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Monday, February 23, 2026

"Since the State of the Union address is next Tuesday, let's get rid of the State of the Union address before Tuesday. And here's why. Nothing has misled the American people to the warped belief that the president can act like a king more than this stupid, boring, performative after-dinner speech from hell where the Sergeant-at-Arms announces the president like he's a king," Maher said.


Monday, January 26, 2026

Contact your Senator now and tell them not to fund DHS until they are held accountable for their actions. No Secret Police in America! read more


Thursday, January 22, 2026

Mr Smith goes to Washington to remind Congress and America of Trump's crimes and that no man should be above the law.


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Operation Epstein Bury is going so well! Haven't heard about Epstein in days. (Except for that AI image of Trumpy trying to resurrect him)

We have about 40 planes flying over so sneaking through is not an option. But you can claim ships are going through at will if you want.

#18 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

I'm not claiming it. The U.S. Navy is claiming it.

While the US military declared the blockade of Iranian ports effective as of April 13, 2026, and reported that at least six ships turned back, data suggests that around 20 or more commercial vessels, including Chinese-linked and Iranian-flagged tankers, successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz immediately following the announcement.

But multiple ships have seemingly ignored the warning, including Iran and China-linked vessels, by passing through the trade route in the last 24 hours.

Two of the Iran-linked vessels that passed through the strait, the Christianna and Elpis, sailing under the Liberian and Comoros flags respectively, had formerly been at Iranian ports, MarineTraffic data indicates.

The Madagascar-flagged tanker Murlikishan, which is under US sanctions for Iran-linked trade, travelled west through the strait after departing Lanshan in China.

Rich Starry, a Chinese-owned medium-range tanker carrying around 250,000 barrels of methanol, also appeared to pass through the waterway having loaded its cargo from the UAE, Reuters reported.

One of the questions that remains to be seen is how the U.S. will view the Tehran-provided route around Iran's Larak Island. As of last week, the route, which requires ships to provide documentation " and in some cases, payment " to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps was still the most used way out of the Strait of Hormuz. Lloyd's List Intelligence tracked 50 out of 72 total transits using the route between April 6 and Sunday.

FYI-that route goes thru the Straits. It's just closer to Iran so more easily controlled by Iran and not blockaided
by the USN.

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