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So Trump bombed Iran today. I guess that wasn't a natural earthquake at Fordow facility today. What do my American cousins think of this action on your behalf?
@GettingCooked Not Happy, Trump criticized prior presidents for starting wars in the middle East, promised to end the Israeli-Palestian genocide, promised to end the Ukraine-Russian war, and instead starts WW III.
According to the UN children's agency, just 40 percent of Gaza's drinking water production facilities remain functional as fuel shortages could lead to a 'man-made drought' ■ At least 25 of those killed were awaiting aid distribution
"We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.
All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow.
All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this.
"Trump's decision to directly intervene in support of Israel to dismantle Iran's nuclear program represents a historic escalation in the Middle East" - Axios.
The US airstrikes on Iran, a timeline of tonight, all times are in Tehran time-zone:
- Pre 1am: Israeli drones activated air defenses in several Iranian regions. - 1:14am: Fighter jets were heard over Shiraz. - 1:22am: Several aircraft were heard over central Iran. - 2:04am: Two jets [bombers] and an explosion were heard near Qom. Qom's countryside is the site of Fordow. - 2:13am: An explosion was heard near Kashan, another city near Fordow. 1/2
- 2:38am: An explosion was heard at Fordow, but it was assumed a drone was intercepted. Which has now proven wrong. - 2:41am: A loud explosion was heard at Isfahan's Atomic Energy Facility. - 2:46am: An explosion was heard at Natanz Nuclear Facility. - 2:55am: GPS jamming was observed across Iran.
Some sources claim that USA bombed Iran's nuclear facilities with bunker busters and some others claim that the thy hit with tomahawks from submarines.
Iranian state media reports that all enriched uranium had been removed from nuclear facilities, including Fordow, in advance, and there is no risk of radiation leakage due to US/Israeli attacks.
The American enemy, through cyberspace, the President of this country has taken responsibility for the attack on the aforementioned sites, which are under the continuous supervision of the IAEA based on the Safeguards Agreement and the NPT.
It is expected that the international community, while condemning the lawlessness based on the rules of the jungle, will support Iran in preserving its legitimate rights.
'Following the brutal attacks of the Zionist enemy over the past few days, at dawn today, the country's nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan were attacked by the enemies of Islamic Iran in a brutal act that contradicts international laws, especially the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
This act that contradicts international law was unfortunately carried out in amid the shadow of indifference and even the support of the IAEA ⬇️
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran assures the great Iranian nation that despite the evil conspiracies of its enemies, with the efforts of thousands of its revolutionary and motivated scientists and experts, it will never allow the development of this national nuclear industry, which is the result of the blood of nuclear martyrs, to be stopped.
This organization has put the necessary measures, including legal proceedings, on its agenda to defend the rights of the noble Iranian nation.'
In the first address following the US strikes on Iran, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Trump and the United States on the decision to hit Iran's nuclear facilities.
"Trump’s leadership has created a pivot of history that can help lead the Middle East and beyond to a future of prosperity and peace," Netanyahu said in a televised statement.
US President Trump is also expected to hold a speech shortly.
Haaretz: Tel Aviv police’s emergency unit reportedly screened foreign journalists at one of the Iranian missile strike sites, allowing only Israeli/Jewish reporters and questioning them about any ties to Al Jazeera.
attack active nuclear facilities, calling the US and earlier Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure “unprecedented in history.”
He added that preliminary plans and protective measures had been implemented to ensure public safety, assuring that residents in surrounding areas can continue their lives normally without concern.
Kuwait’s National Guard also reported no rise in radiation levels in the country’s airspace or waters in the aftermath of the attacks.
Following the US aggression on Iran’s nuclear sites, including Fordow, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that no increase in off-site radiation levels has been detected.
This was echoed by the head of Iran’s National Center for Nuclear Safety, who stated that no radioactive contamination was recorded beyond the targeted facilities, thanks to prior preparedness and protective measures.
He emphasized that, under international law and norms, no country is permitted to
Scenes of destruction after at least 27 missiles were launched from Iran in two barrages. Israeli media reported 16 injuries so far, including two in critical condition.
"Last week, we were in negotiations with the US when Israel decided to blow up that diplomacy.
This week, we held talks with the E3/EU when the US decided to blow up that diplomacy.
What conclusion would you draw?
To Britain and the EU High Rep, it is Iran which must "return" to the table. But how can Iran return to something it never left, let alone blew up?" - Abbas Araghchi.
Pakistan, China, and Russia have jointly pushed for an emergency UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in West Asia following US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, asking UNSC members to share their comments by Monday.
The draft resolution condemned the attacks and urged de-escalation, diplomatic dialogue, and respect for international law. While China and Russia both strongly criticized the US actions and called for restraint, Pakistan reaffirmed Iran’s right to self-defense.
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rights don't exist. there's only force
00:52:15 "i see a right as[..]an priviledge[..]entitlement absent duty."
00:53:13 "the bill of rights is a piece of paper"
https://youtu.be/juoZhk-9jD4?t=3056
@ml@mitexleo.one > The true meaning behind Iran's "Death to America" slogan is not a literal call for violence against American citizens, but rather a political statement expressing opposition to U.S. government policies and leadership. Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, have repeatedly clarified that the chant targets the actions and policies of U.S. leaders—such as presidents and top officials—not the American people themselves[1][2][3][4]. > > The slogan, which in Persian is "Marg bar Âmrikâ," is often officially translated as "Down with America" to soften its literal message[1]. It originated out of anger toward U.S. government actions, particularly historical events like the 1953 CIA-backed coup in Iran and ongoing U.S. foreign policy in the region[5][6]. Many Iranians and scholars explain that the chant symbolizes resistance to perceived U.S. arrogance, interventionism, and hostility, rather than a desire for harm to ordinary Americans[1][6]. > > In summary, "Death to America" is a protest against U.S. foreign policy and leadership, not a threat against American citizens[1][2][5][6][3][4]. [1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_to… [2] dw.com/en/irans-leader-says-de… [3] timesofisrael.com/irans-khamen… [4] youtube.com/watch?v=U6AG1OqeIt… [5] simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deat… [6] pulitzercenter.org/stories/wha… [7] nbcnews.com/news/world/irans-a… [8] politics.stackexchange.com/que… [9] timesofisrael.com/death-to-isr… [10] washingtonexaminer.com/restori…
What I hope for those in other countries, is that they understand that I had no control or decision of what vagina I fell out of or what dirt I landed on.
I did not choose to be American, I was just born here. And I most certainly do not agree or approve of any war.
I do hope most other decent people might agree with me.
I hear you, the issue for me is that a third of your country people voted for the cunt, another third didn't care enough not to vote against the cunt, which leaves a large majority of Americans complicit in this - enough in my view to effectively use the term as a blanket reference to most people in the country.
Speaking on a more granular level, I wish you well and the best of luck - but the majority of your population can go fuck themselves.
Don't think for a second we dont feel a strong flood emotions when we see the 66% of Americans who are a complete drain on the people around them face consequences for their actions(or inaction). The fact is, it doesnt happen nearly enough and it never changes anything.
Has it ever crossed anyone's mind, that those of that didn't vote, was usually because we didn't approve of either candidate?
I never approved of orange baby, plain and simple.
Kamala was cool though, looking to help people and not deceive them, and I just might have voted for her.
But even though I have no problem with a female president, she would have too many world stage problems with countries and groups that don't respect women at all.
So, seeing both as a risk, why would I have voted for either? Like, why did Pete Buttiguieg drop out?
That's the real question, what forces in play made my dude Pete drop out? I sure as hell would have voted for him!
Get off your high horse. You did make a choice. You chose to not make a choice.
And with the way that electoral calculus and bias works in the US, not voting is disproportionately harmful to Democratic candidates, and disproportionately helpful to Republican candidates. You helped this happen by not voting.
Since I haven't had an opportunity to even go through the process of voting, despite trying, waiting for ~2 hours, only to close at 8pm and officers ordered everyone still waiting to leave, I have no experience with the actual process of voting.
So how does the process actually work? From my understanding, unless I'm mistaken, don't people get to vote on numerous positions at once, not just the president?
Like, I'd be looking at the options and be wondering who half or more of the candidates even are, and also not even being sure exactly what the nature of their job is in the bigger picture, not knowing a damn thing about them to make any educated decision.
Also, from my understanding, in my state, if you vote Democrat, you have to vote all Democrats, and if you vote Republican, you have to vote all Republicans. Like what the hell do names and campaign goals even mean if you don't have the option to vote Democrat for one office, but might actually like the campaign goals of a Republican for another office?
It's like what the hell do names even matter, if I'm a registered Democrat voter (which I am), then shouldn't they already know how I'd vote anyways?
If I'm mistaken on any of this, by all means please let me know. Please be willing to educate inexperienced people as to how the voting process even works before giving them shit for not voting after trying, only for everyone still waiting to get sent home.
You gotta get in the building first. Back in 2016, me and a friend went to vote. I would have voted Vermin Supreme (legit candidate no less), and my buddy planned on writing in Batman.
We stood in line for around 2 hours. For about the last half hour of waiting it was raining. Around half of everyone knew the weather forecast and had an umbrella, including us.
They closed the voting place (library) down at 8pm sharp, and the cops told everyone in line to go home. We were probably 150~200 people back in line.
We all waited that long, even in the fucking rain, only to be ordered to leave?!
If it matters (which it probably does), our state doesn't have early voting, you get one day to do it and that's it.
Wait 2 goddamn hours, partly in the rain, only to get shut down with around 200 people or so waiting to vote?!
Sooo.. I've never had a chance to see the inside of a voting facility. Not for lack of trying though.
Having worked the polls: if you are in line to vote, you get to vote. The cops do not have any grounds to order you to leave your polling location because it’s “too late”. That is a violation of your rights as a citizen. The correct response is “make me; and if you do, I’ll have your fucking job, officer”.
We're also not supposed to have a felon for president in the first place, he shouldn't have been eligible to even run for office. But here we are, guess you poll workers didn't protest that either huh?
You can't sit and blame people that didn't vote when the poll workers fucking allowed it to happen.
"I didn't like either, so I did nothing" is such a bullshit excuse...
Like it or not, we have a two party system and this was the worst possible time for anyone to decide to do nothing. Non-voters are just as complicit in what's going on now because they chose to do fuck all when it actually mattered... I hope the righteous objection through inaction was worth it, because people are dying as a result now.
Read my other comment, I tried in 2016, definitely wasn't going to vote for orange. I never got to see the inside of the voting place.
After waiting around 2 hours, they shut down and cops ordered everyone remaining in line to leave at 8pm. There were probably around 200 people outside still waiting to vote..
You gotta get in the building first. Back in 2016, me and a friend went to vote. I would have voted Vermin Supreme (legit candidate no less), and my buddy planned on writing in Batman.
We stood in line for around 2 hours. For about the last half hour of waiting it was raining. Around half of everyone knew the weather forecast and had an umbrella, including us.
They closed the voting place (library) down at 8pm sharp, and the cops told everyone in line to go home. We were probably 150~200 people back in line.
We all waited that long, even in the fucking rain, only to be ordered to leave?!
If it matters (which it probably does), our state doesn't have early voting, you get one day to do it and that's it.
Wait 2 goddamn hours, partly in the rain, only to get shut down with around 200 people or so waiting to vote?!
Sooo.. I've never had a chance to see the inside of a voting facility. Not for lack of trying though.
You know mail-in, absentee, and provisional ballots are a thing, right?
Also, if you're in line to vote and the polling place is set to close, you still have the right to cast your ballot, no matter how long it takes. They can turn new people away, but they can't just close up and send people home if they've been waiting. If you were told to leave, those cops violated the law. And if they absolutely had to close, they're required to give out provisional ballots. Know your rights dude.
Okay, good to know. Maybe I can sue the library and the cops and get to cast my 2016 vote, wouldn't that be fucking nice if there was a time machine?
Like I said, we were in a line of probably around 200 people, and we were probably in place about 150 back towards the end of the line.
Everyone else ahead of us followed the orders first and left for their vehicles, we were towards the back of the line and were amongst the last to find out they closed as the cops ordered everyone to leave.
What the fuck you expect me to do, run around the block to get to the library door and beat on it? Get tackled and shot by cops?
You think I'm fucking stupid? If the 150 people ahead of me are complying with the cops, you think I'm gonna be the idiot to catch a bullet?
Drag every dumb American leftist that was here during the election claiming this exact thing, or that Harris' support of Israel was too much and Trump wouldn't do the same. Collaborationists one and all. May as well have given the order today.
You live with that now. And as it continues to get worse I sure hope someone in your life slaps the self-serving excuses right out of you so it dawns on you, because you will have to stew in this the rest of your life.
You are the enemy, just as much as the average noncommital fascist was in the mid-20th century. You are a cautionary tale for some kid studying history in a century, assuming we get to have kids studying history in a century despite your best attempts.
You're a speck of the nameless hordes in a rogue superpower. A collaborationist in a fascist nuclear state.
You have zero relevance as an individual. You are, fundamentally, just a small part of a big problem.
I have no obligation to care about your "individuality". I care about your victims. Which exist. You have real, human victims now. And I really hope if you're being honest about your self-righteous denials throughout this thread, that it at least triggers some self-awareness about that.
Has it ever crossed anyone's mind, that those of that didn't vote, was usually because we didn't approve of either candidate?
Christ, do they not teach the trolley problem anymore?
"Has it ever crossed anyone's mind that I didn't want the 5 guys on the main track or the 1 guy on the side track to die?"
Duh. That's the point. You act and feel guilty about a small bad thing, or do nothing and feel guilty and a big bad thing. We got the big bad ending, feel guilty.
That theory works great in hindsight, but before the election the orange turd was promising to stop wars, not start them.
Sure we all know he's a liar now, but before the election, going on their campaigns, how could anyone be sure which track would actually have more bodies in the future in that Trolley Problem.
You can't predict the future, so that's like presenting the Trolley Problem as if the switch is 10 miles before the tracks split.
Uh, dude's been a known liar for decades. He made himself known well before 2016, even more so for the next 4 years. We all said this was going to happen, no one else is surprised. You were warned.
According to the TV channel, Moscow has sent a signal to Washington that was “not a threat, but an attempt to dissuade the US president from making a decision to attack.
The Danish government deputized private detectorists to unearth artifacts buried in farm fields. Their finds are revealing the country’s past in extraordinary detail
Well ultimately it's your choice but I've had pretty good experiences with Aliexpress, those Aria 2 are only $80 in their Aliexpress store. The thing with Chinkshit is that you really do get what you pay for, and I've bought both cheap and expensive shit on Aliexpress and eventually did get the item, even if it took months lol.
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Do you believe yourself strong enough to handle that youkai which even the gap hag fears? I'm not talking physical or magical strength of course. As it is with the oni, no matter how strong you became it would not be enough to compare to her. A lifetime of training would not even scratch the surface of what she has. Instead someone like her would seek to have a man with a strong strength of will. One who can stand in front of her and make her break down blushing by spouting genuine compliments. One who will get up and keep motivated to stay with her even when someone else threatens him. youtube.com/watch?v=LjWhSEKxOL…
Am I the only one who finds the notion of a 300 foot deep bunker preposterous? There's a mine here in N Idaho that's 5000 feet below the surface, but a country capable of building nukes can only get themselves 300 feet??? Something stinks...
Khartoum, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Sudanese Prime Minister Kamel Idriss announced today that he will form a non-political and non-denominational cabinet whose objective will be to achieve peace and give hope to his compatriots.
I am absolutely convinced that only a small minority, a very small minority, among men, are seriously reached and profoundly moved by our propaganda of criticism, of doubt, of rebellion, of free investigation, of independent research. On the other hand, it is clear that our first interest lies always in seeking to increase this minority; to keep it, under all circumstances alive, active, refreshed. Our own happiness depends on it. -- Emile Armand
As for the technical results of the strike and the extent of damage at the three targeted sites, that remains uncertain, we’re still awaiting the official Iranian position.
What stands out so far in Iran’s immediate reactions is that Iranian state TV claimed the nuclear materials and technology had been relocated prior to the American strike. I’m not sure which entity issued this statement.
Frankly, that’s a strange position. Countries that want to prevent further strikes don’t say such things, they claim everything was destroyed.
If Iran truly did move its nuclear materials and safeguard them in secret locations to allow for the eventual rebuilding of the program, then publicly saying they were untouched makes little sense, unless the aim is to downplay the strike’s effectiveness to avoid the need for an Iranian retaliation.
aj has the shittiest analysis. chances are no real was damage done. just like everyone has said. even the bunker buster can't get 90m deep. 30-40m tops. And successive hits won't each take another 30-40. The rock gets packed down so successive hits make less progress. granted there is motivation to save face in front of the nation, the iranian people. But if there's radioactive fallout, the IR can't just lie away about it. They will be forced to respond. Thus far, i still think the u.s. attack was all show. Let's see what the next few hours bring.
I picked up Daniel de Visé's *The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic* at LA's Diesel Books:
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it's poignant that they were only able to secure such legendary artists for the movie because they were so neglected at the time. Before I saw the Blues Brothers I'd heard of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and James Brown but never really got what the big deal was, this clued me in and I'm forever grateful.
The movie is fucking funny too, and still hits home. I hate Illinois Nazis
@pluralistic I really liked the great scene with John Lee Hooker on Maxwell Street. As a young girl my mother lived on Maxwell street. at the time, and maybe still, there was a Jewish section
@Asbestos that bit is brilliant, my favourite number is with Ray Charles, and the crowd dancing to Shake a Tail Feather. Apparently Landis felt the dancing in that part was not up to scratch but I love to see a bunch of people having a good time.
@Asbestos @radiophobicsherkpop Sadly, Maxwell Street is all gone, just modern dorms, UIC stadiums and condos now. Manny's Deli is the only thing that's left of the Jewish part of that neighborhood.
It was on the receiving table I sat next to as I signed books after a book-tour reading, and I snuck peeks at the back cover while I chatted with the long line of attendees.
By the time the line was cleared, there was no question that I was going to buy this book, even though it wasn't formally for sale for a couple days (the bookstore staff were kind enough to make an exception for me, not least because I promised them that I wouldn't get a chance to read it for quite some time as I flitted from city to city on the rest of the tour).
The Blues Brothers has been been a big part of my life. I joined a group in Melbourne who performed along side the monthly screenings for years. I met my wife there. A group of us were invite to the filming of the sequel and are extras in the movie. We got to meet Dan and the band. I love the music and searched for more of that music. I will definitely look for this book.
Really nice love letter to the movie. I'll have to pick up the book.
I played in a Blues Brothers cover band (so covers of covers, really) in high school - very fun. Out second gig, though, was the weekend after Belushi's death, which certainly put a pall over the mood.
“Truth Social started experiencing global outages around the world within minutes of #Trump posting details of a US military strike on #Iran.” www.wired.com/story/truth-...
@_benui What my theory presupposes is: every one of the cross-ticks on this board represents a real example of SV & TECH market manipulation.
now all i have to do is solve this arcane 27-element lateral logic puzzle. Using everything that I already know about high-tech and insider Sandhill Road gossip. 💋
i only hope i don’t get killed before—- urk, hey, how did you get in here what? why do you have a gu
@_benui Feels like "Worse than existing tech" (aka the "Every replacement for trains is worse than trains" phenomenon) should be in there somewhere. Not sure where to squeeze it in tho.
Could we please get away from labeling "destroys jobs" being a bad thing? Because everything that reduces workload "destroys jobs". The problem is not that technology reduces workload. The problem is that we live in a society, that makes people depend on doing work that can be automated.
Neoconservatives have finally gotten the war with Iran they wanted. Trump has acted like a perfect thug and an easily manipulated one at that. My early reaction to the news of the attack.
...ed military strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.🤨
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Do you drooling retards even remember how Bush's Iraq disaster nuked the Republican party's electoral prospects for several elections and paved the way for a homosexual Nigger to become president? Is "owning the Poast chuds" really worth it if the disastrous consequences of war with Iran results in the Democrats taking back power and flooding the US with an additional 30 million shitskin Invaders?
As a handful of progressive US lawmakers condemn Trump’s decision to attack Iran, the primary congressional leaders of the Democratic Party have yet to issue statements on the unprovoked US strikes.
Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer, who lead the Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, have yet to issue statements on the attacks.
Both are outspoken supporters of Israel and have taken a hawkish stance on Iran.
In a statement on Friday, Jeffries said that Iran could not become “nuclear-capable” and that Israel has a “right to defend itself”, but noted that only the US Congress has the right to declare war.
A recent poll found that 65 percent of people who identified with the Democratic Party are opposed to US involvement in Israel’s war against Iran, with just 15 percent in favour.
@ml@mitexleo.one #Iran has a right to defend itself from an unprovoked attack by #Israel. Full stop. Goddamnit this is one of the reasons I am so fucking fed-up with the #DemocraticParty in the #US. Fuck every last one of them!
As a handful of progressive US lawmakers condemn Trump’s decision to attack Iran, the primary congressional leaders of the Democratic Party have yet to issue statements on the unprovoked US strikes.
Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer, who lead the Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, have yet to issue statements on the attacks.
Both are outspoken supporters of Israel and have taken a hawkish stance on Iran.
In a statement on Friday, Jeffries said that Iran could not become “nuclear-capable” and that Israel has a “right to defend itself”, but noted that only the US Congress has the right to declare war.
A recent poll found that 65 percent of people who identified with the Democratic Party are opposed to US involvement in Israel’s war against Iran, with just 15 percent in favour.
A parliamentary committee overseeing #intelligence confirmed earlier this month that #Italy had used mercenary spyware made by Israel-based Paragon Solutions against two Italian #activists.
There are 499 days until the Midterms, 1234 days until the next theoretical Presidential Election, and 1308 days until the next optional Inauguration Day. Midterms progress: ██▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 23% Presidency/Regime progress: █▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 11% Until Next Inauguration : █▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 10% #protest
On October 23 at 7PM, I’ll be in Decatur, Georgia, presenting my novel The Bezzle at Eagle Eye Books. No matter how hard we all wish it were otherwise, the sad fact is that there aren’t really…
Dictators love wars, believing they unite people behind them against the foreign "threat," real or imagined, and distract the public fron their domestic crimes. Let's hope the #media remember that now that #Trump has started an absolutely illegal war with #Iran.
Just when I thought Google couldn't get worse, it went in for more enshittification. We've got special brand map symbology for national brands & slogans for some! We've got suggested activities while there! (Telling me I might want to replace my car keys is funny; I don't have a car.) We can have a chat with the brand (probably a shitty chatbot) in Google maps. We can also be followed now, as if Google maps were a social media!
SO CREEPY!! @pluralistic have you seen this stuff?
US #president to address nation, says ‘now is time for peace’ after ‘full payload of bombs’ dropped on underground #Fordo site; #Natanz and #Isfahan also hit * ‘This is historic moment for US, #Israel and the world’ — #Trump
@ArdainianRight Trump ran as an antithesis to people like Bush and then turned outed to be even more egregious in their worst qualities than they were.
Bush invaded Iraq, but did so only by cynically exploiting America’s rage over 9/11 as a justification. What justification did Trump have to do this, especially when 99% of the country was vocally against it. He’s brazenly doing Israel’s genocidal work with OUR resources and daring anyone to do something about. I think that makes him magnitudes worse than even Bush.
In a recent call with French President Macron, Iranian President Pezeshkian reiterated that Iran will never renounce its right to possess peaceful nuclear capabilities.
Is Trump just a drooling Retard who himself decided that he would pander to NeverTrump Neocons and betray the people who got him elected, or does Mossad actually have evidence of him fucking kids?
Caitlin Johnstone- I feel so stupid for having bought into Gabbard’s antiwar schtick early on. Fuck this asshole, fuck Trump, fuck Israel, and fuck the US empire.
Back in the day, there was a fad among programmers for, well, having blood in their caffeine stream. See Jolt Cola: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolt_Col…
Is being highly caffeinated still something people brag about (more than in the larger culture)?
Or is it all microdosing hallucinogens, etc.? Or whatever replaced that?
(It’d be interesting to see the demographics of microdosing. It feels like something driven by Thought Leaders rather than bottom-up, but I’m out of touch.)
people in my circles didn't drink jolt for bragging rights
jolt cola was a tool. a means to an end. we wanted to Get Shit Done and jolt cola was how we stayed up long enough to see it through. benezdrine was hard to find and marching powder was expensive, but the gas station sold jolt all night.
vic
in reply to Ardainian Right • • •"We're going to bomb Iran, but we're going to do it in an 'America First' kind of way!"
is this nigger serious
Ardainian Right
in reply to vic • • •Every permissible political movement in the US always ends in the same place.