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A million people watched my video last September. The petition it was for barely moved. This piece is about what I got wrong, and what Tesla Takedown and Morocco’s GenZ 212 got right!
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we are cattle and this is how we get led around
Damage control talking points have been issued.
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“I want my music to be about humanity” — but I won’t oppose crimes against humanity.
Ed Sheeran started off his first concert of the Loop Tour since Macklemore was dropped from the lineup following his pro-Palestinian remarks by addressing the controversy. “I have tried in my career not to be a political commentator of any kind because I want my music and shows to be about unity, not division, about humanity, not politics,” Sheeran told the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Sheeran spoke directly about Gaza, saying, “this is a humanitarian issue and I cannot hide how I feel about it anymore.”
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I watched NAZA. (Unlike 99% of people expressing their very strong opinions on this website). 🧵 So here are my takes, which will make a lot of you very angry:
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”Largest defense export deal in Israel’s history.”
The only scenario I can see Iran threatening Greece is if Athens needlessly decides to assist Israel or the US in attacking Iran... Greece to sign $3.6b. Israeli air defense deal, creating 'Achilles Shield' against Turkey and Iran (!??) jpost.com/israel-news/defens…
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Interessant article d'en @mkhalili a El Salto sobre l'ús que els mv socials fan de les xarxes. "Les eines han canviat, però no els nostres hàbits". 👉Si volem combatre el que ja tenim a sobre (tecnofeudalisme, extrema dreta..., caldrà organitzar-se millor. elsaltodiario.com/redes-soci…
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Social media platforms are great at getting people to a place on a certain date. They’re bad at everything that involves a group deciding something together. The move from one to the other has to be designed, not hoped for.
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An incredible expose by Ronen Bergman shows how Israel invents quotes from Iranian officials in order to manufacture "evidence" that Iran is building nuclear weapons. This event took place on August 5th, when it was reported globally that Ahmad Vahidi, commander of the IRGC had admitted that Iran was developing nuclear weapons. The only problem? It wasn't true: 1) Netanyahu's pet network in Israel, Channel 14 spent months building Vahedi up as "the strongest man in Iran," priming audiences to treat any dramatic quote from him as coming from Iran itself. In reality, he is one power player among several. 2) An Indian Hindu nationalist account posts an earlier fabricated quote from Vahedi that says that nuclear weapons are a "necessity" for Iran. It does not get much traction. 3) The same account publishes a quote saying that Vahedi stated that Vahedi said that Iran will keep developing nuclear weapons as long as the US and Israel have them. There was no source. 4) The Mossad Commentary account, a large account with no affiliation to the actual Mossad posted the quote in English. 5) Channel 14, a mere 33 minutes later, covers this and claims that this is "the first time" an Iranian official directly admitted to building a nuclear bomb. 6) Three minutes later Yair Netanyahu, son of the Prime Minister, retweets Mossad Commentary, then three minutes later retweets Channel 14 English, followed later by Israel War Room. 7) Two hours later, Netanyahu senior cites the fabricated quote in an official speech at Mount Herzl, now the made up Tweet had become state policy. 8) The Tweet makes it to the US, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz shares it saying that Iran is "finally admitting what was clear for years," then deletes it without explanation. 9) Mark Levine shares it and then Fox News reports it as fact, including an on-screen headline. 10) Channel 14 now reports this again with FOX and Netanyahu as the source. Mossad Commentary, the original source of the English version, now cites Channel 14 as its source, completing a circular citation loop. 11) Israel's Foreign Ministry spreads Netanyahu's remarks to Persian-speaking audiences. 12) Indian news agency ANI reports the story back in India, attributing it to "Israeli media," completing the round trip. This is a well oiled machine of disinformation emanating from Netanyahu and his circle designed to create a false narrative which will destroy negotiations with Iran and renew the war. Similar frauds have been perpetrated in the past like the Jewish Chronicle/Bild affair, when a made up journalist planted stories in the press to justify blowing up a hostage deal with Hamas. But this time he is dragging the entire world into endless war and not just Israel.
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Wow, this lady is incredible. She completely tore apart every argument used to justify the US and Israel's war on Iran.
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نوید کرمانی، روشنفکر ایرانی-آلمانی، در مراسم سوگند ارتش آلمان: - اگر دولتی بخواهد شما را به جنگی خلاف حقوق بین‌الملل بکشاند، مانند جنگ آمریکا و اسرائیل علیه ایران، وظیفه شماست سرپیچی کنید. - تهدید نابودی یک تمدن یا حمله به زیرساختهای غیرنظامی نقض حقوق است.
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The pro-Israel crowd tries to portray Mamdani's position on Netanyahu as fringe. In reality, 49% of Americans support arresting Netanyahu; only 22% oppose! Among young people, the split is 58-17 But here's the kicker: Among Harris voters, it's 74-10!
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Most Americans can't stand Israel and don't want to finance it. The numbers are only get worse for Tel Aviv with each passing month. And that's true globally as well. Israel is a pariah state. It remains popular only in DC and in various elite enclaves:
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FOX NEWS POLL: President Trump's Approval on Handling Iran • 🟢 April 2025: 42-41 (+1) • 🟤 Jan 2026: 41-57 (-16) • 🟤 April 2026: 37-63 (-26) • 🔴 July 2026: 34-66 (-32) ← new low Net 33 point negative swing
🇺🇸 NATIONAL POLL By Fox News (A) Approve: 39% (=) Disapprove: 61% (+1) —— Trump's net approval on key issues 🟤 Immigration: -15 (new low) 🔴 Iran: -32 (new low) 🔴 Economy: -34 🔴 Inflation: -46 —— Generic Ballot 🟦 DEM: 53% (+1) 🟥 GOP: 46% (-1) 🔵 Extremely motivated: D+11 —— Beacon (D) & Shaw (R) | 7/17-20 | RV foxnews.com/politics/fox-new…
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One of the most insane lines I’ve ever read — from infamous NATO propagandist Nathalie Tocci. These monsters will get us all killed.
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The reason you do not verbally attack a dead person, no matter how vile and morally offensive he was, has to do with you & not with him. He is no threat to mankind any longer; have some skin in the game & go focus on living assholes.
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This is properly insane: quite literally the worst example of censorship I've ever heard of anywhere. I checked the actual ruling (which you can see here: courthousenews.com/wp-conten…) and, to be clear, it isn't just censorship in the conventional sense - blocking access to a website or removing content from platforms - this is the criminalization of information relayed by private citizens, with prison sentences attached. And the most insane aspect if that it does NOT matter if the information relayed is accurate or not. It just matters that it originates from RT or other media outlets banned in the EU. In other words, truth isn't a defense anymore in the EU, it literally doesn't matter. It's purely based on the identity of the speaker. The ruling is actually explicit about this: the regulation, quoted by the Court says that the prohibition applies to "any content," and they draw no distinction based on what the content actually says. If it originates from banned outlets, it's banned. It is, quite simply, a complete unraveling of the entire post-Enlightenment legal and philosophical project where entire generations of Europeans fought to move from "who says it" to "is it true" as the operative question. Think about the absurdity of it: if RT publishes a video saying the sky is blue and you share it on a publicly accessible website in the EU, you'd fall within the scope of this ruling, making you liable to criminal prosecution. Completely and utterly absurd. But that's the EU today for you 🤷
El Tribunal de Justicia de la UE ha autorizado el enjuiciamiento penal en los países de la UE de las personas que publiquen vídeos de Russia Today en canales y sitios web abiertos.
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Wow! Let this sink in: After the first round of US-Iran talks in Islamabad, US intelligence picked up that Israel was planning to assassinate the Iranian negotiators as they were returning to Tehran. The US told regional states to alert Iran. Israel is a state that, on paper, is a US partner but in reality is so extreme in its obsession to undermine US diplomacy that it even tries to assassinate those the US engages with in crucial negotiations. I can't recall a government as terrified of peace as the one running Israel. nytimes.com/2026/07/02/us/po…
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John Spencer is given multiple chances to answer a simple question: "How many civilians has Israel killed in Gaza?" Tellingly, he can't answer it. His premise is fraudulent. Gaza is not "modern warfare." Gaza has no army, no air defenses, no standard artillery. It has lightly armed resistance fighters facing one of the most powerful militaries on earth. In those conditions, there is no "war." There is sporadic fighting between the Palestinian resistance and invading Israeli soldiers, whose tanks, drones, and warplanes carry out the mass murder of a besieged civilian population.
"How many civilians have actually been killed?! You don't know, do you?" Piers Morgan grills John Spencer on his claim that Israel's ratio of civilian deaths to combatants in Gaza is "the best ratio in modern warfare". 📺youtu.be/XJH5YSo1ifg @piersmorgan | @SpencerGuard
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