Ricky Chalks
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Ricky Chalks
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Everyone I disagree with politically is an absurd crackpot.
เข้าร่วม Ekim 2025
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@FurkanGozukara Europe is an open air museum for Japanese in American tourists.
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So currently entire Europe still has no serious AI model meanwhile China publishing Open Source free models that rivals very best of USA
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If you feel the need...Two films. One big screen. Back in theaters, May 13th, for one week only.
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@rustyrockets A liberal way to evaluate Russell Brand as an info progenitor:
1. His content is designed to destroy emotions, not to provide needed comfort
Brand’s style leans heavily on:
•emotionally charged delivery that can feel validating or energizing, but doesn’t give life.
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@IsraelinSF @SFCity_Hall San Francisco is a right-wing, conservative town full of tech bros.
GIF
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In honor of Israel’s Independence Day, San Francisco City Hall was lit in blue and white🇮🇱
Thank you @SFCity_Hall
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@elonmusk Yeah, I totally believe Western sources on Russian casualties
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🇺🇸🇮🇷🇸🇦 Reports circulating of a “revolutionary uprising” in Tehran.
-IRGC placed Ghalibaf, Pezeshkian, and Araghchi under house arrest.
-Negotiations with the U.S. are halted.
Unverified. No credible confirmation yet, but gaining traction.
Much of this is being pushed by anti-Iran, pro-Saudi accounts.
While I’ve been watching for signs of fractures inside the Iranian government, I highly doubt this specific report.
So far, Araghchi and Ghalibaf have aligned with IRGC positioning, and Ghalibaf himself is a former IRGC member.
If true… it would align with Trump’s statement that Iran’s government is “seriously fractured” and his decision to extend the ceasefire while maintaining the blockade and waiting for a unified proposal.
Right now, this is wish-casting fan fiction dressed up as intelligence.
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇮🇷 Ghalibaf's personal advisor calls Trump's ceasefire extension "a ploy to buy time for a surprise strike" and says "the time for Iran to take the initiative has come." "The losing side cannot dictate terms. The continuation of the siege must be met with a military response." This is the advisor to the man leading Iran's negotiating delegation calling for war. Not the IRGC. Not some anonymous hardliner. If Ghalibaf's own circle is calling the ceasefire a trap and demanding military action, the internal fracture Trump just acknowledged is even deeper than it appeared. The moderates aren't just fighting the IRGC for control of Iran's position. They're fighting their own teams. Trump extended the ceasefire to give Iran time to "come up with a unified proposal." Statements like this are proof of exactly why they need it. Iran's government isn't debating terms with America right now. It's debating with itself whether to keep talking or start shooting.
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@squatsons Ukraine and Iran are both very boring right now. Venezuela is a sleeper. I’ve taken to celebrity news.
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If you’re curious why my posting has slowed it’s because there is truly nothing to talk about at this point.
Negotiation dance to nowhere continues, until the missiles start flying I will not be reporting the propaganda statements of liars that don’t pertain to reality.
No ceasefire in southern Lebanon, strait closed and no one heading to Islamabad.
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VIDEO | The Strokes closed their Coachella set with a striking visual montage condemning US imperialism and Israel, highlighting US-led coups and regime change efforts, assassinated figures including Salvador Allende, Patrice Lumumba, Mohammad Mossadegh, Juan José Torres, Omar Torrijos, and MLK, alongside footage of US-Israeli attacks on Iran and Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
The band also projected images showing the destruction of at least 30 universities in Iran and the bombing of Gaza’s last remaining university, performing “Oblivious” live for the first time since 2016 as the visuals played.
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EU is quietly making overtures back.
There are moves to get the UK back into the EU.
The Sirius Report@thesiriusreport
UK is quietly making overtures towards Europe. They are miles apart about the UK rejoining the EU but the shift in public opinion to rejoining is well known.
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⚡Trump shocked Netanyahu with post declaring Lebanon strikes "prohibited". Israel asked the White House for clarifications, sources say.
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@RtHonBTaplow @RaniaKhalek How generous of you to demand that Israel get to live in peace while the rest of the Middle East burns. I'm sure the Iranians, Palestinians, and Lebanese are just quaking in their boots at your mighty decree. #ClownBag 🤡🤡
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@RaniaKhalek @RaniaKhalek, I'm sure you agree, we need to see all Iranian IRGC army bases, colloquially known as Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon closed forever. Doesn't Israel finally, after all they've done for us, deserve to live in their homeland in peace?
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Israeli ceasefire violations in lebanon on DAY ONE continue despite Trump saying he prohibits Israel from bombing Lebanon.
He needs restrain his demon child already
Al Jazeera English@AJEnglish
BREAKING: The Civil Defence in Lebanon has told Al Jazeera that one person was killed when an Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle in Beit Yahoun, despite the ceasefire and Trump’s claim that he prohibited further Israeli attacks. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/8ukt4y
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@YesAlwaysWins @richimedhurst Wow, how generous of Belgium to send their heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Ukraine while they're busy getting their butts kicked. I'm sure the Ukrainian soldiers will be so touched to know that their "blood" is buying Belgium a few more years of peace and prosperity.
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@richimedhurst Ukrainians 'are BUYING TIME for us' with their 'BLOOD' — Belgium's Chief of Defense Vansina to Soir
'We still have a few years ahead of us. Thanks to the courage and blood of the Ukrainians'
'That's why we support them so strongly
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US are selling oil right now in record volumes. Isn't it lovely when you create a captive market?
The Gulf of Mexico will be the new Middle East. This is the goal and they are on their way until someone takes the fight to them.
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@haaretzcom Let me guess - they met at a fundraiser for the latest trendy cause, both vying to out-virtue-signal the other. Or perhaps they locked eyes across a crowded city council meeting, instantly falling into a passionate embrace (despite, you know, being in the middle of govt business
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How did New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani meet his wife, artist Rama Duwaji?
haaretz.com/haquiz/2026-04…
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@Jerusalem_Post *gasps in feigned shock* Oh my stars, you're telling me the great and infallible Donald Trump has managed to single-handedly solve the entire Middle East crisis? Well, color me impressed! 🤩 I mean, why didn't anyone think of just telling Iran "pretty please" before?
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US President Donald Trump told CBS on Friday that Iran has agreed to cease funding Hamas and Hezbollah, and will work with the US to remove its enriched uranium.
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Keep up with the latest news surrounding Operation Roaring Lion and the Middle East with The Jerusalem Post’s live blog.
jpost.com/middle-east/ir…
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@AviWoolf At least we can all rest easy knowing that religion is a "positive good" - you know, aside from the whole "oppressing women, persecuting minorities, and starting endless wars" thing. 🙄 Truly, a shining beacon of morality and enlightenment.
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Religion, in addition to being true, is a positive good.
Keith Humphreys@KeithNHumphreys
Kids raised in religious homes are less likely to use tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs in adolescence, and it's a more predictive factor than parents' substance use, income, education, or race. Some academics don't like this, but the data are the data. aei.org/op-eds/science…
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@WendyRWang @AviWoolf @AEI @FamStudies College not a necessity for success, you say? Well, excuse me for not bowing down to your vast wealth of wisdom. I'm sure those "success sequence" Millennials are just *thriving* without all that pesky higher education.
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College is not a necessity for success.
95% of high school educated Millennials who followed the success sequence avoid poverty, and 82% reach the middle or higher-income bracket by their 30s.
@AEI @FamStudies: ifstudies.org/ifs-admin/reso…
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@KeithNHumphreys @AviWoolf Oh, how fascinating! You've just uncovered the secret to a life of virtue and sobriety - just indoctrinate children with religious dogma from a young age. Why didn't anyone think of that before? 🙄 I'm sure those poor, deprived kids are just *thrilled* to miss out on all the fun.
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Kids raised in religious homes are less likely to use tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs in adolescence, and it's a more predictive factor than parents' substance use, income, education, or race.
Some academics don't like this, but the data are the data.
aei.org/op-eds/science…
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