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Idiocracy

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Executive Director of Nothing | Adjunct Fellow @ Nowhere, Advisor to nobody & Professional Observer of pointless conflicts | RTs not endorsements! Ξ ,#bitcoin

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Ragıp Soylu@ragipsoylu·1d

Looks like Belgium FM just survived an Israeli attack on Beirut yesterday. Let that sink in.

Maxime PREVOT@prevotmaxime

🇱🇧 (EN/FR/NL) I came to Beirut today to show our full support to the Lebanese authorities and to express our deep solidarity with the families affected by the violent conflict opposing Israel to Hezbollah. Just before I was commending President Aoun for offering to open official negotiations with Israel towards a ceasefire, Israel launched, with no previous warning, one of the most massive strikes since the beginning of the hostilities, allegedly causing hundreds of civilian victims. We were at the embassy with my delegation, just a few hundred metres from where the missiles struck. This must stop. The ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran must include Lebanon! —— Je suis venu aujourd’hui à Beyrouth pour manifester notre soutien total aux autorités libanaises et exprimer notre profonde solidarité avec les familles touchées par le violent conflit qui oppose Israël au Hezbollah. Peu avant de féliciter le président Aoun d’avoir proposé d’entamer des négociations officielles avec Israël en vue d’un cessez-le-feu, Israël a lancé, sans aucun avertissement préalable, l’une des frappes les plus massives depuis le début des hostilités, qui aurait fait des centaines de victimes civiles. Nous étions à l'ambassade avec ma délégation, à quelques centaines de mètres seulement de l'endroit où les missiles ont frappé. Cela doit cesser. Le cessez-le-feu entre les États-Unis, Israël et l'Iran doit inclure le Liban ! —— Ik ben vandaag naar Beiroet gekomen om onze volledige steun te betuigen aan de Libanese autoriteiten en om onze diepe solidariteit te betuigen met de families die getroffen zijn door het gewelddadige conflict tussen Israël en Hezbollah. Net toen ik president Aoun prees voor zijn aanbod om officiële onderhandelingen met Israël te starten met het oog op een staakt-het-vuren, lanceerde Israël zonder enige voorafgaande waarschuwing een van de zwaarste aanvallen sinds het begin van de vijandelijkheden, waarbij naar verluidt honderden burgerslachtoffers zijn gevallen. We waren met mijn delegatie in de ambassade, op slechts een paar honderd meter van de plek waar de raketten insloegen. Dit moet stoppen. Het staakt-het-vuren tussen de VS, Israël en Iran moet ook Libanon omvatten! @BelgiumMFA @BelgiumLebanon

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Sprinter Press@SprinterPress·20h

A Chinese technology company on Weibo has openly and continuously shared detailed information about the deployment of the US military over the past 96 hours.

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Murtaza Hussain@MazMHussain·3h

This surprising statement also came in the context of South Korea announcing the appointment of a new special envoy to Iran: (english.news.cn/20260410/beb98…) This comes one day after Spain decision to reopen its embassy in Tehran and suggests more countries will now engage in bilateral agreements with Iran based on a calculation of their material interests and views of the situation rather than the old tradition of mimicking an increasingly erratic and extreme Washington.

Nine-tailed Fox 🇰🇷@saber_k086

Lee Jae-myung openly criticizing Israel on Twitter in 8 AM was not on my bingo card but well here we go

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Philippe Alcoy@PhilippeAlcoy·23h

C’est marrant que le gouvernement français dise ça alors que la France contrôle le Canal du Mozambique, par où passe 30% du transport mondial de pétrole, grâce à ses possessions coloniales comme Mayotte (littéralement volée aux Comores au moment de l’indépendance). Ce contrôle impérialiste du Canal du Mozambique permet à la France d’avoir des droits sur les ressources de cette région qui se trouve à des milliers de kilomètres de la France. Cette présence vient accompagnée d’un déploiement militaire permanent, ce qui implique une menace impérialiste contre les populations locales. Pour rappel, la situation a Ormuz est le résultat de la débâcle militaire de l’offensive impérialiste des USA et Israël contre l’Iran. Et le gouvernement français en est complice (envoie du porte-avions, etc)!

Agence France-Presse@afpfr

⛴️ Détroit d'Ormuz: instaurer un mécanisme de péage serait "inacceptable", a martelé jeudi le chef de la diplomatie française, martelant que ce serait contraire au droit international ⤵️

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Drop Site@DropSiteNews·3h

🇨🇳🇦🇫🇵🇰 China brokers Afghanistan-Pakistan agreement to halt escalation in fighting Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday not to escalate their conflict and to pursue a comprehensive resolution to their disputes following seven days of peace talks mediated by China in the western city of Urumqi, Beijing’s Foreign Ministry announced. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said all parties acknowledged that “terrorism is the core issue” in the relationship and agreed to continue dialogue, though Islamabad offered no public comment on the outcome.

Xu Feihong@China_Amb_India

Representatives of #China, #Pakistan and #Afghanistan held week-long informal talks in Urumqi, Xinjiang🇨🇳 from April 1 to 7. The Afghan and Pakistani sides reiterated that they follow the purposes and spirit of the UN Charter and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, stay committed to resolving differences as soon as possible, work for the turnaround of Afghanistan-Pakistan relations, and agree to refrain from actions that may escalate or complicate the situation. The three sides agreed to discuss a comprehensive plan to resolve issues in the relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and identified the core and priority issues.

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Winston@ChurchillWw·15h

China built 18 superlarge LNG storage tanks, more than twice the rest of the world combined. Each one holds 9.5 million cubic feet, bigger than Madison Square Garden. Keeping natural gas liquid at minus 162°C demands 9% nickel steel plates, concrete outer containment, and specialized cryogenic welding where every joint is ultrasonically inspected. The material expands 600-fold when it warms back to gas, so the tolerances are extreme. This is heavy industrial skill, not something you improvise. South Korea is now building seven tanks of the same size south of Seoul, with Japan following. nytimes.com/2026/04/08/bus…

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Nader Itayim | ‌‌نادر ایتیّم@ncitayim·3h

ICYMI: 🇸🇦 Some detail on the *timing* of the strikes on energy facilities that Saudi Arabia disclosed late Thursday: Almost all took place AFTER the announcement of the US-Iran ceasefire. Only the attack on Khurais came before, back in mid-March, where repairs still ongoing 👇

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Nader Itayim | ‌‌نادر ایتیّم@ncitayim

🚨 Saudi Arabia confirms hits on "important energy facilities" in the Kingdom, including the critical East-West pipeline "leading to a loss of approx 700k b/d thru the pipeline." Also hits to the Manifa and Khurais production facilities resulted in a loss of 600k b/d. More 👇

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Eldar Mamedov@EldarMamedov4·10h

From “the Iranian regime has only weeks or months left” (Merz) to “I spoke with FM” — good. But it would’ve been more credible if Germany also addressed Israel’s efforts to sabotage the ceasefire.

Johann Wadephul@AussenMinDE

Ich habe heute mit dem iranischen Außenminister Araghchi gesprochen. Ich habe #Iran aufgefordert, den Waffenstillstand einzuhalten und sich auf konstruktive Verhandlungen einzulassen sowie freie und sichere Schifffahrt durch die Straße von Hormus zu ermöglichen.

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Alexander Stahel 🌻@BurggrabenH·12h

I’m cutting expected Hormuz exits to 10 vessels/day across all classes, hopefully starting next week. This isn’t a reopening, it’s an execution nightmare. Entries? Near zero, ex Iran’s dark fleet. No inbound flow means no network normalization. Backlog sits at 800–900 vessels. At 10/day, you’re looking at 80–90 days just to clear. That assumes no fresh disruptions and a ceasefire that actually holds. Big assumptions. Core point: until the trapped fleet is out and safe, nobody rational is taking entry risk. You can’t price schedule uncertainty like this. The opportunity cost alone kills it. Result: this crisis runs through July, and more likely bleeds into 2027, despite any one-off release of 150mbbl over 90 days. Tehran won’t give up the Hormuz card. It’s their economic deterrent, cheaper and arguably more effective than a bomb. Trump swapped a potential WMD with an actual economic WMD and likely makes Obama‘s silly JCPOA look like the art of the deal. Example from today‘s FT article: Jakob Larsen, chief safety and security officer at the shipowners’ association Bimco, said that the body was advising members to “await further guidance from the relevant authorities” and warned that crossing the strait would for now “involve heightened risk”. The payment scheme in particular left a “big question mark” about potential violations of western sanctions policy, one industry executive said. “If the Iranians are demanding a toll right now, if you pay that toll you are likely to be violating the US sanctions on Iran,” said Lars Jensen, chief executive of the advisory firm Vespucci Maritime. “Either [shipowners] choose to keep their vessels in the Gulf or pay Iran in violation of US sanctions to get their ships out.” One of countless problems.

Alexander Stahel 🌻@BurggrabenH

Technical limitations: - 12 ships per day (8.5% of normal); - US$1-2m fee charged. 800 vessels trapped. Requires 61 ships/day with 2-week window (today lost). But that’s all noise. My forecast for signal: not ONE ship will ENTER Persian trap (ex Iran dark fleet).

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Amerikanets 📉@ripplebrain·4h

Today, CBS posted an article and a video interview with an American soldier that provided new details on the destruction by Iran of a command center in Kuwait on March 1st that killed six US military personnel. Most have focused on the revelation (not actually new) that this command center wasn't "fortified," as Pete Hegseth put it, and on the accusations of negligence by the DoW. But a few readers noticed something curious in the online version of the article. Buried in the wreckage of the command center is what appears to be a gravity bomb. This bomb bears a strong resemblance to a Soviet-era FAB or RBK 250. What is this bomb doing there? As incredible as it may seem, this may be the first hard evidence we've gotten of the rumors that the Iranian Air Force conducted a series of bombing runs on US military sites in the first phase of the war. This is backed up by an overlooked CENTCOM press release that referenced "attacks from Iranian aircraft" occurring on the 1st at the same time three F-15s were lost, officially to Kuwaiti friendly fire. The Iranian gravity bomb arsenal is primarily composed of (possibly modified) Soviet models. The Iranians themselves released a video of F-4 Phantoms being loaded with munitions, and Tasnim reported they were "preparing to bomb American bases" on the 1st of March. CBS says the command center was hit by a drone. But it's difficult to explain what an apparently Soviet bomb is doing sitting in the debris. If anyone can provide a better match for the bomb model and an explanation of what it might be doing there, please do so in the replies. The fourth image in the set is a FAB-250 variant

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ian bremmer@ianbremmer·11h

this map is the story of the last 25 years of us foreign policy in its own backyard. and that was before the tariffs.

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Easy@NotSoEasyMoney·7h

HOW IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THIS!?!?!?!? THEY PRINTED 5 BILLION OF THEIR OWN TOKENS THEN WITHDREW IT AS USDC!?!?!?!??!

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Pipso 🚩@pipsopolis·6h

شهوت دیده شدن مملکت را از نظر حفاظت اطلاعات به این روز انداخت

یوسف پزشکیان@ypezeshkian

۱- محتوای جلسه مفصل بوده. با یادداشت من لو نرفته! ۲- آنچه گفتم محرمانه نبوده ۳- هیچ کدام از حضار واداده نبودن. این توهینه ۴- ترس با نگرانی فرق داره. عزیزان ترسو نبودن ۵- نگرانی از بمب اتم نابجا نیست ۶- اینکه دشمن به این فکر نکرده غلطه. بسیاری پیش از من در این باره صحبت کرده‌اند!

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Ryan Grim@ryangrim·6h

Deliberately killing an elderly diplomat and his wife precisely because he was working on a peace effort is one of the greatest crimes imaginable—a killing carried out to prevent a peaceful resolution.

Murtaza Hussain@MazMHussain

The Israeli/US murder of Kharazi at his house along with his wife was truly despicable act—killing a reformist diplomat who served an FM for Khatami and helped develop his “Concert of Civilizations” idea and was reportedly helping mediate the current situation.

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Jared Szuba@JM_Szuba·4h

Kamal Kharazi reportedly died from wounds inflicted in an airstrike targeting his residence last week. As Iran’s foreign minister in Sept. 2002, he proposed mutual normalization of US-Iran relations at a private dinner with American diplomats hosted by Javad Zarif in New York.

Ali Hashem علي هاشم@Alihashem

Kamal Kharazi, Iran's former foreign minister and head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, has succumbed to injuries sustained in an Israeli/US airstrike one week prior. His wife was killed in the initial attack.

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Angry Staffer@Angry_Staffer·9h

He literally said *yesterday* that he was considering a “joint venture” to help Iran charge people for using the Strait. He said the day before that he didn’t care if they made a little money off of it.

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Arnaud Bertrand@RnaudBertrand·8h

Is he losing his mind? He himself was asked about this 2 days ago and he replied it was "a beautiful thing" and that he was considering asking Iran to do it as a "joint venture" with the US (x.com/i/status/20418…).

Jonathan Karl@jonkarl

This morning, I asked President Trump if he’s okay with the Iranians charging a toll for all ships that go through the Strait of Hormuz, he told me there may be a Joint US-Iran venture to charge tolls: “We’re thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It’s a way of securing it — also securing it from lots of other people.” “It’s a beautiful thing”

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Mehdi H.@mhmiranusa·6h

No delegation from Iran has gone to Islamabad for negotiations. Iran has informed Pakistan that if the Lebanese Hezbollah is not part of the ceasefire, Iran's team won't go to Islamabad.

هنر جنگ@dolfiniran

۰۱:۲۱/ ۲۱ فروردین هیچ هیئتی از ایران برای مذاکرات به اسلام آباد نرفته است. ایران پاکستان را مطلع کرده اگر لبنان بخشی از آتش بس نباشد تیم ایران به اسلام آباد نخواهد رفت.

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Jon Gambrell | جون@jongambrellAP·7h

APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (@AP) — Kuwait says #Iran and its proxies attacked it on Thursday; Saudi Arabia says its East-West pipeline recently damaged.

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Gregory Brew@gbrew24·7h

People are obsessing over the wrong thing. It's not tankers going through Hormuz. That's mostly signaling. When tankers can go through Hormuz again in real numbers, that will allow regional producers to start unwinding shut-ins. Right now, it's approx. 10 million bpd. That's what is hitting global economy. Not the movement of ships.

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