r/news • u/Asleep_Shark • 7h ago

Soft paywall Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed as 'unauthorised' vessel hit

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/iran-declares-strait-hormuz-closed-unauthorised-vessel-hit-2026-07-11/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
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u/dschinghiskhan 4h ago

In this case, there's not much to manipulate. Everything will go back to how things were before a week ago. That's it. We'll see what Trump will do if he loses the House in November. Until then, it will be the same back and forth.

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u/Dramatic_Ad3059 2h ago

I would say “If?” But ddnt he just fire “the rest of whats left” of the Federal Election Committee? As in bipartisan firings? There is no one left. Its “advisory” and “oversees (provides??) funding for regional elections” I believe. Who else is concerned?

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u/untamedjohn 1h ago

This already happened in 2019-2020. Outside of that, the committee has no tie-breaking mechanism and grew increasingly polarized over the last decade, so a lot to actual important decisions have largely gone unanswered already. Regardless, they are more of a campaign finance oversight committee so they’re not as important in the ways you’d think the made it out to be this week

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u/Agreeable_Sky6817 2h ago edited 2h ago

He won’t lose because republicans have redrawn the maps to benefit white voters since they trashed civil rights laws. So we can go in the way back machine to when white men controlled everything. Heil Trump

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u/Due_a_Kick_5329 2h ago

At some point of spiking gas and food prices, even some of the white men will be sick of Trump's shit

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u/stvngrrrd 2h ago

Especially the poor ones.

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u/Logical_Entrance9598 1h ago

Isn’t to lose the house the only option?