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SamuelTheThird

(1,261 posts) Thu May 14, 2026, 03:07 PM May 14

Oil is high and will climb...and the dow is at a record high. How long can this fantasy-world maintain itself as things deteriorate?

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Indian-flagged boat sunk off Oman in latest attack on Gulf shipping [View all] SamuelTheThird May 14 OP

Praytell, how precisely does one 'force' it open? SamuelTheThird May 14 #8

It's a military problem so of course there is a military solution EX500rider May 14 #9

lol it's not a video game SamuelTheThird May 14 #10

The fact this isn't being done should tell you something SamuelTheThird May 14 #13

"Why would one ship being hit "stop the whole thing"?" Eko Saturday #19

Shouldn't be that hard to explain EX500rider Saturday #20

Sure, all that sounds good. Eko Sunday #21

also, Iran did not just do this. Eko Sunday #22

Feel free to show me where I said that. Eko Sunday #24

No, those are facts. Eko Monday #26

And my opinion is some of those countries need to grow backbones EX500rider Monday #27

A lot of those will be flags of convenience EX500rider Tuesday #29

A flag state of a vessel. Eko Tuesday #32

Means little to the owners EX500rider Tuesday #34

Well Greece seems to be staying out of it for the most part. Eko Tuesday #37

How's the escorts going? SamuelTheThird Tuesday #33

War is hell n/t leftstreet May 14 #3

Damned shame Mr trump directly began this mess Torchlight May 14 #6

It would be easier to block the English Channel sarisataka May 14 #12

O..was just a thought Deuxcents May 14 #15