Following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, the Iranian Parliament has voted in support of closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil transit chokepoints, according to media reports.
Any final decision on retaliation, however, will rest with the country’s Supreme National Security Council and le
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Around 20 percent of global oil trade passes through the Strait. Some experts have said that if Iran were to cut off access to the Strait, it could spike oil prices by 30 to 50 percent immediately, with gas prices likewise rising by as much as $5 per gallon.
I mean yeah but he’s already a dictator. We can’t vote our way out of this.
You just lived through a period where people literally threatened their neighbors (and tried to kidnap a governor) with guns because they couldn’t get a haircut or get some cheesy biscuits at Red Lobster.
The worst sin Donald can commit is coming between Americans and the convenience that they equate with liberty.
And yes, there will be another vote.
The American people do love their bread and circus.
I’m not sure why Trump isn’t frightened by the prospect of the American people missing those things.
6-3 SCOTUS says the election didn’t mean what you thought it meant.
Bush v Gore was a lethal blow for American democracy.
The vote may take place, but its not gonna matter. If he wants to stay in office, he will.
I’m torn, because I’ve seen plenty to suggest the democratic process is still chugging along in the states. Let me know when the NJ/VA gubernatorial races are overturned.
At the same time, I’ve seen “Welcomefest” and the liberal doubling down on Palestinian genocide. I’m seeing liberals in Congress line up to support Trump in his Iran War. Liberals are bought into crypto. They’re bought in on school privatization. They’re bought in on defunding Medicaid and SS. They bought in on the deportations and the lawless arrests and the police violence
Too many liberals are supporting Trump in deed, while complaining in name only. How does an election fix that?
What you’re saying is there is actually a class divide that gets hidden by a manufactured social divide.
Ding ding ding. We have a winner!
could it be that Marx was right, then?