#Iran #Rescue
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
The "Rescue," reporting, and literally everyone pulling away and calling out.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Commentary about The "Ceasefire"
#Iran
RantWoman is, like every othr sane person on the planet, relieved that the President has decided, at least for now, not to attempt to destroy an entire civilization.
First, words from Lawrence O'Donell. Then various comentators.
Check out the Zeteo vid in particular.
1. If having an insane government means a country should not have nuclear weapons, time for the world to subtract nuclear weapons from the US.
Monday, April 6, 2026
Israel oh Israel
#Israel
CONTENT WARNING: graphic description of torture.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Will planes getting shot down change anyone's approach to the war?
#Iran #MiddleEast
RantWoman takes a realist view of videos such as this one. It is useful to know how other people think even if one disagrees with multiple implied premises.
Thursday, April 2, 2026
What's Going on with Shipping today: SOME ships going through the Strait of Hormuz
#Iran #StraitOfHormuz
RantWoman is presenting coverage from sources she considers well-informed. Presenting information is not necessarily endorsement of specific policy recommendations.
Random takeaways:
President #StableGenius is bonkers. For example US Merchant Marine academy cadets stuck on ships in the Persian Gulf.
One reference to something US troops MIGHT be doing
Ship passage appears to be in national territorial waters, Iran to the N and someone else to the S.
RantWoman cynical comment: the oil market is global. If global prices go up, US oil companies are going to make out like bandits at least for awhile.
Sal says it could take MONTHS to straighten out the impact on world trade of having the Strait of Hormuz closed as long as it has been.
Recreational Blood Pressure elevation but not only from Ambassador Bolton
#Iran
#NuclearWeapons
RantWoman definitely does not share every assumption articulated by Ambassador Bolton but does find some of his commentary informative and relevant.
RantWoman will spell out issues with assumptions elsewhere.
Rep. Moskowitz is my hero: oversight of the Pentagon compared to just taking an ax to US-AID
2.5 TRILLION dollars cannot be accounted for by the Pentagon.
And who has $200 BILLION for more #WarOfChoice in the middle east?
