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IT’S TALK IRAN & REGIME CHANGE🧵
One of the longest running movements for regime change in Iran comes from the monarchists who long to reinstate a puppet monarchy by placing Reza Pahlavi on the throne so they can loot Iran’s oil & LNG again in miniskirts!
Let’s review history.
One of the longest running movements for regime change in Iran comes from the monarchists who long to reinstate a puppet monarchy by placing Reza Pahlavi on the throne so they can loot Iran’s oil & LNG again in miniskirts!
Let’s review history.
NOTE:
Since they’re all named Reza Pahlavi, for the sake of clarity, I’ll refer to them as Pahlavi I, II & III
In this thread, I provide context but to understand it, you should watch the videos.
Since they’re all named Reza Pahlavi, for the sake of clarity, I’ll refer to them as Pahlavi I, II & III
In this thread, I provide context but to understand it, you should watch the videos.
THE OIL DEAL
Iran’s 1st oil deal in 1901 was executed by Iran’s last ruler of the Qajar Dynasty & Britain. It was widely criticized as unfair due to it’s terms, particularly the low royalty payments (16%) & the extensive control granted to the British-owned Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), known today as BP (British Petroleum)
Iran’s 1st oil deal in 1901 was executed by Iran’s last ruler of the Qajar Dynasty & Britain. It was widely criticized as unfair due to it’s terms, particularly the low royalty payments (16%) & the extensive control granted to the British-owned Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), known today as BP (British Petroleum)
🧵 THREAD: The CAIR–Muslim Brotherhood–Hamas Pipeline They Don't Want You to See
This thread has been a long time coming.
Let's start with a simple fact:
In its 1988 charter, Hamas openly declares itself the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.
So here's the question:
🇺🇸 Why hasn't the U.S. designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization?
Seems obvious, right?
Here’s my answer 👇
If the Muslim Brotherhood is formally labeled a terror group...
➡️ Then CAIR, founded by leaders from the Brotherhood's U.S. network, gets implicated too.
And if CAIR gets implicated…
➡️ Then so do a lot of politicians.
📍And that’s the line no one in D.C. wants to cross.
So instead, the Brotherhood stays "undesignated."
CAIR keeps the civil rights label and keeps its tax advantaged nonprofit status.
And the public is left in the dark.
Patience as I pull the receipts.
This thread has been a long time coming.
Let's start with a simple fact:
In its 1988 charter, Hamas openly declares itself the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.
So here's the question:
🇺🇸 Why hasn't the U.S. designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization?
Seems obvious, right?
Here’s my answer 👇
If the Muslim Brotherhood is formally labeled a terror group...
➡️ Then CAIR, founded by leaders from the Brotherhood's U.S. network, gets implicated too.
And if CAIR gets implicated…
➡️ Then so do a lot of politicians.
📍And that’s the line no one in D.C. wants to cross.
So instead, the Brotherhood stays "undesignated."
CAIR keeps the civil rights label and keeps its tax advantaged nonprofit status.
And the public is left in the dark.
Patience as I pull the receipts.
CAIR was co-founded by Nihad Awad and Omar Ahmad.
Awad was the public relations director for the Islamic Association for Palestine, an organization that was convicted of providing material support for the terrorism in the United States and has since been dissolved.
Awad was the public relations director for the Islamic Association for Palestine, an organization that was convicted of providing material support for the terrorism in the United States and has since been dissolved.
Sorry, it's hard to trace sources - I'm finding out that a lot of the information about Awad and Ahmad are censored. For example, this is Ahmad's Wikipedia page - nearly empty.
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I'm real outspoken about my opinion of the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I'm real outspoken about my opinion of the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
slate.com/news-and-polit…
Gauche to do this probably but if this article was of interest you might also enjoy my other writing, which you can find here:
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Confidential to the "it's just a temporary job offer calm down" folks out there
This advertorial framework is timeless (link to it below)
It will never stop working
Let me break down why it converts
1. Enemy framing
"Plastic surgeons are filing emergency injunctions to stop women from using it"
Instant us vs them
The customer is "fighting back" against a corrupt system
Propaganda teaches us that a strong common enemy is a great tool
2. Specificity = believability
- 99.7% of wrinkles
- 117 compounds tested
- $127 million in research
- 18 months of classified research
- 15 hours to see results
Specific numbers feel real. Round numbers feel made up
"dramatically reduces wrinkles" → skepticism
"erases 99.7% of wrinkles in 15 hours" → intrigue
3. The story does the selling
The main character's story hits every emotional trigger:
- Public humiliation (mistaken for grandmother at daughter's wedding)
- Specific sensory details
- Skepticism → shock transformation
- Third-party validation (sister didn't recognize her)
The product is barely mentioned because the transformation is what gets people primed to buy
4. Credibility stacking
- Medical journal mentions
- "Award-winning research team"
- NBC/ABC/CBS logos
- Clinical studies on 200 women
This triggers trust because we've been conditioned to respect these signals
5. Problem → agitate → solve (classic PAS)
- Problem: you look old
- Agitate: you got called grandma at your daughter's wedding
- Solve: this serum fixes it overnight
But notice the agitation phase is 80% of the copy
They twist the knife with the story before offering relief
The deeper the wound, the more valuable the solution feels
6. Urgency stack
- Limited supply
- "Surgeons trying to ban it"
- 70% discount expiring
Urgency, even if manufactured, still works
Loss aversion is primal and a very strong motivator in humans
7. Risk reversal
"90-day triple guarantee - no questions asked"
Removes the final objection
After all that emotional buildup, the guarantee makes saying yes feel safe
It will never stop working
Let me break down why it converts
1. Enemy framing
"Plastic surgeons are filing emergency injunctions to stop women from using it"
Instant us vs them
The customer is "fighting back" against a corrupt system
Propaganda teaches us that a strong common enemy is a great tool
2. Specificity = believability
- 99.7% of wrinkles
- 117 compounds tested
- $127 million in research
- 18 months of classified research
- 15 hours to see results
Specific numbers feel real. Round numbers feel made up
"dramatically reduces wrinkles" → skepticism
"erases 99.7% of wrinkles in 15 hours" → intrigue
3. The story does the selling
The main character's story hits every emotional trigger:
- Public humiliation (mistaken for grandmother at daughter's wedding)
- Specific sensory details
- Skepticism → shock transformation
- Third-party validation (sister didn't recognize her)
The product is barely mentioned because the transformation is what gets people primed to buy
4. Credibility stacking
- Medical journal mentions
- "Award-winning research team"
- NBC/ABC/CBS logos
- Clinical studies on 200 women
This triggers trust because we've been conditioned to respect these signals
5. Problem → agitate → solve (classic PAS)
- Problem: you look old
- Agitate: you got called grandma at your daughter's wedding
- Solve: this serum fixes it overnight
But notice the agitation phase is 80% of the copy
They twist the knife with the story before offering relief
The deeper the wound, the more valuable the solution feels
6. Urgency stack
- Limited supply
- "Surgeons trying to ban it"
- 70% discount expiring
Urgency, even if manufactured, still works
Loss aversion is primal and a very strong motivator in humans
7. Risk reversal
"90-day triple guarantee - no questions asked"
Removes the final objection
After all that emotional buildup, the guarantee makes saying yes feel safe
Here's the link to this advertorial try.olavita.co/v3/facelift/exp
The primary pushback from the right appears to be that I couldn't have passed the training, which is an incredible response: we don't need background checks because undesirables could never do 22 push-ups
Not to be that guy but: airborne, deployed twice to Afghanistan with the 82nd, I think I could probably handle a 9-minute mile and some open-book tests if I decided the Gestapo was a good career option
New copes, hot and fresh!!
"it's good that they hired you actually, why are you mad that they're hiring liberals?"
Very hard to take y'all seriously about this whole "anyone who opposes ICE is a domestic terrorist" thing when you simultaneously believe we should be ICE agents
"it's good that they hired you actually, why are you mad that they're hiring liberals?"
Very hard to take y'all seriously about this whole "anyone who opposes ICE is a domestic terrorist" thing when you simultaneously believe we should be ICE agents
1/ Russian men are reportedly being drugged, trafficked to the army, and married without their knowledge to 'black widows' who get their 'coffin money' compensation payments when they are killed. A story from Samara illustrates what is said to be a growing nationwide racket. ⬇️
2/ Russian warblogger Anastasia Kashevarova highlights what she calls "a black market for trafficking men to the front". She says that the Samara region is a centre for this activity: "People are already being brought in from other regions; this is a whole criminal network."
3/ Kashevarova recounts the story of Ilnar Gabbasov from Bashkiria, who she says became a victim of traffickers while visiting old acquaintances in a Bashkir village. His mother died suddenly during the visit on 16 February 2025.
Russia is losing money on jet sales to China and can't walk away — United24.
Russia is supplying parts for Chinese Su-27 and Su-30 fighters at a loss to avoid angering Beijing
Component costs surged by nearly 200%, but Moscow keeps selling anyway to preserve the partnership. 1/
Russia is supplying parts for Chinese Su-27 and Su-30 fighters at a loss to avoid angering Beijing
Component costs surged by nearly 200%, but Moscow keeps selling anyway to preserve the partnership. 1/
A March 2025 internal letter from Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation shows export prices for jet components are no longer competitive.
Costs have risen 193% since 2022 and exceed earlier contract prices by up to 8 times.
2/
Costs have risen 193% since 2022 and exceed earlier contract prices by up to 8 times.
2/
China — labeled “Foreign Customer 156” — is sensitive to price hikes.
Russian officials warn that raising prices could collapse the contract and damage long-term military ties.
3/
Russian officials warn that raising prices could collapse the contract and damage long-term military ties.
3/
Your client knows within 30 days whether or not they're sticking with you.
That means if you want any kind of meaningful LTV, you have to hit onboarding out of the park.
Here's how to do it:
That means if you want any kind of meaningful LTV, you have to hit onboarding out of the park.
Here's how to do it:
1. Set proper expectations up front.
People sign with agencies expecting the world.
And if they think they're getting it, then don't, you're in trouble.
Consider their offer and what you've seen in the past to come up with realistic expectations.
Communicate them clearly.
People sign with agencies expecting the world.
And if they think they're getting it, then don't, you're in trouble.
Consider their offer and what you've seen in the past to come up with realistic expectations.
Communicate them clearly.
2. Have the hard conversations early.
If their offer is bad, push them to improve it.
If they want to do things their way, push for your system.
These are uncomfortable conversations but there's no way around them.
You need to be on the same page or it isn't worth starting.
If their offer is bad, push them to improve it.
If they want to do things their way, push for your system.
These are uncomfortable conversations but there's no way around them.
You need to be on the same page or it isn't worth starting.
I read everything Dexter Filkins writes and so should you. His profile of Marco Rubio is no exception. I'll share a few highlights in this thread:
During the campaign I said J.D. Vance seemed like the sort of populist redneck a gaggle of South African tech bros might cook up in a Silicon Valley laboratory. Almost AI-generated. Anti-charismatic. Awkward in the extreme. And a hard sell absent the Trump juggernaut. Well, lookee here. Vance is not "a guy's guy" like Rubio. Trump thinks he's a bit weird, a bit wussy, and highly unlikeable. He even has buyer's remorse picking Vance as VP. The Maduro op and the past and future military action Iran show Marco's stock is up, J.D.'s is down. Vance gets to own the mess in Minnesota. Rubio gets to be viceroy of Caracas.
Here's a little something special from Sen. Mike Rounds, who not only confirms Rubio's call to his former Senate colleagues at the Halifax Security Forum last November, but emphasizes that the Dmitriev-Witkoff plan was really the Dmitriev plan: "... we are the recipients of a proposal that was delivered to one of our representatives." Indeed. And it was laundered, Rounds might have added, through a gullible press corp, which relied on Dmitriev, Witkoff and Kushner as sources (this when Witkoff played an active role in deceiving the same press corp about supposed daylight between Trump and Netanyahu on striking Iran) and didn't bother asking why the Secretary of State/NSA or CIA director were written out of a coalescing U.S. deal with Russia. Those sorts of things demand inter-agency buy-in. Instead, amateur diplomats made an end-run around the actual diplomat, and Rubio got his retaliation in by letting a group of bipartisan legislators do it for him. He then initiated a de-Russification process of Dmitriev's 28-point plan in Geneva, and lo and behold it's now a Ukrainian-coauthored 20-point plan, certified by Witkoff and Kushner and Trump in successive rounds in Florida. The Russians will inevitably reject it and more or less have already. This was very well played.
@BlemontD @BaixSegura_es À) Et pas uniquement les produits frais, les produits secs comme le sucre, les farines... sont arrivés dans les supermarchés et mélangés avec ceux de la France et de l'Europe. Nous sommes pris en sandwich entre le Marché Commun européen et le Marché Commun du Sud (Mercosur)
@BlemontD @BaixSegura_es B) Il faut quitter les 2 systèmes communistes, leur "Common Wealth", et la seule chose chose qui nous débarrasse des deux en un coup c'est de reprendre notre souveraineté qui nous a été soustraite frauduleusement par le Traité de Lisbonne via N. Sarkozy, parachuté par la CIA
@BlemontD @BaixSegura_es C) "Soyez résolus à ne plus servir et vous serez libres" 'disait La Boétie dans son "Discours de la Servitude Volontaire". Et si elle est volontaire, c'est que le ver est dans la pomme. Tout pouvoir, même imposé par la force des armes, ne peut dominer ou exploiter une société
🚨🚨🚨1/8 The EU's transformation into a full-blown dictatorship is now complete. "Die Diktatur" – the arbitrary rule of unelected ideologues crushing dissent and sovereignty. Here's why, with three chilling examples. Buckle up, Europe – this is our new reality. #EUDictatorship #WakeUpEurope
☠️☠️☠️2/8 First: Purely administrative "civil death" sentences. Take the case of Baud – condemned without trial, hearing, or even alleged crime. Just Kallas, the unhinged EU VP, sipping Chardonnay, scrolling YouTube, and deciding she hates your opinions. No rights, no appeal. Straight out of Star Chamber or lettre de cachet playbook. Social annihilation on a whim. 😡
👑👑👑3/8 Second: Weaponizing Article 122's "economic emergency" for permanent martial law. Now it's generalized to EVERY issue – against the treaties themselves! Qualified majority voting overrides sovereign states' wills. Neutralized is the Council, last bastion of resistance in this Kafkaesque nightmare. EU Parliament? 80% national political rejects with zero real power. Commission? Fanatical green/open-borders zealots ready to burn Europe down for the sake of their childish ‘ideas'. Dictatorship à la Carl Schmitt: They declare the "emergency" and impose whatever they want. 🔥
🚨Vous avez vu le bracelet rouge de la cabbale ? Monsieur & Madame Mercosur en Europe, sont Pedro Sanchez & Ursula Van Der Leyen, élus? ambassadeurs du Mercosur en Europe. Les géants de l'agro alimentaire vont être au pouvoir avec un Roi Capétien, Louis XX de Bourbon, descendant
d'Hugues Capet, mort dans ses terres au milieu de la Beauce près de Chartres. Pedro Sanchez est le potentiel Louis XX qui est aussi Duc d'Anjou et qui avait tenté de revenir en France en 2021 avec sa fameuse lettre de vœux. Vous comprenez alors pourquoi le Système laisse faire
la Droite Républicaine Souveraine comme le dit fièrement ce traître de Philippe de Villiers qui cherche à se placer comme PM. E. Macron n'aura été utilisé que pour faire le sale boulot de sappe de la France et de ses valeurs ancestrales, pour faire remonter sur scène un Roi
NEW: At least 45 sanctioned Russian vessels have passed through the UK’s exclusive economic zone in the time between the Bella-1‘s seizure and the Government’s discovery of the legal grounds they can use to seize ships.
16 of these sailed through British territorial waters, and a further five travelled through Britain's EEZ using fake or false identification numbers.
While the UK continues to talk big, we take a look at the last time they decided to act - over five years ago.
inews.co.uk/news/special-f…
16 of these sailed through British territorial waters, and a further five travelled through Britain's EEZ using fake or false identification numbers.
While the UK continues to talk big, we take a look at the last time they decided to act - over five years ago.
inews.co.uk/news/special-f…
On Tuesday, a falsely flagged shadow fleet tanker sanctioned by the UK, US and EU travelled through UK territorial waters off of Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, according to data provided by @StarboardIntel.
The Adonia was sanctioned in September by the Foreign Office for conducting illicit trades as part of Russia’s shadow fleet. It sailed around 10 miles off UK shores.
The Adonia was sanctioned in September by the Foreign Office for conducting illicit trades as part of Russia’s shadow fleet. It sailed around 10 miles off UK shores.
In 2020, the Nave Andromeda - a Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker - issued a distress call while in the English Channel after an illegal boarding of seven stowaways who had started to threaten crew.
A 10 hour standoff ended in just nine minutes. A swift operation saw Special Forces officers board the ship, detain the stowaways and secure the tanker.
A 10 hour standoff ended in just nine minutes. A swift operation saw Special Forces officers board the ship, detain the stowaways and secure the tanker.
Brasil: O Cenário Eleitoral
By Dan Kawa
14Jan26
No Brasil, o cenário eleitoral tende a ganhar relevância crescente para a dinâmica de curto prazo dos ativos locais. Ainda que não seja recomendável reagir a cada novo dado isoladamente, é natural que os agentes de mercado respondam a cada novidade. Neste momento, meu objetivo é adotar uma postura mais observadora, buscando identificar tendências que possam, ao longo do tempo, sustentar conclusões de caráter mais estrutural.
By Dan Kawa
14Jan26
No Brasil, o cenário eleitoral tende a ganhar relevância crescente para a dinâmica de curto prazo dos ativos locais. Ainda que não seja recomendável reagir a cada novo dado isoladamente, é natural que os agentes de mercado respondam a cada novidade. Neste momento, meu objetivo é adotar uma postura mais observadora, buscando identificar tendências que possam, ao longo do tempo, sustentar conclusões de caráter mais estrutural.
Ontem recebemos a pesquisa do Instituto Boas Ideais. Em todos os cenários testados permanece o risco de vitória de Lula já no primeiro turno, com um teto ao redor de 40% dos votos no 1T, o que se aproxima de quase 50% dos votos válidos. Ainda assim, entre os adversários avaliados, Tarcísio aparece hoje como o nome mais competitivo, sobretudo por apresentar a menor taxa de rejeição (16%) e o melhor desempenho relativo, tanto no primeiro quanto no segundo turno
Hoje, a tendência geral olhando todas as pesquisas mostra um cenário em que Flávio Bolsonaro até apresentou alguma tração após a indicação de Bolsonaro pai, o que ajuda a consolidar um piso eleitoral, mas o seu teto segue baixo. O principal problema é a sua rejeição, que hoje varia entre 55% e 65%, um patamar que historicamente inviabiliza qualquer condição de vitória. Na prática, ele é o único candidato com uma rejeição maior do que a do próprio presidente Lula. Nesse quadro, Tarcísio de Freitas segue, sem muita discussão, como o nome mais competitivo para disputar as eleições representando a direita. Do lado de Lula, o movimento é de deterioração contínua desde o pico em dezembro, mostrando também um teto relativamente baixo.
According to a study, if you ask these 36 questions to a girl, you can make her fall in love.
Here are the 36 questions:
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Here are the 36 questions:
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1. Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?
2. Would you like to be famous? In what way?
3. Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you are going to say? Why?
4. What would constitute a “perfect” day for you?
2. Would you like to be famous? In what way?
3. Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you are going to say? Why?
4. What would constitute a “perfect” day for you?
5. When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?
6. If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?
7. Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?
6. If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?
7. Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?
لطفاً این اطلاعات رو اونقدر بازنشر کنید که تمام هموطنان ببینند. کسانی که این اطلاعات رو نشر نمیدن در پنهان موندن علل اصلی کشتار هموطنانشون شرکت می کنند. لطفا اونقدر پخش کنید که کسی نمونه که در دنیا این رو نبینه؛
مقصر اصلی تمام خونهای ریخته شدهی مردم روی زمین هیچ کسی بجز پلیس لهستان نیست.
مهمترین و بزرگترین پایگاه سپاه در غرب در شهر اشچچین در لهستانه.
اونجا یک فرد سوریه ای وابسته به رژیم اسد و بلندپایه ترین عضو المصطفی مسئول پولشویی و تامین مالی سپاهه.
پلیس لهستان رسما برای سپاه کار می کنه.
تمام بودجهی سپاه رو این فرد تامین می کنه.
پلیس لهستان علیرغم داشتن تمام اطلاعات لازم برای از بین بردن مافیای سپاه پاسداران در لهستان، بعلت فساد و پولشویی عظیم هیچ کاری علیه این فرد و مافیای سپاه در لهستان انجام نمیده.
حتی تمامی قطعات پهباد و موشک رو از طریق همین مافیا تامین می کنند.
تخریب این مافیا به حفظ جان مردم ختم خواهد شد. من بیشتر از چهار ساله با اینها می جنگم ولی فقط من و همسرم رو در لهستان شکنجه کردند.
میلیاردها میلیارد یورو پولشویی از طریق این مافیا در لهستان به نفع سپاه پاسداران صورت گرفته.
این فرد که اسمش رو در تصاویر می بینید (کسری نرمند) بلند پایه ترین عضو این مافیاست:
مقصر اصلی تمام خونهای ریخته شدهی مردم روی زمین هیچ کسی بجز پلیس لهستان نیست.
مهمترین و بزرگترین پایگاه سپاه در غرب در شهر اشچچین در لهستانه.
اونجا یک فرد سوریه ای وابسته به رژیم اسد و بلندپایه ترین عضو المصطفی مسئول پولشویی و تامین مالی سپاهه.
پلیس لهستان رسما برای سپاه کار می کنه.
تمام بودجهی سپاه رو این فرد تامین می کنه.
پلیس لهستان علیرغم داشتن تمام اطلاعات لازم برای از بین بردن مافیای سپاه پاسداران در لهستان، بعلت فساد و پولشویی عظیم هیچ کاری علیه این فرد و مافیای سپاه در لهستان انجام نمیده.
حتی تمامی قطعات پهباد و موشک رو از طریق همین مافیا تامین می کنند.
تخریب این مافیا به حفظ جان مردم ختم خواهد شد. من بیشتر از چهار ساله با اینها می جنگم ولی فقط من و همسرم رو در لهستان شکنجه کردند.
میلیاردها میلیارد یورو پولشویی از طریق این مافیا در لهستان به نفع سپاه پاسداران صورت گرفته.
این فرد که اسمش رو در تصاویر می بینید (کسری نرمند) بلند پایه ترین عضو این مافیاست:
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