Just a Thought

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[[[  You know how all the 'Trump can do no wrong' sorts complain that NO president had done anything regarding Iran until he now took office...well the fact is Trump was first elected in 2016 and he did NOTHING about Iran then as well. I can't wait to hear the 'sorts' excuses/justification for that!  ]]]

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US intensifies strikes on Iran, disables ship to enforce blockade

The U.S. expanded its campaign of missile strikes into northern Iran on Thursday as President Donald Trump maintained his threat to target the country's power plants and bridges. Iran has threatened in turn to target the energy infrastructure of neighboring countries.

Posted by Anders Hagstrom / Fox News  

WHAT TO KNOW

• Iran's military has threatened to target infrastructure across the Middle East if the U.S. starts hitting Tehran's power plants and bridges.

• President Donald Trump says the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has lost up to 90% of its weapons capabilities due to U.S. strikes.

• Iran released a U.S. citizen who had been held captive since 2024 on espionage charges. Trump says Tehran made the move as a "gesture of good will."

• Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to continue its blockade of Iranian ports, and U.S. forces disabled at least one vessel attempting to run the blockade this week. Read more LIVE UPDATES here.

John Thune tells The Post about potential breakthrough on SAVE America Act — led by Lindsey Graham

Ryan King and Josh Christenson / NEW YORK POST

 

WASHINGTON — Trump claimed on “Meet the Press” on Sunday that Republicans have repeatedly tried to jam the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote and other election reforms, through the Senate, but have consistently failed due to a Democratic filibuster. The SAVE America Act is Trump’s top legislative priority this year.

“Perhaps what Lindsey was talking to the president about — I don’t know this for a fact — [was] whether or not there was an option for reconciliation, and there is a way in which I think you could [do that],” Thune (R-SD) explained to The Post in an interview.

Thune stressed that Republicans don’t even have “close” to the votes needed to nuke the filibuster, which requires a 60-vote threshold to overcome. And he contended there was no way of getting Democrats on board.

In the past, Republicans have skirted around the filibuster using the budget reconciliation process, which is subject to complex rules and must impact the budget, to pass legislation such as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

John Fetterman Has Just Two Words for New York Following Gov. Hochul's Data Center Moratorium

Amy Curtis / Townhall Tipsheet

 

New York Governor Kathy Hochul was the first governor in the nation to issue a moratorium on data centers.

 

"New York is the first state in the nation to enact a moratorium on data centers, pausing construction on new facilities for one year.

An executive order by Gov. Kathy Hochul bans state lawmakers from approving environmental permits for hyperscale data centers. Hochul said Tuesday the pause will give lawmakers time to create a framework to protect residents and the environment. 

Hyperscale data centers contain thousands of computer servers and typically use 50 or more megawatts of power, the equivalent of 50,000 homes, to operate. They also require a steady supply of water to keep cool.

The moratorium only applies to new projects, so ones that were previously approved will still go forward."

Trump backs off 20% toll on ships in Strait of Hormuz, pushes US investments 

Josh Christenson and Caitlin Doornbos / NEW YORK POST 

WASHINGTON — President Trump backed off his proposed 20% toll on all ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, avoiding setting a globally unpopular precedent after Persian Gulf nations offered billions worth of investments in the US.

“I put it out yesterday, I thought it was good. [But] I was called by different people, different countries — kings and emirs, and all of the people that we all know and we all love — and they’ve been, frankly, they’ve been very strong partners,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. 

“And they said ‘We’d love to do it a different way, we’d love to invest in the United States with billions and billions of dollars,'” he added.

Trump explained that while he has long believed the US was taking on more than what was in its interest with the Strait of Hormuz, he struggled with charging a fee “because I don’t think anybody should be able to charge for the strait, or for any other strait relationship in terms of other sections of the world.

RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...Podcast 

Here's the podcast of last nights LIVE radio broadcast where RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS Craig Andresen and Diane Sori discussed 'The Schism Within the Democrat Party'; 'Socialism - The DNC's Master Plan'; the latest on Iran; and the death of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. Listen to it on https://rspradio1.podbean.com or on our RSP website at https://rspradio1.com/?page_id=39 

Just a Thought

This thought below is my {Diane Sori) thought alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com 

 

So Trump has now 'walked back' his 20% "security toll' on cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz after rightfully being called to task for basically doing what Iran actually tried to do. But it's a 'walk back' that is not quite what it seems to be as the 20% fee stays as is, but said monies will now be funneled into what Trump calls "massive" trade and investment deals made directly with the United States by various Gulf States. 

So now we've gone from what are already in place small trade deals with the Gulf  States...states that still don't really like us very much...to "massive" deals with them, while there still is NO mention of those monies going in any way, shape, or form directly to the Iranian people who need said monies to rebuild their lives way more than we and the wealthy Arab nations need bigger trade deals. And this leads me to again say, "Houston, we still do have a problem."

 

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