Làbronzè James

[Bayyinah Institute @bayyinahinst]

Day of Arafah. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The best du'aa is the du'aa on the Day of Arafah." (Tirmidhi) Here are a few du'aas to carry with you.

[• @Alquranconnect]

If you are Muslim, say this du’a.

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁.

Ya Allah Ya Al-Muqtadir, nothing is impossible for You, so fix what feels unfixable in my life. Ya Al-Jabbar, mend the parts of me that broke silently. Ya Al-Barr, give me goodness even when I don’t deserve it. Ya Al-Wadud, place love for You in my heart stronger than my love for this dunya. Ya Al-Hakeem, let me trust Your decisions even when I don’t understand them. Ya Al-Baseer, You see every tear I hide, so replace them with ease. Ya Ar-Razzaq, provide for me in ways I never imagined. Ya Al-Hafeez, protect me from what I cannot see.

[Sara @piousdeenn]

Whenever the Prophet ﷺ faced distress in his worldly affairs and his grief intensified, he would repeat this supplication:

[New Direction AFRICA @Its_ereko]

🇧🇷 The President of Brazil declares: Iran has also been attacked. I am very angry! Why does everyone with power think they own the world?! We are no longer colonies. We have our independence. Come, let us cry out!

The empire bombed Iran. Sanctioned Venezuela. Blockaded Cuba. Invaded Iraq. Destroyed Libya. Colonized Palestine. And the world is supposed to stay silent.

Brazil speaks. The Global South rises. We are no longer colonies. We are not asking permission. We are declaring independence. Come, let us cry out. Not with tears. With voices. With unity. With resistance.

[Hokage @73lV_]

a friend shared this Dua to me for Laylatul Qadr and i also want to share with y’all

Ya Allah... I come to You tonight with a heart that is not perfect, with a record that is not clean, with a soul that has wandered too many times. I have disappointed You more than I can count yet you still allow me to reach this night
Do not let me leave it the same. Wash me completely not just from sin, but from the love of sin.

Ya Allah... there are parts of me I don't show anyone. The doubts. The insecurities. The fears about my future. The guilt about my past. You see it all. If I am breaking inside, mend me. If I am lost, guide me. If I am weak, strengthen me. I have no refuge except You.

Ya Allah... if I have grown distant from You, pull me back gently. If my heart has hardened, soften it with Your remembrance. If I have chosen dunya over You too many times, forgive me and realign my priorities. Do not let this world become bigger in my heart than my akhirah.

Ya Allah... forgive me for every prayer I rushed, every blessing I took for granted, every sin I justified, every moment I chose disobedience over gratitude. I am ashamed of my shortcomings, but I am hopeful in Your mercy. You are greater than my worst mistakes.

Ya Allah... if You know that my heart will not survive another year in the same state, then transform me tonight.
Remove from me what is pulling me away from You even if it hurts. Replace it with what will bring me closer to Jannah.

Ya Allah... grant my parents forgiveness that reaches the heavens, health that eases their bodies, and light that fills their graves when they return to You. Make me a source of ongoing reward for them, not a source of regret.

Ya Allah... protect me from a death that comes suddenly while I am heedless. Let my final moments be filled with remembrance, with sincerity, with Your pleasure. Let my last breath carry Your name.

Ya Allah... if tonight is Laylatul Qadr, then write me among those forgiven. Among those freed from the Fire. Among those whose destinies were changed because they cried to You sincerely. Let angels witness my tears and carry my du'as to the heavens.

Ya Allah... I am asking You for Jannah. Not because I deserve it, but because You are Al-Kareem. Save me from the Hellfire, even if my deeds are small. Let Your mercy be greater than my failures.

Ya Allah… when this night ends let me wake up as someone different. Cleaner. Softer. Closer to You. Do not let this be just another Ramadan night I wasted. Let it be the night that changed my eternity.

Ya Allah… if this is the night You descend with mercy, then do not pass me by. Do not let my name be written among the heedless. I am standing at Your door with nothing but hope.

My deeds are small. My sins are many. But my trust in You is greater than all of it. If You forgive me tonight, no one can question it. If You accept me tonight, no one can reject me.

So Ya Allah... look at me with mercy. Look at me with forgiveness. Look at me as a servant who is desperate for You and do not let me leave this night empty.

[مریم @MariamQureshi21]

You're praying to the same Allah who split the sea for Musa, gave Zakariyah a child in his old age, saved Ibrahim from fire, and split the moon for Rasoolullah ﷺ. Then what makes you think Allah won't answer your impossible dua?

[Sriram @SriramMadras]

This. I love this analogy and everything he is saying here.

[𝐀𝐥-𝐐𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧 || القرآن @Al_quraan114]

Former U.S. Secretary of State "Kissinger" mentioned in his memoirs that when he met King Faisal-may God have mercy on him-in Jeddah, in an attempt to dissuade him from halting oil pumping, he saw him looking stern, so he wanted to open the conversation with him by joking, saying:

"My plane is sitting idle at the airport, due to lack of fuel, so does Your Majesty command that it be refueled, and I am ready to pay at free market prices?!" And Kissinger says: The king did not smile, but instead raised his head toward me and said: "And I am an elderly man... and my wish is to pray two rak'ahs in Al-Aqsa Mosque before I die... so will you help me fulfill this wish?!"

[James Blunt @JBlunt1018]

🚨 HOW TO GET OUT OF ABU DHABI RIGHT NOW (without State Dept help)

Please repost. This could genuinely help people get home.

This is based ONLY on my experience in Abu Dhabi as of 3/3.

1️⃣ You will NOT find evac flights online.
Stop refreshing. You’ll waste hours. The system won’t show them.

2️⃣ Use the Etihad app to get the customer care numbers.
⚠️ Do NOT call the local UAE number — they aren’t answering it.
Call the U.S. number or another international number.

3️⃣ Be ready to stay on hold for 2–3+ hours.
Put it on speaker. Stay patient.

4️⃣ Tell them you had a cancelled ticket and want to be rerouted.
Be flexible. Say you’re willing to go to ANY destination within your sector. If you’re open to amending your final destination, they are working with people.

5️⃣ They are honoring future bookings (within reason).
If you had a later ticket and want out sooner — ask. It’s possible.

That’s how I got out.
I flew east today and made it.

There IS a path — but it’s not visible online.

Share this. It might help someone get home. 🇺🇸✈️

[وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE @modgovae]

The Ministry of Defence has announced that the UAE air force and air defence forces have so far dealt with 165 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles and 541 Iranian drones since the start of the Iranian attack.

The ministry said that on the morning of the second day of the attack, UAE air force and air defence forces destroyed 20 ballistic missiles, while eight missiles fell into the sea. They also destroyed two cruise missiles and 311 drones. However, 21 drones struck civilian targets. The ministry affirmed the capability of the UAE air force and air defence to address various threats.

It explained that since the beginning of the Iranian attack on 28th February, 2026, 165 ballistic missiles launched from Iran towards the UAE have been detected. Of these, 152 were destroyed, while 13 fell into sea waters. Two cruise missiles were also detected and destroyed.

A total of 541 Iranian drones were detected, of which 506 were intercepted and destroyed, while 35 fell within the country, causing material damage. The incidents resulted in three fatalities of Pakistani, Nepali and Bangladeshi nationalities, and 58 minor injuries among Emirati, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese and Afghan nationals.

The ministry indicated that some debris fell in various areas of the country as a result of air defence systems intercepting ballistic missiles and drones, leading to minor to moderate material damage to a number of civilian properties.

The ministry expressed its full readiness to address any threats and stressed that the safety of citizens, residents and visitors remains a top priority that cannot be compromised.

#وزارة_الدفاع
#وزارة_الدفاع_الإماراتية
#MOD
#UAEMinistryOfDefence

[Sheila B @SheilahBirgen]

Millennials, is there anything we haven’t seen or experienced this far in our lives?? We even experienced plague of the locusts! I mean…

[︎ ︎venom @venom1s]

First in my bloodline to read this sentence.

[The Random Recruiter @randomrecruiter]

Millennials waking up to yet another life changing event

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

I am a diplomatic aide in the Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

My job is logistics. When two countries that cannot speak to each other need to speak to each other, I book the rooms. I prepare the briefing materials. I make sure the water glasses are the right distance apart. You would be surprised how much of diplomacy is water glasses. Too close and it feels informal. Too far and it feels like a tribunal. I have a chart.

We had a very good month.

Since January, Oman has been mediating indirect talks between the United States and Iran on Iran's nuclear program. The talks were held in Muscat and in Geneva. The Americans would sit in one room. The Iranians would sit in another room. I would walk between them. My Fitbit says I averaged fourteen thousand steps on negotiation days. The hallway between the two rooms at the Royal Opera House conference center is forty-seven meters. I walked it two hundred and twelve times in February. This is good for my cardiovascular health. It was less good for my knees. Both are in the service of peace.

By mid-February, we had something.

Iran agreed to zero stockpiling of enriched uranium. Not reduced stockpiling. Zero. They agreed to down-blend existing stockpiles to the lowest possible level. They agreed to convert them into irreversible fuel. They agreed to full IAEA verification with potential US inspector access. They agreed, in the Foreign Minister's phrase, to "never, ever" possess nuclear material for a bomb. I have worked in diplomacy for seven years. I have never seen a country agree to this many things this quickly. I made a spreadsheet of the concessions. It had fourteen rows. I color-coded it. Green for confirmed. Yellow for pending. By February 21 the spreadsheet was entirely green. I printed it. It is on my desk in Muscat. It is still green.

That phrase took eleven days. "Never, ever." The Iranians initially offered "not seek to." The Americans wanted "will not under any circumstances." We landed on "never, ever" at 2:14 AM on a Tuesday in Muscat. I typed the final version myself. I used Times New Roman because Geneva prefers it. The document was fourteen pages. I was proud of every comma.

Here is what they said, in the order they said it.

February 24: "We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity." — The Foreign Minister, private briefing to Gulf Cooperation Council ambassadors. I prepared the slide deck. Slide 14 was the implementation timeline. Slide 15 was the signing ceremony logistics. I had reserved the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Room XX. It seats four hundred. We discussed pen brands for the signing. The Iranians preferred Montblanc. The Americans had no preference. I ordered twelve Montblanc Meisterstucks at six hundred and thirty dollars each. They arrive on Tuesday.

February 27, 8:30 AM EST: "The deal is within our reach." — The Foreign Minister, CBS Face the Nation. He sat across from Margaret Brennan. He said broad political terms could be agreed "tomorrow" with ninety days for technical implementation in Vienna. He said, and I wrote this line for the briefing card he carried in his breast pocket: "If we just allow diplomacy the space it needs." He praised the American envoys by name. Steve Witkoff. Jared Kushner. He said both had been constructive.

I watched from the Four Seasons Georgetown. The minibar had cashews. I ate the cashews. They were nineteen dollars. The most expensive cashew I have ever eaten. But it was a good morning and we were within our reach.

February 27, 2:00 PM EST: Meeting with Vice President Vance, Washington. The Foreign Minister presented our progress. Zero stockpiling. Full verification. Irreversible conversion. "Never, ever." The Vice President used the word "encouraging." His aide took notes on an iPad. The aide did not make eye contact for the last nine minutes of the meeting. I noticed this. Noticing things is the only part of my job that is not water glasses.

February 27, 4:00 PM EST: "Not happy with the pace." — President Trump, to reporters.

Not happy with the pace.

We had achieved zero stockpiling. Full IAEA verification. Irreversible fuel conversion. Inspector access. And the phrase "never, ever," which took eleven days and cost me two hundred and twelve trips down a forty-seven-meter hallway.

Every American president since Carter has failed to get Iran to agree to this. Forty-five years.

Not happy with the pace.

February 27, 9:47 PM EST: The Foreign Minister's flight departs Dulles for Muscat. I am in the seat behind him. He is reviewing Slide 14 on his laptop. The implementation timeline. Vienna technical sessions. The signing ceremony. The pens.

I fall asleep over the Atlantic. I dream about water glasses.

February 28, 6:00 AM GST: I wake up to push notifications.

February 28: "The United States has begun major combat operations in Iran." — President Trump.

Operation Epic Fury. Coordinated airstrikes. The United States and Israel. Tehran. Isfahan. Qom. Karaj. Kermanshah. Nuclear facilities. IRGC bases. Sites near the Supreme Leader's office. Israel called their half Operation Roaring Lion. Someone in both governments spent time choosing these names. Epic Fury. Roaring Lion. I spent eleven days on "never, ever." They spent it on branding. The President said Iran had "rejected American calls to halt its nuclear weapons production."

Rejected.

Iran had agreed to zero stockpiling. Iran had agreed to full verification. Iran had agreed to "never, ever." Iran had agreed to everything in a fourteen-page document that I typed in Times New Roman.

The President said they rejected it.

I do not know which document the President was reading. I know which one I typed.

February 28, 18:45 UTC: Iran internet connectivity: four percent. — NetBlocks, confirmed by Cloudflare. Ninety-six percent of a country went dark. You cannot negotiate with a country at four percent connectivity. You cannot negotiate with a country that is being struck. You cannot negotiate. This is not a political opinion. This is a logistics assessment.

February 28: The governor of Minab reported forty girls killed at an elementary school.

I do not have logistics for that. There is no slide for that. The water glass chart does not cover that.

February 28: Lockheed Martin: up. Northrop Grumman: up. RTX: up. Dow futures: down six hundred and twenty-two points. Gold: five thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars. An analyst at AInvest published a note titled "Iran Strikes: Tactical Plays." The note recommended positions in oil, defense stocks, and gold.

The most expensive cashew I have ever eaten was nineteen dollars. The most expensive pen I have ever ordered was six hundred and thirty dollars. The math suggests I have been working in the wrong industry. Defense stocks do not require water glasses. Defense stocks do not require eleven days. Defense stocks require one morning.

February 28: Israel closed its airspace and its schools. Iran launched retaliatory missiles toward US bases in the Gulf. The Supreme Leader promised a "crushing response." Israel's defense minister declared a permanent state of emergency. Everyone is using words I recognize in an order I do not. I recognize "permanent." I recognize "emergency." I do not recognize them next to each other. In diplomacy, nothing is permanent and everything is an emergency. In war it is the reverse.

February 28: The Foreign Minister has not made a public statement.

The briefing card is still in his breast pocket. It still says "within our reach."

[Max Crypto @MaxCrypto]

Day 59 of 2026:

[Andrew Lokenauth @FluentInFinance]

Boomers selling their Gold for $5,000 after buying it for $30 in 1969.

[Làbronzè James @_Iksally]

@cobraalerts $OPEN

[Suppressed News. @SuppressedNws]

⚡️BREAKING:

Footage shows director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyeh, walking unarmed facing the Israeli tanks before his arrest.

According to an eyewitness, Israeli soldiers flogged Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyeh with a street electrical cable (worse than a whip)

According to a freed detainee, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyeh has been transferred to the notorious Sde Teiman prison, where Palestinians have been Sodomized & tortured.

Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh was executed in this same facility. We must not allow Dr. Hussam to face same fate.

[Suppressed News. @SuppressedNws]

⚡️🇮🇱JUST IN: “my favorite animal is a N*gg*r”

A young Israeli in Eilat uploaded a video to TikTok in which he takes an Ethiopian boy and spits in his face while saying "my favorite animal is a nig**r."

The boy was shocked and went home crying.