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2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order recipient. Executive VP @quincyinst. Wrote Losing an Enemy & Treacherous Alliance. https://t.co/ePTt8IDWKV

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For 90% of the game, Haaland just lurks around. He hardly even pays attention to the ball. But then - out of a sudden - at the exact right moment, he awakens, scores a historic goal, and immediately goes back to lurking around. He cannot be replicated.

For 90% of the game, Haaland just lurks around. He hardly even pays attention to the ball. But then - out of a sudden - at the exact right moment, he awakens, scores a historic goal, and immediately goes back to lurking around. He cannot be replicated.

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This video of Israel soldiers casually throwing what appears to be a Palestinian youth off from the roof of a building has shocked the world. Look how comfortable they walk away after throwing the youth to his death. As if they have done it 100s of times before.

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This video of Israel soldiers casually throwing what appears to be a Palestinian youth off from the roof of a building has shocked the world. Look how comfortable they walk away after throwing the youth to his death. As if they have done it 100s of times before.

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Wow! Make no mistake: JD Vance is on a campaign to put Israel in its place. Here, he crucially reduces Israel's standing as a partner to the same level as the UK and France. That is, it is NOT a special relationship.

Wow! Make no mistake: JD Vance is on a campaign to put Israel in its place. Here, he crucially reduces Israel's standing as a partner to the same level as the UK and France. That is, it is NOT a special relationship.

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John Oliver: "Gaza is starving is objectively true. But it is also slightly misleading because it is too passive. Gaza is being starved - by Israel." The "Community of Nations" means nothing if you can forcibly starve a people and remain a full member.

John Oliver: "Gaza is starving is objectively true. But it is also slightly misleading because it is too passive. Gaza is being starved - by Israel." The "Community of Nations" means nothing if you can forcibly starve a people and remain a full member.

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This is Ferdowsi Sq central Tehran. People on the ground say the bombing campaign is beyond anything they have seen and seemingly indiscriminate. Increasingly, Israel and the US appear to be following the Gaza playbook, having failed to achieve a quick regime implosion.

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This is Ferdowsi Sq central Tehran. People on the ground say the bombing campaign is beyond anything they have seen and seemingly indiscriminate. Increasingly, Israel and the US appear to be following the Gaza playbook, having failed to achieve a quick regime implosion.

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The mother of all Freudian slips: “Israel has also spread chaos, terror, and suffering throughout the region” — US Ambassador at the UN Security Council meeting on Iran. Sometimes, the truth slips through...

The mother of all Freudian slips: “Israel has also spread chaos, terror, and suffering throughout the region” — US Ambassador at the UN Security Council meeting on Iran. Sometimes, the truth slips through...

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How can one call this a war on Hamas? This level of destruction in Beit Hanoun only serves to make Gaza uninhabitable. To leave 2.3 million Palestinians with nothing to return to - so that they won't return. Biden attended Israel's war cabinet and approved the war plan.

How can one call this a war on Hamas? This level of destruction in Beit Hanoun only serves to make Gaza uninhabitable. To leave 2.3 million Palestinians with nothing to return to - so that they won't return. Biden attended Israel's war cabinet and approved the war plan.

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The Swedes have a hard time sticking to the script it seems. Here's the Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson saying that “Sweden and the EU stand united in that Israel has the right to genocid- [No, I mean] self-defense…” Listen to the reaction from the crowd...

The Swedes have a hard time sticking to the script it seems. Here's the Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson saying that “Sweden and the EU stand united in that Israel has the right to genocid- [No, I mean] self-defense…” Listen to the reaction from the crowd...

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The soul-piercing screams of a mother as her daughter burns to death after Israel bombed her in Gaza. This has gone on for more than 300 days. America provides the bombs, Israel conducts the slaughter. But hey, privately, Biden is getting really tough with Netanyahu...

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The soul-piercing screams of a mother as her daughter burns to death after Israel bombed her in Gaza. This has gone on for more than 300 days. America provides the bombs, Israel conducts the slaughter. But hey, privately, Biden is getting really tough with Netanyahu...

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A point of utter embarrassment and shame for many Iranians is the manner in which elements of the diaspora danced on the streets in Western capitals as bombs rained on Tehran. It is also a source for a lot of anger among Iranians in Iran who oppose the theocracy but nevertheless did not favor war and who are stunned to see some in the Diaspora being so indifferent to the suffering caused by the war. But there is another aspect that deserves closer scrutiny. These, almost exclusively pro-Shah elements of the Diaspora, did not dance to celebrate the downfall of the regime. They didn't dance because they had won. They simply danced because the war had started, nothing more. As if their goal was neither freedom nor democracy, but simply revenge and the pleasure they took from seeing Iran bombed. Had they danced after the theocracy had fallen (which it hasn't), it would be a bit different. It would be a moment where they could argue that the price was very high, but because the regime is defeated, it was worth it, and, as a result, a cause for celebration. But they didn't wait for the regime to fall. They danced right away. Signalling that the cost was worth it, EVEN IF the regime didn't fall. Because it was always about selfish revenge, not freedom.

A point of utter embarrassment and shame for many Iranians is the manner in which elements of the diaspora danced on the streets in Western capitals as bombs rained on Tehran. It is also a source for a lot of anger among Iranians in Iran who oppose the theocracy but nevertheless did not favor war and who are stunned to see some in the Diaspora being so indifferent to the suffering caused by the war. But there is another aspect that deserves closer scrutiny. These, almost exclusively pro-Shah elements of the Diaspora, did not dance to celebrate the downfall of the regime. They didn't dance because they had won. They simply danced because the war had started, nothing more. As if their goal was neither freedom nor democracy, but simply revenge and the pleasure they took from seeing Iran bombed. Had they danced after the theocracy had fallen (which it hasn't), it would be a bit different. It would be a moment where they could argue that the price was very high, but because the regime is defeated, it was worth it, and, as a result, a cause for celebration. But they didn't wait for the regime to fall. They danced right away. Signalling that the cost was worth it, EVEN IF the regime didn't fall. Because it was always about selfish revenge, not freedom.

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Richard Gere: "70% of the people who have died in Gaza are innocent women and children..."

Richard Gere: "70% of the people who have died in Gaza are innocent women and children..."

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The Iranian people are stuck between an utterly repressive and authoritarian regime in Tehran and the hijacking of a legitimate pro-democracy movement by an utterly repressive and authoritarian monarchist movement abroad. At this protest, the speaker says: "If they speak of Democracy, we only say: Long live the Shah. If they speak of unity, we only say: Long live the Shah." The aim is not democracy, it is not unity, but a new authoritarian dictatorship under a new Shah.

The Iranian people are stuck between an utterly repressive and authoritarian regime in Tehran and the hijacking of a legitimate pro-democracy movement by an utterly repressive and authoritarian monarchist movement abroad. At this protest, the speaker says: "If they speak of Democracy, we only say: Long live the Shah. If they speak of unity, we only say: Long live the Shah." The aim is not democracy, it is not unity, but a new authoritarian dictatorship under a new Shah.

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Brooke Goldstein: "There is no such thing as a Palestinian person." The odd position of demanding recognition of Israel's right to exist while not only denying the right of Palestine to exist, but the very existence of the Palestinian people! #Gaza

Brooke Goldstein: "There is no such thing as a Palestinian person." The odd position of demanding recognition of Israel's right to exist while not only denying the right of Palestine to exist, but the very existence of the Palestinian people! #Gaza

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Don't believe for a second that Biden's greenlighting of Israel's slaughter in Gaza only hurts America's standing in the Middle East. This is Mexico City. I cannot recall the last time there was a protest of this size in Mexico against Israel's war.

Don't believe for a second that Biden's greenlighting of Israel's slaughter in Gaza only hurts America's standing in the Middle East. This is Mexico City. I cannot recall the last time there was a protest of this size in Mexico against Israel's war.

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What does it say about you if you look at this infant and see a threat that must be eliminated? And what does it say about the values of the countries that defend and enable these murders? This is the 7-month-old Palestinian baby shot & killed by an Israeli soldier yesterday.

What does it say about you if you look at this infant and see a threat that must be eliminated? And what does it say about the values of the countries that defend and enable these murders? This is the 7-month-old Palestinian baby shot & killed by an Israeli soldier yesterday.

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Hmm Sure sounds like Netanyahu is saying that Amb. Huckabee is working for Israel rather than for America... Netanyahu: “If [Israel] had five or six more Mike Huckabees, Israel would not have a Hasbara problem...”

Hmm Sure sounds like Netanyahu is saying that Amb. Huckabee is working for Israel rather than for America... Netanyahu: “If [Israel] had five or six more Mike Huckabees, Israel would not have a Hasbara problem...”

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When you get a blank check from the President of the United States, then you don't have to worry about international law and winning hearts and minds globally. And when you don't have to win hearts and minds, you openly showcase the war crimes you commit. #CeaseFireInGaza

When you get a blank check from the President of the United States, then you don't have to worry about international law and winning hearts and minds globally. And when you don't have to win hearts and minds, you openly showcase the war crimes you commit. #CeaseFireInGaza

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They changed the META and TikTok algorithms so that Americans wouldn't get to see what Israelis actually do or say: - "What do I care? Kill them. I don't care.” - “The Bible says, this place is for us, it's promised for us, so they can starve to death” - “I think we need to be united and kill them all.”
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They changed the META and TikTok algorithms so that Americans wouldn't get to see what Israelis actually do or say: - "What do I care? Kill them. I don't care.” - “The Bible says, this place is for us, it's promised for us, so they can starve to death” - “I think we need to be united and kill them all.”

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As Arundhati Roy said, what is under the rubble in Gaza is not only the bodies of countless Palestinians killed by Israel, but also the carcass of Western Liberal Democracy...
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As Arundhati Roy said, what is under the rubble in Gaza is not only the bodies of countless Palestinians killed by Israel, but also the carcass of Western Liberal Democracy...

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Israeli snipers kill a Palestinian mother and her young boy. And then they shoot anyone who tries to help them or retrieve their bodies. Because "self-defense" of course. In other news Finland quietly extended their bilateral defense agreement with Israel for another 10 years.
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Israeli snipers kill a Palestinian mother and her young boy. And then they shoot anyone who tries to help them or retrieve their bodies. Because "self-defense" of course. In other news Finland quietly extended their bilateral defense agreement with Israel for another 10 years.

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160,846 views • 3 days ago

So Israeli settlers attack a Palestinian village, throw gasoline through a window onto a baby, nearly burning the young child alive, and beat a pregnant woman with stones. Zero Western media coverage. The complicity runs so deep...
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So Israeli settlers attack a Palestinian village, throw gasoline through a window onto a baby, nearly burning the young child alive, and beat a pregnant woman with stones. Zero Western media coverage. The complicity runs so deep...

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1,941,013 views • 1 month ago

Let this sink in: In Israel, as part of an election campaign, a cabinet minister issues an AI video showing how his policies starve Palestinians in jail. So forced starvation is not just something to brag about - it's an election platform. In other news: The US is on the cusp of essentially merging its intelligence operations with that of Israel...
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Let this sink in: In Israel, as part of an election campaign, a cabinet minister issues an AI video showing how his policies starve Palestinians in jail. So forced starvation is not just something to brag about - it's an election platform. In other news: The US is on the cusp of essentially merging its intelligence operations with that of Israel...

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307,375 views • 22 days ago

Growing up in Scandinavia, in every setting, there was ALWAYS one guy who was willing to die on the hill of the most meaningless principle :) Emil is the Norwegian fan who refuses to "row" because the "Vikings sailed across the Atlantic; they didn't row..." :)
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Growing up in Scandinavia, in every setting, there was ALWAYS one guy who was willing to die on the hill of the most meaningless principle :) Emil is the Norwegian fan who refuses to "row" because the "Vikings sailed across the Atlantic; they didn't row..." :)

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Beyond disgraceful! The Iranian national soccer team, which will play New Zealand tomorrow in LA, arrived at their hotel only to see a handful of Iranian Monarchists protesting their presence and accusing them of being terrorists. (!??!) It should be noted: Iranian Monarchists used to cheer the National soccer team - just see all the videos of the former crown prince cheering them - but that all appears to have changed after the Monarchists joined forces with Israel.
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Beyond disgraceful! The Iranian national soccer team, which will play New Zealand tomorrow in LA, arrived at their hotel only to see a handful of Iranian Monarchists protesting their presence and accusing them of being terrorists. (!??!) It should be noted: Iranian Monarchists used to cheer the National soccer team - just see all the videos of the former crown prince cheering them - but that all appears to have changed after the Monarchists joined forces with Israel.

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My God Green Beret Anthony Agular recounts how a 5-year-old Palestinian kissed his hands to thank him for the food Agular gave him Seconds later, Israeli soldiers shot and killed the starving child ISIS prisoners were treated with more dignity than these children, Agular says
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My God Green Beret Anthony Agular recounts how a 5-year-old Palestinian kissed his hands to thank him for the food Agular gave him Seconds later, Israeli soldiers shot and killed the starving child ISIS prisoners were treated with more dignity than these children, Agular says

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5,265,260 views • 1 year ago

This is the saddest video you will watch today. Russian pranksters trick Reza Pahlavi into believing they are representatives of German Chancellor Merz. Despite obvious flags - the unmistakable Russian accent, the representative's Hitler mustache, who also introduces himself as Adolf (!) - the man who wants Trump to install him as Shah in Iran, cluelessly falls for it. But it gets worse: The "German" representative announces that Germany will start bombing Iran together with Israel and the US (this was days before the war started), and an elated Pahlavi welcomes it and says that it is important that the US and Israel are not isolated in conducting this "crusade." Yes, Pahlavi approvingly calls the Israeli-US war on Iran a crusade... (Incidentally, Pahlavi's handler is Justin Forsyth, a former British government official who later resigned from his post at UNICEF after admitting to inappropriate behavior with female staff...)
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This is the saddest video you will watch today. Russian pranksters trick Reza Pahlavi into believing they are representatives of German Chancellor Merz. Despite obvious flags - the unmistakable Russian accent, the representative's Hitler mustache, who also introduces himself as Adolf (!) - the man who wants Trump to install him as Shah in Iran, cluelessly falls for it. But it gets worse: The "German" representative announces that Germany will start bombing Iran together with Israel and the US (this was days before the war started), and an elated Pahlavi welcomes it and says that it is important that the US and Israel are not isolated in conducting this "crusade." Yes, Pahlavi approvingly calls the Israeli-US war on Iran a crusade... (Incidentally, Pahlavi's handler is Justin Forsyth, a former British government official who later resigned from his post at UNICEF after admitting to inappropriate behavior with female staff...)

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2,196,261 views • 6 months ago

LOL! This woman is a genius! In the parody of democracy that Germany has become, you get arrested if you say "From the River to the Sea." So this pro-Palestine protester asks if it is ok to say "From the River to the Beach" 😂😂😂😂 This is a scene straight out of Kafka...
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LOL! This woman is a genius! In the parody of democracy that Germany has become, you get arrested if you say "From the River to the Sea." So this pro-Palestine protester asks if it is ok to say "From the River to the Beach" 😂😂😂😂 This is a scene straight out of Kafka...

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1,506,582 views • 4 months ago

Monica Johnson, a Portland nurse, returns from Gaza with horrific tales to share.
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Monica Johnson, a Portland nurse, returns from Gaza with horrific tales to share.

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10,438,209 views • 2 years ago

Emory's Caroline Fohlin is knocked down by the police while shouting: “I’m a professor!!” Hear the disbelief in her voice. She never expected to be treated like this by her own university for protesting Israel's slaughter. But remember, democracy is on the ballot in Nov...
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Emory's Caroline Fohlin is knocked down by the police while shouting: “I’m a professor!!” Hear the disbelief in her voice. She never expected to be treated like this by her own university for protesting Israel's slaughter. But remember, democracy is on the ballot in Nov...

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9,592,887 views • 2 years ago

WARNING! I frankly do not know what kind of evil and inhumanity this video depicts, but it shakes you to the core. It appears a dead Palestinian man, probably murdered, is lying on the street, and a group of Israelis essentially torture his body while laughing. They slowly run him over with their, going back and forth over his body. No words.
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WARNING! I frankly do not know what kind of evil and inhumanity this video depicts, but it shakes you to the core. It appears a dead Palestinian man, probably murdered, is lying on the street, and a group of Israelis essentially torture his body while laughing. They slowly run him over with their, going back and forth over his body. No words.

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1,302,989 views • 4 months ago

In Paris, Iranian monarchists waving Iranian & Israeli flags celebrated Trump & Israel's war. A woman -unclear whether she is French or Iranian- is deeply angered, presumably by the immorality of supporting bombs on their own people while they celebrate in the safety of Paris.
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In Paris, Iranian monarchists waving Iranian & Israeli flags celebrated Trump & Israel's war. A woman -unclear whether she is French or Iranian- is deeply angered, presumably by the immorality of supporting bombs on their own people while they celebrate in the safety of Paris.

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1,645,572 views • 5 months ago

The Omanis are famously cautious. The Omani FM going on CBS to reveal what has actually been achieved in the negotiations is quite unprecedented. And what has been achieved is significant - Trump can indeed declare victory. Listen to this segment - it goes way beyond what Obama achieved. But everything indicates that Trump won't take yes for an answer. That he will start a war of choice very soon. Which is probably why the Omani FM decided to go public. So that the American people knew that peace was within reach when Trump instead opted for war.
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The Omanis are famously cautious. The Omani FM going on CBS to reveal what has actually been achieved in the negotiations is quite unprecedented. And what has been achieved is significant - Trump can indeed declare victory. Listen to this segment - it goes way beyond what Obama achieved. But everything indicates that Trump won't take yes for an answer. That he will start a war of choice very soon. Which is probably why the Omani FM decided to go public. So that the American people knew that peace was within reach when Trump instead opted for war.

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1,379,316 views • 6 months ago

WOW! The Iranian AI Lego team has another video out. They are doubling down on building bridges between Americans & Iranians while depicting the US gov and "system" as the real enemy. The music, lyrics, and imagery are all designed to appeal to disillusioned Americans.
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WOW! The Iranian AI Lego team has another video out. They are doubling down on building bridges between Americans & Iranians while depicting the US gov and "system" as the real enemy. The music, lyrics, and imagery are all designed to appeal to disillusioned Americans.

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856,642 views • 4 months ago

OMG! Jewish-American doctor recounts how Israeli soldiers took two Palestinian children, tied their hands behind their backs, and buried them alive. "Their cries being muffled by the dirt as it was poured upon them while they were being buried alive." These were children!
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OMG! Jewish-American doctor recounts how Israeli soldiers took two Palestinian children, tied their hands behind their backs, and buried them alive. "Their cries being muffled by the dirt as it was poured upon them while they were being buried alive." These were children!

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2,116,500 views • 10 months ago

To say that Trump underestimated Iran is an understatement. The Israelis sold him - and he ended up believing - a narrative that portrayed Iran as so weak that the war would be won within 4 days. 60 plus days later, Trump is still stuck in the mess Israel sold him.
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To say that Trump underestimated Iran is an understatement. The Israelis sold him - and he ended up believing - a narrative that portrayed Iran as so weak that the war would be won within 4 days. 60 plus days later, Trump is still stuck in the mess Israel sold him.

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721,556 views • 3 months ago

Iran’s latest AI Lego video marks a significant pivot. Instead of taunting the US military, it reflects a new chapter in which Tehran will seek peace by reaching out directly to the American people, bypassing the US government. It's a mirror image of the US strategy of the past decades. Some of the lines are quite noteworthy and will likely resonate with the anti-establishment sentiments prevailing among American youth in particular: "I love the constitution, the way it was meant. But not the way your leaders bypass consent..."
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Iran’s latest AI Lego video marks a significant pivot. Instead of taunting the US military, it reflects a new chapter in which Tehran will seek peace by reaching out directly to the American people, bypassing the US government. It's a mirror image of the US strategy of the past decades. Some of the lines are quite noteworthy and will likely resonate with the anti-establishment sentiments prevailing among American youth in particular: "I love the constitution, the way it was meant. But not the way your leaders bypass consent..."

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651,332 views • 4 months ago

This is one of the most heart-wrenching videos I have ever seen. It shows the immediate aftermath of an Israeli soldier shooting a 7-month old Palesinian baby in the head, stealing his life. It shows that the car with the Palestinian family had stopped. Yet the Israelis shot. The father is holding his infant son in his arms as he bleeds to death from the shot to his head. It tears you apart. This is the daily life of Palestinians under Israel's US-supported occupation. You never know when you will be shot in the head. It can happen any time, for any reason. And the world approves.
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This is one of the most heart-wrenching videos I have ever seen. It shows the immediate aftermath of an Israeli soldier shooting a 7-month old Palesinian baby in the head, stealing his life. It shows that the car with the Palestinian family had stopped. Yet the Israelis shot. The father is holding his infant son in his arms as he bleeds to death from the shot to his head. It tears you apart. This is the daily life of Palestinians under Israel's US-supported occupation. You never know when you will be shot in the head. It can happen any time, for any reason. And the world approves.

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391,884 views • 2 months ago