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And seeing Christiane amanpour go off like that was awesome
They've lost the narrative.
Al Jazeera seems to get it
'Cause he's winning. Weird noises coming out of Russia
I'm in agreement. Flummoxed
This is not their usual process
It is weird. And, it makes no sense. Unless someone is about to announce paternity
And yet they don't seem to be giving up their che Guevara t-shirts anytime soon 🥰
And they are dumping him in advance of the revelation of the misconduct.... super weird
Yeah, but it's weird right? A sudden revelation of sexual misconduct from decades ago is suddenly gonna derail a left-wing icon they've been celebrating for decades? I mean, they just buried Jesse Jackson without a peep. They usually ignore these things
Astounding. Is it possible to die from virtue? Pants and zippers. It's always pants and zippers.
I don't think I've ever seen the left preemptively dump an icon like this
Duh.
This is good. Very good. Many purposes are served. I wouldn't be surprised if you told me that Trump told them to blow the game.
I wish I understood what the fuck is going on. This is inconceivable to me. And there is no way this ends soon or quietly. The Tea Party has morphed into to the Treblinka Guard.
Cockrings?
The is a "Beta vs VHS" war going on the kitchen. The winning will unleash enormous power. A complete repurchasing of everything: TVs, stereos, appliances, security, and eco systems. And, theirs a chance that some of this hardware may be made in America. Think Sonos. One speaker to rule them all.
We are going to stand up to that big mean Donald Trump trying to get us to care about our own interests. And we're gonna do this by not caring about our own interests.
Omg. Only the delusional at Bloomberg could write such a headline. Carry much water? What a bunch of intellectual simps. God, it's disgusting. And, it's not like they will be punished; The NY Times did this for Communism in the '20s. (The other '20s, Sean. And, yes, I remember.) :)
I just wish Texas would stop fucking with the cannabis regulation. It's pissing everybody off.
Good choice although a little messy. This is a choice for Texans to make. Paxton is showing feral guile.
Stunning. Simply stunning. Inconceivable.
Its amazing... is it like a percent of the oil going through the straits to Europe? They can't even lift a finger to protect their own energy. Even when Iran has been completely defanged and neutralized
Useless bunch of whining cowards. This was Europe's last moment, and they failed. The GOAT named and shamed them. They willingly committed cultural and civilizational suicide. There still might be time for the people of Europe, but each day that passes makes the possibility more violent. Good job, Klaus. Maybe he has the hijab concession.
Im telling you... buy epsteins island, and make it a tourist destination. People would definitely pay to see that place
Or, you could Dachau the place. You know, sell tickets and everything. Good place for the girlfriend experience.
Oh, yeah. Trump rules. "Little busy right now, catch you later and we can talk then." This is what happens when you don't send escort ships to the Straits when asked. He's got Xi by the balls and he's squeezing. Trip cancelled and oil diverted. And, so much for the BRICs. Ta ta for now.
Or, you could Dachau the place. You know, sell tickets and everything. Good place for the girlfriend experience.
Well, as you'd said - what arrests? And Epsteins island, last id heard, was completely vacant. You can arrest people whether or not the island is occupied, correct? So I'd say the occupation of the island has nothing to do with the arrests of the people involved 🤷♀️
The pedo island has nothing to do with the arrest?
The occupation of the island has nothing to do with arrests.Everything I have seen has affirmed that the island is unoccupied, and no one has been there since these revelations. If anything someone should buy it and turn into an actual family resort.It would be fun
Island gone? Did the MSM say that? Because I ain't seen a single arrest.
Pedo island is done. Nobody goes there. The corporate class doesn't want war with iran. They want you to ignore the terror and let them build bombs and fuck up hormuz. Seems like you're willing
My children's future is not affected by iran. But it sure is affected by an out of control corporate class, unrestrained spending, and a satanic pedophile island.
So... your children's freedom doesn't connect to the freedom of the Iranian people? A peaceful world isn't better for all of them? You think the freedom is not diminished if Iran continues on its path? your children may end up being the victims of an Iranian IED
I don't care about their freedom. I care about my and my children's freedom here.
Kind of, yeah
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Is there a requisite number of apologies, or is it the quality of apologies that'll make you understand what's going on?
Yes, im totally sorry leftwing Carter refused to support the shah and instead supported the righteous freedom fighters that turned out to be horrible islamofascists... how does that change what has to happen now to free the Iranian people? How much apologizing do I have to do to get you behind the effort to give them freedom?
The tyranny that the cia installed*
Sure, and that morally validates their tyrnanny.... how?
Don't you think they might be doing that because we started a coup in their country?
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This one country has been fucking with both of our shits for almost 70 years. Calling us a big satan, little satan. Why wouldn't you think that we would both have a reason to stop them? Iran is our unifying principal
And we've been acting for israel since Kennedy was killed and our government taken over.
Follow the aipac money
Ok. Iran campaign justified. And, we are acting for us. If we are actively involved with Israel two years from now, I buy you dinner.
Why is it that whenever Israel and the US priorities Align, you think someone's being manipulated?
I didn't join to fight iran. I joined to go after the tali ban after 911. Now, here i am realizing it was israel all along. We've been played.
I think the barbarian wars were justified under Washington conditions. Us navy was meant for piracy and the British navy.
We are certainly better off ending a 70-year-old conflict, rather than prolonging it, lest we rock the boat. Do you want to pay off your suffering? Or do you want to mortgage it over 80 years?
Sean, first, thank you for being there. Second, the savings from the Iran campaign will be huge, across the world. Third, what would your and Washington's stance be on the Barbary Wars?
Sure... but I'm really talking about Iran here. Do you think Iran is not responsible for any of its actions after 1979? Is that your position?
Shit stirrers? You mean CIA, MOSSAD and MI6?
Yes, I get it, and we apologize wholeheartedly for meddling in their affairs. But the ayatollah is simply not acceptable. And this has to change, if you want world peace, do you want world peace? And do you consider world peace a financially, better position to be in, or not?
Yeah... but this isn't Afghanistan. And the IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan... 85% were Iranian-made. Iran has been the gremlin, stirring shit for fifty years.We are taking care of the shit stirrers. Things will inevitably calm down afterwards.
It should also be noted that we installed the current regime. We could have never spent the money or lives by following Washington's warning in his farewell address. No foreign entanglements.
Russia= soviets
Kandahar. 2020.
I was there. And I recall the taliban getting their weapons and ammo from Russia and failed cia attempts that back fired.
It's like you're asking what the cost of peace is
You dont think there was a cost associated with dealing with Iran's BS the last 50yrs? All the terror training camps, all of the casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, the whole Venezuela Cuba iran ratline? There's no cost in that?
1. It's for collective distribution because it was taxed from the collective. 2. How is a war with Iran saving money?
Interesting you see it as spoils for collective distribution. Now think of how much we'll save with iran out of the picture.
Really.
And to think all of that money and all of the iran money could have gone to American health care, education, and infrastructure.
Here's some perspective
Cake. Let them eat cake.
India's economy is taking a hit, because they can't get enough gas into the country to cook food.
The trip was never going to happen once the war started and cannot happen until it is fully settled. China was about to cancel it, but Trump smartly remained in charge. Trump also pulled an ace on the world by insisting other countries provide ships to keep the Strait open. He knew they wouldn't/couldn't. He called their bluff. The only real country in the world is the US and Xi is going the have to recognize Trump aa the real emperor of China. He names the time and place he has Xi's balls in his hand and he is showing it. To the world.
I did not expect Trump to reschedule
OMG. Unfortunately, I love it.
Remember a few years back when Pokmon GO was all the rage?
He wore a mask? Shit my dumbass does vandalism without even a hat on.
For anyone wondering/caring who Banksy is/was, we now know
I agree. Must be prototype acceptance beta
Here's actual training video of a helix robot cleaning a living room. The thing I find odd is that the robot is so tall. I think people will be wary to have a robot in their house that is bigger than they are or that they can't take in a fight
Colombia and Venezuela... friends?
Hah! I was wondering. Ok, I will watch!
Ok, im sure this will make actual Rangers cringe (like anyone does, when the Hollywood tries to portray their profession)... but the new War Machine movie that has a bunch of Rangers taking on an alien robot is actually pretty fun
You cannot imagine what a relief it is for someone to pick up the burden of doom. I breathe easy.
Factor out Muslims and Hindus and the American depopulation is further along then you would like. There will be no investment. De industrial and de urbanization.
Xi is so fucked. So fucked. There is no decision here that lets him continue with the imperative pretense.
At a very high rate to make up for the displaced labor costs. Henry Ford figured out that people have to have the ability to buy the output. New model coming up. The system that doesn't figure this out collapses.
Well! The output is being sold somewhere, and that's where it will be taxed.
I'd like that too, but that's a lot more complicated than you think. Each of those data centers could be running tens of thousands of installations, sometimes they co operate and work together as one sometimes they work in smaller groups. An installations change and are upgraded all the time. Sometimes being created virtually
Displaced. Which is another whole problem. Best I can come up with is the give every machine an SSN as assign a labor cost to it. The money then goes into a kind of Basic Income fund. Something like this has to happen to keep internal consumption above 60%. China has shown what happens when you rely on external consumption. You end up screwed. So machines paying into the system it is!
... And especially, in the process, human labor is being devalued
The depopulation thing is going to happen. I still don't know how that is supposed to work. How do you invest in a world where the returns diminish every year, as par of the plan? We've never been there before. Fortunately, Russia, China, and Europe will lead the way. They are certainly likely to fuck it up enough where we will know not what to do.
The only good that I can see is that we're in a depopulation spiral and we won't need all those workers
Hmmmm. Understood. Well, it's coming. There has to be good buried in there somewhere.
That's the problem AI is going to take all of the art all of the fun out of being a programmer.
If you want to be one of the 5% leftover at the end of this, sure. Then, I could sit there for endless hours with several agents open at once going over reams of code and libraries. It's not fun, it's not programming anymore. I don't know what it is, but it's not programming, and I don't really want to do it. 🤷♀️
Your are the second serious professional that I have heard say that. But, I can't help but think that opens the way to really oversee better work. I think it must take a professional to understand the problem, the solution, the implementation, and the exploitation. Think of it as the return of slavery, with you being the white guy with the big house.
Well, it didn't take long... MacroHard is opening for business next month. And so does the end of programming as a profession
That also. There has to be someone in Miami. Fingers crossed.
The real downside I see... a population that spent generations in Communist poverty is suddenly gonna be flooded with excessive capitalist wealth. It won't be great for their souls
There is that opportunity. It certainly makes sense.
Cuba will be the Vegas of the Caribbean. They don't need any money. All the money will go there.
This just has to be a major opportunity. Although an economic avenue for Cuba does not jump out at me, it is one big pile of cheap and attractive real estate off shore Miami, one of the fastest growing cities in America. I imagine it could become one giant sports trading camp for the MLB, NFL, and NBA; I am sure the Cuban community will think of something.
This is, this is even worse than we'd thought
Ah. It just came to me. This is not a war, it's a spanking. And, long overdue.
Jeez. You may be tired, but all those are great, lol.
Some of us were working until 7 AM, and cannot engage in such speculative conversation. Was family feud really a feud? was battle of the network stars actually a battle? When you fight for your right to party, are you really fighting? It can be a war, it's just maybe not a very difficult one 🤷♀️
This shouldn't be just Sean sticking his neck out here. I'm trying to figure this out. So all comments welcome.
Edited to “We call iWWII a "war" because it involved mass, duration, wide spread destruction, and death on a large scale. It has all the characteristics of what people think of war as having. So let's go back. What "war" is this most similar to?”
We call iWWII a "war" because it involved mass, duration, wide spread destruction, and death on a large scale. It has all the characteristics of what people think of war as having. So let's go back. What "war" is this most similar to.
Then we can say that ww2 was not a war because it had not been seen before. Voters think it wars. It's war.
Sean, that's like calling somebody a fascist. I'm not trying to make up terms. I'm trying to figure this out. If it's not like any conflict before, if it is substantially so different, when it doesn't involve the mass destruction of civilian infrastructure, what is it?
Making up new terms and bending reality to make excuses for trump won't save us in the general. He sent us to war. The voters recognize it as a war. And they will vote for whoever says they are anti war.
Nope. Duration and mass.
The roman attempt to fight the parthians
Ok. What wars in history does this most resemble?
1. It's war. 2. I called this. I said there would be boots on the ground.
Xi is fucked.
The Mullahs just ended the Islamic Republics of Iran. Trump is about to return Persia to the people.
Edited to “OMG. We should do this immediately. It would end this thing. BingBadaBoom. Shit, fuck, hot damn. Trump is getting ready to do this. ”
OMG. We should do this immediately. It would end this thing. BingBadaBoom.
Edited to “Similar thought: We are moving ground troops into the area. What if we seized Kharg Island? Seized it and operated it. We would sit with our hands on the lever of the world. This is not war. This is something else. ”
Edited to “Similar thought: We are moving ground troops into the area. What if we seized Kharg Island? Seized it and operated it. We would sit with our hands on the lever of the world. This is not war. This is something else. ”
Edited to “Similar thought: We are moving ground troops into the area. What is we seized Kharg Island. Seized it and operated it. We would sit with our hands on the lever of the world. This is not war. This is something else. ”
Similar thought: We are moving ground to into the area. What is we seized Kharg Island. Seized it and operated it. We would sit with our hands on the lever of the world. This is not war. This is something else.
Calibrated political violence. It needs a name. Fast.
I put Chat on the case. There is no one word like war. Using war is like calling everyone a Nazi. This isn't war, with its mass killing. This is different and the difference needs to be noted. Named. We give critics, of all political stripes, too big a lever.
Interesting thought. We are certainly bringing accountability, on both sides. Every shot, action, thought, has a specific unique purpose. Is this still war? War, with indiscriminate destruction? No, I think not. We are watching selective extra-judicial individual punishment on a large scale. This is not war in the traditional sense. What do we call it? There's probably a name and I'm just missing it. Or, maybe this is so new and so different that there is no name and we need to make one. It certainly isn't war.
We're actually making war personal
I don't think we've even seen the half of it
We are entirely on a different level from any other force in the world. My previous questions about our adoption of drones have been answered, in full.
Haha Amazon thought AI could code
This really is kind of amazing now. We're focusing on the street level enforcers and opening the way for the people to take control. Apparently, there's already a resistance, and they are feeding us targeting information.
All good signs... but this will be a generational change. They have to stick to it ( not exactly their strength )
I genuinely hope. This is our future.
The kids want to go into the trades these days.
Just ask high school seniors what their number one profession choice is: influencer Nobody wants to learn to code the platform it runs on, they just all wanna be The Star.
And, Sarah is right. My same experience. I would hire American if you could find them. They are all swinging for the fences
That's kind of what I'm saying. the only reason anyone is importing Indians in the tech business is because they are more qualified in some way. That's the real scandal. It'll take time to fix that.
Have we ever considered training American, hiring American, and employing/ paying Americans? It does wonders for our folk.
These h1b coders ( i can't speak for other professions) are getting paid comparable or higher wages than local talent. The ones I've run across over the years seem very booksmart, but they also seem a bit arrogant about it.
In general, you're more likely to get a basic job done for a base price.
Ok, but... the reason they are choosing these Indians is because Indians are actually really smart. Their communication sucks, and they're kind of horrible to work for as a project manager. But they are smart. Why else go through the trouble of importing them?
They talk funny. Really.
Indeed.
Easily the most hilarious president in history
He's got this bread and circuses thing down cold.
And maybe we need a used car salesman, PT Barnum Real estate developer, to run circles around the world and change everything 🤷♀️ he's our con, man dammit
I remember, lol.
This is why I've always called him the shamwow president, and I'm starting to find it endearing
The man is shameless. The only thing that matches his ego is his record of achievements.
Haha the "Big Beautiful Gulf 2 Auction"
Good! I can now finish my work!
Congratulations we have now calculated Pi to 314 trillion digits
More evidence that the dead internet theory is correct
Actually I thought Baal was a light touch given the rest.
It really just looks like faulty intel. That this is the only example of this so far is actually a credit to the operation. But bringing Baal into it is kind of a bridge too far for me
First - good on you from writing this. Most people never get off their ass. Second - What is your thesis? 20 to 50 words, one to two sentences.
Expect every single mistake or almost mistake to be magnified
Interesting, and necessary. Short term - who knows. Long term - we are going to be swimming in energy.
You're right. Venezuela, Iran, and Russia are going to react very badly. Oh, Russia, who is already up to its neck in another war, maybe. And Venezuela and Iran are gone after giving us a shitload of info on Chinese defenses. Conflict, possibly. World conflict, no. As just demonstrated by world events, China has zero ability to project power. Zero. And, it would all take place on Chinese soil. That has to be a terrifying thought. Yes, they could launch ICBMs once. Forever. And their country and party would be turned into glass, while they have no idea what might happen on our side. Maybe nothing. It's time to call their bluff. I'm not advocating for war, but I am saying that we must confront. And, that is why there is no agenda for the supposed meeting in 18 days. It's not going to be the meeting they thought.
Yeah, but the idea is to get through this without World War 3, right?
We have just demonstrated that none of their defense shit works. Why should they think their missiles will work any better.
They need to ask nicely for the oil. And computer chips, and food.
Uh, that is what has lead to an incredible case of cognitive dissonance. One of insane proportions. The more we let them believe in a power they don't have, the worse they will behave. Yes, I understand they have nukes. They are never going to have fewer than they have now, and they will never be less likely to use them. They know they are in the shit, which is why they are so desperate for an agenda. It's time for the to take a gigantic time out and come to the reality of their true situation. Later will not be better.
I have no idea, but keeping china from panicking seems to be a good idea in general
And how would he do that?
What Trump needs to do is assure Xi that their fuel supply isn't going to be interrupted
Folks this is turning interesting fast.
Vibrating in my pocket? This could result in a constant state of hands-free euphoria. Progress.
I don't like that either
It will allow you to interface with your phone without using a neuralink... so there's that
I refuse to use one of these
This is, this sounds like a lot, but it isn't, really
It also begins an era of silent communication with digital devices. Just like you see everybody walking around with their cellphone... soon, you won't see their cellphone. They'll just be standing there, talking to it silently while in their pocket.
Indeed. This takes "watch what I do, not say" to a whole new level. It would mean the end of trust, as people could now always say "that's not what I meant", and get away with it. This is a bad idea given steroids.
This will be as bad as you think
Edited to “Yes, but that was because the value of labor declined when we opened the Chinese labor market. All well paying jobs moved there for lower costs. America was left with the shit. It's changing now. ”
Yes, but that was because the value of labor declined when we opened the Chinese labor market. All well paying jobs moved there for lower costs. America was left either the shit. It's changing now.
No, I just mean over the years, In the constant devaluing of the currency and inflation, wages should have caught up a lot more than they have. Honestly, it's too late to do anything about it now.
It would be a disaster that shuts NYC, a very service economy, down.
This not inflation related.
These are not manufacturing jobs. These are low skill entry level service jobs. Most of the price is labor cost. Your the cost of labor and your kill both the job and the service. And this was only in fast food with 60+ locations
Prices went up because we devalued the currency. Wages should probably go up even more if youre seeking some sort of parity... but this is this isn't about that. In 5 years, most of those people will be replaced by robots. Who work for $2 an hour
We didn't raise the minium wage and prices went up. And now you're telling me if we raise the minimum raise the prices will still go up? Am I being fucked with mkultra style here or what?
New York is such an eatout/takeout environment that everyone will quickly starve to death. Seriously. This law would be the end of New York City.
The hits keep on coming
On The Road To Serfdom
Like all idiot socialists they didn't understand that what they thought was a toll booth was really a detour sign.
Haha what did they think would happen
Her whole speech was one blotch after another. She lost track, mixed up her words and even the salad was confused.
Honestly, I think she was trying to recapture the line somehow by doubling down on it. Not only is that a dumb idea, but she still couldn't even deliver it properly.
Edited to “I saw it! I would have cried if I wasn't laughing. "I come to bury Jesse and praise myself." Never let a good eulogy go to waste. Not one of them talked about Jesse. If you vote Republican, you woke up. ”
I saw it! I would have cried if I wasn't laughing. "I come to bury Jesse and praise myself." Never let a good eulogy go to waste. Not one of the talked about Jesse. If you vote Republican, you woke up.
She actually tried to use that line again at Jesse Jackson's funeral
Once you hear it, you can't unring that bell.
That's not how communists mean it. Mao used it to describe the past, the old ways, the old thinking was gone. The year zero means that we can bravely enter this new shining age of communism without baggage. We can move forward, unencumbered by what has been
Year 0* as you describe it was a much more virile and noble time as opposed to the modernist hell we find ourselves in.
Sean and Matthew have already seen this, but it's emblematic.
Its what the left does, Everywhere they go. They try to reset society to year zero. They don't like history they can't control.
That's wrong, but I'm not shocked. But once you're done looking at what's happening over there, you should look at the same thing that's happening here.
WTF! Divisive?! How the hell do they think they got here? Jesus.
The Chinese really are con men
Thanks for include the copied section. I would have missed this otherwise.
Awesome. Wow.
I love that they used the profits to discount the price
Insanity. If anyone thinks the Chinese are eco-friendly is certifiably insane. Shades of the Somalis in Minnesota. Pure fraud.
Here's some good news
We're back in the graffiti wars.
I've watched artists, do these murals. It's a painstaking process. Now they can just paint
This is long overdue
Agreed.
I'm telling you the only way out of this and saving face is... an unexpected catastrophe
Edited to “I tell you this thing is going to get canceled. The Chinese want/need a very choreographed visit, if any visit at all, while Trump wants them to sweat. He is going to take the wood to Xi both in specific and general. A no agenda free form beating. ”
Explain the theory please!
I'm beginning to believe in this whole North Sea. Nexus theory... king Charles is coming personally in a few weeks to lecture Trump about whatever
Yeah, their carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, was launched in 1994, which gives it its distinguishing feature: it's older than both Sean and the Euro. Be scared. Very scared.
Don't worry about Hormuz - the French are on the case
After California and Colorado announced they want age verification on operating systems... one of the dumbest ideas in history... a bunch of Linux distributions have gotten together and changed their user install agreements. You don't have to verify your age. You just have to verify that you are not in California and Colorado to proceed lol
Yup. And a city of Middle Eastern immigrants want the free stuff they know is there, now.
"Democracy is the idea that people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard"
It's going to be disastrous
Don't worry, mamdani will impose strict Soviet rent control with full UBI subsidies, then seize empty office space... problem solved.
Edited to “New York real estate faces a special problem. Those properties are highly leveraged and require special maintenance. You are looking at a very fragile and apocalyptic situation that started back in the Pandemic, with no recovery ”
New York real estate faces a special problem. They properties are highly leveraged and require special maintenance. You are looking at a very fragile and apocalyptic situation that started back in the Pandemic, with no recovery
I truly fear for NYC. The companies and industries that made the place economically viable are moving out. I had a long conversation with an old friend from NYC who has made the move the Palm Beach/Miami and is selling everything in New York. He tells me I can't imagine what is happening in Miami. And, he knows I have a big imagination. Whole sectors and swaths are relocating. New York may have to go through a Pittsburgh/Detroit cycle before it finds new footing.
Emphasized “Think I found my new career...”
New York won't implement voter id. Too dangerous to the modern Tamany hall voter machine.
Think I found my new career...
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New York could rapidly balance its budget and solve its acute housing problem if it decided to.
I've often thought the canal system around here could be turned into a wonderful moat
Youre not seeing whats there... if you had voter ID, New York could go red, or at least purple. How many voters in new york city do you think are citizens? They aren't voting republican. This would cost the Democrats and the left enormous amounts of votes. Everywhere.
Not exactly what I meant, but will do.
Please do. That or a bunker. We can rent it out in the meantime but evict and move in when the time comes.
Sean, I am looking for suitable high places around Dallas. I will let you know when I find one.
It will only go further left. More blue. More invaders and more radicals NYC no longer belongs to the American people.
I can't wait - i'm betting The very next election will be radically different and no one will know what do
Just pass the bill and let the chips fall where they may.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/09/democrats-war-on-election-integrity-exposes-their-dirty-secret/
Now what would happen if we started checking ID to vote... and the Democrats never won an election again...?
Indeed. He is definitely in it. And, he's just started.
Well, mamdani stepped on a rake
Well, Gallipoli was a mashup.
Never trust the navy. Infantrymans perogative
I, also, am surprised. It must be more difficult than it appears. We should trust the good minds in our Navy. I can only expect that something nasty is about to happen.
Im kind of surprised we haven't locked that down yet. There's a 3rd carrier on the way
The problem isn't a lack of oil, it's the transportation. Nobody, of any stripe, is willing to transit the straights of Hormuz. So, increasing production doesn't help
Ok... can't the OPEC overlords increase production? Half of them are helping us bomb iran
Only China had money. And Russia, Venezuela, and Iran all needed money to support their regimes and wars. The Russia-Iran relationship was just a serendipitous coincidence.
Russia and China supporting Iran? You don't say?
Xi had been funding the Mullahs and providing them with weapons. Xi had been funding Maduro and providing him with weapons. Xi has been funding the Russians and providing them with weapons. In return, China got oil and caused massive trouble for the US and the West. I know this is all too simple, but there it is. And, shit is about to happen.
China had been effectively funding Iran through oil purchases. 80-90%. This changes everything.
Not saying anything, just thinking: What if Trump sets up a Venezuelan-type oil sales program, where the US brokers the sale of Iranian oil on behalf of the Iranian people? The Mullahs get no funding and China is suddenly buying from Trump. A complete reverse in the game.
I can't decide if the metaphor is "by the balls" or "balls in a vice". Regardless, Trump has them, and it is ugly.
This could get really ugly if the flow doesn't reopen soon
That was good I love George ❤️
Sarah, George A.A. again. Sean, give him 30 seconds. He is rocking it.
Replied to a message:Come to think about it, you're probably right. It's just a system for organizing things.
Hey, this detroit airport thing really was something malicious. And for those of us who thought the TSA security was always kind of silly, because someone could just attack the ticketing...
I know, esoteric... but I predict the end of window's dominance on the desktop within ten years. Windows will just be an overpriced ecosystem with less coherence than Apple's.
Huh. Interesting. No idea, lol.
This is gonna sound really esoteric, but ubuntu Linux just did something that may kill windows within 10 years. It turns out ubuntu is the most popular Linux AI runs on. And it all runs on linux - very little if any AI runs on Microsoft. Because of this experience and direct connections with chip makers and model makers, the next version of ubuntu is giving you the ability to install and run dozens of LLM's *locally* straight from a dashboard. You won't need to worry about your GPU or CPU or memory, or the little quirks of every model, it will handle all of that for you. Microsoft is suddenly going to find itself in a place where it can't do any of that locally since it has invested so much in subscription and cloud-based services. And all of this is free. Bill gates was famously late to recognize the value of "search" and was trounced by google... this time, he will be *structurally* prevented from pursuing AI without destroying windows and ruining his precious revenue streans. He's already boxed himself out of the next evolution
Yes. Something like that which demand his complete attention. For the good of the people of China.
Ok... one solution for Xi's pickle would be - a sudden catastrophe that cancels the meeting...?
Ukraine's internal levels of corruption are apparently epic. Note these are "former" military officers. Someone ratted them out. Maybe an enemy who did not want to act in an official capacity. It would be ironic if Ukraine betrayed its way into law and order.
Wtf is with Ukraine doin weird gangsta stuff
They went to great pains to stress that those oil facilities were related to the military. Everyone's still nervous. I see what you're saying about Xi, but I don't know that there's any way he can refuse without looking weak, either. Quite the pickle
Edited to “I'm still not seeing Trump's visit to China, especially after we are taking out certain Iranian oil facilities. If this proves to be a general strategy, it will definitely negatively affect China. It's not about oil availability, it's about price. China is in a huge economic crisis, uncovered by the media. If Trump goes to China, he will bring the media with him. And, he will enter Beijing as the American war emperor conqueror. This is Xi's role. I don't see him giving Trump the title or stage. ”
I'm still not seeing Trump's visit to China, especially after we are taking out certain Iranian oil facilities. If this proves to be a general strategy, it will definitely negatively affect China. It's not about oil availability, it's about price. China is in a huge economic crisis, uncovered by the media. IfTrump goes to China, he will bring the media with him. And, he will enter Beijing as the American war emperor conqueror. This is Xi's role. I don't see him giving Trump the title or stage.
Reacted 😂 to “Watching Cold Storage, a decent Liam Neeson alien virus movie. Neeson gets "taken out"... because he hurts his back turning too fast. Not shot. Not blown up. He turns around too fast. So much for his special skillset”
Watching Cold Storage, a decent Liam Neeson alien virus movie. Neeson gets "taken out"... because he hurts his back turning too fast. Not shot. Not blown up. He turns around too fast. So much for his special skillset
George A.A. and the Cartier brothers are putting out credible conservative videos from black production houses. Consistency will be key here. I have my fingers crossed that they get the metrics they are looking for. While a white viewership will be essential, so far these guys do not seem to pander. They bring refreshing perspectives to a field that often seems worn and boring.
I ve seen some of his videos before, and he is good.
Yeah. The George guy is cool. He's from Africa, but he's got funny Commentary. he thinks the woman is an Iranian woman, but it's actually Christian amenpour. The biden shill is pointless. The last 2min is priceless. She starts comparing this moment to the Berlin Wall and John Stuart loses it
Is this for real?
Ok, I have to admit... watching christianne amanpour lecture jon Stewart about iran, while doing gymnastics to not give credit to trump, then comparing this to a Berlin wall moment is surreal. And that guy george is funny
Yeah, it is kind of a stunning revelation
Someone should bill roberts for this mess
And it is quite the tourist trap, now, so... win?
They deserve to be remembered.
Remember the Alamo On the morning of March 6th,1836, the Alamo fell to the Mexican Army. After thirteen days of bombardment, Santa Anna ordered his army of nearly 4000 soldiers to assault the fort. Though only numbering around 185 men, the Texans fought valiantly, claiming the lives of over 600 Mexican soldiers. Nevertheless, the fort fell, and all defenders either died in battle or were executed shortly thereafter. Only a handful of noncombatants survived to tell the tale.
He is obviously the most qualified
I cut noem a little slack because she was meant to take the hits... whoever ran dhs was going to take damage as soon as ice enforcement began. She was kinda meant to be the target. Plus, she is hot... so there's a tendency to assume she was just a bimbo
This is all a bit of nonsense. In 10 years, maybe 5, the world will have collapsed in on itself. There will be no other military power than the US and we will be focused on ourselves. In the western hemisphere there is only the US. There are hardly any other viable countries let alone any other viable militaries. What we might hope for is armed helped when fight the drug wars, but Mexico shows that we shouldn't expect much. Any "Shield" nonsense will just be a fig leaf cover for us doing what we feel is necessary. Right now it's a good invention for Noem so Trump doesn't lose too much face. Quite honestly, her time as head of DHS seems to have been just one big photo op with others having to lift the heavy loads.
Yeah, I still think iran is old business. Decisively ending a 50yr war does not mean he's starting a new one. Shield is happening... first meeting is next week. I think Trump is trying to unify the entire hemisphere as a wedge against the UN. I know you expect these things to be instant, But things like this take time 🤷♀️
Shield of the americas like everything else this admin is done won't make it past the propaganda stage. This is just more slop that sounds cool.
Remember when trump said he was going to bring the troops home, stop the wars and focus on America? I remember
I hope he gives rubio governorship of cuba.I think that would be amazing
Idaknow this "shield of the americas" and the "board of peace" is interesting. Hes planning something bigger... like challenging the UN
She was let go. Now maybe Dems fund the government. Meanwhile, the big news is the war, so no big deal. Everybody gets a win. The year is only two months old and it's already been crazy. The level of potential disaster is huge for both parties, with the Dems the more likely to win the disaster sweepstakes. But, we are only two months in........
I don't think she was technically "fired". I think there's a reshuffling going on. Trump is really trying to build something in this hemisphere.
It's a new world. It needs new structures
Noem is out.
It seems like we're kind of building our own UN for our hemisphere 🤔
Now things are getting interesting
Finally...
Yup. Saudi seems to be gearing up. No way they are going to allow another Shia theocracy there when they have this unique opportunity
Holy war in the middle east. Weather at 8.
The Sunni Shia war is developing. We will know in a week.
Yaaaaaay Space Force!
At least we got the one eyed rino
There is no middle ground in these desperate times.
Replied to a message:A world crisis is eminent. Peak Capital is over.
I was hoping they'd do this
My first surprise is that anyone would even suggest an age verification law for operating systems. The second is that a large Linux distribution - Ubuntu - would actually agree to it. This is completely unworkable, and will be the end of ubuntu
This is good news
Interesting.
Message delivered.
Trump is all about the messaging
Replied to a message:On February 19, the Russians, Chinese, and Iranians launched annual naval drills in the Gulf of Oman. Two weeks later, every Iranian vessel that participated is at the bottom of the ocean. Every vessel they exchanged call signs with, maneuvered with, exchanged greetings with and planned with is gone. Gone. What do you think those Russian and Chinese sailors are thinking. What do you think their commanders are thinking. It's not clear the Iranians even got a shot off.
Some people can just never be happy 🤷♀️
It will still be his fault because of the chaos.
And after it is over, Trump will make friends with North Korea's new leader, and all of our outstanding conflicts will be settled
Yeah, they are likely the next shoe to fall with Zelenskyy becoming the next Churchill. Extraordinary.
Wars aren't getting shorter... time is accelerating 😉 Russia completely miscalculated. They've been exposed and weakened beyond repair. They're the new France
It would be interesting to do a duration study on wars vs timeline. My guess is they are getting shorter and shorter. Day 3 and Iran is already at last gasp. Russia fucked up by not winning in first week.
The ham community is abuzz... Iran has sent a "secret signal" globally
Ahhhh this explains why anthropic suddenly threw a fit about their AI and war... they knew this was coming
They are done. Focus now shifts to internals.
So iran is now targeting oil tankers... but other than nuke Israel, what else can they do? Airforce is grounded. Navy is sunk. A few missiles left? And a lot of very pissed off republican guards with no one to fight.
Bad news: Kuwaitis shot down 3 F-15s. Good news: Our shit works! Chinese and Russian air defense is crap.
This is really sad. A major American political party built on a tantrum, on a rejection of responsibility, on a denial of man's individual triumph. Nihilism in its fullest. The celebration of defeat. It, by its nature, is insanity.
Russian caviar may be a problem. Cuban cigars too
They may have to reevaluate future rug purchases
This is the worst result they can find. Travel chaos. Jesus.
They had no unifying principles other than power 🤷♀️
Recognizing the truth, but blaming it on Trump. The simple sophistry of this piece is astounding and reflects no understanding of the underlying issue: they never truly established a Union. Never.
Youre right the EU is just powerless. I think trump found their weakness: attack on a friday
This all good. I'm looking forward to a healthy and robust discussion prior to the move midterms. Meanwhile we blow the shit out of the Mullahs and the IRGC while exercising a new war doctrine.
The funniest thing about this is that the "Gang of 8" is still a thing
Farmers marching on Brussels.
Come to think about it, the Europeans have really pissed me off here. Their moral and intellectual bankruptcy is really astounding. And, they have lost any right to have a voice in US policy. They have cut off their own balls, in public. Europe, and NATO, are dead.
Oh, and if this is what "chaos" looks like in the Middle East, bring it on! The NyTimes', Bloomberg's, and the Dems' spin machine is totally broken. Anyone who cannot see this as a total victory for the world is willfully blind and dangerously deceptive. This also shows the terrible position France and Britain have gotten themselves into through their immigration policy. Their Muslim populations make them afraid to even support these strikes. Insanity. Stupid. And the eventual backlash has the potential for civil war. And they worry about NATO, lol. Jesus.
Edited to “And, on another note, GOOD NEWS!! The US used LUCAS drones in the Iranian strike. This is what I had been wondering about: were we learning from the Ukrainian War? The answer is yes. And fast. This is soooo heartening that I can barely speak. It's just great. The speed in which we did this is fabulous. Also, any questions about Hegseth are now over. Questions answered both in Venezuela and Iran. These LUCAS drones cost about $35,000 each. Tomahawks are $1.3 million. While each has its place, we now have filled a void. This is huge. It's wonderful. And what it says about procurement and deployment is incredible. It is the most hopeful thing. Just amazing. We are winning!!! I can now believe we are incorporating drones into our force planning at all levels. God bless us and God bless the Ukranians. War, in every theater, is now changed. Asymmetry now works in our favor. And the infantryman is back in the top spot.”
Yes. You are right here. Big deal.
And, on another note, GOOD NEWS!! The US used LUCAS drones in the Iranian strike. This is what I had been wondering about: were we learning from the Ukrainian War. The answer is yes. And fast. This is soooo heartening that I can barely speak. It's just great. The speed in which we did this is fabulous. Also, any questions about Hegseth are now over. Questions answered both in Venezuela and Iran. These LUCAS drones cost about $35,000 each. Tomahawks are $1.3 million. While each has its place, we now have filled a void. This is huge. It's wonderful. And what it says about procurement and deployment is incredible. It is the most hopeful thing. Just amazing. We are winning!!! I can now believe we are incorporating drones into our force planning at all levels. God bless us and God bless the Ukranians. War, in every theater, is now changed. Asymmetry now works in our favor. And the infantryman is back in the top spot.
Well, finally, Fox mentioned the Iran strikes' effect on China. Maria Bartilomo said "people aren't thinking enough about this." Yeah, duh, that would be your news channel, bitch. President Trump now effectively controls the world's energy supply, especially the marginal ones (marginal in the economic sense of price moves). China and Xi and in an especially terrible situation here. They now have to pay full market price for all their oil. Russia will be loving this. Xi simply cannot have Trump come to Beijing now unless he is willing to sign surrender documents. Between Venezuelan and Iran, all Chinese defensive weaponry has been shown to be trash. Previously that was a strong rumor. Now it is shown to be fact. China effectively has no defenses and Trump controls their energy imports. Worse, the loses in Venezuela and Iran have shown the Chinese people that their government is total bullshit. Trump marching into Bejing now would just be the acknowledgment of US dominance and supremacy. Xi won't do that. This is about "face".
I was waiting for the Saddam Hussein statue moment
Actions have to be followed through to their conclusion; its a male thing. A female thing is abandoning actions midstream, pretending there's no consequences, then blaming the consequences on the action itself
And, if we stop now we may miss the weapon that kills thousands. Once you start you don't stop.
That's quite an assumption. Stop now and the Iranian people may never go free. Iran will reconstitute its terror networks and ballistic missiles and now have a grudge. Then, the problem can go on for another 20 years or so, Kill many more people, And everyone will complain that nothing ever changes.
I'm surprised some Fed District judge has order everyone home.
I'd assume the consequences from continuing strikes are worse than the consequences of stopping the strikes halfway through.
And then there's the people who want to stop midway through and assume that there's no consequences to the region for that
Of course, we have the usual suspects trying to continue the charade in the name of "peace"
Honestly, I'm more worried about a nuke in a uhaul
Iran broke through the iron dome. Casualties in tel aviv
And China will collapse in September.
True
Obama was Iran's only friend 😞
Ok. I want to take a victory lap. On Oct 7, 2023, I laid out how the Middle East would play out after the attack. Other than I foresaw a much stronger Saudi-Israel alliance, things played out exactly to plan. It was going to be a fight to the death, with Iran and the Shiites wiped out. Deep bow.
What do they do in Los Angeles when fraud is exposed? take control of the auditors, of course.
This is the most dangerous democrat right now.And probably their best hope. although I don't think they understand that
I love when he does that
"Mr President, sir, please stop winning, sir. We just can't handle the winning."
Soon everybody gets to join the fun
Just what I was saying
Edited to “Meme: Iranian mullahs standing around a small table looking intently at a copy of Webster's dictionary. ”
Meme: Iranian mullahs stand around a small table looking intently at a copy of Webster's dictionary.
How do say FAFO in Persian.
Bloomberg nada. CBS nada. CNN nada. NBC nada. NYTimes nada. Bloomberg nada This is disappointing. Very limited intellectual capacity here. None is taking the opportunity to stand out. The moment is stunning.
Fox News is missing the boat here. Absolutely no discussion of effects outside Iran. They aren't really getting more than a C+ here. I'm going to check the others to see if any are thinking.
I still can't see how Xi allows Trump in Beijing now. There just is no scenario where Xi wins.
Yeah, she has been auditioning for the top job in Somalia.
Omar may not even be in the country by next year
Now it is clear why no agenda was set for Trump's Beijing trip. He's bringing it with him.
Who gets out here first? Omar, Schumer, Jeffries, Newsom, Harris, Mamdani?
Tonight the Dems take the bait, again, and finish off what chances they had for the mid-terms. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Anyone want to set up a bingo card?
State of the Union.
You're right, better image.
What's the weather like in Havana this morning. Cloudy, with the chance of meatballs.
I don't think they're riding the drones so much as they're being carried by them like the flying monkeys in a wizard of oz
Meme: Mullahs riding drones to Moscow. Air Tehran.
Your medals shine brighter tonight, Sean.
Edited to “His version of the Trojan Wars was awesome. "How many brave men did Achilles send to the House of Death...."”
Edited to “His version of the Trojan Wars was awesome. "How many brave men did Achilles and to the House of Death...."”
The version of the Trojan Wars was awesome. "How many brave men did Achilles and to the House of Death...."
Oh and dan Simmons one of my favorite authors, died. A genius
Trifecta: Men's hockey, women's hockey and the Veterans' Reprise. A thousand ghosts rejoiced tonight.
I'm sure the mullahs are fleeing the country right now
Edited to “Also: There should have been some sort of response by Iran by now. None of this could have been a surprise. The IRG must have had its finger on some button. So far, crickets. ”
And, notice, musk is still working with the administration happily. This whole feud between him and trump was completely orchestrated to take the heat off him. And it worked.
Also: There should happen been some sort of response by Iran by now. None of this could have been a surprise. The IRG must have had its finger on some button. So far, crickets.
It's possible, just possible, that the Ukrainian war just ended tonight.
Edited to “Oh, good grief: 1. The deep state is being outed. Very clearly. The Left is screaming Dictator. 2. Vance just took over Doge. This will be his victory parade. 3. This is ending foreign wars. So many died in the crib tonight that it is hard to count. Listen to aunt Sarah. ”
Oh, good grief: 1. The deep state is being outed. Very clearly. The Left is screaming Dictator. 2. Vance just took over Doge. This will be his victory parade. 3. This is ending foreign wars. So many died in the crib tonight that it is hard to count.
1. There will be arrests. Hes timing it for the midterms. You just can't keep your powder dry. 2. DOGE is still operating, and still finding things. I expect much more action when the midterms consolidate his power. Things are still on a knife edge in the legislature 3. The seeds for these wars had already been planted for kamala to harvest. I still haven't seen anything that I would call a "new war"
Sarah. We voted for trump for 3 reasons 1. Deep state arrest. 2. Doge. 3. To end foreign wars. We've seen more iran strikes than deep state arrest. Doge is gone. And we are in a foreign war once again. At what point do we just say to ourselves that we've been conned?
Kim is done; they're already grooming some sister to replace him. I expect Kim will make some reconciliation with Trump on the way out and the sister will usher in a new age of peaceful relations
Hmmmm. What does China do with Kim?
Yeah, but again... the circumstances creating this were paved over decades by many dick cheyneys. Would you rather there was another dick Cheney in charge now, steering this project for nefarious reasons, or trump who seems to want to end it and move on? I dont see iran, Venezuela, or Ukraine as "new wars"... its old business being cleaned up
I did laugh at that.
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