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Swede

(40,407 posts) Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:21 AM 1 hr ago

That's not a ceasefire. That's a bribe.

If true, thatâ€™s not a ceasefire. Thatâ€™s a bribe.
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2026-06-15T11:20:00.535Z

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That's not a ceasefire. That's a bribe. (Original Post) Swede 1 hr ago OP

A bribe to be paid by U.S. taxpayers dalton99a 1 hr ago #1

End result: Pres. Rump spent billions of our dollars to increase our gas prices Torchlight 1 hr ago #2

asdf durablend 1 hr ago #3

300 billion only keeps Hormuz open for 60 days, gab13by13 1 hr ago #4

Wrong, it is surrender with reparations... JCMach1 1 hr ago #5

he is unilaterally bankrupting and disarming us... ret5hd 56 min ago #6

dalton99a

(95,982 posts)

1. A bribe to be paid by U.S. taxpayers

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:24 AM

1 hr ago

Torchlight

(7,144 posts)

2. End result: Pres. Rump spent billions of our dollars to increase our gas prices

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:25 AM

1 hr ago

Little else changes except we pay more at the pump and he lines his pockets with more lucre. I wonder what it's like to be an idiot and believe he's the smart one.

durablend

(9,445 posts)

3. asdf

Reply to Torchlight (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:26 AM

1 hr ago

I wonder what it's like to be an idiot and believe he's the smart one.

You walk among them every single day in public.

Think about it.

gab13by13

(32,983 posts)

4. 300 billion only keeps Hormuz open for 60 days,

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:31 AM

1 hr ago

after 60 days the toll booth opens up.

JCMach1

(29,264 posts)

5. Wrong, it is surrender with reparations...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:45 AM

1 hr ago

Call it what ot actually is.

ret5hd

(22,681 posts)

6. he is unilaterally bankrupting and disarming us...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:55 AM

56 min ago

that’s a bit less than a $1000 per u.s. persons, and we already know musk/thiel/waltons/etc are immune…

plus our oil reserves are depleted

plus our defensive arms are depleted

how soon till we are attacked?

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