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@AJEnglish england sending two medium pacers and an expert commentator to reopen strait

@434_days Congratulations!

Please understand that Trump is not the exception nor is he unique to American history; he is a byproduct of it. He is the unfettered, morally bankrupt rotten core of American white supremacism/ imperialism staring back at us. It's always been there, its just more unmasked now. Deep down I think the liberal corporate media/ establishment doesn't actually have a problem with Trump's policies per say (look at Pelosi, Schumer and other Dems comments on ravaging Iran), but rather that he's exposed the facade of America. That's what they find so difficult to stomach and contend with. He doesn't care to mask the true face of America's horrific violence or disregard for human life. American imperialist hegemony built itself upon a veneer of moral supremacy that legitimized it's violence as necessary and good. America was a brand, a business, with a very specific image that needed to be sustained. Marketed through its media, corporations and propaganda expeditiously— it depended upon upholding an illusion (myth) of moral and civilizational superiority, that covered over its true evils. That always gave it the upper hand because it was inherently benevolent. This justified it's global dominance, even though it was always maintained through such unforgiving brutality. Yet Trump routinely exposes this with both his incompetence and variable honesty, even though he's not actually trying to be honest. Hence they purposefully make Trump seem like an outlier to the presidency. Recall the years long obsession with the Russian collusion narrative, because of the optics. His victory over the neoliberal feel-good, female empowerment candidate (Clinton), made America, the self-anointed bastion of democracy and progressivism in the world, look bad. That it couldn't actually elect a borderline fascist or overt racist when racism had just ended with the first Black President previously. That it must have been that some foreign entity that helped him win. People today laud war criminals like Bush and Obama because they perceive the US presidency through the expectation of a performance. Trump lacks the relative decorum of his predecessors to mask the fallout of policies which are just as destructive as theirs, if not more. Trump is only an exception to American history in that he doesn't outwardly behave *presidentially* because he wasn't coming off of the traditional, cookie-cutter DC establishment politician conveyor belt. He doesn't possess the charm, wit or likeablity of his predecessors to paint over America's horrors. He has laid it all bare; gloves off, mask off. He's given them permission to show their true essence and not be ashamed of it. There is no need to hide it any longer— the violent white supremacy— unleashed to maximum capability. Maximum lethality, not tepid legality; as Hegseth put it. He's told them to take pride in it; to do it boldy. No fanciful language or need to spin the reality of what they're actually doing or believe in; unrelenting and unabashed; not restricted by or accountable to, any entity or semblance of morality. Just raw power. He is America's true face.

voice of global south has sore throat it seems

Trump: “I’m going to commit a genocide” Democrats: “Did you get congressional approval first?”

Not sure if we have any artists with this level of courage

It’s mind blowing how spray paint on a synagogue wall in the west gets more outrage and condemnation than an actual bombed synagogue. Israel can get away with anything even bombing Jews

Hilarious because we drew this game and lost out on the league on GD. Imagine if that happened to a certain other club, they’d be screaming conspiracy and PGMOL cartel antics

This krunal is chucking like anything

@himsini Welcome!

@VVF47_MUFC Yes.

Just the right time to madham maari convert to being an RCB fan. Hi from all Luru-vaasis.

is Mikel Arteta a football manager who knows how to win trophies? no. But does he entertain the fans while doing it? Also no. At least he must be likeable, moral, the kind of manager you are proud to have represent the club? funny story actually

Final thing from me. Arsenal fans in particular do this really weird thing where they only tell the real truth about their team after they lose... It's annoying

so, you can be a professor at an American university and have direct affiliations with a well-known pedophile, sex trafficker and obvious foreign agent; you can teach entire courses on why Islam is the big, bad religion - assigning readings that promote and justify violence against entire populations; you can write papers about the benefits of chattel slavery. You can be and do all these things and keep your job. But criticize Israel? Zionism? You’re out.

Sky News Australia host gets completely dismantled in a surreal interview. They accidentally bring on the wrong guest an anti war academic and it backfires instantly. Former U.S. Army Colonel and State Department official Anne Wright flips the script and absolutely roasts the host on air.

Salah 🤣🤣

@ianbremmer Ian, come on. A hostage when you’re shot down over a country bombing it? Was he kidnapped from his cockpit?

Let’s talk about the Chelsea hierarchy not suspending Enzo for racism targeted at his own teammates but he’s holding a two game suspension for flirting a move away from the club? It’s very interesting to see what’s tolerable and what’s not #MCGA

Like the majority of tournaments this century, Portugal go into World Cup 2026 with their hopes largely pinned on one man. Only it’s a different man. Bruno Fernandes is a football genius. That much became evident for anyone watching one wondrous display after another at Sporting Clube de Portugal. Having rarely missed a game at the José Alvalade stadium in the last 30 years, I can vouch that Bruno is hands-down the best Sporting player to grace the Lisbon club’s pitch during that time. It was why I was convinced he would be a huge success in the best league in the world and was happy to tell UK media outlets why => therepublikofmancunia.com/how-bruno-fern… That said, even I was surprised at how much he has stood out in a league so much wealthier than any other that its clubs can cherry pick the best players in the world. Bruno has been consistently brilliant and brilliantly consistent, despite the ongoing instability of Manchester United. And he is arguably enjoying his best ever season. Portugal have an embarrassment of riches in midfield. PSG pair Vitinha and João Neves are the heartbeat of a team that won everything there was to win last season. Bernardo Silva, like Bruno, is enjoying a fantastic individual campaign in Manchester. But for all of Vitinha’s ability to knit the team together, for all of Neves’ non-stop industry, for all of Bernardo’s football IQ, it is Bruno who is the difference maker. Two more games for Bruno this international break. Two more man-of-the-match performances. Two more superb assists against USA yesterday made it 24 in total in a Portugal shirt for Fernandes. Only Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo have more. His 28 goals for Portugal are only bettered by five players – Ronaldo, Pauleta, Eusébio, Figo and Nuno Gomes. Ronaldo can no longer dominate games like in past. Bruno can. Should Bruno Fernandes maintain his current level, Portuguese fans could be in for something special this summer.