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Daniel Helkenn's avatar

You filled in quite a few unknown(by me anyway) pieces to this puzzle. I knew of course about the strike on the three vehicles but not that they went down the line killing them after the occupants tried to seek shelter in another of the vehicles.

The part about Trump talking to the Saudis was also unknown. I suspect he was trying to negotiate a loan or something of that nature. Foreign policy is hard.

I’ve been out of the loop but I had heard a take yesterday about Iran wanting to make a statement without necessarily killing a number of civilians ala Putin. I had heard they also wanted to test a new weapon ala Shoigu. Maybe that was the bright light you ended with. Looking forward to your follow up. You’re right on the news as it’s happening per usual.

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Karen Gordo's avatar

Trump is daring the people suing and prosecuting him right and left to make an issue over that call. Whatever it was actually about. Because all these lawsuits against him are for setting precedents to prosecute former presidents and cabinet members. Obama followed or preceded him on all his travels through at least 2017 and 2018.

Yeah I f didn't pick up on the WCK until I decided to write this up when it looked like kinetics would be on the menu. I figured if that was true for me as a more casual observer it would possibly be news to some others, too. I DK the connection that placed that and the embassy bombing on the same day, but don't believe in coincidence! So it's something else.

Second (hopefully last major at least) part drops tomorrow! I think its fun... it's styled in large part as I find information - but when it's fast paced live events it becomes choppy single sentence bits interspersed with updates and comments from the poster. So a section is set up like that to get the feel of the experience. But better there's broad consensus that Iran smoked Israel for now at least. And probably dirtied some shorts in other Middle Eastern countries and Ukraine. Good times.

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