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rollin74

(2,295 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:05 PM Yesterday

Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz not opened in 48 hours

US President Donald Trump threatens to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.

“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 writes on Truth Social.

The US has refrained from targeting Iran energy sites to date amid fears of such a step’s impact on the global economy

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-threatens-to-obliterate-irans-power-plants-if-strait-of-hormuz-not-opened-in-48-hours/
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Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz not opened in 48 hours (Original Post) rollin74 Yesterday OP
Maybe he should try holding his breath at the same time. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #1
We're going to be without fuel bucolic_frolic Yesterday #2
IF I CAN'T HAVE CANDY I'M GOING TO HOLD MY BREATHE UNTIL I TURN BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Takket Yesterday #3
We shall see. David__77 Yesterday #4
Trump wants to go out with a literal bang. PufPuf23 Yesterday #5
He keeps using that word... Arthur_Frain Yesterday #6
winning hearts and minds in Iran, one power plant at a time nt msongs Yesterday #7
STFU piggy. 2naSalit Yesterday #8
Is this part of our stated goals? D_Master81 Yesterday #9
When do we 25th amendment the psycho? Initech Yesterday #10
I can't believe people aren't hysterical over him womanofthehills Yesterday #15
The Best Summary of How to Win Friends and Influence People taxi Yesterday #11
He really wants to kill us all, doesn't he? Totally Tunsie Yesterday #12
He does!! womanofthehills Yesterday #17
Let the war crime trials begin. C_U_L8R Yesterday #13
Obliteration Day is coming bucolic_frolic Yesterday #14
Bushehr NPP? roamer65 Yesterday #16
Trump is following Putin's playbook. Nt BootinUp Yesterday #18
announcing war plans on social media Skittles Yesterday #19
This is desperate. He can lose face now or lose big later. David__77 23 hrs ago #20
Greg Stillson wnylib 23 hrs ago #21
We could become targets now Beringia 22 hrs ago #22

D_Master81

(2,542 posts)
9. Is this part of our stated goals?
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:24 PM
Yesterday

He’s gonna end up destroying that country. He has no plan so this is gonna end up bad.

womanofthehills

(10,986 posts)
15. I can't believe people aren't hysterical over him
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:51 PM
Yesterday

Come on Congress - everyone of you should be out there with 25th amendment talk. Every day - all day long.

taxi

(2,702 posts)
11. The Best Summary of How to Win Friends and Influence People
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:28 PM
Yesterday

This goes to a link with a 2 minute read, bringing up the bullet points of Carnegie's book. It is too woke for republicans in general, and likely on a banned book list for elected Republicans.

Criticism
Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment. …. Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

That reminds me of this famous quote by Thomas Carlyle: “A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.”

https://fs.blog/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people/

womanofthehills

(10,986 posts)
17. He does!!
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 09:03 PM
Yesterday

Even Jeffrey Epstein said he was the most evil man he ever met and Epstein hung out with evil. And our FBI and CIA are all compromised. We are screwed. I’m sure many politicians aren’t speaking out as much as we want them to for fear they will meet a fate like Charlie Kirk. Republicans are big into threatening each others lives. Tucker said Netanyahu called and threatened him personally.

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