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Mike Glenn
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Mike Glenn
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Just an old, retired soldier.
Ohio, USA Entrou em Eylül 2022
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Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks about a Democratic "Project 2029" in which members of the current Trump administration, along with federal agents, will be criminally and civilly prosecuted.
"Whatever it is that we can do. It may be that you cannot criminally prosecute somebody, but you can go after them civilly."
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Zohran Mamdani: "I believe that this city (NYC) should provide universal childcare."
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@skscartoon Yeah, pretty much.
That's why I hope Trump imposes a permanent "transit tax" for the Strait on anyone who couldn't be bothered to help clear it. 🤬
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Let's be frank here:
Europeans would benefit from a successful war against Iran; They just want those benefits for free.
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@VigilantFox Funny thing: The wealthy get called all sorts of nasty names, but the one thing that I have never heard them called is STUPID.
Now liberal politicians, on the other hand....
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Even MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle is mocking California’s billionaire tax, noting the billionaires will inevitably flee the state:
“If you think you’re going to get billionaires in California to suddenly fork over a giant amount of money, they’re not.”
“Here’s the thing about being a billionaire: You’re not worried about leaving your house empty in New York City. You’re not worried about where your kids go to school.”
“If you’re a billionaire, you’re going to pick up stakes, and you’re going to go somewhere else, and you’re going to bring your tutors and your kids.”
“So this idea that they’re going to scoop up the billionaires there [with this tax], I don’t know how they’re possibly going to do that.”
“Nobody is better at swan diving through a loophole than billionaires. They can pick up and move.”
You know an idea is bad when even liberal pundits admit that it’s not even remotely feasible.
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"The U.S. military tests weapons in real wars. China tests them in a pirated copy of PowerPoint."
There; fixed that for you. 😏
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China’s Military Is a Paper Dragon — Venezuela & Iran Proved It.
China just quietly erased the chief designer of the J-20, along with top scientists in nuclear, radar, and missile programs. This is a systemic purge.
Beijing is doing two things at once:
1) Political cleansing for absolute loyalty
2) A full audit of its military hardware
Why? Because they’re no longer sure their weapons actually work.
For decades, corruption infected everything in China, promotions were bought, procurement was rigged, materials were faked. On paper, China built a world-class military. In reality, many systems are unreliable, untested, or outright inflated.
This is the difference between a showroom and a battlefield.
The U.S. military tests weapons in real wars. China tests them in PowerPoint.
Now imagine planning a Taiwan invasion without knowing if your missiles will fire, your radar will detect, or your jets will survive.
The battlefield failures of Chinese military systems in Venezuela and Iran are exposing a harsh reality: the PLA is still a paper dragon. When tested against real combat conditions, the gap between propaganda and performance becomes impossible to hide.
And that’s exactly why Xi is panicking.
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There's something about a socialist using the word "patriotic" while panhandling for money that bugs me. Perhaps it's because it's always someone else's money?
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New York Gov Kathy Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to Florida and Texas to come back to New York and pay taxes. 🤣
"I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs that we want to have in our state. Now, there are some patriotic millionaires who stepped up. OK, cut me the checks if you want to be supportive, but maybe the first step should be go down to Palm Beach and see who you can bring back home."
"I have to look at the fact that we are in competition with other states who have less of a tax burden on their corporations and their individuals. And I would say remote work changed everything."
"There were people who could only work in an office in Manhattan and work in New York state. And they were captives to our state, they were going to stay. We saw that that's not the case. Wall Street businesses looking at Texas, they're not going there because they have a nicer governor. They're going there because of the tax rate."
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Well, John, please forgive me for being a bit of a cynical bastard, but I believe it's because the Islamists have taken control of GB's government institutions. 😒
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@JohnCleese Well, John, please forgive me for being a bit of a cynical bastard, but I believe it's because the Islamists have taken control of GB's government institutions. 😒
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Why would the BBC praise a man who murdered 32,000 protestors ?
Amy Alkon@amyalkon
@persianjewess Moderate!
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@LindseyGrahamSC @POTUS Senator Graham, I would like to propose a "transit tax" on usage of the Strait, imposed in perpetuity upon those who can't be bothered to support the operation to clear it.
If they can't "afford" to fight for it, then they can damned-well foot the bill to maintain it. 🤬
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Just spoke to @POTUS about our European allies’ unwillingness to provide assets to keep the Strait of Hormuz functioning, which benefits Europe far more than America. I have never heard him so angry in my life. I share that anger given what’s at stake.
The arrogance of our allies to suggest that Iran with a nuclear weapon is of little concern and that military action to stop the ayatollah from acquiring a nuclear bomb is our problem not theirs is beyond offensive. The European approach to containing the ayatollah’s nuclear ambitions have proven to be a miserable failure.
The repercussions of providing little assistance to keep the Strait of Hormuz functioning are going to be wide and deep for Europe and America.
I consider myself very forward-leaning on supporting alliances, however at a time of real testing like this, it makes me second guess the value of these alliances. I am certain I am not the only senator who feels this way.
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@WallStreetMav Congratulations, Cuba, for finally going without your usual outside patrons. 👍
Now you can be just like North Korea. 😏
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Cuba is entering their the 2nd night of a total electric grid collapse.
There were blackouts for days before this, but now it is near total. Only some backup generators in some buildings. They will also run out of fuel soon.
The govt leaders are in a panic as protesters demand they leave the country.
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🛑Mossad message to Iranians: "keep sending locations"
In another video directed at the Iranian public, the Mossad urges citizens to continue sending locations of regime forces. The message says: “Don’t underestimate your power. One more location, one less Basij dog. Start sending.”
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@TousiTVOfficial That's the double-whammy when you lose your tactical communications: Not only can you not transmit orders to your outlying forces, you also have no idea as to whether or not those forces still EXIST. ☠️
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IDF intelligence says the IRGC is only now realizing the scale of the damage.
Their command structure is shattered, missile launch capacity severely degraded, and remaining forces are either hiding or unable to operate.
What we’re seeing now are limited launches - a fraction of what was expected.
Meanwhile, Israeli strikes continue, with the IRGC Navy headquarters in eastern Tehran reportedly destroyed.
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@TheIranWatcher Mossad: Turning Intelligence ops into the finest expression of the art. 🥸
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🚨 IRGC commanders booked 15 hotel rooms thinking they were safe, they weren’t.
Four IRGC commanders in Lebanon used multiple identities, reserved 15 rooms, then gathered in a single room and even disabled all hotel cameras.
Despite these precautions, an Israeli drone precisely struck their location and eliminated all four.
The level of infiltration and intelligence is on another level.
عبد الحميد العاني 🇮🇶@hamid_alani
⭕ أربعة من قادة الحرس الثوري الإيراني في أحد فنادق لبنان حجزوا 15 غرفة بالفندق عبر أشخاص من لبنان وعندما وصلوا أخذوا المفاتيح منهم وسكنوا في غرفة واحدة قاموا بتعطيل كل كاميرات الفندق دون أن يعرف أحد بذلك.. ورغم كل هذه الاحتياطات و الإجراءات الأمنية المشددة جاءت مسيرة إسرائيلية استهدفت الشقة التي يجلسون فيها وقضت عليهم أربعتهم اختراق للنخاع 😜
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x.com/JimFergusonUK/…
🚨 TRUMP CALLS OUT ALLIES: “WE DEFEND YOU — AND YOU WON’T STEP UP?”
President Donald Trump just laid it out in simple terms.
The United States stations:
45,000 troops in Japan
45,000 troops in South Korea
50,000 troops in Germany
America defends them.
Guarantees their security.
Carries the burden.
And when a crisis hits?
He asks a basic question:
“Do you have any minesweepers?”
The response?
“Would it be possible for us not to get involved?”
That tells you everything.
For decades, the U.S. has upheld the global security architecture — while many allies benefited from protection without matching responsibility.
Now, as tensions rise in critical regions like the Strait of Hormuz, that imbalance is being exposed in real time.
The message from Washington is clear:
The era of free rides is over.
Jim Ferguson@JimFergusonUK
x.com/JimFergusonUK/… 🚨 STARMER EXPOSED ON THE WORLD STAGE Another moment that says everything. Donald Trump didn’t just criticise Britain’s response — he publicly exposed the weakness at the top of UK leadership. When asked about the crisis, Trump revealed that Keir Starmer needed to “meet with his team” before making a decision on supporting operations in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s response was blunt: “You don’t need to meet with a team… you’re the Prime Minister.” And that’s the point. In a moment of global crisis — when energy security, shipping lanes, and alliances are under threat — Britain’s leader is hesitating, consulting, delaying. Not leading. Managing. Administering. While the United States moves decisively to protect global trade and stabilise the situation, the UK appears paralysed by process and bureaucracy. This isn’t strength. It’s not even caution. It’s indecision at the highest level. Britain once led from the front — militarily, diplomatically, strategically. Now? It looks like we’re watching a Prime Minister who behaves less like a leader of a sovereign nation… and more like an administrator waiting for permission to act. And in a world this dangerous, that weakness doesn’t go unnoticed.
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Are European countries refusing naval service because they fear Muslim backlash? Or because they have degraded military capability? Or because they hate trump?
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@MarioNawfal Hey; is it just me, or does it seem that the closer a European country is to the Russian Bear (aka "the real world"), the less they disrespect the US? 🤔
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🇫🇮🇺🇸 Finland's President Stubb on Trump's demands for allies to step up:
"We obviously have to take everything the President of the United States says seriously.
The key now is to focus on the alliance."
Diplomatic speak for "we got the message."
Source: Bloomberg
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🇺🇸 Trump is hinting at “major repercussions” for NATO allies he says won’t help secure the Strait of Hormuz. "Why are we protecting countries that won't protect us?" x.com/i/status/20335…
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@bundeskanzler I move that once the Strait is secured, the US impose a "transit tax" upon anyone who decided the situation was none of their affair.
In perpetuity. 🤬
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Wir werden uns nicht daran beteiligen, in der Straße von Hormus mit militärischen Mitteln eine freie Schifffahrt zu gewährleisten. Der Krieg im Nahen Osten ist nicht Angelegenheit der NATO. Deshalb wird sich Deutschland auch nicht militärisch einbringen.
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The word he’s looking for is “cant”.
We don’t have the military capabilities to participate in this war. Pretending thats some kind of strategic choice is embarrassing.
No one asked Canada because we can’t. We lack the ships, sailors, logistics and planning capacity, ability to get there, resupply capabilities, technology, training, leadership and force readiness.
Canada couldn’t get a third of its equipment to work in the last NATO joint exercise. Of the 40% that is actually serviceable.
Everyone knows we have zero capacity to project force in the Gulf or protect global shipping. It’s time to rebuild strategic and military capabilities so our perspective on conflict is taken seriously again.
Scott Robertson@sarobertsonca
Bill Blair on Trump's request for warships in Hormuz: "To the best of my knowledge, Canada has not yet made any commitment to send any of our naval assets into the region ... as the Prime Minister has been so clear ... we are not participating in that conflict."
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@EricLDaugh I would like to suggest that, once the Strait is secured, the US charges a "transit tax" to anyone who couldn't be bothered to help.
In perpetuity. 🤬
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🚨 HOLY SMOKES. President Trump just EVISCERATED American "allies" refusing to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz, openly MOCKS them
"Do you have any minesweepers? 'Well, we'd rather NOT get involved, sir!' I said, you mean for 40 YEARS we're protecting YOU and you don't want to get involved in something that is very minor?!"
"Very few shots going to be taken because they don't have many shots left."
"But they said, 'we'd rather not get involved!'"
"We'll protect them! If ever needed, they WON'T BE THERE FOR US. I knew that for a long period of time!"
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@Osint613 Ever since Castro took power in 1959, Cuba's socialist "Worker's Paradise" has been on life-support, depending on one external patron after another to stave off collapse.
All Trump did was kick-out the last crutch.
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JUST IN 🔴
Cuba’s entire electrical grid collapses, plunging the country into blackout - CNN.
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