Pic Of The Moment: Are We Having Fun Yet?

[EarlG]

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Oil prices rise after Trump issues ultimatum and Iran threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely

Oil prices fall as Trump hails ‘productive’ conversations with Iran on an end to the war

Meanwhile...

Iran Media Denies Truce Talks

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. K&R

[Ray Bruns]

2. There are no negotiations, these people are being conned.

And they are too stupid to see it.

[SergeStorms]

11. Trump manipulating the stock markets.....

once again. We've seen him do this so many freaking times now, you'd think they might want to verify it before pushing their money onto the table, but nooooooo!

[popsdenver]

16. During Trump's first occupation

of the White House, his daily, never ending rants, have created an up and down stock market, day after day. A Prime set-up for insider trading, for fellow Republicans and Uber Rich Republican Donors and Friends who he tipped off in advance........

Trump, and all his spawn, including Jared, have made a literal fortune this past decade, along with all the others Republicans, and continue to do so....

The New Republican Party, is just a humongous, world wide Crime Syndicate, very much like the Mafia..........

[SergeStorms]

19. Before tRump became president....

in 2016 his net worth was estimated at less than $1 billion.

His estimated wealth as of today is $7.3 billion.

Even the common MAGAt should be able to figure out something is amiss.

[Wednesdays]

20. Amiss?

Hell, the common MAGAts are cheering it!

[leftstreet]

3. DURec

[Roy Rolling]

4. Manipulation

Market manipulation by MAGAts close to the manipulator.

Same playbook as in 2017 with China news announcements.

I guess the crypto grift isn’t enough exploitation of their sheeple, now they want to get blood from a turnip.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. ...

[dalton99a]

6. The Trump crime syndicate is manipulating the markets at will

by using other people's blood and money

[surfered]

7. Also strange bets on Polymarket: someone made $400k on a bet about Maduro in Venezuela and $500K on the Ayatollah.

Both hours or minutes before the US actions. Had to be an insider.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/05/nx-s1-5667232/polymarket-maduro-bet-insider-trading

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/01/nx-s1-5731568/polymarket-trade-iran-supreme-leader-killing

[highplainsdem]

8. Trump was credibly accused of market manipulation years before he got into politics. It's much easier

for him now.

[popsdenver]

17. And the SEC,

as countless other Regulatory or governing agencies, has been EMASCULATED by the Republicans, ever since Reagan.........

DOJ, FBI, FEC, FCC, FDA, CDC, NIH, etc etc etc..............It's like the wild wild west all over again in the Fed and Red State Governments........Pillage, Plunder, Rape & Run.......over and over again.....

[RainCaster]

9. Iran denies that there are talks

TACO
🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮

[blue-wave]

10. With all these peaks and valleys in the price of oil,

someone is making a ton of money! Gee, I wonder who?

[twodogsbarking]

12. If the train should jump the track we will be rid of this wretched hack

[UpInArms]

13. I think we are on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

can we get off yet?

[orangecrush]

14. No

[Initech]

15. Can we please kick Trump and his fucking clown show out of the White House now?

This horrible government has completely failed us on every level. Any other president doing this shitty of a job would have been thrown out on their ass by now.

[mdbl]

18. Does anyone still need proof the stock market is a propaganda casino?

What a dumb way to run an entire economy.

[Beartracks]

21. Tail wagging the dog. Who made all the money on that short bounce?

Hmmm.

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