RantWoman and the RSOF

Friday, June 26, 2026

Accountability CAN happen--at least in South Korea

#SouthKorea

Seafarer Day and seafarers still trapped: diplomacy, deterrence, defusing?

#Iran #Oman #PersianGulf #InternationalMaritimeOrganization

President #StableGenius keeps claiming the #StraitOfHormuz is open. It clearly is not. RantWoman sees no reason that more missiles will help.

This video provides lots of details that may not make it into other reporting.

The commercial ship that was hit by Iran was not following the procedure set up by the International Maritime Organization.

On Day of the Seafarer, remember the 1.5 million seafarers who help move billions of tons of cargo every year.

Breaking: US launches strikes after alleged Iran attack on commercial ship in Strait of Hormuz

"The US is trying to preserve freedom of navigation and diplomacy."

US and Iran exchange strikes after commercial ship attack as Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate

Trump STUNNED as Iran STRIKES BACK at US FORCES!!!!

"The US entered into a clear and unambiguous agreement and is violating it."

"The US again attacked Iran in the middle of negotiation."

Note work by France to help restore Lebanese sovereignty

Cyberattack against Iranian banking infrastructure. Israeli hacker group suspected

Lawrence O'donell on Senators telling the President they are losing a war.

#Iran #WarPowersResolution #Senate #Decorum

RantWoman admires the respectful recounting here of historical decorum and peace achievements.

When it comes to a senile delusional national and global embarrassment of a president and a little "excursion," though RantWoman's mind is a little less on decorum and quite a bit more on #25thAmendment and genteel retirement to a lifetime full of as many naps as someone needs and as much golf as he can manage. Clearly a certain #StableGenius has already done more than enough for the world and he deserves to give himself a break, NOT the giant tax break he is trying to wangle for his family, but....

RantWoman digresses. Play the video again for thoughts of dignity and decorum and real peacemaking.

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Iran, um, er, struck a boat in the supposedly open Strait of Hormuz

#Iran #StraitOfHormuz #UNHumanitarianMission.

This one gets its own post. Reality is definitely other than as President #StableGenius presents it.

Russia, Crimea, Ukraine, fuel

#Ukraine #Russia #Crimea

Lately events in Iran and the Middle East have overshadowed the war in Ukraine in US headlines.

Having real estate goons Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner out of the picture, not trying to push Ukraine into idiotic territorial concessions is, in RantWoman's view, unquestionably a very GOOD thing.

Also Ukraine keeps scoring military gains, attacking Russian oil refineries and fuel depots. Russia's economy is trembling. International sanctions force Russia to sell oil to China at a steep discount. Putin is facing another, increasingly unpopular mobilization. It would be awesome if there were some honest mediators in the picture.

Now to some details RantWoman is behind posting about.

Anyone remember Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War of the 1850's? Sorry, RantWoman does not actually remember a whole lot except the point that Russia has had a troubled relationship with attempts at empire for a LONG time before Putin seized it from post-Soviet Ukraine in 2014.

Now in 2026, Ukraine is on the verge of driving Russia out of Crimea with blatant proclamations that Russia should leave and sooner rather than later while the Kerch bridge Putin built after the 2014 invasion is still standing.

Let's start with Belle.

lesson for the US: modern renewable energy investment helps lessen pain associated with price fluctuation on the global energy market.