8 responses to “The Consequences of Israeli Masters”

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   Quatermain

   September 20, 2026 at 11:20 am

   it is $4.99 for regular where I live in Idaho, $6.49 for diesel. This will continue until it cannot…

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      General “Buck” Turgedson

      September 20, 2026 at 1:14 pm

      Boo-hoo! Your gas prices are high there? What did your ‘conservative’ congressman and senators vote to support? Ohhhh–wait, they all have AIPAC handlers, right? They’re all on board with the Christian-Zionist, greater Israel agenda? Right? Some are Mormon? Right? I bet all those in the uber Mormon belt are all for the agenda, right? Or is this ‘super-duper-MAGA region all psychotic? Diesel prices in California are $8.49 (cash) and $8.59 (credit). Regular fuel is $5.65 (cash) and up over $7.00 in some outlaying areas. And this is directly next to the major costal refineries and pipelines.

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         Steady Steve

         September 20, 2026 at 9:49 pm

         Those California refineries (6) are shut down or producing alcohol.

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   Ernie J Hopkins

   September 20, 2026 at 11:38 am

   The utter asininity of that whole line is that there were no indications prior to our strike that there was any effort or desire on Iran’s part to have nukes, other than the non Irish 30 years of temper tantrums. I am sure at this point Iran is seriously rethinking its prior position. I am beyond done with these 2 year old psychopaths in adult suits.

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   IcyR7

   September 20, 2026 at 12:12 pm

   You watch this and she pretty much explains things. Maybe the local news needs her doing the news not the pansexual perfect hair males and Bleached Barbie clones reading words on the monitor.

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   DWEEZIL THE WEASEL

   September 20, 2026 at 1:24 pm

   Ah, yes. Stateline, Idaho. A wretched hive of scum and villainy, with liquor stores, nude dancing girls, cheaper gas, and Big Smoke discount cigarettes. And it is a basic lesson in Econ 101 for every member of the Socialism-Abortion Party. As water seeks its own level, so do people.
   With sales taxes in Inslee Land being almost 10% and then 6% in the Gem State, Washingtonians flock to Stateline not only for gasoline, but booze, tobacco products and groceries. Just around the corner and up the block from where that young lady was reporting, is a Super Wal-Mart. And just west of that is a huge Cabela’s. I am sure the Marxists in Olympia are grinding their teeth over this Gem State haven which is costing them tax revenue. Atlas is about to shrug. Plan accordingly. Bleib ubrig.

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5. 

   Hammers Thor

   September 20, 2026 at 2:01 pm

   So, I asked Grok about evidence for Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. I got this response (below)… I’ll post my thoughts above Grok’s response in case nobody actually reads the answer from Grok. First, there is substantial evidence that Iran had 60% enriched uranium. There is only one reason to have this, and it’s for weapons. Nuclear power only requires 3% to 5% enrichment. Medical purposes can require up to 20%. Anything above 20% in considered direct-use material for weapons. They were developing nuclear weapons. Everyone knows this, it’s not a secret or a conspiracy.

   Having said this, the Middle East is a disaster, and the necessity of our continued involvement is unnecessary at best. Perhaps, instead of continuing this escapade, our focus should be on compelling oil producers IN THIS COUNTRY to SUPPLY THIS COUNTRY, and penalize the everloving crap out of them if they sell to Europe or anyone else. I don’t give TWO F**** about “The Global Oil Market”. The oil here IS OURS. IT’S UNDER THE SOIL IN OUR COUNTRY. IT BELONGS TO EVERY AMERICAN. Since it is a forgone conclusion that the government is going to involve itself in the oil market, instead of endless Middle East adventures, perhaps it should reign in big oil. This would serve many purposes… first, our economy would recover. Second, it would force Europe (and Israel) to deal with their own energy and defense needs, however they wish to do that. It would also force the rest of the Middle East to figure out how to control Iran if they choose to do so. It’s not our monkey, and absolutely not our circus.

   Limiting the oil companies to producing and refining oil FOR OUR COUNTRY is a much less inappropriate function of government than insuring global oil shipping. Stopping a murderous regime from having the tools to murder millions? I’m okay with that to a point, but considering the sophistication of our anti-missile directed-energy weapons and the continued improvement of that technology, we should in short order be able to destroy a nuclear weapon launched from Iran within 10-15 seconds of launch detection, so this fiasco in the Middle East is even less “necessary”. Controlling the global oil market? Not so much. Hell, if we had stayed neutral and NOT supplied weapons to Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the United States would be in economic bliss and we would ALL be living better lives. Why we consider Russia our enemy has NEVER made sense to me.

   Okay, now Grok’s answer…

   “Yes, there was credible, documented evidence of advanced nuclear capabilities that could support weapons production, though U.S. intelligence assessments generally held that Iran was not actively building a nuclear weapon at the time of the major 2025–2026 strikes. Evidence of ambitions is more interpretive—rooted in past programs, enrichment levels far beyond civilian needs, restricted monitoring, and Iranian statements/actions—rather than a confirmed active bomb project.
   Key capabilities evidence (primarily pre-June 2025 strikes)
   The strongest, most transparent data comes from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):

   As of 13 June 2025 (just before major strikes), the IAEA estimated Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile included 440.9 kg (uranium mass) of UF₆ enriched up to 60% U-235. This is a short technical step from weapons-grade (~90%). Roughly 40–42 kg of 60% material is theoretically sufficient for one nuclear explosive if further enriched (or usable more directly in some designs). The full stockpile was assessed as potentially supporting around 10 weapons if weaponized.
   Iran also held substantial lower-enriched material (e.g., ~184 kg up to 20%, plus tons of lower levels). Production of 60% material accelerated in the preceding period, with no clear civilian justification at that scale or purity (reactor fuel is typically far lower).
   Post-strikes, the IAEA has been unable to verify the current size, location, composition, or status of these stockpiles due to lost access and monitoring continuity (especially at hit facilities like those at Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan). Director General Rafael Grossi has repeatedly flagged this as a serious proliferation concern.

   These figures appear in official IAEA safeguards reports (e.g., estimates based on Iranian declarations, prior verification, and facility operating records up to mid-June 2025) and independent analyses by groups such as the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), which track the same data.
   U.S. intelligence assessments (public summaries and reporting) consistently noted short “breakout” times pre-strikes—Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium for one device in a matter of days to weeks using existing stockpiles and centrifuges, and more thereafter. After the June 2025 strikes, estimates of the timeline to a weapon lengthened (often cited in the range of many months to about a year, depending on remaining assets and decisions), with enrichment capacity heavily degraded. U.S. assessments have long stated Iran halted its structured nuclear weapons program in late 2003 and (as of 2025 public assessments) was not actively building a weapon or that the supreme leader had not reauthorized it.
   Ambitions and historical context

   Iran ran a structured nuclear weapons program (the “Amad Plan”) aimed at producing nuclear devices until it was halted around late 2003, according to U.S. intelligence and IAEA findings on related undeclared activities and materials. Residual concerns about possible military dimensions, undeclared sites, and related research have persisted in IAEA reporting.
   Enrichment to 60% (and prior expansion of advanced centrifuges) is widely viewed by Western governments, the IAEA, and independent analysts as inconsistent with purely civilian needs and as positioning Iran for rapid breakout if a political decision were made. Iran has always denied seeking nuclear weapons and insists its program is peaceful.
   Later activity (reconstruction efforts at some damaged or related sites, limited IAEA cooperation, and reports of material/equipment movements) has been cited by Israeli and some U.S. sources as evidence of continued interest in preserving or restoring options, though post-strike U.S. intelligence has also indicated no major rebuilding of enrichment capacity in certain periods.

   Sources for the core data

   IAEA safeguards/verification reports (e.g., estimates as of mid-June 2025 of the ~440.9 kg of up-to-60% material and total enriched stockpile; subsequent reports noting loss of verification). These are the primary official international source.
   U.S. Intelligence Community Annual Threat Assessments and related public statements/CRS summaries: These track the 2003 halt of the structured weapons program, lack of an active bomb-building effort in recent years, short pre-strike breakout potential, and post-strike monitoring of remaining capabilities.
   Independent technical analyses (e.g., Institute for Science and International Security reports drawing directly on IAEA data) that quantify breakout timelines and the weapons relevance of the 60% stockpile.

   In short, the capability evidence—especially the verified near-weapons-grade stockpile and enrichment infrastructure—was robust and public via the IAEA before the major strikes. Evidence of an active, decision-driven weapons program in 2025–2026 was weaker or absent in mainstream U.S. intelligence judgments, which is why the “imminent weapon” claim remained contested. The combination of past weapons work, advanced enrichment, opacity, and regional threats is what drove the strategic concern.”

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   James

   September 20, 2026 at 2:05 pm

   Gas in N.H. about 4.35 average/deisel about 6.50 average,last I looked which was over 24 hours so may be higher.

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