I saw 2 interesting videos today.
One from Arizona of a masked-up MAGA guy carrying a pistol walking up to a bunch of #NOKINGS protesters and basically provoking violence (I'm not saying he should have been attacked, but equally, he knew what he was doing by inserting himself right in the middle of a group), pulling out his gun and threatening to shoot them. In that case there was no actual shots fired.
However, in Salt Lake City, apparently the same thing happened and there actually WAS shots fired. A person "had their head blown off".
Many German tanks in WW2 had such poor ground displacement that they needed track-extensions to better spread their weight and prevent them from sinking into mud and snow.
Soviet tanks were generally noted for their factory-standard wide tracks, which enabled them to be more mobile than most vehicles in muddy and/or snowy conditions.
Soviet "untermensch" understood displacement better than Hitler's Mum.
Hitler would have thought this scene was profound and deeply based.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_PTKPbRPo&ab_channel=AwaisQarniOfficial
At this point, my "workable" solution for this shit is as follows:
Hamas transfers power and weaponry to the PA/Fatah/PLO to run Gaza (2024 Lebanon Hezbollah ceasefire scenario). Hamas has previously agreed to this multiple times.
Bibi's coalition replaced.
Iranian government replaced.
Comprehensive ceasefire deal in Yemen between Houthis and Loyalist/Saudi/UAE/Israeli/Western-backed coalition. Federalization of Yemen (plan proposed by Hadi, most likely supported by UAE Souther Seccesionists, probably also supported by a significant proportion of Houthis as well).
Ben Gvir, Smotrich, Bibi + remaining Palestinian Gaza resistance military/political leadership + remaining AoR/Iranian leadership have to face a regional, extensive truth and reconcilliation comission chaired by vetted neutral party.
De-nuclearization of the entire region. No nukes for Israel. No nukes for Iran.
Possible schengen system in the future?
I think it was Sinwar who prophetically said Oct 7th would expose all the liars and change the regional dynamic irrevocably.
The Israelis would say they agree with Sinwar, but for the wrong reasons.
Perhaps. I think it's all still up in the air.
I've thought for a while (since the 61 year old Sinwar's death in combat) that, if/when this all ends and the dust settles, the Israelis will end up having more respect for the Palestinians than any other people. In a way analogous to how honest Americans have an immense respect for the fortitude and virtues of the Native-Americans of old.
Isn't it crazy that this Iran-supporter, who doesn't even live in Iran btw, uses the exact same language ("new normal") that Israelis use?
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
This hints at multiple things:
1.) Iran did not ask Hamas to do Oct 7th. Hamas did it on its own initiative. Why else would Iran be so unprepared for a war with Israel, a war it's claimed to have wanted for literally decades, if they planned it out themselves?
2.) Iran uses the AoR as meat-shields and disposes of them whenever it feels necessary. It is the arsonist firefighter. It creates problems, and then says that only it can solve them. It is a horrible self-interested and callous partner/leader.
3.) Iran lies about not engaging in sectarianism. They PROMOTE sectarianism as part of their strategy (Lebanon, Syria, Iraq etc...). Every accusation against Sunnis in this regard is a confession.
4.) Iran views the Sunnis as more of a threat than the Israelis. If they could choose to ally with the Sunnis or the Israelis, they would choose the Israelis (as was done during the Iran-Iraq war).
5.) Iranian "defensive strategy" is not about deterring Israel or keeping conflicts contained. It is completely the opposite. It is about threatening even more chaos, both regionally and globally.
Laura Loomer calls him an "Islamist" because he went to the Middle East to try and "Evangelicalize" the actual "Islamists" and get them to "stop violence against the poor Israelis" or some stupid shit.
His fucking security company's website was set up by an Israeli firm!
You couldn't make this shit up!
Honestlty, it's kinda becoming a rule now. Always do/think/say the complete opposite of what MAGA "influencers" do/think/say.
When I was still using Facebook, and still considered myself more "right-wing" inclined, I got into numerous arguments with people who insisted Trump's "they're eating the cats and dogs" comments were true.
I told them that, as I watch police bodycam footage on Youtube, I remember the exact case he was citing, and went through the entire event. I even linked the actual video.
Nothing I said changed their minds. To them, it was Haitian illegal Joe Biden immigrants eating cats and dogs (in reality it was an American citizen from a neighboring locality who was high on crack or something and killed a local's pet, in the video footage this is even confirmed by witnesses who say she's a relative of theirs).
After this, someone posted a video of a person from the Balkans roasting a goat on a spit and said they were eating dogs. I pointed out that I've had goat before, and part of my family are from the region, and that was a goat roasting over an open fire (standard Balkan BBQ).
Only like 2 people agreed with me after I posted a video of the exact same type of set-up in Bosnia. The rest insisted it was a dog.
THIS IS WHAT MAGA IS DOING TO YOU!
Laura Loomer calls herself an "investigative journalist". She has the ear (and, some allege, the dick) of Trump
How many MAGA chumps recycled her talking points about this event?
She deadass thinks the guy was a "Communist Islamist Palestinian Democrat".
Please for the love of all that is holy, can the MAGA people engage in just a bit of independent research (that doesn't involve only looking at their favorite influencers on Twitter) or self-criticism/reflection?
People are dying because of your ignorance!
Extensive deep-dive into Minnesota suspect.
https://x.com/adamscochran/status/1933945661256257865
He is a right-wing Evangelical Christian pro-life anti-gay anti-trans anti-sex wannabe SpecOps supporter of the "Alliance Defending Freedom" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_Defending_Freedom) who wants America to follow the laws of The Bible (TM).
He was involved with right-wing NGOs doing religious outreach to Africans and promoting Christian immigration.
There is video of him preaching at an Evangelical Christian Megachurch in DRC.
*Interestingly he is not an ordained Pastor but chose that title for himself, most likely to grift off of gullible Christians.
Updates on the situation.
According to AP, the suspect is an Evangelical Christian PMC guy who was a former appointee of Walz (Walz is also on the kill-list, which is ironic).
The list has 70 names on it, apparently with a focus on pro-abortion advocates.
> Suspect impersonating police
> Suspect going door to door asking people to come outside
> Suspect had a kill-list of lawmakers/politicians
> Suspect appears to have targetted Democrats only
> Suspect has a large amount of "NO KINGS" flyers instead of just one
> Police and local politicians ask people to not attend "NO KINGS" protests
I don't know about you, but the "leftist terrorist" charge just isn't making sense to me.
The clue is the kill-list with multiple names and the multiple flyers in their possession. I think the suspect wanted to confirm his victims by handing them a flyer. Why else would he have a whole bunch of flyers with him while disguised as a police officer while also using a fake police SUV? If he wanted to join the protests later as a leftist, why did he take the flyers with him to do the shootings?
This is just my half-baked take.
I don't know man, whatever...