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erronis

(24,148 posts)
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 09:51 AM Saturday

Hormuz: An Open And Shut Case -- Tom Sullivan

https://digbysblog.net/2026/04/18/hormuz-an-open-and-shut-case/

Bandits are making out like bandits

Photo: Satellite image, Strait of Hormuz. NASA, 2018. (Public domain.)


The fabulist residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. "made 13 posts in an hour" Friday celebrating his greatness. (That's His Greatness.) Ron Filipkowski compiled the lot:

"Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again. It will no longer be used as a weapon against the World!
"A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD! DJT"
"Now that the Hormuz Strait situation is over, I received a call from NATO asking if we would need some help. I TOLD THEM TO STAY AWAY, UNLESS THEY JUST WANT TO LOAD UP THEIR SHIPS WITH OIL. They were useless when needed, a Paper Tiger!
"Again! This deal is not tied, in any way, to Lebanon, but we will, MAKE LEBANON GREAT AGAIN!"
"Iran, with the help of the U.S.A., has removed, or is removing, all sea mines! Thank you!"
"Thank you to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar for your great bravery and help!"
"The U.S.A. will get all Nuclear "Dust," created by our great B2 Bombers - No money will exchange hands in any way, shape, or form. This deal is in no way subject to Lebanon, either, but the USA will, separately, work with Lebanon, and deal with the Hezboolah situation in an appropriate manner. Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A. Enough is enough!!!"
"The Failing New York Times, FAKE NEWS CNN, and others, just don't know what to do. They are desperately looking for a reason to criticize President Donald J. Trump on the Iran situation, but just can't find it. Why don't they just say, at the right time, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT, and start to gain back their credibility???"


Speaking of credibility, the Strait of Hormuz is an open and shut case that His Greatness has none.

From The Washington Post this morning, Breaking: Iran says it's closing Strait of Hormuz again, citing U.S. blockade:

Iran's military announced it has closed the Strait of Hormuz just a day after the country declared the waterway open, claiming the U.S. had breached Tehran's trust by maintaining its blockade in the region.

The Strait of Hormuz had "returned to its previous state" and "is under the strict management and control of the Armed Forces," Iran's military command said Saturday, according to a statement published by Iranian state-backed media.


"Trump keeps claiming victory in Iran," a headline at Politico reads. "Our new poll shows voters aren't buying it."

. . .

Who is buying Trump's total victory BS? The stock market. The Washington Post reports that investors most distant from the oil production and processing business seem less concerned about the realities of what's been damaged and how long "it will take for things to return to normal -- if they ever do," said Gerry Morton, oil and gas co-chair at the law firm Baker Botts. Underlying problems signal "a reckoning in the not too distant future," the Post reports.

. . .

Thirty years ago, then-Federal Reserve Board chairman, Alan Greenspan, described that kind of investor behavior as "irrational exuberance." Under a Trump administration, one might call it market manipulation. Somewhere close to Trump's inner circle (and to the buffet line at Mar-a-Lago), bandits are making out like bandits.
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It's naked market manipulation. Hugin Saturday #1

Hugin

(37,918 posts)
1. It's naked market manipulation.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 10:39 AM
Saturday

It’s more evident every day that not only is the squatter in the White House a compostive liar, but he is in the words of Kamala Harris “unserious”. Which is very serious plus a clear and present danger.

Pathetic.

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