Swalwell suspends campaign for CA Governor

Good! One less Dem to split the vote (which would allow Repubs to waltz into office with the idiotic top-two primary system Californians have enacted).

It's a 45 minute chopper ride from Jerusalem to the Gaza border, and I'll remind you that border is heavily guarded by the IDF. Therefore, I can't make myself believe that some rogue terrorists para glided into Israel and committed carnage for 7 hours before the IDF could stop them.I was born at night, but it wasn't last night.
#31 | Posted by lfthndthrds

What does the distance from Jerusalem to Gaza have to do with anything? The Palestinians attacked those civilians right across the Gaza border.

Pope Leo: 'Delusion of Omnipotence'[Trump stock market manipulation] Is Fueling War in Iran

Fixed.

i>#11 it is a serious question because this war is not in accordance domestic law, let alone international law. Sorry, but Daddy Israel is a war criminal for the dozenth time over.
#22 | Posted by jpw

Well, you're anti-Jew schpiel is partly-correct this time.

Arizona John Kelly. 'Nuff said.
#23 | Posted by Yodagirl

Too bald.

"How is this not piracy?
#8 | Posted by Jpw"

I'm going to pretend that's a real question.

Enforcement of a naval blockade is not considered piracy as it is a lawful act under international law, provided it is conducted in accordance with established legal frameworks. Piracy, on the other hand, involves acts of robbery or violence at sea that are not authorized by any state.

I don't understand what peeps are giving Paid Russian troll OneIronTurd grief over. Swalwell was accused of sexual assault by multiple women, including a woman he was having an extramarital affair with. Of course that's going to lose him some votes and hurt his chances of being the Dem nominee.

Also, California really needs to fix this primary system, since it gives a clear advantage to Repubs because far more Dems run and divide the vote.

At least two vessels that have traversed the strait have paid Iran fees in Chinese yuan to guarantee safe passage, analysts from Lloyd's List Intelligence said in a recent report. Analysts wrote that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps "has imposed a de facto 'toll booth' regime in the Strait of Hormuz, requiring vessels to submit full documentation, obtain clearance codes and accept IRGC-escorted passage through a single controlled corridor." Iran has indicated that it might seek to impose a toll on all ships passing through the strait under a long-term peace deal.

President Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. Navy will begin blockading ships from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz and intercept vessels that have paid tolls to Iran, after marathon talks in Pakistan failed to yield an agreement to end the war.

Mr. Trump also said he has instructed the Navy to "seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran," and that the U.S. would 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!" he added.

Trump Praises 'Allah' Again

I'm just glad that our nation saw fit to elect a man of such tremendous faith to lead us in these troubled times.

Kamala/Hillary/Joe Biden 2028!

Iran threatens U.S. Navy over Hormuz transit

We sank their navy. Why wouldn't they try to sink ours?

"When I mentioned she was hot, I meant she was on a roll, it was nothing to do with her appearance,"

Since the news blurred her video, we have no way of judging. He should have just gone for it and talked about how hideous she was.

The Era of Free Seas Is Unraveling--and Now Everyone's Going to Pay

Only if the rest of the world lets it happen.

China claims all sorts of maritime rights extending 200 miles. Rest of the world tells China to pound sand.

Iran commits a war crime by attacking a civilian ship? Flagged to a nation unrelated to that war? Start a war with that nation. It's that simple. Unless the nation decides that it's better to bend over for Ayatolla As-a-Whollah.

Well, there's a war going on now. The US started a war with Iran... that might mess up some conventions.
#94 | Posted by REDIAL

Doesn't give carte blanche to Iran to commit war crimes by attacking civilian ships. And civilian ships of nations that aren't even associated with the war at that.

Really up to the nations that rely on this strait to decide if they want to let Iran get away with it. If they don't want to defend their ships, then I guess they won't get their oil, and Americans will pay triple at the pump and some other nations will go without. And Trump's oil pals will make a few tens of billions more with their price-gouging.

Inflation Triples in U.S. Last Month

The only real question is how many hundreds of millions Trump made from his stock manipulation. At the expense of pretty much every non-oligarch American.

Trump goes to war with Iran to distract from Epstein. Effs up the war so badly, he dispatches his mailorder bride to distract from the war with Epstein.

The likelihood Viktor Orban winning Hungary's upcoming parliamentary election has dropped since U.S. Vice President JD Vance made a speech endorsing him, according to the latest betting odds.

But Orban's poll numbers are way up with leather couches.

Censor[ed],Then perhaps I should be getting paid for entertaining everyone.
#52 | Posted by BillJohnson

Dance, monkey! Dance!

I went to visit RCADE at his compound a couple of years ago after arranging the visit through a series of shadowy intermediaries. He has LOTS of security! The dude who patrols the top of the garage (L-with a large assault weapon!) had walked to the other side the moment I snapped this picture as my chopper was coming in for a landing. Such is the life of a reclusive man who became a billionaire from founding, owning, and operating the Drudge Retort.
#49 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY

American, Then that explains a few things. He can afford to pay people to post here. I'd venture to guess there's a few here who are paid.
#50 | Posted by BillJohnson

Sounds like the Retort progs are in full agreement. Iran should starve the world.

Credit to Donald Trump for making the US more hated at home and abroad than the pariah nation of Iran where fully fifty percent of their population is treated worse than the worst discrimination we subject any of our own people to.

Who would've thought that the reason no one ever attacked Iran would be what happened when we attacked Iran?
#9 | Posted by lee_the_agent

That Iran would go full terrorist, as is their M.O.? No Shocked Pikachu here.

So, obviously the Prize behind Door #1 for Iran was the Strait and it's income. Trump is such a Winner!
#12 | Posted by Corky

Yes, no doubt Trump is the cause. But holding Iran blameless for cutting off oil to nations that have nothing to do with the war?

The good news is that Trump likely made a couple hundred mill from manipulating the market at the expense of American retirees.

Also, per the article, "two US-allied Arab countries earlier said they were targeted with Iranian drones and missiles despite Iran agreeing to a cease-fire."

But JPW always on point to lay all blame at the foot of the Joos.

Who could have ever imagined that Israel would let a ceasefire last.
#2 | Posted by jpw

And that justifies stopping the flow of fuel to nations that have nothing to do with the war! So much love for terrorists on this site.

Iran again closes Strait of Hormuz

Who could ever have imagined that Iran would take the world hostage?