• Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
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    This lends credence to the narrative that they aren’t planning to stop the war. Cause the market would correct at the slightest whiff of peace. Perhaps the 2000-pound bombs being shipped to Israel are for Iran.

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    They start a US-Israel war in Iran. Close the strait

    and now the Americans threatens Europe with an oil export ban

    Americans used to be OK

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      12 minutes ago

      Americans (ruling class) used to be OK

      Not really. We just didn’t notice cause we weren’t as affected / targeted.

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    Lol why? Winter is just around the corner. They need those reserves. This sounds like a Russian directive. Ukraine is going to need that extra fuel to keep the heat on this winter.

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    If his aim is to enforce a fully protectionist policy for the US, and therefore make sure to degrade all partnerships, he is near success.

    His claims all seems to go for isolationism and to bring back the situation as before the first world war… a country neutral and not involved in international business, where the richests are empowered as lords.

    Here, he knows Europe won’t give away its strategic stock. If he blocates trade with Europe, it would be on the two ways. And he may claim that it is Europe’s fault, while making a big step toward isolationism.

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    The Trump administration has urged Europe to release diesel reserves, saying U.S. consumers and businesses should not bear the burden of global supply disruptions.

    Trump starts highly unpopular war

    Gas prices soar

    Trump begs Europe for help, saying “we shouldn’t have consequences for my actions”

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      what he’s saying is americans shouldn’t have consequences for his actions. its fine for europeans have consequences.

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        It blows my mind. How can you attack all your allies with tariffs and literal threats of invasion, start a pointless fucked up war that hurts everyone including those not involved, and then ask your “allies” to hurt themselves a bit more because now you’re feeling the results of your own actions

        I hope the only response the EU has to this is to laugh in Trump’s face

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      Trump’s people aren’t even admitting that the USA started this war. They seem to be trying to build a narrative in which the USA is simply defending itself from Iran’s attacks. The fact that the USA attacked Iran first is no longer considered a fact.

      • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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        These braindead Nazis don’t even consider Biden winning the 2020 election a fact. You could tell them the sky is blue and they would argue that it’s actually red while sucking on their pedophile king’s diaper

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          Why would you do that!? Why would you put that image in my head while I’m trying to have breakfast?

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        Just like they are “defending” from our “retaliatory” tariffs. Poor US under fire from all these asshole countries that take advantage of them by checks notes trading with them. Keep it up guys, you are definitely winning on all fronts except the real ones

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      saying U.S. consumers and businesses should not bear the burden of global supply disruptions.

      lol okay? Half of all Americans voted for this and the rest of the pain being inflicted on the world by their country, so with all due respect (none), they can go fuck themselves

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    Don’t do it Europe! I am a US citizen that drives a diesel vehicle and I urge you to tell the orange pedophile to fuck right off… we need to suffer so enough people get fed up and destroy these moron republicans at the midterms so we can win our country back.

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    Hahahahaha

    Why would Europe do anything to help this regime that has mocked them, made aggressive threats against their sovereignty and is funding far right movements in local elections. FAFO as the Americans like to say.

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      My money is on Europe conceding.

      EU member states are scheduled to hold crisis talks on Friday

      I guess we’ll find out later today.

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        G7 to release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from reserves onto market

        source

        called it

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        European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen also said on social media that she was “pleased by the G7 countries’ decision not to impose export bans on allies and by the continued solidarity between partners”. On Friday, the Commission had warned that such a ban “would undermine confidence in the US as a reliable partner”.

        /sigh

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        They won’t. Prices are even higher in Europe. Diesel is like 11 dollars a gallon in my town.

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      Presumably the same reason most of them capitulated on his tariff war.

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    Omg! Can we go one f’n day without some new shit being thrown at us? It really is a non stop barrage of stupid ideas.

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    11 hours ago

    I can think of a better way to drive oil prices down. But it’s not considered a High T move. So it’ll never happen with this current president.

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        What do you mean? Trump has repeatedly told us that he aced multiple tests designed to screen people who are suspected of having dementia. Surely that denotes high IQ.

        What i wonder is why the doctors keep making him do the test.

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    trump fucks the whole world for his own profit and makes enemies of everyone. Then he gets his minions to whine for help from the same countries/people he pissed on.