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5. Manipulating the market for fun and profit.

Sat May 30, 2026, 11:32 AM

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Iran rejects deal. Attacks Kuwaiti base, Americans injured [View all] SamuelTheThird May 30 OP

True, deal is over-stated SamuelTheThird May 30 #3

No! Ray Bruns May 30 #25

So much worse than a Prairie_Seagull May 30 #2

The "deal" JBTaurus83 May 30 #4

Manipulating the market for fun and profit. multigraincracker May 30 #5

And a lot of deflection from the Epstein Files. republianmushroom May 30 #8

link please hookaleft May 30 #6

Bloomberg has the attack on a US base in Kuwait muriel_volestrangler May 30 #7

https://x.com/World_Affairs11/status/2060609851777073488 SamuelTheThird May 30 #9

That appears to be their continued general "we won't be pushed around" rhetoric muriel_volestrangler May 30 #11

I think you're parsing too much SamuelTheThird May 30 #17

The Mehr article has nothing about an "offer" muriel_volestrangler May 30 #18

lol fine, don't use the word offer SamuelTheThird May 30 #19

Here's one. There are several if you want to look. littlemissmartypants May 30 #26

"Iranian state media" gulliver May 30 #13

Checked BBC, the Independent and AP nitpicked May 30 #16

So we shouldn't pay attention to what Iran's media says? SamuelTheThird May 30 #15

It's what the Republicans would love us to post gulliver May 30 #20

What you're saying is rather bizarre SamuelTheThird May 30 #21

"State media" gulliver May 30 #23

Theocratic. Patriarchal. Homophobic in the extreme. Bigoted. SamuelTheThird May 30 #24

Remember, deal on...deal off, market up market down ashredux May 30 #28

The military does not have to follow illegal orders. BidenRocks May 30 #30