Recent well liked threads
This is sobering. I’ve talked a lot about Pons-Brooks over the last couple of years.
Recent Headlines:
‘This comet has sprouted wings’
‘This comet has grown horns’
‘This comet has been likened to the Millenium Falcon’
‘A floating volcano’
This recent ominous headline discussing how it ‘grew horns’, is also of note, as Pons-Brooks will pass by Taurus next year. By June, of 2024, it will be 144 million miles away from Earth....
They now call it a ‘floating volcano’ spewing mass amounts of cryomagma.
Remember that it’s not just this comet that will be passing by, around the same timeframe as the total eclipse. There are a couple more, one promising to put on a ‘spectacular’ display.
Tremendous stresses may be applied to the tectonic surfaces of Earth, with all of the celestial lineups coinciding.
This ALL depends on the ultimate proximity of these events. Sometimes, when Pons-Brooks passes by, nothing major happens. Other times, like in 1811-1812, with New Madrid, or 1883, with Krakatoa, it causes rather dramatic effects to our realm.
Recent Headlines:
‘This comet has sprouted wings’
‘This comet has grown horns’
‘This comet has been likened to the Millenium Falcon’
‘A floating volcano’
This recent ominous headline discussing how it ‘grew horns’, is also of note, as Pons-Brooks will pass by Taurus next year. By June, of 2024, it will be 144 million miles away from Earth....
They now call it a ‘floating volcano’ spewing mass amounts of cryomagma.
Remember that it’s not just this comet that will be passing by, around the same timeframe as the total eclipse. There are a couple more, one promising to put on a ‘spectacular’ display.
Tremendous stresses may be applied to the tectonic surfaces of Earth, with all of the celestial lineups coinciding.
This ALL depends on the ultimate proximity of these events. Sometimes, when Pons-Brooks passes by, nothing major happens. Other times, like in 1811-1812, with New Madrid, or 1883, with Krakatoa, it causes rather dramatic effects to our realm.
Quakes, volcanic eruptions, epidemics, and interestingly, incredible wine vintages.
I gotta get my hands on some comet wine.
Here are some recent images of Pons-Brooks, and its periodic flaring across the cosmos.
And a recent headline on another 2024 comet -
Here are some recent images of Pons-Brooks, and its periodic flaring across the cosmos.
And a recent headline on another 2024 comet -
How a drunken boast by an FSB agent lead to the failure of a secret mission with "serious consequences" for the Olympics: In English here: theins.press/en/politics/27…
In French with @lemondefr : lemonde.fr/societe/articl…
@lemondefr In German with @derspiegel spiegel.de/ausland/zugrif…
Winged Nyx - Dark Goddess.
Also birthed Eros, the golden-winged.
Trump ‘on X’ - Onyx, Nix
Nyx- first goddess, dressed in black, covered in stars, abode in the far West. Seen holding twins, one hidden, Dark, the other in Light, or holding Light
And today- Starbucks news
Also birthed Eros, the golden-winged.
Trump ‘on X’ - Onyx, Nix
Nyx- first goddess, dressed in black, covered in stars, abode in the far West. Seen holding twins, one hidden, Dark, the other in Light, or holding Light
And today- Starbucks news
Denis Alimov, FSB Alfa veteran and senior operative of Russia's new and "most secretive" assassination unit, walked into El Dorado Airport in Bogotá on Feb 24 looking like a tourist heading to Cartagena. He walked out in handcuffs.
He was undone by Google Translate.
🧵New @TheInsider investigation with @DerSpiegel — thread below.
He was undone by Google Translate.
🧵New @TheInsider investigation with @DerSpiegel — thread below.
The story begins in December 2022. Russia is not winning the war in Ukraine, and needs to ramp up its hybrid warfare on the West. Averyanov's Unit 29155, its previous solution, has been burned by our investigations; its operatives' biometrics were in every customs database.
The solution is an air-gapped, secret unit. Military Unit 75127, also known as Center 795.
The new unit is designed to be untraceable. Hidden inside the Kalashnikov Concern. Reporting directly to Gerasimov. A shadow army in a corporate suit. With PowerPoint presentations.
The new unit is designed to be untraceable. Hidden inside the Kalashnikov Concern. Reporting directly to Gerasimov. A shadow army in a corporate suit. With PowerPoint presentations.
美国出现一个离谱的 AI 媒婆——Keeper AI。
普通交友软件的成功率大概 万分之一，
而 Keeper AI 给出的数据是：
10 次第一次约会，就有 1 次走向婚姻。
它的模式也很疯狂：
女生 100% 免费，
男生可以签一个 5 万美元的婚姻对赌协议。
只有当 AI 帮你找到对象，并且：
- 结婚
- 或同居超过 18 个月
- 或一起生孩子
才需要付这 $50,000。
如果没成功？
一分钱不用交。
更特别的是：
它 不给你刷照片。
注册时要回答 100+ 深度问题，
AI 从 800 多个维度分析性格、价值观和生活方式。
先用 AI 筛掉 几十万人，
再由真人红娘复核，
最后才安排 一次线下见面。
以前的交友软件
靠你 一直单身赚钱。
而 Keeper 的逻辑是：
帮你结婚，然后失去一个客户
普通交友软件的成功率大概 万分之一，
而 Keeper AI 给出的数据是：
10 次第一次约会，就有 1 次走向婚姻。
它的模式也很疯狂：
女生 100% 免费，
男生可以签一个 5 万美元的婚姻对赌协议。
只有当 AI 帮你找到对象，并且：
- 结婚
- 或同居超过 18 个月
- 或一起生孩子
才需要付这 $50,000。
如果没成功？
一分钱不用交。
更特别的是：
它 不给你刷照片。
注册时要回答 100+ 深度问题，
AI 从 800 多个维度分析性格、价值观和生活方式。
先用 AI 筛掉 几十万人，
再由真人红娘复核，
最后才安排 一次线下见面。
以前的交友软件
靠你 一直单身赚钱。
而 Keeper 的逻辑是：
帮你结婚，然后失去一个客户
If the Western world feels like it’s gone insane over the last decade, you’re not imagining it.
Polish psychologist Andrew Lobaczewski called this phenomenon Political Ponerology.
The study of how psychologically disordered individuals capture institutions.
Every pathological regime ends up with the same cast of characters.
Here they are.
🧵
Polish psychologist Andrew Lobaczewski called this phenomenon Political Ponerology.
The study of how psychologically disordered individuals capture institutions.
Every pathological regime ends up with the same cast of characters.
Here they are.
🧵
1. Psychopaths: The Apex Operators
Psychopaths see society as a playground for power.
They lack empathy and feel no moral restraint. Manipulation, intimidation, and cruelty are simply tools.
Their traits aren’t liabilities in a corrupt system — they’re advantages.
When institutions weaken, these are the people who rise to the top.
Historical examples: Joseph Stalin, Lavrentiy Beria, Heinrich Himmler, Ali Khamenei, Saddam Hussein, Pol Pot, Augusto Pinochet.
Pop culture analogues: Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars), Littlefinger (Game of Thrones), Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter), Ozymandias (Watchmen), Logan Roy (Succession), Agent Smith (The Matrix).
Psychopaths see society as a playground for power.
They lack empathy and feel no moral restraint. Manipulation, intimidation, and cruelty are simply tools.
Their traits aren’t liabilities in a corrupt system — they’re advantages.
When institutions weaken, these are the people who rise to the top.
Historical examples: Joseph Stalin, Lavrentiy Beria, Heinrich Himmler, Ali Khamenei, Saddam Hussein, Pol Pot, Augusto Pinochet.
Pop culture analogues: Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars), Littlefinger (Game of Thrones), Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter), Ozymandias (Watchmen), Logan Roy (Succession), Agent Smith (The Matrix).
2. Schizoids: The Ideological Engineers
Schizoids live in the world of abstraction.
Detached from human reality, they design totalizing systems meant to perfect society.
If people suffer under the system, the conclusion is never that the idea was wrong.
The conclusion is that the people must be corrected.
Historical examples: Karl Marx, Mao Zedong, Leon Trotsky, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, Vladimir Lenin.
Pop-culture analogues: The Architect (The Matrix), Ozymandis (Watchmen), Thanos (Avengers), Ra’s al Ghul (Batman), Sister Sage (The Boys)
Schizoids live in the world of abstraction.
Detached from human reality, they design totalizing systems meant to perfect society.
If people suffer under the system, the conclusion is never that the idea was wrong.
The conclusion is that the people must be corrected.
Historical examples: Karl Marx, Mao Zedong, Leon Trotsky, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, Vladimir Lenin.
Pop-culture analogues: The Architect (The Matrix), Ozymandis (Watchmen), Thanos (Avengers), Ra’s al Ghul (Batman), Sister Sage (The Boys)
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🧵 THREAD: What do rock inscriptions tell us about the authenticity of ḥadīth?
islamiclaw.blog/author/mathieu…
islamiclaw.blog/author/mathieu…
The Author Tillier thinks ḥadīth dating methodologies based on internal analysis suffers from circular reasoning. He proposes a unique method comparing early rock inscriptions ( invocatory ones, du'ā') with formulae found in ḥadīth collections from first 3 centuries. (1/23)
Invocations on rocks present a great diversity and number after the 1st century AH gets increased. Early inscriptions were mostly simple asking God for forgiveness or blessing. (2/23)
World War III: The Fatal Mistake In Iran /🧵
... and why nothing can stop this war except the defeat of the United States.
Introduction: Salami Tactics
Imagine a heavy roll of salami, sitting on a table. It's usually a substantial amount of meat, and not something you can eat in one sitting. In fact, to properly dine on a piece of salami, you should slice it thinly and make a sandwich out of it. Gradually, salami slice after salami slice, the roll will disappear. But at no time except at the end of the roll, do you feel such a substantial amount of meat will run out.
This is the classic "salami tactic" concept, and the same idea applies to every aspect of life and war. Let us start with something that should be immediately familiar to any professional.
Office bullying can be modelled through salami slicing. Imagine a slight against you — very small, not enough to make you retaliate. Everyone prefers a comfortable peace, after all. You might even rationalise it as a mistake. But then it happens again and again, with each move it perhaps slices deeper into your personal space or rights.
But with each slice, your standing is lowered to the point where you're faced with the same dilemma: It's cheaper to let it slide and hope it doesn't happen again. Before you know it, you've been completely undermined and removed from the picture with miserable prospects for the future.
This is the most basic form of what is usually termed coercive gradualism, or gradualist tactics supporting a grand strategy. In RAND parlance, "threshold stretching and exploitation". In fact, this is exactly what started this war with Iran which is bound to expand as all means by which it can end have already been destroyed.
This isn't the first time this has happened, in fact, another war was started by the exact same mistake. Let us discuss that first before moving on to the current war that is raging and expanding horizontally (geographically) and vertically (in terms of escalation).
Which war am I talking about exactly? You see, that war was World War II.
... and why nothing can stop this war except the defeat of the United States.
Introduction: Salami Tactics
Imagine a heavy roll of salami, sitting on a table. It's usually a substantial amount of meat, and not something you can eat in one sitting. In fact, to properly dine on a piece of salami, you should slice it thinly and make a sandwich out of it. Gradually, salami slice after salami slice, the roll will disappear. But at no time except at the end of the roll, do you feel such a substantial amount of meat will run out.
This is the classic "salami tactic" concept, and the same idea applies to every aspect of life and war. Let us start with something that should be immediately familiar to any professional.
Office bullying can be modelled through salami slicing. Imagine a slight against you — very small, not enough to make you retaliate. Everyone prefers a comfortable peace, after all. You might even rationalise it as a mistake. But then it happens again and again, with each move it perhaps slices deeper into your personal space or rights.
But with each slice, your standing is lowered to the point where you're faced with the same dilemma: It's cheaper to let it slide and hope it doesn't happen again. Before you know it, you've been completely undermined and removed from the picture with miserable prospects for the future.
This is the most basic form of what is usually termed coercive gradualism, or gradualist tactics supporting a grand strategy. In RAND parlance, "threshold stretching and exploitation". In fact, this is exactly what started this war with Iran which is bound to expand as all means by which it can end have already been destroyed.
This isn't the first time this has happened, in fact, another war was started by the exact same mistake. Let us discuss that first before moving on to the current war that is raging and expanding horizontally (geographically) and vertically (in terms of escalation).
Which war am I talking about exactly? You see, that war was World War II.
Special Study Case: World War II
The treaty of Versailles which formally ended WWI was unfair to Germany. It restricted the size of its army and navy then cut away much of its territory. It was so unstable a situation that restricted what should be a great power to a miserable existence. Along with the corrosive influence of the anti-German degenerate Weimar regime, the rise of Hitler was inevitable.
Hitler wanted one thing: To make Germany great again. For that, he needed its army in the best shape and its territory expanded to its natural size.
After raising his army, Hitler went to work reversing the content of this treaty, beginning at the most natural point: [1] Moving his soldiers into the Rhineland in 1936. This was to be a DMZ between Germany and other European states. At the time, Britain was the enforcer of the treaty and the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin saw this as a correction of an unfair treaty.
Hitler's Ambassador-at-Large and soon to be Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, saw the information from the event in a different way: The UK saw an incremental move by Germany and decided it was not worth going through another disastrous war to stop it. Remilitarizing the Rhineland was an important move for Germany's rearmament as it allowed Germany to fortify its western front.
This enabled it to focus on the south and the east...
The next move by Hitler was to unify Germany and Austria [2]. Today this is depicted as an annexation (The Sound of Music certainly makes it seem like such a thing). Nevertheless, the UK accepted this. There was no protest in Austria and it was largely bloodless. Opposing it could be construed as opposing Austrian's right to self-determination.
Just six months later, on September 1938, Hitler demanded the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia [3]. Chamberlain was a little concerned to say the least. England and France took this seriously, and kicked off the Munich conference. Hitler was told that he may have the Sudetenland but he must not make any more territorial demands. This was a signaled threshold, but without any kind of promise of action. It was declared a "peace for our time" by Chamberlain.
But Ribbentrop saw it differently. He had just violated the terms of the treaty of Versailles numerous times without action from the UK. Almost like clockwork, six months later, Germany took all of Czechoslovakia [4].
That was the final threshold for the UK. Chamberlain immediately issued a guarantee to Poland that the UK will enter a war with Germany should its sovereignty be impinged. Ribbentrop saw this as a bluff and in fact Germany invaded Memel in Lithuania (a German territory captured by allies in WWI) just days after Czechoslovakia [5]. No foreign policy statement was made by any party.
The stage was set for the second biggest mistake in human history. I will argue later, that the mistake made on the 28th of February is even worse.
Invasion of Poland
Exactly six month after taking Czechoslovakia, Hitler and Stalin jointly invaded Poland. The excuse was a false flag, the famous Gleiwitz radio incident. Given the steady timing of each invasion, it would have been unreasonable to believe it wasn't a premeditated excuse for war.
This acquisition would have secured the entire eastern flank of Germany, preparing the western front for eventual invasion. But the UK wasn't going to allow this invasion to take place without responding. King George the VI fulfilled the promise made by his prime minister and declared war on Germany just two days later.
The UK knew Germany would eventually invade France, ally with Italy and possibly even the USSR. It didn't want to wait until it could no longer fight Germany, but went to war immediately when its threshold was crossed.
This set in motion the most miserable episode in human memory, and catastrophes that we are still dealing with today.
Hitler's Savage Look
As England's declaration of war crackled over the radio and an official telegram was received from the British embassy, translated by Hitler's chief translator Paul-Otto Schmidt, Hitler was quite shocked. A war with England, at least at this stage, was not part of his plan. He wanted to salami slice his way into Europe, and prepare himself to a fait accompli victory later. A war completely destroyed all of his plans for a great Germany.
Schmidt recounts Hitler's immediate reaction after this news: He turned towards Ribbentrop with a savage look that spoke of betrayed trust and asked him in a snappy manner: "What now?".
The treaty of Versailles which formally ended WWI was unfair to Germany. It restricted the size of its army and navy then cut away much of its territory. It was so unstable a situation that restricted what should be a great power to a miserable existence. Along with the corrosive influence of the anti-German degenerate Weimar regime, the rise of Hitler was inevitable.
Hitler wanted one thing: To make Germany great again. For that, he needed its army in the best shape and its territory expanded to its natural size.
After raising his army, Hitler went to work reversing the content of this treaty, beginning at the most natural point: [1] Moving his soldiers into the Rhineland in 1936. This was to be a DMZ between Germany and other European states. At the time, Britain was the enforcer of the treaty and the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin saw this as a correction of an unfair treaty.
Hitler's Ambassador-at-Large and soon to be Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, saw the information from the event in a different way: The UK saw an incremental move by Germany and decided it was not worth going through another disastrous war to stop it. Remilitarizing the Rhineland was an important move for Germany's rearmament as it allowed Germany to fortify its western front.
This enabled it to focus on the south and the east...
The next move by Hitler was to unify Germany and Austria [2]. Today this is depicted as an annexation (The Sound of Music certainly makes it seem like such a thing). Nevertheless, the UK accepted this. There was no protest in Austria and it was largely bloodless. Opposing it could be construed as opposing Austrian's right to self-determination.
Just six months later, on September 1938, Hitler demanded the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia [3]. Chamberlain was a little concerned to say the least. England and France took this seriously, and kicked off the Munich conference. Hitler was told that he may have the Sudetenland but he must not make any more territorial demands. This was a signaled threshold, but without any kind of promise of action. It was declared a "peace for our time" by Chamberlain.
But Ribbentrop saw it differently. He had just violated the terms of the treaty of Versailles numerous times without action from the UK. Almost like clockwork, six months later, Germany took all of Czechoslovakia [4].
That was the final threshold for the UK. Chamberlain immediately issued a guarantee to Poland that the UK will enter a war with Germany should its sovereignty be impinged. Ribbentrop saw this as a bluff and in fact Germany invaded Memel in Lithuania (a German territory captured by allies in WWI) just days after Czechoslovakia [5]. No foreign policy statement was made by any party.
The stage was set for the second biggest mistake in human history. I will argue later, that the mistake made on the 28th of February is even worse.
Invasion of Poland
Exactly six month after taking Czechoslovakia, Hitler and Stalin jointly invaded Poland. The excuse was a false flag, the famous Gleiwitz radio incident. Given the steady timing of each invasion, it would have been unreasonable to believe it wasn't a premeditated excuse for war.
This acquisition would have secured the entire eastern flank of Germany, preparing the western front for eventual invasion. But the UK wasn't going to allow this invasion to take place without responding. King George the VI fulfilled the promise made by his prime minister and declared war on Germany just two days later.
The UK knew Germany would eventually invade France, ally with Italy and possibly even the USSR. It didn't want to wait until it could no longer fight Germany, but went to war immediately when its threshold was crossed.
This set in motion the most miserable episode in human memory, and catastrophes that we are still dealing with today.
Hitler's Savage Look
As England's declaration of war crackled over the radio and an official telegram was received from the British embassy, translated by Hitler's chief translator Paul-Otto Schmidt, Hitler was quite shocked. A war with England, at least at this stage, was not part of his plan. He wanted to salami slice his way into Europe, and prepare himself to a fait accompli victory later. A war completely destroyed all of his plans for a great Germany.
Schmidt recounts Hitler's immediate reaction after this news: He turned towards Ribbentrop with a savage look that spoke of betrayed trust and asked him in a snappy manner: "What now?".
WWIII: The Project For the New American Century
PNAC was a think tank project founded by Bill Kristol and Robert Kagan, students of Strauss. These largely liberal men called themselves neoconservatives and quickly found support from a republican party trying to reinvent itself after the victories of the cold war and the grand finale of Desert Storm.
Their argument can be surmised as such (even though they would never put it in these terms): The world was enjoying peace, but an America without enemies and without conflicts could not realize its own power. What they desired was an enabling act, much like Hitler's numerous false flags, that set America into a motion of war. Then rearmament, nuclear weapons and missile defenses could be put up.
[Of course, as we know today they had a different goal: They wanted to make Israel Great Again, and in the process, get rid of America as people knew it transforming it into something entirely different and subservient to Israel. I will not cover this subject in this thread, however.]
After getting their men into power, Dick Cheyney, Donald Rumsfeld and George Bush, they got exactly what they wanted with the September 11 false flag. Their immediate course of action was to invade Afghanistan after framing Osama Bin Laden and his organization (a key ally of the US against the Soviet Union). The world was largely hoodwinked. The US received support from virtually every single person in the world, even in the streets of Tehran there was nothing but sympathy and support. Even I supported the US, quite strongly too. My uncle worked in one of the world trade centers (though thankfully he was out of state on that day).
The US invaded Afghanistan and defeated the Taliban by gaining support from all neighboring nations, Iran and using the full force of NATO, Australia and New Zealand as well as the northern alliance. It did not take long for the US to win.
Before the dust even settled, the US began making the case for invading Iraq. The excuse? Weapons of mass destruction. Meanwhile, the US had created a new class of weapons, low-yield minimal residual radiation nuclear weapons initially intended for Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP) or bunker busters. It also started to fund construction of all kinds of missile defenses, the reason for which was not clear to outsiders.*
Seven Nations in Five Years
Right after the dust from Afghanistan was settling, Wesley Clark reported that more wars were planned. To quote him directly:
"We are going to take out 7 countries in 5 years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and finishing it off with Iran"
And quelle surprise, while the sequence didn't go to plan, nor the timing, every single country on the list was attacked or taken over in some manner.
Iraq War (2003-2007)
The Iraq war was different. No one with a brain bought the WMD excuse. Besides, how can Iraq even deliver this? This war was pushed by Benjamin Netanyahu who guaranteed "positive reverberations" in the middle east should it be carried out and result in knocking out Saddam Hussein. Curiously, this same man "predicted" the destruction of the world trade center in 1996 and multiple times after that.
The world was split but the US found some support. France stayed out of the war. The UK and other parties joined in. This wasn't as easy as Afghanistan. The US used a weapon of mass destruction on the Baghdad Airport to force a victory, a fact recounted by both American and Iraqi sources and made undeniable by certain evidence, such as the wounds on one particular boy... but never mind the details.
[* But would be clearer if you understood the insider perspective of 9/11. I will leave that subject for my final thread however and it will not be covered here.]
PNAC was a think tank project founded by Bill Kristol and Robert Kagan, students of Strauss. These largely liberal men called themselves neoconservatives and quickly found support from a republican party trying to reinvent itself after the victories of the cold war and the grand finale of Desert Storm.
Their argument can be surmised as such (even though they would never put it in these terms): The world was enjoying peace, but an America without enemies and without conflicts could not realize its own power. What they desired was an enabling act, much like Hitler's numerous false flags, that set America into a motion of war. Then rearmament, nuclear weapons and missile defenses could be put up.
[Of course, as we know today they had a different goal: They wanted to make Israel Great Again, and in the process, get rid of America as people knew it transforming it into something entirely different and subservient to Israel. I will not cover this subject in this thread, however.]
After getting their men into power, Dick Cheyney, Donald Rumsfeld and George Bush, they got exactly what they wanted with the September 11 false flag. Their immediate course of action was to invade Afghanistan after framing Osama Bin Laden and his organization (a key ally of the US against the Soviet Union). The world was largely hoodwinked. The US received support from virtually every single person in the world, even in the streets of Tehran there was nothing but sympathy and support. Even I supported the US, quite strongly too. My uncle worked in one of the world trade centers (though thankfully he was out of state on that day).
The US invaded Afghanistan and defeated the Taliban by gaining support from all neighboring nations, Iran and using the full force of NATO, Australia and New Zealand as well as the northern alliance. It did not take long for the US to win.
Before the dust even settled, the US began making the case for invading Iraq. The excuse? Weapons of mass destruction. Meanwhile, the US had created a new class of weapons, low-yield minimal residual radiation nuclear weapons initially intended for Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP) or bunker busters. It also started to fund construction of all kinds of missile defenses, the reason for which was not clear to outsiders.*
Seven Nations in Five Years
Right after the dust from Afghanistan was settling, Wesley Clark reported that more wars were planned. To quote him directly:
"We are going to take out 7 countries in 5 years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and finishing it off with Iran"
And quelle surprise, while the sequence didn't go to plan, nor the timing, every single country on the list was attacked or taken over in some manner.
Iraq War (2003-2007)
The Iraq war was different. No one with a brain bought the WMD excuse. Besides, how can Iraq even deliver this? This war was pushed by Benjamin Netanyahu who guaranteed "positive reverberations" in the middle east should it be carried out and result in knocking out Saddam Hussein. Curiously, this same man "predicted" the destruction of the world trade center in 1996 and multiple times after that.
The world was split but the US found some support. France stayed out of the war. The UK and other parties joined in. This wasn't as easy as Afghanistan. The US used a weapon of mass destruction on the Baghdad Airport to force a victory, a fact recounted by both American and Iraqi sources and made undeniable by certain evidence, such as the wounds on one particular boy... but never mind the details.
[* But would be clearer if you understood the insider perspective of 9/11. I will leave that subject for my final thread however and it will not be covered here.]
Dear Friends, Followers and Subscribers, our dear Americans,
Seeing as one and all are reminiscing about Charlie Kirk today in light of the Iran war, I thought I would make something that happened crystal clear.
Minds are for changing, and when the facts change we change our minds.
We had dinner with Charlie Kirk in London last May 2025, and when Charlie I walked privately after dinner in Hyde Park, Charlie told me then that in his view Bibi Netanyahu was a psychopath and that the actions taken by his government in Gaza were psychopathic.
We already knew that, so it was no shock to me, but it was good to see that his evaluation and capacity to observe the obvious was present and sane.
Charlie had completely changed his mind and his position on Israel from when I first met him in Dec 2018, and in May 2025 he did not support their actions in Gaza or many of the actions of their government, particularly their growing destructive influence in America.
Previously he had been one of Israel’s biggest champions, so this was indeed a complete change. We had witnessed his support of Israel previously as we had visited Israel with him in spring 2019 when he had held almost completely the opposite view.
Charlie was also totally against any military engagement with Iran by America. And he told me in London that he had written a few days previously to Israeli leadership to express his disappointment.
Erika, Charlie’s wife, shortly afterward on June 17th and 18th, communicated to us that she suported Charlie completely concerning his view of the insanity of involving the US in a war with Iran and the importance his attempts to achieve a peaceful resolution.
And she communicated that directly to us in writing.
She also, and most importantly, indicated that she did not agree with how biblical scripture was being used and was being twisted by pastors and politicians to justify their support of military action.
This discussion is historically important in the light of discussions about dispensationalism* (see definition below) and how the Bible is being interpreted today by many politicians and military leaders to justify the current war.
She stated very clearly that “the pastors” in Charlie’s orbit were “hungry for war.”
That was her worry at that time, and Erika was VERY disturbed by it.
Charlie was not alone in his views.
Many feel the same way today.
The elderly in America and the boomer generation seem to be somewhat unconscious on the subject of harmful Israeli government action and how it affects the entire future of America and the world.
Charlie’s view was that most of the youth of today will never forgive Israel for the needless slaughter of innocent children in Gaza, and he suspected that they would not forgive Trump for a future war with Iran either.
Charlie did his best to warn President Trump about this and what voters and the Trump base were telling him on June 18 last year.
He did this knowingly at great personal risk to his personal relationship and friendship with the President.
Today, the youth of the world and young voters in America, on the whole, have recognised that Trump’s actions in Iran are insane and that they have been encouraged by psychopaths.
I personally believe that there is a possibility that Charlie was executed for his efforts to prevent the Iran war.
This is my opinion.
This matter and Charlie’s execution should be completely investigated.
If an American citizen was executed by a foreign power for expressing their opinion, then we should be aware of that.
I am not alone in that thought either.
Charlie was one of my best friends; we communicated directly (often daily) since April 2018. We achieved a tremendous amount together.
I have strong reason to believe that there is a possibility that he has been betrayed by several of those around him.
@RealCandaceO @CarriePrejean1 @TuckerCarlson @BretWeinstein @piersmorgan @IanCarrollShow
Seeing as one and all are reminiscing about Charlie Kirk today in light of the Iran war, I thought I would make something that happened crystal clear.
Minds are for changing, and when the facts change we change our minds.
We had dinner with Charlie Kirk in London last May 2025, and when Charlie I walked privately after dinner in Hyde Park, Charlie told me then that in his view Bibi Netanyahu was a psychopath and that the actions taken by his government in Gaza were psychopathic.
We already knew that, so it was no shock to me, but it was good to see that his evaluation and capacity to observe the obvious was present and sane.
Charlie had completely changed his mind and his position on Israel from when I first met him in Dec 2018, and in May 2025 he did not support their actions in Gaza or many of the actions of their government, particularly their growing destructive influence in America.
Previously he had been one of Israel’s biggest champions, so this was indeed a complete change. We had witnessed his support of Israel previously as we had visited Israel with him in spring 2019 when he had held almost completely the opposite view.
Charlie was also totally against any military engagement with Iran by America. And he told me in London that he had written a few days previously to Israeli leadership to express his disappointment.
Erika, Charlie’s wife, shortly afterward on June 17th and 18th, communicated to us that she suported Charlie completely concerning his view of the insanity of involving the US in a war with Iran and the importance his attempts to achieve a peaceful resolution.
And she communicated that directly to us in writing.
She also, and most importantly, indicated that she did not agree with how biblical scripture was being used and was being twisted by pastors and politicians to justify their support of military action.
This discussion is historically important in the light of discussions about dispensationalism* (see definition below) and how the Bible is being interpreted today by many politicians and military leaders to justify the current war.
She stated very clearly that “the pastors” in Charlie’s orbit were “hungry for war.”
That was her worry at that time, and Erika was VERY disturbed by it.
Charlie was not alone in his views.
Many feel the same way today.
The elderly in America and the boomer generation seem to be somewhat unconscious on the subject of harmful Israeli government action and how it affects the entire future of America and the world.
Charlie’s view was that most of the youth of today will never forgive Israel for the needless slaughter of innocent children in Gaza, and he suspected that they would not forgive Trump for a future war with Iran either.
Charlie did his best to warn President Trump about this and what voters and the Trump base were telling him on June 18 last year.
He did this knowingly at great personal risk to his personal relationship and friendship with the President.
Today, the youth of the world and young voters in America, on the whole, have recognised that Trump’s actions in Iran are insane and that they have been encouraged by psychopaths.
I personally believe that there is a possibility that Charlie was executed for his efforts to prevent the Iran war.
This is my opinion.
This matter and Charlie’s execution should be completely investigated.
If an American citizen was executed by a foreign power for expressing their opinion, then we should be aware of that.
I am not alone in that thought either.
Charlie was one of my best friends; we communicated directly (often daily) since April 2018. We achieved a tremendous amount together.
I have strong reason to believe that there is a possibility that he has been betrayed by several of those around him.
@RealCandaceO @CarriePrejean1 @TuckerCarlson @BretWeinstein @piersmorgan @IanCarrollShow
In our work together Charlie, Irina and I quietly helped to prevent the USA from involving itself in at least four other military engagements and wars. And together we helped to calm down and pacify a few others.
We discussed various religious principles with Charlie and his wife, and he applied them liberally and often, very effectively, to resolve conflicts, to create peace in the world, and for peacemaking purposes with those he advised.
We also helped him to expand Turning Point and Turning Point Action into an election-winning machine.
He trusted me and I trusted him as a friend.
Charlie trusted Candace and always had her back. Even when others tried to cut their line and valuable connection, he always protected it.
Sadly, freedom-fighting groups and governments do get infiltrated by psychopaths and psychopathic philosophies and ideas. The same is true of religions and of political parties.
Entire religions can be destroyed by mis informed or deliberate alteration of their scriptures.
It destroys their workability. It can change history forever.
We all saw this clearly during Covid and have seen it on other occasions.
Well-intentioned beings do sometimes get unjustly attacked.
And sometimes, as is apparent, they do get killed.
I have no doubt that were Charlie here and had he not been betrayed and not been publicly executed, we would not now have a war in Iran.
I certainly would never tell you what to think, but as I have first-hand knowledge of these matters that are relevant to the current state of the world, I thought we should share them.
I am sharing them here because, left unchecked, the psychopaths that have encouraged and engaged in the Iran war can destroy all the hopes of freedom that we have.
Millions can die.
The depth of the evil that Charlie was aware of may be way too much for the world to confront at this time.
It is extremely hard to confront.
But the alternative is not to confront it, and that, my friends, is why he withdrew his support from the psychopaths that were trying to control him.
It is also why we support Candace Owens in her pursuit of truth.
When I drove home from Oxford University, where Charlie last spoke in England in May 2025, I had the odd perception that it would be the last time I would see him. He had been privately talking like a dead man walking.
It was as if he was talking his obituary over supper. Another person present noticed that too and commented on it.
Charlie had noticed what was occurring in the USA at its heart, and it seemed that he knew his fate.
I hope this helps you understand what is shaping and happening in America this week.
I am disclosing this at this time as it is vital in the history and future of America and as several American servicemen have already lost their lives in this Iranian war. There is a high probability that many more will do so, and I know that Charlie would expect me to do what we can to prevent any further loss of life.
This is true.
All our love,
John and Irina
PS The video below was taken during our last supper together during pudding — Charlie is larking in front of an ice cream machine.
Happier times, happier days.
I hope this communication and clarification helps you and your country.
@RealCandaceO @CarriePrejean1 @TuckerCarlson @BretWeinstein @piersmorgan
@IanCarrollShow
We discussed various religious principles with Charlie and his wife, and he applied them liberally and often, very effectively, to resolve conflicts, to create peace in the world, and for peacemaking purposes with those he advised.
We also helped him to expand Turning Point and Turning Point Action into an election-winning machine.
He trusted me and I trusted him as a friend.
Charlie trusted Candace and always had her back. Even when others tried to cut their line and valuable connection, he always protected it.
Sadly, freedom-fighting groups and governments do get infiltrated by psychopaths and psychopathic philosophies and ideas. The same is true of religions and of political parties.
Entire religions can be destroyed by mis informed or deliberate alteration of their scriptures.
It destroys their workability. It can change history forever.
We all saw this clearly during Covid and have seen it on other occasions.
Well-intentioned beings do sometimes get unjustly attacked.
And sometimes, as is apparent, they do get killed.
I have no doubt that were Charlie here and had he not been betrayed and not been publicly executed, we would not now have a war in Iran.
I certainly would never tell you what to think, but as I have first-hand knowledge of these matters that are relevant to the current state of the world, I thought we should share them.
I am sharing them here because, left unchecked, the psychopaths that have encouraged and engaged in the Iran war can destroy all the hopes of freedom that we have.
Millions can die.
The depth of the evil that Charlie was aware of may be way too much for the world to confront at this time.
It is extremely hard to confront.
But the alternative is not to confront it, and that, my friends, is why he withdrew his support from the psychopaths that were trying to control him.
It is also why we support Candace Owens in her pursuit of truth.
When I drove home from Oxford University, where Charlie last spoke in England in May 2025, I had the odd perception that it would be the last time I would see him. He had been privately talking like a dead man walking.
It was as if he was talking his obituary over supper. Another person present noticed that too and commented on it.
Charlie had noticed what was occurring in the USA at its heart, and it seemed that he knew his fate.
I hope this helps you understand what is shaping and happening in America this week.
I am disclosing this at this time as it is vital in the history and future of America and as several American servicemen have already lost their lives in this Iranian war. There is a high probability that many more will do so, and I know that Charlie would expect me to do what we can to prevent any further loss of life.
This is true.
All our love,
John and Irina
PS The video below was taken during our last supper together during pudding — Charlie is larking in front of an ice cream machine.
Happier times, happier days.
I hope this communication and clarification helps you and your country.
@RealCandaceO @CarriePrejean1 @TuckerCarlson @BretWeinstein @piersmorgan
@IanCarrollShow
* Dispensationalism is a system of interpreting the Bible which teaches that God has governed human history through a series of distinct “dispensations” — different periods in which God relates to humanity under particular rules or covenants.
The word dispensation simply means a way God administers His relationship with mankind during a particular era of history.
The Basic Idea
Dispensationalism says that history unfolds in divinely organised stages. In each stage:
• God gives humanity a particular responsibility.
• Humanity eventually fails that responsibility.
• God judges or resets the situation.
• A new stage begins.
This framework is primarily used to interpret biblical prophecy, especially books like the Book of Daniel, the Book of Revelation, and the Book of Ezekiel.
The Classic Seven Dispensations
Most dispensationalists divide history into seven periods:
1.Innocence – From Adam and Eve before the Fall.
2.Conscience – After the Fall until Noah’s Flood.
3.Human Government – From Noah to Abraham.
4.Promise – From Abraham to Moses.
5.Law – From Moses and the Ten Commandments until Jesus Christ.
6.Grace (the Church Age) – From Christ until the future Second Coming.
7.Millennial Kingdom – The future 1,000-year reign of Christ, described in the Book of Revelation.
A Key Feature: Israel and the Church
One of the defining ideas of dispensationalism is that God has two distinct programs:
• Israel — God’s covenant nation in the Old Testament.
• The Church — the spiritual community beginning after Christ.
Dispensationalists usually believe that many biblical prophecies about Israel are still to be literally fulfilled in the future.
Origins of the Doctrine
The modern system was developed in the 1800s by John Nelson Darby, a leader of the Plymouth Brethren.
It spread widely through the influential Scofield Reference Bible, which included dispensational notes explaining Scripture.
Why It Matters
Dispensationalism strongly influences:
• Evangelical interpretations of prophecy
• Beliefs about the Rapture
• Views about the modern state of Israel
• End-times expectations
It is particularly common in American evangelical Christianity.
In short:
Dispensationalism is a way of reading the Bible that sees history as a sequence of divinely planned eras, each revealing a different stage in God’s relationship with humanity.
The word dispensation simply means a way God administers His relationship with mankind during a particular era of history.
The Basic Idea
Dispensationalism says that history unfolds in divinely organised stages. In each stage:
• God gives humanity a particular responsibility.
• Humanity eventually fails that responsibility.
• God judges or resets the situation.
• A new stage begins.
This framework is primarily used to interpret biblical prophecy, especially books like the Book of Daniel, the Book of Revelation, and the Book of Ezekiel.
The Classic Seven Dispensations
Most dispensationalists divide history into seven periods:
1.Innocence – From Adam and Eve before the Fall.
2.Conscience – After the Fall until Noah’s Flood.
3.Human Government – From Noah to Abraham.
4.Promise – From Abraham to Moses.
5.Law – From Moses and the Ten Commandments until Jesus Christ.
6.Grace (the Church Age) – From Christ until the future Second Coming.
7.Millennial Kingdom – The future 1,000-year reign of Christ, described in the Book of Revelation.
A Key Feature: Israel and the Church
One of the defining ideas of dispensationalism is that God has two distinct programs:
• Israel — God’s covenant nation in the Old Testament.
• The Church — the spiritual community beginning after Christ.
Dispensationalists usually believe that many biblical prophecies about Israel are still to be literally fulfilled in the future.
Origins of the Doctrine
The modern system was developed in the 1800s by John Nelson Darby, a leader of the Plymouth Brethren.
It spread widely through the influential Scofield Reference Bible, which included dispensational notes explaining Scripture.
Why It Matters
Dispensationalism strongly influences:
• Evangelical interpretations of prophecy
• Beliefs about the Rapture
• Views about the modern state of Israel
• End-times expectations
It is particularly common in American evangelical Christianity.
In short:
Dispensationalism is a way of reading the Bible that sees history as a sequence of divinely planned eras, each revealing a different stage in God’s relationship with humanity.
Distracted by the slaughter of children in Iran & Lebanon? Me too! But what better time could there be for govt to quietly relaunch its Digital ID plan?
Missed it? Me too! But look who’s celebrating…
The director of ‘govt innovation’ at the Tony Blair Institute!
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Missed it? Me too! But look who’s celebrating…
The director of ‘govt innovation’ at the Tony Blair Institute!
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The govt noisily scrapped Digital ID after huge pushback when nobody bought its ‘it’ll solve immigration’ bollocks. But as markets tanked last week - kudos to the comms team! - it was discreetly re-launched with all-new messaging: a ‘common sense solution to everyday probs’
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Darren Jones, Cabinet Office secretary, put out a press release claiming the govt will be holding a ‘consultation’.
NOT: ‘Do you want the govt & unknown tech companies to have all your data?’
BUT: (I kid you not): ‘At what age should you be able to get a digital id?’ 🤔
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NOT: ‘Do you want the govt & unknown tech companies to have all your data?’
BUT: (I kid you not): ‘At what age should you be able to get a digital id?’ 🤔
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Bloomberg sudah mewawancarai Presiden Prabowo Subianto akhir pekan lalu.
Nah, saya buat utas ini bukan dalam bentuk ringkasan.
Akan tetapi, saya coba terjemahkan semua isi wawancara yg perlu kita baca utuh dan mungkin menuai pertanyaan yg menggantung setelahnya.
Sebuah 🧵
Nah, saya buat utas ini bukan dalam bentuk ringkasan.
Akan tetapi, saya coba terjemahkan semua isi wawancara yg perlu kita baca utuh dan mungkin menuai pertanyaan yg menggantung setelahnya.
Sebuah 🧵
Bloomberg:
Bapak Presiden, terima kasih banyak telah berbicara dengan Bloomberg. Bagaimana situasi Timur Tengah ini mempengaruhi kehidupan Bapak?
Prabowo:
Menurut saya ini mempengaruhi kehidupan semua orang. Tapi bagi kami khususnya, anda tahu, 85% penduduk kami adalah Muslim. Jadi apa pun yang terjadi di Timur Tengah, di dunia Islam, akan diikuti dengan seksama di sini.
Jadi, ini adalah situasi yang sangat menyedihkan. Kami memiliki hubungan yang sangat erat dengan banyak saudara Arab kami di Timur Tengah, di negara-negara Teluk.
Banyak orang Indonesia yang bekerja di Arab Saudi, bekerja di Qatar, bekerja di UEA. Juga banyak mahasiswa. Kami juga memiliki banyak mahasiswa di Iran. Dan ini semua sangat menyedihkan bagi kami.
Bapak Presiden, terima kasih banyak telah berbicara dengan Bloomberg. Bagaimana situasi Timur Tengah ini mempengaruhi kehidupan Bapak?
Prabowo:
Menurut saya ini mempengaruhi kehidupan semua orang. Tapi bagi kami khususnya, anda tahu, 85% penduduk kami adalah Muslim. Jadi apa pun yang terjadi di Timur Tengah, di dunia Islam, akan diikuti dengan seksama di sini.
Jadi, ini adalah situasi yang sangat menyedihkan. Kami memiliki hubungan yang sangat erat dengan banyak saudara Arab kami di Timur Tengah, di negara-negara Teluk.
Banyak orang Indonesia yang bekerja di Arab Saudi, bekerja di Qatar, bekerja di UEA. Juga banyak mahasiswa. Kami juga memiliki banyak mahasiswa di Iran. Dan ini semua sangat menyedihkan bagi kami.
Bloomberg:
Bapak telah menawarkan untuk menjadi mediator dalam konflik ini jika diperlukan. Apakah ada perkembangan terbaru?
Prabowo:
Ya. Beberapa Presiden menyambut hal ini. Namun, mereka berkata, tentu saja harus ada dukungan dari... harus ada kemauan dari semua pihak. Pada dasarnya dari pihak AS dan pihak Iran, dan tentu saja Israel.
Jadi kami hanya menyampaikan kesediaan kami, dan kami ingin menjaga semua saluran tetap terbuka. Kami menawarkan diri sebagai salah satu mediator.
Saya yakin ada pihak lain yang mungkin lebih relevan, dengan pengaruh lebih besar dari kami. Tapi setidaknya kami menawarkan diri. Saya bahkan menawarkan diri untuk terbang ke Teheran.
Bloomberg:
Bagaimana responnya?
Prabowo:
Respons dari pihak Iran adalah bahwa saya selalu disambut; Presiden Indonesia akan selalu disambut.
Tapi pada saat itu, mereka mengatakan bahwa mereka masih sangat waspada terhadap negosiasi karena dua kali, dua kali, mereka merasa pada dasarnya telah ditipu. Begitulah yang mereka katakan.
Bapak telah menawarkan untuk menjadi mediator dalam konflik ini jika diperlukan. Apakah ada perkembangan terbaru?
Prabowo:
Ya. Beberapa Presiden menyambut hal ini. Namun, mereka berkata, tentu saja harus ada dukungan dari... harus ada kemauan dari semua pihak. Pada dasarnya dari pihak AS dan pihak Iran, dan tentu saja Israel.
Jadi kami hanya menyampaikan kesediaan kami, dan kami ingin menjaga semua saluran tetap terbuka. Kami menawarkan diri sebagai salah satu mediator.
Saya yakin ada pihak lain yang mungkin lebih relevan, dengan pengaruh lebih besar dari kami. Tapi setidaknya kami menawarkan diri. Saya bahkan menawarkan diri untuk terbang ke Teheran.
Bloomberg:
Bagaimana responnya?
Prabowo:
Respons dari pihak Iran adalah bahwa saya selalu disambut; Presiden Indonesia akan selalu disambut.
Tapi pada saat itu, mereka mengatakan bahwa mereka masih sangat waspada terhadap negosiasi karena dua kali, dua kali, mereka merasa pada dasarnya telah ditipu. Begitulah yang mereka katakan.
