Loading ...Just two hours after the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began, a ship-tracking firm reported that 121 empty oil tankers are now headed to the Gulf of America.
Sixty-one of those vessels are super tankers, each capable of carrying up to 2 million barrels of crude.
Even before the blockade, LNG imports into Asia had already fallen to a six-year low. The US also has access to Venezuelan oil which means Asian economies will become new customers of US controlled energy.
This requires far more attention by the @WhiteHouse and far more national discussion from the @POTUS and our new @SecMullinDHS & acting AG@DAGToddBlanche
I can state emphatically this problem was known by this White House and those in the FBI and CIA back in 2017. It has NOT gotten better, especially with the open borders policy during the @JoeBiden false presidency.
General Mike Flynn
https://x.com/GenFlynn/status/2043692890623189074
As always – beware Fog of War
Maybe due to no gold reserves as collateral?? Thoughts??
As a result of the naval blockade, President Trump says he’s getting CALLS from the “right people” when it comes to striking a deal with Iran
“We’ve been called this morning by the right people, the appropriate people, and they want to work a deal. They would like to work a deal.”
Q: “Is it your anticipation, Mr. President, that other countries will assist in this effort to blockade Iran and those disputes?”
TRUMP: “Yeah, other countries are going to also. We don’t need other countries, frankly, but they’ve offered the services. We’ll let it be known probably tomorrow.”
The regime is reportedly IN TALKS with the Trump administration as the Strait blockade begins, per Axios
Iran wants to work toward an “agreement”
“Tough Guy” was a facade. Trump has the leverage!
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2043726383306690948
MEANWHILE
“At least 10 states are now floating the idea of an exit tax, not just taxing you to death while you live there, but they’re gonna tax you with a knife in your back when you leave, too.”
https://x.com/TONYxTWO/status/2043346224258933206
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These words, spoken by the Brescia imam Ali Kashif into the microphones of the program “Out of the box”, have earned him expulsion from the country. It was the Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi who made the notification.
https://x.com/ImtiazMadmood/status/2042992609379913846
May it be so across ALL civilized nations — Congratulations Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni!
According to the newly public records:
These details are laid out verbatim in the declassified pages Herridge posted, complete with highlighted exchanges from the October 2019 closed-door session.
In short, we now have official, on-the-record confirmation of long-standing Republican concerns that the impeachment process was politicized from the outset. They show an ICIG who accepted the whistleblower’s self-assessment of impartiality at face value, even after learning of partisan ties and unreported congressional contacts – facts that were blacked out or minimized in earlier public handling of the case.
FAILED PEACE “NEGOTIATIONS ”
CHINESE THREATENING NUKES
US BLOCKADE OF HORMUZ
MASS STARVATION IMMINENT (RE FERTALIZER BLOCK )
ADD IN
PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUNDS COLLAPSING
SOVEREIGN DEBT DEFAULYS IMMINENT
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE COLLAPSE
AND THE US MARKETS CRASH ! RIGHT ?
HERE IS WHAT THE US MARKETS THINK ABOUT THIS WAR IN IRAN….30 YEAR DOW LOG CHART
Is this where the phrase “Shit Show” came from? https://allthatsinteresting.com/erfurt-latrine-disaster
Oil has seen it’s highs and will be heading significantly lower, soon. It may not be heading back to $55, anytime soon, but a gap fill just below $70 is not a matter of IF, but how soon. It had already failed to take out the original spike high just under $120, and now with the bounce off the lack of a deal and the blockade, failing to reach even that lower secondary peak, the chart says down going forward. Could be either a grind lower or a fast collapse. The top for this cycle, is in. 
The post below of the Chinese diplomat talking about war and nuclear destruction is just ridiculous posturing in front of next months summit between Xi & Trump. Even if the Iran blockade were to largely reduce China’s access to cheaper oil than otherwise available in the global marketplace, it doesn’t mean China will not have access to oil. Trump and the US, will gladly sell US oil(including from Venezuela) but at the going market rates and probably priced in Petro dollars. That may be a hiccup to China’s economy and plans, but no more so, than China’s policy to eliminate any export of Silver from China, being a hiccup and threat to the US economy. In fact, part of the US strategy regarding Iran, Venezuela and oil policy, is likely to negotiate a deal with China, vis a vis, both oil for China and Silver for the US.
China issues a stark warning to the US
“If you want war, you’ll get war. If you try to destroy China, you will be destroyed.”
THIS GUY IS THREATENING NUCLEAR WAR …NO AMBIGUITY HERE….THEY ARE FREAKING OUT…COMPLETELY LOOSING IT …LIKELY ITS THE OIL BLOCKADE
https://x.com/FalconUpdatesHQ/status/2043526624893923763
OR MAYBE THIS !
The AI Layoff Trap. A game theory paper from UPenn + Boston University
https://x.com/pvergadia/status/2043430961057058888/photo/1
It’s a Prisoner’s Dilemma with math behind it. Automate and you survive short-term. Don’t automate and your competitor kills you. But everyone automating destroys the demand that makes all companies viable
LEO GETS SKEWERED BY THE DON
WOW! President Trump just went OFF on Pope Leo
“I like his brother Louis much better than I like him, because Louis is all MAGA. He gets it, and Leo doesn’t!”
“I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon.”
“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. He talks about “fear” of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart.”
“I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country.”
“And I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do, setting Record Low Numbers in Crime, and creating the Greatest Stock Market in History.”
“Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise. He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump.”
“If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican. Unfortunately, Leo’s Weak on Crime, Weak on Nuclear Weapons, does not sit well with me, nor does the fact that he meets with Obama Sympathizers like David Axelrod, a LOSER from the Left, who is one of those who wanted churchgoers and clerics to be arrested.”
“Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it’s hurting the Catholic Church!”
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2043496169691570686
NESUN DORMA LEO
HOW DO YOU STOP A BAZILLION TON TANKER FROM GOING WHERE IT WILL MR SMARTY PANTS ORANGE CLOWN ?
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MARINES
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American Debunk
@AmericanDebunk
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A few weeks ago nothing about attack Iran made sense. But as time goes by, you begin to see what Trump is orchestrating.
And it’s incredible.
Trump is making America an energy dominant nation on a global scale while weakening the world’s dependence on Middle Eastern oil.
He’s shuffling up NATO, which will bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
And he will bring peace the Middle East for decades to come.
Pretty incredible
Following claims earlier today by U.S. President Donald J. Trump that the United Kingdom and other countries will send minesweepers to the Middle East to assist in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the British Government has announced that it is trying to bring together a “wide coalition” with France and others to ensure freedom of navigation through the waterway near Iran.
“We continue to support freedom of navigation and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, which is urgently needed to support the global economy and the cost of living back home,” a Spokesperson with the British Government told CNN. “The Strait of Hormuz must not be subject to tolling. We are urgently working with France and other partners to put together a wide coalition to protect freedom of navigation.”
WAIT TILL THEY HAVE TO PAT THE DON FOR PROTECTION…LOL
Conor McGregor and Irish patriots announce a NATIONWIDE STRIKE as fuel protests of farmers and truckers ramp up
MCGREGOR: “No more bleeding the Irish worker dry!”
Farmers, truckers and hardworking patriots are CLOSING UP SHOP to put massive pressure on the government
Keep fighting, Ireland!
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2043421571663245640
HMMMM…CONOR MCGREGOR …UFC ….WHAT ARE THE CHANCES TRUMP AND COMP ARE “FINDING” THIS UPRISONG…TWO CAN PLAY THIS GAME
THIS GUY CAN HELP WITH THE FINANCING
Elon Musk just came out in FULL SUPPORT of the Irish patriots, truckers and farmers blockading the streets to protest their tyrannical government’s leftist policies
The people of Ireland have the backing of patriots worldwide, KEEP FIGHTING
President Trump has SCREWED Iran and they’re about to regret it!
Anyone who thinks Iran is winning this is SEVERELY mistaken. The IRGC won’t be able to do ANYTHING about this
“The naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz goes into effect in 16 hours.”
“The blockade will involve stopping any ships that come out of Iranian ports or Iranian coastal areas. U.S. ships will not be stopping vessels traveling from non-Iranian ports.”
“The early stages of de-mining the strait has begun, and information about a safe path through the strait will be communicated to commercial mariners.”
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2043476309385396549
AND
The U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would cost Iran approximately $276M/day in lost exports and disrupt $159M/day in imports, a combined economic damage of ~$435M/day, or $13B/month.
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HERE IS WHAT I AM GATHERING TRUMP AND COMP ARE UP TO …FROM MANY POSTS HERE AND SOME DEDUCTION
In a comment below the Blockade post CHARTSMASTER ASKED THE GOOD QUESTION .”If the Blockade is such a good tactic why wasn’t it used before all the Explosions figuratively and physically ” PARAPHRASING
GOOD QUESTION
NOW HOWEVER USA CONTROLS THE PRICE OF OIL AND AS THE LARGEST OIL EXPORTER WITH THE LARGEST SURPLUS .( NOW INCLUDING VENEZUELAN OIL ) USA MAKES BIG $S AND FORCES THE REST OF THE WORLD TO BUY THEIR OIL AND GAS IN $S .TRUMP IS EVEN OFFERING IT TO CHINA ( ON SALE …lol ). HA…CHINA WILL BE BUYING VENEZUALIAN OIL FROM TRUMP IN DOLLARS WHEN BEFORE THEY WERE JUST TAKING IT FOR NOTHING …AND THE PRICE HAS DOUBLED
IF THEY WENT DIRECTLY TO BLOCKADE BEFORE IRAN TOOK CONTROL OF THE STRAIT…IT WOULD BE POLITICALLY TOXIC. NOW THEY ARE “REACTING” AFTER THE EVIL EMPIRE SHUT DOWN THE STRAIT …I THINK IT’S INTENTIONAL …IF SO …WOW EH ..THEY REALLY DO WANT TO CHOKE CHINA OF OIL AND IRAN OF FUNDS …TALK ABOUT LEVERAGE…IT’S DIABOLICAL AND IF THIS WERE CHINA PULLING THIS STUNT IN THE PANAMA CANAL FOR INSTANCE WE WOULD BE FREAKING OUT RIGHT ABOUT NOW .
IS THIS A GREAT SET UP OR WHAT ? WAS IT BY ACCIDENT OR DESIGN ?
I m starting to think that Trump and Comp’s Foreign Agenda was scripted even before he won in 24. They had 4 years to Plan ( think Agenda 2025 )
AND AS A BONUS…TRUMP AND COMP EXPOSED NATO AS FAIR WEATHER “ALLIES” SO HE GETS TO CHOKE THEM OF EMERGY TOO. REMEMBER THEY LAUGED AT HIM WHEN AS 45 HE WENT TO EUROPE AND TOLD THEM THEY WOULD BE SORRY ONE DAY THAT THEY DEBEND ON CHEAP RUSSIAN OIL AND THAT THEY WERE TOO DEPENDENT ON RENEWABLES….WELL RENEW THIS ERUROTARDS
HA…THE MORE I THINK OF IT !!!!! 🙂
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DONALD TRUMP JUST STUNNED THE WORLD
Suddenly, oil and gas tankers want to RUSH to the US to fill up on energy. Look at the Gulf of America!
It’s almost like 47 had a plan this entire time ?
“Boats are sailing up, heading to OUR country, big, beautiful tankers — we’re loading them up with oil, gas, and everything else!”
“It’s a pretty beautiful thing to see.”
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2043386342629953556
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH
JUST NOW: The US military announces it BLEW UP two more narco-terrorist boats
SOUTHCOM has obliterated two vessels operating through the Eastern Pacific — with 5 terrorists being KlLLED
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2043481678232838598
COINCIDENCE >? OR FORESHADDOWING ??
REMEMBER : NESUN DORMA
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat, with Hungary’s opposition on course for a landslide election win
Péter Magyar is set to be the country’s new prime minister, with early vote counting suggesting his party Tisza has won a clear majority
Record numbers turned out for an election which was seen as pivotal to the future of Hungary and Europe
His defeat will come as a blow to his close allies Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump
After failed negotiations, Donald Trump has decided to pursue a naval blockade.
Kharg Island handles about 90% of Iran’s oil exports, making it the regime’s economic lifeline.
But you do not need to occupy it to shut it down. Here is why a blockade is smarter than invading Kharg:
1 Same pressure, no ground war
A blockade stops tankers and cuts off Iran’s main revenue stream without sending U.S. troops into a heavily fortified and defended island.
2 No American casualties
An invasion would require an amphibious assault into missiles, drones, naval mines, and IRGC forces, while a blockade operates safely from a distance.
3 Immediate leverage, fully reversible
Pressure can be turned on or off depending on negotiations, whereas an occupation would lock the U.S. into a prolonged and costly military commitment.
4 Hits the regime’s economic lifeline directly
Oil exports fund the entire system, and shutting them down creates immediate financial pressure on Tehran.
5 Avoids a major global oil shock
Destroying or seizing Kharg risks spiking oil prices worldwide, while a targeted blockade limits disruption mainly to Iran.
6 Keeps escalation controlled and predictable
An invasion invites retaliation across the Gulf and risks a wider war, while a blockade applies pressure without losing strategic control.
7 Maximum pressure with minimal military risk.
I WOULD ADD….HOW LONG CAN CHINA ACCEPT HAVING THEIR OIL SUPPLY CUT IN HALF ?
“In anticipation of tomorrow’s release of the IG Michael Atkinson transcript, here is the TLDR of the story.”
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“While all other transcripts related to the Ukraine impeachment process were eventually released, this one has been guarded like radioactive material”
I saw this a month ago and saved it, for when more began to tune into him
Otherwise, no comment (yet).
…want to know how much the average US driver’s gas bill has gone up since the start of the war? $55 a/month! Yup that’s right! A miniscule $55, people spend more than that on DoorDash fees!
A submarine was lost, not to war or espionage, but to the inability to complete a scheduled overhaul…
The most enigmatic and interesting Account on “X” presently is Mr. Poll
I am not sure what to make of “him” but I believe there has to be more to it than just a guy looking for clicks
He has just Posted Bomb after Bomb today and I don’t think this can be ignored or trivialized at this Juncture
HERE ARE THE TITLES OF POSTS : I WILL POST THE SUBSTANCE IN THE COMMENT SECTION : DONE
WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL RESET
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THE MONUMENT OF THE GREAT AWAKENING.
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THE ART OF THE TRAP.
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THE PAKISTAN “NEGOTIATION”
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THE QUEEN HAS SPOKEN
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“Tehran has turned into a barracks for foreign militias under IRGC command.”
Here is a first-hand account of what’s happening right now inside Tehran. What follows describes a city that is no longer functioning normally, but operating under heavy militarization and systemic breakdown.
Streets filled with Toyota Hilux pickups mounted with DShK machine guns, turning the city into a militarized zone
Checkpoints across highways and intersections with IRGC, Zainebiyoun, Fatemiyoun, and Hashd al-Shaabi flags, creating traffic paralysis and harassing civilians
Parks, schools, and mosques occupied by security forces, with suppression units deployed across major junctions
Government offices barely functioning, staff absent, services abandoned mid-day, and phone response near zero
Public transport reduced drastically, with buses repurposed for Basij and special units
Banking system failing, ATMs empty, cash nearly impossible to access
Schools effectively shut down, universities pushed online without internet or infrastructure
Civil government sidelined, real control concentrated in IRGC and security institutions
Propaganda shows “normal life,” but reality is militarization, surveillance, and constant pressure on civilians
Public sentiment reflects fear of war, but even greater fear of the regime regaining full control
This is not a functioning capital. It is a city under internal occupation
Iran promised to open the Strait of Hormuz, and they knowingly failed to do so. This caused anxiety, dislocation, and pain to many people and Countries throughout the World. They say they put mines in the water, even though all of their Navy, and most of their “mine droppers,” have been completely blown up. They may have done so, but what ship owner would want to take the chance? There is great dishonor and permanent harm to the reputation of Iran, and what’s left of their “Leaders,” but we are beyond all of that. As they promised, they better begin the process of getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST! Every Law in the book is being violated by them. I have been fully debriefed by Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, on the meeting that took place in Islamabad through the kind and very competent leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan. They are very extraordinary men, and continuously thank me for saving 30 to 50 million lives in what would have been a horrendous War with India. I always appreciate hearing that — The amount of Humanity spoken of is incomprehensible.
The meeting with Iran began early in the morning, and lasted throughout the night — Close to 20 hours. I could go into great detail, and talk about much that has been gotten but, there is only one thing that matters — IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS! In many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our Military Operations to conclusion, but all of those points don’t matter compared to allowing Nuclear Power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people. My three Representatives, as all of this time went by, became, not surprisingly, very friendly and respectful of Iran’s Representatives, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi, and Ali Bagheri, but that doesn’t matter because they were very unyielding as to the single most important issue and, as I have always said, right from the beginning, and many years ago, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!
So, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not. Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz. At some point, we will reach an “ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT” basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, “There may be a mine out there somewhere,” that nobody knows about but them. THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted. I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL! Iran knows, better than anyone, how to END this situation which has already devastated their Country. Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless, Khomeini, and most of their “Leaders,” are dead, all because of their Nuclear ambition. The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with this Blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully “LOCKED AND LOADED,” and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran! President DONALD J. TRUMP