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Mario Nawfal

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Dec 21

🚨🇩🇪 WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE ALLEGED GERMAN CHRISTMAS MARKET ATTACKER

Last night, a person drove through nearly 400 meters of Magdeburg’s Christmas Market, leaving two people dead and several others injured.

Here’s everything we’ve learned about the alleged so far.

A thread… 🧵

1. WHO IS THE ALLEGED ATTACKER?

His name: Taleb Al Abdulmohsen.

According to his passport, he was born on November 5, 1974, in Saudi Arabia.

He refers to himself as a “medical doctor, psychiatrist” and claims to work at a government hospital in Germany.

Source: @Mr_Fireside

2. ALLEGED 𝕏 PROFILE

A 50-year-old Saudi national, Taleb Al Abdulmohsen, describes himself on 𝕏 as:

“Saudi Military Opposition • Germany chases female Saudi asylum seekers, inside and outside Germany, to destroy their lives • Germany wants to islamize Europe.”

This provides significant insight into his views.

Source: @Mr_Fireside

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Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal

Dec 20

🧵 THREAD: UNPACKING SPENDING CHOICES IN THE LATEST VERSION OF THE BUDGET BILL

The government just rolled out the updated 2025 Continuing Resolution, and while it keeps things running, some of the spending choices have us scratching our heads.

The 2025 CR is packed with spending that has us wondering: Is this really urgent?

Déjà vu, anyone?

Molasses inspections made it into the cut, and long-term submarine salaries and tree planting don’t feel like immediate crises.

Let’s dive into the most bizarre, questionable, and outright unnecessary expenses tucked into this “emergency” bill....

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1.⁠ ⁠$3 MILLION FOR MOLASSES TESTING

It's baaaccckkk... Yep, molasses.

A whole $3 million is earmarked to verify inspection protocols for molasses at U.S. ports.

They want to ensure it’s the real deal—no additives, no funny business.

Sure, no one wants counterfeit syrup on their pancakes, but in a bill meant to keep the government functioning?

Emergency funds for molasses?

Sweet, but unnecessary.

2. ⁠$5.69 BILLION FOR SUBMARINE WORKFORCE WAGES

Nuclear submarines are crucial for national defense.

But nearly $6 billion for workforce wages in a CR meant to cover short-term, urgent needs?

That’s raising eyebrows.

Critics argue this isn’t an emergency—it’s a predictable, ongoing cost that should’ve been addressed in a regular defense bill.

Instead, they’ve labeled it “emergency spending” to dodge budget caps.

Submarines are important, but this feels like it’s diving too deep into the wrong bill.

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Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal

Dec 20

https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1869853090054320374

🚨🧵THE PERSECUTION OF ANDREW TATE: THE 8 MOST POWERFUL CLAIMS

Andrew Tate has made a series of bold claims, revealing personal struggles, legal battles, and his views on pretty much everything else.

Here’s a thread covering his most explosive statements.👇

Source: @Cobratate

https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1869853090054320374

1/ ANDREW’S LEGAL FEES HIT $400K MONTHLY

“I’m paying $300K to $400K a month in legal fees across the UK, USA, and Romania.”

2/ THE POLICE MADE ME THINK IT WASN’T SERIOUS

“When I was in the DCOT office, everyone was laughing, joking, and offering me coffee. Off-camera, they told me, ‘You should’ve just taken her shopping.’

I thought, okay, this isn’t serious—they know the truth.”

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Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal

Dec 18

🧵 THREAD: THE 10 BIGGEST BLUNDERS IN THE 2025 SPENDING BILL

The 2025 Continuing Appropriations & Disaster Relief Act was drafted to avoid a shutdown, but it’s jam-packed with questionable spending that makes you wonder, “Wait, they’re paying for what?!”

Here are 10 of the wildest uses of taxpayer dollars in this bill. ⬇️

1. $30.78 BILLION FOR CROP & LIVESTOCK LOSSES

Disaster relief for farmers is essential, but this massive allocation for “necessary expenses” is so loosely defined it feels like a blank check.

It includes $2B for livestock losses, block grants to states, and even compensation for timber and poultry.

Sounds good, right?

Here’s the problem: there’s little oversight or clarity on how states will use these funds.

With $30.78B on the line, shouldn’t we know where the money is going? Feels like a recipe for inefficiency.

2. $42.5 MILLION FOR USDA RESEARCH BUILDINGS

In the middle of a spending crisis, the USDA gets $42.5M to upgrade research facilities.

Is upgrading labs important?

Sure.

But during a stopgap budget bill to avert a shutdown?

Maybe not the best timing.

When people hear "emergency spending," they probably think disaster relief or healthcare, not a new coat of paint on agricultural buildings.

This allocation could’ve waited—unless there’s some groundbreaking corn research we don’t know about.

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Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal

Dec 17

🧵THE EVOLUTION OF GAMING

Video games were created in academic settings. They started as simple simulations in the 1950s and slowly changed until they were seen as a hobby.

Today, the gaming industry has evolved so much that it is larger than the film, television, and music industries combined!

Let's see how that happened.

From large pixels to VR Gaming: this is The Evolution of Gaming: a thread.

Media source: ryezyyy on YouTube

1. TENNIS FOR TWO: THE FIRST VIDEO GAME

Tennis for Two — the first video game created for the sake of entertainment — was developed in 1958 by physicist William Higinbotham.

Not long after, Spacewar! was created in 1962.

Media Source: StuffedRaccoon on YouTube

2. THE BIRTH OF ARCADES

After Tennis for Two and Spacewar!, it was only a matter of time before someone realized there was a market for video games.

However, there was a problem: how would you get people to pay to play a game using such an exclusive technology?

And so, arcade machines were born — players would buy tokens or insert quarters into the machines, allowing them to play until they lost.

The first two games that defined the arcade era were Computer Space (1971) and Pong (1972).

Media Source: Retro Active via YouTube

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Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal

Dec 7

🧵🇸🇾 10 MOMENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED SYRIA'S MODERN HISTORY

As Syrian history is being written with the advancement of Damascus, let’s dive into the 10 defining events in Syrian history leading up to this pivotal chapter in the nations history.👇

1/ The Sykes-Picot Agreement (1916)

France and Britain secretly carved up Ottoman lands during WWI. Syria was handed to France, despite promises of Arab independence made to local leaders.

This betrayal planted the seeds of distrust toward Western powers and set the stage for borders that still fuel conflict today.

2/ Independence from France (1946)

After years of colonial rule, Syria became independent.

But instead of unity, political instability reigned, with 20 coups in 24 years. Nationalism was strong, but finding a leader everyone could agree on?

Not so much. Independence came at the cost of cohesion.

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