@KenGardner11 Strangle Iran while they delay and get out of the box he put himself in regarding bridges and power plants. Smart—for now.
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Learned Sand
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Learned Sand
@LearnedSand
Learned Sand is a lawyer specializing in clear, non-ideological thinking.
Miami, Berkshires Katılım Ocak 2017
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I'm going to make a lot of you mad for saying this, but my initial sense is that this is a brilliant move.
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German Chancellor Merz:
"With 450 million consumers, we are already larger than the United States. We must break free from what is holding us back. We are being slowed down by labor costs, energy prices, taxes, and social contributions. We must push through reforms, and overcome resistance."
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@ByronYork He obviously believes the blockade will strangle them before he loses the ability to resume strikes under the War Powers Act. Time will tell.
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Trump's handling of the Iran war can give the impression that he's desperate to get it over with. Iran knows that, of course. Now, Trump's frequently-expressed sense of frustration appears to have inspired Iran to drag things out for as long as possible. washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/453…
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@HarmeetKDhillon Don’t get too excited. He’s confessing that he is a one issue voter.
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Wait a minute.
I was reliably informed that the JCPOA had put an end to Iran's nuclear program.
Did Barack Obama lie to me? Joe Biden? Ben "Pallets-o-Cash" Rhodes?
Somebody has some 'splaining to do.
60 Minutes@60Minutes
It’s believed Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to make at least 10 nuclear bombs. What would it take for the U.S. to secure it? Sunday, 60 Minutes reports on a past covert mission code-named Project Sapphire that could be a blueprint for a similar operation in Iran. 60Minutes.com
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@RedWavePress The problem is that nobody trusts the FBI not to leak, or worse.
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NAILED IT: Fox News’ Legal Analyst Jonathan Turley on Recent Supreme Court Leak: “For the future of the court and the faith of the public, Roberts has to set his reservations aside and bring in the FBI to find the culprit. Most importantly, he has to guarantee total transparency in allowing the public to see the results wherever they may lead. In other words, with two strikes, Roberts needs to protect the plate.”
The leaker must be HUNTED down and prosecuted!
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I actually don’t understand how the Islamic Republic can casually execute hundreds of its own people through barbaric publish hangings and Europe still doesn’t cut ties with the regime.
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@GordonGChang Will it collapse? What will that look like? How much death and destruction will be required?
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If there is no deal this time, hit the regime until it collapses. Let’s get this over with. There’s no point in prolonging the agony.
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 A retired 4-star General, Jack Keane, dropped some serious heat: “We have twice as much combat air power in the region today as we did when the war started some weeks ago.” He warned that if the ceasefire fails and combat operations resume, the U.S. and Israel are fully loaded and ready to go much harder than before. Keane said negotiators will likely tell Iranian leaders straight up: “If you don’t make a deal, we’re coming after you personally—all of you. Your number 1 job will become personal security.” He also mentioned going after power plants, regime infrastructure, and high-value leadership targets. Source: Fox Business
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@mirandadevine Three Miami cops would have had no trouble subduing this guy.
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Also, to be fair, they're not allowed to use the standard holds cops used to be trained in to subdue suspects. All part of the Democrat playbook to flip the advantage in favor of the criminal against law enforcement and the law-abiding.
Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸@Bubblebathgirl
Three NYPD officers are unable to take down one thug at the Tremont Avenue subway stop in NYC. The thug falls or jumps down to the tracks, gets up on the other side, and walks away. This after the suspect repeatedly saying, “Get the f*** off me!” PATHETIC! NYPD previously lowered both their education and physical standards to boost recruitment. They should’ve increased standards and pay instead. Under Mamdani you can expect the caliber of NYPD officers to get even worse as he continues to demonize them and encourage protesting against law enforcement. And because Mamdani wastes tax dollars on wokeness and illegals, you can forget about the idea of any meaningful pay increase to incentivize more competition among NYPD recruits. What a sorry state of things for the NYPD. (lady_tee156 on IG)
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@marklevinshow What does “finish them off” mean? What is destroyed? Who dies? Who runs the country? Cheap rhetoric.
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The Iranian Nazi regime is screwing around. No surprise. Imagine how it will act if a deal is signed. Well, we don’t have to imagine. They’ll lie, cheat, and murder. The off ramp is to finish them off. Sooner the better. Then we can help the Persian people rebuild.
History is important. WWII ended after the Axis powers were destroyed.
Alayna Treene@alaynatreene
NEW: It is currently unclear when Vice President JD Vance will leave Washington for Pakistan, sources familiar with the talks tell me. The White House is planning to hold further meetings Tuesday in DC to discuss the path forward, *and Vance will be a part of them*, they said. A White House official told CNN that “additional policy meetings are taking place at the White House in which the Vice President will participate.” Vance was expected to depart for Islamabad on Tuesday morning. A key question that remained, however, was whether the Iranian delegation would also show up. As of late Tuesday morning, Iran had not committed to sending officials to Pakistan for a second round of talks #cmo8rrjs000003b6tm96u243w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cnn.com/2026/04/21/wor…
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The perp is a full foot taller than the three officers, one of whom is a short, chubby girl and the other two are miniature men, who nonetheless qualified to be police officers because physical standards had to be dropped to admit women.
Pretending women can be police officers is as insane as pretending men can be women.
Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸@Bubblebathgirl
Three NYPD officers are unable to take down one thug at the Tremont Avenue subway stop in NYC. The thug falls or jumps down to the tracks, gets up on the other side, and walks away. This after the suspect repeatedly saying, “Get the f*** off me!” PATHETIC! NYPD previously lowered both their education and physical standards to boost recruitment. They should’ve increased standards and pay instead. Under Mamdani you can expect the caliber of NYPD officers to get even worse as he continues to demonize them and encourage protesting against law enforcement. And because Mamdani wastes tax dollars on wokeness and illegals, you can forget about the idea of any meaningful pay increase to incentivize more competition among NYPD recruits. What a sorry state of things for the NYPD. (lady_tee156 on IG)
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@christopherrufo But he is persona non grata for the right reasons. He held to his convictions and was ostracized. Good for him in doing what all American Jews should be doing: leaving an anti-Semitic political party.
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We all know that Alan Dershowitz would still be a Democrat if he wasn't persona non grata at the Martha's Vineyard Farmer's Market.
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Johnny Midnight ⚡️@its_The_Dr
Alan Dershowitz was kicked out of a small business in Martha’s Vineyard but came back demanding to be served. He was refused service because of his support for Zionism and his defense of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Another entry in "the Right is a dumping ground for failed celebrities and MeToo cases." Alan Dershowitz, Russell Brand, and many others lose their status on the Left and come to harvest clicks and power from the Right—and the Right doesn't have the self-confidence to say "no."
FOX & Friends@foxandfriends
DERSHOWITZ DEPARTS: Legal legend Alan Dershowitz is officially ditching the Democratic Party. The lifelong liberal is registering as a Republican, citing the Democratic Party's "hostility" toward Israel and a radical shift that he warns is "bad for America." "I intend to work hard to prevent the Democrats from gaining control of the House... and Senate, and I urge those who share my concerns about the increasing influence of radicalisms in the Democratic Party to vote, campaign and contribute for continued Republican control of Congress."
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@Shawn_Farash And the War Powers Act doesn’t allow it to, presuming Trump will comply and not precipitate a Constitutional crisis.
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I am at the point with Iran where if they don't sign a deal and turn over their enriched uranium, bomb the power plants, bomb the bridges, do it until they fully capitulate to our demands, and get out of there.
I don't think there's much of an appetite for this conflict to go on much longer.
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@AimenDean It’s also the wrong term in international relations. The correct word is “agreement”. But take the bad with the good.
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If I had a penny for every time President Trump said “DEAL” over the past two months, I’d be a millionaire by now!! 🤦🏻♂️
This constant ceasefire .. and .. bloody deal chasing has proven more exhausting than the war itself! 😫
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@charlesmurray You’re also not your usual empirical self. Data, please.
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Approximately 100% true for straight men in their 20s and 30s, but the percentage starts to decline after that. I'm sure many men in their 60s and older still think teenage women are exciting, but a substantial number of them are no longer sexually attracted to women under 30, let alone in their 20s. Their definitions of "hot" have evolved.
I'm talking about actual physical attraction. If the issue is the ages that are appropriate for an old guy, the cliche that the ideal age of a woman is half+7 of the man's age has some truth to it. Though I think the formula is better used to define the minimum age that a woman is appropriate for an old guy. Even if he's still attracted to women younger than that.
I know, I know. I'm getting out of my lane.
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I just straightforwardly don’t trust men who claim to not be physically attracted to women under twenty. They are either lying to me or lying to themselves for the purpose of social signaling. Regardless, I want nothing to do with it.
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@PeterVecsey1 Hagiography. Why no mention of the tantrums and abuse inflicted on staff of the Lakers during West’s GM tenure? Complex people are far more interesting than cardboard cut-outs. Also: Oscar and Gail may have declined.
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Why werent Oscar Robertson & Gail Goodrich heard from in Jerry West doc? Draymond Green, unborn during West’s career, telling us about his offensive game was ludicrous. Much like his TV show, Magic should’ve been cancelled early on…
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@McFaul Given your complete misapprehension of the situation ab initio, why should we care about your opinion?
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I did not support Trump's decision to attack Iran. The US faced no immediate threat; deterrence was working.
But if Trump succeeds in bringing democracy to the Iranian people and eliminating Iran's nuclear problem forever, those will be achievements.
But not achieved yet.
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@fwmarqix It would be interesting to hear about the exhausting experiences. Visits to Japan are wonderful due to the unparalleled hospitality and cultural incidents like the one you described. But it is also a maddeningly inflexible culture that is slow to welcome outsiders.
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I lived in Japan for a year. Most of my experiences were exhausting in ways I’d rather not get into, but this one still makes me laugh.
I was on the train in Osaka, minding my own business, when I noticed a group of school kids a few seats down. They were whispering, glancing at me, then whispering again. They kept passing a folded piece of paper between them as if they were planning something top secret.
I watched this go on for two stops.
Finally, one of the kids was pushed forward by the others. He walked over to me slowly, like he was approaching a wild animal that might bite. He stopped right in front of me, bowed politely, and held out the folded paper with both hands.
I opened it.
Inside was a handwritten note in careful English: “Hello. We think you are a very cool person. We are practicing our English. We hope this note is correct. Please give us a score.”
At the bottom, they had drawn a literal grading box, out of ten.
I looked up. Seven pairs of eyes were staring at me as if their entire semester depended on my response.
I pulled out a pen, wrote “10/10” in the box, and added a note: “Perfect English. Well done.”
The boy carried it back to the group. They read it together… and absolutely lost their minds. High-fives, jumping, and one kid even pumped his fist in the air.
Their teacher, who had been pretending not to watch from the end of the car, was biting her lip, trying hard not to smile.
I rode the rest of the journey grinning to myself.
That’s the Japan I always remember.
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