TheCactus

And I have known the eyes already, known them all, the eyes that fix you in a formulated phrase, and when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin.

[TheCactus @TheCactus71]

One does not escape that easily from the seduction of an effete way of life. You cannot arbitrarily say to yourself that I will now continue my life as it was before this thing, success, happened to me. But once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle you are equipped with the basic means of salvation. Once you know this is true, that the heart of man, body and brain, are forged in a white hot furnace for the purpose of conflict and that with the conflict removed, man is a sword cutting daisies, that not privation but luxury is the wolf at the door and that the fangs of this wolf are all vanities, conceits and laxities that success is heir to-- when then with this knowledge you are at least in a position to know where danger lies.

Tennessee Williams, Where I Live, Selected Essays.

[Ben Shapiro @benshapiro]

So you're telling me the men go out and earn while the women stay at home

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

13 - Luis de la Fuente has now managed more games across the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship without ever losing than any other manager (W12 D1).

Unsurpassed.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: SK Hynix stock, South Korea’s second most valuable company, officially debuts on the Nasdaq and surges +14% at the open, now worth over $1 trillion.

The company’s ADRs were priced at $149/share, raising $26.5 billion.

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

Since hosting the COP30 climate change summit in Nov 2025, Brazilian oil production has surged ~500,000 b/d to an all-time high of 4.5 million b/d last month.

[TheCactus @TheCactus71]

Exactly 2 months before 9/11

[2001 Live @25YearsAgoLive]

CNN reports that the FBI has been briefed that al-Qaeda operatives are training or have been trained at flight schools in the United States.

National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice meets with CIA Director George Tenet, who warns her of potential national security risks related to this development.

[TheCactus @TheCactus71]

@PolitlcsUK @Ipsos_in_the_UK This makes no sense. What do voters of Clacton have to say. Did you guys poll that

[Live Monitor @amlivemon]

The World Cup isn’t just a tournament for the US(or any other host nation), it’s the ultimate soft-power masterclass.

While stadiums are printing money and local economies are getting a massive billions-dollar lift, the real victory is the PR. Millions of fans are seeing a vibrant, welcoming, soccer-loving side of America.

US isn’t just hosting the world, Americans are winning them over after media propaganda against the US.

[RedboxGlobal India @REDBOXINDIA]

OIL MINISTRY SAYS E20 MAY CUT MILEAGE BY 3–5% BUT OFFERS CLEANER COMBUSTION, ENERGY SECURITY BENEFITS

[TheCactus @TheCactus71]

@yarotrof But the UAE also has F-35s right? How can they buy the S400 then

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

Tendulkar was a true great, but played for an increasingly self confident country on its way to becoming a cultural and economic superpower.
For most of his career Sunil Gavaskar batted for the self respect of a third world country and its despairing middle class whose ultimate ambition was a government job or a green card. The Sehwags, Gangulys and Dhonis who followed have given us ample reason to celebrate, but for most of his cricketing career Sunil Gavaskar would just make sure that millions could get up and face their bus or train commute the next morning.
Happy birthday Sunil Gavaskar.
You were the original rock.

[Seth Keshel @RealSKeshel]

I think it’s very likely he will switch sides. The future of the GOP has a lot of people like this - not overly ideological but pragmatic. It would be a sign the GOP would dominate the Midwest.

GA remains the biggest festering cesspool of left wing drift.

[Zineb Riboua @zriboua]

Iran is producing the total opposite effect, it’s attacking Gulf countries under the assumption they will protest any U.S. retaliation, turns out they’re retaliating themselves. Iran is isolated and doesn’t want to admit it.

[Gray Connolly @GrayConnolly]

Didier Deschamps has coached, in Napoleonic fashion, his French squad so it can lift several gears effortlessly and turn in this decisive #FIFAWorldCup quarter final victory over an excellent Morocco today. Who can defeat the French?

[Paul Embery @PaulEmbery]

This is the downside of abandoning an overarching national culture and turning your country (and capital city) into something resembling an international airport terminal. Diversity is not our strength. It is, in many respects, our greatest challenge.

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

2 - There's only been four occasions in the last 60 years a player has scored, assisted and missed a penalty in a World Cup match - two have been in the last three days...

🇦🇷 Lionel Messi vs Egypt
🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé vs Morocco

Amends.

[TheCactus @TheCactus71]

@BsLegion @mygoalarena Watched the full game. Felt so depressed after that loss.

[TheCactus @TheCactus71]

No Burnham bounce

[Election Maps UK @ElectionMapsUK]

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-1)
CON: 22% (+2)
LAB: 21% (-3)
LDM: 11% (-1)
GRN: 10% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)

Via @Moreincommon_, 3-6 Jul.
Changes w/ 26-28 Jun.

[TheCactus @TheCactus71]

@SeraEnergy2k Mbappe

[Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova]

🇨🇳 China’s PLA has released footage of a military exercise simulating the suppression of India’s 🇮🇳 S-400 air defense system.

The message isn’t that a strike occurred but that Beijing wants everyone to know it has been rehearsing one.