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x is messy in that it blurs personal and professional, strong beliefs with weak beliefs, public positions with private musings, monday mornings with friday nights. dont take anything i say here too seriously...
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Trump is throwing his entire support away for Israel.
That means he is either a traitor working for Israel and/or he is compromised.
Biggest rugpull in world history.
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BREAKING:
United Arab Emirates officially demands the US to stop Israel from occupying West Bank, otherwise, there will be catastrophic consequences over it
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I don't think people are realizing what's happening with the Global Sumud Flotilla: it's potentially becoming extremely consequential.
Fact is, at this stage the flotilla is effectively escorted by multiple warships from 3 major countries: Spain, Italy and Turkyie.
The warships are all nominally there to "assist" and "rescue" the flotilla in case shit happens - that's the official story - BUT:
- They obviously have a very strong deterrence effect, so Israel will think twice before attacking
- I frankly cannot believe they wouldn't act if the flotilla gets attacked as this would be a major PR disaster for the governments in questions: your own citizens (including some MPs) getting attacked by Israel in front of your eyes in international waters (or Palestine territorial waters) and you watch it happen from your warship? Hard to see this happen, this is politically suicidal for a government.
- Logically speaking, why send actual warships if you haven't accepted the possibility there might be a confrontation? As the old military adage goes "don't draw your sword unless you're prepared to use it": if it was purely about assistance and rescue, they could have sent coastguard boats for instance. The "rescue and assist" framing is probably about plausible deniability to retain the most flexibility in the actions they can take, and in narrative management.
I'm not sure what's going to happen but as far as I can see there are 3 options:
1) Israel doesn't attack, the flotilla reaches Gaza, which means the blockade is breached and which is a major precedent
2) Israel attacks and the warships of all 3 nations let it happen, which will create a major public opinion disaster
3) Israel attacks and the warships fight them, and you effectively have war between NATO countries and Israel
I think you'll agree that whatever happens, it's consequential no matter what. What I suspect is that the governments in question are betting on Israel blinking first but that they're willing to follow through if Israel calls their bluff, they wouldn't have deployed the warships otherwise.
Confirmed News Update, September 29: The Global Sumud Flotilla Receives Aid from Turkish Naval Ships
Organizers confirmed with Drop Site that Turkish navy ships are facilitating humanitarian aid from the Red Crescent, after the naval ships provided rescue help to the ship “Johnny M,” which sent out a mayday signal at dawn. It has not been confirmed whether the Turkish naval vessels will join the flotilla’s mission to Gaza.
Two civilian ships from Turkey have joined the fleet, and one Italian navy vessel and one Spanish navy vessel have been spotted and have also reportedly joined the fleet for rescue purposes.
Organizers provided a statement on these developments:
“The fleet temporarily paused after ‘Johnny M’ sustained a leak in the engine room. The situation could not be resolved at sea and the vessel is unable to continue. All participants have been safely transferred to another vessel, some will be reassigned to other boats and others will be brought ashore.
We are grateful to the Red Crescent, in coordination with the Turkish government, for facilitating the safe return of participants and delivering additional humanitarian aid to the fleet.
This will not cause significant delays to the mission, which is set to arrive in as close as 4 days.”
On Tuesday evening, the flotilla is expected to reach 150 nautical miles from Gaza, the likeliest distance where Israeli forces will conduct interception maneuvers of the 40+ ships.
Report by Drop Site’s Alex Colston (@enoughformethx).
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BREAKING:
Canada says it will arrest Netanyahu with all forces if he enters the country.
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Captured: A wild stag, the symbol of St. Eustace, the Holy Helpe;, reverently wanders into the sanctuary of the Church of St Eustace, in Parish France, perhaps, miraculously 😱
🎥 aestheticacatholica
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Utah Valley University, the workers aren’t just ripping up and replacing where Charlie Kirk was sitting, they’ve begun redoing the walkway behind him
Even tearing down and redoing the ceiling directly above where he was shot
A crime scene being completely remodeled is strange
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Breaking:
Norway says Netanyahu must be arrested as soon as possible otherwise there will be more casualties in Gaza.
the funny thing is, we cld have built this tech all ourselves with uk providers. and done so on a more ethical and legal footing. this is both mediocre tech and probably illegal in its data gathering/use.
arrest and question every member of charlie kirk's security team. hold them and pressure them till they break. no early releases, no political interventions.
🚨 THE SECRET CAMERA 🚨
As Charlie Kirk lay bleeding, his security detail leaned over him, appearing to give aid.
Then, in the middle of the chaos, he makes the decision. His hand slides up to his Meta glasses…and he presses the record button.
In that moment, was he starting to film or stopping a recording he didn’t want anyone to notice?
