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Weird how he is in the spotlight.

This achieves two things at once that match Trump’s stated goals:

Immediate pressure on Iran (starves the regime of its main revenue source — oil — without a full ground war).
Shifts global oil supply away from the Strait by making Iranian exports unreliable or impossible.
The supply-shift angle

~20% of world oil (and a huge chunk of LNG) normally flows through Hormuz; Iran’s recent mining/closure already caused the worst energy shock in decades.
A blockade would cut off Iran’s exports (which still move through Kharg Island and the Strait) → buyers in China, India, and elsewhere lose that discounted supply and must turn to U.S., Saudi, Brazilian, or other non-Iranian oil.
Trump has been openly pushing this exact outcome: “Buy oil from the United States of America. We have plenty.” He wants the world to fill the gap with American exports, reinforcing U.S. energy dominance.
the blockade is the mechanism that forces the supply shift Trump’s broader strategy envisions. It turns Iran’s own chokepoint weapon against it while accelerating the long-term reordering of oil markets that the war has already started (higher baseline prices, more U.S. leverage, less petrodollar dependence on adversarial routes).

The reset = talks fail → unleash naval/economic tools. The blockade is the cleanest, most targeted tool available to do exactly what Trump has signaled: reopen (or control) the Strait on U.S. terms and reroute global oil flows away from Iranian/Hormuz dependence toward American supply. It’s economic coercion that doubles as strategic supply-chain reengineering. Whether it actually gets implemented depends on what happens in the next few days of talks, but it is squarely on the table as part of the reset plan

Attempted to pick a favorite, but couldn't.

All of them sad and 100% true.

Thanks for another great group of memes, DOB. Keep up the great work!

I haven't paid attention to polls, nor have I ever been contacted to take one, with the exception of AMAC. This conservative answer to AARP publishes a poll each week with multiple choice answers with far greater depth than any poll I have ever seen. Your post has cleared up a lot of questions I have wondered about concerning polls. A poll can be used in too many weighted ways, and now I have a better understanding how it's done. Thanks for a good post.

These aren't memes, they're sheer firepower aimed at a bunch of cowards hiding behind a fat, lazy target. Keep up the shooting gallery, Dobrien, and expose them all the way!

Very impressive new technique you're having fun with, and great memes to boot. :)

FFA, based on this statement your cynicism is showing - "publishing this "research" will enhance JPM's profits and steal from small investors" - but I am in complete agreement.

Excellent collection, DOB!! Thanks for the post.

Well Said.
While I don't like the feeling that Israel SUCKED us into fighting their battles again.
I wish we hadn't been put in this place.
The Lying Media claims "There is a Fatwah against Nukes in Iran", but I NEVER hear them talk about Pakistan. "Oh, but they would NEVER use them..." (Okay, after the 2 Free Demos we gave Japan, we have not USED Ours... So What?)

Anyways, I will be voting (and plugging my nose) to keep whatever lead we have.
Because STAYING HOME = 1/2 vote for the CRIMINALS who said Kamala was the ready for President, by failing her way to the top as a clear WoManChurian Candidate.

If I could, I would NIFO (All of Congress and the entire 2 party System).

Mark Twain was right!

Everyone in Congress should serve 2 terms.
One in office, followed by One in Prison!

The peaceful Islam meme reminded me of a bumper sticker I've seen a few times that states that "It's hard to coexist with someone that wants to kill you." This bumper sticker is the antithesis of the one that says "Coexist" and then shows the symbols of the major religions. That one also reminds me of what I once heard about religion being the source of most, if not all, wars.

Yes. OUC's latest Meme Tyme (4-13-26 edition) second to last meme with the chess board sums it up.

... and the banking and military cartels love war regardless of how many innocent casualties
and how much damage to property - as long as their own property values increase.

One thing learned in all this is how vulnerable and fragile the world energy supply is in actuality. A major global conflict would be much worse than we are seeing now.

Serious topic and info this time, OUC. Nicely done. The left will ignore the nukes in the hands of a fanatical religious regime and will concentrate on oil and "war crimes" (percieved by the US, not perpetrated by Iran's regime). Second from last is too often true - not this time I suspect. The last one: This is going to last longer than many want, but I hope the American people can keep it together until the current Iranian regime folds or is deposed.

I will expect (hope) Trump will heed his own advice and "always walk away from a bad deal".

The Latest: https://youtu.be/wmwVQMWTqD0

Our 1 in a million were all in politics in the 18th century.
👍 Thank you, DOB!

I'm still waiting for someone to publish the fact that Iran's responses exposed in detail the reason
they should never have WMD's of any kind, and to give credibility to the stated reasons for the
military action against the mullahs and any who support them.

No worries, TRB. ;^) It's very readable as it is.
Thank you for posting it all. 👍

"I don't watch CNN..." well said, LOL! All the colors in my peaceful Islamic pie chart are zero, too - good one. Whether Sen. Kennedy said that or not, it's still true/funny! The Kurt Russel meme is spot on. Oh heck, I could go on commenting but don't have the time. Great collection, Dobrien, thanks for posting!

Great addition, OUC! Thanks. Now, I'm going to be rolling Pink Floyd through my brain all day - not a bad thing, LOL! "Learning to Fly" is one of my favorites. Ha, the last frame of Spring Break calls up whack-a-tollah to mind, LOL.

Nicely done, OUC!

I believe it was 2012 for almost 2 months - 12 hour days, 6 days a week. I worked in the Richmond facility north of Oakland - place was huge almost 3000 acres if I recall. My hotel was in Oakland. Some time before that I contracted for software work on a water purification plant for Oakland where methane was produced from the waste and used to run a pair of power generators. More generators were being built because all that Oakland poop made lots of gas and excess was burned off in the atmosphere. That's how the folks at Chevron got my name and called me for the job.

"Fruits and Nuts" LOL. I'm from western NY, but knew an acquaintance 40 miles outside Oakland and asked if we could meet for a dinner. He agreed and drove in to say howdy and chat. Some of his first words were a statement that he very rarely goes to the communist parts of the state. I didn't like Oakland at all.

Thank you. I enjoyed Part I and am looking forward to Part II. I am grateful authors like yourself are willing to share some of your work here in the Gulch.