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🚨 BREAKING: Iran is begging China for J-10C fighter jets.

But here’s the kicker—Chinese military experts admit those planes would be “sitting ducks” against Israel’s Air Force.

This story isn’t as much about firepower as weakness, humiliation, and geopolitics.

Read on:

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2/ Iran has been desperate for new jets for years.

Most of its fighters were state-of-the-art...in 1965. And then Israel destroyed them.

But it hasn't had any luck:

– Planned 150-plane deal in 2015, collapsed over money.
– Defaulted on Su-35 down payments to Russia.
– Now begging China to sell them J-10Cs on “installments.”

This isn’t strength. It’s desperation.Image
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3/ China should be celebrating a second customer for its “Rafale killer.”

Instead, it's stalling and deflecting.

Why? Because China wants to export to a LOT of countries. And that's not going to happen if Israel immediately shoots all of these down.

But there's more... Image
4/ The truth: China and Russia posture as Iran’s “allies.”

But when it matters most? They sell it junk, demand cash up front, and warn Tehran not to test Israel.

Both know: a direct clash exposes Iran’s weakness—and their own.

They will NEVER stick their necks out for Iran. Image
5/ Why? Because Israel fields the most advanced mix of American-made F-35s, F-15s, and F-16s on Earth—backed by cutting-edge radars, electronic warfare, and missile defense.

Against that, China quietly admits the J-10C would be easy targets.

Beijing doesn’t want to be embarrassed when Israel wipes them out.Image
6/ Bottom line: Iran’s regime is broke, isolated, and relying on fighter jets China admits its enemy will just blow out of the sky.

Israel knows it. China knows it. Even Tehran knows it.

And that’s why Iran’s bluster looks more like desperation than power. Image
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Sep 18
🚨 HISTORIC: Trump just signed the largest tech investment deal in British history—$350 BILLION.

• 15,000 new U.K. jobs
• 2,500 new U.S. jobs
• 12 advanced nuclear reactors

This is the special relationship re-forged for the 21st century.

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2/ The Tech Prosperity Deal:

• $350B in new investment
• 2,500 new U.S. jobs
• 15,000 new UK jobs
• 12 nuclear reactors powering 1.5M homes

Backing from Nvidia, OpenAI, Google, Salesforce, and more

Trump called it “pretty amazing.” That’s an understatement. Image
3/ This isn’t just jobs. It’s a HUGE initiative in:

• Quantum computing
• Fusion
• 6G
• Civil nuclear energy

It strongly aligns the U.S. & UK economies.

And it’s built on Trump’s America First playbook: deregulation + innovation. Image
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Sep 18
🚨 BREAKING: Trump has already removed 2 million illegals from the U.S. since returning to office.

That’s 10% of the job DONE in just half a year, despite constant legal obstruction by Democrats.

The border is closed tight. And the illegals are going home, fast.

DETAILS 🧵👇Image
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2/ DHS confirms:

• 400,000 deportations carried out directly.
• 1.6 million SELF-deportations after Trump’s crackdown.

When the law is enforced, illegals leave on their own.

We'll now even buy them a plane ticket and give them $1,000 cash! Image
3/ This happened without the new ICE resources from Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill.

Imagine what’s coming next with expanded facilities like:

• Alligator Alcatraz
• Deportation Depot
• Speedway Slammer

Biggest bottleneck is detention space. Trump is scaling it up fast. Image
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Sep 18
🚨 BOMBSHELL: Biden’s DOJ targeted Charlie Kirk & Turning Point USA.

Trump: “They tried to force Charlie, & many other people & movements, out of business.”

This is a man who fostered discussion & common ground.

The weaponization of government was worse than we thought. 🧵👇Image
2/ Trump today:

“Why was the wonderful Turning Point under INVESTIGATION by ‘Deranged’ Jack Smith & the Corrupt & Incompetent Biden Administration?”

The same DOJ that turned a blind eye to Antifa and BLM rioting went after Kirk’s youth movement.

Speech "bad", violence "good". Image
3/ Turning Point USA, founded by Kirk in 2012, became the largest conservative youth organization in America.

It was effective, especially with GenZ men.

That’s why the Left hated it. That’s why Biden’s DOJ targeted it.

The goal: bankrupt & silence conservative voices. Image
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Sep 18
🚨 BREAKING: Trump just did what Democrats feared most.

He has officially designated ANTIFA as a MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, years of rioting and looting, and countless other murders, the gloves are off.

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2/ Trump on Truth Social:

“ANTIFA is a SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER. I am designating it a MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.”

He also called for an investigation of who funds them.

The money trail is very interesting. None of what Antifa does comes cheap.

RICO anyone? Image
3/ For years, Antifa has:

• Attacked police
• Incited and organized riots
• Looted and burned cities
• Targeted conservatives with violence

Now Trump is making it clear: these aren’t “protesters.”

Everyone gets to disagree. No one gets to cross over into violence. Image
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🚨 BREAKING: SpaceX Wins Again: Judge Tosses Environmental Challenge To Its Launches

A federal judge killed a suit trying to shut down SpaceX's Texas launches.

It's not just about rockets. It’s about whether America leads the future—or gets strangled by activists.

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2/ Radical groups claimed the FAA “rubber-stamped” SpaceX’s launch approvals, whining about noise, light, and “disturbed ocelots.”

The judge disagreed—calling the FAA’s review “well-reasoned and supported by the record.”

Translation: the law is on SpaceX’s side, not the obstructionists.

But even more than that: SpaceX has done EVERYTHING the law requires to ensure there's no unreasonable harm to the environment, or the birdies & beasties.

At some point, the Greens are just trying to stop all economic activity, not actually trying to protect anything.

Gee: who might want to stop Elon Musk?Image
3/ This ruling clears the way for Musk’s Starbase to expand Starship launches from 5 to 25 per year.

That’s the rocket that can land 100-200 tons anywhere on Earth—or take Americans to Mars.

The future of U.S. space dominance just got the green light.

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🚨 Donald Trump just deployed the National Guard to MEMPHIS

Violent crime is 6x the national average.
Property crime? 3x higher.

Now the National Guard & federal agents are restoring order in one of America’s most historic cities.

Here’s what you need to know:

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2/ Trump’s Sept. 15 memorandum — Restoring Law and Order in Memphis — creates a multi-agency task force:

– National Guard
– FBI
– DHS
– DOJ & ATF
– Pentagon support

The mission: “hypervigilant policing, aggressive prosecution, complex investigations, and saturation of high-crime neighborhoods.”Image
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– #1 in U.S. for violent crime per capita
– 2,500 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (6x national avg.)
– Property crime triple the national rate

And Memphis’s murder rate remains among the highest in America. Image
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