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(13,677 posts) Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:29 AM 6 hrs ago

To stop the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump has, in a 5th dimensional chess move, announced the closure of the Strait.

That is all.

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Now here this! (Original Post) surfered 6 hrs ago OP

Now where this? n/t DFW 6 hrs ago #1

Then There That! MadLinguist 5 hrs ago #2

So Trumpedo is going to force the re-opening of the Strait by closing it? MarineCombatEngineer 5 hrs ago #3

Here, there, everywhere. Intractable 3 hrs ago #4

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1. Now where this? n/t

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:31 AM

6 hrs ago

(909 posts)

2. Then There That!

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:42 AM

5 hrs ago

(18,112 posts)

3. So Trumpedo is going to force the re-opening of the Strait by closing it?

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:47 AM

5 hrs ago

Only in Trumpedo's world does this make sense.

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4. Here, there, everywhere.

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:16 PM

3 hrs ago