Let me tell you a story about the Navy. The $1.2 billion USS Bonhomme Richard was destroyed by a fire in 2020 while it sat in the San Diego bay. The Navy blamed it on a white kid who was frustrated at the Navy’s incompetence, bureaucracy & sclerosis—tried to put him away for life
After the white kid had been locked up for months (years?), halfway thru the trial to put him away for life, the prosecution admitted their original arson suspect was a “PoC” who actually had lots of evidence against him (unlike the white kid) but that they had to switch targets:
It also later came out that the white kid had acted heroically & competently during the fire, unlike pretty much all of his pretty much all PoC peers, & that he’d raised specific concerns relating to the risk of fire that later consumed the ship. & this is what made them hate him
For nearly a half a century, the Iranian regime has been slaughtering Americans. President Trump is doing what other Presidents have refused to do — eliminate the Iranian threat so no more American blood is spilled by these terrorists.
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November 1979: Iranian students, backed by the regime, seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran — taking 66 Americans hostage in a 444-day standoff.
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April 1983: The Islamic Jihad, an Iran-backed terrorist group, carried out a suicide car bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, killing 17 Americans.
Zelenskyy: The US and Gulf states asked Ukraine for anti-drone systems. We remember how long we waited for help in the first days of the war. Now we help those who helped us first.
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Zelenskyy: Sanctions on Russia must remain. If you lift sanctions control, Putin earns money.
He puts this money into Shahed drones and sends them to Iran, and the Iranian regime uses them to strike American bases or airports.
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Zelenskyy: Criticism exists, and the fact that you know about it shows democracy is alive in Ukraine
In Russia there is no criticism. One person decides everything and everyone else obeys
The Season is open, and there have been many valuable threads and articles covering individual fronts, both recent and historical. Before diving into the details, it is worth stepping back to examine the broader operational picture.
Russia is currently operating five Army Groups along the front line, with an additional Northern Screening Group whose primary purpose is border raiding, harassment of AFU positions, and fixing Ukrainian forces in place.
AGs act separately but will be forced to cooperate.
The major objective of Russia's 2026 offensive campaign should be assessed as Kramatorsk. The prerequisites for this operation are nearly complete. The secondary objective is Zaporizhzhia, an axis that has been partially disrupted by AFU counter-operations. The third objective is border consolidation — expanding and formalizing the buffer zone into Ukrainian territory.
Three Russian Army Groups are expected to converge on the Kramatorsk operation, Two at Zaporizhzhia, and whatever Skirmish Army will do.
1/🚨On September 11, 2015, Margaret Chan — Director General of the WHO — delivered the opening address at a conference secretly funded, directed, and operationally controlled by Jeffrey Epstein.
The proof has been sitting in the federal archive for 2 months.
No outlet has touched it.
Until today. 🧵👇
2/ Inside the federal archive: EFTA02676303.
The internal name: "The Rothschild Conference on Health and Security."
1/ Weil hier schon allerseits nach den Bildern von gestern aus Budapest das Ende von Orbán besungen wird, will ich mal etwas Wasser in den Wein gießen. Ich war die ganze letzte Woche in Ungarn unterwegs und gestern sowohl auf Orbáns Demo wie auf jener der Opposition unter Péter Magyar. Ganz offensichtlich: Auf Magyars Demo waren deutlich mehr Menschen, und sie waren jünger, gebildeter, städtischer. Bei Orbán war das einfache Volk: Angestellte, Arbeiter, eher vom Land. Und es waren weniger. ABER:
2/ Es ist nicht ausgemacht, dass Magyar mit seiner Tisza-Partei die Wahlen gewinnen wird. Tisza führt zwar in seriösen Umfragen seit Monaten deutlich, aber angesichts des Wahlrechts in Ungarn reicht es nicht, eine einfache Mehrheit der Stimmen zu bekommen: Von den 199 Abgeordneten werden 106 direkt gewählt und 93 mit Verhältniswahl über Parteilisten. Orbán hat die Wahlbezirke zu Gunsten von Fidesz verändert. Ein vom Portal 444 veröffentlichte Karte zeigt, wie offen derzeit die Lage ist: In 28 Wahlbezirken ist unklar, wer das Rennen macht. Das liegt auch daran, dass sich in Umfragen sehr viele Ungarn noch unentschieden zeigen, wem sie ihre Stimmen geben.
3/ Und: Orbán Viktor ist ein altes politisches Schlachtross und wird nun alle Register ziehen, um die "Wackelkandidaten" zu überzeugen. Er hat angekündigt, ab nächster Woche zum ersten Mal seit langer Zeit wieder auf die offene Bühne zu gehen, auf die Plätze der ungarischen Städte. Gerade da hatte ihm Magyar über die letzten zwei Jahre komplett den Rang abgelaufen. Und die Regierung kann bis zur Wahl noch das ein oder andere "Geschenk" aus dem Hut zaubern. Zum 1. Januar wurden bereits die Löhne von Lehrern um 10 Prozent erhöht, und seit 2026 sind nicht nur Mütter von 3, sondern sogar von 2 Kindern lebenslang von der Einkommenssteuer befreit. Wer auf der Orbán-Demo unterwegs war, der traf auf Leute, bei denen so etwas ankommt.
You have no future here and must leave is what an IDF commander told five Palestinian communities in the Jordan Valley, according to multiple testimonies. The reason: the army plans to build a “security” fence there. It reminds us of something. Spoiler: it’s not about security 🧵
The IDF is building a 22-km fence through the Jordan Valley, claimed to protect settlers and stop smuggling from Jordan. As always, it’s framed as a security measure. As always, Palestinians will pay the price: more land taken, more movement restrictions, more lives disrupted.
We’ve already seen this when Israel erected the West Bank separation barrier, which cut off more than 9% of the West Bank. The barrier functions as the border between Israel and the West Bank, and its construction has had a devastating impact on tens of thousands of Palestinians.
In an attempt to explain just why it is that some 77 million Americans voted for the dumbest man alive to be their president for a second time, I’m absolutely delighted to present you with the expanded list of US food that you cannot legally sell in Europe!🧵
US Instant Mashed Potatoes
Stuffed with enough BHA and BHT preservatives to give the product an expiration date of absolutely never, most of Europe has outright banned the product, depriving Europeans from what is otherwise a cheap and convenient way to encourage hair loss.
US Fake Blueberries
Banned in the EU but found in nearly every US product claiming to have actual blueberries in it, the fake blueberries get their blue from a totally safe and tasty petroleum derived dye, one highly recommended for those looking to grow a third arm.
Just had a brief phone call with @potus this morning and asked him several questions about Iran. He noted when he answered that it was not a good time to chat because he was in the middle of a "very important meeting" about it - but said the following:
He started with an overall assessment saying "we're doing very well," reiterating comments about destroying Iran's military. He added: "They want to make a deal but they're not ready to make a deal in my opinion."
On Kharg Island being hit: "Kharg Island is out of commission except for the pipes, which I left. I didn't want to hit the pipes because, you know, it's years of work to put them together."
En 2015, un joven millonario de Seattle decidió cometer lo que Wall Street llamó "el mayor suicidio financiero de la historia". Renunció a su sueldo de un millón de dólares para pagarles más a sus propios empleados. Y ocurrió un auténtico milagro. Tira del hilo 🧵👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Dan Price era el fundador y director ejecutivo de Gravity Payments, una exitosa empresa de gestión de pagos. Ganaba la astronómica cifra de 1,1 millones de dólares al año, vivía rodeado de grandes lujos y la vida le sonreía como a cualquier poderoso magnate.
Pero todo cambió tras una dura conversación con su amiga Valerie. Ella trabajaba cincuenta horas a la semana y apenas le llegaba para pagar el alquiler de su casa. Dan se enfadó, pero luego se dio cuenta de que su propia empresa era parte de este gran problema social.
After ignoring Ukraine's Aug 2025 pitch to bolster US cUAS capabilities in CENTCOM, US officials are quietly admitting they made a big mistake. Now Ukraine is deploying teams to assist US forces, and the Gulf States in countering the drone threat. Even Bibi is calling now.
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Ukraine has much to share. It goes beyond any one particular system, its all the tactics, techniques and procedures that Ukraine has. It's how they integrate everything together. It's valuable knowledge born of experience, and they know what its worth.
1/ Leaked orders from the Russian Ministry of Defence show that Telegram is being banned immediately for operational use by Russian forces in Ukraine, with soldiers reportedly facing being sent to their deaths in assaults if they are found not to be complying. ⬇️
2/ The orders, published by 'Unmanned Brotherhood' on Telegram, are intended to "counter enemy technical reconnaissance means, close possible leakage channels and prevent the disclosure of information about the actions of troops in the area of a special military operation".
3/ They impose a strict ban on the use by soldiers of Telegram, which is now to be treated as a "gross disciplinary offence":
Analizo qué características hacen de él un lateral distinto al resto y otras cosas del partido aquí
Con @KlipDraw + @Effmatch + @adnaaan433 + @gusfop @xaaviiespart
HILO 👇👇👇
BANDA DERECHA NUEVA Y POSICIONAL: El once de Flick contó con dos novedades resaltables. La primera, la de Roony como extremo derecho y, la segunda , la de Xavi Espart como lateral formando una banda derecha inédita.
@Effmatch
Y ese costado tuvo una responsabilidad muy posicional.Xavi Espart no fue un lateral de proyección ofensiva sino un lateral interior que guardó la posición atrás siendo el tercer elemento de la salida de tres que el conjunto azulgrana hizo.