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Trump demands Netanyahu pardon as he slams Israeli president as a 'disgrace'​

President Donald Trump demanded a pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu so he can fully focus on the current war with Iran.

In an interview with Axios published on Thursday, Trump called Israeli President Isaac Herzog “a disgrace” for not yet pardoning Netanyahu.

“Every day I talk to Bibi about the war. I want him to focus on the war and not on the f*cking court case. I want the only pressure on Bibi to be the fighting against Iran,” the president said.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...nt-as-a-disgrace/ar-AA1XBlK7?ocid=socialshare
 
This also could be true...



Trump is running the most dangerous geopolitical blitz since Bretton Woods.

And the endgame isn't a trade war.

There's a theory circulating that Trump is running a far more ambitious play -- one designed to collapse BRICS, force China's hand, and lock in dollar dominance for decades.

It's bold. It's speculative. And whether you buy it or not, the underlying moves are worth paying attention to:

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟭: 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮

The U.S. moves on Venezuela's oil, lithium, gold, and rare-earth reserves. Not for regime change — for resource control. China has quietly relied on Venezuelan oil to sidestep sanctions for years. That lifeline gets cut first.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮: 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮

This one's less dramatic but arguably more important. Canada deepens its alignment with Washington — offering diplomatic support, intelligence sharing, and strategic basing access. It's not that Ottawa becomes a puppet. It's that North America starts operating as a single economic and security bloc in a way we haven't seen since WWII. That kind of continental unity sends a message that's hard to ignore.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟯: 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻

With Venezuela compromised, China pivots to Iran for oil. Predictable. That's when the U.S. and Israel escalate — strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, command infrastructure, and oil facilities. China's backup energy source disappears.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟰: 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮

Here's where the theory gets really interesting -- and really controversial.

The argument is that a back-channel deal is already taking shape. Russia, increasingly squeezed and looking for off-ramps, begins redirecting energy exports toward Western markets. Out of self-interest, not friendship. In return, Moscow gets energy revenue guarantees and a pathway back to the global trading system. Canada, with its existing Arctic and energy ties, becomes the diplomatic bridge.

The result is a North American–Russian energy alignment that removes China's last major source of leverage.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲

BRICS loses its economic foundation. Beijing, cut off from reliable energy and geopolitical allies, is forced to negotiate on American terms, including purchasing U.S. debt at favorable rates. The dollar gets a controlled reset with gold as the backstop, and the global financial system re-centers around Washington.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 + 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿

Energy price spikes and defense spending flood capital into risk assets. Bitcoin pushes past $200K. Then comes the executive orders: a Strategic U.S. Bitcoin Reserve, funded by seized assets and energy windfalls.

But the piece most people are sleeping on is stablecoins. Every USD-pegged stablecoin moving across borders reinforces American financial infrastructure without a single new bank branch. The GENIUS Act laid the regulatory rails. A geopolitical shakeup of this scale would create a demand shock.

Stablecoins don't just survive a reset like this. They become the rails it runs on.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:

Resource control → energy dominance → geopolitical isolation of China → dollar reset + Bitcoin reserve + stablecoin expansion.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:

Precision chaos → total energy dominance → China's surrender on U.S. terms → dollar reset + strategic Bitcoin reserve + stablecoin expansion.

American financial supremacy 2.0.

Whether you believe it or not, the pieces are already moving.
 
searcher said:

Trump demands Netanyahu pardon as he slams Israeli president as a 'disgrace'​

President Donald Trump demanded a pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu so he can fully focus on the current war with Iran.

In an interview with Axios published on Thursday, Trump called Israeli President Isaac Herzog “a disgrace” for not yet pardoning Netanyahu.

“Every day I talk to Bibi about the war. I want him to focus on the war and not on the f*cking court case. I want the only pressure on Bibi to be the fighting against Iran,” the president said.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...nt-as-a-disgrace/ar-AA1XBlK7?ocid=socialshare
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Trump is sucking so much Netanyahu cock, it isn't even funny...not everybody loves corruption Donnie.
 
Joe King said:
The Iranians have to be mentally retarded to be attacking other Middle East nations.
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They already know they cant win so they want to make it as painful as possible for the rest of the world. The world runs on oil.
 
Goldhedge said:
This also could be true...



Trump is running the most dangerous geopolitical blitz since Bretton Woods.

And the endgame isn't a trade war.

There's a theory circulating that Trump is running a far more ambitious play -- one designed to collapse BRICS, force China's hand, and lock in dollar dominance for decades.

It's bold. It's speculative. And whether you buy it or not, the underlying moves are worth paying attention to:

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟭: 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮

The U.S. moves on Venezuela's oil, lithium, gold, and rare-earth reserves. Not for regime change — for resource control. China has quietly relied on Venezuelan oil to sidestep sanctions for years. That lifeline gets cut first.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮: 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮

This one's less dramatic but arguably more important. Canada deepens its alignment with Washington — offering diplomatic support, intelligence sharing, and strategic basing access. It's not that Ottawa becomes a puppet. It's that North America starts operating as a single economic and security bloc in a way we haven't seen since WWII. That kind of continental unity sends a message that's hard to ignore.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟯: 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻

With Venezuela compromised, China pivots to Iran for oil. Predictable. That's when the U.S. and Israel escalate — strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, command infrastructure, and oil facilities. China's backup energy source disappears.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟰: 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮

Here's where the theory gets really interesting -- and really controversial.

The argument is that a back-channel deal is already taking shape. Russia, increasingly squeezed and looking for off-ramps, begins redirecting energy exports toward Western markets. Out of self-interest, not friendship. In return, Moscow gets energy revenue guarantees and a pathway back to the global trading system. Canada, with its existing Arctic and energy ties, becomes the diplomatic bridge.

The result is a North American–Russian energy alignment that removes China's last major source of leverage.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲

BRICS loses its economic foundation. Beijing, cut off from reliable energy and geopolitical allies, is forced to negotiate on American terms, including purchasing U.S. debt at favorable rates. The dollar gets a controlled reset with gold as the backstop, and the global financial system re-centers around Washington.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 + 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿

Energy price spikes and defense spending flood capital into risk assets. Bitcoin pushes past $200K. Then comes the executive orders: a Strategic U.S. Bitcoin Reserve, funded by seized assets and energy windfalls.

But the piece most people are sleeping on is stablecoins. Every USD-pegged stablecoin moving across borders reinforces American financial infrastructure without a single new bank branch. The GENIUS Act laid the regulatory rails. A geopolitical shakeup of this scale would create a demand shock.

Stablecoins don't just survive a reset like this. They become the rails it runs on.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:

Resource control → energy dominance → geopolitical isolation of China → dollar reset + Bitcoin reserve + stablecoin expansion.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:

Precision chaos → total energy dominance → China's surrender on U.S. terms → dollar reset + strategic Bitcoin reserve + stablecoin expansion.

American financial supremacy 2.0.

Whether you believe it or not, the pieces are already moving.
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Thats one possible take on the situation. In his younger days he may have been able to think some of that through and come to those conclusions but nowadays I don't think he's that smart. He's doing what his handlers tell him to do.

China and Russia were Irans biggest allies. Both sitting on the sidelines and watching and learning. If you think Iran has a lot of drones and missiles, wait until you see China's stockpile.
So Iran makes us burn up all our interceptors and then decides to help Iran. At that point Israel is finished.

The neocons dont give a shit about anything except endless wars where they can get rich. Thats it. If everyone else dies in a nuclear war they have bunkers where they can wait it out and thrive until it's safe to come out again.
 
Look nobody wants a war. Funny isn't it but when Obama was bombing everyone these Democrats sounded absolutely "war like". And Libya was the existential threat Iran is, and has been. These Iranian mongrels have been killing us for almost 50 years and supporting every rag wearing, American hating, bunch on the globe. So I'm sorry if some people dont like Trump, or just didn't vote for him. This has nothing to do with a nuclear armed Iran, which Obama and that idiot Biden wanted to hand them.

So I dont know how this is going to end but an Iran blown to shit, their missile and missile making ability degraded, their leadership in the dirt, and more then anything their nuclear ambitions a wet dream. All this is enough for me. Were not going to overthrow a tyranny with air power alone but I'd bet they will stop making us look like fools. That era will end. It also appears Iran has really weakened their hand and made nothing but enemies in the region and China has seen just how vulnerable they are.
 
The US/Izzy miltary is doing to Iran what the DeepState has been trying to do to Trump for over a decade. Trump is discouraging nuclear proliferation and other nations moving away from the petrodolar. Or else.
 
This will clear up a few things that are hidden from view... RE The City of London crowd... Almost 400 years of global colonialism and empire!

E.M. Burlingame 'splains it.

Trump DESTROYS Britain’s Shipping Empire - GAME OVER For London​

 
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Benjamin Netanyahu faces both domestic criminal charges and international allegations.

Domestically, Netanyahu is on trial for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three corruption cases:

  • Case 1000: Allegedly receiving expensive gifts, including cigars and champagne worth nearly $200,000, from wealthy benefactors Arnon Milchan and James Packer in exchange for political favors.
  • Case 2000: Negotiating favorable media coverage from publisher Arnon Mozes in return for undermining a rival newspaper.
  • Case 4000: Granting regulatory benefits to telecom magnate Shaul Elovitch in exchange for positive coverage on Elovitch’s news site, Walla!.
Internationally, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on 21 November 2024, charging Netanyahu with war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the conflict in Gaza. The charges include starvation as a method of warfare, intentionally attacking civilians, murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts allegedly committed between 8 October 2023 and 20 May 2024.
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There could be a reason benji was anxious to get this war started.
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searcher said:
www.twz.com

U.S. Navy Submarine Torpedoes Iranian Frigate In Indian Ocean

This is the first sinking of an enemy ship by a U.S. submarine since World War II.
www.twz.com www.twz.com

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The Last Time A U.S. Navy Submarine Sunk An Enemy Ship In Combat

While it’s been almost a century since the last kill by an American submarine, other navies have done so more recently. While it’s been almost a century since the last kill by an American submarine, other navies have done so more recently.
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This is related to the submarine incident but on a different light. Here we have merchant mariner John Konrad talking about the sub rescuing sailors.

Now here's my question...........Was johnny buzzed up when he made this?

 
Some say this a parody account DYODD!

 
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If you can believe the WSJ



BREAKING: If the Wall Street Journal’s sourcing holds, the UAE just became the most consequential actor in this war. Not the US. Not Iran. Not Israel. The UAE.

Here is why this is the tweet of the day.

Dubai has been Iran’s financial oxygen for forty years. Not metaphorically. Literally. Through every round of American sanctions, every UN resolution, every OFAC designation, every European bank exit from Iranian correspondent relationships, Dubai remained the one global financial center where Iranian money could move, convert, and access global trade. The shadow network operating through Dubai’s currency exchanges, free-zone shell companies, and gold trading houses is not a marginal phenomenon. It is Iran’s primary mechanism for converting oil revenues into usable foreign currency, for paying for weapons components, for funding proxy operations from Hezbollah to the Houthis to every other instrument of Iranian regional power. The US Treasury has spent twenty years trying to close it and has never fully succeeded because closing it required UAE cooperation that the UAE, for its own sovereign economic reasons, consistently declined to provide.

The UAE is now, according to the Wall Street Journal, considering providing it.

Understand what has changed. The UAE’s entire strategic calculus for forty years was based on a deliberate ambiguity. Dubai would not be a sanctions enforcer. It would be a neutral financial hub, a free port for global capital regardless of political origin, and in return it would receive the economic dynamism that comes from being the one place money can always go. That ambiguity was worth hundreds of billions of dollars in financial services revenue, real estate investment, and trade flows. It was also worth significant leverage over Tehran, which needed Dubai and therefore could not completely antagonize it.

more at link
 
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Maybe we're going into the ME to remove those who are controlling the flow of oil...?

We just removed Lloyd's of London from insuring shipping... something they've had under their thumb for 300 years or so....

Think of the control Lloyd's had over what got insured and therefore shipped!
 
JUST IN: The CEO of one of the world’s largest logistics companies told Swiss broadcaster SRF on March 5 that Dubai has approximately ten days of fresh food left. That sentence has not appeared on a single major English-language front page. It should be the headline.

Stefan Paul, CEO of Kuehne and Nagel, was not speaking hyperbolically. He was reading his company’s supply chain data. Dubai and the broader Gulf import between 80 and 90 percent of their food. Approximately 70 percent of GCC foodstuffs transit the Strait of Hormuz. The strait has been closed to commercial traffic since February 28. Global air cargo capacity serving the Middle East fell 22 percent between February 28 and March 3, according to Aevean data published through Reuters. Jebel Ali, the port that serves 50 million people across the Gulf and serves as the regional hub through which the vast majority of Dubai’s perishable imports flow, was struck and suspended operations, with partial resumption beginning March 5.

Ten days of fresh produce is what you have when the ship lanes close, the air routes collapse, and the port is hit simultaneously.

Fresh produce is not canned goods. It is not strategic reserves. It is the strawberries, the tomatoes, the lettuce, the mangoes, the herbs, and the dairy that make a modern city function as a modern city. These products have days of shelf life, not weeks or months. They cannot be rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope because the Cape of Good Hope adds four to six weeks to a transit and a strawberry does not survive four to six weeks in a container. When the routes close, the perishable category depletes in real time with no backstop.

Dubai is one of the wealthiest cities on earth. It has the fiscal capacity, the sovereign wealth, and the logistical relationships to acquire food from anywhere. The problem is not money. The problem is physics. You cannot teleport produce from Spain or Kenya or India onto Dubai supermarket shelves when the air cargo lanes are 22 percent contracted and the port is still recovering from Iranian strikes. The money is willing. The infrastructure is not available.

The ten-day figure is a fresh produce specific estimate, not a total food supply figure. Dubai has substantial dry goods, frozen stocks, and strategic grain reserves maintained by the UAE government. The population is not facing famine. What it is facing is the moment when the visible symbol of a globalized, prosperous, interconnected city, a fully stocked supermarket, begins to thin. That thinning is a political event as much as a logistical one. The UAE government has absorbed 1,072 Iranian drones, suspended 70 percent of regional flights, watched its data centers targeted, and seen its Fujairah bypass route threatened. Empty produce aisles in Dubai Spinneys is the point where the population that has so far watched the war with alarm rather than hunger begins to feel it directly.

The war’s civilian transmission mechanism has arrived. Not through inflation statistics that take months to compile. Through the absence of tomatoes.

Iran has now demonstrated it can reach the molecular composition of the food supply of its adversaries’ allied cities within ten days of opening hostilities. That is an entirely new category of coercive leverage. It does not require a weapon capable of hitting a supermarket. It only requires the ability to close the routes that the supermarket depends on.

The bypass route for oil was Fujairah. The bypass route for food was air cargo. Both are now compromised. There is no third route.
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