claire

gingers are beautiful, we’ve been kissed by fire

[claire @cesutton11]

I’m a SLUT for the separation of church and state

[hasanabi @hasanthehun]

our elites terrorize the entire world while ordinary americans continue to foot the bill. we spent trillions "fighting" the terror we created to provide cover for our oil barons stealing 3rd world resources.

it only amounted to more death overseas, more poverty at home. all while the MIC ballooned. no houses, no hospitals, no schools-just a growing crisis of homelessness, underemployment and diseases of despair in the wealthiest country on earth.

[PropaGandalf the White 🌾 @PropaGandalf866]

It’s so funny that I’m supposed to be looking for employment but I wake up everyday and the most powerful person alive who everyone knows is a pedophile is threatening nuclear holocaust and plunging the world into an economic depression like okay time to write a cover letter

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🚨 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian shares a message addressed to the American people. It reads in full:

“In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

To the people of the United States of America, and to all those who, amid a flood of distortions and manufactured narratives, continue to seek the truth and aspire to a better life

Iran—by this very name, character, and identity—is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in human history. Despite its historical and geographical advantages at various times, Iran has never, in its modern history, chosen the path of aggression, expansion, colonialism, or domination. Even after enduring occupation, invasion, and sustained pressure from global powers—and despite possessing military superiority over many of its neighbors—Iran has never initiated a war. Yet it has resolutely and bravely repelled those who have attacked it.

The Iranian people harbor no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or neighboring countries. Even in the face of repeated foreign interventions and pressures throughout their proud history, Iranians have consistently drawn a clear distinction between governments and the peoples they govern. This is a deeply rooted principle in Iranian culture and collective consciousness—not a temporary political stance.

For this reason, portraying Iran as a threat is neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts. Such a perception is the product of political and economic whims of the powerful—the need to manufacture an enemy in order to justify pressure, maintain military dominance, sustain the arms industry, and control strategic markets. In such an environment, if a threat does not exist, it is invented.

Within this same framework, the United States has concentrated the largest number of its forces, bases, and military capabilities around Iran—a country that, at least since the founding of the United States, has never initiated a war. Recent American aggressions launched from these very bases have demonstrated how threatening such a military presence truly is. Naturally, no country confronted with such conditions would forgo strengthening its defensive capabilities. What Iran has done—and continues to do—is a measured response grounded in legitimate self-defense, and by no means an initiation of war or aggression.

Relations between Iran and the United States were not originally hostile, and early interactions between the Iranian and American people were not marred with hostility or coup d’état—an illegal American 1953 intervention. The turning point, however, was the intervention aimed at preventing the nationalization of Iran’s own resources. That coup disrupted Iran’s democratic process, reinstated dictatorship, and sowed deep distrust among Iranians toward U.S. policies. This distrust deepened further with America’s support for the Shah’s regime, its backing of Saddam Hussein during the imposed war of the 1980s, the imposition of the longest and most comprehensive sanctions in modern history, and ultimately, unprovoked military aggression—twice, in the midst of negotiations—against Iran.

Yet all these pressures have failed to weaken Iran. On the contrary, the country has grown before the Islamic Revolution by 30% stronger in many areas: literacy rates have tripled—from roughly 30% to over 90% today; higher education has expanded dramatically; significant advances have been achieved in modern technology; healthcare services have improved; and infrastructure has developed at a pace and scale incomparable to the past. These are measurable, observable realities that stand independent of fabricated narratives.

[continues below]

[Samuel Sinyangwe @samswey]

Historically, this population has always existed. What’s differed is America’s approach towards them. Before 1776, they dominated the colonies under the British Crown. During the Revolutionary War (1775-1783) they were called Royalists and violently overthrown, but ultimately compromised with and allowed to continue existing as Americans under one nation and Constitution. During the Civil War (1861-1865), they were called Confederates and many were shot and killed. During Reconstruction (1865-1877), they were kept under military occupation and many were prohibited from holding office. Then, during the Jim Crow era (1878-1964) they exercised regional domination, oppressing and terrorizing Black Americans living in the South. During the Civil Rights Era (1960’s), they were restrained by limited political and military actions. From 1969-1991, they were gradually allowed to regain power. Then from 1992-2016, they faced limited, targeted federal intervention but largely retained regional and rural control. Under Trump, they have reemerged as a dominant force nationwide, fully empowered by the federal government, and the American people once again have to decide how to respond.

[pamela ☁️☀️🛸 @tisthepamseason]

happy harrynoah single announcement day to all those who celebrate

[claire @cesutton11]

it’s giving…

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

"Chuck Schumer, why are you doing this? Hakeem Jeffries, why are you doing this?... It's the donors... They're not up to the moment... sternly worded letter? ARGHGHG."

On 'We're Not Kidding', watch @MarkRuffalo get passionate, angry & 'hulk out' over the uselessness of top Dems:

[claire @cesutton11]

@hulu @hulu_support your app is trash across all devices, tv, phone, you name it. If you aren’t going to fix your app and let people simply log in, then at least put your live content on Disney+ I don’t know why I’m giving you so much money

[Vittoria @vitt2tsnoc]

Gisèle Pelicot waived anonymity in a mass rape trial, so that "macho, patriarchal society that trivialises rape" could change. Her courage unfathomable, no honour too great, she stood up for ALL women, changed history and yet Time's Person of the Year is a male sexual assaulter:

[Jason Reid @JasonReidx]

Gisèle Pelicot is the person of the year.

[Women Posting W's @womenpostingws]

don't let anyone dim your light

[clare @sadderlizards]

i’m like if a girl was too much and also not enough

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

BREAKING: Palestinian health ministry reports 5,087 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war

[claire @cesutton11]

@jowrotethis First fans vs favorites by far. Women teaming up and dominating to the finale? Do I have to say more?

[alli @joshlymoss]

someone ask him about his secret plan to fight inflation

[claire @cesutton11]

@KojisRevenge 3!!

[claire @cesutton11]

@QuarterJaded Throne of glass! Same author, longer series. Badass female lead

[Joanna Robinson @jowrotethis]

Who is your number one "I know I really shouldn't but I probably still would"? Mine might be Cillian Murphy in RED EYE. Because, yes, I would.

[koji @KojisRevenge]

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