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Villanova HC Kevin Willard: "I'm gonna fire my staff." Lauren Shehadi: "Not now." Willard: "Yeah, I am. Because we've given up 8 points on underneath out-of-bounds defense. The only thing I'm gonna do is fire them and get a new staff." #MarchMadness

@EndWokeness @mlb_nine

BREAKING: IsIamic public prayer takes over NYC's Prospect Park with Mayor Mamdani

@ChairmanRabbit @mlb_nine v interesting perspective on why she fan girled so hard

Allow me to share the perspective of average educated Chinese people toward Japan: 1. Japan is a society that "worships strength." 2. Japan is a highly hierarchical society with strong feudal characteristics, interpreting the world through the framework of rank and status. 3. Power, often military power, serves as the foundation for establishing hierarchical order in human societies. 4. Historically, Japan viewed China as the highest-ranking civilization. As part of the Sinosphere, Japan existed as a tributary or quasi-tributary state of China. 5. When Japan witnessed the decline of the Chinese Empire (the Qing Dynasty), it decisively turned to the West. This shift marked the Meiji Restoration and the policy of "Datsu-A Ron" (Leaving Asia, Joining Europe), adopting Western institutions and distancing itself from Chinese civilizational influence. 6. Japan further solidified its perceived position in the global civilizational hierarchy through victories in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. 7. Emulating European colonialism, Japan began viewing the invasion and colonising of other nations as a legitimate means to elevate its status—a reflection of the pre-20th century world order. 8. In the 1930s, Japan launched a war of aggression against China, aiming to colonize it, utilize its resources for growth, dominate Asia (through the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"), and challenge the West. 9. Believing its comprehensive strength had matured, Japan eventually initiated war against the United States and Western powers, with the attack on Pearl Harbor representing the peak of this ambition. 10. Japan was ultimately defeated not by America's formidable fleet and marines alone, but by two atomic bombs, despite its industrial inferiority to the U.S. 11. Following the atomic bombings, Japan surrendered. At that moment, it re-established its understanding of the global hierarchy: the United States, capable of deploying such devastating weapons, was the undisputed master. Japan would henceforth submit completely to the U.S., emulating—however superficially—its institutions, social structures, popular culture, values, and all facets of American life. This was not an abandonment of Japanese culture and tradition, but an effort to remake itself in America's image. Post-war Japan became, in essence, a "neutered dog." 12. Thus, a peculiar dynamic emerged. While other nations may view the U.S. as a hegemon or ally while retaining the right to criticize, Japan regards America as a suzerain and an object of worship, refraining from any criticism. Psychologically, this relationship is inherently unequal because Japan, as a hierarchical and strength-worshipping society, believes it must remain subordinate to the nation that defeated it in war. 13. This also explains why Japan appears to live in a world that is decades old. It clings to a unipolar worldview where America remains the undisputed leader—much like a low-ranking yakuza member maintaining loyalty to a fading gang boss. 14. What unsettles Japan most is the rise of China. Japan struggles to confront the very power and cultural suzerain it abandoned over a century ago. Only a struggle that reshapes this order can change that. 15. Either Japan must be defeated by China, or the U.S. must be defeated by China, or a new power relationship is established (hence not technically a "defeat"). This contest could take military, technological, economic, or cultural forms. 16. But Japan inevitably requires such a reconfiguration to rebuild its understanding of the world order, for this is how it comprehends the world. 17. For now, at least, Japan has only one object of worship: the United States. This is the reason behind the obsequious demeanor of politicians like Sanae Takaichi toward figures like Donald Trump

@demas6Basket @mlb_nine

Payton Pritchard debe tener uno de los mejores manejos de balón de la historia de la humanidad

@ImperiumFirst @mlb_nine

We gotta deploy this nigga to Iran

@TheHoopHerald @mlb_nine

Watching this man’s highlights He’s actually a pyscho, huh

@Jhonffonseca @mlb_nine

🇺🇸🇯🇵 ¡HISTÓRICO ! La Primera Ministra de Japón, Sanae Takaichi, acaba de lanzar una bomba nuclear diplomática en la Casa Blanca: «¡Solo tú, Donald Trump, puedes traer la paz verdadera al mundo!» «Solo tú puedes aplastar el régimen iraní y restaurar el orden global.» Y no se quedó ahí. Mirando fijamente al presidente, declaró con una convicción que estremeció la sala: «Estoy dispuesta a movilizar a TODOS los aliados de la comunidad internacional. JUNTOS, bajo tu liderazgo, lograremos lo imposible.» «Por eso estoy aquí HOY, en la Casa Blanca, para entregarte este mensaje cara a cara: el mundo te necesita AHORA.» La Iron Lady de Japón acaba de apostar TODO por Trump como el único capaz de imponer la paz a través de la fuerza.

@MamdaniWatch @mlb_nine

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani’s wife has DEACTIVATED her old account which had several controversial posts The coverup continues

@RapidResponse47 @CIADirector @mlb_nine

.@CIADirector: "Iran possesses at least 440kg of uranium enriched to weapons-grade 60% — which doesn't have a civilian use. The only use for that would be the development of nuclear weapons."

@LevineJonathan @NYCMayor @mlb_nine

Hey @NYCMayor — what does your wife mean by "fgts" here?

@EYakoby @mlb_nine

Joe Kent: “There is zero evidence that Iran was trying to build a nuclear weapon, Netanyahu is warmongering.” The Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament: “We tried to develop nuclear weapons, but couldn't keep it secret.”

@America1stLegal @mlb_nine

/1🚨EXPOSED — Biden CIA’s War on Motherhood: Newly released CIA documents reveal the Biden Administration identified “motherhood” and “homemaking” as indicators of “white racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism” (REMVE).

@TVNewsNow @mlb_nine

🚨 NEW: Nick Shirley SLAMS Gavin Newsom: “The Governor of California is an enemy to the people of California. He’s literally working to support the fraudsters: he could be working to expose the fraud.” “How stupid do you have to be to say ‘let’s go after the guy exposing the fraud, let’s not go after the fraudsters’. That is what he’s doing. Why don’t you say ‘Hey Nick, great video - how can we help?’ “These tax dollars don’t say right or left on them, Republican or Democrat. Each tax dollar is a dollar for the American people. And when they go and steal these dollars from us, they are not robbing liberals or Democrats, they are robbing everyone. Then the Governor gets mad at the person exposing the fraud? How crazy do you have to be to think that logic?” adds @nickshirleyy

@kylenabecker @mlb_nine translation: someone is finally going after the hydra with a systematic approach

"What Trump is doing is attacking those institutions directly. And that's why the reaction is so unhinged. This isn't Democrats upset about losing an election. This is an ideological class watching the infrastructure of their unelected power be dismantled..." That's on target 🎯

@raven_brah Still one of the best videos ever made….first ballot HOF unanimous

I got more enjoyment out of this clip than Villeneuve’s Dune films

@MamdaniWatch @mlb_nine

Zohran Mamdani’s wife btw!

@999saudsalman @FaisalbinFarhan @mlb_nine

Saudi Foreign Minister @FaisalbinFarhan delivers a powerful statement: “What has Iran truly contributed to the Islamic world prior to this war? Supporting the Houthis in Yemen. Supporting the Popular Mobilisation Forces in Iraq, which have not only targeted neighbouring states, but Iraq itself. Supporting Hezbollah in Lebanon, long a destructive arm carrying out destabilising activities across the region, including in Saudi Arabia. Where was the support for the Islamic world in backing the crimes of the former Syrian regime? Where was that support in the assassination of political figures in Lebanon? Where was it in empowering militias in Iraq to the point of hijacking political decision-making and stalling development? Where is the support for Islamic causes? I do not see it!”

@A_M_R_M1 @mlb_nine

🚨 Breaking: Saudi Foreign Minister issues a strong warning: “Iran planned in advance what we are witnessing today. This behavior is not a coincidence but an extension of a historical record based on coercion, sponsoring militias, and supporting its proxies to target neighboring countries.”

@MarioNawfal @mlb_nine so in your opinion is all of this completely untrue and irrelevant ?

Here’s a clear explanation of why Trump attacked Iran, and why I think the war will end soon. The war isn't about nuclear weapons. It's not about helping the Iranian people. It’s not about doing Israel’s bidding. And it's not about Iran being a threat to the U.S. It's about China. China imports 45-57% of its oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has the capacity to shut it down. A U.S.-aligned Iran means an Iran that would choke off that strait if there's ever a real power struggle between Washington and Beijing. And there already is one. The U.S. and China have been locked in a tariff war for over a year now. Also remember when China threatened export controls on rare earths, encompassing any company anywhere in the world that uses Chinese rare earths? Yes, China essentially said that any company that uses their rare earths (China refines 85-90% of the world’s supply) must seek their permission before exporting their products. This means if a German manufacturer uses rare earths fro China to create chips for American companies, China can block the export of these chips. That’s how much leverage China has over the U.S., and that’s dangerous, especially if China finally decides to reunify with Taiwan. So controlling the Strait of Hormuz becomes critical for the U.S. It's the same reason Trump wants China out of the Panama Canal. The same reason Venezuela matters. The same reason he's eyeing Greenland, where shipping routes to China pass through melting Arctic ice. Energy is everything now. The AI arms race is the most important strategic competition on the planet. Limiting China's access to energy is how the U.S. wins that race, and anyone who believes in freedom and democracy should want America to win. China is investing heavily in domestic energy, building nuclear reactors, solar farms, wind power. They're leapfrogging the rest of the world. But they still import the majority of their oil. And a significant chunk of it comes through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran was reportedly nearing a deal for supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles from China, which would make it easier for Iran to threaten shipping in the Strait and strike U.S. naval vessels. That accelerated the timeline. Trump's comment today about doing in Iran what he did in Venezuela makes perfect sense in this context. He wants influence over who comes next. A regime that's workable for Washington. If he succeeds, this would be a massive strategic win for the U.S. and for Trump.

@MileiSays @mlb_nine

Javier Milei: “I am a true libertarian. I see the state as an oppressive machine which destroys rights, which destroys liberty.” “I see taxes as theft. I see the state as an organized criminal gang.”