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jacques
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“Never confuse education with intelligence, you can have a PhD and still be an idiot.”- Richard P. Feynman





A woman tries to stop draft officers from kidnapping a man and sending him to the front. Other vigilantes rush in to help her, but the odds are overwhelming. Resistance to forced mobilization in Kyiv.








BREAKING: ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE THE IRGC HAS DESIGNATED TRUMP’S PROPERTIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AS A LEGITIMATE TARGET FOR STRIKES List of reported targets: 🇦🇪 UAE: Trump International Golf Club Dubai - Damac Hills, Dubai Trump International Hotel & Residential Tower Dubai - Downtown Dubai 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: Trump Plaza Tower Jeddah - Jeddah Corniche Trump Tower Riyadh - Riyadh Trump International Golf Club Wadi Safar - Wadi Safar, Diriyah 🇶🇦 Qatar: Trump International Golf Club & Villas Semaisma - Semaisma, Qatar 🇴🇲 Oman: Trump International Hotel Oman - Muscat


.@CENTCOM: As of today, US forces have redirected 3 commercial vessels trying to run the blockade, disabled 1 that didn’t comply, and boarded 1 to ensure full compliance with the ongoing US naval blockade against Iran. The Strait of Hormuz and the surrounding waters remain free and open, except for vessels attempting to violate America’s steel wall blockade. 🇺🇸












FULL timeline of the campaign to bring Balogun back, according to a half dozen U.S. government & soccer officials: - Wednesday after U.S.-Bosnia match: Andrew Giuliani alerted Trump to the red card (Trump & Giuliani had been talking multiple times/week since start of World Cup and regularly before that.) - Wed night: Giuliani, Lutnick and U.S. Soccer officials began activating on plans to challenge red card - That kicked off 4 days of coordinated lobbying, legal maneuvering & diplomacy that stretched from Oval Office to Zurich - On *Thursday* Trump dialed Gianni Infantino and asked abt FIFA’s rules around the red card decision and grounds for suspension. (They’ve known each other for 8 yrs.) - FIFA declined to confirm any specific discussions but reiterated to POLITICO that the decision to suspend the one-match ban was made by an independent disciplinary committee. - As U.S. Soccer’s legal team formally prepared & submitted its appeal to FIFA, Giuliani + Lutnick offered to make White House attorneys available to assist - At the same time, Giuliani and Scott Goodwin — a hedge-fund manager who had helped pay the salary of Mauricio Pochettino — zeroed in on the officiating history of referee Raphael Claus -Articles examining previous controversies involving Claus circulated among senior gov officials as they evaluated every argument that could bolster the appeal - On FIFA side, Emilio García, who oversees the legal affairs of FIFA, advised Infantino on the available procedural options - García + other FIFA officials worked to determine whether the circumstances of Balogun’s tackle met the narrow standards that would allow the disciplinary decision to be revisited - By Sunday, FIFA announced that Balogun’s one-match suspension would be suspended - FIFA insists that the decision was an independent one made by its 18-person disciplinary committee, but it would not say whether the decision was decided through a vote, and it has not published a report on the decision. politico.com/live-updates/2…













