The Pragmatic Thinker

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The Pragmatic Thinker

The Pragmatic Thinker

@sbrmy01

No BS. No Non Sense. Just straight forward pragmatism.

Earth Katılım Temmuz 2023
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Ambassador Mike Waltz
Ambassador Mike Waltz@michaelgwaltz·
Regardless of how you feel about the conflict over their nuclear program, Iran laying sea mines indiscriminately in international waters and attempting to “toll” civilian commercial shipping is illegal and unacceptable. Unfortunately there will be future conflicts and whether it’s the Straits of Malacca or Gibraltar or Hormuz, the world cannot allow the precedent to stand that one side can try to punish the world’s economies in an attempt to gain leverage with the other side. The US and our Gulf partners will lead the way to defend global freedom of navigation.
U.S. Central Command@CENTCOM

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Chris Rollins
Chris Rollins@ThePowerAudit·
@Simonsdad3 The IRGCN small craft attack today makes me think they're already leaning toward confrontation and will. The Hardliners will feel this is a humiliation if they don't do something.
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Chris Rollins
Chris Rollins@ThePowerAudit·
This is a savvy legal move by Trump. May 1: War Powers letter formally ends hostilities, preserves force posture, asserts Article II constitutional authority. May 3: "Project Freedom" announced as a humanitarian operation, not military. Monday: US Navy escorts neutral commercial ships through Hormuz under freedom of navigation rights. If Iran fires on it: that is Iran starting a new conflict. Trump is responding defensively, not attacking. No new War Powers clock starts because the US did not initiate hostilities. Iran did.
Chris Rollins@ThePowerAudit

Trump just announced "Project Freedom" beginning Monday morning, Middle East time. We are nearing the climax. "If, in any way, this Humanitarian process is interfered with, that interference will, unfortunately, have to be dealt with forcefully." Parse this carefully. He is sending US warships to escort neutral commercial vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz. If Iran challenges the escort, he has his trigger. If Iran lets them pass, the blockade is broken and Iran is humiliated. 35 Tankers have taken off from Tel Aviv today. Saturdays total was 14. The evidence package for this move was built today by Iranian moves. UKMTO WARNING 050-26 (1130 UTC): IRGCN small craft attacked a northbound bulk carrier 11NM west of Sirik, Iran. Crew safe. UKMTO ADVISORY 051-26 (0900 UTC): Vessels at Ras Al Khaimah directed via VHF broadcast to vacate anchorage. Confirmed by multiple ship masters.

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@greta No country in the world serious enough about having a nuclear weapon would take 47 years and still not having it. Also, how's a "totally obliterated" nuclear facility still functional to produce a bomb within weeks? Who's really lying to you?
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Greta Van Susteren
I don’t know any decent person who wants or likes war…I also don’t know anyone (including the world leaders and members of House/Senate I have interviewed) who wants Iran to have a nuclear weapon, over 47 yrs, Iran regime has lied and lied…so tell me what is YOUR solution?
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Charles Gasparino
Charles Gasparino@CGasparino·
Because of the economics of @SpiritAirlines biz model, management knew it needed to merge with a stronger player to withstand the market volatility. That’s why it was so reckless for @JoeBiden and @PeteButtigieg to block the merger
Stephanie Ruhle@SRuhle

2 things can be true. - the Biden Administration blocked a JetBlue/Spirit merger out of market consolidation concerns & now here we are with one company gone. - the final blow that caused Spirit to fall was skyrocketing jet fuel prices caused by the war in Iran.

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@EWErickson Spirit said "the recent material increase in oil prices and other pressures... have significantly impacted Spirit’s financial outlook". Trump's unnecessary war of aggression on Iran was the dagger that killed Spirit.
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Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson@EWErickson·
Today, 14,000 Americans are waking up unemployed because Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Lina Khan, and the Biden Administration insisted they were smarter and more knowledgeable about the airline industry than the airline industry itself. Technocrats kill jobs.
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@US_bandit732 @timburchett @Granite_Stater1 Spirit said "the recent material increase in oil prices and other pressures... have significantly impacted Spirit’s financial outlook". Trump's unnecessary war of aggression on Iran was the dagger that killed Spirit.
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@Paratiritis @SnappyTurtle73 "most of the rest of the world knows exactly what 86 means" "Most" is not all. Comey would argue he did not know the exact meaning of "86". Even if he does, DoJ has to prove his intent was to harm the president. Very unlikely DoJ will be able to do that.
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Bobby J
Bobby J@Paratiritis·
@SnappyTurtle73 think what you want, it's a free country(for some things), most of the rest of the world knows exactly what 86 means when describing what one would like to happen to someone one hates
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Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley@JonathanTurley·
As one of his longest and most vocal critics, I would frankly prefer to crawl into one of Comey's conversant shells than write this column. However, here we are. This indictment is unconstitutional and will not likely survive constitutional challenge...jonathanturley.org/2026/04/29/she…
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@bennyjohnson @glennbeck Hey moron, you, yourself, are using "billions of dollars of taxpayer funded infrastructure to send" your garbage show to Americans. Who do you think paid for the internet infrastructure you are using? The same rules should apply to you too.
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Benny Johnson
Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson·
No Glenn. You're wrong. ABC has a federal broadcast license. This allows ABC access to billions of dollars of taxpayer funded infrastructure to send programming into every home in America. The Blaze does not have this. My show does not have this. Fox News does not have this. But ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS do. We are paying for Jimmy Kimmel's Trump and Charlie Kirk assassination jokes with our tax dollars, by force of the federal government. There are strict 'decency' and 'public interest' broadcast rules that come with this lavish taxpayer funded broadcast license privilege. Kimmel broke those rules by constantly promoting assassination culture. The FCC has every right to crack down -- and should.
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Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck@glennbeck·
I want to make it really clear: If I were ABC, I would fire Jimmy Kimmel. But the government should stay completely out of this controversy. Kimmel has a right to speak and even say incredibly stupid, tasteless, and unfunny things on his show without federal crackdown. ABC has the right to air this garbage. And Disney has the right to employ him. But that doesn't mean Kimmel SHOULD say it. It doesn't mean ABC and Disney should do nothing. And it definitely doesn't mean you and I have to give a dime to The Mouse. Kimmel, ABC, and Disney are proving that they don't have any standards. They don't care about the responsibility they have as broadcasters to not pour gasoline on a fire. But that's not a government issue. Want to see real change? Let Disney know with your pocketbook.
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Puzzles@Puzzlesonly·
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Brain IQ Test@IQTestBrain·
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