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𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐒𝐍’𝐓 𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐐. 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒𝐍’𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 — 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐀 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐄 Every time someone says “regime change,” the reflexive response is “Iraq” or “Afghanistan.” And it’s understandable. Those scars are real. But this comparison is fundamentally wrong — and a clip making the rounds lays out exactly why. Iran isn’t a country that needs to be built. It’s one of the oldest continuous civilizations on Earth — stretching back over 𝟐,𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, unified behind a common language, a flag, a shared culture. The Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great predates the Roman Republic. As the speaker puts it: “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦” That’s the critical distinction. Iraq was drawn by British cartographers in 1920. Afghanistan was a patchwork of tribal territories held together by foreign money. Iran is 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐚. It existed for millennia before the mullahs hijacked it 𝟒𝟕 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨. And here’s what the “Iraq comparison” crowd never mentions: 𝟖𝟏% of Iranians inside Iran oppose the Islamic Republic (GAMAAN, Netherlands-based research institute, surveying 𝟏𝟓𝟕,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 inside Iran). 𝟔𝟎% support regime change as a precondition for any meaningful reform. Only 𝟏𝟏% still back the Supreme Leader. Reza Pahlavi isn’t a puppet. He’s a transitional figure — someone who enters after the regime falls to facilitate elections, then steps aside. “𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳” When 𝟗𝟎% of the population is held captive by 10% with the guns, that’s not a government. That’s a hostage situation. And what do you do with a hostage situation at a nationwide level? You mount a rescue. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠.

One of the best history accounts on this platform. If you enjoy memorable history nuggets, Today in History is well worth a follow.

This desk is next level. The craftsmanship on this credenza is absolutely insane.

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This is inspector Lee Bartram of a West Midlands police. He admitted making and distributing over 450 indecent images of children. Some of the pictures and videos were taken, while on duty. He walked from court with a 16 month suspended sentence

Why oh why doesn’t our establishment accept that its only moral obligation is to the British state and the British people? Not to global welfare. Not to international liberalism. To us, and our country, and our self-government. That is it. The moment they do that, so many of the issues which plague our society become easier to manage. Immigration is no longer a question of benefitting the largest number of global citizens but about boosting the British economy while keeping British people safe. Foreign relations is not about promoting obscure minority rights in far off lands but about securing British interests wherever necessary. And most of all we drop the idea that every culture in the world is the same and therefore anybody can fit in here, and celebrate the fact that Britain has a highly distinct, highly evolved culture all of its own that we want to cherish and protect. What’s so difficult about that?

Today, Keir Starmer has banned Kanye West from entering the UK because his “extremist views pose a threat to the country.” But… Last week, Keir Starmer invited a LITERAL ISIS TERRORIST to 10 Downing Street.

The modern world in old Ladybird books. The dawn of the supermarket (1968) Artist: Frank Hampson ‘Through the ages: Food’

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When Muslims gain full state power, the historical pattern undoubtedly repeats itself: • Armenia (1894–1923) → approx. 1.5 million Christians were murdered • Assyrian Genocide (1914–1923) → approx. 300,000 Christians were massacred • Greek Genocide (1913–1922) → approx. 1 million Christians were killed or expelled • Bangladesh (1971) → approx. 3 million Hindus were murdered • East Timor (1975–1999) → approx. 200,000 Christians died • Sudan (1983–2005) → approx. 2 million Christians and followers of indigenous religions were eradicated as part of the official Jihad • Nigeria (2009–present) → over 125,000 Christians have been murdered in a silent war Genocide (inter-societal groups) Every time Islam gained total political and military dominance over non-Muslims, the outcome was the same. - @kiankerman

@EricLDaugh @ViKu1111 “Invited…” ???

🚨 BREAKING: Iran is now forming HUMAN CHAINS in front of a power plant in Kazerun in a bid to dissuade President Trump’s strikes come 8PM They even invited children to attend. This is evil and disgusting. Iran views their people as meat shields!

🚨 JUST IN: JD Vance just concluded his blockbuster Hungary rally in an ELECTRIC moment, the crowd gave him a STANDING OVATION Phenomenal showing for JD! 🇺🇸🇭🇺 "Will you stand against the bureaucrats in Brussels? Will you stand for sovereignty and democracy? Will you stand for Western civilization? Will you stand for freedom, for truth, and for the God of our fathers?" *Crowd erupts* "Then my friends, go to the polls in the weekend, stand with Viktor Orban because he stands for you and he stands for all these things. God bless Hungary and God bless the United States of America!"

🚨 HOLY CRAP! JD Vance just WENT HARD against the European Union, slamming tyrannical bureaucrats for trying to destroy Hungary because nationalist Viktor Orban leads them "Foreign election interference! The bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to DESTROY the economy of Hungary. They have tried to make Hungary less energy independent!" "They have tried to drive up costs for Hungarian consumers. And they've done it all because they hate THIS GUY [Orban]." "We think the amount of interference that's come from the bureaucracy in Brussels has been truly DISGRACEFUL!" "I won't tell the people of Hungary how to vote. I would encourage the bureaucrats in Brussels to do the EXACT same thing." 🔥🔥 The EU are TYRANTS

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This would never be allowed today. Spike Milligan's sketch, "There's a Fly in My Soup" panders to French, German, Irish & Jewish stereotypes. The man is actor David Lodge & the lady is Katie Boyle who is most known for hosting Eurovision. Sit back & have a belly laugh.

NASA Artemis passing close to the Moon

'An ambassador who stands in London and tells us that British bases and British lives are legitimate targets has no place in this country'

EVERYONE needs to watch this! This is our PM. Let’s see the be kind brigade defend this! Maggie is a hero! youtu.be/gXhxBoFEorU