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@thetruthhurtz8 @MarioNawfal Is it not that (brutally) oppressed people eventually will respond in an extreme fashion ? The oppressor is surely just as much to blame and therefore has no licence to obliterate the society they have oppressed ? Yes clearly it was inevitable but that doesn't make it right.

Dude the entire territory was celebrating on OCT 7th , they all made videos how they went into israel and killed 1000+ people amd took 300 innocent civilians hostage celebrating. You dont get to do that and then complain when the country responds . They know they had zero chance against the IDF but they decided to go for it anyway knowing it would bring massive destruction upon their people but they didnt give a shit about the people of gaza they went about it anyway knowing full and well what would happen .

🇮🇱 3 combat veterans drove into Gaza and went completely silent. Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar was one of them, and what he saw in Rafah has never left him. "You can hear human beings crying out from beneath the rubble. Not Hamas, not terrorists, but human beings." When seasoned Green Berets are speechless, the world should be too. @AnthonyAgu88102

@felixprehn "they run out of things to sell within days" - please explain

3) Algorithms handling most of the trading now They buy when stocks go up, sell when they go down. During a selloff they run out of things to sell within days. Then the market calms down, they start buying again, others follow, and the market bounces back fast.

With $40 trillion in debt, a war in the Middle East and rising inflation, the market should've crashed by now. And if it did, your retirement account would drop 30-40% like it did in 2008. But 4 forces built into the system prevent this from happening. Each one explained:🧵

@Partisan_12 They believe they are under constant threat so why wouldnt they lie ? They are survival experts. Their POV is very different to ours. Only 16 million in the world. The solution is for the world to make Jews feel safe. Unfortunately Israel's actions makes them feel less safe !

When a Norwegian Journalist asked Israeli Knesset member: “Can you explain to us why Israel is K!lling journalists on a mass scale?” He replied: “You're lying... Not only we do not K!LL journalists, journalists came to K!LL us.... you're anti-Israel...”

@TimothyBol44932 @DonaldW60852684 if he's expecting / hoping for 100%+ gains he wouldnt want to sell calls ?

@DonaldW60852684 If you sold covered calls against your positions you would lose far less money in pullbacks and collect massive premiums…

In March 2020 when COVID hit I owned a small 2 doctor eye clinic in Florida. My 3rd doctor had just retired in 2019 and I was in the process of recruiting a replacement. With the COVID crisis my other doctor retired and I was only seeing emergencies. I was rapidly going broke. I closed my practice which I had previously valued at over $1 million and sold $300k worth of equipment for $30k. It was devastating. At 67 years old I didn't want to quit working but I didn't want to work full time. I became an employee for two friends in my area. Working only 2 days per week I was bored and my son recommended Twitter. Twitter was mind blowing. I truly believe everyone should be constantly learning and Twitter exposed me to the some of the brightest minds on the planet. Even better, they were often willing to debate with me. I loved FinTwit and was truly addicted to it. I've read 3-4 hours per day my whole life but reading on Twitter and checking out facts on Google was a blast. My stock market track record was abysmal and I was determined to learn as much about the financial world as possible with the hopes of increasing my wealth. I am not a saver, as a physician I've seen too many people work hard and accumulate wealth only to die too young and never enjoy their wealth. My wife and I love to travel so we were taking two international trips every year and putting aside very little. So increasing my wealth by using the knowledge gained on Twitter (now X) was my goal. My Merrill account posts your gain since the first of the month 1 year previously and compares it with the S&P 500. In past years I would get calls from Merrill telling me their wealth management teams can get an even better return than the S&P 500 (my returns were consistently less so it sounded like a good idea and my wife was constantly pushing me to do this). I have posted my most recent snapshot of my progress with my Merrill account. Needless to say, a 1153% gain since January 1, 2025 is far beyond what I expected to accomplish. I have posted all of my stock purchases and posted exactly what I have done to get such an incredible return. I didn't risk all of my wealth with my plan since I own about $2m in rental real estate. In December 2024 I had $1.2m in my Merrill investment account and $160k in my wife and my IRA. As of today the total of the 3 accounts is $14,878,068. The crazy thing is I fully expect my equity to grow 50-100% before the end of the year. I document all of the reasons why I expect this to happen. I'm very open about what I am doing and why, and I explain the risks I am taking.

@DropSiteNews source for this ?

💢📰 REPORT | New reporting from NYT reveals how Trump decided to go to war with Iran — after a closed-door Israeli pitch and despite deep internal divisions inside his own team. At a secret Feb. 11 Situation Room meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a four-part pitch for regime change, including a video montage of potential replacement leaders such as Reza Pahlavi. JD Vance was absent, stuck in Azerbaijan. Appearing alongside Mossad chief David Barnea and military officials, Netanyahu argued: Iran’s ballistic missile program could be destroyed in weeks. The regime would be too weak to close the Strait of Hormuz. Street protests — fomented with Mossad help — could trigger an uprising. Kurdish fighters from Iraq could open a ground front in the northwest. Trump’s response: “Sounds good to me.” Trump’s response: “Sounds good to me.” The next day, U.S. intelligence pushed back sharply. CIA Director John Ratcliffe called the regime-change scenario “farcical,” with Secretary of State Marco Rubio adding: “In other words, it’s bullshit.” Gen. Dan Caine told the president: “This is, in my experience, standard operating procedure for the Israelis. They oversell, and their plans are not always well-developed.” Trump dismissed regime change as “their problem” — but remained focused on targeting Iran’s leadership and military. By Feb. 26, in a final Situation Room meeting, opposition inside the room was clear but fractured. Vice President JD Vance warned the war could spiral and drain U.S. resources, but ultimately said: “You know I think this is a bad idea… but I’ll support you.” Rubio said regime change was unrealistic, but destroying Iran’s missile program was achievable. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was the biggest proponent of war and backed immediate action. Military leadership outlined risks, including depleted munitions and the threat to Hormuz, but all stopped short of opposing the plan. Key officials responsible for managing the fallout, like the Treasury Secretary, and DNI Gabbard were notably absent. Trump went around the table asking advisors their view, then made the call: “I think we need to do it.” The strikes began two days later.

@KeenyDhk @MichaelWestBiz @ochreblue Good point

@zenmammon @MichaelWestBiz @ochreblue 20 other countries also make parts for the F35. We buy the same plane, as do other countries, as part of our airforce procurement. We make parts for our planes. We don't control which countries can buy the plane, the US does. Why is Aust to blame but not the other countries?

Complicity in Gaza. The bill for Australia's silence has arrived. Andrew Brown #Israel #Iran michaelwest.com.au/ignoring-genoc…

@BronWants @MichaelWestBiz @CSI_lcrhms you mean Palestine Lebanon and Iran (or Israel) ?

@MichaelWestBiz @CSI_lcrhms This shit government has ruined the fabric of Australian society. Our sponsored governments refusal to sanction Israel, cut ties with the Trump regime is why we are feeling 1% of the pain these lunatics have brought to bear on the innocents in Palestine, Lebanon & Israel

@Partisan_12 I think Hegseth is a disgusting human but I dont think US deliberately targeted kids. I think it was a disgraceful mistake.

“Do you think pete hegseth is pro-life” 🇺🇸🤡: “Yes” “He bombed a school with 160 Iranian children” 🇺🇸🤡: **Runs Away**

@MarioNawfal Why dont the generals refuse to follow orders that would result in war crimes and awful consequences elsewhere in the Gulf ?

Lots of people are losing their shit because Trump called the Iranian leadership "crazy bastards" and said "praise be to Allah" on Easter Sunday To me this doesn't bother me at all. Trump has always been unfiltered However, what worries me greatly is the threat: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day" This is civilian infrastructure; causing civilian harm to achieve military objectives That's not ok. I know the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is terrible for the global economy, putting Trump in a corner, but the solution is not causing harm to civilians, the same civilians Trump praised in January and promised to support during the protests These threats constitute a crime under international humanitarian law: Article 51: “The civilian population as such, as well as individual civilians, shall not be the object of attack.” Article 48: "Parties shall at all times distinguish between the civilian population and combatants… and accordingly shall direct their operations only against military objectives.” For the sake of the Iranian people, I urge Iran's leadership to accept some concessions to end the war soon, and I urge Trump not to deliver on his threats

@UnknownMe4U @iranidaturan I think youre absolutely correct. He's nowhere near that level of sophistication.

@iranidaturan Who knows? Maybe. My only observation is that there is a tendency to ascribe planning, intention, and a sort of Machiavellian genius to everything Trump does. He’s a man. He makes mistakes. I don’t read careful planning in this theater. I see improvisation in a bad scenario.

The main problem with most people analyzing Trump’s posts on Iran ( the whole "bring Iran back to the stone age" thing) is that they completely miss who his real audience is. Trump knows exactly what he’s doing. He understands his target perfectly and he knows precisely which words will hit them the way he wants. Those who have never lived in Iran often don't know how the regime really works. First of all, the country is effectively being run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. But contrary to what a lot of people think, the IRGC is not one big bloc of brainwashed jihadi fanatics all waiting for the Mahdi and ready to burn everything down. Of course the hardliners are the regime’s most visible and aggressive foot soldiers, they’re the ones on the front lines. Yes, threatening them with returning Iran to stone ages doesn't work. They have already sworn to do it. They don’t care. The real power, however, sits behind the scenes and uses these Muslim fanatics for very practical, mostly economic purposes. The Revolutionary Guards are rotten with corruption. Everyone in Iran has seen their double life with their own eyes: in public they preach strict Islamic values and play the role of pious revolutionaries, death to America and all, while their children live in luxury villas in Dubai, got their US citizenship, drive supercars, and party like Dan Bilzerian. For every dollar spent on terrorism, proxies, and wars, a massive portion quietly disappears into their own pockets, properties, businesses, foreign accounts. The Islamic Revolution itself was never truly about pure faith for the men at the top. It was driven by deep resentment toward the Shah, his power, his modernization, his wealth, his popularity, his relationship with the west, the respect he was receiving. They didn't really have problem with power and wealth, they wanted it for themselves. Pretty much like any other communist revolution. Islam was simply the most effective tool to brainwash and mobilize a loyal army of radical followers willing to exert extreme force and violence. And this is the crucial part today: it used to be Khamenei and Larijani who managed and mobilized those hardline jihadis, mostly poor, angry people from the margins. They were the ones keeping them fired up and under control. But those days are mostly over. Now the main figure left is Ghalibaf ( beside Khamenei cardboard) And he is notoriously corrupt. His own children live lavish lives abroad, and every Iranian knows his “Islamist” act is just that, an act. The jihadis and Basijis see it clearly; they feel deeply betrayed and played. Still, Qalibaf and his inner circle have built such an enormous, powerful, and insanely wealthy empire inside Iran that they know one thing for certain: if Trump hits the infrastructure, this whole system collapses, all their stolen wealth will turn to nothing overnight. These are Trump’s real audience. These are the ones who actually hold power. And what @POTUS quietly telling them is very simple: for your own sake, get control of those crazy hardline jihadis before it’s too late. My own read on it isTrump is gently steering them toward an internal coup inside the IRGC, one where Ghalibaf’s faction quietly sidelines or removes anyone who refuses to fall in line. The good thing is, oppression forces ( responsible for killing protesters in the streets) are among those groups. Let’s be patient and optimistic, I trust the three leaders: President Trump, @netanyahu and @PahlaviReza. They are strategists and they fully know what they are dealing with. Let me know what you think! #JavidShah‌‌‌‌‌ #IranWar‌

@adamtaggart Wasn't there an agreement 10 years ago that provided for close monitoring of Iran's nuclear programme but Trump tore it up ?

FYI: just to keep the hornet's nest I stirred up fully buzzing, THIS is the kind of message I think Trump whiffed on delivering tonight: x.com/RyanSaavedra/s… You don't have to agree with it. But it does an effective job of arguing WHY the Admin thought it needed to act on Feb 28

@Swedish_uranium so silver price will appreciate more than impact of diesel on mining cost ?

Ugly week for #uranium and #silver stocks, but this looks like positioning getting flushed, not fundamentals breaking. When fear spikes, the market doesn’t think, it sells. Liquidity matters more than logic, and anything perceived as “risky” gets dumped, even when the underlying story is actually improving. Look under the surface and nothing has really changed. Silver inventories continue to tighten, uranium inventories keep drawing down, and energy prices are moving higher. That combination is not bearish, it’s exactly the opposite. Higher oil and gas prices don’t hurt these metals, they strengthen the case for them. One thing is that mining gets more expensive. Supply chain issues, like the one with sulfuric acid, and higher energy costs, can lower mine output and limit exploration. Expensive energy also accelerates the shift toward solar, EVs and overall electrification, which drives silver demand, and it increases the urgency for energy security, which supports nuclear and therefore uranium demand. This is where the market keeps getting it wrong. It prices in fear immediately but lags structural demand shifts. And those shifts are happening right now. We’re moving into a world where energy is more expensive, security of supply matters more, and efficiency becomes a priority. That backdrop is fundamentally bullish for both silver and uranium. At some point the panic selling fades and the market starts reconnecting with fundamentals. When that gap closes, it usually doesn’t drift, it snaps. The turn could come from de-escalation headlines, stabilization in oil, or simply investors realizing that $100+ oil is something the system can absorb. It doesn’t even need a perfect catalyst. Because the real setup is already there: tight supply and rising structural demand. Short-term sentiment is weak, but the long-term picture is getting stronger, not weaker. That’s typically where the best opportunities are. Just my view. Do your own DD. Here is the performance of my top picks:

@FurkanGozukara Im a big fan of Finkelstein but is it not accurate to say that Iran attacking Israel via proxies effectively is an attack by Iran and Israel's response therefore not pre-emptive ? Of course the same argument does not apply to US involvement.

Finkelstein completely dismantles the Israeli narrative. He quotes a top MIT ballistics expert calling Netanyahu a homicidal maniac, and then ruthlessly mocks the absurd logic of launching preemptive wars just because a nation might pose a threat in the future.

@MartinMaiworld @SachaRoytman Truth.

@SachaRoytman 2/2 would be allowed to define war. I would let all the ones who want war Battle on a Field without weapons. And I can tell you we would have less war’s in the World

I’m getting thousands of hateful comments claiming we started this war and that we should stop playing the victim. I believe 95% of them are bots paid by Iran, Russia, and China, but regardless: This war was never started by Israel or the US. The Ayatollah regime has been threatening to destroy both Israel and the United States for decades. They’ve built proxy armies across the region and poured everything they have into offensive military capabilities to make it happen. So no — we didn’t start anything. Iran launched this war the moment they decided to make our destruction their top priority. Neither the US nor Israel has ever threatened to destroy Iran. On the contrary, both nations support the Iranian people and their right to freedom. Iran was once a great nation, and hopefully soon we can Make Iran Great Again. And no, we’re not victims. We’re proud to see our military fighting side by side with US forces, striking Iran and destroying their dream of destroying the West. We’re sitting in our shelters with our heads held high, ready to hold out for as long as it takes. To all my trolls: keep posting your nonsense. In the end, we’re winning — and Iran will soon be free.

@Barchart I think he meant any one of 480. The 21st largest SP500 stock is capped at around $400bn.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is now sitting on an all-time high $382 Billion in Cash, enough to buy 480 companies in the S&P 500 🚨🚨

@jelly_gill @hajiyev_rashad what happens when Comex runs out of silver? RSI then irrelevant ?

Price has not taken out the prior high. But the 4-hour RSI already has. That tells us momentum expanded without price confirming it. In simple terms, buyers pushed hard enough to lift the oscillator, yet not hard enough to lift the market. That gap often signals exhaustion in the short term. It’s a warning, not a verdict. RSI divergences work because momentum usually leads price. When momentum peaks early, it suggests incremental buyers are thinning out. Fewer new buyers means rallies need more effort. That changes the risk-reward balance for late longs. The $93–95 zone becomes important here. If price quickly pushes into that area, the divergence can “reset.” Strong continuation would invalidate the bearish clue. No push higher? Then sellers likely test liquidity below recent lows. This does not break the larger trend. Higher-timeframe structure still dominates direction. But short-term traders care about timing, not just direction. Divergences often precede pullbacks within uptrends. The key now is behavior. Does silver accelerate higher on expanding volume? Or does it stall with smaller candles and fading strength? Momentum gives early hints. Price confirms the story.

Silver is forming a negative reversal on a 4-hour RSI. While silver not recovered previous high, RSI already did, which suggests imminent sell-off unless silver pushes higher into $93 - 95 area asap. It does not change a big picture, but in short-term it gives us some clues...

@CarloFerlauto @YShirley_XAUUSD because human behaviour is patterned and the chart tends to display the patter.n. And the pattern is repetitive

@YShirley_XAUUSD Ok, you have the floor: WHY does this work? Sell me on the logic of Price v. Time chart Technical Analysis. Why? Why would a pattern on a chart affect future price action? Why? Support the logic of your assertion.

#Silver The key resistance level to watch for silver is $90-$95 (this is a very strong resistance zone). I believe the correction period for silver will last approximately 1-2 weeks before a rebound resumes. I believe silver will break through $120 again, and may even target $180.

@LionRoarGamer @RockfellerJayK @garysavage1 what China time does the market open ?

@RockfellerJayK @garysavage1 Watch Asia on Sunday night. If they’re buying, it will be a rapid V shaped recovery, especially with the banks being forced to buy to close their shorts. But if Asia panic sells, then there could be further down.

As far as I can tell only myself and Michael Oliver understand what is going on in the metals market. I'm sure there are a few others I just haven't seen them. Metals have completed the first part of the bubble phase of a very mature (26 year) secular bull market. This correction should be recovered quickly. When it does that will bring in the general public, and that is what drives the second part of the bubble phase. The fact that the corrective phase separating the first part from the second part wasn't allowed to play out naturally just guarantees the final top will be even higher. Friday's attack to rescue the banks from their short positions has significantly increased the odds that we could see my upper target level of $500, and do so within the next 6-8 months. The gains made during this first part have been mind blowing, but you haven't seen anything yet.

@taylorkenneyitm @Forbes Iran driving some of the PM strength ?

Fixed this for you @Forbes

@graddhybpc whats your one year target ?

Said early on that 2025 would be the year for silver. Said the chart now looked ready. And it was. Silver moved 146% in 2025 and closed at $71.26 - take that in..! So it begins, the next phase. Been saying all year the historical breakout is in the making, & that $70+ is possible. And, also been saying that $50 level which many were focused on will not be an issue. And it was not; silver just blew through $50. The big level was $28.50-$32, as said in many posts. It is absolutely vital to follow the right people. We nailed this move at the service all along. And we will nail the next one too. #joinus graddhy.com My long term target for silver is still $370. Can spike to $500+ at end of bull.