⚡🚗 Kārlis Mendziņš🔋♻️
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⚡🚗 Kārlis Mendziņš🔋♻️
@Kamons
Latvijā zinošākais par elektroauto (EV) ⚡ Dzimis pie 359 CO2 ppm 🍃 https://t.co/l7DxDGTDZy un Eleport⚡
Latvia, Riga, Teika Katılım Aralık 2010
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The unfolding disaster of the Trump administration in regards to Iran, is a self-inflicted wound on so many levels. It showed that military might alone is not a silver bullet. What went wrong?
1.) Atrocious planning and slow reaction
It was known for 47 years that if Iran gets attacked that the Strait of Hormuz will be a target. When Iranian civilians were rising up in January 2026 and then were left alone, it was claimed that the military built up had to be concluded before an military engagement can happen. This cost valuable time. A military intervention so early and in conjunction with uprisings on the ground would have caught much more momentum. Worse, even after that delayed attack, the US strategy still didn't account for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. So it was a double-loss.
2.) No coherent strategy and missed military developments
Once the operation started, again, Iran was reacting in a predictive way, launching thousands of drones and missiles which they had refined in the war in Ukraine. It was clear that the low-cost but numerous weapon systems will eventually cause a lot of damage. Ukraine has been experiencing this for 4 years and developed effective countermeasures. The Trump administration, however, repeatedly refused to heed the help and advice from Kyiv, and even belittled it. The US military, on the other hand, and even more the Arab countries in the Gulf quickly learned the hard way that this rebuff was stupid. Eventually, they invited Ukrainian drone experts. The USA lacked any kind of strategy when the Iranian regime refused to collapse and were absolutely ill-prepared for this kind of war.
3.) Lacking support by allies
You might argue that Bush's Iraq war was ill-planned and when it comes to long term planning this was certainly the case, but it was far more successful in bringing in allies. More than 30 countries participated as the "coalition of the willing" back in 2003. Trump's Iran war, on the other hand, was widely an "one-man-show". Aside from Israel, the USA were practically alone. This resulted directly from Trump's repeated attacks against allies, including those who supported the USA in Afghanistan and even Iraq. It was clear that after that nobody wanted to risk his or her neck for somebody who repeatedly insulted them and their countries. The fact that Trump didn't bother to consult them beforehand only reaffirmed their stance.
4.) Decline of US soft power thanks to "DOGE"
The destruction DOGE left in its wake is immeasurable. Gutting crucial elements of American soft power such as USAID, Voice of America and dozens of other programs destroyed a lot of goodwill the US had in the region and across the globe. The perception of the USA moved from a powerful benefactor to an aggressive and transactional bully. In its relentless obsession to fight "wokeness" - or what was perceived as such - the foundation of soft power, which was built in almost a century, was trampled on in a matter of months. From the carrot-and-stick approach only the stick remained, and that one turned to be flaccid.
5.) Overall downfall of the USA
Let's not mince words here. Trump is a wrecking ball for US' democracy. Insider trading, corruption, mass lying, cozying up to dictators and an absolute disdain for the rule of law had a direct impact on America's standing in more than just political or morale questions. No matter how loud you scream in certain parts of the USA, it is fact that the USA under Trump have lost huge respect in the world. The enemies of the USA hate you just as must they hated you before, maybe even more, but your friends are absolutely shocked and aghast about what is happening. Far more devastating, however, is US' unreliability. What was agreed upon before, can change on a whim. "Good relations" are defined by one man and one man alone.
This is not how you conduct policy, neither domestic nor foreign. The USA are in full decline and the big bang will certainly come if the trajectory is not immediately corrected. The strategic defeat in Iran is even worse than Vietnam, because Vietnam gave Washington the lesson from which they learned and eventually won the Cold War. What Trump is doing, however, is just doubling down on stupid and denying reality, which didn't work before and won't work even less now.
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Ukraine’s positions are stronger now than in previous years. Since the beginning of the year, 590 square kilometers of our territory have been liberated and brought under Ukrainian control. The trend is certainly not in the occupier’s favor. We continue to increase the rate at which Russian personnel are being eliminated, and together with sanctions in all their forms, this is forcing Russia toward diplomacy.
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The most popular joke in 🇭🇺A man comes to the Prime Minister’s office, knocks, walks up to security and says:
— Good afternoon! I’d like to speak with Viktor Orbán.
— He doesn’t work here anymore.
— I see…,” the man says as he leaves, but a minute later he comes back.
— Good afternoon! I’d like to speak with Viktor Orbán.
— Sir, I already told you! He doesn’t work here anymore!
— I understand…,” the man says. “It’s just so nice to hear it.”
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I don’t think people understand the gravity of what we are looking at in this photo. This should infuriate every single one of us.
Melo ⭒@wyomelo
Deforestation of Sumatra 😕
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Marta Kostyuk gave a very emotional speech about Ukraine after beating Selekhmeteva in Roland Garros
Marta: “I’m incredibly proud of myself today. I think it was one of the most difficult matches of my career. This morning, 100 meters from my parent’s house, the missile destroyed the building. It was a very difficult morning. I didn’t know how this match is gonna turn out for me. I didn’t know how I would handle it. I’ve been crying part of the morning. I don’t wanna talk about myself today. I’m very pleased to be in the 2nd round, but all of my thoughts and all my heart goes to the people of Ukraine today. Thank you so much for coming out. Slava Ukraine.” ❤️
“With this kind of events you told us.. Why is it so important to be here on the court today?”
Marta: “Because I think it’s important to keep going. My biggest example is Ukrainian people. I woke up in the morning today and I looked at all these people who woke up and kept living their live, kept helping people who are in need. I knew a lot of Ukrainian flags would be here today and a lot of Ukrainian people would come out and support. My friends from Ukraine came as well. Very happy to have them here. Not much I can say.” ❤️

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Over a million acres of pristine wilderness lakes in Minnesota.
The most visited canoe country in America.
Generations of families have paddled it, fished it, camped it.
The Senate just sold it out outright.
They called it "America First."
Then handed it to a Chilean billionaire — so his company can ship the copper to China.
The Senate voted 50-49 to gut 20 years of Boundary Waters mining protections.
Here's the deal they made.
A Chilean billionaire's company digs the mine.
America can't smelt the copper — we don't have the capacity.
So the ore ships to China.
China processes it.
Sells it on the world market.
Chile keeps the profits.
Minnesotans don't even get the jobs.
Minnesota keeps the pollution.
And Americans get to buy it back from China at full market price.
This same company has a documented history at their Chilean mines: pipeline spills, regulatory fines, and locals fighting back for years.
They paid a former Trump Interior Secretary $380K.
The protection died by one vote.
Here's exactly how it happened — and who made it happen.
Who do YOU think this mine actually serves?
#DemsUnited

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@TheEVuniverse @elonmusk Not sure that this time it was the correct thing to do. I applaud the hunt for bot accounts, but this doesn't seem right
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Only in an @elonmusk company would Nikita be allowed to go against 4.3M follower accounts with no hint of legacy seniorship censorship and shut the bad actors down.
Publicly.
I, and so many of us, are here for all of it.
Thanks for making X *actually* better!
Nikita Bier@nikitabier
@Rainmaker1973 After sourcing 2759 videos from @ViralRushX over the last 6 months, you're now circumventing attribution by simply cropping out his watermark? You cannot get more shameless than this. This is your last day in the creator program.
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Jason Cammisa on EV haters:
"If you don't think electric vehicles or electric propulsion is a superior transportation solution, it's because you haven't spent enough time in an electric car; We will run out of fuel at some point. It is a finite resource. Give people the experience of living with an electric vehicle everyday, there's no going back."
Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=l74of0…

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Tesla owners in the Netherlands and Lithuania have now collectively driven more than 20 million km using FSD Supervised, according to Tesla Europe. 🇪🇺 🇳🇱 🇱🇹
Less than three days before, Europe had crossed 15 million kms driven on FSD Supervised. That means Tesla owners added roughly 5 million km in less than three days.
It seems fair to speculate that the number of FSD Supervised users might be increasing in the Netherlands and Lithuania.
Our report on EVwire: evwire.com/p/tesla-fsd-su…
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@JCeacc Un ja VW kruīzs tevi aiznes taisni līkumā, kurš vainīgs?
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@Kamons Ja šoferim ir jānes atbildība Teslas kompja gļuku gadījumā, tad tā sistēma ir pilnīgs sūds.
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