An affection for murderous dictators

 #Trump #Russia #Putin

Monitoring the bear and WTF CIA

 #Russia #BalticRepublics #CIA #Europe #NATO #Article5 #HybridWarfare #StateTerror

#SabotageOperations #Intelligence #ClickbaitMediaBullshit #StoogesForRussia #Ukraine

RantWoman wondered about this entire news cycle when it first broke.

Leaked Report Reveals What Europe Really Thinks About Trump

Adam smith on the proposal to sell weapons to China

 #AdamSmith #China #diplomacy #Iran #StraitOf Hormuz

Posted without comment.

Tanker War 2026

 #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #FreedomOf Navigation #BabElMandab #RedSea #piracy

Lots of technical numeric details: Oil is flowing but nowhere near prewar levels.

US escorts but attacks taking their toll. Prices of transit astronomical

impact of ban on US diesel exports. 

The administration had no idea how starting the war would affect vessel traffic

The #SecDef is not the only idiot in the picture. See Secretary Bessent blithe comment at the beginning of the video.

It's the whole system, not just any one thing.

And some points about VA as a STATE being a focus for troops right on the scene of the war.

More commentary about the USS Abrham Lincoln

 #Logistics #MEntal Health #NuclearEngineer

This pretty much speaks RantWoman's mind.

Sadako: statue due back in 2027

Something genuine, troll- and ad-free flows across RantWoman's screen often enough to persuade her to stay. Today via the Korematsu Institute, information about the preparation of the Sadako statue in a city park across a street from University Friends Meeting.

Enjoy!

Community to build new Sadako statue in Seattle by 2027 | Nichi Bei News

Also, please consider sending money

The Campaign | Sadako Renewal Proje

GOP candidates' lip service to getting out of the Iran war

 #Iran #ICE #GOP

quite the laundry list of tepid comments not even backed up by feeble tgestures

Family and Community in the 21st Century: how we care for each other: ONE interest group

 RantWoman is working at as much "homework" before Pacific NW quarterly meeting as can be managed.

The only interest group that has made it onto the online listing is one by two Friends with a leading to address Christian nationalism. Here is the declaration they want to seed group discernment.

Statement of Faith Toward a Shared Declaration

RantWoman is getting very good at trying to witness movement of God in ways that are not always obvious.

Case in point: The Secretary of War Crimes whose job is to protect Freedom of Religion not cram his religion down others' throats.

Enough said?

Jake Broe: Zelensky at the UN. Putin after his election

 #Ukraine #Russia #MilBloggers #FuelRestrictions #WarCrimes #Europe #sanctions #terrorism #EU

A bunch of videos YouTube served up. All worthy of more commentary than is offered here.

Putin Is About to Make His Most Desperate Move Yet | Inside Russia

Ukraine Just Absolutely HAMMERED Moscow…Again!

Konstantin got out of Uzbekistan

Konstantin FINALLY Got Out of Uzbekistan! He NOW Reveals What REALLY HAPPENED!

"War is coming home to Russia"

And re Greenland

Europe Just Exposed Trump in the Best Way Possible

Blame Volkswagen for Diesel prices?

How Volkswagen’s Flagrant Fraud Screwed Over Russia’s Refineries a Decade Later

Sean Hannity interviews Darline Graham

 #SCsen #DarlineGraham #SeanHannity

If RantWoman were a slightly more responsible commentator, she would go look for the entire interview clipped here. RantWoman is pointedly not offering some observations related to the comments below.

Instead, RantWoman offers the rant she posted in the comments.

Y'all aren't following enough #SCsen social media. Ralph Norman set an example for #GOP candidates everywhere. He lost the runoff to Darline. He said "I don't like it but I accept it." A whole bunch of #GOP voters don't like Darline for a bunch of different reasons. Some of them plan to write in Ralph Norman. Some will vote Democrat. Among Darline's "sins:" --as Commissioner of the SC Commission for the Blind she, HORRORS, had a strong #DEI program --She once gave money to Lisa Murkowski --She supported an SC legislator taking a pro-choice position. --Her travel budget for the year after the pandemic lockdowns ended was about 10x the previous year when NOBODY was travelling either for trainings to maintain certifications or to serve agency clients. As a social services professional and head of a state agency, she certainly would have worked closely with the governor. To me that makes the leap to appointing her to fill Lindsay's seat justifiable but I don't live in SC I get that Darline does not know much about foreign policy. As screwed up as US foreign policy is right now, someone willing to engage about fresh ideas could be really valuable. But I don't live in SC and I can't tell how hot the supposed hot buttons really are.

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RantWoman notes to herself:

--There will be a debate. What questions would RantWoman ask

--SC has a lot of both active duty military and vets. Neither candidate is talking about the war but what strands of discontent are there?

Stay tuned.

Jake Broe interviews Eileen Laubacher, running against Lauren Boebert in CO-04

 #CO-04 #Ukraine #Russia #veterans #Iran #NoWithIran #Hegseth #SecDef #VoteVets #MailInVoting

"Stupid wars in the Middle East"

"3-day special military operation"

Full disclosure: RantWoman has visited places in CO-04 a handful of times.

Retired general running against Anna Paulina Luna

 #NationalSecurity #StockTrading #Corruption

RantWoman continually argues with herself: is the point more and better more professional military that treats all branches, all levels with respect: enough money to live on without SNAP, no forever wars, COMPETENT leadership.

OR can we count on people with military experience to bring important insights and make badly needed improvements for EVERYONE.

And we are not even going to go very near comprehensive revisioning of national security. Anyway, another strong woman on a Congressional ticket.

Ian Bremmer speaks about Antonio Gutierres and the UN

 #UnitedNations #AntonioGutierres #AI #InternationalLaw #RuleOfLaw

Really impressive optimistic comments about the use and importance of the #UN

GOP candidates demand end to war...and SOCIALISM???

 #IApol #Elections2026

Shipping hacked?

 

Be afraid. Be enough afraid to pay attention to basic

Putin has Ruined Russia: advice for the next generation

 #Russia #Ukraine

Pithy observations. 

Callie Barr running for Congress in MI-01

 Sometimes RantWoman prefers to let people speak for themselves and then to comment separately. 

Eloquent and concise commentary about one aspect of what is wrong with the current war machine.

Brother Tim Scott preaches Republican unity at Trumpalooza

Saved for a Guest Sermon. 

Praise Jesus

Brother Tim and freedom of religion

Lindsay and his sister worked together in ways that were respected by her counterparts in other states.

She probably can't say that and LORD HAVE MERCY has she said some dumb things.

Half the SC twittervers says she ahd Brother Tim are bot h DEI...

"We've Been Very Protective of them."

 #MiddleEast #USallies #Midterms

Ukrainian Drone development: necessity is the mother of fast cycle invention

 #Ukraine #Russia #DroneWarfare

NO, Ukrainian hits on Russian oil and gas sites are NOT the reason diesel prices are through the roof.

 #Ukraine #Russia #StraitOfHormuz #Kushner #Witkoff

The short version: NO, Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil and gas infrastructure are not the meain reason that diesel prices are through the roof. That would be the #WarOfChoice in the Middle East

Warning: frank discussion of torture.

Ukraine strikes DEEP into Russia

 #Ukraine #Russia #Arctic

What the Ship: shipping disruptions will hit the northern hemisphere first

 #StraitOfHormuz #PanamaCanal #FertilizerTrade #Houthis #SaudiArabia

The Geneva Convention--and Canada

 #WarCrimes #CanadaStrong

Pith from RantWoman's personal Emotional Support Canadian

Have the Houthis seized the Bab al Mandab?

 #RedSea #BabAlMandab #SaudiArabia #EuropeanUnion

Blockading Saudi flagged vessels? 

Trita Parsi On The SHOCKING Developments In The Red Sea

Trump Has a Bigger Problem Than the Strait of Hormuz

President #StableGenius goes golfing in Ireland

 

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🚨Trump SNAPS As IRELAND Gives Him THE WORST SURPRISE!

President Trump is coming to Ireland; Command Units flown in by military aircraft

Military transporters continue to fly President Trump's cargo into Ireland

Five planes fly President Trump's new cars and motorcades to Ireland 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 

George the Shrub skips Trumpalooza and hosts a 9/11 discussion

 

#911 #NeverForget

David Reddish is one of RantWoman's favorite snarky flaming queen commentators, but even RantWoman needs a balanced media diet. RantWoman will look for some other accounts of W, Condi and their reflections on 9-11.

RantWoman will also discern about whether to go full snark herself about a number of points. But in the meantime.

UT Governor Spencer Cox writes a book on overcoming divisiveness

 #UTpol

RantWoman's first impression of UT governor Spencer Cox was to cringe when he admitted he prayed for days that the person who allegedly shot Charlie Kirk was an outsider. Sorry. The problem appears to be inside the house.

Will RantWoman add his book to her Mean to Read list? Probably not, but RantWoman will definitely cover the situation with prayers for continued dialogue.

You know what insults Jesus?

 #TXpol

RantWoman does not live in TX so maybe the fact that RantWoman is tired of seeing only James Talarico in his ads does not matter. Still, RantWoman would find it unifying to see lots of different faces endorsing Talarico. Just sayin'

But take it away Jesus.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See

And the prologue

Talarico HAMMERS Trump admin amid Kimmel controversy: 'Most dangerous form of cancel culture'

Houthis? Saudis?

 #BabElMandab #Houthis #Saudis #escalation

Math "magic" from the US Secretary of Energy: how many barrels are moving? At what price?

 #StraitOfHormuz #GulfOfOman #ShipToShip #DarkFleet #MoU

Sal talks to Sam Mandani (sp?), founder of Tanker Trackers

BRIEF mention of US escorts. Convoys timed when satellites don't see.

MAYBE get to 85% of prewar average

Iran has lowered oil production to match domestic consumption

Last week two Saudi tankers hit by Iran; Admiral Cooper ordered attacks on 3 tankers

Centcom has hit 12 tankers, 5 of them Iranian

Stephen Rosenberg: Russian media 9-8-2026

 #Russia #Economy #FuelCrisis

RantWoman PROMISES to attempt more content about the latest round of Witkoff Kuchner attempts at diplomacy. The BIGGEST deal: visiting KYIV as well as Moscow.

In the meantime, please enjoy these snippets from the Russian press and consider subscribing yourself.

Vlad Vexler on Germany, AFD, challenges for democracy in general

 #AFD Democracy

RantWoman is no Germany expert, but German dependence on fuel from Russia has long weighed heavily on European politics

Russian Media on the latest visitation by Witkoff and Kuchner

 #Russia #Ukraine

Ukraine Has Found the Weakness Russia Can’t Fix | David Petraeus

Ships getting attacked.

 #Iran #PersianGulf #GulfOfOman #DarkFleet #StraitOfHormuz

Iran Targets Aircraft Carrier - US Strikes Back

Whistleblower report on ICE outrageously cutting corners in hiring.

 #ICE #Thugs

Blistering Commenrary about the #SecDef and the budget

 #Iran #DefenseSpending #StraitOfHormuz #Midterms #EndlessWar #TacticalNukes

Who is speaking out now and what happens after the midterms?

Who is profiting from ICE??? FOLLOW THE MONEY

 #Boycott #Transparency #lauraBerlin #GEOgroup #COREcivic #1A #ConstitutionalRights 

Sal on conflicting reports about what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz

 #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #Houthis #Saudis

How much oil is moving?

Who is hitting whom?

Channels?

Mine clearance?

Who is paying what?

Who is betting on how long all this will last?

Impact of sanctions and choice about what to sanction?

Reserves on land vs at sea

Where to get data? 

Parsing US gummint speak

Who to follow for steady info.

We are NOT at prewar levels