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@visegrad24

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BREAKING: Gunfire erupts inside the Philippine Senate 🇵🇭 A volley of more than a dozen gunshots broke out inside the Senate building during a tense standoff involving Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. The former national police chief under Rodrigo Duterte has been holed up in his Senate office un...

@SpencerJJoseph

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🧵 1. 'Arab antisemitism is not a response to the creation of Israel, it is the driving force behind the Arab-Israeli conflict. Too many people reverse cause and effect. They blame the antisemitism suffered by world Jewry on the existence of Israel' <a target="_blank" href="https://www.jns.org/antise...

@SapiensMaximus0

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You’ve heard of Sun Tzu. But Carl von Clausewitz? Probably not— Unless you’re in a military academy. Yet his book On War is a strategic masterpiece. Not just for generals— But for anyone facing high-stakes decisions. This 🧵 breaks down its key lessons— One by one👇 ...

@JoeLang51440671

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Part 1 🧵 World’s Most Powerful Reset Anybody catch this cryptic post by Trump on Truth Social? “WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL RESET!!! President DJT” Does anybody remember the WEF’s version of the “Great Reset?” “COVID-19 lockdowns may be gradually easing, but anxiety about the world’s social and econo...

@tzimmer_history

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This week, I asked my readers for feedback and what they’re looking for from political writers. Their responses tell of a pervasive sense of exasperation with politics, the search for ways out of this mess, and the longing for optimism amidst the chaos. <a target="_blank" href="https://steady.pag...

@BigBrainHistori

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In 1910, America's 6 most powerful men disappeared without a trace. They used fake names and met in total secrecy on a remote island. But what came out of that meeting changed the U.S. economy forever. Here's the story of the secret meeting on Jekyll Island: ...

@afshinrattansi

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Want to know what will happen to Iran’s sovereignty after a US🇺🇸 regime change war? Just look at Iraq🇮🇶: Since the 2003 illegal invasion, Iraq’s oil revenues were placed into the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI), held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For years, Washington sent Baghdad pall...

@TonySeruga

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1/17 🧵 Let’s get into it. This is a sprawling topic, and the Henry Nowak case is the flashpoint that’s finally forcing the conversation into the open. I’ll trace the ideological lineage, name the architects, walk through what happened to that kid in Southampton, and lay out what actually stops this...

@habeebhabeeb

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I was born in Lebanon and was displaced by the terrorists. I have been an American citizen for a long time now. I realize that when I speak my mind as a free human being, there will be responses. I can handle that. However, people who are of the opposite conviction (mostly from the medieval Middl...