Carl Worker

The Minister met Cuban Ambassador Luis Ernesto Morejón this morning. The Ambassador briefed the Minister on his government’s perspectives on Cuba’s current situation. The Minister outlined New Zealand’s approach to this issue, namely: - We expect all parties to comply with international law and the UN Charter;   - Diplomacy and political dialogue are the preferred pathways to resolve differences;  - The future of Cuba is for the people of Cuba to determine;   - The human rights of the people of Cuba, including political freedoms, must be upheld;  - NZ is concerned by the humanitarian situation in Cuba; and - NZ will seek to maintain an open and constructive relationship with Cuba.

Pope Leo is from Chicago and was friends with the corrupt democrat dominated Chicago politicians. Does it surprise you how woke he is?

🚨UPDATE: IRAN WILL BE ABLE TO CHARGE A FEE IN HORMUZ, WILL HAVE SANCTIONS LIFTED ON THE SALE OF THEIR OIL, WILL HAVE BILLIONS UNFROZEN, AND THE WAR IN LEBANON WILL END IN RETURN, THEY WILL MAKE PROMISES TO CONCEDE ON THEIR NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND REMOVE THEIR ENRICHED URANIUM IN A FUTURE AGREEMENT If true, this is a massive win for Iran! (This comes from sources close to the negotiations)

In hindsight, it was foolish of the U.S. to propose—and for India, Japan and Australia to accept—the elevation of the Quad to the summit level. If they had maintained it at the foreign minister level (plenty high) the grouping would not appear as diminished as it does today.

The fact that so many proponents of the Iran war are criticizing Trump’s looming deal is less an indictment of the deal than it is of the war. It means they can't defend the results of the policy they advocated for so long so are reduced to claiming that victory would have been around the corner if only Trump had stayed the course... (which only they seem to believe). They are right that the deal will leave the US worse off than before the war but fail to recognize, or at least refuse to admit, that the mistake was the war, not the deal.

🇱🇧🇮🇱 Dahiye is emptying out. The last time Israel warned Beirut's southern suburbs, they flattened them. People who lived through that don't need to be told twice. Source: WarFront Witness

TRUMP JUST PUBLISHED THE EXACT LIST OF COUNTRIES REQUIRED TO JOIN THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS AS THE PRICE OF ANY IRAN PEACE DEAL Not a suggestion. Not a request. MANDATORY. SIMULTANEOUS. NAMED NATIONS. Country by country. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia → sign Abraham Accords → normalize with Israel → or Iran deal collapses 🇶🇦 Qatar → sign Abraham Accords → the country hosting US Central Command headquarters 🇵🇰 Pakistan → sign Abraham Accords → a nuclear power with 240 million Muslims 🇹🇷 Türkiye → sign Abraham Accords → NATO ally whose president called Israel a "terrorist state" 🇪🇬 Egypt → sign Abraham Accords → 100 million people, spiritual capital of the Arab world 🇯🇴 Jordan → sign Abraham Accords → already has a peace treaty, but this demands public normalization 🇦🇪 UAE → already a Member → required to anchor the new expanded coalition 🇧🇭 Bahrain → already a Member → required to stand alongside every new signatory 🇮🇷 Iran → offered an "Honor" to join → meaning: recognize Israel or stay at war 💀 9 named nations 💀 1 condition: all sign simultaneously or the deal dies 💀 ZERO exceptions — Trump's words: "mandatory" 💀 $11,300,000,000,000 in market cap added since March 30 bottom — that's what peace is worth Every nation on this list has official state policy refusing recognition of Israel. Some for decades. Some since 1948. Trump's post is live. The calls to leaders have already happened. The list is published. These are the signatures required. Right now. I'll keep you updated. Turn on notifications. 🚨

one of the best tweets of all time

The most irritating moment from this clip isn't the "monster" thing, it's when Mearsheimer observes there's no evidence Iran had foreknowledge of October 7, and Nuland and Pompeo condescendingly scoff and sneer without actually producing the evidence.