GrumpyOldFart
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“In a post on X, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani declared that ‘Iran, unlike the United States, has prepared itself for a long war,’ stressing that ‘as in the past 300 years, Iran did not start this war and our brave Armed Forces have not engaged in any attacks except in defense’." Vowing a resolute response, he said Iran would ‘fiercely defend ourselves and our six thousand years old civilization regardless of the costs and will make the enemies sorry fo...
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“Benchmark Dutch and British wholesale gas prices surged nearly 50% on Monday after Qatar Energy, one of the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters, announced a halt in production due to the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran. The suspension disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route accounting for around 20% of global LNG trade, as tanker operators and trading houses paused deliveries amid Tehran’s warnings.” via Al Mayadeen English on Telegram https://t.me/almayad...
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@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Hatred thy name is McSweeney! Jonathan Cook hit the nail on the head: “In blocking the left from a visible political presence, in stifling its ideas and creativity in a time of crisis, Starmer is leaving the field open to the far right. They will be only too eager to highlight and exploit the deficiencies of a soulless Labour Party, one that pays no more than lip service to resolving Britain’s problems.” #UK #Labour #Starmer #Left #FuckStarmer
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@ZackPolanski@mastox.eu Can’t see it happening myself given the grotesque allegiances of Auntie’s current top brass! Nonetheless, any response @BBC5Live@social.bbc @BBCRadio4@social.bbc @bbcquestiontime@tweet.pasture.moe @BBCNews@flipboard.com? #Press #SocialMedia #UK #Greens #ElectionWin #BBCQT
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“Epstein files force us to tear up the political playbook” by Dr Ramzy Baroud in Arab News @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml “The implications for our future understanding of power are profound. If the primary driver of high-level policy is no longer the ballot box or national interest but rather the preservation of opaque, transnational networks, then our current democratic models are essentially obsolete. We are forced to admit that the political theater we w...
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“Who Is The Real Risk Here?” by Liz Loh-Taylor in Bearing Witness on Substack @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran “Western leaders keep repeating the same demand. Iran must cease uranium enrichment. Zero. No exceptions. At the same time, Israel is allowed to retain an undeclared nuclear arsenal, refuse inspections, ignore treaties, and expand military aggression across the region without consequence. If this were genuinely about nuclear risk, that posit...
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“Understanding Why General Caine Cannot Guarantee a Slam-Dunk Success if the US Attacks Iran” by Larry C. Johnson in Sonar21 @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran “Why has Donald Trump deployed almost 30% of the US Air Force inventory of F-35A jets to Jordan and Saudi Arabia when these aircraft are unable to penetrate deep into Iran without air refueling near the Iranian border. They are essentially useless for inflicting damage on high priority targets in I...
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“While Waiting for Armageddon, Watch Pepe Escobar’s New Documentary on Iran” by Larry C. Johnson in Sonar21 “By noon eastern time on Thursday [Feb 26] we will likely know whether or not Donald Trump will sign off on an order to attack Iran. [..] While we wait, I encourage you to watch the video-linked below. It is a new documentary by my dear friend, Pepe Escobar, that is a result of his journey last year to Iran to study the International North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC). The I...
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“CAMPAIGNERS CONDEMN STARMER’S SECRECY OVER US ATTACK ON IRAN” by Dania Akkad in Declassified UK @uk_politics @DeclassifiedUK@independent-media.co.uk @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran @UKLabour@mastodon.cloud “Anti-war campaigners have accused the British government of ‘playing down’ its support for an illegal US attack on Iran as American warplanes continue to transit through UK military bases this week on the way to the Middle East” https://www.dec...
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“DECLASSIFIED WINS BATTLE OVER ACCESS TO PARLIAMENT” by Martin Williams in Declassified UK @uk_politics @DeclassifiedUK@independent-media.co.uk “#DeclassifiedUK has won a seven-month battle to report from Parliament, after officials were accused of a ‘partisan attempt to suppress investigative journalism’. [..] But we obtained internal emails showing that the officials considering our application had cited the ‘particular standpoint’ of our coverage” https://www.declassifieduk.org/decla...
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“Jeremy Corbyn’s Arrogance & Disdain for Democracy Plus His Belief That He Alone Can Lead Your Party Is Destroying It” by veteran UK socialist and anti-Zionist campaigner Tony Greenstein in his regular blogpost: @uk_politics “We Are Seeing a Repeat of Corbyn’s Disastrous Labour Leadership - He Has Learnt Nothing From His Expulsion of Anti-Zionists & Betrayal of Comrades” https://azvsas.blogspot.com/2026/02/jeremy-corbyns-arrogance-disdain-for.html #Press #SocialMedia #Corbyn #Your...
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“War Is Ecocide: Why the US Military Must Refuse Orders to Attack Iran” by Avigail Abarbanel in Avigail Abarbanel‘s Fully Human Essays on Substack @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran @uk_politics “War doesn’t only kill and traumatise generations of people, betray children and young people who deserve a good future and an opportunity to fulfil their potential. It destroys the habitat we all share—the forests, the waters, the soil, the air we breathe, the i...
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“ISRAEL SECRETLY SOUGHT LEGAL ADVICE ABOUT BRITONS SERVING IN THE IDF” by John McEvoy in Declassified UK @uk_politics @DeclassifiedUK@independent-media.co.uk @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml “Exclusive: Leaked documents expose concerns within the Israeli ministry of justice about dual nationals fighting for Israel” https://www.declassifieduk.org/israel-secretly-sought-legal-advice-about-britons-serving-in-the-idf/ #Press #SocialMedia #UK #Israel #IDF #Legal...
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“HOW BRITAIN COULD BE INVOLVED IN A US ATTACK ON IRAN” by Phil Miller in Declassified UK @DeclassifiedUK@independent-media.co.uk @uk_politics @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran “Trump wants Britain’s help with another illegal war in the Middle East, which could have far reaching consequences” https://www.declassifieduk.org/how-britain-could-be-involved-in-a-us-attack-on-iran/ #Press #SocialMedia #US #Iran #War #RegimeChange #Israel #Trump #UK #Attack...
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“The Suicidal Folly of a War with Iran” by Chris Hedges in The Chris Hedges Report on Substack @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @BBC5Live@social.bbc @BBCRadio4@social.bbc @BBCNews@flipboard.com “The Laurel and Hardy negotiating team of Steve #Witkoff and Jared #Kushner, coupled with #Trump’s appalling ignorance of world affairs and megalomania, seem set to push the U.S. into yet another debacle in the Middle East, one the Congress has not approved, and the pu...
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“Epstein States of America EXPOSED!” by By Mark Taylor in DeMOCKracy.ink on Substack “Let’s take a moment to state the obvious: Any government that actively enables, shields, hides and lies about the sexual abuse, trafficking and — increasingly clear — murder, sacrifice and even cannibalism of its own children has absolutely no legitimacy to be in power or continue” https://open.substack.com/pub/mark192/p/cartoon-epstein-states-of-america #Press #SocialMedia #US #Epstein #Trump #Depravity
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Just saying … #UK #Andrew #Epstein #Arrest #Paedophilia
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“Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein” by Peter Jukes in Byline Times @uk_politics @BylineTimes@mas.to “What the newly released Epstein files do show is this: the European revolution Bannon boasted about – the one Farage helped to engineer and front – was supported and shaped in important ways by Jeffrey Epstein. Farage’s politics did not sit outside this system. His Brexit was at its centre. Farage’s partner built the Brussels foun...
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“Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to ‘Topple’ Theresa May” by Peter Jukes and Adam Bienkov in the Byline Times @uk_politics @BylineTimes@mas.to “Newly-released messages between the far-right former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, reveal how Bannon worked with Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage to ‘overthrow’ Theresa May at the height of the 2018 Brexit crisis in the UK” https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/bannon-epstein-farage-and-j...
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“UK AWARDED CONTRACT TO FIRM OVERSEEN BY SANCTIONED ISRAELI” by John McEvoy in Declassified UK @uk_politics @Declassified_UK@mastodonapp.uk @DeclassifiedUK@independent-media.co.uk @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml “Britain’s defence ministry awarded a £10 million contract to an Israeli-owned arms firm which operates under the authority of sanctioned minister Bezalel Smotrich, Declassified can reveal. Based in Newcastle, Pearson Engineering was acquired by Is...
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“Palestine Action Victory Vindicates Direct Action & Breaking Genocidal & Immoral Laws” by veteran UK socialist & anti-Zionist campaigner Tony Greenstein in his latest blogpost @uk_politics @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml “However we should not be complacent. The decision is extremely problematic. The arguments that the three judges – Dames Victoria Sharp & Karen Steyn & Jonathan Swift - the most reactionary, pro-Zionist and security minde...