@MelSchwitz24677 @mercoglianos JFC… that’s the point! What CENTCOM says here makes sense, what Trump tweeted earlier (all ships) made no sense at all. 🤦♂️
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Katılım Şubat 2009
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@denali16 @mercoglianos Try reading slowly... Them apologize for being a retard.
"CENTCOM forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports."
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Open Source Intel@Osint613
FULL CENTCOM STATEMENT ON NAVEL BLOCKADE: TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. ET, in accordance with the President’s proclamation. The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. CENTCOM forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports. Additional information will be provided to commercial mariners through a formal notice prior to the start of the blockade. All mariners are advised to monitor Notice to Mariners broadcasts and contact U.S. naval forces on bridge-to-bridge channel 16 when operating in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz approaches.
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This is a change of tactics.
Not sure why a blockade would be directed against "all ships" and not just Iranian ships or those that loaded or unloaded in Iranian ports.
Disclose.tv@disclosetv
JUST IN - Trump orders the U.S. Navy to blockade the Strait of Hormuz to "any and all ships trying to enter, or leave." Also instructing the U.S. Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in international waters that has paid a toll to Iran: "No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas."
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@MelSchwitz24677 @mercoglianos Ok, maybe read it very slowly. The interdiction around the world is for ships that have (past tense) already paid the toll in the last few days, before this blockade of the strait begins. The relevant sections are even highlighted above for you!
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@denali16 @mercoglianos Ok if it was EVERY ship, why does he single out ships that paid tolls? There would be no need to single them out if it was EVERY ship. Read it SLOWLY............
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@MelSchwitz24677 @mercoglianos Try reading slowly. The blockade of the strait is any and all ships; the interdiction elsewhere around the world is for those who’ve paid the toll.
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@fionaharvey Using North Sea gas actually reduces our carbon emissions versus importing LNG (gas conversion to LNG is hugely carbon emitting).
North Sea gas: cheaper & tax revenues & jobs + more secure + greener
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Is North Sea drilling panacea to oil crisis? Upsides tenuous: won’t lower prices,create lots of jobs or tax revenues; will create CO2+encourage other countries with much gas to burn it. Only makes sense if you ignore climate. Which makes it insane, really. theguardian.com/business/2026/…
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@mikejharper @v_j_freeman Yes price benefit is small (unless was done in targeted way to benefit only most vulnerable). But it is more secure versus relying on shipping routes / wars of future. And far greener - LNG imports (the alternative) is horrendous for carbon emissions.
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@v_j_freeman Bottom line: current analysis from the University of Oxford and LSE's Grantham Institute suggests that for consumers, the benefits would be minimal, likely reducing annual bills by only £16 to £82 even if all revenues were returned to households
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As someone with many years involvement in the physical movement of natural gas around Europe from field to end customer the ignorance in this post physically pains me.
Zoe Gardner@ZoeJardiniere
It is blowing my mind how many people don’t seem able to grasp that oil & gas in the North Sea is not “ours” but was sold off to private companies who will trade it on the international market like any other fuel. We don’t get any kind of privileged access to this fuel.
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@ejwwest @v_j_freeman But we have the right to tax those sales! Current tax rate on North Sea production profits is 78%! And using gas from the North Sea is actually far better for environment than relying on LNG imports (gas conversion to LNG is horrendous for carbon emissions).
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@v_j_freeman This isn’t about how gas is extracted or physically moved, luv. It’s about who has the rights to sell it once it’s extracted. Unless the government proposes to commandeer the pipelines, ban exports, and set prices in the UK, it’s pretty irrelevant.
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@ccurts2 @julianHjessop @ZoeJardiniere Yes that would be v small benefit, unless you were a recipient of targeted support from the taxes. Or the taxes could fund cheaper renewable source scheme builds. Or at the least would mean you have some gas to burn, rather than half our supply being easily threatened on ships!
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@denali16 @julianHjessop @ZoeJardiniere I'm all for local production. All for it. But to repeat myself, loosening the restrictions in the NS won't affect my gas bill.
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It is blowing my mind how many people don’t seem able to grasp that oil & gas in the North Sea is not “ours” but was sold off to private companies who will trade it on the international market like any other fuel.
We don’t get any kind of privileged access to this fuel.
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@ccurts2 @julianHjessop @ZoeJardiniere Yes is odd. But local production would mean 1. we get the jobs and taxes; 2. more secure, rather than half of our gas coming as LNG from thousands of miles away; 3. Better for environment as gas conversion to LNG is horrendous for carbon emissions (our total emissions would fall)
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@denali16 @julianHjessop @ZoeJardiniere I don't think that's true though. I don't know why this seems to be such a divisive issue, I'd love it to be true and I think we should exploit what's left, but a lot of people seem to have a very inflated idea of the impact:
worldometers.info/gas/uk-natural…).
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@ccurts2 @julianHjessop @ZoeJardiniere Current trend is that by 2035, UK will only produce 25% of its own gas needs. If new fields exploited it would be 75%. Not perfect, but think how crazy world will be in next 10 years! Source see Ed Conway tweets / film on this.
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@julianHjessop @ZoeJardiniere By how much? What is increase in production forecast to be?
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@hegsadh @ShapoMelon @afneil Signatories would through the UN Security Council take action if Ukraine was attacked. In Feb 2025 the US was one of a tiny number of countries who voted with Russia to veto a UN resolution that condemned Russia’s actions and supported Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
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@ShapoMelon @afneil What were the commitments?
The US has held up every commitment of the treaty.
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Get back to me when you’ve worked out the number of times Trump’s US has sided in votes with Moscow and against European allies over the Ukraine.
Clifford D. May@CliffordDMay
France, a NATO member, siding with Moscow, Beijing and Tehran, against the US and Arab countries. Kind of problematic. Is there any emerging French leader who we can imagine to be like Captain Louis Renault throwing a bottle of Vichy water in the trash?
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@NickRicci5 @WarMonitor3 If they’re captured, Trump will disown them and mock and troll their families. Remember he doesn’t like captured US service personnel.
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@WarMonitor3 If Iran comes near our pilots hell will rain on them
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A horrific game of cat and mouse seems to be occurring with Iranian authorities and the US airforce both scrambling to reach downed US pilots who are still missing likely hiding…
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@IainDale @LBC @ScarlettMccG @ReshamKotecha @alysdenby @harriet_symonds Congress will block withdrawal, but Trump will de facto withdraw by only sending a single surveillance plane in response to an article 5 invocation by another member. That will meet the obligation to help.
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On my @LBC show...
7pm What if Trump pulls the US out of NATO?
8pm Cross Question with
@ScarlettMccG
@ReshamKotecha
@alysdenby
@harriet_symonds
9pm Why does space fascinate us so much?
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@MaMLSod @P_Kallioniemi Or he’d likely just send a single AWACS plane in response to an article 5 request, and argue he’s met the obligation.
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@P_Kallioniemi No, but he could choose not to honor Article 5 and not take part in joint planning and excercises which in effect would have the same effect (and be interpreted by Russia as such).
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Telegraph: “Trump is strongly considering pulling out of NATO.”
The US president can't simply pull the country out of NATO. A 2023 law requires approval from Congress (or 2/3 of the Senate) to withdraw, a safeguard passed largely due to concerns about Trump’s earlier threats to leave the alliance.
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@HimarsoClock @Gr8adventurePNW @Marston1889 Have you read the John Ridge thread you’re replying with? He clarifies he’s made an error - it’s strikes not sorties.
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@Gr8adventurePNW @Marston1889 In your defense you’re just an uniformed partisan. x.com/john_a_ridge/s…
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Hegseth saying this is the largest and most complicated air operation in history…. Is he for real ? I think World War 2 pilots would like a word about that.
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I am honoured to be appointed by the member countries of the United Nations to work with them, civil society, and victims of terrorism and excessive counter-terrorism to ensure human rights are fully protected in all counter-terrorism efforts
UN Human Rights Council@UN_HRC
#HRC54 | The @UN Human Rights Council has appointed Mr. Ben Saul of Australia as the new Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
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@RupertMyers So only taxpayers are worthy of State support? Interesting take.
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If people in Dubai didn’t want to pay UK taxes why should UK resources now come to their aid
Professor Lucy Easthope@LucyGoBag
Emigrated Brits to Dubai and Bahrain could now become a serious concern for UK gov and require additional foreign office support and potential repatriation
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@GrayfellaNAFO @Dominic2306 Cummings crashing his car into a tree whilst testing his eyesight, then dying in a fireball inferno is definitely something I’d get enthusiastic about.
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@Dominic2306 Wtf is wrong with you. You can be so right on so many topics, but your anti-Ukraine stance is disgusting.
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Tory MPs joining the neo-Nazi Azov to be hunted by drones - FINALLY a development on Ukraine I can really get enthusiastic about
ALASTAIR CAMPBELL@campbellclaret
Fair play Jack Lopesti. Former Tory MP, lost his seat at last election, has since joined Ukrainian Army.
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@subdomaim @LisaMarieBowman @supertolerant Maybe?! No you shouldn’t have to apologise for things beyond your control. It’s raining where I live today, but I don’t expect an apology from you for that, as I accept it’s beyond your control.
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@subdomaim @LisaMarieBowman @supertolerant Should a deaf person who doesn’t hear you call their name and so ignores you, apologise to you? Should an elderly relative with Alzheimer’s who forgets your birthday apologise to you?
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I keep hearing that Americans aren’t aware of Tourette’s.
Not convinced.
I remembered seeing an episode of LA Law about Tourette’s and I managed to find it. This is from 1991. So 25 years ago.
Interestingly it uses the “n word” and the explains that the person can’t help it.
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@KenSchnetz @elonmusk Indeed. Musk wanted an invite to a wild party on child rape island.
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@elonmusk Morally bankrupt, especially those in power who let it happen, turned a blind eye, or participated in it.
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