Mira G

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

[Mira G @TheLiberalPulse]

“You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise...”
-Maya Angelou
#WorldPoetryDay

[Malcolm Nance @MalcolmNance]

Look folks, reality can sometimes be hard to accept.

We all want freedom for Iran. The regime was a horrible, nasty pack of religious zealots for whom terrorism & murder was always the first option. Their revolution started by killing 400 people in a theater with arson & chained exit doors. They sent thousand of kids to their deaths with toy keys around their necks promising entry to heaven if they just walk in to Iraqi minefields.

I’ve tracked IRGC terrorism across Iraq, Lebanon, Syria & Yemen and even fought them in the PG, They almost killed me in 1988. The Islamic regime needed/still needs to be destroyed … that said:

People are getting upset with why I assess this war will likely fail to topple the regime.

Because it is a fantasy based in Trump’s head using lethal tools we prepared for 47 years for the right moment. That moment likely has passed.

Trump has no idea what he’s doing. Because he has contempt for the people who know what they’re doing & the history of what came before him.

If Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires then Iran is the funeral home of empires. It dresses you up and lays you into the coffin neatly. Then closes the lid.

Trump cannot understand why Iran hasn’t surrendered … “Lookit all them bombs,” he shouts “They should all love Trump!”

That’s it. That’s the Iran-War strategy. He does not care about the people of Iran. It a score settling grudge match egged on by Netanyahu’s 40 years of promises that war will change the regime if we just drop enough bombs & assassinate its leaders.

So If you want to live in a fantasy world where we are suddenly being greeted as liberators by the 93 million Iranians … feel free.

You are now set up for earth shattering disappointment.

You have to account for the fact that Trump could have attacked in support of the protesters in January. He didn’t & he let them be killed. He was completely indifferent. The 30k dead were a one-day talking point.

Right now, none of these attacks will liberate Iran without a populist uprising or invading ground forces. Worse case is a sectarian Civil war. If that happens the only outcome is that it will kill a lot of people, splinter the country & take down the global economy. Trump will sleep soundly & demand he be made Ayatollah.

This is literally his mental illness masked as foreign policy

This war may give some Iranians hope but it’s a false one. Gird for a horrible chain of dramatic events but rest assured Trump doesn’t care about the people of Iran.

He only want its oil. He said so.

I’m sorry folks, but my job is to deliver reality based assessments, not promise you sunshine in a swirling hurricane of flying bullets, bombs, excrement & razor wire.

That is all.

[Frenkie_Woody @Frenkie_Woody]

Lo hanno chiamato pazzo, estremista, antisemita.
Hanno provato a isolarlo, delegittimarlo, ridicolizzarlo.
Trump lo ha attaccato apertamente, minacciando di rompere i rapporti commerciali con la Spagna:
“È un alleato terribile. Taglieremo i commerci”.
Perché?
Perché Pedro Sánchez ha detto no.
No all’uso delle basi di Rota e Morón per rifornire i bombardieri americani diretti contro l’Iran.
Nel giro di 48 ore quindici aerei militari statunitensi hanno lasciato il paese.
Sánchez è stato il primo grande leader europeo a riconoscere lo Stato di Palestina, ad aderire al ricorso del Sudafrica alla Corte Internazionale di Giustizia e a imporre un embargo sulle armi a Israele.
Oggi ha ricordato a tutta l’Europa una cosa semplice:
La sovranità o la eserciti, o la perdi.

[c ☆ @tintafey]

gestures that make you more elegant and feminine

[Chris Meloni @Chris_Meloni]

I’m sorry our love scene was edited out of the Final Cut

[TODAY @TODAYshow]

With chemistry as electrifying as Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni’s, one would think they would cross over to each other’s respective shows frequently. https://t.co/RIOicmiF7q

[Opal Vadhan @OpalVadhan]

A reminder of what was found on @HillaryClinton's emails.

[Peacock @peacock]

Add it to the list of sins.

Law & Order: #OrganizedCrime arrives April 17 on Peacock.

[Hassan I. Hassan @hxhassan]

If you are to watch one thing about the Assad regime, make it this 4:20 minutes.

Note: The rebels found this little kid in the same prison he’s talking about.

[Money Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @mppmsnow]

"I know that's not true."

@esglaude on whether it's "the economy stupid."

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

“ When a Clown moves into the Palace, he doesn’t become a King, The Palace becomes a Circus” is a Turkish proverb which is worth heeding in the coming days.

[2000s @PopCulture2000s]

today is the only day you can retweet this..

[sab⁷ SAW TOMORROW LIVE☁️ @from_vante]

have these two freaks finally made out or is he still pretending to love his wife

[𐚁 @kaypatricktayo]

But what you don't know is that your daughter’s name is not just Blue, it's not turquoise. It's not lapis. It's actually cerulean.

[Stevie Nicks @StevieNicks]

Just finished watching @daisyjonesand6 for the 2nd time. In the beginning, it wasn't really my story, but Riley seamlessly, soon became my story.

It brought back memories that made me feel like a ghost watching my own story.

It was very emotional for me. I just wish Christine could have seen it. She would have loved it.

Hopefully it will continue...

[2000s @PopCulture2000s]

today is the only day you can retweet this..

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

The Supreme Court's recent rulings were sadly predictable for anyone who understands the hard-right agenda. Their goal has always been to install Justices whose job is to turn back the clock on our freedoms, on decades of constitutional decisions, and on our continuing struggle to “form a more perfect union” that includes all of us.

Let's vote out their political enablers and rein in the dark, subversive money that supports them in their quest to reverse a century of progress.

[Keith Edwards @keithedwards]

This remains my favorite Nancy Pelosi moment.

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Speaker Pelosi just said on the House floor, “I have enjoyed working with 3 presidents.” She served as Speaker under 4 presidents.

Perfect.