Art of the Deal!
The man bankrupted four casinos.  Previous Message https://time.com/article/2026/03/30/white-house-signals-trump-doesn-t-require-strait-of-hormuz-reopend-to-ready-to-end-iran-war/ Ensuring safe passage for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz is not one of the “core objectives” President Donald Trump has set for ending his military operation against Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday, potentially setting the stage for Iran to continue to flex its strategic position over one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels for the foreseeable future. Leavitt was asked at a White House press briefing on Monday whether Trump was willing to declare victory in Iran and end the war even if Iran continued to block most vessels from passing through the strait. Leavitt said the U.S. and Israel began their military strikes in late February to destroy Iran’s navy, dismantle its missile and drone infrastructure, weaken its proxies in the region and prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
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 Political Thread for the Week of March 30 - ATL March 30, 2026, 12:03:28
- Here’s another classic NY Times headline - ATL Yesterday, 17:29:21
- ooo - ATL Yesterday, 18:16:48
- We’ve resumed bombing Iran so I have to assume everyone has been recovered?* - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 15:42:27
- Not quite a circular economy... - ghost_of_clt Yesterday, 14:52:46
- Reports of another plane shot down. A-10C Thunderbolt II, this time * - MC Yesterday, 13:59:40
- LOL at Elon requiring banks/firms to buy Grok subscriptions to work on the SpaceX IPO - ECEIllinois Yesterday, 13:27:54
- Here's a classic NY Times headline - ATL Yesterday, 13:09:22
- We're never going to know anywhere near the extent of the filth. - Sammich Yesterday, 12:52:30
- Trump II Iran war excuses starting to sound a lot like Trump I Covid excuses - ATL Yesterday, 12:44:35
- Now do Harmeet - ATL Yesterday, 11:51:18
- Greg Kelly going scorched earth on Hegseth. He’s done and I pray we find those pilots… - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 9:10:30
- Iranians have shot down one of our planes - ATL Yesterday, 9:08:41
- Proposed defense, er, I mean War budget at $1.5T - timmer Yesterday, 8:48:09
- Good jobs report- 178K/4.3%* - ATL Yesterday, 8:13:29
- Lawyer question: If birthright citizenship was revoked, how would someone figure out if they were a - CoronaTheirAss Yesterday, 7:48:36
- we have not yet begun to war crime! - assassin April 2, 2026, 21:52:31
- Sammich- what are your thoughts on hegseth firing the army cos* - Stu April 2, 2026, 21:03:44
- ranger - what are your thoughts on hegseth firing the army cos* - lcubed April 2, 2026, 20:28:54
- Given the timing, I wonder if he was pushing back against deployment of ground troops - DT Yesterday, 6:58:14
- Not Ranger but Jim Calhoun told me the best time to fire senior military officers right after you’ve - ATL Yesterday, 5:07:05
- Many thoughts, no comments * - illiniranger April 2, 2026, 21:34:55
- Too much New Coke and Jell-O pudding at the dining facility* - Sammich April 2, 2026, 20:49:50
- He’s also blocking female and black promotions and covering up casualty numbers. * - assassin April 2, 2026, 20:32:52
- How does she say this with a straight face? - Sounder April 2, 2026, 18:57:57
- Fluffing the Trump Administration snagged a a nice tip-off for CBS News. - complainant April 2, 2026, 18:25:40
- Trump tell MAGA to boycott Springsteen. - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2026, 11:40:02
- Trump’s 2027 budget raises defense spending, pays for it by cutting domestic agencies and healthcare - Carl Spackler April 2, 2026, 10:31:06
- Pam Bondi out and Tulsi might be too* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2026, 9:52:07
- I love our Gov - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2026, 14:20:33
- Nothing you do will ever be enough for him. He wants someone to target his enemies even harder* - OB25 April 2, 2026, 11:21:09
- I thought Miss 50K had more runway - ATL April 2, 2026, 10:34:08
- Hopefully no pardons. Send their asses to the hoosecow.* - Warrin'_Illini April 2, 2026, 9:56:02
- Link?* - Stu April 2, 2026, 9:53:27
- Ooo - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2026, 9:57:10
- Lee Zeldin might be replacing Bondi as AG* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2026, 9:52:59
- Oil and storks = bad - Stu April 2, 2026, 6:39:22
- Trump sounds like he’s having an asthma attack - Stu April 1, 2026, 20:03:37
- It's so funny how he thinks someone else should take the lead on re-opening the Straight. - Warrin'_Illini April 2, 2026, 9:26:04
- Was this speech really supposed to reassure everyone we're doing the right thing?* - Sounder April 1, 2026, 20:54:00
- Way to screw up this two day market rally* - timmer April 1, 2026, 20:27:36
- This is boring* - Stu April 1, 2026, 20:16:32
- He sounds like he is going to die in 10 minutes* - Drippy April 1, 2026, 20:06:35
- Dingers crosses* - TarheelIllini April 2, 2026, 10:04:23
- This is his attempt at being earnest* - Sounder April 1, 2026, 20:48:05
- From your lips to God's ears* - IlliniRunner April 1, 2026, 20:20:43
- I’m in favor. * - VIV April 1, 2026, 20:10:43
- Hopefully less* - Stu April 1, 2026, 20:08:30
- oh my god he admit it - assassin April 1, 2026, 17:09:26
- Did we discuss the AWACS Iran destroyed? - complainant April 1, 2026, 15:45:25
- The guy advocating against birthright citizenship has a hoarse voice and is barely understable.* - gullit April 1, 2026, 10:02:55
- Popehat with a pretty good summary of Sauer’s response to Gorsuch about American Indians - ATL April 1, 2026, 11:43:44
- LOL* - DocWalk20 April 1, 2026, 12:22:10
- It's Sauer. He does a lot of the trump arguments. Better than most lawyers working for trump* - gvibes April 1, 2026, 11:37:13
- I hope someone challenges his citizenship. Because if merely being born here is insufficient, - doubledown April 1, 2026, 10:15:41
- Tom Waits is against birthright citizenship?!* - Sammich April 1, 2026, 10:14:18
- Nice that the first use of our new ballistic missile killed some school children. - gvibes April 1, 2026, 9:11:36
- Happy Trump Tries to Intimidate the Supreme Court Day to all!* - ATL April 1, 2026, 8:47:10
- Good job everyone! Oil money finally flowing to Iran like we all wanted - John Coctostan April 1, 2026, 8:00:26
- Trump signing an EO about mail in voting idk who cares he signs a lot of EO that do nothing * - MC March 31, 2026, 17:03:42
- So are we letting states decide or not letting states decide?* - shua March 31, 2026, 18:56:15
- Well, we knew he was going to use the USPS to fuck with elections. At least now we know how. * - doubledown March 31, 2026, 18:52:09
- Well, when you can’t pass any bills, you sign EO. Effective governing. Hes so bad* - Mrap24 March 31, 2026, 18:34:49
- This seems to be a pretty big violation though. I'm sure they'll get sued. Who knows how that - UofIL6 March 31, 2026, 17:11:44
- Today was a good market day for a change. Indices up 2.5 - 3.8%. - timmer March 31, 2026, 15:10:30
- Vance releasing a book called Communion about his conversion to Catholicism. - SurfTheBoneyard March 31, 2026, 12:43:18
- Have we discussed Kristi Noem's husband? - ATL March 31, 2026, 12:11:56
- Iran says it’s ready to declare victory* - Stu March 31, 2026, 11:43:53
- NYT pointing out that Roberts only here legally because his grandpa got birthright citizenship - John Coctostan March 31, 2026, 11:07:25
- Times should chill. Trump will lose the case* - Potomac March 31, 2026, 11:47:16
- that was a straight down the middle just the facts ma'am article. - John Coctostan March 31, 2026, 14:42:30
- I don’t know why people are so confident about that. I bet it won’t be 9-0* - CoronaTheirAss March 31, 2026, 11:49:44
- If anyone other than Alito and Thomas sides with the administration, I'll be shocked* - GMAW March 31, 2026, 14:37:01
- the bigger question is how broad or narrow the decision* - Potomac March 31, 2026, 12:16:30
- Well, the people who are confident also thought Trump couldn’t be that bad - ATL March 31, 2026, 11:53:18
- "judgment" - complainant March 31, 2026, 11:57:30
- ooo - ATL March 31, 2026, 12:06:57
- in-group whom the law protects but does not bind* - Sammich March 31, 2026, 11:15:31
- TMZ doing the Lord's work and leaning into politics* - KCWildcat March 31, 2026, 10:02:45
- *spiderman meme* - ATL March 31, 2026, 9:45:48
- why are we pissed at NATO for not helping? i thought the war was already won? - VIV March 31, 2026, 8:49:57
- Get your own oil! - UofIL6 March 31, 2026, 7:42:40
- In case you were wondering what a Trump library will look like - Sounder March 31, 2026, 5:56:57
- Charles Barkley is correct - DocWalk20 March 30, 2026, 22:29:54
- In rational times, this is an immediate resignation. But Pete can do whatever he wants - John Coctostan March 30, 2026, 19:28:05
- WH contemplates ending Iran war without reopening Straits of Hormuz is a hell of a headline - ATL March 30, 2026, 16:45:57
- I cannot think of a bigger disaster than sending in troops on land. - MC March 30, 2026, 14:39:11
- Is it safe to say this is Trump’s economy now? - timmer March 30, 2026, 14:26:38
- Dems won 2 of 3 elections in Florida Republican districts in March - ATL March 30, 2026, 14:01:52
- Isn't today Deadline Day, where we are going to bomb all their power plants to... - Stu March 30, 2026, 13:46:09
- In case it was unclear, this administration wants a land war in Iran - VIV March 30, 2026, 13:32:01
- I always assumed that the number of people who are legitimately stupid was fairly limited. - doubledown March 30, 2026, 12:20:21
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on March 30, 2026, 17:30:21, in reply to "WH contemplates ending Iran war without reopening Straits of Hormuz is a hell of a headline"
- Sammich April 2, 2026, 11:21:51