Sam Clench

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Sam Clench

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Sydney, New South Wales Beigetreten Haziran 2012
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Rep. Don Beyer
Rep. Don Beyer@RepDonBeyer·
Just 3 days ago Trump was awfully concerned about the “pallets of cash” sent to Iran a decade ago, but is now going to give them nearly 10x that amount in the middle of a war. Clown show doesn’t begin to describe it.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent@SecScottBessent

Iran is the head of the snake for global terrorism, and through President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, we are winning this critical fight at an even faster pace than anticipated. In response to Iran’s terrorist attacks against global energy infrastructure, the Trump Administration will continue to deploy America’s economic and military might to maximize the flow of energy to the world, strengthen global supply, and seek to ensure market stability. Today, the Department of the Treasury is issuing a narrowly tailored, short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea. At present, sanctioned Iranian oil is being hoarded by China on the cheap. By temporarily unlocking this existing supply for the world, the United States will quickly bring approximately 140 million barrels of oil to global markets, expanding the amount of worldwide energy and helping to relieve the temporary pressures on supply caused by Iran. In essence, we will be using the Iranian barrels against Tehran to keep the price down as we continue Operation Epic Fury. This temporary, short-term authorization is strictly limited to oil that is already in transit and does not allow new purchases or production. Further, Iran will have difficulty accessing any revenue generated and the United States will continue to maintain maximum pressure on Iran and its ability to access the international financial system. So far, the Trump Administration has been working to bring around 440 million additional barrels of oil to the global market, undercutting Iran’s ability to leverage its disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump’s pro-energy agenda has driven U.S. oil and gas production to record levels, strengthening energy security and lowering fuel costs. Any short-term disruption now will ultimately translate into longer-term economic gains for Americans – because there is no prosperity without security.

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Barak Ravid
Barak Ravid@BarakRavid·
🚨U.S. to allow Iran to get ~14 billion dollars (!!!) in oil revenue 🚨This is a huge financial concession to Iran by the U.S. 🚨It is the first time U.S. is buying Iranian oil since 1996 🚨It's all happening in the middle of a war against...Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent@SecScottBessent

Iran is the head of the snake for global terrorism, and through President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, we are winning this critical fight at an even faster pace than anticipated. In response to Iran’s terrorist attacks against global energy infrastructure, the Trump Administration will continue to deploy America’s economic and military might to maximize the flow of energy to the world, strengthen global supply, and seek to ensure market stability. Today, the Department of the Treasury is issuing a narrowly tailored, short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea. At present, sanctioned Iranian oil is being hoarded by China on the cheap. By temporarily unlocking this existing supply for the world, the United States will quickly bring approximately 140 million barrels of oil to global markets, expanding the amount of worldwide energy and helping to relieve the temporary pressures on supply caused by Iran. In essence, we will be using the Iranian barrels against Tehran to keep the price down as we continue Operation Epic Fury. This temporary, short-term authorization is strictly limited to oil that is already in transit and does not allow new purchases or production. Further, Iran will have difficulty accessing any revenue generated and the United States will continue to maintain maximum pressure on Iran and its ability to access the international financial system. So far, the Trump Administration has been working to bring around 440 million additional barrels of oil to the global market, undercutting Iran’s ability to leverage its disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump’s pro-energy agenda has driven U.S. oil and gas production to record levels, strengthening energy security and lowering fuel costs. Any short-term disruption now will ultimately translate into longer-term economic gains for Americans – because there is no prosperity without security.

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Sam Clench@SamClench·
The Allies had to invade Germany though? The Nazis didn’t surrender until they literally reached Berlin Very strange take
Matt Forney@mattforney

@NateH8574 "Bombing your enemy into submission has a 0% success rate in history." A certain Austrian painter who lost a world war would beg to differ.

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Sam Clench@SamClench·
Also you say you’re considering “winding down” the operation on the same day it emerged you’re sending more warships and troops to the region, which seems a touch incoherent
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Sam Clench@SamClench·
Like shattering a super expensive vase, making a cursory effort to put the pieces back together, declaring you didn’t need the vase anyway, and bouncing, leaving it for someone else to fix Except the vase is a lynchpin of the global economy and you’re not a toddler anymore
Rapid Response 47@RapidResponse47

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Mohammad Ali Shabani
Mohammad Ali Shabani@mashabani·
If Trump has already won the war, doesn't need NATO, and seizing Hormuz is a "simple military maneuver" that is "so easy...with so little risk", then why is he so upset?
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Jett 🜲
Jett 🜲@iky_fwjett·
watched a dude carry a screaming toddler across the parking lot. he noticed me looking at him and said "he's mine, i'm not stealing him" and then before i could reply he added "if i was gonna take one, it definitely wouldn't be this asshole"
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The Babylon Bee
The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee·
Tucker Carlson Loses On ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ After Guessing ‘Israel' On Every Puzzle buff.ly/5jiSFz1
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Sam Clench@SamClench·
What did Trump think the situation would look like by now when he started the war? And what does it actually look like? The gap between those two things is one measure of whether or not it’s going well, and that gap is WIDE
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Sam Clench@SamClench·
The capacity of some folks to look at the mess in the Middle East, and the growing economic crisis, and the lack of any exit strategy, and the way America’s insulting of its own allies has blown up in its face - to look at all that and say “this is going great!” - is impressive
HughHewittShowLinks@HHSLinks

What is wrong with American media? The U.S.-Israeli militaries are crushing the IRGC and the terrorist proxies of #Iran but you wouldn’t know it from the coverage. @SethMandel of @Commentary Magazine and pod joined Hugh to discuss. youtu.be/JIcXkNXuYxE

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Sam Clench@SamClench·
And that is a critic’s job ultimately, to tell people whether a product is worth their time and money. Stop acting like babies whenever you don’t like their opinions
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Sam Clench@SamClench·
-a game’s audience does not stream for hours a day. Most players are normal people trying to sneak an hour in here and there between life responsibilities. If a critic is finding a game’s mechanics obtuse or its difficulty unfair, you can guarantee those people will too
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Sam Clench@SamClench·
Is there a more childish, lazy take out there than “critics are giving middling scores to a game I was hoping would be good because they’re not skilled enough”? 1. Have you seen the scores for say, Sekiro? Nioh? Hard games get very high scores constantly 2. The majority of-
Soul King@SoulKingLives

Let me get this right people are making fun of Crimson Desert for getting a 77 Metacritic score????! The same critics that need training wheels for everything??!!

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Matt Bevan
Matt Bevan@MatthewBevan·
The actual historical analogue would be “why didn’t the Japanese tell the Germans about Pearl Harbor?” And it’s worth noting that the Japanese didn’t tell the Germans, and the Germans were furious.
Kaitlan Collins@kaitlancollins

Asked why he didn't coordinate with allies before going to war with Iran, Trump says, "We didn't tell anyone about it. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor, OK?"

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Sam Clench@SamClench·
Ok so y’all DO need help again, do you? Because the guy in the photo keeps changing his mind
The White House@WhiteHouse

📰 @nypost US allies need to get a grip — step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz

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Sam Clench@SamClench·
Does he mean it preaches death to nonbelievers? Because yes, sure, but the Bible also has sections calling for violence against nonbelievers. That’s a feature of lots of supposedly holy books
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Sam Clench@SamClench·
That’s not the military’s fault. It doesn’t mean the generals were negligent. It means the civilian in charge of them launched a war without caring enough about doing his job enough to even read his briefings properly
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Sam Clench@SamClench·
There was a report the other day about Trump getting frustrated at the military for being unable to clear the strait in a day. He thought it would be easy. That suggests he hadn’t bothered to gain even the most basic understanding of how the Strait of Hormuz works
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