@theprofitofloss@wilding_gyres Well you've added a lot to the conversation & shown you have much to say.
Anything else? Maybe another weak attempt at an insult before hiding behind some kind of irony or "humor"? You're free to condescend all you like. Be my guest. It costs me nothing.
NEW: Israel funded a fake US think tank called the "Hanover Institute" that published 124 reports totaling over 560,000 words in nine days, designed to be cited by AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity.
The site was built on a platform that promises to optimize content so AI systems will treat it as credible research.
Every headline mirrors a question a user might type into a chatbot:
Is Israel Carrying Out a Genocide in Gaza?
The answers consistently frame information to blunt criticism of Israel.
The operation was funded through Israel's government advertising agency via the European ad group Havas, with tens of millions of dollars routed to American contractors including a firm run by former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale.
An Israeli official admitted to Ynet:
We paid a lot of money, but the situation only got worse.
Source: The Guardian
BREAKING: Trump’s Iran war is reportedly becoming a growing political liability ahead of the U.S. midterms, with advisers now focused on keeping the conflict out of the headlines as gas prices remain elevated, The Atlantic reports.
One Trump adviser bluntly told The Atlantic: “We’re just trying to hang on until the midterms.”
The administration has therefore shifted toward economic pressure, hoping to squeeze Iran while reducing the political visibility of the war and giving Republicans a chance to refocus voters on other issues before November.
Hegseth: "The only choice Iran has is to come to the table and actually talk about their nuclear program."
After 6 months of war - this is where we are?
The U.S. wants Iran to return to negotiations, right where it was before the war began
The Trump administration is moving to revive prize courts, a largely dormant wartime legal system, to speed up the seizure and sale of Iranian-linked oil tankers and cargo.
The DOJ is considering using a federal court in Houston, allowing the U.S. to transfer seized assets to the Treasury with fewer third-party claims and delays than under normal civil forfeiture.
The move could face major legal challenges over international law and whether the U.S. has the legal authority to conduct wartime captures.
Source: Bloomberg
The most cost-effective form of political counterinsurgency:
Let the opposition describe the problem correctly. Then let them never arrive at the solution. Or let them vibe without action.