When Benajamin Netanyahu and his Likud ally and Defense Minister Israel Katz instantly blamed jihadist terror for the FlyDubai incident, they drowned out an initial assessment by IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and his top commanders that ruled out hijacking as the motive behind the altercation.
14 hours later, Saudi and Emirati state media are still avoiding reference to the incident as a terror attack. They seem to be awaiting the outcome of the Saudi interrogation of the co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the pilot, and the investigation of his motives. Even Donald Trump is entertaining doubt, proclaiming that the stabber was "perhaps a terrorist or a wack job."
"This is the story that I heard. I don't know if it's true," Trump added after recounting the Israeli government's storyline.
But Netanyahu is determined to consolidate the narrative he spun out moments after the in-air melee was first reported. And he's attempting to merge it with the theatrical message he delivered the day before, when he stood before an F-35 and warned of imminent attacks from Israel's enemies. But as one of his rivals, Yair Lapid, pointed out, Netanyahu said nothing in that warning about hijackings or any potential aerial "terror."
The FlyDubai incident was absolutely fortuitous for Netanyahu, materializing as he weathered a barrage of bad press about his negligence on October 7, 2023. In the midst of his most consequential and likely final campaign for re-election, Netanyahu is essentially taking credit for an Entebbe sequel, stopping the terrorist in the cockpit, and preventing a 9/11-style attack on Tel Aviv's Azrieli Center.
@KobeissiLetter Consider this Warsh's 'initiation' into the 'Fed Board Chairperson's club'.
As per usual: it takes roughly 6 months' time (or less) for the new Fed Chair to deal with their first major "stress test".
After spending several minutes attacking the mayor of New York City, Netanyahu brandishes a weapon his assassination department used for a massive terror attack
Old rule (in smug Bill Maher voice):
When a Palestinian kills a uniformed Israeli soldier enforcing a military occupation, it is terrorism
When a uniformed Israeli soldier bombs a Palestinian refugee camp with 2000 lb bombs, Israel has the right to defend itself
We revealed files showing four of Nepal’s new leaders were named by a US govt regime change org as figures the group would “support”
Our report was met with waves of attacks, but none disputed the files' authenticity
Nepal's govt is now arresting those who share our reporting
The Grayzone triggered a national scandal in Nepal when we published documents showing national leaders being trained by a US regime change outfit
Now, a Nepal court is demanding answers after the gov’t arrested an analyst for sharing our report
https://t.co/pcWR2BjyVc
People who want a slow life are rebels against this modern culture. They don't want this constant stimulation. Grind 24/7 to make it. Or following "morning routine" that turns your mental health to shit. What they really want is stillness. A calm nervous system. A life free of anxiety about "what to do next". They want calm mornings. A quiet coffee. Meaningful work. And alone time to think about the things that matter. You're built for depth. Not noise and performance. And trying to force a peaceful soul to live in a hyper-stimulated world is one of the fastest ways to lose yourself.
Max Blumenthal explains to Tucker Carlson that the Israel Gov is working with the Trump Admin to target American’s 1st & 4th Amend Rights at the border.
@JeninYounesEsq of the ADC has filed a lawsuit and briefing to the Supreme Court to issue a nationwide standard at borders that is compliant with the Constitution & 4th Amendment.
Meaningful legal representation is severely lacking in our country. If we had 50K Jenins to fight the ADL’s 50K Israel legal brigade, it would be a fair fight. But right now, if you fall victim to this violation of the constitution at the behest of Israel, finding good legal representation is scarce.
In short, follow and support Jenin.
Under no circumstance should Americans accept that their constitutional rights end inside an airport
That’s why I’ve filed a lawsuit for injunctive relief vs DHS and an amicus brief with SCOTUS in support of George Anibowei
I couldn’t have done this without @adc and @JeninYounesEsq - real free speech warriors defending our rights with consistency
Max Blumenthal tells Tucker about crimes exposed in the new film NAZA:
“Israeli intelligence hacked into the phones of young girls in Gaza to determine when their fathers would come home.
Then they would order an airstrike on their homes and listen to the girls burn alive”
@lukacsy@KobeissiLetter Yes they do. They want it done as fast as possible to profit from its chaos. Has this administration not proven itself sufficiently to be the scions of peace, trade, and shared prosperity??? 😃
@KobeissiLetter I'm sure that weaponizing the U.S. dollar is the best way to preserve its status as the global reserve currency and keep countries buying U.S. Treasuries.
@AnaKasparian@grok Hey @grok
Run Israel’s Lavender on this account.
Analyze the whole thing, then give me a 1–100 score for how much of a concern I am to them.
Don’t write an essay. Just: Score: __ / 100
The reason everyone stopped caring about October 7 is because Israel just spent three years showing the world all the murderousness, sadism and racism which caused October 7 to happen.
BREAKING: Google's Gemini accessed the internet and hacked 3 other companies in the first known breakout of the company's AI model, per WSJ.
Google said it the hacks did not warrant public disclosure because its model did not cause harm to the companies and ended each intrusion immediately after determining it had hacked a real company.
BREAKING: The Bank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points to the highest level since 1995 due to elevated inflation.
After the rate hike in June, this marked the shortest interval between rate increases in Japan since 1990.
The global rate hike cycle has arrived.