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Decent people support the freeing of Iran from the oppression of the IRI regime in Tehran. Anyone who opposes that liberation is a sycophantic catamite of theocratic, terrorist, child-killing conmen. And no, for the moment, I don't give a damn about the price of oil or natural gas. I'm not MAGA, I'm not Republican, but you bet your ass I'm also not a Democrat. I don't get my opinions issued to me by a political party, a podcast, or a "news" program. I don't play Simon Says for celebrity tards. You shouldn't either. Think for yourself. Support the freeing of Iran's people from the terrorist regime in Tehran.
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Hold up. i've had a change of heart. I see the light now. Musk and Bezos and Trump and Vance and AOC and Mamdani and whoever else should do this. Colony on the Moon. Or Mars. Hell, why not Pluto? Let's make this happen. Meanwhile, people like me with terrible attitudes will stay here because we simply don't deserve to carry this forward to the glorious frontier of space and the future. We will remain here while our betters among DC and billionaires go forth to that brave frontier beyond, never to return. Yes, I can definitely support this.
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are racing to see who can establish a sustained human presence on the moon first—but what if America could force them to work together? @Tyrangiel reports. theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
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And what? Who cares. Spoiled brat and socialist politicians. They deserve each other.
Elon Musk threatens Democrats who want to investigate alleged corruption and his role in the US government if they win control of Congress next month. "Those who pick fights with me should understand that I will find out who is really pulling the strings and come for them” tinyurl.com/yjfn3u3k
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Steve Witkoff's an imbecile. In addition to the million plus dead, Putin hunts and kills Russian dissidents & has abducted thousands of children from their families.
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Free enterprise is how economics works. That's why communism, socialism, fascism, and populism don't work.
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You don't have to be a Nobel anything. You just need to look up the difference in gravity and apply commonsense to human biological evolution on Earth and see this doesn't work even before we get to things like radiation.
Elon Musk is wrong to claim that a million people could migrate to Mars, Prof Michel Mayor, the co-discoverer of the first exoplanet has said. 🔗:telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
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I keep saying this. I think people mistake it for a random insult. No, he is not a "Russian asset." He's a fanboi. He's got a crush on Putin. (I mean that with all the baggage it comes with.) He's got a thing for Putin.
As they scratch their heads for explanations for Trump’s latest turn against Ukraine, some European officials and diplomats think it comes down to the president’s personal preferences, as much as his country’s political aims. 🔗 vist.ly/5pdbh
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Witkoff nannte Putin heute einen Humanisten. Ich nenne ihn einen Massenmörder.
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This dude had the deadliest weapon on the battlefield.
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Just one bullet point in the post I want to address: American democracy's patience. I expect that without an OIF 2003 style invasion, removing the regime in Iran and doing it with a coherent plan would take years and a lot of irregular warfare. I would normally have patience of that as long as it was moving and likely to succeed. My patience depends on my confidence in officials at the top of our government. Right now, and for the past **several** administrations, my confidence has been ZERO. Zilch. None. Not any. Nada. Goose egg. I prefer when there is one reason, but in this case, there's a warehouse of them: incompetent political appointees, falacious sacred cow theories and axioms from the pseudo-intellectuals of academia and their received wisdom, corrupt motivations including but not limited to the influence of a voracious defense industry (that I have worked in), and politicians' inherent aversion to risk. I see no strategy. The White House's recent blathering about a MOAB bomb is an example. Okay, it makes a big bang. I like bangs. I was a combat engineer. We did bangs. Bangs are good. But how does that bang produce victory? I mean, like, exactly how? Where is the "we do this" then "we do that" and as a result "this load bearing component of the regime falls down"? Where is that? I want to see that. And I don't think that exists. There is no strategy. And I have no confidence. And that is why I have no patience.
„Wirtualnie niezwyciężeni”. Amerykańska iluzja potęgi i lekcja dla Polski W najnowszym „Foreign Affairs” ukazał się tekst, który powinien być lekturą obowiązkową dla każdego, kto myśli o bezpieczeństwie. Emerytowany admirał William H. McRaven (ten od akcji na bin Ladena, 37 lat w US Navy, były dowódca USSOCOM) bezlitośnie punktuje strategię USA. I nie chodzi tylko o Iran. Chodzi o chorobę, na którą Ameryka choruje od dziesięcioleci. McRaven pisze o „deluzji siły”. To przekonanie, że przewaga technologiczna, drony, AI i potężne lotnictwo rozwiążą każdy problem. Autor przypomina Wietnam: wygrywaliśmy bitwy a przegraliśmy wojnę. I wojnę w Zatoce w '91: idealna, bo mieliśmy moralne prawo, jasne cele i koalicję. A potem? Irak, Afganistan, Iran – tam wiara we własną niezwyciężoność zniszczyła strategiczne myślenie. Cele zmieniały się z dnia na dzień, a w Iranie USA uderzyły bez sojuszników, ignorując geografię (Cieśnina Ormuz) i wolę walki wroga. Autor wymienia 6 ograniczeń potęgi USA, których nie przeskoczy żadna armia: 1. Niepewność moralna (trudno o sojuszników, gdy powody są wątpliwe). 2. Geografia (wciąż rządzi wojną). 3. Wola wroga (każdy atakowany naród staje się "śpiącym olbrzymem"). 4. Strach przed wojskami lądowymi ("boots on the ground"). 5. Czas (amerykańska demokracja szybko traci cierpliwość). 6. Jakość przywództwa (upolitycznienie armii i czystki kadrowe niszczą szczerą radę wojskowych). Dlaczego będzie tylko gorzej? McRaven ostrzega, że personalizacja władzy (lojalność ważniejsza niż kompetencje) i nowe technologie (złudzenie pełnej kontroli nad polem bitwy) sprawiają, że USA wpadną w kolejne pułapki. A co z tego wynika dla Polski? 🇵🇱 Tekst McRavena to zimny prysznic. USA to nasz kluczowy sojusznik (art. 5 NATO), ale nie możemy ślepo zakładać, że Waszyngton zawsze postawi nasze interesy na pierwszym miejscu. Przykład z tekstu? Gdy USA potrzebowały pomocy w Iranie, sojusznicy (w tym europejscy) odmówili. Amerykańska uwaga i zasoby coraz częściej kierują się w stronę Pacyfiku, a ich wewnętrzna polityka bywa nieprzewidywalna. Do tego dochodzi świeży przykład z ostatnich tygodni: Trump dogadał się z Putinem w sprawie wznowienia dostaw rosyjskiego diesla na rynek amerykański i światowy. Oficjalnie chodziło o obniżenie cen paliw przed wyborami. Dla amerykańskiego wyborcy liczy się cena na stacji. Dla Polski, która od początku wojny mocno angażuje się w sankcje i wsparcie Ukrainy, to sygnał, że gdy w grę wchodzą amerykańskie interesy wewnętrzne, presja na Rosję może zostać poluzowana. To nie jest jeszcze zerwanie sojuszu, ale pokazuje, że amerykańska kalkulacja bywa inna niż nasza. Wniosek dla Warszawy jest prosty: musimy być gotowi do gry na wielu fortepianach jednocześnie. Zamiast czekać na ruch Waszyngtonu, Polska powinna aktywnie budować nowy regionalizm – sojusze z państwami o podobnej percepcji zagrożeń (Ukraina, kraje bałtyckie, państwa nordyckie). Twórzmy wspólnotę interesów bezpieczeństwa, opartą na realnych zdolnościach obronnych, a nie tylko na papierowych gwarancjach. Sojusznik jest niezbędny, ale własna siła i regionalna sieć powiązań to jedyne prawdziwe ubezpieczenie. Link do pełnego artykułu wrzucam w odpowiedzi. 👇
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Israel has barred a United Airlines pilot of Iranian descent from serving on flights to the country over unverified social media allegations that he supported Iran's government, the Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah, Ynet reported Wednesday. iranintl.com/en/202610218656
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On October 21st, 1956, Wladyslaw Gomułka became leader of communist Poland. His regime was known for antisemitism, anti-Catholicism, persecution of protestors, and censorship. He was forced to resign in 1970 when 41 striking workers were killed by his army in Gdansk and Gdynia.
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Churchill could have shortened WW2 by years if he had just “done a deal” with Hitler. George Washington could have done a deal to end the American Revolution. Zelenskyy is in good company.
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Are we still looking for a WH Press Sec?
Today in 1996, a frustrated Jim Mora faces the media and gives his iconic “diddly poo” speech. Perhaps the GOAT of all quotably pissed off head coaches.
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He IS a scammer. But anyway....
SOON AT THE WHITE HOUSE: President Donald J. Trump highlights the admin's efforts to crack down on foreign criminal networks ​that lure Americans into fraudulent crypto investments.
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The latest cover of Private Eye is 😘
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MAGAtards.
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff praises Putin as 'humanitarian' as Ukraine peace talks hang in the balance trib.al/YqNgDZv
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Elon blames the Pentagon, and folks in the Administration blame Elon. We’d like to know truth.
Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of the military version of Starlink that Ukraine relies on, according to U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Wall Street Journal. Musk wrote on X after it became public that “any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS.” Trump told reporters Monday he didn’t know who was responsible, “but I would like to find out.” The Journal reports Musk and Trump spoke by phone soon after the slowdown became public, according to two people, and one said they also discussed it before. Some U.S. officials told the Journal Musk acted unilaterally and Trump did not order retribution against Ukraine. That conflicts with earlier reports. Reuters reported the order came from inside the White House, and The Telegraph reported Musk proposed it to Trump. A senior U.S. official told Reuters the president made no such request. Source: wsj.com/world/ukraine-starli…
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