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1/2 Memorial Day is for honouring America’s fallen heroes.
But honour without honesty becomes ritual. If America can name its heroes, it should also be able to examine the decisions, coups, wars, and alliances that helped send them to die.
But honour without honesty becomes ritual. If America can name its heroes, it should also be able to examine the decisions, coups, wars, and alliances that helped send them to die.
May 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
1/2 Memorial Day is for honouring America’s fallen heroes.
But honour without honesty becomes ritual. If America can name its heroes, it should also be able to examine the decisions, coups, wars, and alliances that helped send them to die.
But honour without honesty becomes ritual. If America can name its heroes, it should also be able to examine the decisions, coups, wars, and alliances that helped send them to die.
Yesterday, Iran was firing on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Yesterday, the ceasefire MOU dropped.
Same day. Same strait. Same war nobody won
Yesterday, the ceasefire MOU dropped.
Same day. Same strait. Same war nobody won
May 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Yesterday, Iran was firing on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Yesterday, the ceasefire MOU dropped.
Same day. Same strait. Same war nobody won
Yesterday, the ceasefire MOU dropped.
Same day. Same strait. Same war nobody won
Trump's China problem. Explained
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Trump Just Walked Into Beijing's Trap and Doesn't Know It #geopolitics #Trump #China #xijingping
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May 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Trump is not going to Beijing to negotiate from strength.
He is going because Iran is unresolved, US missile stocks are strained, and China controls the materials needed to rebuild them.
Trump is not going to Beijing to negotiate from strength.
He is going because Iran is unresolved, US missile stocks are strained, and China controls the materials needed to rebuild them.
May 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Trump is not going to Beijing to negotiate from strength.
He is going because Iran is unresolved, US missile stocks are strained, and China controls the materials needed to rebuild them.
Trump is not going to Beijing to negotiate from strength.
He is going because Iran is unresolved, US missile stocks are strained, and China controls the materials needed to rebuild them.
April 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
After #AmalKhalil 's murder by #Israel I am waiting for the outrage and sanctions. We are told #Iran is against #freeSpeech the numbers show otherwise.Waiting for Canada, EU sanctions
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More Journalists Killed Than 6 Wars Combined. Zero Sanctions | Iran Charge # 10
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April 24, 2026 at 7:46 PM
After #AmalKhalil 's murder by #Israel I am waiting for the outrage and sanctions. We are told #Iran is against #freeSpeech the numbers show otherwise.Waiting for Canada, EU sanctions
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1) Two girls on Instagram explained this war better than governments.
One line: “My uncle is older than Israel.”
One line: “My uncle is older than Israel.”
April 24, 2026 at 1:07 PM
1) Two girls on Instagram explained this war better than governments.
One line: “My uncle is older than Israel.”
One line: “My uncle is older than Israel.”
The wildest part isn’t the lies.
It’s how easy they are now.
No cover. No cleanup. No consequences.
It’s how easy they are now.
No cover. No cleanup. No consequences.
April 21, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The wildest part isn’t the lies.
It’s how easy they are now.
No cover. No cleanup. No consequences.
It’s how easy they are now.
No cover. No cleanup. No consequences.
1/4 Watched a US official say bombing power plants isn’t a war crime.
That didn’t sit right… so I tried to follow the logic.
That didn’t sit right… so I tried to follow the logic.
April 20, 2026 at 1:36 PM
1/4 Watched a US official say bombing power plants isn’t a war crime.
That didn’t sit right… so I tried to follow the logic.
That didn’t sit right… so I tried to follow the logic.
1/4 For 20 years, the claim was the same:
Iran is months away from a nuclear weapon.
It still hasn’t happened.
Iran is months away from a nuclear weapon.
It still hasn’t happened.
April 19, 2026 at 10:57 AM
1/4 For 20 years, the claim was the same:
Iran is months away from a nuclear weapon.
It still hasn’t happened.
Iran is months away from a nuclear weapon.
It still hasn’t happened.
Trump just told the pope to "get his act together." Then claimed he got Leo XIV elected. Then said he's "not a big fan" of him.
April 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Trump just told the pope to "get his act together." Then claimed he got Leo XIV elected. Then said he's "not a big fan" of him.
Everyone jumps at the chance to call Iran a rogue state. A terrorist regime causing issues for its neighbors. These 10 videos deep dive the charges and compare #Iran, #Israel and #US.
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The Iran Charge Sheet - YouTube
Based on official government documents, UN reports, and international court records, this series examines the charges Canada has made against Iran and applie...
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April 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Everyone jumps at the chance to call Iran a rogue state. A terrorist regime causing issues for its neighbors. These 10 videos deep dive the charges and compare #Iran, #Israel and #US.
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The Islamabad talks weren’t a failure of diplomacy.
They were a failure to understand how diplomacy actually works.
They were a failure to understand how diplomacy actually works.
April 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The Islamabad talks weren’t a failure of diplomacy.
They were a failure to understand how diplomacy actually works.
They were a failure to understand how diplomacy actually works.
This isn’t statecraft.
It’s a performance of power built on fear.
It’s a performance of power built on fear.
April 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This isn’t statecraft.
It’s a performance of power built on fear.
It’s a performance of power built on fear.
“Death to America” was treated as proof of intent. Enough for sanctions. Enough for war. Words mattered—until they didn’t.
April 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM
“Death to America” was treated as proof of intent. Enough for sanctions. Enough for war. Words mattered—until they didn’t.
558 people killed in Lebanon. In a single day. September 23, 2024. Fifty of them children. The country that did it was never sanctioned by Canada. Canada sanctioned Iran for "persistent attacks on neighbouring states."
April 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM
558 people killed in Lebanon. In a single day. September 23, 2024. Fifty of them children. The country that did it was never sanctioned by Canada. Canada sanctioned Iran for "persistent attacks on neighbouring states."
Western politicians keep invoking "Judeo-Christian values" as a civilizational shield against Islam. There's one problem: the values they're defending have almost nothing to do with what Moses, Jesus, or Paul actually taught.
March 31, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Western politicians keep invoking "Judeo-Christian values" as a civilizational shield against Islam. There's one problem: the values they're defending have almost nothing to do with what Moses, Jesus, or Paul actually taught.
There’s a claim about who destabilises the region. This video looks at the scale behind that claim. #Iran #US #Israel #Destabilising #Terrorism @ryangrim.bsky.social @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @premthakker.bsky.social
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85 Countries vs. 6. Canada Sanctioned One. | Charge #1
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March 30, 2026 at 9:28 PM
There’s a claim about who destabilises the region. This video looks at the scale behind that claim. #Iran #US #Israel #Destabilising #Terrorism @ryangrim.bsky.social @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @premthakker.bsky.social
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When Loyalty Lies Elsewhere
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When Loyalty Lies Elsewhere
The question is no longer whether influence exists, but whether it has been internalised to the point where it no longer feels like influence at all.
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March 29, 2026 at 11:51 PM
When Loyalty Lies Elsewhere
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Watching this war unfold, one thing stands out:
It doesn’t look like a strategy being executed.
It looks like events running ahead of the people trying to control them.
It doesn’t look like a strategy being executed.
It looks like events running ahead of the people trying to control them.
March 24, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Watching this war unfold, one thing stands out:
It doesn’t look like a strategy being executed.
It looks like events running ahead of the people trying to control them.
It doesn’t look like a strategy being executed.
It looks like events running ahead of the people trying to control them.
There’s a question that should be asked as this war unfolds
Not the usual one about why it started.
A more basic one:
How does a country under heavy sanctions keep advancing its military tech…
and still not build a nuclear weapon?
Not the usual one about why it started.
A more basic one:
How does a country under heavy sanctions keep advancing its military tech…
and still not build a nuclear weapon?
March 23, 2026 at 3:08 PM
There’s a question that should be asked as this war unfolds
Not the usual one about why it started.
A more basic one:
How does a country under heavy sanctions keep advancing its military tech…
and still not build a nuclear weapon?
Not the usual one about why it started.
A more basic one:
How does a country under heavy sanctions keep advancing its military tech…
and still not build a nuclear weapon?
1) Tel Aviv didn't need to lie to its partners. It just gave each one the version of this war they wanted to believe. Trump got a quick win. Gulf states got containment. Europe got irrelevance. Everyone took it.
That's not deception. That's something worse.
That's not deception. That's something worse.
March 19, 2026 at 11:44 AM
1) Tel Aviv didn't need to lie to its partners. It just gave each one the version of this war they wanted to believe. Trump got a quick win. Gulf states got containment. Europe got irrelevance. Everyone took it.
That's not deception. That's something worse.
That's not deception. That's something worse.
“This is not a national security apparatus. It is a court.”
Why do we psychologically screen pilots and nuclear operators — but not the people who can launch wars?
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Why do we psychologically screen pilots and nuclear operators — but not the people who can launch wars?
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The Psychology of War
Five personalities shaping Trump’s war cabinet
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March 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
“This is not a national security apparatus. It is a court.”
Why do we psychologically screen pilots and nuclear operators — but not the people who can launch wars?
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Why do we psychologically screen pilots and nuclear operators — but not the people who can launch wars?
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We asked an AI to do something Washington rarely attempts.
Look at the behavioral patterns of the five most influential figures shaping Trump’s war cabinet.
Not to diagnose anyone.
But to examine how personality interacts with power.
Look at the behavioral patterns of the five most influential figures shaping Trump’s war cabinet.
Not to diagnose anyone.
But to examine how personality interacts with power.
March 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
We asked an AI to do something Washington rarely attempts.
Look at the behavioral patterns of the five most influential figures shaping Trump’s war cabinet.
Not to diagnose anyone.
But to examine how personality interacts with power.
Look at the behavioral patterns of the five most influential figures shaping Trump’s war cabinet.
Not to diagnose anyone.
But to examine how personality interacts with power.
The Checklist of a Dictatorship
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The Checklist of a Dictatorship
Remove the watchdogs. Ignore the courts. Control the press. Sound familiar?
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March 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM
The Checklist of a Dictatorship
We have seen this behaviour before. We just need to call it out open.substack.com/pub/rulesign... @ryangrim.bsky.social @zeteo.com @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @zeteo.com
We have seen this behaviour before. We just need to call it out open.substack.com/pub/rulesign... @ryangrim.bsky.social @zeteo.com @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @zeteo.com