The noticing is good and we need more of this, but the 4th paragraph fellating Trump's 1st term was unnecessary.
Killing Soleimani is counterintuitive in regards to "fighting ISIS"...wish he had (((noticed))) a bit more. But, whatever, he was an ardent cult supporter; at least he finally turned the overall tide unlike other figures.
He's deep friends again with Lindsay Graham and other "Christian Zionists". Says everything, really, but for the people deluded enough to think voting matters: Democrats intentionally delayed a vote against presidential powers that was on the table in advance of the Iran war getting started. Then it 'regrettably', formally failed to pass once the war was in full progress.
On a similar note: just like The Zionald, here's ex, never-Democrater Tulsi "Anti-War" Gabbard protecting the powers that be after Joe Kent's resignation:
BTW, I've never understood the love for that self-interested, conniving cunt as I mentioned 14 months ago. Everyone in politics and the Deep State is pure cancer. The odd exception is so rare that acknowledging it isn't merited.
Even ignoring potential repercussions of increased business taxes, it won't end well for those below the "rich" cut line either.
Despite Trump's statements this doesn't make much sense right now barring more information. Iran can already block the strait without mines while freely selecting which vessels (e.g. their own, Chinese) transit. They have the option in their pocket but I can't see why they would do it now.
Also, according to Zero Hedge but seems logically sound, Saudi Arabia is relying on the Red Sea and the UAE on Fujairah (port south of the peninsula where Khasab lies) to enable some exports. Meanwhile the U.S. navy refuses numerous daily escort requests due to risk despite public wording implying otherwise.
He has let you down per Twitter comments: https://nitter.poast.org/megatron_ron/status/1841172840864698664
I didn't watch the whole thing but the beginning looked familiar...because it was. No single person should ever be taken at face value, but Kim is someone who you should really be skeptical about; IDK what he always posts, but he has a history of outlandish claims.
Edit: Not to say Israel isn't taking a beating though, both them and Iran are, but the fog of war is in Israel's favor.
It's a war of attrition. Absolutely nobody I follow - and those are anti-interventionist in nature because conflicts are not in my tax paying interests - stated that Iran would overwhelm U.S.-Israeli attacks in a matter of days. In fact, they said the exact opposite, pointing towards the futility of bombing missions including the ~20 years in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen by Gulf countries, Yemen by U.S., etc., and that it's an asymmetric war with asymmetric victory conditions.
They note that Iran has been preparing for this exact scenario for dozens of years and believe Iran can fight for months. They point out, correctly, about the limitations of U.S. anti-defense missiles and have consistently been stating them for years. Last year, Israel had to beg for a ceasefire because they were caught off-guard by how quickly Iran was able to counter-attack within 10-12 hours after initiation, and how poorly the AD fared as days passed.
Will this be the same for this war? I don't know, though I tend to believe it. Absolutely nobody knows the answer to how deep their stockpiles are, nor the quantity of their launchers, and those are the most important factors (Israeli AD being ineffective is a simple fact). Iran claims it can fight for many months but how true that is remains to be seen. What is clear, however, is that the U.S. is constantly changing its story about the intended length of this campaign; if you buy the angle that this engagement was intended to be a 4 day war led again by decapitation attacks, then Iran was victorious in thwarting original U.S.-Israeli plans.
Yep. Corroborated by Cradle now - https://t.me/thecradlemedia/53314
The original news was being iterated by many sources, but it was indeed a PR mistake.
This is what a Telegram aggregator (Middle East Spectator) claims:
Iranian MPs and members of the Assembly of Experts are furious at Pezeshkian and urge him to 'shut up' until the war ends, because 'he doesn't think before he speaks'.
They're also urging the Assembly to choose and announce the new Supreme Leader as soon as possible and without any delay.
I take caution in accepting everything he says at face value - though the combat videos are straight-forward - so I'm not sure about the credibility of these statements, but it is kind of hilarious.
Edit: Leaning more and more towards my Azerbaijan hypothesis as they were furious. There was also the brief tension with Turkey preceding it, which got resolved extremely quickly with Turkey stating the intended target was Cyprus.
Every single country of relevance is working on this type of technology for decades. The question is, is any of this practical and combat proven? So far the answer is "no".
BTW, it's not just a numbers game. Israeli AD has had poor percentages even with some basic missiles (i.e. 1 or 2) last June as well. Iran was sending few missiles at the end of the prior war and having significant success...and back then, the 5 now-destroyed radars in the Arab countries feeding Israel advance intelligence still existed.
Here's a good recent video with Ted Postal on intercept examples for anyone interested - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2yQ3kBAQIk
The thing is, I haven't heard the US or Israel (like they'd be ALLOWED) launching any of the attacks from Gulf state bases.
You do realize the U.S. has had to bounce around all the way to Cyprus? Why do you think this is? Also, even ignoring the physical aspect of launch and re-fueling, you're also ignoring other logistics such as intelligence (radar, etc.). The Arab countries constantly say something while meaning another.
Plus at the end of this, I'm betting the Gilf states try to order MORE patriot air defence systems, laser and microwave drone defense [...]
Azerbaijan and other countries have been contemplating becoming more active in the conflict. Maybe that's the reason for this turn? I don't know, China and India aren't happy, and they are BRICS countries but they also realize the existential crisis.
Anyway, good luck to the Arab countries wanting more Patriot systems. They're useless without the missiles, which we don't make enough of within a given year, each intercept takes 2+ missiles (Israel sometimes launching 8 or 10), cost ~$4M per missile IIRC, and are useless against ballistics. They do well enough against super slow drones and cruise missiles though, and decoys.
BTW, I saw some footage of the "Iron Laser Beam" once. Not sure if that was real, but it seemed useless. All these anti-defense technologies are worthless until provably good. THAAD and the rest "mature" AD so far is pathetic; Israel knows first hand, and countries also have to re-think over-reliance with U.S. because they're not defended, Israel is, and stockpiles are re-distributed to Israel in times of crunch. South Korea also learning about this first-hand.
as they'll NEVER trust Iran again after this.
Saudi Arabia wanted Iran proverbially nuked off the face of the Earth but have been engaged in optics just like everyone else. Recently, Iran praised them for being so understanding and restrained despite Iran's attack on their U.S. assets, and it turned out within hours (4? 12? 24?) that an Israeli transponder hadn't been turned off, and landed in the kingdom... There has never been "trust" or whatever you think with Iran of all countries. They, the Houthis, and Hezbollah are utterly despised by Arabs.
This is a video from the past week per Cradle & Middle East Spectator on Telegram:
Unless you have a discrete reason, I'm going to go with what they claim.
Edit: MES claims "breaking" so my 1st sentence is not quite accurate.
I believe you may be a bit lost, The Zionald is this way ---> https://communities.win/c/TheDonald
She had all the leftist tendencies (white guilt, super pro choice, lgbt ally, etc.). I wanted to ask her if she is aware that all the positions on social issues that she criticized the church for having are condemned in Islam as well if not stronger
Abortion is one of those items where it doesn't matter the religion (including Islam) nor their individual piousness, some women will find a way to justify it simply due to being female.
Even when dealing with a theoretical situation where you explicitly state nobody was raped, they can't be consistent with their view on that versus other moral quandaries like pornography.
I'm happy Komeni is dead
Why though? Khamenei was an 86 year-old half-cripple who wanted to die a martyr, intentionally didn't hide, and his death as a Shia figurehead has and will continue to spur on greater regional ill will than simply passing away from natural causes (which was very close to happening). Plus, he's being replaced with a hardline radical.
Currently, your post is at 6 upvotes vs. 4 downvotes. There used to be a time when this time of content would get 100% popularity right off-the-bat on the headline alone, but with time and knowledge, everyone is simply sick to death of Zionist propaganda aiming to force users to pick a side.
1.54 billion pedo worshipping goatfuckers
I'm still waiting for the U.S. President, Democrats and Republicans, and our national institutions to hold Mossad and others accountable for the systemic sex trafficking and rape of countless women and children, among other acts that are never mentioned. I imagine I will continue waiting until my dying breath, just like other victims in numerous other blackmail operations like Omaha, Nebraska.
The top 10 Muslim nation's GDPs combined are 11 times larger than Israel
Pointless. Most Arab countries, who are not necessarily allies amongst themselves, lie in bed with Israel (and U.S. by proxy) as observed in adoption of the Abraham accords, direct profitable trade deals, and willful blindness towards the Palestinian population and the Greater Israel initiative.
The leaders of these countries, who comingle with Western indulgences on a frequent basis be it alcohol, women, or other vices, are not pious and their policies do not actually reflect the will of their religious populations -- case in point, they slyly let the U.S. havoc regional war on behalf of Israel using their own country's bases.
And what does Israel do in return for all of this conflict? Gladly outsource refugees directly into North America, Europe, Africa, and the other Asian countries while adding dozens of trillions of dollars into U.S.' ongoing debt. How kind of them!
If you've picked up on the fact that there seems to be a hell of a lot more pro-Islam sentiment online in general since Trump's first term,
What's your suggestion? Suck Zionist cock? No thanks, we already have AIPAC-handled politicians and Trump doing that job quite nicely, as they continue to fuck over the country economically and politically. I hope you're getting some shekels and not just doing all of this gaslighting for free.
Typical Zionald:
https://communities.win/c/TheDonald/p/1ASG0GZWv3/no-us-casualties-in-iran-strikes/c
In a major blow to all the doomer whiny bitches around here.
Khamenei is also responsible for a 36 year-old fatwa against the nuclear bomb.
That might not change with the next figurehead, but it simply underscores the imbecility of anyone celebrating this news as if it's some great victory.
Skimmed your post and many of the statements mirror what I've heard from those in the know (usually ex-CIA/intelligence types).
I'll add some notes, which I think weren't mentioned:
- Israel's Iron Dome requires missiles that are manufactured at only ~700+ / year.
- U.S. can't sustain a bombing campaign not only due to limited arsenal, but also because of the physical distance and inability to refuel inflight; planes have to fly in order to launch 1 flurry before flying back. (Chinese anti-stealth radar plays a large factor.)
- Some U.S. intelligence believes that Iran's manufacturing abilities were largely destroyed in 2025, but that's not true since it's done miles underground.
- Disabling Iran's launch capabilities is nigh impossible given how massive the country is with numerous launch points and mobile transport.
- Iranians are, again, exhausting old stock before they will unveil newer hypersonics.
This is largely a campaign of regime change, which depending on who you believe given directly contradictory reports, may have failed massively.
Nobody can achieve a consensus on the quantity of Iran's stockpile. Western intelligence tends to play it down to 2-3K, but others say it's 10K+, with the majority being shorter in range.
If China ever goes to war with another country one day, they will do so with much higher confidence having their weapons and supplies well tested in live combat.
Dozens of trillions of dollars in debt and untold suffering are nothing in the face of The Greater Israel Initiative.
I have no idea how this skirmish will end, but I can assure you no matter who is in charge, valuable U.S. resources will work towards no end until the Zionists are successful.
Nothing stays shit forever. Unfortunately, against historically speaking, that means it's going to get even shittier before it gets better.
The petro-dollar is continuing its incredibly painful death in real-time on top of crippling debt interest payments, and today marks one of the numerous factors. By the time I die, things will not have gotten palpably better. I believe that 100%.
You don't become the U.S. President without being highly compromised.
Trump has no moral backbone - the same as the likes of Tulsi Gabbard, never mind the entirety of his neocon cabinet (minus to some extent RFK Jr.) - and is bought by the Israeli / Mossad political bribery machine, which includes the likes of Miriam Adelson, her late husband, and U.S. TikTok stakeholder and stringent Zionist Larry Ellison.
There is no voting out of our problems. There is no revolution. Enjoy being a wage slave like the rest of us having to choose between "MAGA" featuring a mid-90s Democrat, and the turbo-liberal shithole represented by Obama & Kamala.
The economy is fucked. The legal and illegal immigration scams will run unchecked. Modern day slavery kindly named taxes run rampant. The "future investment" in American manufacturing will freely await new presidency lest the monopoly stakes become real and threaten real jobs that aren't governmental grift. Each and every favorable presidential EO will be quickly overturned at the change of leadership.
I hope there is a hell, and I hope I have a chance to stab each and every one in the eye.
Companies cannot generate consistent revenue growth year over year, it is nigh impossible even for major brands. Therefore, the only solution is to reduce costs by eliminating personnel. That is the #1 motive of executive suits.
Everyone knows the amount of electricity, water, land, GPUs/TPUs, etc. used to power this initiative (to be clear, LLM training as others pointed out) is bullshit - and so is the current bubble of vendor financing - but even if they didn't go all-in on AI, they'd still be burning cash on some other bullshit.
Seriously, look at what dregs of technology and products major companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc. consistently produce. It's all shit with few exceptions.
Companies are banking on some algorithmic breakthrough that would kick open doors on large LLM training, which is crazy inefficient. I have no idea if/when that will happen in our lifetime, but VC is betting whatever funds they can get their hands on, even the trillions committed on paper that do not exist today and never will.
Never mind those bots and cult followers -- better question is how will our resident Zionists react.
Especially the ones who were extremely vocal after last year's bombings and stating how everyone on this forum is an over-reactionary idiot, called others retards whenever Trump was criticized, etc., etc.
Some have been conspicuously quiet.