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Volaris

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1. Donnie wants his cut. Thing is, its meaningless UNLESS

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 05:15 PM

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hes actually dumb enough to put a couple dozen navy ships in the way of whatever Iran wants to fire at them.

In reality, there IS no blockade. He's living in the same brainspace that tells him the tarriffs were working...let him live there. Eventually, the futures price WILL BE THE SAME as the spot price, and then oil be closing above 150$ a barrel, and then he's finished.

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What is the supposed point in the U.S.'s blocking the Strait of Hormuz? nt [View all] LAS14 Tuesday OP

Donnie wants his cut. Thing is, its meaningless UNLESS Volaris Tuesday #1

Deflection from Epstein scandal. Emile Tuesday #2

They're blocking the Iranian side, but allowing the Arab side. It's to hurt Iran economically. LeftInTX Tuesday #3

How come news reports don't tell us stuff like that???? nt LAS14 Tuesday #4

That's what I eventually read. LeftInTX Tuesday #5