It’s an interesting choice to posture that it’s a simple military maneuver to open the strait, but the supposedly strongest naval power is unable or unwilling to do so. If it were simple, they’d do it; if the strait wasn’t important at all, they wouldn’t talk about it.

Not sure about the rhetorical strategy with acknowledging that it’s important, but complaining it’s still closed. Better optics would be to just not say anything at all, but he can’t even manage that.

Heavens, the puppets are infighting.

Rising, but still regrettably equal to or lesser than the average from 2011-2014 for regular, despite the inflation that has occurred between then and now. It’s still a ways out before the price becomes a significant obstacle for the politically ambivalent populace. Between the inflation and ramped up fracking, the US is more insulated from fuel prices than their vassals.

The west be like “oh no, Cuba is spreading!”

Didn’t it just get back from retreating

At least they got to meet their daily quota of the word ‘unprecedented’.

Perhaps not everything can be bought for the right oil after all.

New wallpaper just dropped

Ideologically-Minded Funds

…unless he dies earlier because he’s 83. Would be great if there were some Marxist party figures like these that were from a more promising age bracket.