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Quote from: TDoS on Apr 13, 2026, 05:41 PMStage 1 drought conditions already declared locally. Less watering this year. Surcharges on high water usage...but no one has told me what volume of water that is.
You can use your solar panels to distill the wastewater from your toilet. Or drive your EV to buy bulk 20 gal bottled mineral water. Since you're one of those high net worth individuals, you could even have cases of Perrier FedExed straight from France. No worries. Yea!
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#32
Stage 1 drought conditions already declared locally. Less watering this year. Surcharges on high water usage...but no one has told me what volume of water that is.
#33
Trump Fascism / Iran Not to Bow to Threats
Last post by K-Dog - Apr 13, 2026, 02:07 PM
Iran Not to Bow to Threats
The language of threats does not work with Iran, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said upon arrival from Islamabad talks.
#34
Trump / Iran Condemns Trump’s Insult t...
Last post by K-Dog - Apr 13, 2026, 02:01 PM
Iran Condemns Trump’s Insult to Pope
“His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, I condemn the insult to Your Excellency on behalf of the great nation of Iran, and declare that the desecration of Jesus, the prophet of peace and brotherhood, is not acceptable to any free person. I wish you glory by Allah,”
#35
Trump / Trump faces backlash over AI i...
Last post by RE - Apr 13, 2026, 09:42 AM
Trump faces backlash over AI image of him as Jesus
President Trump is facing a conservative backlash from some of his supporters after posting an image created with AI depicting himself as Jesus healing sick people. The image, posted Sunday on Truth Social, shows him in a religious garb with his hand on a sick man’s head. In the image, he’s surrounded by his followers, an American flag, eagles and the Statue of Liberty, along with other figures in the sky.
Who could ask for more? lol.
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#36
Trump Fascism / TACO Tactics: Trump's Repeated...
Last post by K-Dog - Apr 12, 2026, 09:39 PM
Reptilian Repetition in Trump's Diplomacy: Make threats, then talk. I don't mean to insult reptiles. But the Trump approach is what lower life forms and bullies do.
President Trump's approach to international relations, particularly with Iran and previously with North Korea, involves a consistent pattern of aggressive rhetoric followed by attempts at diplomatic engagement.
Trump's Playbook: Trump follows a predictable pattern where he uses aggressive language and threats before attempting diplomacy.
How Trump’s Iran strikes doomed his North Korea strategy
Trump, who sold himself as the answer to deadlock on the Korean peninsula, has sabotaged his chances of a breakthrough by attacking Iran.
This approach was seen in his dealings with North Korea, and it appears to be repeating with Iran.
A: Reptilian Repetition: The strategy relies on the repetitive use of similar tactics, banking on others' short attention spans to overlook the pattern. It starts with a threat.
Commentary Let’s get realistic on North Korea and Iran
There’s a common thread that runs through the Trump administration’s approaches to North Korea and Iran. It’s a lack of realism about what can be achieved with available leverage.
By making repeated threats, Trump aims to create a familiar dynamic that he can manipulate to his advantage.
B: Pivot to making demands. In 2017, after threatening "total destruction" against North Korea, Trump became the first U.S. president to meet with a North Korean leader.
100 Days of the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy: Global Chaos, American Weakness, and Human Suffering.
In only 100 days, the Trump administration has wrought chaos around the world and weakened the United States’ place in it, leaving the American people and billions of others worldwide to pay the price
Despite the lack of substantive outcomes, North Korea gained international legitimacy without giving up its nuclear weapons.
C: Get the opponent to concede or repeat from step A. Trump's words are designed to provoke a reaction, and potentially force the other party into backing down due to the threat.
America Revived
The United States faces the most dangerous international circumstances since the end of World War II, and perhaps in its history.
This simple strategy attempts to use the specter of force to achieve diplomatic goals.
Trump is unfamiliar with :
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Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances
Trump's recent actions towards Iran follow a well-established pattern that he has used before with North Korea. His aggressive rhetoric and threats are not accidental but rather part of a calculated strategy aimed at forcing his opponents into concessions through the perceived strength of "big talk."
Which from an American President or any other mature adult is childish and stupid. It is what bullies do. It is also too kind to refer to the strategy as calculated since it is only a pattern that repeats with little variation. A pattern that is easily seen by an opponent, violating another maxim from 'The Art Of War."
#37
‘It’s incredibly bad’: No end in sight to Colorado River water crisis
Emergency drawdown of Flaming Gorge is imminent, officials say. The water situation is crashing so rapidly that authorities can’t confidently track the extent of it.
#38
Trump Fascism / Raw aggresion, Trump war crime...
Last post by K-Dog - Apr 12, 2026, 05:10 PM
Trump's blockade threat raises risks and leaves predicaments unchanged
After a diplomatic team led by Vice-President JD Vance tried, and failed, to reach a negotiated agreement to end the US war with Iran on Saturday, President Donald Trump had to decide his next move.
Jesus Fuckng Christ. There is no point trying to find pretzel 🥨 logic that can explain what Trumolini is doing.
As crazy as wiping out a civilization this is.
Trump acts like a toddler again. If I can't have the oil, nobody can. Iran was blockading Hormuz using missiles and drones. Soooo.... Trump is going to do the same thing using ships. Save Iran the effort of blocking the straight, and Russian Oil is going to be selling for so god-damn much that Trump won't have to worry about that two minute sex Tape that Putin bought from Epstein. This new blockade is different from the old blockade the way Chicago and Deep Dish Pizza are different. Trump's behavior is total infantile. A temper tantrum with a global scream. Everyone is fucked over by this infant.
That Vance could not negotiate his way out of a paper bag is no surprise. He blew it. A chance to steal the show. He could have been a contender.
The fool directly mirrors the same Iranian tactics he spent the last six weeks condemning.
What the closure of the Strait of Hormuz means for the global economy
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the outbreak of military conflict with Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, is the latest example of a geopolitically driven oil supply disruption. Recent Federal Reserve Bank research quantifies the potential effects on global output, allowing detailed analysis of a range of scenarios.
Clear insanity.
#39
Trump Fascism / Trump says US will blockade th...
Last post by RE - Apr 12, 2026, 11:54 AM
Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz and intercept ships that paid tolls to Iran
President Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. Navy will begin blockading ships from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz and intercept vessels that have paid tolls to Iran, after marathon talks in Pakistan failed to yield an agreement to end the war.
Well, who does this most affect besides Iran? The Chinese. So what happens if the Chinese send some boats to escort the tankers through the Straight? Will the FSoA boats fire at the Chinese boats?
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Trump Fascism / With a Fragile Ceasefire under...
Last post by RE - Apr 12, 2026, 12:55 AM
With a Fragile Ceasefire under Threat, What Future for the Strait of Hormuz?
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran prompted Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz, allowing only selected ships to pass through. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Yasmine Farouk, Chris Newton and Ali Vaez consider what could come next in this vital maritime trade corridor.
Long and fairly complete analysis of the options and difficulties involved in reopening Hormuz. Upshot-it ain't gonna happen anytime soon. Price wise, thusfar the price rise has been mostly speculative, actual shortage of product only exists in a few places. In roughly a month, stockpiles will be depleted and physical shortage will start a bidding war. The sky's the limit there and demand destruction will begin in earnest. People will start dying in the poor countries of the world. The real effects of Peak Oil will finally start setting in.
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