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A lot of us didn't know what Zionism was until we got on Twitter. I'd only heard it once, from Saddam Hussein, on a radio while I was digging a foxhole in Iraq. 🧵
When I did my genealogy, years ago, connecting with my roots, I sought out fellow Jews here. The message was that Judaism was inherently Zionism, it made sense & to me, being a NATO guy, adopted that thinking. I still believe that any state has a right to exist. 🧵
As time went by I learned a lot of things, about Kahanists, the hilltop gang, Baruch Goldstein, settlers, & the fact that a lot of Israeli citizens aren't religious at all. I've known & worked with Muslims my entire life, so nothing was changing my opinion of that. 🧵
🧵- I argue here that there are two types of violations of international law:
Violations through cowardice
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Violations through crimes;
👉❗️And if 🇷🇺 is guilty of violation through the crime of aggression against 🇺🇦, the Allies are guilty through cowardice.
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Violations through cowardice
&
Violations through crimes;
👉❗️And if 🇷🇺 is guilty of violation through the crime of aggression against 🇺🇦, the Allies are guilty through cowardice.
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2. I. Violations through Cowardice
When a state faces armed aggression, international law (IL) provides a clear framework for response. Article 51 of the UN Charter establishes the right of self-defense
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When a state faces armed aggression, international law (IL) provides a clear framework for response. Article 51 of the UN Charter establishes the right of self-defense
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3. as a fundamental exception to the prohibition on the use of force between states.
This right is exercised both individually AND COLLECTIVELY, creating a legal mechanism that allows nations to protect themselves and their allies WITHOUT a formal declaration of war.
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This right is exercised both individually AND COLLECTIVELY, creating a legal mechanism that allows nations to protect themselves and their allies WITHOUT a formal declaration of war.
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🧵Would anyone care to discuss the occultic (torch) like “phallus” that the Statue of Liberty has held since its unveiling? With the world potentially on the brink of World War III, it might be a timely and significant topic worth exploring. Just putting it out there.
According to Wikipedia, the Statue of Liberty is a neoclassical copper sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It was a gift from France to the United States to celebrate American independence and was dedicated in 1886. French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed
the statue, and Gustave Eiffel built its metal framework. The statue's official name is Liberty Enlightening the World and it's a global symbol of freedom.
Many pre 2020 photos have been photoshopped.
Many pre 2020 photos have been photoshopped.
I have been screaming about this gap in cost-effective US anti-drone capabilities for three years on X.
Only when reality came along and B*tch slapped the US Military that their Big/Expensive/Few weapons have failed the cost-effectiveness in combat test did they notice.
The d*mned fools.
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Only when reality came along and B*tch slapped the US Military that their Big/Expensive/Few weapons have failed the cost-effectiveness in combat test did they notice.
The d*mned fools.
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And the US military's ONLY response is to spasm buy more of the cost-ineffective weapons like the Patriot.
When they really need is AA-guns like the old M163 Vulcan to deal with drones.
The US defense industrial complex is a threat to national security, when it comes to defeating drones.
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When they really need is AA-guns like the old M163 Vulcan to deal with drones.
The US defense industrial complex is a threat to national security, when it comes to defeating drones.
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LFC’s 2024/25 accounts are available. This thread summarizes P&L, investment, CF, and debt.
Key P&L metrics:
- Rev of £703m (YOY: +£89m; +14.5%)
- Adj EBITDA of £102m (+£32m); £89m excl a £13m ins settlement
- Adj EBIT a loss of £30m (+£31m)
- Pre-tax profit of £15m (+£72m)
Key P&L metrics:
- Rev of £703m (YOY: +£89m; +14.5%)
- Adj EBITDA of £102m (+£32m); £89m excl a £13m ins settlement
- Adj EBIT a loss of £30m (+£31m)
- Pre-tax profit of £15m (+£72m)
Revenue increase YOY by £89m to £703m driven by growth in each segment:
- Broadcast +£60m primarily due to UCL in 2024/25 vs UEL in 2023/24
- Comm +£15m driven primarily by sponsorship growth
- Matchday +£14m due to the Anfield Road Stand being fulling operational all season
- Broadcast +£60m primarily due to UCL in 2024/25 vs UEL in 2023/24
- Comm +£15m driven primarily by sponsorship growth
- Matchday +£14m due to the Anfield Road Stand being fulling operational all season
LFC's revenue was highest among PL clubs in 2024/25, with the top 4 revenue generating clubs in the 'Big 6' cohort in relative proximity to each other (and having a little separation from THFC and CFC).
1/8 A study from the Essen group in Germany compared normal-dose Atorvastatin (10 mg/day) with high-dose Atorvastatin (80 mg/day)
Over one year, patients were followed for the progression of coronary artery calcification using electron-beam computed tomography. /2
Over one year, patients were followed for the progression of coronary artery calcification using electron-beam computed tomography. /2
2/8 Despite lowering LDL from 109 mg/dL to 87 mg/dL, there was no difference in the progression of calcified coronary atherosclerosis. Reductions in hsCRP and fibrinogen were similar between the low- and high-dose groups, indicating that 80 mg provided no measurable /3
3/8 advantage over 10 mg. These results suggest that Atorvastatin offers little or no meaningful anti-inflammatory benefit, and any modest effects may be offset by pro-inflammatory mechanisms.
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Four countries have the scale and capability that could theoretically challenge US–Israel strategic dominance: Iran, Russia, India and China. Yet each is constrained by its own choices and priorities. The capacity exists, but what they doing with that capacity is another story.
Iran continues resisting despite sanctions, sabotage campaigns and constant military pressure. Instead of chasing Western approval, Tehran invested in missiles, drones and asymmetric deterrence. Agree or not with its politics, Iran accepted economic hit for strategic independence
Russia still has nuclear parity with the United States and a powerful defense industry. But the Ukraine war has tied Moscow into a long conflict draining resources and focus. A prolonged war suits Washington by keeping Russia strategically occupied.
🚨BREAKING: A group of scientists may have found the reason the universe exists.
According to an international study released in March 2026, scientists have uncovered stronger evidence that neutrinos and antineutrinos are not “perfect mirror images” of each other.
This discovery may hold the key to understanding why the universe did not annihilate itself immediately after the Big Bang, allowing matter to survive and form galaxies, stars, planets, and life.
This discovery may hold the key to understanding why the universe did not annihilate itself immediately after the Big Bang, allowing matter to survive and form galaxies, stars, planets, and life.
The research team combined data from the world’s two largest neutrino experiments: NOvA (United States) and T2K (Japan). Their joint analysis reveals a clear violation of CP symmetry (Charge-Parity) — meaning neutrinos and antineutrinos oscillate differently — with greater precision than ever before.
The study, led by physicists at Indiana University (USA), includes a strong statement from Professor Mark Messier: “We are one step closer to answering the big question: Why is there something rather than nothing?”
The study, led by physicists at Indiana University (USA), includes a strong statement from Professor Mark Messier: “We are one step closer to answering the big question: Why is there something rather than nothing?”
In 2017, Neville Roy Singham sold his tech company ThoughtWorks for $785 million.
Within months, he BUILT an entire CCP-Linked protest infrastructure using his own employees as staff.
Here's the money trail:
Within months, he BUILT an entire CCP-Linked protest infrastructure using his own employees as staff.
Here's the money trail:
Immediately after the sale, Singham created FOUR shell companies with UPS mailbox addresses:
• People's Support Foundation (run by wife Jodie Evans)
• United Community Fund
• Justice and Education Fund
• Worldwide Media Holdings
NYT: "Almost no real-world footprints."
• People's Support Foundation (run by wife Jodie Evans)
• United Community Fund
• Justice and Education Fund
• Worldwide Media Holdings
NYT: "Almost no real-world footprints."
He staffed these shell companies with his own ThoughtWorks executives:
Jason Pfetcher (ThoughtWorks General Counsel
2011-2017)
→ People's Support Foundation Treasurer/ Director (2017-2019)
Chad Wathington (ThoughtWorks Chief Strategy
Officer)
→ PSF Treasurer/Director
Jason Pfetcher (ThoughtWorks General Counsel
2011-2017)
→ People's Support Foundation Treasurer/ Director (2017-2019)
Chad Wathington (ThoughtWorks Chief Strategy
Officer)
→ PSF Treasurer/Director
A.I. and The Humanities—An Experiment
I plan to spend the Fall studying Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy, and for that I will use Claude liberally.
The goal: to see how much it can accelerate the process of close reading.
Call it "Artificial Thoughts on Machiavelli."
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I plan to spend the Fall studying Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy, and for that I will use Claude liberally.
The goal: to see how much it can accelerate the process of close reading.
Call it "Artificial Thoughts on Machiavelli."
🧵
I'm going to use it in a few ways.
1) Collect sources
Machiavelli draws on a number of different texts as he proceeds.
As I go chapter-by-chapter, I will have Claude comb the web for sources people have identified, and compile them into a single document for my review
1) Collect sources
Machiavelli draws on a number of different texts as he proceeds.
As I go chapter-by-chapter, I will have Claude comb the web for sources people have identified, and compile them into a single document for my review
2) Analyze discrepancies
Machiavelli infamously departs from the sources he draws on, often with intended meaning.
So, I will have Claude add to the compilation of sources a preliminary list of discrepancies, again for my review.
Machiavelli infamously departs from the sources he draws on, often with intended meaning.
So, I will have Claude add to the compilation of sources a preliminary list of discrepancies, again for my review.
The idea of digestion affecting mental state is reaching a point of being common knowledge
However the gut's neural network is not a "second brain" but a "third brain," as after the CNS the heart and circulatory system have the second most neurons
So in the same way that the gut microbiome and its metabolites alter brain activity, circulation issues can as well
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However the gut's neural network is not a "second brain" but a "third brain," as after the CNS the heart and circulatory system have the second most neurons
So in the same way that the gut microbiome and its metabolites alter brain activity, circulation issues can as well
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One of the best examples of this is "biofeedback"
Anxiety involves increased heart rate, but artificially elevating heart rate can also lead to the perception of anxiety
This isn't just the brain noting the heart rate but instead the fact that the same factors that regulate heart rate are those that regulate anxiety
Adrenaline, noradrenaline, glutamate, and elevated calcium are all involved here
Anxiety involves increased heart rate, but artificially elevating heart rate can also lead to the perception of anxiety
This isn't just the brain noting the heart rate but instead the fact that the same factors that regulate heart rate are those that regulate anxiety
Adrenaline, noradrenaline, glutamate, and elevated calcium are all involved here
These factors seem to be communicated directly between the heart/circulation and brain at all times
Beyond that, blockages in circulation intimately affect the brain
Calcification, arterial plaque, and amyloid fibrils all impact cognitive function by changing blood flow
Beyond that, blockages in circulation intimately affect the brain
Calcification, arterial plaque, and amyloid fibrils all impact cognitive function by changing blood flow
