Luke Wernle

I’m seeing a lot of emotion and hyperbole around Trump’s suggestion that those who actually depend upon the Strait of Hormuz participate in securing it. This is a microcosm of the entire “alliance” (entitlement) structure of the dying world order (good riddance.) Let me be clear, the U.S. does not need the Strait of Hormuz opened. Trump can restrict petroleum exports from the U.S. and maintain control of Venezuelan oil thereby reducing U.S. prices BELOW what they were before the Iran conflict, even with the strait closed. This will see the U.S. economy return to over 4% growth, while the rest of the globe, allies and adversaries alike go into deep recession. U.S. bases around the world can be closed or reduced to skeleton crews saving $trillions of U.S. taxpayer dollars. The western hemisphere can be cleaned up and brought into the fold, and the U.S. can sign cooperation agreements with China, South Korea, Japan, and India to secure their supply routes for substantial compensation. Europe can secure their own supply lines or PAY the U.S. to do it, and we’re talking about paying market value for the service in a highly competitive market, not the entitlement loss leading joke of the last century of abuse of American goodwill. You can take umbrage at my characterization, but I’d prefer to hear a strategic argument against this focused on U.S. interests.

@ForgiatoBlow47 Why talk about them?

When talking about Democrats, do you call them "liberals" or "progressives"?

@TheBritishIntel Argentina is much more closely aligned with the U.S. than Britain.

🚨 CHILE SIDES WITH ARGENTINA ON THE FALKLANDS Chile has officially declared its support for Argentina’s claim over the Falkland Islands. This came in a joint statement after a meeting between the two countries’ leaders. The Falklands are British territory - defended with British blood in 1982. Now more countries are openly testing us because they sense weakness in London. Britain must make it crystal clear: The Falklands are ours and will remain ours forever.

@ronsterd89 It’s a computer punch card. That’s how they stored data, before magnetic media.

My grandson found this in a textbook we bought at Halfprice Books. He asked me if this is “what library cards looked like”, but I actually don’t know what it might be from. Any clue? There is nothing on the back.

@anxietymsgs No one makes that claim. The theory is that humans and monkeys have a common ancestor, which is obviously true, even if it’s plankton

Who can answer this?

@liz_churchill10 @John6715P That’d be nice

SHOCKING: IRELAND JUST ERUPTED INTO FULL CIVIL WAR Patriots seize Dublin and major cities…vowing to SHUT DOWN the entire economy until the Treasonous Government FOLDS. The Irish are DONE being replaced and robbed. It’s OVER for the EU Tyrannical LIARS

@Sadiqalaskari89 😂

*وزير الدفاع الروسي:* صاروخ القارة الإيراني يزن 40 طن لم يدخل بعد المعركة، وزير الدفاع الروسي نعم ما نقوله صحيح إيران تمتلك أنضمة صواريخ هجومية لا تملكها الولايات المتحدة هناك صواريخ متطورة للغاية لم تستخدم بعد، إيران لديها مخزون قادر على تدمير الشرق الأوسط بأكمله وليس إسرائيل فقط ، ندعو الولايات المتحدة وإسرائيل إلى وقف الحرب فوراً وإعلان فشل العملية العسكرية ضد إيران و إلا ستكون الخسائر مفاجأة، هذا كل شيء

@ianmiles No he hasn’t

Trump has agreed to Iran’s 10-point plan, calling it “workable”. This is the plan: Iran's 10-point plan includes: 1. Guarantee that Iran will not be attacked again 2. Permanent end to the war, not just a ceasefire 3. End to Israeli strikes in Lebanon 4. Lifting of all US sanctions on Iran 5. End to all regional fighting against Iranian allies 6. In return, Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz 7. Iran would impose a Hormuz fee of $2 million per ship 8. Iran would split these fees with Oman 9. Iran to provide rules for safe passage through Hormuz 10. Iran to use Hormuz fees for reconstruction instead of reparations

@MartinDandach I haven’t seen evidence that he’s accepted any of that

Las condiciones que aceptó Donald Trump solamente para que Irán abra el estrecho de Ormuz: -Compromiso de no agresión. -Control iraní continuado sobre el Estrecho de Ormuz. -Aceptación del enriquecimiento de uranio. -Levantamiento de todas las sanciones primarias y secundarias. -Terminación de todas las resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU y la Junta de Gobernadores del OIEA. -Pagos de compensación a Irán. -Retirada de las fuerzas de combate estadounidenses de la región. -Cese de la guerra en todos los frentes. Sumado a esto, Irán puede seguir atacando a Israel. No se me ocurre otra palabra que no sea HUMILLACIÓN.

@MartinDandach 😂

Donald Trump acaba de provocarle a Estados Unidos una de las mayores humillaciones de las últimas décadas. Se confirma la derrota estadounidense en la guerra y, solamente para que Irán abra el estrecho de Ormuz, Trump aceptó todas las condiciones de Teherán que incluyen: -Aceptación de Estados Unidos sobre que Irán controle completamente el estrecho de Ormuz -Aceptan el enriquecimiento de uranio. -Levantan las sanciones -Pagan las compensaciones -Las fuerzas estadounidenses se retiran La incursión de Trump le costó a Estados Unidos decenas de soldados, la destrucción de aeronaves, vehículos y la pérdida de millones de dólares. Le salió carísimo el conflicto y terminó siendo un fracaso. Fue muy mala idea subestimar a un pueblo tan milenario como los persas.

@thechrislarsen @nxt888 You continue to espouse circular logic centered around your own perspective then get defensive, when I point out the obvious.

@LukeWernle @nxt888 Being better able to do evil, by definition, makes your system worse.

They genuinely believe they won the Cold War because their ideas were better. Not because they outspent the Soviet Union militarily until the Soviet economy broke. Not because they were willing to proxy-war across four continents and leave millions dead in the process. Not because they propped up any dictatorship, no matter how brutal, as long as it was anti-communist. Their ideas. Their values. The inherent appeal of the American way of life. This is what they tell themselves. And from inside the bubble, it makes perfect sense. From outside the bubble, you see a country that spent nearly half a century destroying any alternative that emerged, not because the alternative was failing, but because it might succeed, and success would disprove the story. You don't need to suppress bad ideas. You only need to suppress the ones that might work.

@thechrislarsen @nxt888 You have no evidence that capacity is always created with specific intent.

@LukeWernle @nxt888 Capacity is created with intent, either to help, or to harm. So yes, it's aligned morally.

@EricHogue0 @TRHLofficial I’m fine with what he said

@LukeWernle @TRHLofficial "Trump baited his enemies by saying something insane" is lunacy. The fact that you have to rewrite things to make it sound less insane is proof that he shouldn't have said it.

Can we all at least agree that “a whole civilization will die tonight” was far too broad a choice in words, and maybe “a whole regime” would have fit his intention better, or are we too deep into doublethink.

@FFT1776 ✋

How about you?

@FanaticElon Yes, but individuals need to be empowered to create their own filters with AI

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@TRHLofficial Pretty sure Trump was referring to the trappings of modern civilization as characterized by electrical power and deliberately used the word “civilization” to bait his enemies. He’s a master at that.

“Civilization” includes, its people, art, history, culture, the society as a whole. If Iran announced “a whole civilization dies tonight, God bless the American people”, we’d glass them.

@tacowasa2nd We do. Trump is not insane.

ところでアメリカって大統領の頭が狂ったら解任する仕組みとか無いのか?

@thechrislarsen @nxt888 You’re making moral judgments with respect to yourself. Generally in conflicts, both sides consider themselves morally justified. You’ve aligned yourself with the Iranian regime. That’s your call. History will judge this conflict. Your opinion simply doesn’t matter.

@Amockx2022 😂

BREAKING : Canada 🇨🇦 PM Mark Carney gave belt treatment to Trump 🇺🇸 Trump at 9:00 AM –– Hinted at possible Nuclear weapon usage against Iran to finish Iranians civilization 🇨🇦 Carney at 9:15 AM –– 🔥 "The US dare not target any civilians or infrastructure in Iran. International law must be respected at cost" 🔥

@JoshHall2024 That’d be awesome

🚨BREAKING: 🚨 LEGENDARY FREEDOM FIGHTER AND WORLDWIDE HERO Julian Assange is reportedly preparing to BRING BACK WIKILEAKS to once again resume EXPOSING the corruption of governments, with a MAJOR part of his focus said to be set on The Deep State and The Democratic Party (The DNC) within The United States. What do YOU think about this... Are YOU excited to see the return of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? 🔥💪🏻🇺🇸

@TRHLofficial Obviously hyperbole - read The Art of the Deal