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Trump Went to War With Iran to โSeize Oilโ as US Shale Enters Terminal Decline
The United States launched a war on Iran, not to eliminate a nuclear threat, but to seize control of the worldโs last major accessible oil reserves
Nafeez Ahmed
10 March 2026
Photo caption: Donald Trump speaks at a news conference, Monday, March 9, 2026. Photo: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
๐จ A senior WH official has confirmed that US aims to seize control of Iranโs oil reserves โ third largest in the world โ at the precise moment America's own shale production is entering irreversible terminal decline.
@nafeez.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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10.03.2026 10:57
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This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics. Itโs the root of all evil in Washington.
10.03.2026 15:35
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Thinking of switching to an EV?
vt.tiktok.com/ZSuhhj3vj/
10.03.2026 14:09
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โฆ or do we want to keep an eye on them?
10.03.2026 13:28
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One of the 7 deadly sins.
But whatever, apparently.
10.03.2026 12:59
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NYT, WaPo, CBS, CNN
I thought the only one still standing was NBC?
Anywayโฆ we have our own problems with Republican hedge funds owning majority share of a large newspaper chain here. ๐คฎ
10.03.2026 12:57
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Trump: "I said, Why don't we just capture the ship? He said, It's more fun to sink them." #cdnpoli
These are war crimes and they laugh like it's a computer game.
10.03.2026 08:18
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Peace, Order, Good Governance
Itโs what we do.
10.03.2026 12:01
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The quote attributed to CBC's David Cochrane is: โAmerica isn't the way it is because he's president. He's president because America is the way it isโ. A leader reflects the existing culture, values, and issues of the society they govern, rather than creating them.
10.03.2026 10:27
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How he even can see straight I do not know ๐ตโ๐ซ
We are very fortunate.
10.03.2026 10:17
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He will also observe the Norway led Exercise Cold Response.
This is a huge exercise involving 14 countries, including Canada, and around 25,000 troops from land, sea and air.
www.forsvaret.no/en/exercises...
10.03.2026 00:23
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Pete Hegseth THROWN UNDER THE BUS by HIS OWN TROOPS
YouTube video by Adam Mockler
Hegsdeath tells troops that Jesus told Trump to attack Iran.
200 troops leaked this news (in protest).
#USDemocracy
youtu.be/DbhdEcOxfkw?...
10.03.2026 04:16
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Exponentially more deaths of innocent people across the Middle East, and the focus is gas prices. Says a lot. No empathy? ๐ญ
10.03.2026 04:32
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Well, not the ONLY. Polls consistently show a rejection of this grievance MapleMaga game. But yes, the Indigenous Nations have saved Canada time and time again.
RESPECT.
10.03.2026 03:21
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Nothing else to posture about. Clickbait.
Horrible situation, & I wasn't crazy about part of the statementโฆ but they are all causing chaos we can't control.
We've got important work to doโฆ let's focus! It's all related yes, & that's why it's imperative we keep our focus on Build, Defend, Diversify.
10.03.2026 02:37
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โฆand day and night he has worked hard. And we are ALL working to build our incredible country stronger than ever.
Vive le Canada. โค๏ธ๐จ๐ฆ
10.03.2026 02:28
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A year ago today, Mark Carney was elected Leader of our Liberal Party.
Since day one, our new Liberal team has been relentlessly focused on building Canada Strong โ and delivering the serious leadership needed at this important moment for our country.
09.03.2026 20:36
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Ottawa announces new $900B defence innovation for Canada
YouTube video by CTV News
C'est bon
youtu.be/YXzMqU_qetM
10.03.2026 01:32
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Trump defends comments on Tiananmen Square, Putin
โI think Putinโs been a very strong leader for Russia, heโs been a lot stronger than our leader, that I can tell you.โ
"When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength. Our country is right now perceived as weak." -Trump, 1990
www.politico.com/blogs/2016-g...
09.03.2026 22:47
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Frankly, if this comes as any surprise then you really need to start paying attention.
09.03.2026 16:51
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โฆbut itโs a start.
10.03.2026 01:07
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Last week I visited Australia, to build on our long-standing partnership with stronger cooperation in defence cooperation, critical minerals, and AI โ to the benefit of both our peoples.
09.03.2026 21:04
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U.S. 'AmbASSadors' all over the world are doing the same thing in respective actual centrist and left democracies, trying to troll, gaslight and disrupt. If we all won't expel them, let's sandbox them and ignore.
10.03.2026 01:02
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Will China accept Trump's proposal of US-China 'G2'? Wang Yi ASKED by NBC
YouTube video by ShanghaiEye้ญ้ฝ็ผ
Interesting.
Both the question (๐) and the answer! ๐
youtu.be/kMBNBmVRmug
10.03.2026 00:55
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I mean, I donโt think they can plan that far ahead, but everything else? Youโre not wrong.
09.03.2026 23:09
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When Canada does decide to acquire the Gripen, they NEED to designate it the โFU-47โ
09.03.2026 17:26
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Denmark sent F-35s occasionally but they need air tanker support for every mission.
Literally the most useless aircraft.
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