[K-Dog]

Americans are very good at repeating the terrorist pablum our white whale upper class controlled media loves to put out about Iran.  But what are people like there really?

"The most defining characteristic of Iranian social life is Taarof—a complex system of ritual politeness. It's an elegant, indirect way of communicating that prioritizes the other person's dignity over your own needs."

I noticed a characteristic and genuine politeness in the Iran documentaries I have been posting.  Iranians are 'chill'.  I found out 'chill' translates to 'ba-haal.'

[K-Dog]

This is on my to-do list.  I'll comment later.

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BUSINESSINSIDER.COM 2026-04-01

Investing legend Mohamed El-Erian says he's avoiding stocks as a demand shock looms for oil

Mohamed El-Erian says he would avoid buying stock indexes at the moment. The former Pimco CEO is eyeing a demand shock stemming from the recent spike in oil prices. Markets may be mispricing the economic consequences from the Iran war, he suggested.

This upcoming likelihood was mentioned by Paul Krugman, but I think ME-E is a little more clear and specific regarding the probability of Demand Destruction becoming the greater problem arising from the current restricted supply.  Your average J6P along with dimwit Pols like El Trumpo focuses more on the inflation they see right now, but once DD kicks in you get the spiral of bankruptcies, rising UE & bank failures as loans & mortgages get defaulted on.  This doesn't happen immediately, it takes a few months as businesses fall behind on their coupon payments until they are forced to default and make it public.  Paul addressses it from the academic side, but M E-E has to deal with this blowback in lotsa real money, so you should pay attention.  I'd give it to mid summer before it really begins to bite, a little sooner in Europe, a bit later here.  Hard to say how deep the spiral goes down yet, but every day that goes by makes it exponentially more difficult to recover from.

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ZMESCIENCE.COM 2026-04-01

Why The War in Iran Could Trigger the Worst Global Food Crisis Since the 1970s

The Middle East war is coming straight for your dinner plate and grocery bills are about to soar.

The rockets falling in the Middle East are sending shockwaves straight to your dinner plate. When the U.S.-led military intervention in Iran escalated, most expected an energy crisis. They watched the oil markets and the gasoline pumps. And indeed prices have soared, with the Brent barrel hovering at around $105 and U.S. gas prices topping $4 for the first time since 2022.

But the real casualty of this war may be far more insidious, and it starts in the soil.

Our modern food system is based on a foundation of natural gas, and now that foundation is cracking. It's becoming clearer as the war drags on that the world is bound to face a historic global fertiliser shortage. With the Strait of Hormuz restricted by the Iranian military, shipments of critical agricultural chemicals have effectively stopped.

The result is a cascading failure across the global supply chain. This bottleneck is pushing food prices toward record highs not seen since the 1970s energy crisis, threatening millions of people with severe food insecurity...

Follow the link for more.

How many people will Trumpolini starve?  He might out kill Hitler, Stalin, Mao & Pol Pot put together!

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[K-Dog]

How many people will Trumpolini starve?  He might out kill Hitler, Stalin, Mao & Pol Pot put together!

It comes down to if the narcissistic trapped animal will use a nuke.  But perhaps I should type 'when' instead of 'if' Trump uses a nuke.  At this point I'd bet on it.  After all, the motherfucker wants to go down in history as a big big man, and the heartless cretin will smoke people in a heartbeat.  He has shown that already.

Given the choice of knowing that a lot of Americans are about to die Trump will nuke.  He won't be doing it to save American lives, don't misunderstand.  Trump will do it to prevent the blowback from mass casualties and he thinks using a nuke will save his ass.

Exactly how far is it from Iran can't have nukes to I'm using my nuke.  Somebody get me a map.

We are now living in the time of a trapped animal, unfortunately this animal in not powerless in a bunker as his enemies close in.  He is a demented fool who will play god.

THEPOKE.COM 2026-03-31

You’ve not seen a Downfall parody as funny as this one about Donald Trump’s war on Iran because it’s just brilliant

It will come as no surprise to learn it’s about Trump’s catastrophic war on Iran, obviously, but what might take you aback is just how good it is.

Everything you need to know.  Watch this Downfall clip, and you will be up to date on the war.  More will happen, but this brings you up to date.

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Everything you need to know.  Watch this Downfall clip, and you will be up to date on the war.  More will happen, but this brings you up to date.

I love the Hitler parodies.  Bruno Ganz did the greatest Hitler impersonation EVAH! 😁  He was a better Hitler than Hitler.  lol.

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[K-Dog]

LOGOS-PRES.MD 2026-04-01

Iran has attacked Amazon’s servers

News agencies report that Amazon servers were attacked today. Drone strikes hit facilities in Bahrain (Hamala region) and, according to some reports, in the UAE. The attack caused power outages, damage to data centers and disruptions to services, banking and booking systems in the region.

My suggestion to the employees, use your sick leave.  Call in.

This is tit for tat because Trump just hit Iran hard, and Iran gave fair warning that they would retaliate against US companies.

WIRED.COM 2026-03-31

Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech Firms on April 1

Tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft are among those on a target list released by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

[K-Dog]

An excellent synopsis from India.

TIMESNOWNEWS.COM 2026-04-01

How Trump’s Iran War Gave Tehran What It Wished For

As the US-Israel conflict with Iran continues, the situation has drastically shifted in Tehran's favour.

[TDoS]

How many people will Trumpolini starve?  He might out kill Hitler, Stalin, Mao & Pol Pot put together!

It comes down to if the narcissistic trapped animal will use a nuke.  But perhaps I should type 'when' instead of 'if' Trump uses a nuke.  At this point I'd bet on it.  After all, the motherfucker wants to go down in history as a big big man, and the heartless cretin will smoke people in a heartbeat.  He has shown that already.

Given the choice of knowing that a lot of Americans are about to die Trump will nuke.  He won't be doing it to save American lives, don't misunderstand.  Trump will do it to prevent the blowback from mass casualties and he thinks using a nuke will save his ass.

Exactly how far is it from Iran can't have nukes to I'm using my nuke.  Somebody get me a map.

We are now living in the time of a trapped animal, unfortunately this animal in not powerless in a bunker as his enemies close in.  He is a demented fool who will play god.

THEPOKE.COM 2026-03-31

You’ve not seen a Downfall parody as funny as this one about Donald Trump’s war on Iran because it’s just brilliant

It will come as no surprise to learn it’s about Trump’s catastrophic war on Iran, obviously, but what might take you aback is just how good it is.

Everything you need to know.  Watch this Downfall clip, and you will be up to date on the war.  More will happen, but this brings you up to date.

I clicked the link/image and nothing happened. I went to the website and couldn't find the specific clip. Do we have some tech support here who can cure these kinds of basic issues? Maybe the MIB who erase stuff randomly can help out, and get stuff to work?

[K-Dog]

How many people will Trumpolini starve?  He might out kill Hitler, Stalin, Mao & Pol Pot put together!

It comes down to if the narcissistic trapped animal will use a nuke.  But perhaps I should type 'when' instead of 'if' Trump uses a nuke.  At this point I'd bet on it.  After all, the motherfucker wants to go down in history as a big big man, and the heartless cretin will smoke people in a heartbeat.  He has shown that already.

Given the choice of knowing that a lot of Americans are about to die Trump will nuke.  He won't be doing it to save American lives, don't misunderstand.  Trump will do it to prevent the blowback from mass casualties and he thinks using a nuke will save his ass.

Exactly how far is it from Iran can't have nukes to I'm using my nuke.  Somebody get me a map.

We are now living in the time of a trapped animal, unfortunately this animal in not powerless in a bunker as his enemies close in.  He is a demented fool who will play god.

THEPOKE.COM 2026-03-31

You’ve not seen a Downfall parody as funny as this one about Donald Trump’s war on Iran because it’s just brilliant

It will come as no surprise to learn it’s about Trump’s catastrophic war on Iran, obviously, but what might take you aback is just how good it is.

Everything you need to know.  Watch this Downfall clip, and you will be up to date on the war.  More will happen, but this brings you up to date.

I clicked the link/image and nothing happened. I went to the website and couldn't find the specific clip. Do we have some tech support here who can cure these kinds of basic issues? Maybe the MIB who erase stuff randomly can help out, and get stuff to work?

Try again.  Click the title and scroll down, the video is in the news article.

[K-Dog]

EDITION.CNN.COM 2026-04-01

What Americans think about Donald Trump’s Iran strategy ahead of his White House address

Roughly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the US taking military action in Iran.

Trump announced his address a day ago, so the lips will be moving with content decided a day ago.  Prepare to be played, the bullshit will be 100%.  Trump will announce victories and demand Iran surrender.  That is my prediction, the con man speaks.  The mad king has you paying for his war, dying for his war, and Trump still makes bank.  Trump will not admit he was a fool, and the consequences for America will be very bad.

Trumpo will be talking about bombing Iran into the stone age.  Trump is evil, and without humanity.  The pain and misery Trump inflicts on others makes him feel like he is 6'3".

I'll conclude my forecast predicting a tornado of stupidity with a 50/50 chance of an attempt to blame things on Biden.

[TDoS]

Try again.  Click the title and scroll down, the video is in the news article.

That is the funniest fucking thing I've seen in a long time. I was laughing my ass off so hard the wife was like "what the hell are you laughing about!!" I was getting so loud. Thanks for getting it to work, an instant classic. They shoould be playing it on the nightly news. Thumbs up!

[K-Dog]

It is turning out to be as predicted.  No surprises.  He did try to blame the last administration as expected.  He explained how great he is and how foolish other presidents were.

America is doomed.  Trump's lies are pure fantasy.  Trump just mentioned the stone age as expected.

I SCREAM FOR 25 !!

INQUISITR.COM 2026-04-01

Ex-Trump Attorney Questions President’s Mental Fitness for Office, Cites 25th Amendment

A former Trump insider escalates criticism, calling for constitutional action (invoke the 25th Amendment) amid intensifying rhetoric.

Trumps speech was a declaration of war.  The American people know Trump has cuked America even if congress pretends he has not.  I would call it a Gleiwitz speech, but the Nazis actually created a real fake incident to justify their shit.  Trump does not bother with that, and he uses incidents years and decades old which are also stained with multitudes of perspectives and interpretations of many different colors.  Trump is a very lazy tyrant.  But whatever, much of America will simply want to know what interpretation everybody is supposed to believe.  Find out which interpretation is popular in the confusion, they will adopt it.  So Trump being lazy won't matter.

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POLITICO.EU 2026-04-01

‘Beyond what we could imagine’: Europe’s coming energy crunch

BRUSSELS — With the war in Iran threatening to choke off energy flows for the foreseeable future, Europe is facing a supply shock that promises to cripple manufacturing, ground airlines, hike up the price of food, spike borrowing costs and send inflation spiraling back to crisis levels.

And even if the war were to end today, it would take a year before the economy was back on track, IEA boss Birol told the same meeting of finance ministers. The longer the conflict continues, the worse it'll get.

It's not ending 2day or 2moro.  Far as semi "normal" traffic thru the Straight with 150 tankers/day transiting?  BEST CASE scenario on that would be MAYBE 3 months.  First the Iranians would have to give up their Toll Booth idea, 2nd some sort of convoy system needs to be organized, 3rd insurance companies have to offer insurance, finally they have to test it a few ships at a time gradually ramping up.  1 ship gets hit, back to square 1.

So what's the over under for the global economy in 6 months?

Short the Phone Book.


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[K-Dog]

EN.APA.AZ 2026-04-03

Iran reports rise in death toll from bridge attack

The death toll from US and Israeli strikes on an unfinished bridge in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, has risen to eight, according to Alborz Province Deputy Governor Qodratollah Seif, APA reports.

EN.APA.AZ 2026-04-03

Strait of Hormuz to be closed to US, Israel for long time — Iranian General Staff

The Strait of Hormuz will be closed to the United States and Israel for a very long period, a representative of the Iranian armed forces, Abolfazl Shekarchi, has stated.

SABA.YE 2026-04-02

Armed Forces target vital Israeli enemy sites in occupied Jaffa with salvo of ballistic missiles

Continuing our support for the resistance and jihad fronts in Iraq, Iran, Palestine, and Lebanon.  The Yemeni Armed Forces, with Allah's help, carried out a military operation using a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting vital Israeli enemy targets in the occupied Yaffa area.