The delusional "America is losing" narrative is becoming truly tiresome. Unserious, emotional "analysis" from people with no grasp of realpolitik.
In my book, projecting power thousands of km away with 0 civilian casualties on your soil isn't just victory — it’s total dominance.
The United States deal in actions and material facts. BRICS and the rest have shown they're all bark and no bite. Washington can turn any part of the globe upside down at the drop of a hat — including all trade there. They call the shots and I pity those still on copium, pretending otherwise.
The Islamic Republic is establishing a formula whereby killing Iranians on Iranian soil is not a trigger for all-out war. This is while the US appears to view dead Americans as trigger for all-out war.
Iran has a much higher capacity to absorb casualties. But this trajectory points to Ali Khamenei-style destruction of deterrence on steroids.
Rahm Emanuel on Israel:
Support for Israel is plummeting around the world.
You've lost Europe, your biggest economic partner and market.
Your scientists face exclusion from international conferences and research networks. Your artists and academics are shut out of exhibits and meetings.
In 2022, 55% of Americans held a favorable view of Israel. Today, it is 37%, and it is dropping. And among the youth of both America and Europe, it's even lower.
The only diplomatic gain you've made in the last three years is Somaliland.
You lost America, you lost Europe, and you picked up Somaliland. Such a deal.
I’ll stand by this until the day I die. Muslims are some of the easiest targets for grifting, and it works in both directions. Being a “revert” can become an infinite money glitch, and so can becoming an anti-Islam slop apologist. Our inferiority complex has multiple moving parts
SOMALIA-SOMALILAND | Khadar Hussein Abdi, the presidential affairs minister, has engaged former Donald Trump campaign strategists in hopes of breathing new life into Somaliland's bid for international recognition.
➡️ https://t.co/foClOEbOtq
One reminder about Kawhi + Toronto:
Outgoing Raptors owner Larry Tanenbaum is chairman of NBA's Board of Governors.
Per @michaelgrange (9/12/25): "It will be Tanenbaum who will presumably have a voice in what - if any - sanctions are levelled against Ballmer and the Clippers."
BURKINA FASO | The junta leader, Ibrahim Traoré, who maintains a staunchly anti-Western stance and flaunts his closer ties with Tehran, simultaneously maintains discreet links with Tel Aviv.
➡️ https://t.co/xmWqhNqKKk
@duni34 Richard is an idiot but he is correct on this point. The cope of the end of the American empire is a joke. People don’t understand the immense margin of error that the US has in any campaign they conduct.
From @Simon_Serr, Ambassador of Israel to Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Togo, and Burkina Faso. International Affairs, Middle East and Africa.
I am particularly honored to have presented my Letters of Credence 🇮🇱 to the President of Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 Captain Ibrahim Traoré. This ceremony marks the continuation of the longstanding ties between the State of Israel and Burkina Faso and reflects the enduring friendship between our two peoples. I look forward to working together to further strengthen our bilateral cooperation in the years ahead.
Mehdi Hasan: Do you think there are too many Muslims in Germany?
German AfD politician Maximilian Krah: I don't want to have 10,000 Somalis.
Hasan: You don't like Somalis.
Krah: I know how Somalis perform in Western countries and I know how Iranians perform in Western countries. Both are Muslims.