why has shipping through the Strait been all but stopped of late?

Maritime insurance underwriters.

may result in the charging of tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz

Not a big obstacle. Lewzer told Panama to stop charging fees to transit the canal, and that was that.

Did they reschedule the correspondent's dinner already?

starts dancing to the Village People's "YMCA."

I wonder if Lewzer even realises that his chosen theme song may well be the gayest tune ever written?

Again? Still?

*Yawn*

The midterms will go well for Dems

Define "well".

Time wise, I thing DBT2 beat me on this one.

The Founding Daddies never allowed for someone like Lewzer to be President.

They assumed it would be someone with ethics, who was interested in the best interests of the country.

They were way wrong. On the 250th anniversary, it's the president that will be celebrated, not the country.

there are Muslims in Israel

And in what way is that relevant to the thread?

ONE of the three+ helicopters is using that call sign

Yes. The one the president is on.

Vlad should be landing within an hour, with a planeload of flunkies not far behind.

#13 technically yes

A lot of people think "Marine One" and "Air Force One" are aircraft. They are not. They are call signs for whatever aircraft the president is aboard.

If he was on a Navy aircraft, the callsign would be Navy One.

Looks like Putin just left Moscow...

Isn't this like trying to listen to light?

On loan? So they don't even have to pay for it?

Marine One is actually a group of helicopters

Marine One is the one the president is on.

"The Great Rebellion."

I thought it was "The War of Northern Aggression"?

fuel-eating air shows

To be fair, they'd just be burning that fuel flying around in circles somewhere else anyway.

This might be the end of airshows at Mountain Home though. I was at their last one and they had a fatal accident that closed the show.

Not good for PR.

Not sure what you mean by "AA."

Anti-Aircraft? Some kind of drone defense thing?

Some sort of AA defense thing?

You noticed that also?

The whole planet did. I doubt Xi will meet Putin at the airport but it would be really funny if he did.

Lewzer would blow a gasket.

Xi Jinping sent a message...

If Xi personally greets Vladimir Putin at the Beijing airport instead of sending a flunky, it's gonna be fuuuuuuny!

Doesn't Qatar have a facility at Mountain Home?

Coincidence? I think not.

they died for their cause

More like they died because of their cause.

Mess with ICE, get the horns.

Canada considers euthanasia for severely ill newborns

Robson posted ---- more relevant that you do.