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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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Mahatma Gandhi was not alive to participate in any election in independent India. In pre-Independence India all the elections had separate electorates. The Indian National Congress was against separate electorates.

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Presenting for true beliers Pastor Defends Golden Trump Statue From Biblical Backlash https://www.newsweek.com/pastor-defends-golden-trump-statue-from-biblical-backlash-11933490 The pastor behind a newly erected, 22-foot, golden statue of President Donald Trump at one of his Florida golf courses ha...

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It is not only a Strait of Hormuz crisis, but also a (unacknowledged) Washington DC crisis.

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Question - two US airmen were rescued from Iran some weeks ago. Since then we have heard nothing about them. One might have thought we'd have their names and some press interviews and such; but maybe this silence is Businsss As Usual. Is this silence unusual or to be expected?

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This post is without any links to the literature - it is largely from memory but if necessary can be tightened up considerably. Actually, I will count on Amber G to correct and go into depth on this if there is interest. :D In terms of how geologists have divided up earth's 4+ billion year existence...

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^^^ Remedy: replace the judges.

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Queens Advocacy Groups Push for NYC’s First Anti-Caste Bill https://queensledger.com/2026/05/05/queens-advocacy-groups-push-for-nycs-first-anti-caste-bill/ JACKSON HEIGHTS — Advocacy groups are calling for the passage of legislation to prohibit caste discrimination in employment, housing, and public...

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ICE/DoJ deliberately concealed from Judge DuBose that Bryan Rafael Gomez was wanted for homicide in the Dominican Republic on an international warrant; and after she ordered him released, they went after her with a "BIDEN ACTIVIST JUDGE RELEASES MURDERER" type of press release. The Judge h...

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US military strikes Iran’s Qeshm port and Bandar Abbas, Fox News reporter says

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-ea ... 026-05-07/

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South China Morning Post:

Has China given the first sign it’s ready to export its J-35A fighter jet to Pakistan?
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/militar ... t-pakistan

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I don't know how reliable this is: Project Freedom halted after Saudi Arabia suspended US use of its military bases, airspace Trump's sudden announcement of Project Freedom surprised and angered the leadership in Riyadh, which announced that it would not allow the US to use Prince Sultan Air Base or...

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The fall of TMC is a big blow to all the trouble-makers from abroad. The commentator I am listening to insists that Trump’s congratulations is sarcasm of a sort. It is likely a reminder that “we lost heavily, but the game is not over”.

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Axios reports: Exclusive: U.S. and Iran closing in on one-page memo to end war, officials say https://www.axios.com/2026/05/06/iran-us-deal-one-page-memo The White House believes it's getting close to an agreement with Iran on a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework...

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US intelligence indicates limited new damage to Iran's nuclear program, sources say According to this report- intelligence assessments: Despite recent operations, Tehran’s potential timeline to produce a nuclear weapon remains largely unchanged. The program's overall trajectory—specifically the tim...

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CNBC reports: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/china-iran-araghchi-wang-yi-trump-beijing-hormuz-talks.html China pressed Iran on Wednesday to pursue a diplomatic resolution to the Middle East conflict and refrain from resuming hostilities, as Beijing seeks to cement its position as a key mediator ahe...

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Josh Marshall at talkingpointsmemo.com opines: But the deeper impact of this crisis, one entirely of Trump’s own making, has been to convince many countries, especially but not only in East Asia, that oil and gas are too vulnerable to price shocks and supply instability. Meanwhile, renewables like s...

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Rahul Jinnah’s party.

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Is there a Yogi Adityanath clone to head Bengal? Will anything less suffice? Why assume that only a sanyasi can do it? Suvendu Adhikari has been working diligently and firmly resisted TMC goons without any fear. Also he is not a grhastha (no wife/children). Not sanyasi; energy and force of characte...

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