The news was confirmed by Trump in a Truth Social post, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shebaaz Sharif, who thanked Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey for their help in mediation.
However, there’s a noticeable absence.
That would be Israel, the rampaging, genocidal elephant in the region that just dropped bombs in Beirut earlier in its ongoing attempt to sabotage any ceasefire or peace deal. A weakened and vulnerable Benjamin Netanyahu is at risk of losing the upcoming elections and needs forever wars to keep himself in power and out of jail.
Do you think Israel will abide by this deal? Of course not. The question is, what will Trump do in response?
Speaking of Trump, he’s celebrating his 80th birthday by staging the sequel to Idiocracy on the White House lawn. UFC fighters will punch each other in the face to commemorate the nation’s birth. None of it will be free to the public, even though our money funded this horrific spectacle. Our money was also wasted to paint the Reflecting Pool, which led to massive algae growth, because of course.
Who will benefit from this?
Trump and his billionaire friends, including Larry and David Ellison, who will own Paramount, CBS, Warner Bros., and CNN after the Department of “Justice” approved the $111 billion merger. Oh, they also own TikTok and happen to be friends with Trump and Netanyahu. Larry Ellison is the single biggest private donor to “Friends of the IDF,” Israel’s army, which is committing genocide and war crimes. The Ellisons also paid $7 billion for exclusive streaming rights to, wait for it, the UFC. And it was announced that David Ellison will join Trump to watch tonight’s UFC fight, because of course.
It’s all a big grift for the big club.
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