@Axxyworks The viral online story about Eric Langford, the Boy Scout who allegedly disappeared in 1989 and reappeared 12 years later, is completely fake and debunked.
There is a growing blind spot in Washington’s understanding of Iran - one Israelis and Gulf Arabs grasp more clearly than many in the Trump camp or Europe.
This is not just about missiles or sanctions. It is about belief: the Mahdist narrative gaining influence within the IRGC, Iran’s hardliners, and supporters of Mojtaba Khamenei.
Many inside the regime now believe Iran survived recent crises not because of diplomacy or restraint, but because of “the unseen hands of the Mahdi” protecting its divine mission.
That is the real danger.
For years, the West dismissed Iran’s apocalyptic rhetoric as symbolic. But in times of war and survival, such beliefs can morph into fanatical operational devotion!
Within IRGC circles, Mojtaba Khamenei is increasingly linked to the “Khorasani” figure from Shi’a prophecy - a leader from eastern Iran who survives foreign attacks amid regional chaos. Hardliners also cast Abdul Malik al-Houthi as the “Yamani,” destined to align with him in a wider regional struggle.
None of this proves prophecy. But movements driven by apocalyptic conviction do not need their beliefs to be true to become dangerous. They only need followers willing to act on them.
That is the risk now facing the region.
If Tehran emerges bruised but intact - convinced America ultimately backed down - the result will not be moderation. It will be vindication of the “Unseen protective hands of the Mahdi” narrative!
The IRGC will see survival as divine endorsement. Every survived strike and every Western hesitation will reinforce the belief that the regime is protected because it serves a sacred mission.
That is how political movements become messianic ones.
The Middle East has seen this before. Al-Qaeda mythologized bin Laden’s survival. ISIS turned Baghdadi into an apocalyptic symbol. In both cases, symbolism mattered as much as military strength.
Once a movement becomes eschatological, deterrence weakens. Sacrifice becomes sacred, and endless conflict becomes a path to redemption.
That is why unfinished wars carry risks.
If America retreats ambiguously while Iran grows more convinced of its divine mission, the result may not be a weaker Iran, but a more radicalized and dangerous revolutionary axis stretching across the region and seeking nuclear weapons, not for deterrent, but for intimidation!
The danger is not simply that the Islamic Republic survives.
The danger is that it believes God/Mahdi ensured its survival.
And once states begin viewing geopolitics as divine destiny, the region enters a far darker phase.
Why the Somali fraud wasn't called out by more Minnesotans is clear.
They're black immigrants, and critics don't want to be called racist.
As a son of African immigrants, I'll say: Some cultures are incompatible.
Immigrants who won't choose American culture shouldn't be here.
@HotNewHipHop Not about you, or your feelings. And not about adults deciding what to do with their bodies. Educate yourself. And I'm sure Nicki will understand why you stopped calling g her 😂
@jk_rowling@legaltweetz I once suggested that medical protocols for determining whether a child should be allowed to transition are not 100% accurate and that science, psychology and medicine should improve these. The response was that this was just and excuse to take away rights.
Finalmente contestó todas las preguntas. Algo que en campaña no hacía nunca. En mi criterio es su mejor entrevista y todas las respuestas fueron adecuadas. Seguimos pendientes, pero sin duda, hay mejor olor en el ambiente.
I'm seeing a lot of videos like this on social media. Young adults are getting red-pilled by the millions after September 10th, and the demonic response to it from the radical left.
Before Trump, the Left controlled both the cultural and political power in America. They stopped seeing power as something you competed for in a democracy and saw it as their birthright. Charlie Kirk represented the opposite: To be an American is to pursue power through persuasion. And because of that belief, he was shifting the country to the Right both politically and culturally. My opening monologue on what we learned about America last week: