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Today, the last tanker of crude oil that transited the Strait of Hormuz before Trump launched his war on Iran reached its destination in Europe.

As I have posted several times before, the oil price spikes we have been seeing have been largely speculative. The real impact is only just now starting.

Acyn « @Acyn X.com VANCE: What they have done is engage in this act of economic terrorism against the entire world. As the President showed, two can play at that game.

checkmate, fellow terrorists

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That... doesn't make it better

> the emperor is at war with the pope

what century is it

You’ve heard of Vatican II? Time for II Vatican II Furious*

*Broadcast in the Levant under the alternate title Back to the Future

I think you're misinterpreting this. He's making an army of zombie Jesuses.

I wonder how soon the money stops flowing.

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Latest Sizzletown is superb… incredible @tonymartin.bsky.social

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After Marco Rubio he has big shoes to fill.

Missed physical comedy opportunity for Ms Vance to jump out of that door

We're almost arrived at "the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage"

IDF bombing Lebanon today harder than before the ceasefire.

Yep. I hate-watched it for a couple of episodes before it turned a corner.

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Joh jumped to his feet at one stage and confirmed that he had discussed uranium mining with the Shar of Iran during his recent middle East trip. He said that the Shar had agreed with him that if we failed to mine uranium and export it, others would take it by force. Blast the Great Divide There was one particularly intelligent question from the parliamentar-ians. This came from Bob Katter junior, who asked whether the Great Dividing RAnge could be blown up with A-bombs to allow water to flow inland to his electorate of Flinders.

Bob Katter AND Shah of Iran jumpscare in as many paragraphs, truly a rich text

1977: Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb, addresses the Queensland Parliament. His visit was sponsored by Gina Rinehart’s father, Lang Hancock, who wanted to use nuclear explosives to extract iron ore and create a new Pilbara harbour to accommodate massive ore ships

imagine if i happened to be a trillionaire and bought twitter and 80% of the stuff on the site was just about big pants. you couldn't escape it. just an endless deluge of big pants propaganda

My mother says it is raining cats and dogs. Experts are dubious.

right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer

April fuels address to the nation?

So You Lost A War To Iran And you're going to try to convince us you… won. Wow. Wow, OK

Some longer thoughts on this, because no matter how long the war lasts, its outcome is no longer in doubt.

‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive Jack Karlson’s rallying cry of ‘democracy manifest’ added to national collection of sound recordings that hold historical, cultural and aesthetic significance * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Thirty-five years ago, when Jack Karlson was hauled into a police car outside a Chinese restaurant in Queensland, he couldn’t have known his bombastic speech would be watched by millions around the world, become a meme and now, be preserved for ever in Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive. Karlson’s declaration – “Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest! … What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?” – is one of nine pieces of audio that have been added to the NFSA’s Sounds of Australia collection this year, along with a pedestrian crossing signal and Missy Higgins’ 2004 hit Scar. Continue reading...

‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive

This is zuck one month after going on Rogan podcast claiming he would never takedown content based on government requests ever again

Sisyphus but every day he unsubscribes from marketing and promotion emails.

Red stage lights shining down on Blanco White a band with three members. Violinist, keyboardist and vocalist on the right. "Blanco White" lead singer and guitarist on ukelele in the centre, and a keyboardist, percussionist and guitarist on the right.

Blanco White - Factory Theatre Sydney

We were crucified nearby… how often can you say that?