Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
New piece ↓
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It’s official - VICTORY in Virginia as voters approve new redistricting plan with a 10-1 Democratic advantage
This could mean up to FOUR more seats for Dems in House this November
Mike Johnson, consider yourself on notice - the American people are about to FIRE you
We don't get any of the $5 million reward, because we made the information public and didn't provide it to law enforcement privately, which you could argue forced Dubai's hand.
On that note, you can donate to Bellingcat here:
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Reports indicate Elon Musk controls a secretive network of over 90 companies and entities so he can hide how he spends his money.
No wonder he wanted the Trump admin to “look into” the Corporate Transparency Act, which would have regulated those companies.
Note how Kash Patel fails to deny he has an alcohol problem. There's a reason for that.
The FBI takes 686 days on average to respond to an *expedited* FOIA request.
Give me a break.
2/ While apps such as Telegram, Instagram, and WhatsApp have been blocked in Russia, millions of Russians still access them daily using VPNs. However, the Russian government is working hard to choke off this access by deterring VPN use (while not yet banning them).
1/ Russian companies are blocking foreign IP addresses en masse in a bid to block VPNs, stranding thousands of Russians abroad without access to money, flight details, or taxes. Major Russian apps are also being repurposed to scan users' phones for VPNs and secretly obtain user data. ⬇️
As the 2-week “ceasefire” with Iran expires tomorrow, @booker.senate.gov talks the latest on Senate Democrats forcing Republicans to own this illegal war. We also discuss the $24 billion investments by Saudi Arabia & others in the Paramount/Warner Bros. pending mega-merger.
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I'll be hosting a Q+A with my Substack subscribers this Friday, 24 April, 12PDT/3EDT. More details on registration to follow: michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/michael-mc...
It is 14:00 Tuesday in Pakistan, Vance has not departed Washington, and the ceasefire expires Wednesday evening Washington time. The window for a second round before the deadline is functionally closed.
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Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek) * ... @magyarpeterMP Until 31 May, the Orbán puppets may voluntarily step down from their positions. This applies to the President of Hungary, the President of the Curia, the President of the National Office for the Judiciary, the President of the Constitutional Court, and the Prosecutor General. On 12 April, the Hungarian people voted for a complete political transformation. If these officials do not step down voluntarily by 31 May, then - on the basis of the mandate received from millions of Hungarians — we will remove them from office.
Hungary’s Péter Magyar issues an ultimatum.
MOJO03, KC-46A is operating east of Muscat in the Gulf of Oman. Most likely refueling Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.
MOJO03, KC-46A is operating east of Muscat in the Gulf of Oman. Most likely refueling Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.
Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson has revealed that Donald Trump wanted to use nuclear codes during a White House meeting on Saturday night. General Dan Cain, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stood up and said NO
This is the level of instability in the White House.
They were arrested. Fucking ARRESTED.
Quite the list!
The Felon appointed a Liquor Cabinet and it needs emptied out.
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IT IS ALIVE (For now)!
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CatComms work.
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It remains notable that The Onion — The Onion! — has had a stronger moral compass and more clear set of values in this moment than nearly every powerful and well-funded institution in American life.
"Obama needed to appear with Mamdani."
"Obama is sane-washing Mamdani."
"Mamdani is more popular than Obama."
"Obama is more popular than Mamdani."
You're all fucking weirdos for saying these things. Just enjoy the cute clips of them in a kindergarten class and shut the fuck up.
It started in CrimeA. It ends in CrimeA.
A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled to launch Monday.
Importers and their brokers will be able to begin claiming refunds from 8am on
www.cbp.gov/document/gui...
In other words, the Iranians know that trump lies, but he especially lies when he says that negotiations are going well. How many times do they have to be "surprised" by attacks during negotiations.
U.S. diplomacy is toast. It will be 50 years before other nations can actually trust us
We can also say with certainly that now that they're on the way home there won't be any more laundry fires.
Iran has every reason to be leery. Three times now Fat boy has had peace talks then gone in & blown the shit out of everything. That does not give anyone involved on the Iranian side any belief that the US is acting in good faith cuz they're not. Fat boy doesn't know how to do that.
… should have said thinking PERSON’s … but my point stands.
I know what you mean in the US. It used to be on the TV every single night. Fat boy got into office & It disappeared. Now we have sanr washing of every lie that comes out of his mouth while all he does is blame Ukraine. The rest of the world sees what we're going through, not the US. It's terrifying
