Reuven Dressler - ראובן דרסלר

[Stu Smith @thestustustudio]

🚨 DSA’s top leadership just adopted a platform calling to abolish the Senate, replace the president and Supreme Court, abolish the “carceral forces” of the state, grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants, and that is just the tip of the iceberg.

My latest for @CityJournal!

[MAGA Kitty @SaveUSAKitty]

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🚨 Language Alert for the snowflakes!🚨

BONGINO: “Anyone telling you right now that this war on the Jews that's going on is about specifically and only the Jews is full of shit. It is not only about the Jews. The Jews are a convenient target for many people because they know they can find Jew hatred everywhere.

The real war is against Western civilization. And I take that back. Civilization in general…

Fighting for the total eradication of Western civilization. What the fuck is going on? You have a woman who is going to be swearing in…

Notice she doesn't only say Israel or the Jews. Notice she doesn't say that.

But tell me again to the fake, phony astroturf right wingers sneaking their stupid, dumb, gullible, moronic, imbecilic asses in our tent, telling us how this is about the Jews. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not even Jewish. I'm Catholic. And I'm telling you, first they come for the Saturday people and then they come for you. Are you stupid? They're telling you, look at the fucking look at their own thing. I'm not sorry, sir.

Maybe the language isn't for you, so you guys can bail out. This isn't that type of show. The language bothers you, then I understand.”
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[🧡יאיר אנסבכר @AnsbacherYair]

I will now state explicitly what I avoided writing until now (and only hinted at before):
Trump’s problem with Iran is military.
(No, he does not care about the World Cup.)

Iran proved resilient against his attacks defensively, and demonstrated offensive effectiveness that greatly surprised the Americans.

This created a clear understanding within the American security establishment that there is a real danger of either an American military defeat in the Gulf or a “Pyrrhic victory” — meaning a victory achieved at such a devastating cost that it can effectively be considered a defeat. In both scenarios, the United States loses something far more significant than $300 billion: its status as a global superpower.

From the American perspective, Iran is only one global front among several strategic centers of danger and pressure — the largest, most dangerous, and most important of them being China. The American security blanket, broad as it may be, simply cannot sustain such an extensive worldwide deployment indefinitely — and no power truly can. This could immediately push the U.S. into a state of dangerous overextension and force dilution (“overexpand”), a condition that anyone familiar with history knows is the number one killer of empires.

In the attacks, Iranian missiles, drones, and other munitions struck American facilities and bases throughout the Gulf with relative precision (partly aided by Chinese satellite support).
The Iranians carefully analyzed the American command-and-control structure, command centers, air-defense batteries, and radar systems, and directed effective fire against them. For the first time in a very long time, the Americans were forced to fight without overwhelming information superiority and without complete control over the pace of operations. The residual American capability to back up sophisticated technological systems in the Gulf was not — and realistically could not be — sufficient.

At the same time, the Iranians struck a large number of installations in order to make life for American soldiers unbearable, or at least extremely difficult. Incidentally, this is why half of the U.S. military is now staying in hotels in Eilat and a large fleet of aircraft is stationed in Israel.

But the real story that frightened the Americans was not the attack. It was the defense.

On the defensive side, not only did Iran’s underground missile cities survive and prove deep and extensive enough to preserve continuous residual launch capability, but Iran’s emergency command-and-control systems also survived repeated disruption attempts, strikes on headquarters and critical command centers, and, of course, the assassination of senior officials.

For years, the Iranians prepared themselves for this war and built an underground hydra. You cut off one head, and another immediately takes command. They also managed to preserve some degree of command and control over their proxies across the Middle East.

Iran also prepared thoroughly for the possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz and refined both its underwater and surface weaponry against Western military systems. In the asymmetric style they favor — familiar to us from Hamas and Hezbollah — they combined quantity versus quality on one hand, and pinpoint technological upgrades exploiting known vulnerabilities on the other.

And the most severe aspect from the American perspective?

They upgraded and developed multiple residual air-defense layers. You destroy one layer in order to achieve “air superiority,” and then another hidden layer of air defenses is pulled from secret stockpiles, forcing you back into a struggle to re-establish that superiority. They also improved their air-defense capabilities dramatically with Chinese assistance.

How dramatic?

So far, the Americans have lost roughly 50 aircraft of various types in the war against Iran — including, of course, a significant number of unmanned systems.

How significant is that number? For the Americans, it is extremely significant. To understand why, one must understand the historical background:

Since the trauma of the failed 1980 hostage rescue mission after the Iranian Revolution — Operation Eagle Claw (inspired in part by the Entebbe raid) — during which aircraft collided at the forward staging site “Desert One” in the Iranian desert, killing eight servicemen, the Americans developed a major psychological fear and “mental barrier” regarding Iran.

At the time, humiliating images of dead American pilots and crew members alongside burned aircraft wreckage were broadcast around the world, deeply shocking the United States and damaging its prestige — to the extent that the disaster triggered major political, bureaucratic, and military reforms in America.

The Iranians, incidentally, exploited this American fear extremely well over the years while repeatedly evading accountability for large-scale terrorism directed against the West that claimed thousands of victims overall.

In simpler words:
The Americans, who for many years privately told themselves, “We have no luck in Iran,” overcame that fear under Trump’s leadership — encouraged by Israel’s impressive achievements — and launched a war of revenge. Very early on, they discovered that their fears had been justified. They truly “have no luck” there.

Returning to the numbers: the Americans lost roughly 50 aircraft of various types during only about 6,000 operational sorties.

For comparison, during the 1991 Gulf War, all coalition forces combined lost approximately 70 aircraft over roughly 100,000 operational sorties.

That means one aircraft lost per 14,281 sorties (1:14,281), whereas in Iran the ratio is one aircraft lost per every 120 sorties (1:120) — a loss rate twelve times higher.

Incidentally, the relative loss rate is also roughly eight times higher than American aerial losses in Vietnam.

If you’ve made it this far, you now better understand both the Americans and Trump: they became alarmed by the entanglement, realized the campaign would be prolonged, difficult, and extremely costly, and decided to abandon it and cut losses as quickly as possible.

But this is a terrible strategic mistake.

Despite the Iranian trap described above, this is precisely the moment when Iran and its proxies are at their weakest. They are holding on, but barely — running on fumes in terms of every major resource. Most critically, they lack experienced and brilliant military leadership of the kind that built this trap in the first place — leadership that is no longer alive to enjoy the fruits of its work. Exceptional military leadership takes a very long time to cultivate.

Abandoning the battlefield at this moment, combined with the emerging surrender agreement, will not “cut losses.” It will throw the world into a catastrophic and deadly spiral. It would constitute a total victory for Iran and the enemies of the West, and would ultimately bring about the end of Western hegemony.

Therefore, the question every American — and especially Trump — should ask himself is not: “How much will this war cost?” but rather: “How much will this defeat cost?” And the unavoidable answer is: everything.

Incidentally, even if Trump completes a total cynical reversal and turns himself into an enemy of Israel — thereby severely damaging the moral legitimacy underlying continued American global hegemony — he will not escape a similar fate. He may buy some time, but eventually the enemies of the West will arrive at his doorstep as well.

What must the United States do in order to save itself and the free world?

It must do what it has failed to do for many years: develop the internal resolve required for a war of necessity, and decide that there is simply no alternative other than removing the evil regime of the Revolutionary Guards from power.

As a first step, it should allow Israel — which possesses the necessary determination and capabilities — to operate freely against Iran.

Israel would focus on systematically exposing and dismantling Iranian air-defense infrastructure throughout the country in order to achieve skies that are as “clean” and safe as possible, thereby reducing risks to air forces.

Intelligence efforts would focus on locating concealed air-defense systems, missile batteries, and additional radar arrays.

Once the defensive layers are peeled away, larger air forces would be able to operate more freely and strike additional infrastructure as well as missile and underground facilities threatening American installations.

At the same time, preparations should begin for a major war.

Because such a war is approaching — whether the United States wants it or not.

[Reuven Dressler - ראובן דרסלר @rdressle]

@Cernovich South Vietnam. Iraq. Afghanistan.

[Eitan Fischberger @EFischberger]

Just in: Doctors Without Borders staff have been sexually abusing underage refugees in Chad — including trading aid for sex, and indications of organized sexual trafficking.

For those who've followed the group's ties to Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza, this is hardly a surprise

[shevereshtus @shevereshtus]

It could be an Iran deal will be signed. Could be it won’t be.
It could be the greatest deal in the history of deals. Could be the worst. Could be somewhere in the middle.

Instead of panicking over something that hasn’t happened you have no control over, it’s healthier not to.

Put on tefillin. Give some charity. Say a few Psalms. Light Shabbat candles. Do something that bring light in the world.

That’s something you have control over.

[Haviv Rettig Gur @havivrettiggur]

If Platner's tattoo had been a Confederate flag, Democrats would have remembered what they claim to believe in. But it was just the symbol of a Nazi concentration camp guard, and it was mostly Jews who were upset, so he still gets to be the progressive hero this moment needs.

[Jeff Maurer @JeffMightBWrong]

This video is turning me into a burn-it-all-down populist ready to toss out the arrogant political elites (these Ivy League ex-Bernie staffers who recruited Graham Platner).

[Reuven Dressler - ראובן דרסלר @rdressle]

@JacobL1994_ In real life it is an amazing gift. Nothing less. Difficult but precious.

[liel leibovitz @liel]

A man walks into a talent agent's office. The talent agent asks "what's your act?" and the man says "I compare a filthy anti-Semitic terror lover with a democratically elected minister of the Jewish state." And what do you call this act? The man says: the @UJAfedNY.

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

The only thing that stops violent men from raping you and your society are other men who are equally willing to be violent in stopping the rapists. The West has decided that the highest virtue is to quietly comply with the destruction of your civilization because to do otherwise is bigoted toward the rapists. It really is that simple.

[Adir 𓉱 @jewyorkstofmind]

Crazy idea:

Instead of supporting Hasbara organizations and people like this.

Why don’t we support tuition funds, land funds, and encourage having more Jewish kids.

[Noah Pollak @NoahPollak]

One might call this the Molotov-Ribbentrop Rally

[liel leibovitz @liel]

Like all theater kids, @NYCMayor loves a good prop. But the prop he picked for his retarded "Nakba" video was a poster made by... a Jewish refugee who fled Nazi Austria to Israel in the 1930s. NYC deserves a better con man, as I argue in the @nypost.
https://t.co/IJU1UfnpqP

[Hamavin Yavin @hamavinyavin]

RABBI: Kollel is based on the Yisochor-Zevulun relationship.

ME: So Yisochor just studied Torah for centuries?

RABBI: Yes.

ME: But had no prophets, 1 obscure judge, and 2 kings so evil God cursed them eternally?

RABBI: This why we don’t learn tanach in kollel.

[H.A. Hazony @HAHazony]

We're reaching Ottoman or Persian empire level of decadence where drunk family members of scheming viziers are accosting random gentiles in the street calling them 'Jew' and bemoaning Jewish conspiracy.

Esther speaks of this.

[Der Muzikant @DerMuzikant]

A recent report is raising alarm over the growing financial pressure facing America’s Orthodox Jewish middle class.

According to the report, even families earning between $300,000 and $500,000 a year are struggling in major Jewish communities due to rising housing prices, yeshiva tuition, kosher food costs, healthcare, and large family expenses.

The report says many Orthodox families fall into a difficult gap, earning too much to qualify for government assistance while still struggling to afford the high cost of maintaining a traditional Jewish lifestyle.

Community members cited tuition, million-dollar housing markets, and everyday living expenses as major challenges, with some families relying on loans, savings, or outside support to stay afloat.

The report also calls for stronger financial planning, community business support, and long-term economic strategies to help stabilize the Orthodox Jewish middle class for future generations.

[Uzi @UziCryptoo]

This unemployed ice cream truck driver memorized a game show’s secret pattern and won $110,000 in one day

Michael Larson from Ohio recorded episodes of the CBS show Press Your Luck on his VCR and played them back frame by frame for weeks

The board everyone thought was random was actually just 5 repeating patterns

Two specific squares never landed on a Whammy and always hit the highest dollar values

He spent his last savings on a bus ticket to Los Angeles, auditioned, and got on the show

He then went 45 consecutive spins without hitting a single Whammy

CBS executives watched from the control room in horror as his winnings kept climbing past anything they’d ever seen

They accused him of cheating and reviewed the footage for weeks

He hadn’t broken a single rule

They mailed him a check

The episode was so embarrassing CBS banned it from airing

It didn’t air for 19 years

An ice cream man from Ohio figured out what CBS couldn’t

[Hillel Fuld @HilzFuld]

“I can’t make Aliyah. I don’t speak Hebrew.”

“I can’t make Aliyah. I don’t know anyone there.”

“I can’t make Aliyah. I can’t afford to live there!”

I think I’m going to start a new series debunking all those common misconceptions.

Consider this interview with @mitchellcohen93 the first video in the series.