The Many Faces of US Politics...

[DaleCooper]

Iran just needs to hold out a few months to implode western economies.

Unless they nuke them or pull some rabbit out of the hat not sure how this resolves. I would guess an act of mercy[misplaced] by Iranians in a show of goodwill may bring it to an end.

El Presidente saying he will charge a toll on Hormuz trade.

[LC]

Trump rewarding his friends again.

The Resnicks monopolised pistachios and consume more water than citizens of California. A major donor to IDF. Funny how international law goes to the wayside when Sat...sorry I mean Gods chosen people are involved.

USrael just bombed Irans major pistachio warehouses to add to US sanctions that already did major damage to this significant export industry.

As shameful episodes in US goes this is right up. Glad they are torching the unearned post war mythos as they sat comfortably an ocean away. Straight up gangsterism.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqk4kyj4yvo

[DuffleKing]

Even the Isrealis are not mental enough to nuke Iran given the geography and long term implications for their own people.

As the clock ticks on here is it not becoming increasingly likely that Trump will become ill very soon and drop off as a factor? Vance is surely more palatable and more likely to bring the ship back to harbour.

There has to be a limit to what the US machine can tolerate.

[Brendan]

Im just glad Trump has decided to end the world before my easter break off work is over, good enough way to go out

[Armagh18]

Im just glad Trump has decided to end the world before my easter break off work is over, good enough way to go out

The bastard is going to use a nuke isn't he. Every one of them should be in the Hague

[imtommygunn]

the hague is too good for them

[JoG2]

Im just glad Trump has decided to end the world before my easter break off work is over, good enough way to go out

The bastard is going to use a nuke isn't he. Every one of them should be in the Hague

Not a chance, could bring an end to the grift

[Mourne Red]

What we saying happens.. He drives up oil prices over the next few hours then his gimp son does some insider trading and puts on some shorts on oil futures then Trump announces ceasefire and makes a ton of money?

Or will he actually be stupid enough to bomb them?

Surely weakens the dollar as countries will look to do what the French are doing and paying in CNY to use the Strait

[Milltown Row2]

It's like living the film The Dead Zone with Trump being played by Martin Sheen! Those who could look into the future have tried to take him out but failed!

Back to the stone ages for a while if he gets his way lol

[DaleCooper]

Not gonna nuke them. Its usual bluster but from a place of complete and total impotence though it does not make it less alarming. Hes trapped in a mess of his own making.

Iranians are not going to negotiate nor should they.

Europe should force US to vacate all bases now, that may spur a change in guard.

[DaleCooper]

"Iran's Revolutionary Guards announces all restraint in targeting will be ending and it will strike infrastructure in a way that could deprive US and regional countries of oil and gas resources for years"

Israel and the Jewish supremacists in the west need to be held to account if the doomsday scenario plays out

[Wildweasel74]

The US congress and senate aint getting a pass here, they could imposed the 25th and saved the world the shitstorm we seeing. Trump more senile than Biden every was. Democrats way too quite too, Israel got the whole thing by the balls yet only 2% of the population.

[trueblue1234]

What is the feeling in the US? Do those swing voters who voted Trump feel they made the right decision? As bad as I was expecting Trump II, I never thought it would nosedive to this extend. The lack of resistance is what I can't get my head around. Surely someone close to him has to have some input to prevent this carnage?

[Milltown Row2]

Are tariffs still a thing?

[Captain Scarlet]

Tarriffs just slipped the mind. Venezuela? Who knows?!

The man gets bored too easily and some of the people in charge are honestly stupid, but massively overconfident. And the clever ones are in the background making billions.

The only thing is that Vance won't hold the cult together, but is Newsom the man to take it on for the Dems?