CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Surprise...Report: "Unknown traders bet $760m on oil prices dropping minutes before Hormuz reopened"."Repeated, strategically timed trades in oil & prediction markets suggest a rising trend of insider profiteering connected to the war"."Crude prices dropped by as much as 11 percent within minutes."https://thecradle.co/articles/unknown-traders-bet-760m-on-oil-prices-dropping-minutes-before-hormuz-reopened #USPol #EUPol #IranWar #press #oilprices #InsiderTrading #TrumpFamilyCorruption .

@DrALJONES "Gosh he must be insane to change his story everyday! He must have dementia and maybe doesn't remember what he said yesterday!"Or ... not.

@DrALJONES one of the best natural borders is an ocean- so why not put Israel on an island then they have what they want (just not where they want).

@DrALJONES This Very Accurate Lego Video On Pete Hegseth Is Worth Watchinghttps://youtu.be/60bqre6qFig?si=ZbFL49WuiuYh8RwH

The EU is Israel's largest trading partner, but an EU petition with 1,000,000+ signatures might change that.PanelBarry Andrews, EU ParliamentSven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, fmr EU ambassadorEve Geddie, Amnesty Internationalhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/4/15/could-the-eus-alliance-with-israel-soon-change #EU #EUPol #USPol #EUiSraelTrade #news #GazaGenocide #palestine .

Report: "Military confrontation with Iran is not in Israel’s interest", says Major Gen Giora Eiland, former head of Israel’s National Security Council."The erosion of Israel’s standing is no longer limited to international institutions, but has become “clear and evident” within the United States, Israel’s closest ally."https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260417-israeli-general-war-with-iran-does-not-serve-israel-as-global-standing-erodes-over-gaza/ #USPol #EUPol #IranWar #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #news #gazaGenocide #palestine .

Iran's "best bet of success is to have public opinion on their side, pressuring the US to stop."That's the intention of the viral LEGO videos by Iranian & other creators.Eg, "What Shall We Do with Drunken Hegseth?" Early in the morning!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60bqre6qFig https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/vengeance-for-all-how-irans-lego-videos-won-narrative-war-against-trump #USPol #EUPol #IranWar #news #USImperialism #LEGO #racism .

@William17 Not fed up? Collaborators and armers of genocide?

Interview: "Is Hezbollah Beating Israel in Lebanon?""This has been an ongoing 100-year war. It is anchored in Jewish supremacy & imperialism that maintains that Jewish supremacy on the land of Palestine.""Israel's goal is to turn Lebanon, like Syria, into a failed state & set the weak Lebanese military against Hezbollah, precipitating a civil war."Currently, Israel is not doing well.~Laith Maroufhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA3k4eIjQNU #USPol #EUPol #Lebanon #IranWar #press #racism #israeliCrimes .

@DrALJONES Incompetents at the wheel happens when public corruption & self-enriching ideological bigotry matters more to The Moneyed than efficacy. Or democracy, free markets, human rights, & the environment. The fossil fuel industry is the most corrupt on the planet.https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-industry-donationshttps://www.americanprogress.org/article/these-fossil-fuel-industry-tactics-are-fueling-democratic-backsliding/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/climate-trump-epa-biggest-rollbackhttps://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/opinion-climate-corruption-intertwined-crises/https://theintercept.com/2022/06/30/supreme-court-epa-climate-charles-koch/https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/11/the-koch-network-is-pushing-trump-to-accelerate-ai-documents-show/https://www.ucs.org/resources/decades-deceithttps://blog.ucs.org/laura-peterson/fossil-fuel-deception-first-100-days/

LEGO: "What Shall We Do with Drunken Hegseth?" Early in the Morning!Hegseth "used a Fake BIBLE verse from the movie Pulp Fiction during a Pentagon Christian worship service."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc_2gyVhIr4 Thanks for the heads-up, David Bainbridge! @davebainbridge #USPol #Hegseth #EUPol #Iran #News #palestine .

Report: "Military confrontation with Iran is not in Israel’s interest", says Major Gen Giora Eiland, former head of Israel’s National Security Council."The erosion of Israel’s standing is no longer limited to international institutions, but has become “clear and evident” within the United States, Israel’s closest ally."https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260417-israeli-general-war-with-iran-does-not-serve-israel-as-global-standing-erodes-over-gaza/ #USPol #EUPol #IranWar #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #news #gazaGenocide #palestine .

"The Pope has shown the world how to stand up to Trump""Clearly, Leo rejects appeasement as an antidote to coercion & hate":Jesus "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war... 'Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: Your hands are full of blood.’”Unlike sychophantic leaders who stroked Trump’s ego, Leo resisted.Like every bully, Trump takes keen pleasure in satisfying his narcissistic hunger for dominance.https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/4/16/the-pope-has-shown-the-world-how-to-stand-up-to-trump#USPol #IranWar #EUPol #Pope .

Report: Trump announced Lebanon ceasefire without consulting NetanyahuNetanyahu was forced to briefly update his cabinet by phone - with no details & no vote.Ministers were reportedly “furious” about not being informed in advance.Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon set to begin at midnight local time (2100GMT) in Tel Aviv & Beirut.https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260416-netanyahu-briefs-cabinet-on-lebanon-ceasefire-without-vote-as-ministers-fume-about-trump-announcement/ #USPol #EUPol #IranWar #news #LebanonCeasefire .

Report: "The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants." Pope Leo"Woe to those who manipulate religion & the very name of God for their own military, economic, & political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness & filth."At the same time, Hegseth was lecturing the press corps that they were like Pharisees, witnessing Christ's miracles, yet choosing not to believe.https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pope-leo-slams-those-who-manipulate-religion-war-trump-admin-invokes-divine-calling #USPol #EUPol #IranWar #Hegseth #ChristoFascism #news #popeLeo .

Report: The retrial continued of six Palestine Action defendants on criminal damage re their break-in at Elbit Systems near Bristol.The judge urged jurors to ignore the "legal battle over Palestine Action's ban as a terrorist organisation [&] to ignore any protesters outside court."https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyvgvwvpqloReportedly, the jury is not told, & UK press is banned from reporting, that defendants could be sentenced as "terrorists".#UKPol #USPol #EUPol #PalestineAction #news #Filton24Hearing .

@gavinho @EdwardCam285 Yes, mastodon social. I've appealed several unwarranted deletions and never hear back.

@DrALJONES If religion is the opiate of the masses, Shitbag will do anything to be the ultimate dealer.

@DrALJONES The US administration is now so dangerous it is fair to compare it to that of Hitler. Even US auto manufacturing is being put on a war footing ready to produce military hardware.

@JohanDiederik Yes, no doubt Leo has a determined agenda... Here's hoping he can scuttle the book big time.