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[AJ @ajxci]

@BabliakD Too complex through a minimally invasive approach indeed. Curious about a few things : did he have any history of prior MACE ? What was the LV ejection fraction before the procedures ? Were AVR and MV, TV repair + the LIMA graft performed on-pump ? thanks!

[AJ @ajxci]

@DrNeilStone = the false sense of entitlement of a megalomaniac doofus, lol.
Who are you, or the white-west in general to decide who has the right and who hasn't ?
What made you turn out being an absolute dumbass out of nowhere Neil ?

[AJ @ajxci]

@DrKamleshDarji1 something that thin-slices something else..
#microtome

[AJ @ajxci]

@EM_RESUS Short underdeveloped LAD with diminished lumen due to hypoplastic CAD, causing large ischemic regions leading to electrical instability

[AJ @ajxci]

@EM_RESUS congenital hypoplastic CAD ? the vessel diameter looks too small

[AJ @ajxci]

Asian countries moving away from US-EU for defence and relying on each other is a step closer to a full fledged multipolar world order.

[AJ @ajxci]

Mutual defence agreements between countries/blocks are the best real-life examples of game theory models (esp The Prisoners Dilemma & Stag Hunt).
Both countries have really pulled a diplomatic Hail Mary here. India can't do op sindoors anymore.

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

I don't think I'm exaggerating by saying that this truly is the US's Suez moment: Saudi Arabia just entered into a NATO-like alliance with Pakistan whereby "any attack on either country is an attack on both."

The symbolic is extraordinary: Saudi Arabia was in many ways THE poster child of US client states. If they no longer trusts American security guarantees, why should anyone else?

And of course the fact this actually happened and wasn't prevented by the U.S. is immensely telling in and of itself.

This has so many other consequences that it's almost too much to fathom:

- First of all, it means that Saudi Arabia now benefits from Pakistan's nuclear deterrence (and the deal does include nuclear: a senior Saudi Official told Al Jazeera that “this is a comprehensive defensive agreement that encompasses all military means”, https://t.co/90hWQUmTQm). Which means we now officially have two nuclear-backed blocs in the Middle East: US-Israel vs Pakistan-Saudi. Additionally, Pakistan explicitly rejects a "no first use" doctrine - meaning Saudi Arabia now has a protector willing to use nuclear weapons preemptively.

- Given that 81% of Pakistan's weapon imports come from China (https://t.co/ZCPNfZSodQ), it also means that Saudi Arabia just indirectly aligned itself with the Chinese military-industrial complex

- This effectively extends the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to the Persian Gulf, protected by Pakistani nuclear weapons and Chinese military technology - creating a secure energy corridor from the Middle East to China that completely bypasses the Strait of Malacca

- The timing is probably no coincidence, just days after Israel's strike on Qatar, the ultimate proof of the worthlessness of US protection.

- Other Gulf states, and probably in due times other countries "protected" by the U.S., are likely to explore comparable models in the next few months. In fact this might lead to a cascading collapse of the U.S. global alliance system, leading to an entirely new international system where regional nuclear powers become security providers.

- Hard to see how that doesn't permanently kill any chance of Israel-Saudi normalization: Pakistan does not recognize Israel either and with this alliance the Saudis now can resist US pressure as they don't solely depend on them for their defense

- It puts India in an extremely tough spot: its archenemy just became the security guarantor for one its primary energy suppliers

- This undoubtedly kills IMEC (India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor), the Biden administration's flagship grand strategy to counter China's Belt and Road that was supposed to connect India to Europe via Saudi Arabia

- There is a monetary aspect too: this is another nail in the coffin of the petrodollar system (an agreement to price oil exclusively in USD in exchange for US protection). Saudi Arabia is now much more flexible to price oil in whatever currency it wishes

And this is just what's immediately visible. As a final word: if anyone had any remaining doubt that we were now in a multipolar world, that debate is now settled permanently. American global dominance is no more.

[AJ @ajxci]

Pak literally agreed to attack Yemen and Iran and provide a nuclear shield to KSA (against Israel), just to prevent Indian aggressions.

[AJ @ajxci]

Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some force others to thrust greatness upon them #HappyBdayPMModi

[Edgar Ekhon Thepla @poeticlieshensh]

Never seen so many hostage videos drop all on the same day

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

The spelling of 'awkward' absolutely is.

[اللهم اغفر لي. @AbdullahQb1]

استودعتك ربِّ نفسي وكل من أُحب من فواجع الأقدار، استودعتك ربِّ كل نعمة انعمت علينا بها فاكفنا شر النقم وقرَّ علينا النعم، واحفظنا بحفظك، واكفنا بكفايتك.

[Kinza Arif @BintArif11]

Ibn al-Jawzī رحمه الله:

"Sincerity is as if a safeguarded musk, preserved in the depths of the heart, its’ scent adorning and distinguishing the one who wears it."

[Seeds of Admonishment & Reform | Pg. 84]

[shy fawkes @butterbooter]

I love it when the Quran asks such stern, pointed questions. What is wrong with you? Will you not reason? Why do you harm yourself? Do you not see? Can you not feel? Do you really think that? Will you not remember? Won't you have faith?

[AJ @ajxci]

as if wheat flour has no protein by default ?

Normal protein content in wheat flour is about 11 - 13 %. Let's assume it's 12%.

12g protein (per 100g) in 50/- kg flour.
15g protein in this new 83/- kg flour.
pay 33 for the extra 3 grams.
That's 11 rs/gram lol

[Umed Pratap Singh @umedpratapsingh]

ITC launched high protein atta. 100 gram atta will have 15 gram protein. Priced at 83 rs/kg.

Companies charge on average 4.5 rs for 1 gram whey protein, here itc is giving 1 gram protein for 0.5 rs. Pretty good actually.

[memes.xlsx @ExcelHumor]

*saves file on computer*

OneDrive: got it

me: where?

OneDrive: what

[Chelsea Hart ۴۰۳۰ @chelseahartisme]

Zohran Mamdani and the “Muslim Question”

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

There are ~120 Christian majority countries. Why don't you take Ireland and displace the natives?

[Alonso Gurmendi @Alonso_GD]

Israel has completely destroyed the myth of the IDF as a formidable fighting force and convinced me it’s mostly a bunch of brainwashed 18-20 year olds drunk on the power of a machine gun, horny at the sight of women’s underwear who call to their mommies if they get a stomach bug

[rachel (is sending love and warmth your way) @rachelclif]

discernment is trustworthiness

the more discerning you are, the more trustworthy you become

first & foremost to & for yourself