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Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 2 August 2026
Various driveby media television networks ^ | 2 August 2026 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

Posted on 08/02/2026 4:56:22 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!

p>The Talk Shows



Aug 2nd, 2026

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.); Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio); Clément Delangue, French entrepreneur and co‑founder and CEO of Hugging Face, an Open Source AI; Former Senator (D-WV) Joe Manchin, and his daughter Heather Manchin, founders of the Independent Leadership Council.

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.); Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) (In April 2026 he made it clear that if Democrats retake the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterms, his party will “impeach” President Donald Trump as a central part of their legislative agenda; Ruthless podcast hosts Josh Holmes, John Ashbrook, Michael Duncan and Comfortably Smug; Max Lucado, American pastor, speaker, and best-selling Christian author . Panel: Michael Allen, Marie Harf, Annie Linskey and Marc Thiessen.

MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.); Gov. Wes Moore (D-Md.); Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.); Tim Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics since 1996 and founder of UNITE. (MSDNC) Panel: Ashley Etienne, Garrett Haake, Stephen Hayes and Amy Walter—EVERY one of these easily forgotten angry Leftists slinging anti-American balderdash are featured on MSNBC/Now!

THIS WEEK (ABC): Hosted by Little Georgie Steponallofus (or is it Martha Raddish?): Helen Toner, Executive Director, Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology; Jay O'Brien, Aaron Katersky, Rebecca Jarvis, and Averi Harper—All of them ABC News division employees. Panel: Donna BrazileNut, Chris Christie, Michelle Cottle and Doug Heye—the same Ugly, shameless, Left-wing Propagandists and Fat RINOs!

STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Anchored by Jake Toe-Tapper (or is it Dana BashRep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio); Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Panel: Ashley Allison, Brad Todd, Kate Bedingfield and David Urban—Tapper’s totally and toxically biased group of democrap talking points parrots!

SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES (FNC): The Show to watch! Hosted by Maria Bartiromo: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker; Mike Wirth, chairman & CEO of Chevron Corporation; Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio); Miranda Devine, Australian-American conservative columnist, journalist, and author.


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1 posted on 08/02/2026 4:56:22 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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2 posted on 08/02/2026 4:56:55 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The greatest power the media has is the power to ignore.)
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From my AI discussion:
The Talk Shows – The Butcher’s Thumb
Sunday, August 2, 2026


General Mood: The media class is still trying to pretend the world is “complex” while Iran escalates, Israel prepares to strike back, borders buckle, institutions wobble, and Democrats openly talk about impeaching Trump if they win the House. Tomorrow’s shows will be a mix of tech‑talk, moralizing, and carefully packaged “concern” designed to keep viewers inside the narrative rails.


FACE THE NATION (CBS) – Margaret Brennan
Guests: Sen. Mark Kelly (D–Ariz.); Rep. Mike Turner (R–Ohio); Clément Delangue (Hugging Face CEO); Joe Manchin & Heather Manchin (Independent Leadership Council).

Kelly will be used as the “reasonable Democrat” who speaks calmly while pushing the same party line. Turner will be allowed to talk intel and security, but only within CBS’s safe framing. Delangue gives Brennan a chance to talk AI, “responsible innovation,” and “guardrails,” all while ignoring how political actors already use tech to shape narratives.

Manchin and his daughter will pitch their Independent Leadership Council as the “sensible middle,” which in practice means “Democrats who don’t like the optics but still vote the same way.”

Verdict: A tech‑flavored hour designed to look modern and balanced while keeping the core narrative intact.


FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox) – Shannon Bream
Guests: Sen. James Lankford (R–Okla.); Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.); Ruthless Podcast hosts Josh Holmes, John Ashbrook, Michael Duncan, Comfortably Smug; Max Lucado. Panel: Michael Allen, Marie Harf, Annie Linskey, Marc Thiessen.

Lankford will talk border and security with clarity. Khanna will bring the progressive line—and the reminder that Democrats plan to impeach Trump if they retake the House. The Ruthless crew will inject humor, sharp analysis, and Beltway reality. Max Lucado adds a pastoral tone, likely focusing on unity and faith.

The panel is mixed: Allen and Thiessen will anchor substance; Harf and Linskey will push the usual “Trump destabilizes democracy” framing.

Verdict: The most varied hour of the morning—serious policy, sharp commentary, and a reminder of what Democrats plan if they regain power.


MEET THE dePRESS (NBC) – Kristen Welker
Guests: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.); Sen. John Kennedy (R–La.); Gov. Wes Moore (D–Md.); Gov. Kevin Stitt (R–Okla.); Tim Shriver. Panel: Ashley Etienne, Garrett Haake, Stephen Hayes, Amy Walter.

Sanders will deliver his usual sermon: billionaires, inequality, “democracy at risk.” Kennedy will bring color and clarity, though NBC will try to box him in. Moore and Stitt offer a red‑blue governor contrast, but Welker will steer both into safe territory. Shriver adds a human‑interest angle.

The panel—Etienne, Haake, Hayes, Walter—will stay inside the MSNBC/Now frame: Trump dangerous, Democrats worried, institutions noble.

Verdict: A crowded hour that looks diverse but is tightly controlled in message.


THIS WEEK (ABC) – Little Georgie Steponallofus / Martha Raddish
Guests: Helen Toner (Georgetown CSET); Jay O'Brien, Aaron Katersky, Rebecca Jarvis, Averi Harper. Panel: Donna Brazile, Chris Christie, Michelle Cottle, Doug Heye.

This is the “AI and security” hour, but ABC will frame it as “responsible governance” rather than political weaponization. Toner will talk emerging tech and risk. The ABC News quartet will turn everything into “what voters are feeling.”

The panel is the usual: Brazile pushing the party line, Christie playing the “Republican who hates Trump,” Cottle adding progressive analysis, Heye offering polite resistance.

Verdict: An hour pretending to be about technology but really about shaping the election narrative.


STATE OF THE UNION (CNN) – Jake Toe‑Tapper / Dana Bash
Guests: Rep. Jim Jordan (R–Ohio); HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Panel: Ashley Allison, Brad Todd, Kate Bedingfield, David Urban.

Jordan will talk oversight, institutions, and accountability—framed as “controversial.” RFK Jr. will be used to show “Democratic diversity,” though CNN will carefully avoid letting him break the narrative rails.

The panel is stacked: Allison and Bedingfield echo the party line; Todd offers analysis; Urban tries to inject reality.

Verdict: Less about policy than about reinforcing the idea that Trump is the destabilizer and institutions are the guardians.


SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES (FNC) – Maria Bartiromo
Guests: NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker; Chevron CEO Mike Wirth; Sen. Bernie Moreno (R–Ohio); Miranda Devine.

Whitaker will talk NATO and Iran with clarity. Wirth will connect energy markets to geopolitical reality. Moreno will bring the Ohio perspective on institutions, borders, and elections. Devine will tie the whole picture together with investigative sharpness.

Verdict: The only show likely to treat Iran, institutions, energy, and elections as part of one coherent picture.


WHAT’S NOT BEING COVERED

1. Iran’s Expanding Conflict and Israel’s Impending Response: Iran has launched multiple strikes against Kuwait, and Israel is signaling it may resume direct hits on Iranian targets. The shows will treat this as “regional tension” instead of a coordinated escalation that threatens global stability. They’ll avoid admitting that Iran is testing Western weakness and that Israel may be forced into action.

2. Fauci Pleading the Fifth Over His Diary: Anthony Fauci refusing to answer questions and invoking the Fifth Amendment regarding his personal diary is a massive story — and tomorrow’s shows will bury it. The same media that treated him as an untouchable oracle now has no interest in explaining why he won’t testify about his own notes.

3. Democrats in Disarray Over the DSA Faction: Democrats are openly split over how to handle the DSA wing — whether to welcome them, fight them, or pretend they don’t exist. The party is fractured between establishment Democrats, progressive activists, and hard‑Left DSA members who openly challenge the party’s direction, nor their desire to turn the Constitution on its head. The shows won’t touch this internal civil war, or the danger brewing in the Leftist body politic.

4. The Manufactured Sophie Cunningham “Controversy”: The media is still pretending it’s somehow “controversial” for Sophie Cunningham to support women’s sports — as if backing female athletes is a radical act. They invent outrage where none exists because it’s easier than covering Iran’s escalation, Fauci pleading the Fifth, or Democrats fighting their own DSA wing.


Final Thumb: Tomorrow’s shows will talk about AI, borders, Iran, and “democracy,” but most of them will really be talking about Trump and how to keep the existing machinery intact. The voters chose Trump; Tehran chose escalation. The media will spend the morning trying to convince viewers the real danger isn’t Iran or institutional politicization—it’s the man pointing at both.


3 posted on 08/02/2026 4:57:51 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The greatest power the media has is the power to ignore.)
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To: All
C-SPAN Radio, available on the net also, click here, broadcasts all five Sunday talk shows starting at 12:00 noon Eastern, as follows:

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NBC's "Meet the Press"

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ABC's "This Week"

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM "Fox News Sunday"

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CNN's "State of the Union"

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM CBS's "Face The Nation"

Listen at the link above WHILE you FReep! Also, Sharyl Attkinson’s Full Measure: Watch live at 9:30 EST.

Finally, each show has a YouTube presence, and you can easily watch them on YouTube any time after their live run!

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Next, here are the email addresses and Twitter/X pages--for commenting to the weekend talk shows:

Email: Meet the Press Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments) Twitter/X: @MeetThePress @kwelkernbc

Email: Face the Nation facethenation@cbsnews.com Twitter/X: @FaceTheNation

Email: Fox News Sunday FNS@foxnews.com Twitter/X: @foxnewssunday

Email: ABC This Week thisweek@abc.com Twitter/X: @ThisWeekABC @GStephanopoulos

Email: CNN State of the Union CNN State of the Union (web page for comments) Twitter/X: @CNNSotu @JakeTapper

Email: Sunday Morning Futures Maria@FoxBusiness.com Twitter/X: @MariaBartiromo

4 posted on 08/02/2026 4:58:20 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The greatest power the media has is the power to ignore.)
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To: All; bray

“The Sunday Morning Bray”, by Bray!

Matthew 5:14,16 (King James Version)
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid

It was such a pleasure to watch St Fauxi squirming while he was questioned over and over about his fake protocols during Coup-19. This man hated everyone who was a Repub and especially connected with MAGA. When those stood who lost their jobs, freedoms, ridiculed, and abused for not taking the shot he would not even look them in the faces. Just another overpaid communist swamp creature who loved being the savior of America.

Our group miraculously found his culpability very early in the vax rollout. One of Forest for Oregon’s members was Army who once worked for the Washington County CDC and became one of the most knowledgeable people in Oregon about the disease. She followed the Front-Line Doctors’ protocols and cured over a hundred people of Covid who had all sorts of complicated diseases and ages.

She cured them with Ivermectin and zinc using horse paste and over the counter zinc and vitamins having a better cure rate than the hospitals. She did not lose one person and even took a couple out of the hospitals where they were likely would not survive with their vitals and age and nursed them back to health. She was truly an answer to prayers for our group and numerous people. One byproduct was finding Ivermectin lowered cancer numbers especially with leukemia cancers.

Oregon was filled with Fauxis from Tiny Kotax to all of the enforcers at OHSU who made the state into a concentration camp where you obeyed or were punished. You could not go to school, church, restaurants indoors, grocery stores openly having silly maximum numbers and schools were closed for two years. Kids had to wear masks from the time they left their door until they returned to their doors at night. They even had them wear masks during competitions where one girl passed out mid race.

This was the only year I missed going to a Duck game since you had to have proof of a shot or Covid test to be allowed. Never mind viruses cannot live outside more than a couple minutes since the sun UV rays sanitizes anything they touch. Once again there was no science just like Global Warming and forest neglect, it was one big virtue campaign of people pretending to be doctors who were busy saving lives. If you pointed out anything they disagreed with you were called a science denier and had to prove their false beliefs since they considered you sub-human anyway.

OHSU was pushing for not allowing non-vaxed to not be allowed lifesaving surgeries since the unclean would infect the vaxed people. Top doctors in hospitals were fired for not taking the shot since most knew the faults with the mRNA gene therapy having never passed a human testing for twenty years. The same thing happened to pilots, truckers, and military people as well as some of the top people throughout vital industries. Fauxi and Kotax just arbitrarily ruled businesses with more than a hundred people would require clot shots or be fired.

The best doctors retired or moved to states which would not require the jab which has led to a severe shortage of good doctors leaving ones who were willing to risk lives for fast money. Our group ran into numerous stories of people being killed in hospitals from the deadly Remdesivir protocol as well as overdosing patients with morphine and fentanyl during the night.

Doctor Death Fauci is the biggest murderer in the modern world. He likely murdered more than Hitler if the truth were revealed. Between his Covid protocols which would not allow people treatment until on their death bed when treatment should have been done as soon as possible and pushing the experimental mRNA gene therapy killing millions within weeks of taking the shot, it may have been over 50 million deaths he hid worldwide.

He is in the same group of Dr Mengela and Mao with the killing people for his personal gain and helping the DNC overthrow Trump. He was likely working with China who wanted Trump out more than the Dims. While he was preening for the cameras millions of Americans and mostly the elderly like every flu season were dying by themselves away from their families dying alone. Families were destroyed by his constant division of you obey or you are a grandma/child killer to the point of liberals not allowing parents to visit their children if not vaccinated and some of those grandparents died to see their grandchildren.

Fauxi and Kotax are truly evil pols who hate anyone who does not bow down to their world view. They killed millions of innocent people through negligence or criminality showing what their version of Democracy looks like. It is full of lockdowns and forced medical procedures to promote their political agenda. Their version of Communism like all others is a killing field with no compassion or accounting of who and what happened.

The silver lining of covid and Fauci is it opened the eyes of Americans to trusting Big Pharma and the medical industry. Never Again.

Pray for the Vaacine Victims

Note: The above opinion is not necessarily my own, but FReeper Bray’s. If you wish to discuss this, please ping Bray.


5 posted on 08/02/2026 4:59:01 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The greatest power the media has is the power to ignore.)
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Brilliant expose once again.

For me what is not being covered is Iran's dark fleet which smuggles crude oil in ships containing as much as two million barrels of crude to China.

It's a wild and wooly story and I used a piece I found with an unlikely source, CNN, but primarily Grok and Brave AI to get to as close to the bottom as I can.

6 posted on 08/02/2026 5:11:11 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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To: Alas Babylon!
Just does not get any better than this and I challenge other websites to match these kinds of actions likely fighting big govt. and "hungry for money at any cost" hospitals.

Good as it gets below:

Our group miraculously found his culpability very early in the vax roll-out. One of Forest for Oregon's members was Army who once worked for the Washington County CDC and became one of the most knowledgeable people in Oregon about the disease. She followed the Front-Line Doctors’ protocols and cured over a hundred people of Covid who had all sorts of complicated diseases and ages.(how many have done that,very few,amazing!!)

She cured them with Ivermectin and zinc using horse paste and over the counter zinc and vitamins having a better cure rate than the hospitals. She did not lose one person and even took a couple out of the hospitals where they were likely would not survive with their vitals and age and nursed them back to health.

She was truly an answer to prayers for our group and numerous people. One byproduct was finding Ivermectin lowered cancer numbers especially with leukemia cancers. Great job bud.

7 posted on 08/02/2026 5:18:40 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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Should have sent it to bray instead of AB but I'm tired went night fishing last night.

Here's what I have found looking into the smuggling operation that the irgc is doing and has been for some time between Iran and China.

Last week I learned that Iran may be smuggling crude oil to China through what's called "the dark fleet." The dark fleet,according to grok, refers to a shadow fleet of tankers that transport Iranian and Russian oil. Usually by turning off their AIS transponders to avoid detection.

I wondered how any ships were able to load Iranian crude.

Here's what grok had to say:

Iran loads crude primarily at Kharg Island's T-pier and Eastern jetty. Plus the Kuh Mubarak Single-Point mooring buoy in the Gulf of Oman.

They use tactics like going dark by turning off AIS, spoofing locations--which grok says is "faking a ship's position data." Tankers broadcast a false location through their AIS system so it looks like they are somewhere else.They hide where they actually are or what transfers they are doing.

Sometimes they blend other crude oil with Iraqi oil. Ship-to-ship transfers,often for the dark fleet happen at anchorages like the Eastern Outer Port limits off Malaysia.

I further asked which specifically Eastern Outer Port limits off Malaysia are used?

Grok replied the Eastern Outer Port limits or EOPL, off Malaysia's Southern Johor State. This area is in the South China Sea,roughly seventy kilometers or 45 miles off the coast and it's an unofficial anchorage within Malaysia's Exclusive Economic Zone.

So as we see the irgc may be smuggling crude oil from points in or near Iran to eventually wind up in China where it is refined by small "teapot" refineries.

Once the oil is delivered to China,once again accd. to grok,Iran gets paid for its smuggled oil to China mostly through barter. The oil is exchanged for Chinese goods,services,or investments and by using hidden bank accounts and "front" companies to handle payments.

I further asked Grok does Iran receive missiles or drones from China in payment for crude oil?

Here is the reply:

There are reports that Iran has been negotiating with Chinese companies to acquire missiles,drones, and air defense systems as payment of oil. For example Iran International reported in October 2025 that the Revolutionary Guard was negotiating with Haokun Energy Group to settle nearly a billion-dollar oil debt with weapons transfers.

Other reports also mention surface-to-air missiles and shoulder-fired systems being financed through oil shipments.


8 posted on 08/02/2026 5:30:53 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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To: Alas Babylon!

Interesting how every bullet point has one thing in common, the media being the manipulators of the facts. I noticed a new tack on the Sophie/WNBA hysteria, claiming it’s a right wing driven “issue” and the league isn’t defending men in women’s sports, its for the children. The Trans children, you know the ones their AFT/NEA partners are currently grooming? It must be hard work making them ignorant and gender confused....


9 posted on 08/02/2026 5:46:00 AM PDT by Nekman (The Dems are SocialistCommunistUtopianMarxists...SCUM for short...it FITS!)
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To: Alas Babylon!

...since the sun UV rays sanitizes anything they touch...

True, and no that you mention it.
My neighbour purchased a UV box to cleanse his mask etc.
He could of hung up his mask outdoors and gained the same result...


10 posted on 08/02/2026 5:47:34 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: rodguy911

It would be a real shame if one or two of those Chicom tankers hit an Iranian mine,say somewhere in the South China Seas....while inbound. Yessir, a real shame.


11 posted on 08/02/2026 5:52:09 AM PDT by Nekman (The Dems are SocialistCommunistUtopianMarxists...SCUM for short...it FITS!)
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One thing I have noticed when the commie-dems have to answer questions is they can’t do it! They won’t answer. What they invariably do is go back to bashing Trump since they are all infected with major TDS.


12 posted on 08/02/2026 6:02:58 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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Don’t you think we are watching Kharg island 24/7 and how can you miss something as big as a tanker?


13 posted on 08/02/2026 6:11:38 AM PDT by bray (Thank God for Israel)
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LOL never thought of that, good one!!

Evidenty, the smuggling is a huge problem. Seems we are aware but they are so good at it you have to figure some crude is getting through.

Also, this may be where their arms are coming from, very likely. My next venture will be to see if I can track arms delivery from China to Iran. Likely a lot tougher to do. .............................. Shannon up now foxy alex Hogan now up talking about new domestic challenges for Trump. Corny tillis: the usual ass holllls holidng up anything Trump wants. Save act rick scott wants it done through reconciliation,nuke it,duhhhhh..... how long have we been asking for that!!! Cory Booker telling how bad we are and how wonderful the commie dems are. Alex a real hottie!! ...................................

Shannon asking Sen. James Lankford why trust Iran on any negotiation,she's right. He says we can bomb them back to the stone age and we have to use force to get them to do anything.

Shannon asking about mid-terms and how screwed up our party is. Bottom line a few rinos are screwing up the whole need for legislation.

14 posted on 08/02/2026 6:19:25 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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It’s been entertaining around here with all the ads for the upcoming primary....at least on the Dem side. Between El-Sayed and Stevens its ludicrous from a honesty view. You have AOC on behalf of ES claiming billionaires, Republicans and AIPAC are financing attack ads against them and supporting Hailey. At the same time she has ads saying Republicans are supporting and financing his attack ads against her....an interesting contradiction. Luckily neither of their supporters are able to even rub two brain cells together and figure that out. As we say around here it’s The Sheik vs The Shriek.


15 posted on 08/02/2026 6:22:35 AM PDT by Nekman (The Dems are SocialistCommunistUtopianMarxists...SCUM for short...it FITS!)
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To: bray
I wondered that as well. But, it seems to be happening. Sounds like it might not be exactly Karg Island but close by.

Too much evidence that it's happening. Where are they getting their money,weapons, they are so good at moving crude through the dark fleet even if we stop 50% the other 50 can be substantial.

Plus China pays them in goods, weapons and investments. Grok would not go into too much detail on how what when or where the payments happen which suggests grok does not know. I only have 4 or 5 sources on it but it seems to be occurring and has been for some time,over a year.

16 posted on 08/02/2026 6:24:31 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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To: rodguy911
My AI (Co Pilot) says:

🇺🇸 What the U.S. is doing right now

1. Sanctioning IRGC-linked maritime companies
The U.S. Treasury recently sanctioned Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company and HormuzSafe Marine Services Authority, both linked to the IRGC, for forcing ships to buy “insurance” to pass the Strait of Hormuz — a scheme that generates revenue for Iran and the IRGC.

This directly undermines the IRGC’s ability to profit from controlling the chokepoint.

2. Targeting the shadow fleet tankers
The U.S. has repeatedly sanctioned entire fleets of tankers carrying Iranian crude:

—14 shadow fleet vessels identified and blocked (Feb 2026).

—12 additional vessels sanctioned for transporting hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian petroleum (Feb 2026).

—8 more vessels designated for deceptive shipping practices (May 2026).

These ships are now legally “radioactive” — they cannot obtain insurance, port services, or legitimate financing.

3. Sanctioning the buyers and traders
The U.S. is also sanctioning:

—Chinese companies receiving Iranian crude

—Traders who blend or launder Iranian oil

—Networks that fund the IRGC and Iran's military apparatus

This cuts off the demand side of the smuggling chain.

4. Choking off the financial networks
Treasury has sanctioned over 875 persons, vessels, and aircraft involved in Iran's illicit oil trade in 2025 alone.

This is a massive campaign aimed at collapsing the IRGC’s ability to move money.

🚫 What the U.S. is not doing

No direct interdiction
There is no evidence that the U.S. Navy is physically stopping, seizing, or sinking tankers carrying Iranian crude. The U.S. is focused on:

—sanctions

—financial pressure

—diplomatic isolation

—maritime compliance enforcement

Direct interdiction would risk escalation with Iran and potentially China.

—No blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. is working to “restore freedom of navigation,” but it is not blockading or forcibly stopping ships.

🧭 Bottom line

Yes, the U.S. is actively trying to stop these ships — but through sanctions, vessel designations, and financial pressure, not physical interdiction.

The strategy is to make the smuggling fleet economically nonviable and legally untouchable, rather than to confront it at sea.

I prefer another solution, of course:

17 posted on 08/02/2026 6:26:15 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The greatest power the media has is the power to ignore.)
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To: Nekman
The dems are panic stricken over the move of the party from far left to communism. They know few will vote for it but half of them are afraid to call the commie wannabes out,its almost laughable if it were not so serious.
Meanwhile Iran may well be the story of the election,hard to say.
18 posted on 08/02/2026 6:26:47 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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Has Stevens put up any ads where she shows how she voted differently than the Democrat Socialist agenda dictates? It's all nice that traditional dems want to say something different from the admitted Socialists, but talk ain't the same as actual voting.

How would Michigan voters' lives be different if she wins instead of him?

19 posted on 08/02/2026 6:27:48 AM PDT by Bernard (“Insanity in individuals is something rare…but in groups, <SNIP> it is the rule." Nietzsche)
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To: Alas Babylon!
Shannon now pointing out our messaging sucks, shes right it does. One of the three young guys Shannon now chatting with says he would “hate for issues like high gas to still be around in Sept.” He's right.
another one of the three says the dems have so many losers from magndamiiii to aoc to all the commies from Bernie on down so it may be closer than we think.
20 posted on 08/02/2026 6:29:41 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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