@LauraLoomer ๐๐๐๐
I'm Christian (don't practice), an Australian citizen, never said I was American
But yes I live in Dubai, you got this right ๐
๐บ๐ธ In America, there are 120.5 guns per 100 people.
๐ฏ๐ต In Japan, there are 0.3 guns per 100 people.
Hard not to smile when youโre getting a taste of true freedom.
Messaging is often a signal of strategy, not just an explanation of it. One of the clearest indicators to watch in geopolitical signaling, communications strategy, and policymaking is when countries begin discussing the restoration of embassies and diplomatic representation.
Embassies are far more than buildings. They create the infrastructure for diplomacy, consular services, intelligence gathering, crisis management, trade, investment, financial engagement, sanctions implementation, and, if conditions evolve, future normalization or even political transition, including changes in government.
That is one reason many analysts and strategists pay close attention to discussions like this. Alongside other developments, they can become part of a broader assessment of whether a form of โsoft regime change,โ or at least a meaningful shift within a regime, may already be underway. Re-establishing diplomatic ties also lays the groundwork for deeper economic engagement, new investment and funding channels, expanded security cooperation, and greater international integration.
Thatโs why itโs important to pay attention to Carneyโs statement that โengagement is not endorsement.โ Itโs less about approving of another government than it is about preserving strategic flexibility, maintaining policy options, and advancing national interests, particularly during periods of political change like those many analysts believe may be unfolding in Iran.
๐จ๐บ๐ธ CHECK OUT THIS WILD VIDEO:
A surfer doing surfer things off the coast of California when a big ass shark swims up!
Thankfully the drone op was able to warn the surfer and all were safe.
Writer: Jamie
๐บ๐ธ Only 29% of Democrats are โvery proudโ to be American, down from 85% in 2001.
Republicans are unchanged at 90%.
Democrats these days will salute a gender-neutral bathroom before their own flag.
Writer: Michael
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ Tucker:
โNobody likes Bibi, including Mrs. Bibi.
He's insufferable, and everyone knows that.โ
According to leaks from Trump's calls with Bibi, he would agree.
Writers: Jamie, Samuel
๐บ๐ธ A single father takes his two daughters into the empty ladies room at a gas station.
He then proceeds to get harassed by an old man who called the police on him.
His poor daughters did not understand what was happening.
Come on, when did common sense go away?
Writer: Jamie
๐บ๐ธ This was the 1 thing that was almost impossible to mess up!
This guy has egg on his face for giving Trump the Benny of the D on this reflecting pool.
Did I mention itโs the largest pool in the world?
Writer:Jamie
@paramounttactcl@FBIDirectorKash@FBI@dbongino@imelizabethlane She literally shared information that she came upon with the FBI! So how dumb would a Russian spy have to be to share the intel they received with an AMERICAN FBI AGENT!! Gary, you are indeed one of the dumbest mother truckers on the planet! You just Loomered yourself bro!
๐ต๐ธ This is truly heartbreaking: Children in Gaza are wrapping dolls in burial shrouds and staging funerals as play.
It sounds disturbing. But psychologists call it survival.
When trauma is too overwhelming to process consciously, the brain loops back to it. Children replay the scene because they can't verbalize it the way adults do.
"Trauma is, at its core, a loss of control. So the child replays the scene in an attempt to turn something terrifying into something survivable."
It's called repetition compulsion. The mind revisits the worst moments, trying to rewrite the ending.
These kids aren't just playing. They're running emergency repairs on a psyche that's seen too much.
Source: @jessielouisevernon via Instagram
๐ Metal Parrot just dropped the greatest cover of 2026.
Your favorite metal vocalist just got mogged by a parrot. African Grey goes full screamo on Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart and absolutely bodies it.
Good News Everyone! @MrsErikaKirk made it safely to the WHCA Dinner tonight! I thought they were going to have to cancel it over all the threats being made! Is she putting the people in danger just by being there? Hmmm seems a bit irresponsible if you ask me!