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Meanwhile, dozens were injured by Iranian strikes in Israel, as Tehran targeted a nuclear site.

Donald Trump threatened Iran in a Truth Social post Saturday evening, warning that the U.S. would target the nation’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz remained closed.

“If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” Trump wrote in the post.

Approximately 20% of the world’s oil passes through the the Strait of Hormuz, a critical trade route. Iranian attacks on ships in the area have seen the area essentially close to maritime traffic, while oil prices have soared globally.

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[–] eksb@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Depends where he lives. I always vote third party, but every district I am in is gerrymandered, and my state is not within 10 points of competitive for president, so my votes do not matter other than getting third parties on the ballot.

[–] amorpheus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

That seems like something you guys should have been more proactive about.

[–] zeejoo@thelemmy.club 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Jill Stein is a Russian asset and anyone who supported the green party in 2024 is a cuck who got trump elected. Even if your vote didn't matter, you contributed to the dialogue and publicity they got for their blatant effort to split the vote. We shouldn't have only 2 parties, but in the current system voting 3rd party is performative at best and genuinely dangerous at worst.

[–] eksb@programming.dev -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] zeejoo@thelemmy.club 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And everything I said remains true except the Jill Stein part. You fell for a psy op to split the vote by making you waste it virtue signalling to... Yourself? Loser mentality, loser vote, loser.

[–] eksb@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Did you miss the part where my districts are so lopsided that it does not hurt the lesser of two evils if I vote for good?

[–] zeejoo@thelemmy.club -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't mean it's not virtue signalling, nor does it mean you didn't contribute to the problem. You voted for a Russian intelligence asset for president of the United States and call it "good" you're a lost fucking cause.

[–] eksb@programming.dev 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Are you suggesting that the Working Families candidate running for council of my small city is a Russian asset?

Are you suggesting that instead I must vote for the Democrat mayor who got busted for not actually living in the city when she admitted it when her ex-husband was busted for selling drugs out of the house that she claimed to live in (and where her children did live), and then got busted for campaign finance violations but was still allowed to run again?

Or the Democrat state senator who repeatedly defended sex offenders in the Senate?

Or the Democrat governor who gave a billion dollars of taxpayer money to out-of-state billionaires to build a new head-injury stadium (that the state would not own). And who tried to kill congestion pricing in NYC?

You and the vote-blue-no-matter-who people can fuck all the way off if you refuse to put good candidates.

[–] zeejoo@thelemmy.club 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not a "vote blue no matter who" person and nobody is advocating that. I am talking about one election in which there was a specific choice and you made a bad one. In the future, I hope we have better choices, and I'll do whatever I can to advocate for candidates who want to fundamentally restructure our systems.

And yes Jill Stein is a Russian asset or at the very least a shill.

Stein recorded a video from Red Square, in which she talked about "the need to rein in American exceptionalism" and replace "a U.S. policy based on domination." Which, she's not wrong, but she wasn't saying it for the right reasons (hint hint red square).

Source

And then there's her position on Ukraine which is straight from the mouth of Putin and Lavrov.

“Russia’s invasion was a provoked response to the bigger, more murderous and illegal game plan of US empire… In 2014 the US backed a coup in Ukraine led by far-right insurrectionists. The installation of the new government was a giant step towards the goal of adding Ukraine to NATO - and putting hostile bases and nuclear-capable missiles right on Russia's border.” – Jill Stein (Feb. 24, 2022)

Then theres, you know, her having dinner with Putin. In Moscow. For..... Reasons?

Source.

[–] eksb@programming.dev 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I do not understand why you seem so convinced that I voted for Jill Stein. I did not. I am well aware that she is terrible.

[–] zeejoo@thelemmy.club 1 points 3 days ago

The original comment said "I voted green" I said you did cause this then, and you defended them. I swear it's like talking to a bottle of Elmer's glue you're so thick.