06-21-26 carib
I think it was Nixon who introduced the "madman tactic" as a negotiation tool.
But Nixon was not mad at all.. |
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06-21-26 carib
A poll by Israel’s Hebrew University, provided to Reuters, showed about 92 per cent of Israelis believe Iran benefited more than Israel from the joint Israeli-US military campaign, while just 8 per cent see Israel as having emerged victorious.
Almost 90 per cent of Israelis said war goals had not been met and fewer than 30 per cent believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims of major achievements.
He faces an election in the autumn. |
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06-21-26 carib
Savo: the answer to the sanity question is clearly negative.
But this is no news.
:-( |
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06-21-26 savo
victor
https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/2026-06-21/federico-jimenez-losantos-pues-claro-que-la-policia-de-sanchez-podria-ayudar-a-huir-a-su-senora-7424329/ |
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06-21-26 savo
Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) entre enero y mayo de 2026 aumentaron 54%
technically speaking... the rep owes pdvsa a lot of money... most pdvsa bonds...were borrowed to hand over the money to the republic... so the republic spent the money form the bonds issued by it and the bonds issued by pdvsa...
and i am not talking about taxes or royalties... i am talking about money just given to the rep.
Another reason why pdvsa debt and rep debt should not be part of the same restructuring. |
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06-21-26 savo
US-Iran Peace Talks Fail.
The US delegation, led by JD Vance, entered the meeting arena first. This was strange, because the party that claims to be the upper hand typically arrives last.
Shortly after, the Iranian delegation arrived. They greeted the mediator, Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif, but informed him that they refused to negotiate due to recent threats issued by Trump. They didn't meet Vance and then abruptly left.
A panicked Sharif frantically requested his boss, "Field Marshal" Munir, to intervene, but Munir also appeared helpless. Watching from a distance, Vance approached and asked what had happened. A shaken Sharif and Munir apologetically explained the situation to him.
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06-21-26 savo
is this guy sane?
"You close it and you won't have a country." President Trump said he told Iranian officials about the Strait of Hormuz. "You won't even make it back to your fu*king country."
"We may take over the Strait, if we have to," Trump said. "If they don't make a deal, we'll collect tolls."
Trump added the U.S. could become the "Guardian Angel" of the Strait, and take 20% of the oil.
https://x.com/TreyYingst/status/2068685921956798640 |
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06-21-26 carib
Rahm Emanuel attacked Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal with Iran, claiming the US president “just got schooled” hours after the Revolutionary Guards announced they were closing the Strait of Hormuz.
Emanuel, a veteran Democratic powerbroker who is a long-shot presidential candidate, slammed the deal signed by Trump in Versailles this week as “the memorandum of misunderstanding”.
“While the president thinks he wrote a book called The Art of the Deal, they’re going to teach him a lesson — which is the Persian lesson, the art of the negotiation,” he said. “And he just got schooled, unbelievably.”
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06-21-26 carib
| Los ingresos facturados por Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) entre enero y mayo de 2026 aumentaron 54% con respecto al mismo período de 2025, al arrojar un acumulado de 9.400 millones de dólares. |
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06-21-26 carib
Soldiers from the 91st Division’s 551st Brigade have taken control of a massive Hezbollah tunnel in Majdal Zoun, about 10 km. into southern Lebanon, the IDF reported Sunday.
The tunnel, 200 meters long and 25 meters deep, had four firing shafts to launch rockets, which the terrorist group had regularly used to target Israel, it said. |
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06-21-26 victor
:-))
Trump threatens Iranian delegation while Vance holds talks with them
Trump’s threats: Even as Vance touted early progress in Switzerland, US President Donald Trump threatened the Iranian delegation in a Fox News interview on Sunday. Trump vowed to resume bombing and “take over” the Strait of Hormuz if a deal is not reached. Iranian officials at the Swiss talks have lodged a complaint about the remarks, state media reports. |
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06-21-26 carib
The Strait of Hormuz reportedly remains closed. According to regime-aligned outlet Fars, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has not granted permission for any vessels to transit until further notice.
The US military had denied earlier reports of the closure and said commercial vessels were still operating.
US officials have disputed that the strait is closed and said 55 merchant ships crossed it on Saturday.
Vessel-tracking data showing ships actively transmitting their positions broadly backs Iran's claim that the strait is closed, with no tanker crossings recorded since Tehran announced the move on Saturday afternoon.
JP
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06-21-26 CAC
Am Israel Jai
DT likes to twist reality.. Meloni was right... DT should have taken her advise and avoid this stupid war which was launched just to please a bunch of bloodthirsty Israeli vampires and ended up being a phenomenal fiasco...again. |
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06-21-26 victor
savo.. Keir no more
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see the difference between starmer and sanchez?
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06-21-26 spal
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06-21-26 spal
| British prime minister Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday. |
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06-21-26 victor
savo, "the main issue is whether the president of the government should not resign."
IS IT?
some would argue that has been the case since 2023-2024.
ever since sanchez couldn't get a budget to pass congress.
btw, the last paragraph means implicitly that sanchez will not resign, in spite of everything, and will wait until 2027 to hold elections.
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El último conjunto de Presupuestos Generales del Estado aprobados por el Gobierno de Pedro Sánchez son las Cuentas de 2023, que entraron en vigor tras ser validadas en noviembre de 2022.
Actualmente, no existen presupuestos vigentes para los años siguientes debido a que el Gobierno ha optado por no presentar proyectos para 2024, 2025 ni 2026.
En junio de 2026, Pedro Sánchez anunció oficialmente que el Gobierno iniciará la tramitación para presentar el proyecto de Presupuestos Generales del Estado para 2027, marcando el fin de esta serie de prórrogas. |
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06-21-26 savo
| the thing about the cops is a distraction... the main issue is whether the president of the government should not resign. |
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06-21-26 victor
the judge's exact words are even funnier.. no cabe duda. there is no doubt that.. :-))
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En el auto, el magistrado apuntaba que “no cabe duda” de que los agentes de las Fuerzas y Cuerpos de Seguridad del Estado que forman parte de la escolta de Gómez “en un momento determinado pueden, bien por iniciativa propia o siguiendo órdenes de sus superiores jerárquicos, ser precisamente quienes colaboren en la acción o acciones que se lleven a cabo para facilitar esa fuga que haga imposible que la acusada se encuentre a disposición de la justicia”. Asimismo, ordenaba oficiar a “todos los puestos fronterizos y aeropuertos civiles y militares, para que se evite incumplir con esta obligación”. |
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06-21-26 victor
:-))
En el auto, el instructor sostiene que los miembros de las fuerzas y cuerpos de seguridad del Estado que protegen a Pedro Sánchez podrían colaborar para la huida de Gómez. |
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06-21-26 victor
pana, yes, the judge even said that the bodyguards could help sanchez' wife escape (to another country).
given that these bodyguards are cops, what is the judge actually saying about cops? :-))
now cops are upset at the judge.
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El CGPJ estudia si toma medidas por el auto del juez Peinado que asegura que la escolta de Begoña Gómez podría contribuir a su fuga
El órgano judicial se reunirá este lunes tras la queja de Interior y sindicatos policiales por la afirmación del juez que ponía en duda la integridad de los agentes :-))
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06-20-26 panasonic
Vic, you'll like this one ;-)
https://apnews.com/article/spain-prime-minister-wife-trial-corruption-passport-4ccb7c236e4accb176fe5c2c0ee50d75 |
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06-20-26 savo
| victor...DT likes to twist reality.. Meloni was right... DT should have taken her advise and avoid this stupid war which was launched just to please a bunch of bloodthirsty Israeli vampires and ended up being a phenomenal fiasco...again. |
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06-20-26 savo
Argentina Trade surplus roars
May’s merchandise trade report set new records, delivering a US$3.5bn surplus
after an average US$2.6bn monthly surplus in the prior two months. The outturn
was again driven by a sustained surge in exports (+34.4% oya) alongside subdued
imports (-7.0% oya), lifting the year-to-date (YTD) surplus to US$11.8bn—up
sharply from US$1.9bn a year earlier. By segment, the energy balance accounted
for US$2.4bn of the YTD improvement, while non-energy improved by US
$7.5bn, mainly reflecting stronger agro-related exports (+US$3.7bn) and mining
(+US$1.5bn), as well as lower imports (Table 1).
On a seasonally adjusted basis (using INDEC series), the three-month annualized
trade surplus stands at an impressive US$32.2bn, while the 12-month cumulative
surplus has risen to US$21.1bn (Figure 2). With broad-based gains across key
sectors—and alongside a shift toward greater economic openness—Argentina’s
trade balance is increasingly supportive of sustained growth.
The May surplus was primarily explained by continued export momentum and
softer imports. Exports rose 0.6% m/m (sa) in May, following an average +11.2%
m/m (sa) increase over the prior two months. Meanwhile, imports fell 2.5% m/m
(sa), though they remain 6.8% above January’s low. |
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06-20-26 victor
| Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France. She is doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity, possibly because she turned down the United States of America, a Country that truly loves and protects Italy, when it came to denying Iran from obtaining or developing a Nuclear Weapon (But so did NATO, for that matter!). She wouldn’t even let us use Italy’s landing strips or runways, a great logistical inconvenience, and this despite the fact the U.S. contributes hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year to protect Italy, and other “so-called” NATO Allies. Now, after the United States defeated Iran militarily, she wants to be friends again in order to get her “numbers up.” No thanks!!! President DJT |
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