Now there's a MORE hard line regime in Tehran with feckless figurehead in Khamenei (is he even alive?) and the IRGC in control.

Mow there's a MORE hard line regime in Tehran with feckless figurehead in Khamenei (is he even alive?) and the IRGC in control.

The article is worth reading. I didn't hit a paywall.

Here's why

"Rather than bringing down the regime, the campaign is, in several key respects, actually reinforcing it," Danny Citrinowicz, a former Iran specialist for Israeli military intelligence, wrote in Israel Hayom on March 27. Two days earlier, the former head of Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6, Alex Younger, told the Economist: "The reality is that the U.S. underestimated the task, and I think as of about two weeks ago lost the initiative to Iran."

C0RI0LANUS

If Vance is the nominee, and they shove the SAVE act through Congress, how will he vote? Different name on his birth certificate:

REDIAL

Sounds like a super bike you'll enjoy. I'm currently "leg powered" only :-)

#48 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

An egregious imbalance.

Perhaps Qatar will donate a new one?

#46 | Posted by REDIAL

If Trump were an honest man, he'd sell the one they gave him and put the dough towards a new one since this is his fault.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL

Mine isn't electric.

Low to High gears and two brakes easy ... I do appreciate shock absorbers on both wheels. My last only had one on the front.

A gel seat cover - which I've been using for over 20 years - really helps keep one's behind and back from getting sore.

From the 'net:

An E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft is valued at approximately $500 million, while replacing one with a modern equivalent like the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail costs over $700 million to over $1 billion per aircraft.

#43 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

There also goes another bunch of millions up in smoke.

Sorry about the injured personnel. I hope they realize Trump's at fault.

Good to know... I just dropped a silly amount of cash on a mountain bike.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL

I picked up a 2nd hand Gary Fisher mountain bike during COVID.

My first buy after getting a bike is to get a gel seat cover for a smoother ride. Like these:

I'm happy for the people of Cuba.

Putin is happier since Trump's war puts billions in Russia's (and his) coffers he can use to kill people in Ukraine.

REDIAL

We know markets tend to go up over time, but the next weeks and months are going to be a jarring ride.

... but all the index charts are headed straight down the bunny hill over time.

And oil will continue an equally bad trajectory upwards.

And we aren't even at the end of the beginning ...

Dow Futures are currently showing a 300 point decline going into tomorrow's trading.

But, you have to be careful about the Futures, they are thinly traded so more volatile.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter

We may see a couple pops upwards now and then, but all the index charts are headed straight down the bunny hill.

The war is only expanding. The markets are scared and panic has set in because no one can trust Trump's word.

Reporting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait has been attacked.

#39 | Posted by REDIAL

Which could beget reprisal attacks on power and water which will beget counter-reprisals, etc etc etc.

Desalinization is crucial for every country involved in this war. This war of choice escalating ...

Brent heads for record monthly jump as Houthi attacks widen Gulf conflict

March 29, 20265:17 PM CDT - Updated 3 mins ago

Brent has soared 59% this month, the steepest monthly jump (ever), exceeding gains seen during the 1990 Gulf War, after the Iran conflict effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for a fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies ...

I'll treat any money with his signature like it has fentanyl on it and get rid of it as quickly as possible.

We don't know who's actually in charge. There's a power struggle going on between the IGRC, clerics, and politicians.

Futures:

Oil up

Stock Market down

It's gonna be a bumpy ride for awhile ...

I'm not Catholic, but I really like this Pope.

#8 | Posted by Yodagirl

I'm not either.

I like and admire Leo for the same reasons I liked and admired Francis:

Humble practitioners who abide by and advocate for what the namesake of Christianity taught.

So, seize the nuclear material?

TRUTHHURTS

Here's what the White House said after last June's bombing:

^ Wait, that Jax, FL at the "pool", yah?

#10 | Posted by horstngraben

I call 'em "Red State Ritas."

In my travels, I've noticed 95% of really good looking women in red states come largly from well-to-do families.

Minneapolis and L.A. have the highest percentage of beautiful women, IMO.