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Joined June 2017
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What a lead time in year 4 of this war
UPDATE!! The U.S. Patriot PAC-3 announcement comes with a major caveat: these are new missiles, with deliveries not expected until after 2030, sources tell me. It does little to address Ukraine’s urgent interceptor shortage ahead of winter 1/3
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“Temu Nosferatu”. Absolutely inspired 👌
Reportedly the children of senior White House adviser and Temu Nosferatu Stephen Miller.
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Yes. I’m essence.
Could any of us truly have done what they did? They are called The Greatest Generation for a reason...
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Phil retweeted
Crypto dude: "I need cryptocurrency so that the government can't take my money" North Korea: *yoink* Crypto dude:
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His Holiness I see is a proponent of SCOT. Which surely means God is a proponent of SCOT. Which means my opinion is surely divine and very correct.
The future of #ArtificialIntelligence is not pre-determined. As a technology developed by human beings, its future depends on the choices we make. We therefore have the responsibility to guide, change and, when necessary, reject its applications. A reliable system that serves the human person is of greater value than one that is exceptionally powerful but whose consequences cannot be adequately foreseen or controlled.
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Trumps in trouble. Which means we’re all in trouble.
Anger from some Republicans over Iran is boiling — listen to 2024 Trump Michigan organiser Mike Hacham for example: “The average American is barely surviving”
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One easily imagines Thatcher being “unmoved” by an argument.
🚨 'In the end, a supervisor came along and gave Mrs Thatcher the discount she was demanding.' 😂 Margaret Thatcher being entirely herself and being entirely The Iron Lady in a full 'I want my tax back' performance. 📋 As told by @labour_history on the 1996 Budget.
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#RIP Patrick Stewart of Star Trek and X Men ... On 12-4-1997, after getting a @PressClubDC coffee mug, he was asked, "Just from a purely logical point of view, why is it that a Captain whose name is Jean-Luc Picard have a perfect English accent?" Patrick Stewart answer here:
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Good. It’s too easy to just give in to the little things like this. Well done for ensuring the little short bald goblin remains a pariah in any civilised circles.
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"With [Putin] agreeing to trilateral negotiations with Ukraine and the U.S. next month, [Zelenskyy] should show deference to his people and make a deal. If he does not, it could be argued that [Zelenskyy] is becoming exactly what he has been fighting against: an authoritarian dictator profiting from the riches of war,' writes @kellyriddell.
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It’s the sensible course of action - keep going. May take years before they crack, but in the long run the world will adapt to the SoH being as it is and the Iranian veto will dissolve. Luckily Trump is a patient, strategic thinker surrounded by wise, prudent counsel.
The view from @RANDCorporation on Iran war: "... Sticking with the current approach is unlikely to result in a clean and quick end to the war. But sometimes an imperfect option is actually the right one—if only because the others are that much worse ..." rand.org/pubs/commentary/202…
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What ridiculous ghouls those two are.
Kushner "told Zelensky that he should pause the strikes because he and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff were dedicating a lot of time, energy, and jet fuel to mediating with Moscow...A 30-day pause on refineries would be a way for Ukraine to show gratitude" wsj.com/world/ukraine-pauses…
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Maybe at some point Russia will even disgust the US government. Maybe.
Regarding refinery strikes. There has been an established pattern. Whenever Ukraine showed restraint, or halted strikes on refineries, Russia simply continued its strike campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, and continued to strike civilian targets in cities.
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What about LNG tho?
For the umpteenth time: The SoH is losing relevance. It’s the total exports out of the REGION that matter. Those wheels were set in motion once those who could, began diverting oil away from the SoH. Iraq now sends more via the Med and Saudi sends more via the Red. UAE increased pipeline usage.
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God save us all when he goes pop soon.
Yes, except the U.S. has been asking Ukraine to stop hitting oil refineries for weeks (it was even reported in the WSJ that Ukraine had agreed to do so until after the midterms) and yet Kyiv just blew up one at Novokuybyshevsk. I'd be very surprised indeed if the Baltic states "toned down" their rhetoric on Russia because Bridge Colby asked them to. Meanwhile, Trump can't find a buyer for Russian diesel en route to these shores because Congress keeps threatening to prosecute anyone who volunteers. And the New York Times says he is seething in the White House, awaiting electoral doom in five days and consuming bad poll numbers and "AI slop."
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Shameful America.
“Pentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, arguing that some statements by European leaders and officials have undermined continental security…It was not clear what specific statement Colby was referring ‌to. However, Estonian ⁠Prime Minister Kristen Michal referred to Putin as a ‘rat in a corner’ in late September.”
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If we have a cold dry winter - we’re really in trouble - nobody seems to be talking about it much except for one part of the UK.
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Interesting. But still sounds like it’s “our plan” or the highway.
در حالی که نیروهای مسلح شجاع ما کاملآ آماده دفاع از میهن هستند، ایران کماکان برای اینکه به دیپلماسی فرصت موفقیت بدهد ادامه خواهد داد. ما برای بررسی ایده‌هایی که بتواند طرح ۷روزه را، حتی در مدتی کمتر از یک هفت، اجرا کند، به ارتباط نزدیک و مستمر خود با واسطه‌ها ادامه خواهیم داد.
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