| second: Grand Theft Oil Futures.
Insider traders keep making a killing at our expense. At this point it’s almost routine: Almost every time Donald Trump makes a major announcement about the Iran War, that announcement is preceded — sometimes by only a few minutes — by huge and hugely profitable bets in the oil market.
Again and again, just before Trump makes announcements that raise hopes about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, one or more “whales,” very large traders, sell large quantities of oil futures, almost instantly reaping big profits as prices fall.
What’s truly remarkable is that this keeps happening even though the pattern has become familiar. This tells us two things: The Trump administration is making no real effort to crack down on whoever is trading using inside information, and these inside traders are operating with a complete sense of impunity, assured that they can get away with it. [go to link] |
| second: Grand Theft Oil Futures.
Insider traders keep making a killing at our expense. At this point it’s almost routine: Almost every time Donald Trump makes a major announcement about the Iran War, that announcement is preceded — sometimes by only a few minutes — by huge and hugely profitable bets in the oil market.
Again and again, just before Trump makes announcements that raise hopes about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, one or more “whales,” very large traders, sell large quantities of oil futures, almost instantly reaping big profits as prices fall.
What’s truly remarkable is that this keeps happening even though the pattern has become familiar. This tells us two things: The Trump administration is making no real effort to crack down on whoever is trading using inside information, and these inside traders are operating with a complete sense of impunity, assured that they can get away with it. [go to link] |
| 6ixStringJack: Haha... You dipshits just make up something new every single day now. |
| second: Gulf states fear an emboldened Iran is taking advantage of a hesitant U.S.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
President Trump chose to look the other way after Iran launched three salvos of missiles and drones into the United Arab Emirates, one of America’s main Middle Eastern partners, despite a cease-fire he negotiated nearly a month ago.
The likely conclusion in Tehran, Gulf governments fear, is that further escalation pays off because Trump is so intent on extricating himself from the war that he will ignore renewed Iranian attacks on America’s regional allies.
European and Asian nations—allies and strategic adversaries alike—are watching this closely, too. [go to link] |
6ixStringJack:  Stay classy, screen bitch. |
| second: 6ixStringJoder wrote: "You two sissy fags miss me while I was gone?" I expected that you killed yourself. I'm in mourning that you live, since the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi. |
6ixStringJack: You two sissy fags miss me while I was gone?  |
| THG:
Putin is afraid: Security reinforced around the Russian leader |
| second: Trump’s ballroom price was $200,000,000 initially but the cost has increased to $1,400,000,000 in only months. That is a lot of zeroes. In March Trump said his ballroom would involve “zero taxpayer dollars.” Obviously, Trump didn’t count the zeros in $1.4 billion. Nor did Trump count the zeros in the $trillions he is spending on the increased Pentagon budget for war. [go to link] |
| 6ixStringJack: "Trump loses to Iran; how sad" No, he didn't, you anti-American loser. You're such a dumb cunt, golem. |
| THG: Pro-Kremlin lawyer's turn against Putin reveals rift in Russian power circles |
| 6ixStringJack: We need to remove more illegals then. Let's make that ratio 40 to 1 until they're all gone. |
| second: One American loses their job for every 6 immigrants removed from the workforce as researchers see 'no evidence' that ICE is helping the economy. [go to link] |
| second: Iran’s Unexpected Resilience.
Two months of fighting have emphasized some of the country’s advantages. Although Trump insists that Iran has been completely destroyed and that the war is over, reality suggests otherwise. The longer Iran is able to inflict economic pain across the world, and the longer its depleted defensive capabilities hold, the more evidence its leaders have that it can continue to stand firm.
[go to link] |
| THG: Trump loses to Iran; how sad |
| second: Kash Patel is reportedly furious and threatening to sue anyone who calls him “J. Edgar Boozer.” It would be a real shame if this went viral. [go to link] |
| THG:
Putin fears assassination attempt amid stalling war with Ukraine |
| second: Donald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it’s fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon”. The Pope could truthfully say that Trump will burn in Hell for being a lying sack of shit, but the Pontiff has chosen not to correct him to maintain peace. Otherwise, Trump might bomb Vatican City in retaliation. [go to link] |
| THG:
"Corruption in America runs a lot deeper than Donald Trump." Ossoff in Atlanta
[go to link] |
| second: Republicans Make Jaw-Dropping $1 Billion Demand for Trump’s Ballroom.
The president has insisted his vanity project would be funded by wealthy donors.
[go to link]
Senate Republicans are seeking $1 billion of taxpayer money to help fund “security adjustments and upgrades” linked to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project. |