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The main English info seems to be in that very twitter thread, from a few hours ago https://xcancel.com/OmarHamadD/status/1938250441864651246

It includes some screenshots of posts in Arabic, including one by a Dr. Khalil Abu Nada, so maybe the info is circulating on Palestinian social media?

if she supports Mamdani I guess her heart's in the right place, but if you're gonna include the nypd you might as well include the CIA at that point

I wonder how that building numbered the rooms

don't let perfect be the enemy of good

It's not good! What about this is good? Manufacture something else! Fund schools! Feed people. Develop the potential of your society.

It's not even the "best bad option under empire." This is the worst possible option. You are only destroying other societies, not improving your own.

I think what this comes down to is nationalism and the appeal of strength. This guy just likes the idea of building up his nation's MIC.

genuinely a monstrous crime against humanity

Ready for a quirky, down-home police brutality campaign

Is this somehow related to Iran

Thanks! This is a great start for me. I wish the video went deeper though, especially in the connection to China. I’ll try reading their sources. The Brookings institute writeup is interesting (and utterly disgusting, both in tone and content), but it focuses more on how than why. The section on why is brief and reads more like propaganda than geopolitics. It’s also kinda old now, from the Obama years.

I’m looking for a good in-depth writeup on the strategic significance of Iran for the US, if anyone has any suggestions