@jawillick But I would point out that Iran's military capabilities can be built back using both 1. military aid from allies, and 2. the cash the Iranians are getting from charging toll on oil tankers transiting the Gulf of Hormuz.
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Kevin Morrow
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Kevin Morrow
@HistorySleuth
Historical researcher. Writer. Former archivist at National Archives. BlackLivesMatter. All 4 Palestinian rights, but not 4 antisemitism in its name.
Arlington, VA Katılım Ağustos 2017
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I oppose(d) this war, but if you're not counting the degradation of Iran's military on your ledger, it's not a serious account of the war's costs and benefits.
Ben Rhodes@brhodes
In the best case scenario, Trump struck a deal to reopen a Strait that was open before the pointless war he started, with the IRGC demonstrating its control over the Strait and potentially extracting fees plus sanctions relief. Thousands of innocents - including hundreds of children - dead in Lebanon and Iran for no reason. U.S. troops killed and wounded. U.S. embassies and bases in the Middle East badly damaged. U.S. standing in the world obliterated. U.S. munitions badly depleted. Hundreds of billions spent. Prices up everywhere. More global economic fallout to come. Putin strengthened and enriched. Just a catastrophic situation even in the best of circumstances. A profoundly shameful episode in American history no matter what happens next.
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This may be the most majestic thing I’ve ever seen.
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"Israel wants to live in peace with its neighbours" is the biggest lie of all time.
This is the West Bank.
No Hamas, no war, yet attacked like this daily by "settlers" backed by the IDF.
A savagely violent Jewish supremacy armed by the EU/UK/US
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@BarackObama @NASA Now THIS is how a president is supposed to talk.
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It was inspiring to watch the Artemis II launch yesterday — @NASA’s first crewed mission around the moon since 1972. Our space program has always captured an essential part of what it means to reach beyond what we thought was possible, and I hope the four brave astronauts on this mission will inspire a new generation to follow in their footsteps.
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So this is what Paul meant when he talked about the powerful things of this world being put to shame by those lacking in power.
Sachin Jose@Sachinettiyil
A boy with Downsyndrome comforts Jesus during a Good Friday procession in Mexico ❤️ Courtesy video
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May God curse the occupation.
May God curse the occupation.
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OK, @SNLUpdate and @SouthPark. You got your work cut out for you. Let's give @AGPamBondi the farewell she richly deserves.
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@DanFriedman81 You obviously don't know any Palestinians. Good thing that the future doesn't belong to bigots and nitwits like you.
Death to Zionism! Long live an integrated Israeli-Palestinian binational state!
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The Palestinians will not accept:
1. A two state framework, which is the final status resolution preferred by the US, Europe and most American Jews.
2. A secular Western-style democracy governed by a strong rule-of-law system under which all ethnic groups have equal rights. This is the solution envisioned by most Western leftists, and what they mean when they say "Free Palestine."
Western leftists like to pretend the Palestinians are fighting for liberalism, for democracy and for pluralism. They are not.
What the Palestinians want is:
The destruction of Israel and its replacement with an Arab Islamist kleptocracy under which Jews, Druze, Christians and other minority ethnics will endure dhimmitude at best and likely genocide or ethnic cleansing.
If the Palestinians have no intention of coexisting with Israel, then the conflict is existential and will continue until one side ceases to exist. That means there has to be a war which must continue until its outcome permanently settles the dispute over whether this is Israel or Palestine.
Given the rising political power of Muslim factions throughout Europe and increasingly in the US, it is to Israel's benefit that this existential war begins as soon as possible.
If the Palestinians would prefer not to have such a war (which would inevitably lead to mass death, destruction and dispossession on their side), their only alternative is to adopt the two state framework and seek a peaceful, diplomatic, permanent resolution of the conflict.
To reiterate: There are only two possible final status possibilities: Two states at peace or a horrible war that ends with Jewish Israel from the river to the sea. The Palestinians get to choose which they want.
Shadi Hamid@shadihamid
I lay out my case to @PeterBeinart that forcing Israeli Jews to dissolve their own state would be undemocratic, even if we see that as a "just" outcome. But my argument is that it wouldn't be just because it wouldn't be democratic. Full episode: wisdomofcrowds.live/p/peter-beinar…
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Trump: “Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900. We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future, and our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
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@JenniferEValent True enough, but still, for the sake of sanity, we should all take the win when we get it.
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The problem with these announcements is it’s hard to celebrate the firing of an unprincipled hack when there’s yet another unprincipled hack coming through the revolving door on their heels.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
Trump: “Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900. We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future, and our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
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Good riddance, @AGPamBondi, you mocking, lying, pedo-protecting b@#$&.
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@DemMaj4Israel Jews have been roaming the earth for 1000s of years as parasitic, nomadic demons. They have been kicked out of 109 countries, 1030 times, because they can't coexist peacefully with humans on this planet. Israel is the den of liars, thieves, spies, rapists, wars & death. Witkoff
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Paul Begala is right. If you're a liberal, there's good reason to stand with Israel.
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@DemMaj4Israel Paul Begala is utterly wrong. If you're an actual liberal and you actually support human rights for all, you will never support anything that that the genocidal state of Israel does.
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BREAKING: Shrapnel from an Iranian missile struck near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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@USDOL Well, I guess maybe wages would be going up a little since there were 92,000 fewer jobs created last month.
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That Friday feeling when wages are going up and prices are coming down for American workers 💸🇺🇸
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@SecretaryTurner @POTUS @FHFA This criminal of a president has broken every damn promise he's ever made.
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PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT.
Americans are priced out by Wall Street — @POTUS bans institutional investors ✅
Regulations add nearly $100k to the cost of a new build — @POTUS cuts red tape ✅
Borrowing costs are too high — @POTUS instructs @FHFA to purchase $200 Billion in mortgage-backed securities to lower rates ✅
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@WhiteHouse Wow, looky thar! You done blowed a hole in the desert! Ain't you bad-ass!
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OBLITERATED.
“Iran’s Military, and all others involved with this Terrorist Regime, would be wise to lay down their arms, and save what’s left of their country, which isn’t much!”
The White House@WhiteHouse
“Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island... Iran has NO ability to defend anything that we want to attack — There is nothing they can do about it!" - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸
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