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The Times of Israel quotes the New York Times: NYT: Israeli-developed plan sought to have Ahmadinejad run Iran after Khamenei killed Assessing that bombing and expected Kurdish invasion would collapse regime, Israel reportedly used airstrike to free Holocaust-denying ex-president from house arrest, ...

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“Past performance is no guarantee of future results.”

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More lies: > Trump flew to Beijing in 2017 and came home with $250 billion in commitments.. Boeing orders.. energy purchases.. the same playbook nobody believed would work.. How many of these commitments were met? The short answer is **very few of them.** The $250 billion figure touted during the 20...

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Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies…., ## The Trump-Xi Summit Discrepancy A notable diplomatic divergence occurred during the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing: * The U.S. Narrative: The White House released statements claiming that Donald Tru...

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No love for the Iranian regime. Zero, nada, zilch. But this war which is going to hit India badly is a war of choice, initiated by Israel and the United States, started abruptly in the middle of ongoing negotiations - negotiations were not at an impasse, but the proposal to be discussed and the next...

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The Persian Gulf region is not simply an energy hub. It is one of the world's most concentrated nodes of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer production, underpinned by cheap and abundant natural gas feedstocks. The numbers are stark: Fertilizer Type Persian Gulf Share of Global Supply Urea (nitrogen ...

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Times of Israel headline: Israel said preparing for renewal of Iran war; Trump says Tehran has days to make deal TV report points to signs of heightened readiness, including 5-hour cabinet meeting, cancellation of PM’s trial hearing https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-preparing-for-renewal-of-...

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The 30-year US Treasury yield just hit 5.2%, its highest level since 2007.

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AI summarizes: India firmly denies paying any transit tolls or unofficial fees to Iran for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Both the Indian government and Iranian officials have refuted allegations of paid passage, maintaining that Indian vessels transit without such levies due to the str...

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The Kathmandu Post reports: EXCLUSIVE: Nepal faces black listing warning as anti-money laundering reforms stall A confidential briefing note prepared by APG Secretariat, and obtained by Kantipur, describes Nepal’s progress as disappointing and warns that the September 2026 review will be the decisiv...

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Via the above: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/pakistan-mediator-united-states-iran-trump-imran-khan In July 2021, without the prime minister’s knowledge, the military quietly retained a former CIA Islamabad station chief as a lobbyist in Washington, an early sign that Pakistan’s generals were beginn...

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New revelations have put the spotlight on US subversion in Imran Khan's ouster and the simultaneous rise of the Pakistan army. The leaked Pakistani cable is from 7 March 2022 and details what happened in the meeting between then Pakistan's ambassador in US- Asad Majeed Khan & Donald Lu, the U.S...

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Recently Theta Tantalum nitride has been found to have almost four times the thermal conductivity of copper - the highest value found for any metal. This suggests applications in the thermal management of high-peer density silicon chips.

India has some Tantalum reserves, but zero production.

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Further: About half of the Republican Party — and therefore roughly half of the “Party of Trump” — qualifies as Christian nationalist in reputable national surveys. The most authoritative data comes from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), which directly measures Christian nationalism usi...

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> Tied together with a mounting fuel and fertiliser crisis, the world is entering very dangerous waters.

Because they can't pass through the dangerous waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

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AI does not like to weigh in on political matters, but even so: The statement "Today's Republican Party is the Party of Trump" is one of the most accurate descriptions of modern American political reality, yet it simplifies a complex, multi-layered transformation. To analyze this statement...

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U.S. scraps deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland
The Pentagon has canceled plans to temporarily deploy 4,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/us ... rcna345283

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India scrambles to steady rupee as oil shock bites https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260517-india-scrambles-to-steady-rupee-as-oil-shock-bites The currency has dropped more than five percent since the crisis erupted in February, extending losses from 2025 and making it Asia's worst-performing ...

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More CCP: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1361083.shtml On a question about whether China had agreed to purchase American oil in the future, the spokesperson said that China stands ready to work with all sides to ensure global energy security and keep global industrial and supply chains stabl...

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The official Chinese Communist Party newspaper: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1361087.shtml On the Middle East situation, Wang said China maintains that on the basis of sustaining the ceasefire, the Strait of Hormuz should be reopened as soon as possible, and at the same time believes that ...

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> Both nations agreed on a course of action to push for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to secure international oil shipping. This will be good, if it happens: "...their agreed course of action centers on a unified diplomatic stance and the leverage of economic pressure to push Iran into ...

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> Trump secured a firm, public verbal assurance from Xi that China will not provide military equipment to aid Tehran. China continues to deny previously supplying arms to Iran, at least during the war, so they will continue not to do what they were never doing anyway, per their narrative. Post-war? ...

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@drnayar,
> Trump announced that China has agreed to order 200 Boeing commercial jets, with a potential commitment to purchase up to 750 more.

Have the Chinese also announced this?

Remember: in 2025 Trump secured $18 trillion in foreign investment in the US.

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Trump now claims that Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz in the past, many times, "they've closed it in the past as a weapon, they're not using it as a weapon against me."

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Any analysis of what the just-signed defense agreement between India and the UAE involves?

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sanjayc wrote: ↑12 May 2026 07:55
He fought in one election in Gujarat after his return to India and was routed. He never took the risk again.

From where did you dig out that gem?

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Kudos to Vivek Ramaswami for standing up to this; but a pity he joined the Party of Trump.

‘HE WORSHIPS COWS!’: MAGA Racism BACKFIRES SPECTACULARLY As Vivek ABANDONED IN OHIO! | Kyle Kulinski
https://youtu.be/nb9vM2TEv50?si=R0fDAqP9Anr4NvuO

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Manish_P wrote: ↑14 May 2026 17:08
A_Gupta wrote: ↑14 May 2026 17:02 Question: why the reveal at this moment?
Connected to the Trump-XI summit ?

What impact does it have? I could not figure out how this works to US or Israeli advantage.

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Question: why the reveal at this moment?

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The Times of Israel reports Netanyahu says he secretly visited UAE during Iran war, hails ‘historic breakthrough’ Source says PM’s meeting with Emirati president took place on March 26 in a city close to the Oman border, though Abu Dhabi denies premier made covert trip: ‘Entirely unfounded’ https://...

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Adani - important, IMO: "The New Geometry of Power"
https://youtu.be/HIg3G9ag4xw?si=_LfW204QbY-NfBUe

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Genuine question: How is Zohran Mamdanis mayorship of NYC coming along? Has it made a big difference on the ground? I still see social media clips on him as if in campaign mode and about how he is taxing the rich.. but have things improved? Or is it too soon? The Mayor's office has a two minute vid...

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Reportedly to improve the FBI Director's statistics, the FBI is putting on to the top-ten most wanted list suspects just a few hours or days before they arrest them. (That is, "we're about to arrest this so-and-so, can we put him on the top ten most wanted list before we do so?") Also, now...

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AI assures me that “Remittances rose sharply during and after the Gen Z revolt, helping Nepal avoid a macroeconomic crisis despite political instability, falling investment, and rising youth migration.”

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> 'NRI deposits -- roughly $100 billion -- will move out at first sign of trouble'

It would be a shame - afaik this did not happen in Pakistan or in Bangladesh. Yunus’s BD was kept afloat by remittances.

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Cartoon by Jen Sorensen

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The Jerusalem Post reports: US spy agencies examining how Iran would react to Trump declaring victory US intelligence is analyzing the question to understand the implications of Trump potentially pulling back from a conflict that could contribute to Republican losses in the midterm elections. https:...

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Prince Turki Al-Faisal is the former director-general of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency and a former ambassador. He is also the founder and Trustee of the King Faisal Foundation and Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. He penned the following, reproduced in Arab N...

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Failed Marshall Munir gave a very aggressive speech a few days ago. That is likely the trigger.

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Wiki: Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision ruling that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal&quo...

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