Kurds ought to remember hearing this all before

Guitar of the Day

If The USA had a radical left government there would be the disappearing of citizens from the streets.... No fear...The American communist would not be denied the creature comforts of liberal democracy.

BBC kept calling the dept of war the dept of defence this morning & called the USA Israeli war on Iran the war 'with' Iran. As if this was some prearranged fucking football game.

Dr Assal Rad— “This is Israel’s way of saying they will carpet bomb Iran and call everyone they kill “human shields.” “Gaza was a testing ground for what they get away with.”

I side with the innocent & well meaning wherever they may be. Tis not their fault their so called leaders & support base are absolutely fucking insane.

The Devolution will be televised.

So Rubio explained that the US - Israel's weapons supplier, bank, and bodyguard - was utterly powerless to stop its tiny little state from attacking Iran. Just couldn't be done. Absolutely no leverage whatsoever. And so naturally, the only logical solution was for America to... also bomb Iran. 🙄🤦‍♀️

Will Putin's Frankenstein go completely rouge & bring the whole house of cards down?

I have yet to download an AI app That is all.

There are no genuine prophecy practitioners, not now, not ever.

I get the impression Americans are against war if &/or when it effects their pockets. & Only if &/or when it effects their pockets.

Bad Bunny's halftime analysis 15 of ? There is a special guitar that's played during the performance. It's called a Cuatro. The Cuatro is a staple of PR music. It is essential to la parranda, and other formal/traditional forms of music. Originating in Venezuela, it's also played in Columbia... 1/2

The bullshitter is far more dangerous than the liar because the liar can be defeated by our own commitment to the truth The liar must care about the truth in order to maintain his deceptions No so the bullshitter

James — if broadcasting regulations permitted a proper use/mention distinction, you could simply name the phenomenon you're currently obliged to circle around: what Harry G. Frankfurt anatomised in his 2005 essay 'On Bullshit'

People aren’t their governments.

If you're proud of where you come from it would be true of you wherever on the planet you happened to pop out that day. Now put yourself in your enemies shoes & you'll know they feel exactly the same way.

This.

I grew up thinking Israel was the proxy nation. A de facto state of the USA. Tail wags dog what!

Politics of semantics 😏

A world at war is such a fucking bore. It's literally an act of juvenile delinquency to pick a fight over that which should be shared. It's what you'd expect from adults who had attended a school where all the teaching staff incite their students to cheat on each other. & Call it good.

This may well be another 9/11 waiting to happen.

Being English by the happenstance of birth fills me with anything but pride. Ditto ethnicity sexuality intellect gender or tribe. That presupposition would contend to suggest I would harbour such nonsensical tripe is testament to the fact I'm able to question my conditioning. Imho.

"This has never been about nuclear weapons. This has been about Israel's regional hegemony in the Middle East. Israel wants to topple the Iranian regime. Period. It has said so. This is not a mystery." Prof Jeffrey Sachs is a passionate practitioner of speaking truth to power. #SolidarityWithIran

Where some nations prefer not to play the game, War is a national sport for the likes of say Israel, Iran, Russia & the USA.

That we still live in a world dominated by religious crusades (leaders beliefs notwithstanding) Points to how irrational the human phyche remains. We're fucking idiots. We insist on everyone believing what they wish to & when they act on it, have the gall to complain. Insane

We probably have the equivalent of the world's energy needs for a couple of centuries or so locked away in ballistic missile silos.

If I hear a nuclear power insist upon a non nuclear power has to curb its nuclear ambitions again I might just be mistaken for having tourettes. Either all have the right to have a deterrent or all must have the right not to have too.

Peg Steely Dan youtu.be/u_pt3khMRFs?... 🎧

The pugnacious self righteous demeanor of Israeli & American officials makes one want to bitch slap the hypocritical malignant little war sluts. They're literally enjoying themselves.

So long as we have rules for war....War will be the rule.

When a state openly asserts assassination of their opposition's civilians & leaders as a legitimate form of combat, I don't see how it can be considered anything other than a terrorist entity.

People apparently incapable of critical thinking seemingly suffer the burden of irrational emotive compulsion. Until you accept there's every reason for them to disregard any objective evaluation. One can only question conditioning when you accept you're also a 'victim' of it.

Does anyone know...? With replies etc turned off/blocked. Might as well ask the wall.

insha'Allah

On February 24, 2022, Russia embarked on a perilous course, carried out a full-blown invasion on the territory of Ukraine. They continue to murder Ukrainian civilians, including women and children, by targeting schools, trains, bus stations, supermarkets and homes. Pearl-clutching charade follows.

Just stop to think about the fact that the world is run by grown ass adults. None of whom could be trusted to run a bath without flooding the whole fucking street.

Dinner prep with Jaco #MusicSky #VinylSky #VinylCommunity

Just your regularly scheduled share of this masterpiece by @tomgauld.bsky.social

The Foreign Press Association of Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories is demanding that countries around the world step up and force Israel to let journalists into Gaza, urging supporters to sign a petition to let them in.

Dissent does not undermine the structure; one may fully believe the order is wrong and still rationally comply for prudential reasons Thus: Command is incentive-mediated coordination Leadership is reason-mediated coordination

So when regimes or organisations describe themselves as exercising “leadership” while relying on hierarchy, fear, metrics or informational asymmetry, the term functions as an honorific misdescription — a piece of performative managerial grammar

What exactly is consciousness? (And does my Venus flytrap have it too?) news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... In new book, author Michael Pollan explores nonhuman sentience, stream of thought, AI

Excellent read

Best outcome for all after Trump would be for the USA to join the ICC & hand everyone over to answer for their crimes in the Haig. For non Partisan justice & a nod to the rest of the world they're ready to behave.

This kid is incredible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjpv...

Sometimes murdering a convoy of ambulances and then burying the evidence is "defending yourself."

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.” — Richard P. Feynman