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turbinetree

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11. Maybe I am wrong but blackmail is blackmail and its being shoved down to the peasants by what the orange

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 11:19 AM

23 hrs ago

hair traitor and what he and the minions did and if memory serves me correctly he said that he was a genius..........everyday in this country we were / are getting inundated with his scams and blackmail, to law firms, universities, the attack on the media etcetera and now this Excursion has unleashed the international blackmail............am I wrong............

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Iran demands crypto fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefire [View all] riversedge Yesterday OP

That is not very smart on their part. Crypto is very unstable. I guess they are thinking anything but dollars. everyonematters Yesterday #1

Someday it will all come out that this whole debacle was... Hugin Yesterday #3

I agree, seeing as the toll can also be paid in yuans, gab13by13 Yesterday #8

Trump would make the same demand. no_hypocrisy Yesterday #2

Control and money Trump handed to them. Irish_Dem Yesterday #4

A pathetic idiot. Hugin Yesterday #6

He is a real.idiot. Irish_Dem Yesterday #9

I think a first grader could run things better mdbl 23 hrs ago #10

Many first graders are smart and very well behaved. None even live close to the pedopresident. efhmc 23 hrs ago #12

I stand corrected. mdbl 21 hrs ago #13

This ain't going to last 2 weeks, IMHO. OC375 Yesterday #5

Not just crypto, Iran will accept payment in Chinese yuans gab13by13 Yesterday #7

Maybe I am wrong but blackmail is blackmail and its being shoved down to the peasants by what the orange turbinetree 23 hrs ago #11

Well that's not going to sit well with the international community since it's not legal under international law. cstanleytech 21 hrs ago #14

I can't blame them for seeking reparations for damages and loss of life, Bayard 20 hrs ago #15

"Crypto"? oasis 12 hrs ago #16