05-01-26 victor
spal, right.
but they could also be bullsh*tting, so the iranians think an attack is imminent. |
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05-01-26 spal
| Historically, when JCS and CENTCOM chiefs pull a President for nearly an hour mid-week, it’s to sign off on Rules of Engagement (ROE) changes. |
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05-01-26 spal
According to Axios, the U.S. Central Command chief and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman briefed Trump for 45 minutes.
45 minutes is either a genuine concern or theater. If it's real, the read is that military brass sees something operationally urgent enough to pull Trump from the schedule mid-week. If it's leaked for optics, someone's hedging on what comes next. |
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05-01-26 victor
what's the deal?
dt doesn't have the required voted in Congress?
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House Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. is 'not at war' with Iran as White House approaches 60-day deadline
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Thursday that it is not necessary for Congress to weigh in on the Trump administration’s military action in Iran because the United States is currently “not at war.”
“I don’t think we have an active, kinetic military bombing, firing or anything like that. Right now, we are trying to broker a peace,” Johnson told NBC News in the Capitol. “I would be very reluctant to get in front of the administration in the midst of these very sensitive negotiations, so we’ll have to see how that plays out.”
His comments come as the ongoing military conflict with Iran nears the 60-day mark, a threshold outlined in the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which says that the president has to remove military forces from conflict within 60 days if Congress doesn't authorize a war before that deadline.
When pressed about the 60-day deadline, which falls on Friday, Johnson specifically said, “We are not at war.”
He went on to say: “We’re policing the Strait of Hormuz and trying to get a peace. The president and the administration are moving as aggressively as possible. There’s nothing Congress can do to move that along any further, so we’ll see how it plays out. That is my position.”
The 1973 law also gives presidents the power to ask for a 30-day extension, though it's unclear whether President Donald Trump plans to do so this week.
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05-01-26 panasonic
"dissatisfied"
Meaning he is not able to get desired results OR he should not conduct any negotiation with US? |
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04-30-26 carib
| Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf have reportedly been dissatisfied with the way Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has conducted diplomacy and negotiations and are calling for his dismissal, Iran International reported on Thursday, citing two informed sources. (JP) |
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04-30-26 carib
| Pill: time will tell (if re-bombard). |
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04-30-26 spaldo
US considers retreat from Germany after Merz statements
Criticism from Merz and European leaders is raising the level of conflict and serves Trump’s strategy better than Europe’s own interests. Here’s why.
April 30, 2026 |
https://samfunnogpolitikk.no/en/international-politics/iran-criticism-from-german-chancellor-merz-backfires-and-strengthens-trumps-strategy |
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04-30-26 pillz
Trump answer?
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re bombard them.. till they understand that there is no other possibility ... |
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04-30-26 carib
Iran’s new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed to “prevent the enemy’s abuses” of the Strait of Hormuz and safeguard the country’s nuclear capabilities, after talks with the US reached a stalemate.
In a written statement, the leader — who has not been seen in public since he was appointed to take over from his father, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes in February — hailed Iran’s “new management” of the key waterway.
He said Iranians would defend their nuclear and missile capabilities, along with other technologies, as a “national asset” just as they would “defend their water, land, and aerial borders”, as the fate of the country’s nuclear programme sits at the heart of the deadlocked talks with the US.
Trump answer? |
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04-30-26 pillz
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04-30-26 panasonic
| Amzn growing "chips" biz. |
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04-30-26 panasonic
Nvda affected by Amzn growing biz.
I have both just in case. |
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04-30-26 panasonic
| Soxl on it's way to Mars. |
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04-30-26 panasonic
Google wonderful results, amzn good but gave back all profits and more.
Qcom mojo is back.
Tdy Apple earnings, not as important as used to be. |
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04-30-26 pillz
Schpal ,NO ,I am out of the diamond world already 10 years..
btw , I re-shorted puts of VLO today ... |
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04-30-26 spal
Lugarno story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_oJXKP7KYw&t=113s |
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04-30-26 spal
| Pilly - have you heard of Lugarno Diamonds and Moti Ferder? Quite the story ... Ferder ended up ripping off the owner of Lugarno (Compass Diversified) via a so-called Investment Diamond scheme. Very ruthless and tricky industry as you know. |
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