• [object Object]@lemmy.ca
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    21 hours ago

    Well, it’s Monday, so now we collapse the futures market outcomes and collect gains for the insiders.

    On Friday they’ll have a deal again, the after hours markets will go up, they’ll capitalize, then on Monday we’ll be back to this.

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      21 hours ago

      That’s exactly the goal. This regime is extracting as much wealth as possible before they’re removed.

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          8 hours ago

          I think you’re underestimating them. Sure it’s one of the least competent administrations in the history of the country, but there are plenty of very evil and very competent people in the regime pulling the strings and setting the long term goals and strategies. Look at Bannon for example. He’s very cunning and evil.

          • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            7 hours ago

            there are plenty of very evil and very competent people in the regime pulling the strings and setting the long term goals and strategies

            That’s the part I specifically don’t believe. Even the people like Bannon who have certain impressive skills, are ultimately short term thinkers that are liable to miscalculation due to arrogance. At the end of the day, they know not to speak out against any dumb move Trump wants to pull, as he has consistently purged such people and replaced them with insane yes-men.

            Trump has never been puppeted, only manipulated and tricked by people appealing to his ego. He is uniquely adept at uniting fascist foot soldiers and oligarchic interests, but he has never been the billionaires’ perfect option. They tried to replace him before both the 2016 and 2024 elections, specifically because he isn’t their lapdog.

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              5 hours ago

              He he is being puppeted, just not by oligarchs, but by putin and Israel, who have kompromat on him.

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                18 minutes ago

                Appealing to his ego and earning his admiration isn’t puppetry, but manipulation. Puppetry is when someone is forced to do another’s bidding against their will. Trump simps for daddy Putin and brother Netanyahu voluntarily, not because they force him.

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      16 hours ago

      The USA has been bombing Iran regularly over the past week. Iran has retaliated by bombing a US base in Kuwait. Since it’s obvious that the US thinks it can keep bombing on a slow-burn schedule, Iran is escalating.

      Meanwhile, Israel has been bombing world heritage sites in Tyre and moving across the Litani river.

      Also, from Iran’s perspective, now isn’t a bad time to finally block Bab el-Mandeb. The United States can’t really withdraw that much more from their SPRs, so the effect will be maximized. Meanwhile Europe is growing more hawkish on Russia, so upping the ante is the right move.

      Of course, this will cause incredible suffering in Asia with trickle-down effects hitting the poor of the world the hardest.

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        9 hours ago

        And now Trump is trying to apply last minute pressure after fucking around and finding out. People underestimate just how little strategy is involved in the US approach.

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          5 hours ago

          Yeah, he’s reeling. He wants to do a 1-2 day massive bombing campaign, declare victory, and then leave. The problem is Iran says they will make the Gulf uninhabitable if he does that, and the grown-ups know that Iran isn’t bluffing.

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      16 hours ago

      Broke the ceasefire again and, more importantly, is refusing any deal which doesn’t involve Iran losing all control of the strait and giving up its nuclear materials (neither of which are ever going to happen).