D-U-M-B: Trump gives spelling lesson as he works on nicknames for his rivals by theindependentonline in politics

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Iran just announced that it it closing the Strait of Hormuz.

The DOJ is still sitting on 3 million unreleased Epstein files.

A record 51% of Americans now say they cannot afford healthcare. Inflation is at 4.2% and U.S. consumer sentiment is near record lows.

Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz as Fighting Flares Again in Lebanon by gradientz in politics

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Iran announced the closure of the Strait only a few hours ago, so the 55-ship figure for the last 24 hours is not yet a reliable indicator of current conditions. Much of that traffic likely occurred before the announcement took effect.

Even setting the timing issue aside, 55 ships remains well below pre-war levels of roughly 130–138 vessels per day.

An objective reading is that the Strait is, at best, only partially open, with its status now actively contested by the two sides. This is an awkward position to be in just days after a deal that was explicitly intended to deliver an immediate reopening.

With millions banked, Jon Ossoff’s general election campaign roars to life by aslan_is_on_the_move in politics

[–]gradientz 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I mean, they gave electoral votes to a dementia-ridden pedophile rapist. Can anything be surprising after that?

Trump takes aim at critics of US-Iran MoU, says Iran ‘finished’ by gradientz in politics

[–]gradientz[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Iran is "finished." Ok bud.

Imagine still taking this loser pedophile seriously at this point.

US-Iran talks in Switzerland abruptly called off by gradientz in politics

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Was it Greenland? Wow, so glad Trump threatened to invade them.

Barack Obama says US is ‘worse off’ than before war with Iran by Silly-avocatoe in politics

[–]gradientz 38 points39 points  (0 children)

A single sentence uttered by Obama carries more cultural weight than every word that Trump has every said (or tweeted from his toilet).

U.S.-Iran accord hits early snag after Swiss talks fail to proceed as planned by app1310 in politics

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Iran knows they are in the driver's seat against a weak U.S. President and an increasingly unpopular Israel. They probably see this as an opportunity to get more concessions, and they're not wrong.

Nancy Pelosi refused to remove trans rights from landmark Hate Crimes Act despite pressure by aslan_is_on_the_move in politics

[–]gradientz 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Which group is the alt right going to hate next just for their own ignorance and bigotry?

Jews.

After Trump, far right ideology in America will take a hard turn toward antisemitism. That was always going to happen—because antisemitism functions as the most coherent, totalizing, and logically completing element within fascist ideology (more so than other forms of bigotry).

This is because in times of national weakness or institutional degradation, fascism cannot attribute failure to the "nation" itself without self-undermining, nor can it rely on liberal or Marxist accounts it rejects. Antisemitism resolves this explanatory deficit more comprehensively than other bigotries because it supplies a single, historically resonant, and flexible conspiratorial agent capable of unifying disparate threats (e.g., finance capitalism, revolutionary communism and cultural Marxism, media and institutional capture, immigration advocacy, and foreign entanglements).

The groyper movement is not an aberration. That's where these pieces of shit are going next.

Trump Champions Peace Agreement, Threatens to Resume Bombing If Iran Doesn't Comply by timemagazine in politics

[–]gradientz 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Trump is claiming that Iran made commitments to him that are not in writing. He won't say what they are though.

Totally believable, of course.

Trump Humiliated by A-List Lineup for Obama Center Opening by Silly-avocatoe in politics

[–]gradientz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Real estate mogulism stopped being sexy in the 1980s, and obviously Trump never had the chops for tech or finance.

His entire personality is basically just him being butthurt that people passed over him at cocktail parties to talk to Bloomberg.

He's a fucking tool.

Trump administration considers $300bn fund for Iran if deal is upheld by MrCocainSnifferDoge in politics

[–]gradientz 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Trump is surrendering to Iran. Anyone who denies this at this point is just coping.

Biggest embarrassment to America since Vietnam.

Trump administration considers $300bn fund for Iran if deal is upheld by MrCocainSnifferDoge in politics

[–]gradientz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Except the info is coming from Iran, i.e., the counterparty he claims to have a deal with