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@PeterSchiff I agree. Just curious, what would happen if Iran did acquire a nuclear bomb? I keep hearing they can’t have one. Israel has many and they are the most hated nation on earth. Arguably, they are a greater threat to terriorism than Iran.

The U.S. and Iran have a deal to work on a deal. During the next 60 days, there'll be a ceasefire and the Strait of Hormuz will be open. In other words, the same situation we had before the war, only lives have been lost, oil is far more expensive, and about $100B has been spent.

Decoded Trump's statements: • "Close to a deal" ➔ We’re totally lost. • "Destroyed their navy/airforce" ➔ Disregard the cheap drones & speedboats currently breaking our military. • "Down to uranium dust" ➔ They’re about to build a nuke. Can you believe anything he says?

The Iranian navy, which has been destroyed eight times, has apparently closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because the United States, for the seventh time, won the war that wasn’t a war, so now the United States has to open the Strait of Hormuz that was already open before the not-war began. The not-war began because Iran had uranium that was totally, completely, beautifully obliterated, so they can’t build the nuclear bomb they weren’t building, which is why the United States had to start the not-war it definitely didn’t start. Now the United States, which has nuclear weapons, is threatening to use nuclear weapons to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, because nuclear weapons are far too dangerous for countries with nuclear weapons to allow other countries to have. If the United States saw the United States doing what the United States does in other countries, the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyranny of the United States.

A good summary of reality

🔴ادعای ترامپ درباره بازگشت تنگه هرمز به حالت قبل واقعیت ندارد ۱/۶

@adamtaggart And if you believe that social post, I have a bridge I would like to sell you. I have been negotiating with the state of California for the rights to the Golden Gate Bridge. Once I close the deal, let’s talk.

Well, Trump indeed just posted about what sounds like a peace agreement with Iran to be announced shortly Will it be confirmed soon? Or will it get yanked before the market opens on Tuesday? FYI: he mentions Hormuz re-opening but no deets on enriched uranium Without the latter, it will be hard for the President to sell this as a full victory

It’s not an antisemitic conspiracy theory when a foreign lobby openly brags that they bought two congressional seats with candidates who will be loyal to Israel.

@FmrRepMTG You and Thomas would be a great random for 2028.

I am proud and thankful to have served in the U.S. House of Representatives with my friend Thomas Massie, a giant among weak pathetic men. Releasing the Epstein files was our demise. But it was worth every single bit because now everyone knows the truth. You are ruled by the Epstein class that cares nothing about you and your elected leaders are bought and controlled by a foreign lobby. Tonight the future of the Republican Party was destroyed. The Real America First Movement will rise led by the younger generations, who hate the old guard with an unquenchable passion. Let us pray that we have a country left by the time these creatures are gone.

God bless Thomas Massie. He walks out of this with his honor intact. He’s a patriot & kept his integrity. As long as the voters give their votes to whoever can run the most ads we will have politicians who are purchased by foreign governments & corporate interests.

@PeterSchiff @RepThomasMassie Massie was a true conservative. This is a truly sad day. Whatever happened to “drain the swamp”. What caused Trump to do such a U-turn from his first presidency…

Thanks to Donald Trump, we now have two Democratic parties. With the defeat of @RepThomasMassie for being a principled fiscal conservative, the Republican Party basically exists in name only. We have two big-government political parties, each offering its own brand of socialism.

@PeterSchiff @JayTC53 Couldn’t agree more with Peter. Massie is a true Republican and doesn’t stand for Israel first. I voted for Trump 3 times and now I can’t believe what he’s doing to our country. I bleed republican, but I can only take so much. Go Europacific!!

@JayTC53 Massie is anything but a career politician. He is one of the only principled members of congress willing to support what Republicans are supposed to stand for. He doesn't sell us out to keep his job.

Thomas Massie is currently pissing his pants that the greatest SecWar in history Pete Hegseth is coming to Kentucky to campaign for ex Navy Seal commander Ed Gallrein. Ed is a Patriot. Massie is a career politician🐍

@adamtaggart @PressTV Isn’t this Project Freedom? How successful has that been? It’s not the escort it’s the insurance. Iran holds the cards. If they didn’t, the strait would be open today.

@PressTV As I've said before, I expect to see a similar international naval police funded by the GCC to ensure the Persian Gulf stays open in perpetuity

UAE funds US- and Israel-backed police force to control Gaza presstv.ir/Detail/2026/05…

Replying to @adamtaggart Post 3/3 Summary: Scale: Sanctions are linked to more deaths over the last 50 years than almost all contemporary armed conflicts and genocides combined.  • Victims: Roughly 51% of the deaths caused by sanctions are children under the age of five

Replying to @adamtaggart Post 2/3 Progressive International Briefing No. 28 • Title: PI Briefing | No. 28 | 38 million lives • Key Stat: 38 million deaths between 1971 and 2021 (approx. 560,000 deaths annually) progressive.international/wire/2025-08-0…

Replying to @adamtaggart Wanted to follow on your post from yesterday. I did a little research I thought you would be interested in. The inconvenience the “hostages” in the SOH are feeling is nothing compared to the hardship the U.S. has inflicted over the past 50 years 1/3

@adamtaggart 2/2 Why is one "policy" and the other "piracy"? Sovereignty isn't a one-way street. By the way, I really enjoy Thoughtful Money.

Really? You call demanding payments to release trapped ships as "regulating its own coast"? That is demanding payment to free up hostages, plain & simple If it were about "securing borders", Iran could just let the trapped ships out of the Gulf and then not let any more come back in But that's not what's going on

I'm sure I'm going to regret wading back into the fray, but here goes... I'm hearing a lot of people say, "The US attacked Iran unprovoked, so of course Iran has the right to seize the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is just defending itself." First off, "the shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz...are governed by international maritime law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)" britannica.com/question/Who-o… Second and more important, since when has it ever been acceptable to attack or hold hostage neutral parties, in war or otherwise? Spoiler alert: NEVER Your enemies are fair game in war. But NOT neutral parties. Again, NEVER. If I'm wrong here, please some one show me historical precedent. But Iran's attempted taking hostage of the Strait and the ships of neutral nations held captive there, threatening them with deadly violence should they attempt to transit, flies in the face of this. Honest question: why do so many people see this as acceptable?

@adamtaggart 1/2 Calling it "hostage-taking" ignores that Iran was a peaceful party to negotiations until the Feb 28 strikes. In war, geography is leverage. The US uses its "leverage" via global financial blockades; Iran uses its "leverage" via its coastline.

@adamtaggart You ask for precedent, but look at context: UN experts condemned the Feb 28 strikes on Iran as unprovoked & a violation of the UN Charter. When a nation's ports are bombed while at the negotiating table, "normal" maritime rules are usually the first casualty of war. (1/2)