First mistake is ever believing they were trustworthy to begin with.
We reward them with our vote for tackling the issues that affect us the most. They are to be denied our vote when they deviate from this. This holds them at least somewhat accountable to their constituents. Party loyalty does not.
An incredible expose by Ronen Bergman shows how Israel invents quotes from Iranian officials in order to manufacture "evidence" that Iran is building nuclear weapons. This event took place on August 5th, when it was reported globally that Ahmad Vahidi, commander of the IRGC had admitted that Iran was developing nuclear weapons. The only problem? It wasn't true:
1) Netanyahu's pet network in Israel, Channel 14 spent months building Vahedi up as "the strongest man in Iran," priming audiences to treat any dramatic quote from him as coming from Iran itself. In reality, he is one power player among several.
2) An Indian Hindu nationalist account posts an earlier fabricated quote from Vahedi that says that nuclear weapons are a "necessity" for Iran. It does not get much traction.
3) The same account publishes a quote saying that Vahedi stated that Vahedi said that Iran will keep developing nuclear weapons as long as the US and Israel have them. There was no source.
4) The Mossad Commentary account, a large account with no affiliation to the actual Mossad posted the quote in English.
5) Channel 14, a mere 33 minutes later, covers this and claims that this is "the first time" an Iranian official directly admitted to building a nuclear bomb.
6) Three minutes later Yair Netanyahu, son of the Prime Minister, retweets Mossad Commentary, then three minutes later retweets Channel 14 English, followed later by Israel War Room.
7) Two hours later, Netanyahu senior cites the fabricated quote in an official speech at Mount Herzl, now the made up Tweet had become state policy.
8) The Tweet makes it to the US, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz shares it saying that Iran is "finally admitting what was clear for years," then deletes it without explanation.
9) Mark Levine shares it and then Fox News reports it as fact, including an on-screen headline.
10) Channel 14 now reports this again with FOX and Netanyahu as the source. Mossad Commentary, the original source of the English version, now cites Channel 14 as its source, completing a circular citation loop.
11) Israel's Foreign Ministry spreads Netanyahu's remarks to Persian-speaking audiences.
12) Indian news agency ANI reports the story back in India, attributing it to "Israeli media," completing the round trip.
This is a well oiled machine of disinformation emanating from Netanyahu and his circle designed to create a false narrative which will destroy negotiations with Iran and renew the war. Similar frauds have been perpetrated in the past like the Jewish Chronicle/Bild affair, when a made up journalist planted stories in the press to justify blowing up a hostage deal with Hamas. But this time he is dragging the entire world into endless war and not just Israel.
@PeteHegseth You, and, unfortunately, the rest of us, will see that "peace through strength" only works with real strength not the illusion of it. Unless we pull ourselves back from the brink. It may already be too late as the dominos have already been set in motion.
Socialism safety net. Just there long enough until we're fully dependent upon the government for our continued existence and locked down in their 15 minute digital city prisons, then the systematic extermination begins until a balance between production/consumption is established.
@BrianAtlas Women absolutely love to ruin good men while simultaneously complaining to their friends about the bad men and taking it out on the men who won't slap the taste out of their mouths.
@irlandarra2019 I am all but totally convinced that his security team were in on it. They were only protecting him for his value to their handlers not his value to American Christians.
The Constitution does NOT give you rights. You already have them.
The Constitution simply tells the government that it cannot take those s rights away.
I wish more people understood this.
@Poeslawisalive I just got back from a trip to Michigan and Wisconsin. In Michigan the gas ran between $4.05 and 4.35 per gallon. Wisconsin was about 20 to 30 cents cheaper.
Gas has also been creeping up at home in Indiana. Going for about $3.40 per gallon.
First, it demonstrates severely poor decision making skills. You'd really go through with it for what exactly? Which leads to point number two.
You are weak. A follower jumping on the latest trend. You'd embrace a bad decision simply because random people around you did, too, and you did it for the 3rd and final point.
You value the opinions of them more than your own self worth. You seek validation and acceptance from other sheep as a substitute for loving and accepting yourself. Again, weak.
To me, it's a cry for attention. A gimmick to stand out from the crowd even if for the wrong reasons. It suggests that there are underlying unresolved issues that could prevent you from experiencing a true emotional connection and sabotage a meaningful relationship. Over compensation through more extreme measures, especially concerning your appearance reinforces this impression. While this doesn't necessarily exclude you from casual dating material, it's definitely detrimental to your wifey material stock. Guys aren't going to be eager to get emotionally invested in such a risky environment.
But what do I know? I'm just a guy who has been with the same woman for 25 years.