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@EthanLevins2 @joelpollak No they did not. But Iran's proxy Hezbollah is. And they're hiding behind the women and children of Lebanon. No country can't stand idly by while people are firing missiles into its territory.

@joelpollak Did they attack Israel?

Here’s an idea: don’t attack Israel.

@joelpollak @chadfelixg Of course, the problem is not that the people of Lebanon are attacking Israel. The problem is that Iran's proxy is attacking Israel.

@TruthFairy131 @JocastaMoney 14 May 2013

Labour UK sent out 'search parties' for immigrants to get them to come to the UK, Lord Mandelson has admitted. In a stunning confirmation that the Blair and Brown governments deliberately engineered mass immigration, the former Cabinet Minister and spin doctor said New Labour sought out foreign immigrants.

@KapitanZebel @DrNeilStone Not all Europeans. I detest the theocratic régime and do my best to make sure people are aware of its true nature.

I was no Orban fan but he was constantly called a dictator, autocratic and fascist but in the end lost a democratic election and left peacefully. Look at Iran THAT'S a fascist dictatorship.

@MartinSellner_ Of course, democracy should make it easier. I don't know how good Orbán’s English is but there should be a lucrative future waiting for him as a speaker to right-wing groups and institutions.

@MartinSellner_ Isn't that the failing of all authoritarian régimes, not least the so-called socialist régimes set up by the USSR? He failed to learn the lesson from Hungary’s history — János Kádár was in charge from 1956 to the end.

I think one of the strongest and most valid criticisms of Viktor Orbán is that his party failed to cultivate a new generation of young leaders. They seemed to believe they could keep winning indefinitely by appealing mainly to rural boomer voters and it shows in their slogans, posters, and overall messaging. They should have actively developed or at least tolerated a nationalistic opposition of their own. Imagine if Orbán had indirectly supported Mi Hazánk Movement allowing it to grow into a professional force, perhaps even taking 20–30% . That way, they could have captured and channeled the natural desire for change within parts of the population, instead of letting it turn against them. In the end, it was probably the iron law of oligarchy.

@benonwine For all X's flaws, I'm not sure that I know anywhere better.

Honest Question…Is X still the digital market square where everyone comes to debate… Or has that era gone?

@y_alibhai @guardiannews @TedCantle You used to be a serious journalist. Now you seem to be nothing but a tuppenny provocateur.

@guardiannews @TedCantle asks white Brits to integrate, This may be the first time ever that the white ghetto mentality has been called out

@y_alibhai @RobertJenrick How can locals integrate with people who aren't there? Should we be forcing black people to go to Hampstead? I assume you're responding to a remark you consider stupid. I'm not sure that makes your post any less stupid.

Dear @RobertJenrick I went to Hampstead shops yesterday and saw no black people. And thought locals should integrate better. Do you agree?

@AndyGregg54 @y_alibhai Well, there's a surprise! How could it be otherwise. They moved to an overwhelmingly white country. But the white people who are now in a minority in their own areas didn't choose this.

@y_alibhai Absolutely! Integration is a white problem not a black or brown one. People of colour know far more about white society and culture than most white people know about the backgrounds of the "other". They have to do this to survive in a white dominated and often racist culture.

Why aren't white people ever instructed to integrate with those of other races and cultures???My column inews.co.uk/opinion/yorksh…

Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest number since 1989, NGOs say. The number of executions represented an increase of 68% on the 975 people Iran put to death in 2024 u.afp.com/SEqW

@ClarkeMicah @GypsyBoots8 The theocratic régime never negotiates in good faith.

.@gypsyboots8 Yes, at the end of February Iran was negotiating in good faith, according to independent intermediaries the talks were making progress. Then, with no declaration of war, the USA and Israel assassinated the government and began armed attacks on Iran. Imagine what you’d say if it had been the other way round.

@joannacuddle @IonisedMedia

@IonisedMedia Transphobic LGB people are a tiny minority being used by far right & evangelical groups to generate a rift to divide and conquer, their aim is the removal of equal rights for ALL LGBTQ+ people. This 'film' is just more propaganda in that fight to attack all LGBTQ+ people.

Is "No Debate" now over? New documentary "At the End of the Rainbow" explores the growing rifts within the LGBTQ+ community—from shifting identities to the trans-rights divide; are we growing together, or being pulled apart? This isn't just a film; it's an essential conversation

@NotThatSamar Do you think such vessels have paid Iran's charge? Because my understanding is that only those the USA thinks has paid the charge will be stopped.

Keen to see what happens if a Chinese or Russian Vessel decides to pass.

@ChrisO_wiki @threadreaderapp unroll

15/ "Anyone who blogs on MAX would be wise to disable reactions like "poop" or "clown" to avoid getting their subscribers jailed. It's best to turn off comments altogether." /end Sources: 🔹 t.me/AlexCarrier/15… 🔹 t.me/zhivoff/26018 🔹 sovetsky--ros.sudrf.ru/modules.php?na…

1/ Simply using a 💩 emoji on the state-mandated Russian messenger app MAX is enough to result in a user being convicted and fined, or potentially even imprisoned. A recent court case highlights how the app is blatantly being used as an instrument of repression. ⬇️

@amirtibon @nicolelampert @SethAMandel My view is that the horrors of the 7th October attacks were deliberate and designed to provoke Netanyahu into an overreaction. That said, it's not clear what a proportionate reaction might have been.

The idea that Israel couldn't have done anything differently is a comfortable excuse for the government, but it doesn't align with reality. Yes, there are elements of the far-left and far-right in the U.S. that have always hated Israel and would continue to hate us regardless of our own actions. But the question Israelis, and supporters of Israel, still need to ask is the following: Did the Israeli government make things easier for our haters, or did it empower our allies? When on October 12, 2023, Israel's Minister of Energy (Yisrael Katz) put out a tweet saying no water, fuel or electricity will go into Gaza, at the same time that Israel's official line was "we are fighting Hamas terrorists, not innocent civilians," does that help Israel's friends in the US and Europe, or Israel's haters? And the worst part about it: the tweet exploded, was quoted endlessly in the media, but wasn't actually implemented as a policy, so we paid the price for nothing but one idiot Likud politician's hunt for likes. When another "genius" in our government, the "Minister of Heritage" (whatever that means) spoke early in the war about using nuclear bombs in Gaza, did that help people who are trying to explain Israel's position and the necessity of going to war against Hamas, or was it a gift to Hamas sympathizers? In the beginning of the war, Israel's strongest and most convincing argument was the urgency of saving the hostages. Our supporters and allies abroad constantly spoke about this as a humanitarian issue, and even some of our tough (but not hateful) critics had to concede. But over time, when Netanyahu's ministers began insulting, disparaging and shutting down the hostage families, the same issue was weaponized in the opposite direction, as proof that Israel didn't even care, supposedly, for the lives of its own citizens. This was a total lie with regards to the overwhelming majority of Israelis, who preferred a hostage deal to a continuation of the war, but was convincing to anyone following Smotrich and Ben Gvir's statements on this. There are many more examples, the most obvious of them being Netanyahu's decision from March 2025 to renew the war after the first Trump ceasefire, and to stop all humanitarian aid in order to constitute the failed GHF experiment. This by itself led to an explosion of anti-Israeli sentiment, after the ceasefire and hostage release images moved things in the other direction for a brief period. Another favorite anecdote of mine is how Israel actually had a talented foreign media spokesperson in the beginning of the war, Eylon Levy, who managed to have a few breakthrough moments on social media (remember the interaction with the crazy British host who asked him about the ratio between hostages and prisoners released?), and then Netanyahu threw him out because Sara Netanyahu allegedly found out he had taken part in a demonstration against the government a year earlier. So you can say nothing matters and no effort changes anything, but sorry: if you fire a talented spokesperson because of a petty grudge like this, you're not serious about fighting the problem. Bottom line: no Israeli government should be blamed for antisemitism, a sickness that has existed for millennia. But the responsibility of every Israeli Prime Minister is to make things harder for the antisemites and easier for Israel's supporters. This government has been doing the exact opposite for three-and-a-half years, and the results speak for themselves.

Israel is facing an unusually difficult challenge to its image in America. The question, then, becomes: what would it cost Israel to maintain its popularity? Could Israel plausibly live in safety and security while also keeping Americans' sympathy? commentary.org/seth-mandel/wh…

@ronnieagabajr I suppose it matters if one or both partners are devout Roman Catholics

How significant is his blessing, really? With or without it, same-sex marriages will still happen.

@Telegraph It is rewriting history. It's laughable to extrapolate so far on the basis of how small children were dressed. But the laughable seems to be the norm these days

👦 The Bowes links 19th-century breeching practice to LGBTQIA+ ideology but gender-critical campaigners say it is ‘rewriting history’ 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/1…

Brescia imam: “In our Islam, after age 9, a girl becomes a woman.” An “Italian” imam named Ali Kashif went on TV and announced that girls who have reached nine years of age may be considered women, and are appropriate marriage material. The Italian government reacted in an sensible manner and expelled him from the country, putting him on a flight to his native Pakistan. These words, spoken by the Brescia imam Ali Kashif into the microphones of the program “Out of the box”, have earned him expulsion from the country. It was the Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi who made the notification. Subsequent to the expulsion order, he was placed on a flight from Milan’s Malpensa Airport and sent back to his country of origin.”Originally from Pakistan, Kashif had emphasized the legitimacy, according to the Koran, of marriage with young girls: “ The Islamic religion says that if the parents are happy and both are in agreement, they can marry even at the age of 9. In our Islam, after 9 years, a girl becomes an adult. In the Koran, it says that it can be done.” The order was carried out by the police headquarters of Brescia on the instruction of the Ministry of Interior, which made the decision, citing reasons of security, the lack of a residence permit of the person in question, and his incompatibility with constitutional values. From Fratelli d’Italia [Brothers of Italy, the party of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni], Member of Parliament Riccardo De Corato expressed “full support for the measure” in the face of “very serious statements”, to which the State must react “with firmness and without any hesitation”. And he added: “Whoever thinks they can, in our country, justify barbaric practices, contrary to the dignity of the individual, the rights of minors, and fundamental principles of our legal system, needs to know that in Italy there is no room for fanaticism, for extremism, and for whoever disseminates messages incompatible with our legal system.

@daniellismore Can you point me to anything the suggests that this is @reformparty_uk policy?

All women’s rights activists need to know this including J. K. Rowling who probably would not care unless it involves transgender people.