Karen Santal

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

"Common sense cannot be defeated; it can only be denied, which proves beyond any doubt of its invincibility." - hat tip @jimmythetwitt

[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

Iran, now refusing to release its chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz and the global supply of oil, is demanding that the price of an agreement include an end to US backing for the Israeli-directed horror show in the Middle East.

Like a spoiled toddler, Trump is thrashing around – while cashing in on the volatility of the oil markets – trying to impose the old rules, when the terms of the confrontation are no longer under his exclusive control.

His latest tantrum – one cooked up in Tel Aviv as much as Washington – is that most Arab states, including Iran’s neighbours in the Gulf, be forced to sign the so-called Abraham Accords with Israel. This is being presented as the framework for a regional “peace deal” involving Iran. In truth, it is the very opposite.

The accords are designed to cement Israel’s status as the Middle East’s top dog, subordinating Arab states’ interests to Israel’s, and thereby isolating Iran in the region and leaving the Palestinian people and Lebanon to a genocidal Israel’s mercy.

This is another swindle, like Trump’s “Board of Peace”, which dresses up US and Israeli criminal aggression and genocide as peacemaking.

What the past 20 years of lies and misdirections have sought to hide is a simple fact: it is not Tehran that is led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It is Tel Aviv and Washington.

Since the pair launched their criminal war of aggression against Iran three months ago, Tehran has shown restraint, acted with caution, and displayed a willingness to negotiate in good faith.

Too bad there are no responsible adults on the other side with whom it can make a deal.

This is an extract from my latest article Israeli claims about an Iran 'threat' were always a lie. Now we have proof. Read the rest here: https://t.co/b7xm6lSLjl

[Former Republican 🇺🇸 @Sjacobs2020]

@Acyn "Red or blue, if you go against data centers, we vote for you."

Democrats better hear that message and get out front.

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

@michaeljmcnair @CalJamieson Missiles can destroy underground structures. Iran, Houthis, Hezbollah would know where the pipelines are.

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

@michaeljmcnair @tomaas26 You can find YouTubes of MIT Prof. Ted Postol outlining how Iran could build several nuclear bombs quickly right now to retaliate against an Israeli nuclear attack.

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

@michaeljmcnair Wouldn't the pipelines be at constant risk? Nordstream was blown up.

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

@HedgieMarkets @stal_azov @EarnedKnowledge Will it get built? Is there another purpose to having that land? Ed Zitron commentary is that there are no one (1) gigawatt data centers and announced data centers are not being built. We do always have to beware of Ponzi schemes. Blackrock CEO wants our pensions invested in AI.

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

@HedgieMarkets Lots of ??? about AI. Computers eliminated many clerical jobs already. Example - 50 yrs ago, car rentals were hand written, and multi step processed. Now, customers do much of that when they make a reservation. How many AI videos or songs do we want? Will centers become obsolete?

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

@DA_Stockman Isn't it a waste of time talking about a "deal?" US Senate is Zionist controlled so there can't be a treaty. It would rely on Trump's word and his word is dirt. Israel never honors anything. We are stuck with this mess and people will be hurt for a long time to come.

[KBB @KBB1069920]

@DA_Stockman " . . . in your fawning eagerness to kiss the behind of the madman in the Oval Office . . ."

I'd just make it "orange behind". Used to hate the Dems saying orange this and orange that, but the madman has truly earned it now.

[The Artist known as Jess @ElofsonJess]

No one in the world gives a flying fuck if Iran has a nuke.
Only the terrorist state of Israel and their zionist puppets care because they are genocidal psychopaths.
Iran is the only culture currently capable of halting Israeli plans to genocide the entire Middle East.
Trump has destroyed himself for a foreign parasite.

[InfoGram @_InfoGram_]

Trump at 9:00 AM — I will blow up Cuba 🇨🇺

Trump at 2:00 PM — I will blow up Iran 🇮🇷

Trump at 5:00 PM — I will blow up Oman 🇴🇲

Believe me all these statements in a single day.

70% of Americans elected this fool to do this.

[Ahmad Khaled @abuKhaleed66]

“Israeli are hunting children for entertainment”

That is the truth about Israel

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

@HedgieMarkets @SayNoToTrading Holiday Inn Express has Costa machines where guests can get a fresh cup all day. Must be new; I didn't see them last year. Its nice but will it last? People won't pay extra or choose Holiday Inn just for the coffee machine.

[Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz]

The fact that some 80 year old pedophile who lives in a Florida brothel can single handedly cripple the world economy, trigger a global war, trash the White House, and grift people out of billions is insane if you think about it

[Prof Zenkus @anthonyzenkus]

Yet another Democrat - this time Wasserman Schultz - telling Trump NOT to accept Iran's terms for a peace deal and advocating more suffering for the Iranian people and more economic suffering for American workers.

Both parties need to go.

[David Stockman @DA_Stockman]

Are you delusional, Rod? The entire US Navy is an obsolete relic which belongs in a military museum---save for the Ohio class nuclear triad subs.

The only purpose of the surface NAVY is power projection and wars of invasion and occupation (i.e. Forever Wars) that provide zip, zero, nada and nichts to the territorial security of the American Homeland. All the rest is Empire, which is the way the MIC (military industrial complex) justifies and sells weapons to bankrupt Uncle Sam. Besides, what good is a Navy that can't even open up the Strait of Hormuz against a Iranian Navy that is allegedly at the bottom of the sea? And that's the opinion of the Navy's top Admiral, not mine:

Admiral Daryl L. Caudle addressed this during his May 21, 2026, testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee. Key quotes from Caudle on the Navy’s ability to force open the Strait of Hormuz via escorts or related operations: “There are many things we can continue doing to enhance the blockade, but to actually start doing something where I’m providing escort services through a contested strait will, in my military opinion, exceed the capacity of the Navy to do that effectively.” “If we go try to do escort with that, we have looked into that. That’s a very challenging mission in that narrow strait when it’s contested, and so when you’re in a contested environment to de-mine the strait of Hormuz or to do escort duty — is not something that’s easy to do. So we’re going to have to get to a place that that strait is open with a generally accepted ceasefire before that can be turned on en masse.”

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

@SteveRobTexas @ShadowofEzra People want the government to look at it. Making a settlement doesn't absolve JPM of crimes (if there were crimes; that's why they investigate, have grand juries, etc.)

Why is Ghislaine Maxwell in prison with a long sentence?

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

@SteveRobTexas @ShadowofEzra https://t.co/GcZxxRVHzK This was a big settlement related to sex trafficking.

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

@mattduss @barnes_law And "October 7" was obviously a false flag. Never investigated by US government. US just gave Israel $30 billion for lies about beheaded babies and mass rapes (while Israel was firing hell fire missiles).

[Karen Santal @KSantal]

@mattduss @barnes_law I saw a clip. Nuland and Pompeo had lame talking points. Had to be reminded about US role installing Shah in the 50s. Hope to see the whole dsbate.