John Stone

Pat Byrne is an American businessman and libertarian. Pat founded Overstock in 1999 and served as CEO until 2019. He resigned as CEO in 2019 due to controversies surrounding his past as a federal informant and his subsequent promotion of conspiracy theories, including claims of election fraud.

.............word to the wise? Proverbs 26:4

.......... on the contrary.......... Congress DOES have the power. Today, Congress is more akin to a conspiracy designed to thwart the constitution.

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If the 'outcome' is simply re-opening the Strait and a deferment on the 'dust' question, then what is the gain. If anything, Iran has been empowered with the demonstration of their ability to close Hormuz. The strategy of interceptors worth millions, used to engage drones worth 10K is asinine. Anyone who believes that Iran's strategy in any conflict with the U.S. was going to be 'set-piece' should put down the bong pipe. The destruction of Iran's hardware was for domestic (U.S.) consumption - video game thingy - it didn't work, Pete. Israel is pi$$ed ............ are they part of the 'deal' written on sh..it paper? Doubtful. Israel does NOT want peace ............ they want a destroyed nation ..... Unicorns?

...................try to look at the larger picture................. the economy?? Everything moves on wheels?? It's a Global economy?

.......... 'and' what?

...... slight of hand? It's out in the open.............. nothing like this end run has ever been attempted by ANY administration. Congress controls spending - not the executive? What Trump has done, desires, is for the Executive to do an end-run around Congress so as to provide the Executive with a financial lever, outside of Congress and totally in-the-dark re: beneficiaries, $$. The so-called, 'Board' responsible for disbursement is also pure, Treadstone'. Tariffs are akin .................... Congress levies tariffs ......... not the Executive. Congress has COMPLETELY and VOLUNTARILY relinquished their lever of control. The stench of corruption is overpowering. Trump Corp (family) is getting rich with grift, corruption and insider trading. To compare this level, out-in-the-open, corruption to Burisma is an exaggeration of even the MAGA mentality. Fake news, good politics, TDS ............. all straw man arguments.

............ the problem is, unlike his 1st term, there is no-one with the ballz in his inner circle to tell him he's crazy and stupid. The U.S. is in decline ...... The big question is whether Trump (ignorance) will defer the arms sale to Taiwan. No question China's strategy (preferred) is a repeat of Hong Kong.

Chinese tankers have recently transited the Strait, despite a U.S. naval blockade targeting Iranian ports. 🙄 U.S. oil companies are beneficiaries of the blockade, on the backs of U.S. consumers. 🤪 Russia is the BIG winner tho ............. sanctions have been removed from their oil sales AND the discounts they were offering on the sale of their oil have been removed ........ and prices increased. OMG, man ..............keep up?

........... arguably, this is not the time to play politics with China.

......... the ability of the Left to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory is without measure. The Left has no leader - even the messiah, Obama questions their strategy. The recent release of the 2024 (Dem) presidential campaign critique proves they have learned nothing.

'Proud Boys, stand back and standby" / Trump, September 2020 ........... no question a racist would find the I.C.E. brotherhood welcoming.

"There is no rush to strike a peace deal with Iran" / Trump, May 24th, 1500 ........ uh oh, he's been talking to Bibi again. 😅

.............. some would argue that it is about personal / family enrichment. The Trump family's income jumped from around 50 million / yr to over 800 million year since Trump took office.

“I think he is a more mature, more disciplined version of himself than he was in his first term,” / Bezos I respect him (Bezos) too much to believe that there's more than a bit of sarcasm in that statement.😅 Ya think it's self-serving? In a backhanded way the statement is sarcastic ..................... but still effective strategically. bwahahahahahahahaha.

............ mildly amusing (alarming?) that the sitting U.S. president was engaged in a law suite against the IRS? Where's the oversight? Cut to the chase ............. Trump intends to provide a paycheck for insurrectionists ........... all who were provided a fair (and legal) trial in which they were found guilty and sentenced. What a banana-state situation.

Trump feels it, 'in his bones'? ........ how pathetic, engaged in a war, the SecDef is campaigning in primaries and the nation can't believe a word that comes out of the Liar-in-chief's cake hole. ............ akin to Goebel's propaganda during the 'Battle of Britain", 1940 - 'we've destroyed the RAF seven times". Bizzarro world.

Why would the U.S. need to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities if, as Trump previously claimed, they'd been completely and totally obliterated' eight months ago in Op Midnight Hammer? In 2025, the Defense Intelligence Agency assessed that Iran's missile program was a decade away from being able to target U.S. shores. That hardly sounds like what was touted (take ur pick) as an imminent threat. The truth is that only Trump knows the 'why' for attacking Iran (Israel's arguments notwithstanding) The truth is that (likely) Trump believed it would be a slam dunk - a week, month at most. - the strait was not even considered. If there was a strategy it was that they could peel off the current regime and after civil unrest (lol) install a sock puppet, ala Shah. Oh, yeah, there was NO regime change in Venezuela .......... it was simply a rearranging of the chairs. Gabbard, as head of DNI, and based on intelligence, provided an assessment, based on intel, to the Senate Intel Committee. Trump, immediately condemned the assessment, 'I don't care what she said', it wasn't her, fool, it was ur intelligence committee and based on intel from a dozen sources.

Senate Intelligence Committee – March 2026 “Iran did not rebuild its uranium enrichment capability following joint US – Israel strikes against Iran’s nuclear program last year. “ / Gabbard, Senate Intelligence Committee “As a result of Operation Midnight Hammer, Iran’s nuclear enrichment program was obliterated. There have been no efforts since then to try to rebuild their enrichment capability. The entrances to the underground facilities that were bombed have been buried and shuttered with cement” / Gabbard, Senate Intel Committee “if we didn’t hit within two weeks, they would’ve had a nuclear weapon” / Trump, March 4th 2026 “When crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen.” / Trump March 4th 2026 “no evidence of Iran building a nuclear weapon” / Rafael Grossi, International Energy Agency Director, March 3rd, 2026 WELL PLAYED BIBI.

...........better to walk the plank than be pushed. That said, wishing her strength ahead ...............and her husband a speedy recover ....... or a passing with dignity. Cancer sucks.

..................... arguably, Trump would prefer to be described as 'strong man' ........ a guy who doesn't bluff?😅 bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

............... here's some clarity - the official ruling by the D.C. medical examiner's office states that Officer Brian Sicknick died from stokes caused by blood clot, which were exacerbated by the stress and trauma of the January 6, insurrection. Several Republicans members of Congress have since downplayed the riot, calling rioters 'patriots' and painting them as the real victims, and voting against a bill to awarding congressional medals to officers. Sicknick was a fk'n hero, no less than a firefighter rushing into a burning building or a soldier in defense of those fighting to the left and right. Some members of Congress are so underserving of those like Sicknick - hopefully I can exclude u from that bunch of political hacks.