Elijah

[Aimen Dean @AimenDean]

Let me make something absolutely clear.

I am not a Zionist - not in any way, shape, or form. I am an Arab. My roots are in Bahrain, I was born in Saudi Arabia, and I live in the UAE. My family spans generations across all three countries. On top of that, I am also a British citizen - a nationality I hold with honor, especially given my years working alongside UK security forces. It was a privilege, and an eye-opening chapter of my life.

So no, I don’t carry any Zionist affiliation.

But let me now ask the question I rarely hear answered honestly:
Why should I support groups like Hamas, the PFLP, or other Palestinian factions that have long embraced terrorism - even when their targets have been us, the Gulf Arabs?

Let’s look at reality:
•Israel has never fired a single bullet at any GCC country — not at Saudi Arabia, not at Bahrain, not at Kuwait, not at the UAE, not even at Qatar or Oman. Not even a BB gun.
•Meanwhile, Palestinian terrorist groups have assassinated our diplomats, hijacked our planes, bombed our embassies, and worked hand-in-hand with our enemies — even as we offered them political, financial, and moral support for decades.
•And now? Hamas and its allies have fully aligned with the Ayatollahs of Iran, our true existential enemy - the same regime that has plotted coups in Bahrain, that has flooded the region with missiles and militias, and that has openly declared its intent to topple our governments and destroy our societies.

Let’s remember - it wasn’t Israel that launched thousands of drones and ballistic missiles on Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
It was Iran.
Through the Houthis.
With Hezbollah operatives.
With Hamas blessings.
And with Iranian weapons.

So why should I betray my own people, my own security, my own dignity - to support a group that would see us fall, just to serve Tehran’s ambitions?

No, I am not a Zionist.
But the Zionists are NOT my enemy.
My enemies are in Tehran, in Beirut, in Sana’a, and - yes - among those Palestinian factions who turned against the very hands that once fed them.

This is not about being trendy or emotional. This is about loyalty, logic, and survival.

In the thread below, I’ve listed decades’ worth of attacks Palestinian terrorists have carried out against the Gulf nations - despite all we gave them.
Read it.
And maybe then you’ll understand why many of us have stopped pretending.

[H.R. McMaster @LTGHRMcMaster]

Now is the time for Israel to crush Hamas and for all who care about humanity to go after Hamas’ sponsors in Iran and their proxies across the region.

[Elijah @elijahhamblen]

@SheaSerrano Medium!

[Nancy French @NancyAFrench]

In 2018, our son received an Instagram image of 3 KKK hoods. Then, he received a picture of a road several miles from our house. Then another road sign, this one was closer. Someone seemed to be coming to our home. @DavidAFrench https://t.co/0pC4Dgnziq

[🥀_ Imposter_🖕 @Imposter_Edits]

This man nails the fake outrage over the Brittney Griner release. Everyone whos trying to pretend they are all the sudden concerned about the ex-marine that was caught spying that's been there for 4 years, you ain't hiding anything.

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

This is Sasha who works at Riga Bakery in Chernihiv north of Kyiv! They make 3,000 loaves with @WCKitchen for families. Their delivery trucks are marked by bullet holes…2 broken when engines hit. We ask why she still is here & Sasha says: "People are hungry & I love to bake.” 🇺🇦

[Wildes @kevinwildes]

The dunk contest should be more like ice skating and floor routine gymnastics. Several dunks, set to music, lots of space for creativity and one final score.

[Goodable @Goodable]

Sometimes, the smallest acts of kindness can have the biggest impact.

[Rob Henderson @robkhenderson]

“Once you know who or what humiliates you, you know what it is about yourself that you worship. Tell me what makes you enraged—what makes you feel truly diminished—and I will tell you what you believe, what you want to believe, about yourself.” https://t.co/qUtCioBUyN

[Brent Beshore @BrentBeshore]

When I was an atheist, I thought Christmas was safely pleasant. Baby born in a manger tells us to be kind.

Yawn and pass the fudge.

Christmas is anything but safe. It's crushing and wondrous. When understood, it will change your life.

If that's confusing, let me explain…

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

It must be so fun and gratifying watching the generation two below you rebel against the generation one below you

[Patrick OShaughnessy @patrick_oshag]

"Stop crying. I have to get these people out safely. If something should happen to me, I want you to know I've never been happier. You made my life."

https://t.co/MJKpi2VrhO (thanks @BrianNorgard)

[Barry Ritholtz @Ritholtz]

"Your personal experiences make up maybe 0.00000001% of what's happened in the world but maybe 80% of how you think the world works."

—Morgan Housel

[Joshua Pegram @jnpegram]

Christ bore our sin, so we bear each other’s burdens. -Galatians 6:1–5

[Brent Beshore @BrentBeshore]

Was recently asked by an atheist friend to share what initially got me interested in studying Christianity as an atheist. Here's my response:

[Brent Beshore @BrentBeshore]

For the longest time, I thought I knew about Easter. It was about Jesus taking Christians to heaven. Be “good enough" and you get to play the harp on a cloud for eternity. It never interested me much.

But you won’t find anything like that in the Bible. Let me explain...

[10-K Diver @10kdiver]

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Get a cup of coffee.

In this thread, I'll tell you a story about a man and his dog.

This will help you think more clearly about volatility, risk, and the relationship between the two.

[Elijah @elijahhamblen]

@Innovestor_ $U
$PRLB

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

“A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.”
- James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

[Nick Maggiulli @dollarsanddata]

College + a traditional career are no less worthy than starting a business. In fact, the typical entrepreneur is 40 years old. This means that they very likely worked for someone else before starting their own business!