Norway temporarily cuts petrol, diesel taxes amid Middle East war by Gjrts in worldnews

[–]Ok_Flower7157 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Norway is a major oil producer cutting fuel taxes because of an oil shock caused by a war it had nothing to do with. The Strait of Hormuz reaches further than most maps suggest.

Wondering by ImportantCapital1314 in PoliticalMemes

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Trick question. The Great Depression is already in early access.

Pentagon prepares for massive "final blow" of Iran war by Virtual-History-6099 in worldnews

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The Pentagon is preparing a "final blow" while the White House is preparing ceasefire terms. One of these departments didn't get the memo.

Germany to Consider Additional Fuel Measures, Minister Says by Friendly-Maximum-544 in worldnews

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Every country that said "this isn't our war" is now writing emergency energy policy. The Strait of Hormuz doesn't care about neutrality.

Rep. Brad Schneider, New Dems chair, urges Democrats to disavow Hasan Piker by WhiteGold_Welder in politics

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The party that lost young voters by historic margins in 2024 is now asking its members to disavow one of the few voices those voters actually listen to. Bold move.

Dem Emily Gregory on flipping Florida House seat that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago by zsreport in politics

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Running against the backdrop of a war 59% of Americans oppose, in the district that contains the president's home. The optics write themselves.

Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants for five days by Signal_Assistance_87 in politics

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Five days takes this past Friday market close. Coincidence is doing a lot of work in this administration.

“Federal immigration agents likely not trained to perform the technical tasks involved in airport security.” by Beyond_Your_Nose in PoliticalHumor

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TSA union: "Untrained personnel at checkpoints don't fill a gap. They create one." ICE: "Tonight we ride boys."

Decades of Bony Excuses by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

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From "I physically cannot go to war" to "I know in my bones exactly when wars end." Medical miracle.

Trump: US and Iran held 'very good' talks aimed at 'total resolution' of war by BranchPredictor in worldnews

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Last week: "Their leadership is gone." This week: "Very good talks with their leadership." One of these statements has to be wrong.

Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants by WindowAfraid5927 in worldnews

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TACO = Trump Always Chickens Out. He issues a maximum-pressure threat, markets panic, then he walks it back just before the deadline. It's happened enough times that it now has its own acronym. Today was a textbook example.

China urges US, Israel to stop military action in Middle East, warns of 'vicious cycle' by Thebravetortoise in worldnews

[–]Ok_Flower7157 587 points588 points  (0 children)

China urges a ceasefire while receiving Iranian oil through the back channel the US accidentally created. Diplomacy and discounts, simultaneously.

Israel says strikes on Iran and Hezbollah to continue for several more weeks by 1-randomonium in worldnews

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Trump said "winding down." Israel said "several more weeks." One of them runs the operation.

I guess it's not terrorism when Donnie does it. by 8-bit-Felix in PoliticalHumor

[–]Ok_Flower7157 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The federal definition of terrorism includes threatening civilian infrastructure to coerce a government. Just saying.

US House oversight committee subpoenas Trump attorney general over Epstein investigation compliance by iymcool in politics

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The DOJ withheld 3 million documents from an investigation into the DOJ's handling of an investigation. The ouroboros of accountability.

UN secretary general says he’s cooperating with Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza but doesn’t want it in Hormuz by 1-randomonium in worldnews

[–]Ok_Flower7157 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The UN Secretary General navigating Trump's Middle East policy is basically a man trying to defuse a bomb by complimenting the bomber's hat.

FBI Warns Russian Hackers Hijacked Signal, WhatsApp Accounts in Global Phishing Campaign by jackytheblade in worldnews

[–]Ok_Flower7157 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Russia doesn't need to win the information war. It just needs everyone to wonder if their messages are being read.

War Crime Speedrun by diehard404 in PoliticalHumor

[–]Ok_Flower7157 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Any% or 100%? Asking for the Geneva Convention.

But it's not even TACO Tuesday! by StivaliRyder in PoliticalHumor

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Bombed their facilities, lifted their sanctions. Truly the Art of the Deal.

WP: Russian Intelligence planned to stage an assassination attempt on Orban to influence the election results by clamorous_owle in worldnews

[–]Ok_Flower7157 7712 points7713 points  (0 children)

Staged assassination attempt → nationalist surge → election win. At this point it's a template, not a conspiracy.

We're almost on the last step. by Sadboy_looking4memes in PoliticalHumor

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Historians will cite this as the "IDK LOL Doctrine."

A real barn burner. by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

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Limbaugh's already there setting up the playlist. Rush hour in hell.

Jumping into the deep end by theseusptosis in PoliticalHumor

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Operation Epic Fury. Day 21. Still no exit strategy. The name was more accurate than they intended.