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Explaining how 9/11 was planned at Fort Bragg
.@sethharpesq details the role that CIA asset and U.S. Special Forces soldier, Ali Mohamed, played in training Al Qaeda in tactics eerily similar to the 9/11 attacks. While the canonical accounts of 9/11 acknowledge the role that the 1980s U.S.-backing of the Mujahideen played in leading to the attacks, they never account for this close relationship between an active U.S. Special Forces soldier and the top brass of Al Qaeda.
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We really got 58mil people (pop of England), in basically a straight line, created the most economically powerful and important sub-region in the world, and then said its infrastructure network shouldnt progress beyond 1980
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I genuinely never understand why so-called conservatives express so little interest in animal welfare. It’s bizarre. Animal welfare isn’t just about the health and happiness of the animals, although that is hugely important, it’s about the quality of the nutrition food provides, stewardship of the countryside, ensuring the food supply is in the hands of real farmers—local people who care about their communities—rather than mega corporations that don’t give a rat’s ass and just want to make as much money as possible.
Factory farms are profoundly anti-traditional, and conservatives should stand firmly against them.
They are a modern monstrosity, an industrial system that has torn the soul out of food production, leaving something wretched and unnatural in its place.
Until recently, animal farming was an honorable way of life, rooted in a long and meaningful tradition. Pasture farming connected people to the land and to their animals, fostering a bond grounded in respect and stewardship.
Today, opposition to factory farming among conservatives is far lower than it should be. This is partly because such opposition is often conflated with left-wing ideas about vegetarianism and veganism. But this is a mistake. The conservative alternative to industrialized agriculture is not vegetarianism. It is the restoration of traditional pasture farming.
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Or you could live in a city like DC, where every lot is bursting with creeping phlox, tulips, azaleas & cherry blossoms in the spring, coneflowers and black-eyed susan in the summer, and in the fall every stoop has chrysanthemums and entire streets are framed with ginkgos
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AIPAC tracker might be the most effective accountability push against israel lobbying we’ve seen in years.
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They’re investigating the whistleblower of the rape gate, not the rapist. Seriously a barbaric and sick people
🔴 Breaking: Israeli Army Launches Criminal Investigation Into Whistleblowers Who Exposed Detainee Rape at Sde Teiman
The Israeli army has opened a criminal probe into the leak of footage from the Sde Teiman detention camp showing a Palestinian detainee – blindfolded, handcuffed, and restrained – being raped for roughly 15 minutes by a unit of Israeli reservists, all caught on surveillance cameras.
The investigation focuses not on the perpetrators, but on whether officials in the Military Advocate General’s office helped leak the video to Channel 12. Israel’s chief military prosecutor, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, has taken leave amid the scandal.
Earlier, prosecutors indicted five reservists at Sde Teiman for “severe abuse” that left a detainee with broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a torn rectum. Efforts to hold them accountable sparked riots outside Israeli bases – dubbed Israel’s “right-to-rape” rallies – as civilians defended the soldiers accused of raping Palestinians.
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Lupita Nyong'o recalls working with Zohran Mamdani on the set of 'Queen of Katwe':
"As an assistant director, he proved nimble, resourceful, and adept at navigating both American and Ugandan set cultures. He managed an ever-changing community of cast and crew with grace, easing tensions as they arose and maintaining remarkable calm under immense pressure... Whether on our film set or in politics, Zohran has always been an incredibly talented and productive person. I strongly believe that Zohran Mamdani possesses the personality, skill and temperament to be an excellent mayor of New York City. It was an honor to cast my vote for him!"
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A photographer in southern Spain captured what is believed to be the first-ever white Iberian lynx, a leucistic big cat so rare it seems almost mythical. Already one of the world’s rarest cats, the Iberian lynx was pulled back from the brink of extinction after its population fell below 100 two decades ago.
