Hormuz reopening story lived two hours; the missiles didn't stop. Kyodo reported a senior Iranian official saying the strait opens "within seven days" if Washington lifts the port blockade; Brent fell below $100 on the news. *Maybe Trump has switched from Axios to Kyodo for his market manipulation stories.*
Iran now has a statutory transit toll: 20% of cargo value for toll, plus seizure for non-compliance.
Iran seized a vessel linked to Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer, fining owner and crew for "financing terrorism" and impounding containers. *Take your good news where you can find it…*
Iranian airlines shut down worldwide as of today. Bessent *(faggot)* on CNBC: no fuel, no landing services, no ticket sales, "or you will be knocked out of the dollar system". Turkish Airlines, Pegasus and AJet have cancelled Iran flights - reportedly through March 2027. *This will only stiffen Iran’s resolve.*
Diesel at an all-time high of $6.53/gal while talk of a US export ban gains momentum. Of course analysis shows it to be a mere political stunt: US inventories pile up, Gulf Coast prices fall, Trump declares victory, global diesel spikes, East and West Coast import-dependent regions feel it first, refiners can't export so storage fills and run rates get cut - which means less gasoline and jet fuel too. In addition the US imports the crude it refines into diesel, so banning exports to a supplier's own market invites the obvious retaliation. *You can’t out retard the Trump.*
*Editor’s note: Yemen and Russian wars roll on, no particularly significant developments overnight though…*
Headline: Pentagon Investigators Say Overreliance on Palantir AI Tech Contributed to U.S. Strike That Killed 123 Iranian Children. *AI proves it’s no more sentient than Shaniqua.*
In a somewhat related “blame the AI” story: Julian Whatley‘s latest video details a case where Air Canada’s chat bot gave a customer wrong information about bereavement discounts, then the airline refused to refund the difference by claiming the AI bot was an autonomous agent and Air Canada wasn’t responsible. *Thankfully Air Canada got the smackdown they deserved in court and were forced to pay restitution.*
Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google face antitrust lawsuit for agreeing to slow AI development — plaintiffs say plan has been in motion for months before, calls agreement ‘self-serving’. *A cartel by any other name…*
Headline: Paramount wins Warner Bros takeover after settling states, union lawsuits. *Honest headline: (((Ellisons))) bribe the right parties and gain even more jewish control over propaganda (er, entertainment) content. *
Australia considers banning the use of smart glasses in government buildings. *Cool, now do all of society.*
As a result of Lindsey Clancy’s “postpartum breakdown” that resulted in the murder of her three children, MA Governor Maura Healey says everyone who has a baby is “gonna have a have a home visit” by a government healthcare provider “to make an assessment” for postpartum depression and other signs of mental health issues. *Our friend Kalo tagged this thing as a bullshit psyop all along, now they’re going to even more outrageous levels. [Redaction] when?*
Poll: 59% of Democrats want a military coup to remove Trump from office. 55% of Democrats want Trump to die in office. 32% of Democrats want Trump assassinated. *His numbers probably aren’t much better with other groups.*
Trump makes a social media post whining that senate republicans must end the filibuster or there will never be another republican president. *Fat Orange Retard can’t see the forest for the jews.*
Resentful Indian gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy crashes to all-time low in Ohio’s governor race as “wine mom” Amy Acton storms ahead in election odds. *I find it oddly satisfying to see him humiliated, and let’s face it: he wouldn’t have governed any better than Acton.*
White House launches “Trump TV” streaming service. *its_all_so_tiresome.jpg*
Headline: Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee. *I’m not so naïve as to think that the powers that be won’t replace it with something even worse, but a win is a win.*
***Doggo wants you to have a good day frens…***
