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EarlG

(23,666 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:11 AM Mar 23

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Pic Of The Moment: Are We Having Fun Yet?

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Oil prices rise after Trump issues ultimatum and Iran threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely

Oil prices fall as Trump hails ‘productive’ conversations with Iran on an end to the war

Meanwhile...

Iran Media Denies Truce Talks

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Pic Of The Moment: Are We Having Fun Yet? (Original Post) EarlG Mar 23 OP

K&R LetMyPeopleVote Mar 23 #1

There are no negotiations, these people are being conned. Ray Bruns Mar 23 #2

Trump manipulating the stock markets..... SergeStorms Mar 23 #11

During Trump's first occupation popsdenver Mar 23 #16

Before tRump became president.... SergeStorms Mar 23 #19

Amiss? Wednesdays Mar 23 #20

DURec leftstreet Mar 23 #3

Manipulation Roy Rolling Mar 23 #4

... BumRushDaShow Mar 23 #5

The Trump crime syndicate is manipulating the markets at will dalton99a Mar 23 #6

Also strange bets on Polymarket: someone made $400k on a bet about Maduro in Venezuela and $500K on the Ayatollah. surfered Mar 23 #7

Trump was credibly accused of market manipulation years before he got into politics. It's much easier highplainsdem Mar 23 #8

And the SEC, popsdenver Mar 23 #17

Iran denies that there are talks RainCaster Mar 23 #9

With all these peaks and valleys in the price of oil, blue-wave Mar 23 #10

If the train should jump the track we will be rid of this wretched hack twodogsbarking Mar 23 #12

I think we are on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride UpInArms Mar 23 #13

No orangecrush Mar 23 #14

Can we please kick Trump and his fucking clown show out of the White House now? Initech Mar 23 #15

Does anyone still need proof the stock market is a propaganda casino? mdbl Mar 23 #18

Tail wagging the dog. Who made all the money on that short bounce? Beartracks Mar 23 #21

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,446 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:15 AM

Mar 23

Ray Bruns

(6,460 posts)

2. There are no negotiations, these people are being conned.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:19 AM

Mar 23

And they are too stupid to see it.

SergeStorms

(20,637 posts)

11. Trump manipulating the stock markets.....

Reply to Ray Bruns (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:11 AM

Mar 23

once again. We've seen him do this so many freaking times now, you'd think they might want to verify it before pushing their money onto the table, but nooooooo!

popsdenver

(2,356 posts)

16. During Trump's first occupation

Reply to SergeStorms (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 12:25 PM

Mar 23

of the White House, his daily, never ending rants, have created an up and down stock market, day after day. A Prime set-up for insider trading, for fellow Republicans and Uber Rich Republican Donors and Friends who he tipped off in advance........

Trump, and all his spawn, including Jared, have made a literal fortune this past decade, along with all the others Republicans, and continue to do so....

The New Republican Party, is just a humongous, world wide Crime Syndicate, very much like the Mafia..........

SergeStorms

(20,637 posts)

19. Before tRump became president....

Reply to popsdenver (Reply #16)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 02:16 PM

Mar 23

in 2016 his net worth was estimated at less than $1 billion.

His estimated wealth as of today is $7.3 billion.

Even the common MAGAt should be able to figure out something is amiss.

Wednesdays

(22,758 posts)

20. Amiss?

Reply to SergeStorms (Reply #19)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 03:10 PM

Mar 23

Hell, the common MAGAts are cheering it!

leftstreet

(41,003 posts)

3. DURec

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:19 AM

Mar 23

Roy Rolling

(7,650 posts)

4. Manipulation

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:23 AM

Mar 23

Market manipulation by MAGAts close to the manipulator.

Same playbook as in 2017 with China news announcements.

I guess the crypto grift isn’t enough exploitation of their sheeple, now they want to get blood from a turnip.

BumRushDaShow

(170,394 posts)

5. ...

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:24 AM

Mar 23

dalton99a

(94,544 posts)

6. The Trump crime syndicate is manipulating the markets at will

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:25 AM

Mar 23

by using other people's blood and money

surfered

(13,684 posts)

7. Also strange bets on Polymarket: someone made $400k on a bet about Maduro in Venezuela and $500K on the Ayatollah.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:26 AM

Mar 23

Both hours or minutes before the US actions. Had to be an insider.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/05/nx-s1-5667232/polymarket-maduro-bet-insider-trading

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/01/nx-s1-5731568/polymarket-trade-iran-supreme-leader-killing

highplainsdem

(62,473 posts)

8. Trump was credibly accused of market manipulation years before he got into politics. It's much easier

Reply to surfered (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:47 AM

Mar 23

for him now.

popsdenver

(2,356 posts)

17. And the SEC,

Reply to surfered (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 12:33 PM

Mar 23

as countless other Regulatory or governing agencies, has been EMASCULATED by the Republicans, ever since Reagan.........

DOJ, FBI, FEC, FCC, FDA, CDC, NIH, etc etc etc..............It's like the wild wild west all over again in the Fed and Red State Governments........Pillage, Plunder, Rape & Run.......over and over again.....

RainCaster

(13,758 posts)

9. Iran denies that there are talks

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:05 AM

Mar 23

TACO
🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮

blue-wave

(5,318 posts)

10. With all these peaks and valleys in the price of oil,

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:09 AM

Mar 23

someone is making a ton of money! Gee, I wonder who?

twodogsbarking

(18,931 posts)

12. If the train should jump the track we will be rid of this wretched hack

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:14 AM

Mar 23

UpInArms

(55,055 posts)

13. I think we are on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:15 AM

Mar 23

can we get off yet?

orangecrush

(30,591 posts)

14. No

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:49 AM

Mar 23

Initech

(108,910 posts)

15. Can we please kick Trump and his fucking clown show out of the White House now?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:51 AM

Mar 23

This horrible government has completely failed us on every level. Any other president doing this shitty of a job would have been thrown out on their ass by now.

mdbl

(8,708 posts)

18. Does anyone still need proof the stock market is a propaganda casino?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 01:43 PM

Mar 23

What a dumb way to run an entire economy.

Beartracks

(14,620 posts)

21. Tail wagging the dog. Who made all the money on that short bounce?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:18 PM

Mar 23

Hmmm.

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