1/2
-China imports 14% of oil from Iran
- It amounts to 90% of Iran’s oil exports
- China transports 50% of its oil from Strait of Hormuz
China and Russia already provided key info regarding USA bases in Gulf countries & Iran did the rest. They are already involved.
Among the so called "white places" on earth, the country that suffered the biggest demographic change in the last 70 years was the US, not Europe, NZ or Australia. The demographic impact of that change was kinda like if the US was invaded by Genghis Khan or Attila the Hun.
Like body-cams exposed criminals, social media is exposing how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners. It’s everywhere and far worse than any of us could imagine.
🇮🇹🏟️ Huge news for Como! They’ve received the green light to play their Champions League home matches at their stunning stadium on the shores of Lake Como this season! 😍
Many of you have likely heard by now that Tim Lutze of the NSN has passed away via an apparent suicide.
Though I had never personally met or spoken to Tim, as a fellow traveller in the "extremist" world, I sympathize greatly with his family, his children and friends he leaves behind.
This path is a very difficult one and we should be prepared to live life on hard mode, enduring attacks and abuse from every direction top to bottom for the rest of our lives.
Very few have the courage to accept and carry this burden openly and as leaders, they have a responsibility to remain steadfast for the sake of the men following them which increases the weight considerably.
To his friends, comrades and brothers: fight the temptation to blame yourselves and ruminate on what "should have" or "could have" been done. It's not your fault.
We can't be with each other 24/7. What goes on inside a man's head only he can contend with. We must help and lean on each other when we need to but ultimately, our individual paths are ours to walk. Often times the warning signs are faint or non existent - especially in those who accept the burden of leadership and thus, sacrifice the luxury of being seen to bleed.
Nevertheless, this world is designed with the intent to rub out the white man and we all need a peer to be human with. There is no shame in hitting the "time-out" button when you feel overwhelmed. We would all much rather carry you up the hill on our backs than bury you at the foot of it.
I have known this anguish and torment well since my time in the Army and have lost many good friends and tougher men than I am to this same affliction. This is a risk we take and men like Tim who sacrificed their peace, health, sanity and ultimately their lives for what they believe in should not be remembered for how they died but instead for all that they did for us while they were here - so that someone else wouldn't have to.
He's a hero.
His family and friends have our heartfelt condolences. May they have justice in this life yet.
🚨🚨 U. S. Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing
⭕️ In a rushed process exempted from normal rules, the Army hired General Dynamics, which brought on a Turkish subcontractor with little vetting, to make artillery shells.
⭕️ Despite being paid $533 million, General Dynamics did not produce a single usable shell at its new factory — and has not been held publicly accountable.
⭕️ Since the Army halted two production lines at the factory, the General Dynamics unit responsible for the debacle has received contract awards totaling $2.5 billion.
Follow @warstrike88
I don't support political violence because it is against the law. But from a purely philosophical standpoint, the Luigi fanbase is infinitely rational.
Why does a CEO at a health care monopoly get to decide who lives or dies like Emperor Commodus but Luigi doesn't?
All insurance systems -- not just health care -- must be nationalized. Anything else produces a damp breeding ground for scams and corruption. It also retards real economic growth, since high IQ or hard working individuals end up being sucked into the lucrative world of insurance parasitism instead of doing something that is actually productive.
USA is the only industrialized country in the world that does not have a public health care option and universal coverage. So many alt-doctors on the internet go on about "blue zones" and snake oil supplements, but the truth is that lack of decent preventative health care is why people in Canada, France, even the UK live 5-10 years more than Americans. The only reason for that is that billionaires in the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate lobby control the American political system through political donations and have our corrupt government legislate to line their pockets.
Why pretend this is a normal state of affairs instead of the truth: oligarchic corruption.
Volkh Vseslavyevich is a legendary Russian bogatyr and sorcerer from the Novgorod epic cycle.
Born of a princess and a serpent, he possesses supernatural powers, most notably shape-shifting into animals like wolves and hawks.
Unlike other heroes who rely on brute force, Volkh uses magic and cunning to lead his army. He is famously inspired by the historical prince Vseslav of Polotsk, rumored to be a werewolf.
🎨“Vol’ga” by Andrei Shishkin
Don’t fall for the fake Fox/GOP outrage. Two weeks ago the House passed a bill that greenlighted the transfer of Spanish territory to Morocco. Every Republican except me voted for it, but now THEY are acting shocked at the invasion.
https://t.co/a7ROEAtoOD
https://t.co/886sJycfeL
Al margen de la enorme oferta museística de Teherán, dos de ellos resultan muy didácticos para comprender la realidad actual: De la defensa sagrada, en el que se explica la guerra contra Iraq; Del Eje de la resistencia, imprescindible para entender hoy Oriente Medio.
According to @FT, millions of Iranians have attended the funeral of Khamenei and his daughter and grandchildren. Could go as high as 15m.
The next time the US Govt claims we're starting a new bombing campaign and the people there want us to, maybe we can be more skeptical?
(That said, a majority of Americans opposed the Iran War from the start, and that opposition only grew as it went on).
For those of you who don’t know, he grew up in extreme poverty, used to practice with rocks, then at 17 left his nomadic family and ventured to Tehran alone (without his father’s support), was homeless camping outside one of the soccer team camps until someone gave him a chance.
What a man.
Illustration of ancient Greek house - Oikos (Oikia, plural): This is the typical term for a Greek house. Most houses in ancient Greece were oikia, designed to provide a comfortable living space for a family