohackers, despite limited human testing and potential health risks.

RFK Jr is trying to get 14 peptides licensed without data on safety or efficacy. His favorite is BPC-157.
"Only three small human studies of BPC-157 exist, the largest of which is a telephone survey of 16 people who received an injection of the drug for knee pain"
www.economist.com/science-and-...

12.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5
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Trump’s Attempt to Brand Anti-Fascism as Terrorism Is on Trial A case in Texas is testing whether or not the Trump administration will be able to punish wide swaths of protesters if an event turns violent.

A trial now underway in Texas has stakes that go well beyond the fate of nine defendants: whether or not the Trump administration can brand self-identified anti-fascists as β€œterrorists.”
www.notus.org/trump-white-...

12.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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16 and Counting: Oil and Cargo Ships Are Growing Targets in War With Iran More than a dozen oil tankers and cargo ships have been attacked in the Persian Gulf since the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran began nearly two weeks ago, a New York Times analysis shows.

At least 16 oil tankers and cargo ships have been attacked in the Persian Gulf since the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran began nearly two weeks ago, a New York Times analysis shows. Iran has claimed responsibility for several of the attacks.

12.03.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 408 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 13

But of course
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13.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Depleted oil reserve leaves US exposed as Iran war pushes up prices Donald Trump has not fulfilled a vow to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that was drained by Joe Biden

Also this πŸ€”
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13.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

By we, he means πŸ‘‡
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12.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly
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12.03.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Depleted oil reserve leaves US exposed as Iran war pushes up prices Donald Trump has not fulfilled a vow to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that was drained by Joe Biden

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12.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Depleted oil reserve leaves US exposed as Iran war pushes up prices Donald Trump has not fulfilled a vow to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that was drained by Joe Biden

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12.03.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Depleted oil reserve leaves US exposed as Iran war pushes up prices Donald Trump has not fulfilled a vow to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that was drained by Joe Biden

What about this?
www.ft.com/content/d546...

12.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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12.03.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse, say sources U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to three ​sources familiar with the matter.

Exclusive: US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse, say sources reut.rs/4rnENQ7

12.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 16
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I asked President Trump about the FBI reportedly seizing election records in Arizona. He said they must have done that because it was a β€œrigged” election. I pointed out to him that his own AG said there was not measurable voter fraud to overturn that election. Then he called me a rotten reporter.

11.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 3095 πŸ” 940 πŸ’¬ 628 πŸ“Œ 183

I love the idea that *this* US government, which has been nabbing landscapers and five year olds knows where Iranian sleeper cells are but just hasn’t gotten around to doing anything about it yet.

12.03.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 11619 πŸ” 3073 πŸ’¬ 367 πŸ“Œ 91

Hegseth should spend a little less time worrying about how he looks in photos and a little more time fixing the fucking disaster he has created in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.

11.03.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 2945 πŸ” 760 πŸ’¬ 175 πŸ“Œ 43
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β€œ.. Chris Wright gave his counterparts in the Group of Seven nations the White House’s position Tuesday morning: A massive intervention in oil markets was premature ..

β€œ.. Less than two hours later, U.S. officials reversed their earlier position ..”

@wsj.com
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11.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 428 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 15
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Iran’s Sea Mines Are One of Its Most Powerful Weapons The simple munitions give Tehran a way to wreak havoc with the global economy

Sea mines are simple weaponsβ€”but they can wreak havoc on the global economy. Here's what makes them so powerful.

12.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The pretense of power is as much of a drug as power itself.

11.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Diplomatic staff at the American consulate in Erbil were also forced to shelter-in-place when the facility came under attack from Iran before they were ultimately flown out of the country by the British Royal Air Force due to constraints on the U.S. military, which would normally carry out such a mission, according to the officials.

The U.K. Ministry of Defense confirmed to ABC News that the RAF carried "a number of US consulate staff and contractors, at their request" from Iraq to Cyprus.

Diplomatic staff at the American consulate in Erbil were also forced to shelter-in-place when the facility came under attack from Iran before they were ultimately flown out of the country by the British Royal Air Force due to constraints on the U.S. military, which would normally carry out such a mission, according to the officials. The U.K. Ministry of Defense confirmed to ABC News that the RAF carried "a number of US consulate staff and contractors, at their request" from Iraq to Cyprus.

Trump apparently needed one of those allies he doesn't need anymore to rescue the Americans in Iraq who weren't evacuated before Trump shat the place up.

Meanwhile, Witkoff is meeting with the people who helped Iran do the targeting.

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12.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 584 πŸ” 222 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7

Russian covert influence of European electionπŸ‘‡

11.03.2026 08:50 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor OrbΓ‘n in power Vladimir Putin endorses plan drawn up by Russian consultancy that is under western sanctions

Russia enters Viktor Orban's election campaign, providing consultants who will flood social media with messages designed, ironically, to frame OrbΓ‘n, a Russia puppet, as "the only candidate who can keep Hungary sovereign"
From @financialtimes.com
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11.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1500 πŸ” 711 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 42
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Pentagon bars press photographers over β€˜unflattering’ Hegseth photos Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff took issue with photos taken in a rare briefing last week and decided to shut out press photographers from two subsequent news conferences.

Scoop: The Pentagon barred press photographers from briefings on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran after they published photos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that his staff deemed "unflattering."

11.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 1877 πŸ” 672 πŸ’¬ 418 πŸ“Œ 466

Why pay for her silence?

11.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

A military investigation has determined the U.S. carried out the deadly Tomahawk strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials & others familiar with the preliminary findings. Latest w/ Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Helene Cooper

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

11.03.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6
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Why Did the UK Police Repeatedly Decline to Investigate Claims About Epstein and Prince Andrew? The police in London interviewed Virginia Giuffre three times over her allegations about Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Ghislaine Maxwell, but never began a criminal investigation.

The British police interviewed Virginia Giuffre three times over her allegations about Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Ghislaine Maxwell but declined to investigate her claims of being trafficked. The question of why no action was taken has recently drawn greater scrutiny.

11.03.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 163 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3