Glenn Shadrake

@xrlq @oversoaringeyes @BasedMikeLee The idea that a Chinese woman can fly in on a tourist visa, drop a baby, fly out with her child the next week, & that baby was “under the jurisdiction” of the United States is obviously ridiculous. The child was under her jurisdiction & like her, is a citizen of China.

@GShadrake @oversoaringeyes @BasedMikeLee Foreigners on a tourist visa were not born here. That's why they are not citizens. But if they drop a kid here, yes he's a citizen. More American than you, in fact.

The Fourteenth Amendment doesn’t say what the far left wishes it said Didn’t mean that then Still doesn’t mean that today

@MarioNawfal NATO is a purely defensive alliance limited to the North Atlantic region. Its only viable enemy was the Warsaw Pact, which is long gone. It is not America’s vehicle to drag nations into participating in America’s offensive wars all over the globe.

🇪🇺 NATO was built on "all for one." Right now it's more like "you got this, bro." The U.S. funds, arms, and basically carries a 32-country alliance. The whole idea since 1949 was simple. If one member fights, everyone shows up. Fast forward to now... The U.S. steps into a conflict and suddenly the group chat goes silent. 🇫🇷 France blocks weapons flights over its territory. Trump calls them out. They shrug. 🇮🇹 Italy refuses landing rights for U.S. bombers. Some planes reportedly turned back mid-route. 🇪🇸 Spain shuts its airspace and locks both bases. Doors closed. 🇵🇱 Poland refuses to send Patriot batteries. 🇬🇧 The UK, the ride-or-die ally, goes on record: "This is not our war." 🇩🇪 Germany calls the whole operation illegal while hosting the largest U.S. base in Europe. 🇦🇺 Australia steps back. 🇨🇦 Canada doesn't even show up. And that’s when it hits… These aren't random countries. This is the core of the alliance. Their reasoning is simple enough: "You didn't consult us. You started it." For years Trump kept saying NATO only works when it's convenient. Right now that argument is walking on its own two feet. 32 countries. One in the fight. The rest watching from the sidelines. Source: Reuters, Fox News Digital, Al Jazeera Media: @EricLDaugh

That particular moment in February 2014 on Maidan Square,Kyiv. John McCain recording the protests while standing next to Geoffrey Pyatt, the US ambassador to Ukraine, with Victoria Nuland positioned just behind him. They were all enjoying their role in overthrowing the democratically elected Ukrainian President Yanukovych......

@ThoNg676733 Ernest Borgnine.

Without cheating... who is this?🤔

@SKMorefield Is Trump losing it? His tweets have always been somewhat eccentric, far from the expected political norm of public discourse but recently they have become bizarre.

So much has been said about this insanity already, but it really comes down to the Golden Rule: Would YOU want a foreign nation to destroy the utility grid that makes every aspect of modern life possible for yourself and your loved ones? Think about it: power and running water gone overnight. Back to the Stone Age, as some might say. If that happened, how many people would die? What would life be like in the aftermath? There is a reason why this is considered by any decent person to be a war crime, and if you are OK with it being done to someone else you’re no Christian at all, or at least you’re a pathetic excuse for one.

As oligarchs raided Soviet state assets in the 1990’s, jobless Russians even starved to death. Alcoholism and crime were rampant. Life expectancy for men dropped below age 59. Bill Clinton, who visited Moscow a dozen times, cynically manipulated the weak, alcoholic Boris Yeltsin. New Year’s Eve, 31 December 1999, before resigning, Yeltsin appointed Putin, Prime Minister since August, as acting president. Yeltsin's departing words to Putin: "Take care of Russia." Fluent in German, with an economics, law, and security background, Putin inherited a bankrupt country on the brink of civil war and collapse. Today, according to Bloomberg, #Russia has one of the highest foreign exchange reserves in the world. Non-oil and gas revenues surged to record levels in 2023. Due to the complex management of a diverse economy, despite high interest rates, GDP grew by 4.1% in 2024. Russia has a growing number of trading partners. (India recently signed a 10-year oil supply agreement.) Weathering a tsunami of sanctions, Russia has re-industrialized. Along with an abundance of natural and skilled human resources, Russians are re-investing in their booming economy. The number one exporter of fertilizer, non-GMO grain, aluminum and uranium, Russia is also a top producer of dairy and pork products. Russia has a growing middle class, an educated work force, and is achieving unparalleled economic self-sufficiency. Regarding #Ukraine, Putin patiently supported the Minsk accords. While Putin sought a diplomatic solution, Team Biden, the UK and Brussels decided to double down on NATO’s encroachment into the Russian borderlands, now a "Game of Risk." If the US, UK and EU continue rejecting Russian proposals for a comprehensive peace accord – as Putin proposed in December 2021 – the Russian army will continue advancing in the Donbass, Kherson, Zaporizhia and toward Kharkov in the north and Odessa on the Black Sea. As Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have emphasized: There will be no Minsk III, no unconditional ceasefires, no “land swapping,” and no Nazis Banderites and NATO “peacekeepers" in the Russian borderlands.

@Joe__Bassey In a free society (aka capitalist), a business that runs at a loss provides less benefit than the cost of delivering whatever products or services it provides. Once its capital is exhausted, it goes bankrupt. Survivors provide a net benefit. They’re profitable.

“When Profit Rules, Humanity Pays — The System Was Never Designed to Save You.” Fidel Castro didn’t just criticize capitalism—he exposed its core contradiction. A system built on profit cannot prioritize people. It rewards extraction, not compassion; efficiency, not equity; growth, not justice. Look around. When healthcare becomes a business, who gets left behind? When education is priced like a luxury, who is excluded? When resources are controlled by a few, who truly benefits? This is the tension Castro pointed to. Not theory—reality. Capitalism can innovate. It can create wealth. But can it solve inequality when inequality is part of how it functions? That’s the uncomfortable question many avoid. If the system depends on winners and losers, suffering isn’t a flaw. It’s a feature. History shows this pattern clearly—from colonial exploitation to modern global inequality. The same logic, just different language. So we have to ask: Can a system driven by profit ever deliver justice? Or are we expecting morality from something never built to have one? This isn’t about blind ideology. It’s about understanding power—and who it serves. References: Fidel Castro speeches and writings; Karl Marx, Capital; David Harvey, A Brief History of Neoliberalism; Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth. Credit: African Echo

@IamSean90 Warren just wants more money she hasn’t earned, to spend irresponsibly in a manner that will improve her odds of reelection.

Ah yes, this ridiculous idea that you're poor because someone else is rich. This is like believing if your neighbor gets a promotion, setting their car on fire will put more money in your pocket

@MarioNawfal They wanted it, paid for it, and are still paying for it. They’ll always have to pay to maintain it, as high speed rail only pays for itself on a very few routes. In China, 94% of the network operates at a loss. Elsewhere, Paris-Lyon & Tokyo-Osaka are profitable.

Other countries have 200 mph high speed trains. Morocco, Japan, China, France, even Serbia. So why doesn't America? Simple answer: they decided they wanted it and were willing to pay for it. Without real national political will to work with the states and actually build it, it isn’t happening anytime soon. Source: @60Minutes

@xrlq @oversoaringeyes @BasedMikeLee As the 14th’s “under jurisdiction” clause denied the children of Native Americans guaranteed US citizenship (remedied by the 1924 Indian Act), obviously foreigners on a tourist visa are likewise not granted this right.

@GShadrake @oversoaringeyes @BasedMikeLee You said you're a dual citizen. Surely you don't believe that your Zimbabwe citizenship exempts you from jurisdiction in the United States or vice-versa, do you?

@xrlq @oversoaringeyes @BasedMikeLee You’re being offensive. Anyone who goes through the US immigration process has to renounce allegiance to any foreign power. However, as I still hold UK citizenship, the UK government still considers it has a right of jurisdiction over me. That’s a cost of holding the passport.

@DietHeartNews @DisavowTrump20 It’s like Vietnam, where the US had to destroy the village to liberate it. Obama did a fantastic job of liberating Libya from Gaddafi, didn’t he? Then he started the job of liberating Syria from Assad & Biden got the job finished. They’re free now. Next up, Iran.

@DisavowTrump20 Sen. Graham: “We’re going to blow stuff up that allows you to function as a nation.” In the early days of the war, Trump said he was going to “liberate” Iranians from their “brutal regime.” Now: “Sorry, we couldn’t liberate you, so we’re going to send you back to the Stone Age.”

Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral and former Navy SEAL William McRaven on Donald Trump: "Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation." RETWEET if you stand with Admiral McRaven!

@PawlowskiMario That’s socialist countries with communist governments. I guess the best examples would be Mao’s China, Stalin’s Russia, various Warsaw Pact countries, Tito’s Yugoslavia, Castro’s Cuba, or Pol Pot’s Cambodia. They’re all different though, aren’t they?

@GShadrake Ok, then try to do the closest example from the real life then

Hey MAGA people, please define “communism” to me⚠️ Be as specific as you can, don’t post book definitions or theoretical communism. I need a real life definition, thank you.

@DisavowTrump20 McRaven should know he is bound not to criticize the Commander in Chief, either as a serving officer or in retirement. His personal opinions must remain personal. His public comments are not just unprofessional, by association they discredit the service.

@PawlowskiMario There isn’t one. As I noted, there has never been a communist state, only communist parties. No communist party has ever advanced beyond socialism. They all fail at that point. Marx’s theory is a figment of his imagination, which operated unhindered by practical experience.

@GShadrake This is still a theoretical explanation, I asked for a real life description. Thanks

@xrlq @oversoaringeyes @BasedMikeLee In any country, government applies its laws on all, both citizens & those merely passing through. That is a limited jurisdiction. States also claim a degree of “ownership” of citizenry; the power to tax, to call for jury duty, & to draft in time of war. That is full jurisdiction.

@GShadrake @oversoaringeyes @BasedMikeLee It means power to apply the law. And as anyone who made it through that first semester can tell you, there are multiple bases for it. Domicile is one, physical presence another. Your German tourist is subject to jurisdiction in Germany and the US.

@SonnieJohnson Who’s “they”?

Understand... They don't want Black ppl to own guns. They don't want Black ppl to have babies. They don't want want Black ppl to have wealth. They don't want Black kids to read. They don't want Black men to lead. How much more do you need to realize THEY HATE BLACK PPL?

@JakeLandauTO @Kathleen_Tyson_ If the Lords actually ran the country and Church of England seats controlled it, that would be true. But the Lords is at best a temporary obstruction to Parliament’s will & the Church has minor voting power.

It's very weird when people insist on calling Iran a theocracy, but refuse to do the same for the United Kingdom, where the King is the head of the state religion, and where the state religion is granted voting seats in the House of Lords. By definition it is literally theocracy.

@OG_Wick0 The US was built by immigrants. Even Native Americans were first immigrants. But we have immigration laws to maintain control not just over the border but also to protect communities & our social welfare net. Those who break immigration laws should not be rewarded for doing so.

I am a cook and i know there is no america without immigrants. there is no food at our table without immigrants. there is no farm without immigrants. there are no kitchens without immigrants. -José Andrés Do you agree with José Andrés? Yes No