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What sparked the millions-strong uprising? Shop owners in Rasht’s historic market went on strike for a few days. Almost the whole city shut down, only a few pharmacies and grocers open. The regime warned: break the strike or we burn the market. Strikes continued. Then Islamic regime security forces surrounded the bazaar, set it ablaze with people trapped inside the flames. They shot anyone trying to escape. Hundreds of shops were burned and several dozen died. Reports say the smell of charred bodies lingered for hours. If you stayed quiet when this happened, don’t speak on behalf Iranians. We welcome the attacks on the regime.

Today has been pretty intense. Thank you all for your support. I'm going to sign off for a bit, but I want to leave everyone with some thoughts. People on the Right tend to use pseudonyms on social media because we have well-founded concerns of death threats, attempts to get us fired from our jobs, attacks on family members, hacking, SWATting and all other manner of evil (and often illegal) mischief from those on the Left, up to and including being murdered for our free speech. People on the Left tend to use their real names on social media because they know that people on the Right tend to respect the rule of law and the basic dignity of other human beings. We are not the same.

This Sheriff has a sense of humor. 😂😂

To every Western pundit and diaspora hypocrite crying over the 'destruction of Iran's infrastructure' from the airstrikes: watch this video. This is not a bomb crater. This is not earthquake rubble. This is a civilian road in Behbahan leading to a cemetery. Why does it look like a war zone? Because the families of the people slaughtered in the November 2019 massacre announced they were going to hold a memorial for their loved ones. So the Islamic Republic brought in heavy machinery and completely obliterated the road, just to stop grieving mothers from reaching the graves of their murdered children. This is the daily reality of the terrorist occupation we have lived under for 47 years. They have spent decades leveling our actual civilian infrastructure just to enforce their terror and physically torture the families of the dead. So stop weeping over their military bases getting dismantled. We do not need your fake outrage.

Hello Brad Duplessis, You pre-emptively blocked me here on 𝕏, so I am forced to make this "Hello" a standalone post. You are a retired Army infantry officer. You served in Iraq and Afghanistan. You graduated from the National War College in 2018. You are now an Assistant Professor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Thank you for your service. But reputations are not defined by resumes. They are defined by choices. Today, you chose to doxx @CynicalPublius. Today, you published your debut article on War on the Rocks. You published his legal name. His profession. His pseudonym. All in one sentence. Indexed, archived, permanently searchable. You have changed the course of his life forever, and revealed him to the leftist ghouls who will demand his blood for forever. It doesn't matter if he was planning to reveal his identity eventually. You still made that choice. And I will make sure you are remembered for this. So, what was CP's sin such that you saw it fit to throw him to the wolves? Last month, he dared to write an article for American Greatness, centered around nine recommendations for War College reform. The recommendations included firing most civilian faculty and ending permanent military faculty positions. You hold a permanent civilian faculty position at a War College. You did not mention this in your article. In short, you named him, exposed his life to danger, because you really are arguing for your job and self-preservation. Know what is the most disgusting, hypocritical part of this is? In the Fall 2017 issue of eARMOR (the U.S. Army Armor Branch professional journal) you published an article. You titled it "Our Readiness Problem: Brigade Combat Team Lethality." You opened with General Milley: "Our fundamental task is like no other — it is to win in the unforgiving crucible of ground combat." Your thesis: "If we are to get after GEN Milley's No. 1 priority, we must first address brigade combat team (BCT) lethality." The word "lethality" appears in your article about fifty times. You meant it as a compliment. Now contrast to today's piece. You wrote this: "In staking out this Huntingtonian position, the cult of lethality does a disservice to service members and the American people." The same word. Nine years apart. You were a field commander then, and lethality was the mission. You are a faculty member now, and lethality is what your critics embarrassingly worship. Frankly - and you will never realize this - but you yourself are the living, walking example of the thesis which @PeteHegseth is proving. Also, you named a section of today's article after Colin Powell. You called him your model of what War College education produces. Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, endorsed Joe Biden in 2020, and publicly called Donald Trump "dangerous for our democracy." Powell, who infamously tipped the scales at the UN to start the Iraq war even after privately doubting the WMD intelligence, is your hero in an article about who gets to reform the military in 2026. In addition to being a doxxer, you look a lot less like someone who's defending institutions, and a lot more like someone who exemplifies institutional capture in the name of self-preservation. And you disclosed none of it. Let me reiterate. @CynicalPublius wrote under a pseudonym and identified himself as a retired Army colonel with Afghanistan and Iraq experience. He argued about curriculum policy. You responded by putting his name on the internet. Your career depends on the institutions you are defending. Your article defending those institutions is the same article that ended his anonymity. You taught your students about the instruments of national power, Professor Duplessis. You are now a living, breathing demonstration one of them. And why reform must happen.

#GigEm👍🏾🔥

When my platoon did a hostage rescue at the Marriott we occupied the hotel for a couple of days after… the cooks came in and made us a Christmas dinner in the dining room. Steak, seafood, turkey, ham and all the trimmings. I apologize to all liberal white bitches for this inconvenience.

Win or lose, these words will be remembered for generations. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth dedicated the final two minutes of his address to speak directly to the American warriors on the front lines in Iran — “This is your moment.” HEGSETH: “Let me speak straight to you, the joint force, our warriors on the front line.” “This is your moment, this is the generational turning point America has waited for since 1979 and since the rudderless wars of hubris my generation, our generation endured.” “Don’t listen to the noise, just stay focused, our commander-in-chief is steady at the wheel.” “We face a determined enemy. You are better.” “But we must prove it every single day.” “History doesn’t care if we’re tired, if we’re scared, or if the fight feels big. It demands warriors who rise anyway.” “Peace through strength, the warrior ethos, lethality, unity of purpose — those are not slogans, they’re the beating heart of what it means to wear the uniform. That uniform.” “You think clearly under fire, you act decisively in chaos, you uphold the Constitution, and you uphold our country without hesitation.” “We are not defenders anymore; we are warriors trained to kill the enemy and break their will.” “History is watching. Be the force you swore an oath to be: focused, disciplined, lethal, and unbreakable.” “We will finish this on America-first conditions of President Trump’s choosing, nobody else’s, as it should be.” “And know this above all: President Trump and I have your back. Always.” “Through fire, through criticism, through fake news, through everything, we unleash you because you are the best, most powerful, most lethal fighting force the world has ever seen.” “May Almighty God watch over you, and may His providential arms of protection extend over you.” “Godspeed, warriors. Keep going.”

This Is Why The Blue Angels Have Always Been EPIC 💯🇺🇸

Irán 🇮🇷 versus USA 🇺🇸 Un misil iraní apuntaba, seguía su trayectoria y se acercaba rápidamente. El piloto estadounidense no entró en pánico. Años de entrenamiento surtieron efecto, el misil perdió su capacidad de reacción y el avión ascendió sin problemas.

Matt's is absolutely one of the best follows on the TwiX.

This gives me chills every single time: "We’ve seen war. We don’t want war, but if you want a war with the United States of America, there is one thing I can promise you, so help me God: someone else will raise your sons and daughters." - SSgt. Bellavia

🚨 Austin CBS reporter just went rogue and earned nationwide praise for REFUSING to bury the story, straight-up told her higher-ups NO when ordered to IGNORE the massive support for Trump obliterating Khamenei! “They don’t want us to focus on this…” “Alright. Well, I AM.” Kudos to this reporter for speaking truth.

Finally!

There are people in this country who rooted against their own country and own team in this game. The team who wanted to share their victory with the children of their teammate who was killed by a drunk driver. Perspective.

Justice Clarence Thomas: "In response to the media… I will absolutely leave the court when I do my job as poorly as you do yours."

This might be the most powerful demonstration of masculinity at the Olympics. Strength, mission, and a powerful brotherhood that serves one another while leaving no one behind. The red pill bros can’t even comprehend this level of manliness.

Not to be forgotten was Team USA’a women’s celebration of the Anthem. It’s not complicated. If you want your country to support you, support your country. We want to win, but win with patriots.

First Aggie to compete in the Winter Olympics👍 Proud of you @Boone_saw! #GigEm | @USABS