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@BrianMcDonaldIE @ArmchairW That’s funny. If one studies the photo that is what it looks like. Most people will just glance at it.

This is really misleading. For starters, the photo isn’t a queue for currency exchange at all. It’s an old March 2022 picture of people lining up outside a popular Moscow food court on Maroseyka Street. And no, it’s not "nearly impossible" to buy dollars or euros in Moscow right now an the issue is mostly with obtaining large amounts on demand. This happens every May to some extent as Russians buy cash ahead of summer holidays abroad because sanctions mean they can't use their bank cards. The situation is more noticeable this year because the ruble has surged in recent weeks and it's expected to weaken soon because the Russian government has openly signalled it would prefer a weaker ruble.

Members of Congress should be required by law to be transparent about any absences due to medical conditions

I think this episode perfectly encapsulates the new right: Trump says he doesn't care about Americans. JD Vance is asked what he thinks about that, and the quote is read to him word for word, but all he can do, because he has no spine, no moral compass, no self-respect for himself as an American, is deny that Trump said it at all. Then Trump doubles down, knowing full well that his base will swallow his contempt for them, and that no one around Trump, least of all dogs on leashes like Vance, would dare ask him to mask his hatred for the average person, while conservative media from The Blaze to The Daily Wire will praise Trump for being so refreshingly candid about how much he hates this country and its people, which they will also call patriotism.

@VTount That would be bad for the markets so no. Markets are markets after all. $

The United States military is preparing to attack Iran as soon as Monday if President Trump decides to carry out the strikes.

@guardianowl @JillPinoak @Acyn @MeidasTouch The world is not so innocent anymore.

@Nobody29aa @JillPinoak @Acyn @MeidasTouch Well, only 1 country has ever exercised NATO's article 5, to ask for assistance when attacked, the USA after 9/11. All NATO ratified it and many participated in the war in Afghanistan. Non-US NATO allies were about 1/3rd of the total casualties on the US side of the conflict.

Massie: I’m walking to an airplane to rejoin the most expensive congressional race in U.S. history. It’s turned into a referendum on whether Israel gets to buy seats in Congress. And what they found out is that my seat is really expensive. By the time this is over, they will probably have spent $20 million and come up short. I’ve never seen Great Britain, Australia, or even Germany play in our elections here in the United States. But Israel gets so much from the United States. It’s a one-sided relationship. They get us to be their proxies in wars they want against their enemies. They get our military assistance. They get our technology. They get our bombs. They get our tax dollars. And I think it’s a very one-sided relationship. At least with NATO, we pretend that they would come to our aid someday if we needed it—and even that’s a ruse.

@JillPinoak @Acyn @MeidasTouch What was the lie?

@Acyn @MeidasTouch I was nodding along with Massie about how Israel manipulates the US. Then he lied about NATO. Why did he feel compelled to do that?

@Bennett_Method @Acyn Foreign countries and the people loyal to them spread plenty of money around the swamp. Corruption in the US has been legalized and codified. It is not the normal old fashioned corruption anymore.

@Acyn The bigger issue is money in politics. Foreign interests, corporations, dark money groups, billionaire donors, all of it. At some point the American people stop being represented and start being outbid. Corporations are not people, and elections should not feel like auctions.

@redundant_human @s_m_marandi Is is very telling and another incredible piece of evidence that trying to make deals in this criminally insane environment is a fool’s errand.

@Nobody29aa @s_m_marandi I think it’s more telling that the whole world is silent whilst this is happening, the same as with what’s happening with Cuba. The hypocrites that preach freedom but pick and choose who deserves it.

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@timand2037 Why would they ever give a ceasefire and put hope in deals with these killers? I don’t know but they did. Again and again.

Why would Iranian people ever forgive Washington? These are the 26 schoolteachers murdered by the US military at Minab.

@Acyn I wonder which mainstream Dem that AOC will tell us we need to vote for in order to stop an evil villain. Bernie Sanders playbook again. Build a movement of workers and then tell them they must obey.

AOC: My concern is that that delegation is just all big business and all people at the very top. I don’t think there are enough voices representing farmers and workers and making sure that whatever comes of this is actually going to help everyday Americans.

@FroemelAndy @DougAMacgregor Too hot in July?

@DougAMacgregor The United States has been stacking assets for over 5 weeks. If Trump doesn’t attack this weekend, then he is likely waiting until July after the World Cup. At that point, the economy will be in collapse with the Strait closed 2 more months.

NEW: Heavy US Air Force flight presence noted flying in and out of the Middle East.

Kind of surreal to watch AIPAC flail around in the U.S. trying to deny the systemic sexual assault of Palestinian detainees while Israeli society acknowledges it, defends it, and celebrates it

@RaniaKhalek Any analyst that thinks deals are possible with genocidal criminals or that the Greater Israel project will ever be abandoned is not in touch with reality.

One of the best analysts out there!

@DropSiteNews Iran undermines their only leverage.

Full:

🛢️Iraq and Pakistan have struck separate energy transit deals with Iran to move oil and LNG through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Reuters investigation citing multiple officials and industry sources. Reuters reported Iraq recently secured safe passage for two supertankers carrying roughly 4 million barrels of crude, while Pakistan arranged transit for Qatari LNG shipments amid soaring summer energy demand. Iranian authorities are now requiring detailed vessel documentation, cargo data, and routing approvals through IRGC-supervised maritime corridors, but Reuters reported that neither Iraq nor Pakistan made direct payments to Iran or the IRGC for the arrangements. The deals instead reflect negotiated passage amid Tehran’s expanding de facto authority over access to the Strait of Hormuz after months of war with the U.S. and Israel. Shipping traffic through Hormuz has reportedly collapsed to about 5% of normal levels, while Brent crude prices have surged more than 50% since the war began.

@s_m_marandi And Iran happy to keep pretending a ceasefire is in place while saying any deal must include Lebanon. By the time a deal is in place there will be no S Lebanon. Cynical!

Western media is hiding the ethnic cleansing of Southern Lebanon.

@vagrantss2 @Gizzmo4141 Badass.

Quickly drew Lily this morning before I left for work. She found a cool stick and wants to show you it.

@angeloinchina China already put Iran in a terrible situation demanding they agree to this fake ceasefire. Every empire is selfish.

China will not be kind to Trump. No matter the outcome of the meeting, Trump will call it a huge win. Chinese stance on Iran and Russia will always be solid, it will not bend to any external pressures. The reality is clear, China doesn't trust the USA and its pedophile elites.

@Fatbaldbloke1 @georgegalloway Looks like an AI generated human that isn’t quite right.

"That's good. Now can you stand in a way that makes you look even more weird ?" "Perfect"