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Tensions and Attacks Resume In The Strait of Hormuz
Keep in mind that making peace deals only to ignore/circumvent/break them is par for the course according to the Policy Papers.
No Main Topic: Late Afternoon Edition
President Trump's a ttempt to meet with Senate GOP over getting the SAVE Act passed ? It didn't go so well . Experts don't believe that the algae problem in the Lincoln reflecting pool was due to vandalism . According to documents obtained under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Israel has been conducting the " largest geofencing and targeted Christian digital campaign ever ." " A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections , part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote."
Quote of the Day
"Class analysis without race & gender dangerously ignores how white supremacy and patriarchy mimic broader oppressions within the proletariat. Race & gender analysis without class shields the capitalist class by amplifying bourgeois voices that do not have proletarian interests at heart."
Recent Don Lemon Video Reminds Us Of How Hollow and Unready Kamala Harris Is.
While most Republicans just lie, Democrats have this knack of saying a lot of words that end up meaning little or nothing: In both cases, watch what they do, not what they say.
US Pilot Claims To Have Been Attacked By a "Drone Swarm"
Via CNN : A US fighter jet pilot rescued by special forces after being shot down over Iran in April described a shocking sight before ejecting from his aircraft: multiple Iranian drones hovering in the air, moving as one, in a formation that resembled a jellyfish, according to four sources familiar with the matter. The account, which has not been previously reported, was shared by the F-15 pilot with intelligence officials during a debriefing after the incident. It immediately set off a firestorm of debate within the US intelligence community that has yet to be resolved. If the airman really saw what he described — a formation moving in unison — it would be an alarming advance in Iranian drone capabilities. “Multiple drones interconnected and moving as one with smaller drones below the bigger drones like legs,” one of the sources familiar with the pilot’s witness account told CNN. “Real alien sh*t.” Another source told CNN the pilot described witnessing a “minefield of drones” in the a...
Iran MOU Exposes Americans Who Are Acting on Behalf of Foreign Agents
Funny how the United States has always been scared of Soviet Russia infiltrating the American political landscape. Also, as Lee Camp points out, it's not really a secret:
The Grayzone: Israel Is Losing Its War With Reality
As someone said elsewhere: if their intelligence was that excellent, why use brute force ?
MOU Madness
First, Transition Protocol has new information about the venue change for the signing...and a warning to those who would try to sabotage the process: Dialogue Works goes over the 14-Points illustrated in the now infamous MOU: Carl Zha has Warwick Powell on Silk & Steel to talk about the economic/financial impact: Finally, Due Dissidence on how Israel has reacted:
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Has Algae...And Guess How MAGA Interpreted This News.
For MAGA, Donald Trump can do no wrong...
US-Iran MOU: Iran Clarifies Their Expectations, China's Role Explained.
Notable Points: The United States has apparently already (electronically) signed the MOU. Iran is more cohesive since in the wake of the US/Israeli strikes. Iran (via Pakistan) has made it clear to the US that violating the MOU will have serious consequences. China was not actually pressuring Iran to make a deal. The goal was to get America to agree to certain terms/assurances, so that when the US (or Israel) inevitably violate them, the world will understand that Iran was trying to find a peaceful resolution. That said: in terms of revealing motivations, China plays things closer to the vest than Russia, Iran and Pakistan. So it sounds like the major three parties (China, Russia and Iran, the three countries the US is determined to wage war against sooner or later) are aware of the United States proclivity towards duplicitous diplomacy. Also, it sounds like Iran has at least one ace that's threatening enough to give the United States pause; whether it's something nuc...
The NBA Halftime Performance That Turned Things Around For the New York Knicks.
Full Version, from the source:
Did China Pressure Iran To Make a Deal With the United States? How Will Israel Respond?
Transition Protocol discusses the conversations and agreements that apparently happened behind the scenes that led up to this past weekend's big announcement: Before getting to the first question, let's address the second: Apparently everyone "knows" that Israel is the spoiler here. While the US is willing to exclude Israel from whatever deal they are making with Iran, it's clear that (1) Iran still consider the two linked, and (2) no one in their right mind expects the United States to stand by and allow Iran to attack Israel, regardless of what Israel does. I agree that Iran's biggest mistake here is lack of specifics: There should be hard dates, dollar amounts, boundaries and consequences for violations. Vagueness with a country (the US) who's government is practically full of lawyers looking for every loophole and angle and advantage is only asking for trouble. As for China and Iran: It's valid to say that Iran was fighting for it's life thes...
America-Palooza Was This Weekend.
While most of the country was focused on war with Iran or the NBA Finals, the President decided to hold an a "celebration" of America on his birthday:
The United States Has "Been Close to a Deal" With Iran Since Late March.
According to CNN , President Trump has said something to this effect at least 38 times.
President Trump Blames Iran for Attack On Apache Helicopter Crash; Retaliates.
Rachel Blevins and Elijah Magnier discuss the Apache attack: The "retaliation" was reported by CNN .
The Infographics Show: "Pawn Shops are Seeing Something the Stock Market Isn’t"
Wall Street is investing on the desperation of Americans, and pawn shops are replacing banks:
Lebanon Rejects Israel's Peace Deal
If it's anything like Israel's ceasefires, I can understand why:
The Grayzone: Top US General Tacitly Admits Defeat By Iran (Bonus: In Context Gives A Hint As to Why This Is So Hard To Accept)
Aaron Mate and Max Blumenthal on the American military's shocking admission: As for how we got to this point, here's Robert Inlakesh of In Context:
Which Nation Is the Biggest Threat To The World?
According to the planet Earth: Ben Norton has more:
Glenn Greenwald's Political Consistency Is Why The "Left" and "Right" Oscillate Between Praising Him and Attacking Him.
I'm not the biggest fan of libertarians generally, but there are very, very few instances of Greenwald changing his views to fit a narrative or some politician he may like. The same cannot be said for Democrats or Republicans who believe that they are arbiters of the "Left v Right" debate in America: Also, this "Ben Shapiro fast-talking" debate style is grating.