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For dust we are; and unto dust we shall return. No DMs please. July 2023: Sudden surge in spammers and fake accounts. Do good, God knows. Karma is real.

[Formless @FormlessWay]

(1/4) If you ever wondered:
⁃ Are we a democracy country?
⁃ What’s the Federal Reserve system? Who is behind it? Is it legal?
⁃ Is it illegal not to pay tax?
⁃ Is 9/11 a fraud?
⁃ Motives behind liberating women
⁃ Inflation
⁃ Does Hollywood know?

[𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 @OopsGuess]

This reply is actually useful, because it reveals a very American assumption:

If a society helps the poor, it must look like America.

Food banks.
Charities.
Veteran shelters.
Nonprofits.
Emergency aid.
A whole misery-management industry built around state failure.

China does not operate that way.

China does not rely on food-bank culture because poverty relief is not supposed to be outsourced to charity.

It is handled through administration:
local governments,
village committees,
neighborhood committees,
household registration,
rural support programs,
micro-credit,
basic medical coverage,
employment assistance,
poverty monitoring,
and targeted help for vulnerable households.

That 82-year-old man in the video was not “abandoned.”
He had lived alone in that rural home for decades.
People came to check on him, talk to him, bring supplies, ask what he needed, and help with daily necessities.

That is precisely the difference.

In America, poverty often becomes a charity case.
In China, poverty is treated as a governance responsibility.

No, China is not perfect.
But pretending an old rural man receiving local assistance is the same as American-style street homelessness is dishonest.

So the real question is not whether China has “food banks.”
The real question is why the richest country on earth needs food banks as a permanent survival mechanism.

Charity is not proof of compassion.
It is just proof that the state has walked away.

[Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil @ivan_8848]

🚨The Ukraine Biolabs Were Russian Disinformation Until Washington Declassified Them

PUTIN WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING

Dilyana Gaytandzhieva was expelled from the European Parliament for confronting the US Assistant Secretary of health over
https://t.co/s5tJ2LoHUm
Pentagon-funded biolabs in 25 countries accross the world. She was smeared by US media as "fake news".

Who is the fake news now?

[Hadi @HadiNasrallah]

Today, during the “ceasefire”, Israel destroyed my home in southern Lebanon. A lifetime of memories and stories is now rubble. They think this barbarity will break our spirit, but it only reinforces our stand. With the resistance until the very last breath. We will rebuild

[Middle Eastern Affairs @OpsHQs]

🚨The Pakistani ambassador slaps Israel at the United Nations: 'Israel is not a victim. It is an occupier, a gang, a violator of international resolutions, and practices state terrorism in Gaza and Palestine.'"

[Teddy - PolyBackTest.com @Bitcoin_Teddy]

Edward Snowden said it the best:

"When you say 'I don't care about the right to privacy because I have nothing to hide,' that's no different than saying 'I don't care about freedom of speech because I have nothing to say.'"

"Simply because you are following the law, doesn't mean that you'll be exempt from governmental interference in your private life."

[Patarames @Pataramesh]

It all could have went very different for Iran if:

- It had no missiles & drones able to penetrate opponents defenses and answer back...
↪️ 🇺🇲 + 🇮🇱 would have certainly hit Powerplants & bridges

- It had no 60% enriched weaponizable Uranium...
↪️ Entirely possible that it's Missile Cities & Nuclear sites would have been hit by chemical or even tactical nuclear weapons

- It had no persistent & credible control over the Strait of Hormuz on which world economy depends...
↪️ A U.S. naval & economic blockade could have put Iran under siege without any leverage to counter it with time on its side

- It had no super-hardened Missile & Drone Cities...
↪️ U.S. & Israeli stand-off missile power, and Airpower, would have neutralized Iran's capability to hit back at will and persistently

- It had no ambush-type air-defenses to hold opposing Airpower at risk...
↪️ 🇺🇲 & 🇮🇱 Airpower with low-cost guided bombs could have suppressed Missile & Drone launch operations and badly degrade Iran's missile launcher fleet

➡️ Only the combination of all of this, and more, lead to the outcome we witnessed

Iran is a very... different country...

[The Gulag @WelcomeTheGulag]

Professor John Mearsheimer dropped a brutal reality check: from 1971 to 2022, the United States killed 38 million people across the world

This is the same country that now claims it wants to liberate Iran

[Margarita Simonyan @M_Simonyan]

“One can assume with a high degree of confidence that in European capitals this tragedy will again be ignored,” - Peskov about Kiev’s attack on a bus full of children.

“But that does not mean that we should give up. On the contrary, we must continue to tell the whole world about these atrocities without exaggeration.”

[Ebrahim Zolfaghari @Irantimes01]

🇮🇷 Iran has signed a deal to procure 20 Russian-made Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters for use in emergency response, air ambulance missions, firefighting, and search-and-rescue operations.

The first four aircraft have already been contracted, with the full fleet scheduled for delivery by March 2027.

[S p r i n t e r @SprinterPress]

"President Trump talks a lot and listens very little"

Brazilian President Lula explained in a rather harsh manner the reason for his absence from a bilateral meeting with Trump at the G7:

"I didn't request a bilateral meeting with Trump because we are already negotiating.

What he did was outrageous towards Brazil. He knows it.

That's why I said he's still acting like an emperor."

[Pamphlets @PamphletsY]

🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING — World Cup “Disaster”

Mohammad Mohebi and Mehri Taremi Say:

“Not to Make Excuses but This Is Not a Fair Competition.”

Iranian Players argued they should arrive 2 days before matches instead of traveling, training, and playing while exhausted by 5 hours in Immigration Controls and Transit.

[Wyatt Reed @wyattreed13]

So not only did the Iranian pilots manage to sneak all the way across the Strait and over Kuwait at ultra low altitudes and decimate Camp Buehring in 50-year old F-5s, they actually caused so much chaos and confusion that the Kuwaitis ended up shooting down 3 of their own F-15s.

[Lord Bebo @MyLordBebo]

🇧🇾🇷🇺🇺🇦 "We regard this as another act of TERRORISM against civilians" — Belarusian MFA on Ukraine's bus attack in Bryansk

"Minsk demands a comprehensive explanation from the Ukrainian side"

Belarusian investigators have traveled to Russia to assist in investigation

[DD Geopolitics @DD_Geopolitics]

🇺🇸🇮🇷 BREAKING!!!! The White House has released the full text of 14-point MoU

The points summarised are as follows:

1. The U.S. and Iran, and their allies in the current war, by signing this MoU, declare the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and undertake from now on not to initiate any war or any military operation against each other, and to refrain from the threat or use of force against each other, and ensuring the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon.

2. The U.S. and Iran will respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity and refrain from interfering in each other's internal affairs.

3. The U.S. and Iran commit to achieving a final deal in a maximum of 60 days, extendable with mutual consent.

4. The U.S. will immediately begin the removal of its naval blockade and any disturbances or impediments against Iran, and will fully end the naval blockade within 30 days. During this period, the traffic will be in proportion to the number of pre-war traffic being restored by Iran. The U.S. further undertakes to remove its military forces from the proximity of Iran within 30 days after the final deal.

5. Iran will make arrangements for the safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman, and vice versa. The traffic of commercial vessels will immediately start, considering the need for removing the technical and military obstacles and demining, within 30 days. Iran will conduct a dialogue with Oman to define the future administration and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz in discussion with other Persian Gulf littoral states in line with international law and the sovereign rights of coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz.

6. The U.S. undertakes with its regional partners to develop a definitive, mutually agreed plan with at least USD 300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of Iran, as part of the final deal after 60 days. All required licenses, waivers, and permissions will be granted.

7. The U.S. will terminate all types of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the UNSC resolutions, IAEA Board of Governors resolutions, and all unilateral US sanctions, primary and secondary, in an agreed-upon schedule as part of the final deal.

8. Iran reaffirms that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons. The U.S. and Iran have agreed to resolve the disposition of stockpile enriched materials, pursuant to a mechanism that will be mutually agreed upon in accordance with the schedule mentioned in paragraph seven, with at a minimum a downblending on site under the supervision of the IAEA. The two parties also agreed to discuss the issue of enrichment and other mutually agreed matters related to Iran's nuclear needs.

9. Pending the final deal, the U.S. and Iran agree to maintain the status quo. Iran will maintain the current status quo of its nuclear program, and the U.S. will not impose any new sanctions and will not deploy additional forces in the region.

10. The U.S. undertakes that immediately upon the signing of this MoU, waivers will be issued for the export of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and derivatives, and all associated services, including banking transactions, insurances, transportation, etc.

11. The U.S. undertakes to make fully available for use the frozen or restricted funds of the Islamic Republic of Iran upon the implementation of this MoU. The U.S. and Iran will mutually agree on the procedures related to the release of these funds during the negotiations.

12. A monitoring mechanism will be established to supervise the implementation of this MoU and the subsequent deal.

13. After signing this MoU and subject to the beginning of the implementation of paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11, and the continuing implementation of these measures, the U.S. and Iran will start negotiations regarding the final deal.

14. The final deal will be endorsed by a UNSC Resolution.

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

JUST IN: IRAN’S GHALIBAF ON CHINA:

“We need some blocs. I'm saying clearly, these blocs must be formed. And in a way, they are already formed.

Whatever bloc is formed, there are two definite countries in it; don't doubt it: China and Iran.

I am moving along this path with strength. In all its dimensions. In terms of technology, economy, and politics.

It is us who must make China believe, which it will, that we are not a customer or just a business partner. We are truly a partner to them. A partner in every sense.

We must carefully recognize our friends and enemies, and move forward.

Of course, we have our dignity, our independence, our perspective. We know our friends well.”

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

BREAKING: IRAN THREATEN TO STRIKE ISRAEL

Iran's Khatam al‑Anbiya Central Headquarters:

“The terrorist army of the Zionist regime has violated the ceasefire in southern Lebanon 84 times in the past two days after the US president announced the end of the war, and continues its crimes and killings of the oppressed people of Lebanon.

It is warned that if the child-killing army of the Zionist regime does not cease its mischief in southern Lebanon, it should expect a harsh response from the powerful armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

[Nury Vittachi @NuryVittachi]

EUROPEAN LEADERS HELD a closed-door game to see what would happen if they started a trade war with China, the FT’s Alan Beatie revealed yesterday.

Beijing won.

“China really has thought this through very well,” Beatie said.

.

SIMULATION
The table-top simulation was played with people from think-tanks playing the roles of the EU Commission, the EU Council, individual European nations, plus China, the US, and Japan.

As the game progressed, it became evident that the Europeans’ best bet for demanding a deal that was advantageous for themselves was by threatening to refuse to allow China to have the chipmaking machines made only by ASML of the Netherlands.

But the Europeans were disunited on how powerfully they should make the threats.

(Also, the coercive bullyboy US had already ordered the Dutch company to stop sales of all recent models to China, so the Chinese could only buy older machines.)

The Chinese player said such European actions between trading partners were unfriendly, and they would have to retaliate by stopping the sale of rare earth elements.

This worried the Europeans, who needed a constant supply for their car factories.

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LIMITED TRADE WEAPONS
The session ended with no resolution except for China agreeing to trade talks a couple of months later—or basically, kicking the can down the road. The Europeans had achieved nothing.

The game enabled EU players to realize just how limited their trade weapons were, how powerful China’s was, and how difficult it was for Europeans to unite on anything.

“But even if consensus is achieved, Europeans should learn from Donald Trump’s experience and refrain from aggressive actions likely to lead to escalation,” Beatie concluded.

His suggestion: Europeans will be better off not starting a fight with the Chinese.

The game was not just for fun -- Europeans are meeting at the moment to decide how they should react to China's success in manufacturing and the import-export trade.

[Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 @jacksonhinkle]

Candace Owens:

"Judaism is a faith, Israel is a state, what Netanyahu has done to the Palestinians since Oct 7 is a holocaust’

[Iran Updates🚨 @IranUpdatesNow]

Iran Ground Forces Commander Major General Hatami:

They had far too much confidence in themselves. They thought this was Venezuela. This is Iran!

In the Ramadan War and the 12-day war, the enemy aimed for Iran's surrender, the destruction of the Islamic Republic, and even changes to the country's map.

However, none of these objectives were achieved, and in the end, they themselves sought a ceasefire.

The enemy's assessment of the Iranian people was wrong. The Iranian nation took the stage and demonstrated their resolute stance in defending the country, their faith, and the Islamic system, and they managed a significant portion of this struggle.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Air Force wrote epics. From the famous F-5 to bombing the Al Udeid base in Qatar with the Su-24, and the enemy admitted that at least 6 people were killed in this attack.

[Megatron @Megatron_ron]

JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇮🇱🇱🇧 Response by Iran’s Foreign Ministry to Israel’s claim they will not withdraw from Lebanon:

– We know that Israel never takes any action without consultation and direct coordination with America.

– Therefore, we hold America directly responsible if it fails to force Israel to submit to its obligations as part of the MoU, with necessary consequences.