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@richimedhurst How are these deals meant to be successful when the region is unstable.

While everyone watched Iran, Washington quietly finalized Nord Stream’s replacement: Poseidon. 4 gas deals in 4 months 🇸🇾🇮🇱🇬🇷🇨🇾 $3 trillion dollars I spent weeks on these maps and this investigation to expose the US agenda in Iran and globally. richardmedhurst.substack.com/p/how-the-us-p…

I build data centres and it is definetly a fragile system when you are energy dependent. Energy dependent means, government approved and protected infrastructure including grids, also, ensuring sufficient backing storage is available for a sustainable energy supply to site. None of the data centres built today can last more than a week without power from grid. And Iran showed the billion dollar investment in the GCC data center space was knocked out within the first 10 days. The issue here is that the AI bubble 🫧 is designed to fail so only a few can hold all the cards or few companies will be super successful and rich so the race has begun Similarly to tech bubble. The problems with Palantir are four things: 1. The assumptions that the entire world will be digital. 2. That the entire world will be politically stable. 3. that it relies on governement power to ensure a monopoly over the holy grail of AI models. Meaning heavily dependent on the US government to maintain relative power globally. 4. Full reliance on Government funding. Extending its service across the western world. This is a byproduct of security concerns. Under a unipolar system governments tend to be less interested in security when you are the only great power in the system. In a mulitpolarity the expectations will be on security competition against rivalry and likely palantir will be increasing in demand for surveillance domestically and covertly internationally. Under the guise of national security the US and the west will likely to become a nanny state hindering on th foundations of the western value that people romanticized about across the century. The tectonic shift in global order may be interpreted as looming possibilities in the west however the good news multipolarity will usher in great collaboration and prosperity to the global south which is rather important to consider when trying to understand the geopolitics of today.

Anyone with a brain that swings + critical thinking faculties can run rings over these creepy, self-entitled, massively insecure techno-fascists. x.com/RT_com/status/…

Congratulations Scott to you and your daughter and family. Marceline will be proud to have a grandfather with a heart of a lion and an eye of an eagle to protect her, give her courage and wisdom as you often do to many of us (old and young) and mind her way through life. we wish her a long life filled with health and happiness and also wish a speedy recovery to your daughter. God bless

On Baby's, Bebo's and Babu's My daughter and her husband have blessed my wife and I with a lovely little Granddaughter. Now what? A ray of hope flickers in the sky A tiny star lights up way up high All across the land, dawns a brand new morn This comes to pass when a Child is born A silent wish sails the seven seas The winds of change whisper in the trees And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn This comes to pass when a Child is born When a Child is Born, Fred Jay (sung by Johnny Mathis). Marceline Salome MacDowell—all of six pounds, ten ounces—came into this world at 10 am on April 22, 2026. Read more: scottritter.substack.com/p/on-babys-beb…

@alon_mizrahi What happened to the flotillas that tried to break the siege whilst being attacked in international waters heading to Gaza which technically as an independent state you would think they will be up in arms about the int law violations.

Strange how no one demands freedom of existence for the Palestinian people

In a multipolar system’s higher security would be required to track and monitor activities under the guise of national security. Under a unipolar this was never necessary. The interesting question here is this: when the US became the only nation state to be classified as the only pole and with this tremendous power wealth and prestige, why did it give it away? What was the reason to create a world of insecurity uncertainty and fear, the Fukuyama thesis after the collapse of the Soviet Union was meant to usher in stability prosperity and peace arguing where we may enter a state of boredom. Obviously this didn’t unravel this way at all in fact you can argue the opposite. However one key take you can draw from his thesis is the security aspect of it. Because the unipolar was marked the beginning of new liberal system where wars will cease to exist, this meant that extreme surveillance to the micro level will never be necessary to the state. What this means that under a multipolar, and intense security competition between great powers, this will inevitably have an impact on the micro level with respect to surveillance, security, and intelligence (data) which are paramount for survival. The new world will create volatility insecurity and confusions for a while but as always people will vote with their feet. And when a lot of families sought refuge in Europeans and western countries we will certainly see and outflow of these families flocking back to their native countries settling back there where they feel safe again. This may be a good thing for some but also you can argue that this would be bad for a western population that is in decline. Did the boogeyman trap have something to say about our psyche and for this reason we gave up the prestige we had in order to continue chasing fighting and killing monsters we created to the point we pushed small powers to be great powers in order to play that game again?. or is it merely business interest alone and global elites playing a game of chess in order to preserve their own lineage of legacies but how long would that last for because those that attempted to do this in the past their blood don’t exist with us today. (I think it would be foolish to think that although the do have some influence but not enough to outsmart human nature).

@WatcherGuru The technical industrial complex came from the military industrial complex. Technology for killing people was always what drove and incentivised innovation. Defence was never the game. The police & survellance state is the main game today. Pre-crime is coming home.

JUST IN: Google $GOOGL signs classified AI deal with the Pentagon.

@SimonDixonTwitt @WatcherGuru CIA offshoot

@baoshaoshan The west has shilled for the US crimes for decades. What do US citizens get from allies like Ixrael

If you’re not happy with them, walk away. Pack up your bases, and scarper back home. Don’t leave a mess behind for a change.

@EthanLevins2 How did they bring excavators and diggers inside Lebanon

Israel destroying solar panels in Debil, Lebanon. This is a Christian village. Wow....

Thanks yanis. And if Iran acted as a democratic state, that state would have been another satellite state same as Greece. So the question I have for you, when are you going to admit whether you agree or not that the behaviour of the state of Iranian republic is merely driven by the ugly colonial forces you shaped your whole career on fighting against. But because of the weakening of the left in 80 and 90s and later the CIA project dismantling it in universities, it isn’t difficult to see a theocratic society to defend itself and protect its citizens independtly putting its body on the line and now we are seeing the fruits of it. Whether you agree or disagree with a theocratic system in Iran, when you are under ongoing threats survival is the only subject should be discussed and not get embroiled in philosophical debates about what should and shouldn’t. Should the left movement have won in Iran, (which most moderate in Iran are leftist), the hegemony of the west would have been more vile and destructive today.

Είμαστε εδώ για τα 180 κορίτσια που σκότωσαν οι Αμερικανοί και οι Ισραηλινοί στην πόλη Μινάμπ την πρώτη μέρα του πολέμου. Είμαστε εδώ επειδή ο πρόεδρος των ΗΠΑ κήρυξε πολιτισμικό πόλεμο εναντίον ενός από τους αρχαιότερους πολιτισμούς της ανθρωπότητας. Είμαστε εδώ επειδή η Ευρώπη είναι ανύπαρκτη και δεν έχει καμία συμμετοχή σε μια ειρηνευτική προσπάθεια. Το αντίθετο, είναι συνένοχη στον πόλεμο που γίνεται αυτή τη στιγμή στο Ιράν. Είμαστε εδώ επειδή το ελληνικό κράτος έχει παραδοθεί, έχει δορυφοροποιηθεί πλήρως στο Ισραήλ και όχι μόνο στο ΝΑΤΟ και τις ΗΠΑ. Ο ελληνικός λαός, ο δικός μας λαός, συμπάσχει με τους Παλαιστίνιους, συμπάσχει με τους Σύριους, συμπάσχει με τους Λίβυους, συμπάσχει με όλους τους λαούς που ήταν θύματα της αμερικανο-ισραηλινής επιδρομής. mera25.gr/synantisi-g-va…

@Glenn_Diesen Why are these sanctions not used before. Running out of ideas.

The EU "peace project": 21 sanctions packages, but no diplomacy...

@georgegalloway George can you please ask the elephant in the room question: why is this airport functioning?

Dark clouds are gathering in the Middle East

He is running out of ideas. No win in Iran no win Lebanon so he uses the same tactics using his house slaves in Lebanon via the media to show the world the world that a deal with Israel was always hindered by Hezbollah. But what they don’t tell you is that in Ben Morris book Israel was already meddling with Lebanese politicians since late 40s early 50s.

BREAKING: NETANYAHU: I had an excellent conversation with President Trump. He is pressuring Iran very hard economically and militarily. We have started a process to achieve a historic peace between Israel and Lebanon. It is clear to us that Hezbollah is trying to sabotage it.

That’s not new to Lebanon. History is changing and unfolding in front of our eyes and these long time political leaders”age is expiring and to quote malcom x the Lebanese politicians mainly the flange and current sunni Saudi backed politicians are mere “house slaves” and is expected for their behaviour to continue until the the chess board of west-Asia is changed in favour of Iran. It is inevitable and the political system in Lebanon will be broken before it gets rebuild again.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗡 Throughout history, I have never read or heard of a betrayal as profound as the one unfolding in Lebanon today. While Israel bombs the south, leveling villages and inflicting unspeakable suffering on civilians, a group within our own borders, led by the President, the Prime Minister, and the Lebanese Forces, a right wing christian group historically affiliated with Israel, has reached a bottomless depth of depravity. Under the hollow guise of "political pragmatism," they are whispering in the ear of the aggressor, encouraging the continued slaughter of their own countrymen who stand for the resistance. It is a disgrace beyond words to hold direct, face-to-face meetings with those spilling Lebanese blood while the smoke still rises from our homes. Shaking the hands of the executioner while the bodies of your citizens are still being pulled from the rubble is not "diplomacy"; it is the most intimate form of treachery. These people will be remembered as the ultimate traitors. Even the masters they serve, the Israelis and the Americans, view them with nothing but contempt. They are being used as temporary tools, and history will discard them as nothing more than treacherous lowlifes.

@alon_mizrahi Why is this airport still functional.

Israel has brought the US to its knees. The complete and total surrender of a country the size of the US, without even a fight, is mindblowing There is no US. The host is dead. There is only Israel

There can, and should be no agreement with Israel, ever

@elonmusk No

Yes

@SimonDixonTwitt Only because I..rael cannot commit to a ceasefire and killing civilians. And the US and Europe can’t do anything about it.

ECB chief Christine Lagarde warns of possible food rationing due to fertilizer disruptions “A third of fertilizers are shipped through the Strait of Hormuz... that is at risk.”

@DanielLDavis1 What if all these wars waged for the purpose of destabilizing and the destruction of a society. That’s all. As long as the US homeland is not impacted the cost is always by someone else dumb enough to buy it.

President Trump today convened a “war cabinet” meeting in the White House to consider what happens next week when the current cease-fire expires next Wednesday morning. What he should conclude is that this “excursion“ was a dramatic mistake, and recognize that the objective of defeating Iran militarily is not possible with the troops we have allocated and the time we have available, and instead of proving that by trying to restart the war, he should admit the plan didn’t work, and seek to extricate the US as quickly as possible at the lowest possible cost. It is crucial to understand where we are at this point and how we got here: Prior to choosing to start this war w Iran, there was no threat to the United States, imminent or otherwise. They were not two weeks from a nuclear bomb, and they had made no move to build one. The Strait of Hormuz was open and free and unfettered, and about 19 million barrels of oil and all other commodities were flowing freely and without encumbrance, every day. All American troops in the region were alive and well. All of our bases were fully operational and unscathed. 24 MQ9 reaper drones were still in our possession, and 13 combat aircraft were still fully functional, and no planes had been shot out of the sky. The price of oil was a little over $60 a barrel, and every reason to think that it would remain stable at that price. Our regional allies we’re still whole and protected. Now none of those things are true now. The cost has been profound for a war that should never have been started, and it was clear to anyone willing to see the reality that we would end up in a place like this. And now, it is equally clear that to restart this war by choice, will only deepen all of the costs that we’ve already had imposed upon us, likely more death and destruction for America and its allies, and an even graver interruption of global oil supplies. And we still will not have control of the Strait, and will be facing a strategic and then military defeat at the hands of someone smaller and much weaker than us. The only way we could ever lose a war to Iran is if we started one. And now here we are staring defeating the face bc of that bad choice. The only question now, how much deeper with the cost be to America and our allies if we refuse to learn the previous lessons, and arrogantly go forth, trying to win again with the military. How many more Americans will have to die to prove what is already self evident?

@RealPepeEscobar I wish I could agree or trust one point of that list.

Out in the open - for everyone to see. The Gazaification of the planet, operated by a bunch of self-entitled techno-feudalists. No. Future. For you. x.com/PalantirTech/s…

@alon_mizrahi If you know how the end works then they also know how this ends. Then the serious question should be asked? What does th end look like. I’m struggling to know how a small country is still using its military bases and they’re still flying jets etc.

The way I see it, the US and Israel are preparing the world's most obvious surprise attack against Iran, which I expect to happen in the coming week or two. It will be the widest and wildest operation conducted to destabilize and occupy Iran to date, combining a massive air campaign, assassinations, and a serious attempts to start a ground operation in Iran - potentially on Kharg Island or some other strategic point in the Persian Gulf. They may also try and do something big to take over the Strait. I wouldn't rule out a raid on the Iranian parliament, in an attempt to kidnap some leaders or potentially take over the building. Regional government buildings could also become targets for commando raids. I also wouldn't be surprised if the US and Israel used EMP bombs to try and blind Iran's military and shock and awe its population. It is not only the buildup of ground forces and the nonstop delivery of equipment into West Asia, it is a proper appreciation of Israel's control over the American system, which so many people still don't get. Israel is not done with Iran, and therefore the US is not done with Iran. The fake negotiations will most probably soon be over, or cut off abruptly for the new phase of the war to begin. Iran will face a major test - the biggest it ever faced. Once again, it will emerge victorious