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/u/outwrangle before everything went to shit in 2020, /u/emma_lazarus for a while after that, now I’m all queermunist!

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    Transformers: Trans Megathread from March 9 2026 to March 15 2026

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  • Good thing oil and gas prices are stable and aren't shooting through the roof!

  • It's good to keep in mind we're not actually standing next to each other, when engaging in online discussions.

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  • I think this also applies to any time you attempt to change someone's mind. Online discourse is inherently alienating, so if someone isn't already open to your ideas you'll never be able to convince them. Arguing only has value because other people uninvolved with the argument can see our back-and-forth and be convinced, but the person you argue with is unreachable.

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

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    • The current rhetoric surrounding Israel turns sour, changing from "we needed to protect Israel" to "Israel dragged us into the war" and the US pulls out of its commitments.

  • WTF man!

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  • If I allow myself to be optimistic, this is the US giving itself an off-ramp. If it doesn't look like it's going their way they can just say "this is all Israel's fault, they dragged us into the war" and cut their losses.

  • Qatar warns that oil could double to $150 a barrel and 'bring down the economies of the world'

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  • Unless the US stops all of its oil producers from engaging in international trade

    It could, though. The fossil fuel lobby would oppose this, of course, but they're not the only lobby. Never mind the fact that all of Trump's supporters drive oversized vehicles. Amazon doesn't want high fuel prices, neither do Uber or DoorDash, neither do GM or Ford or Stelantis, neither do farmers, neither do construction companies, neither do data centers, neither do military contractors or the Pentagon, and so on. There are a lot of economic and political forces that want to keep fuel prices down.

    This would begin a collapse of the old economic order, of course. If Canada and Mexico could be convinced to go along with this, lead by the US's new "hemispheric dominance" strategy, we might see oil prices totally diverge between East and West.

    I have no idea what is going to happen.

  • Dollar surges as Middle East war sends oil above $110 a barrel

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  • Lehman Brothers went bankrupt 2 months after oil hit that record high. Something to think about.

  • Dollar surges as Middle East war sends oil above $110 a barrel

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  • Oil peaked at $147.27 in 2008, it will almost certainly go higher than that.

    Hey, by the way, did something else happen in 2008? I forget! 🤔

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

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  • Gotta learn to roll my K's

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    US war on Iran | MEGATHREAD #2

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  • USAmericans believe two things simultaneously: first, correctly, they believe their leaders are liars and thieves and crooks; second, falsely, they believe the US is the best country in the world. Combining these two together in their heads leads them to believe that every other leader must be at least as bad, or worse, than the US's leaders.

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    Lucy E. Parsons "Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth." - Novo General Megathread for the 5th-12th of March 2026

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  • I made a lentil sauce the other day, and I guess it's basically curry? It's meant to be a sauce for sandwiches, but I'm putting it on my rice tonight and it's really good!

  • US strikes water desalination plant in Iran

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  • The US briefly tried out democracy during Reconstruction but the white terrorists quickly defeated that experiment.

  • Poll: 73% of israeli Jews support killing Iranian civilians.

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  • I think this is an effect of demographic differences. "Israel" is 73.2% Jewish, whereas the US is 56.3% non-Hispanic white. By contrast, In 1940, they comprised approximately 89.8% of the total population. That's why the bloodthirsty, racist, genocidal faction within the US is panicking about immigration and birth rates - the material base for their project is weakening.

  • Qatar warns that oil could double to $150 a barrel and 'bring down the economies of the world'

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  • The difference between 2008 and today is that the US is a net exporter, which means the US has the option cut its exports to keep oil prices down at home. That'll have fascinating effects on global oil markets.

  • Accelerationism

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  • I can imagine him sending out "draft" letters that aren't legally enforceable, just to trick people into enlisting.

  • Qatar warns that oil could double to $150 a barrel and 'bring down the economies of the world'

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  • Adjusted for inflation in today's dollars: $220

  • Qatar warns that oil could double to $150 a barrel and 'bring down the economies of the world'

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  • Highest oil got was in July 2008 at $147.27

    Lehman Brothers went bankrupt in September 2008

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  • Iran war drives oil price above $100 a barrel for first time since 2022

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  • The whole stock market has shaved off 2%, with the Dow down 900.

    I wonder if we'll see the markets trip their circuit breakers tomorrow and halt trading.

  • Iran war drives oil price above $100 a barrel for first time since 2022

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  • I could see this playing out. Already, people in the admin and media are saying that we started this war to protect Israel (or because of Israel, or even dragged into war by Israel) and that seems like the first step to an off-ramp.

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    US war on Iran | MEGATHREAD #2

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  • Yeah, but the rules and the laws are different, that's why they call it the “”“rules based international order”“” instead of international law. The rules are just something they made up, but they allowed themselves to be constrained by them. They could have removed Maduro or started war with Iran whenever they wanted, but that would go against the rules. That's why they tried everything else under the Sun to destroy them without actually landing troops or dropping bombs. They didn't want to do this without ideological rules-based justification before.

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Biden considering executive action to close southern border, sources say

    www.cnn.com /2024/02/21/politics/biden-considering-executive-action-to-close-southern-border-sources-say/index.html
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    Israel orders more Gazans to flee, bombs areas where it sends them

    www.reuters.com /world/middle-east/israel-says-ground-forces-operating-across-gaza-strip-offensive-builds-2023-12-04/
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    ‘All men 16 years and above, raise your hands’: how al-Shifa raid unfolded

    www.theguardian.com /world/2023/nov/15/all-men-16-years-and-above-raise-your-hands-how-al-shifa-raid-unfolded
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    queermunist she/her @lemmy.ml

    A recent argument forced me to see that "genocide" has been turned into an imprecise word, and I don't know what to do about that?

    www.un.org /en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml
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    Did Israel bomb a civilian evacuation route in Gaza? | Financial Times

    www.ft.com /content/95c5fcf1-c756-415f-85b8-1e4bbff24736
  • United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml
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    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on How She’s Changed - The New York Times

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  • Firefox @lemmy.ml
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    What the hell is this horror show shit that keeps showing up in Pocket?