Stephen Heiti

@aumiroir.bsky.social

78. Still not as wise as you. Profile drawing by Stella Ruel when she was 12. Banner art by Cornelia Konrads.

If one wanted to be a conspiracy nut, one could speculate that Trump's boss told him to deplete the missile inventory so that the US would be weak should something new happen. Yes, it's batshit crazy, but so may be Trump, and we appear to be living in an alternate or parallel universe without sense.

As a former 911 terrorism analyst, here is my take. Iran has all the cards. Our bases are destroyed and our missile inventory is mostly used up. Ironically, Iran had agreed to our demands when Netanyahu talked Trump into killing their leaders including the ayatolah who opposed a nuke.

Donald Trump stands out historically in one way. He has demilitarized the US military more quickly than any other political leader in US history. A full blown pacifist would have struggled to throw away weapons faster than he has.

Drop Site Daily: After 4,059 Israeli ceasefire violations documented by the Palestinian side, the mediators of the Gaza ceasefire—Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey—issued their first joint condemnation of Israel’s continuing attacks on Gaza on Monday.

I was up at the buttcrack of dawn this morning when it was still dark out. It had been pouring all night. Took this picture with my phone. It isn’t even a shot of something. It just captured… I don’t know… the vibe? Regardless, I like it.

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Know-nothing-about-anything Donald and his know-nothing cabinet goons are talking about communists, as if Joe McCarthy didn't cover the waterfront with that already. This is communism.

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🇮🇷 Iran said reports of renewed talks w/ the US are false, & accused Israel of continuing a genocide in Gaza while expanding its attacks across the region w/ US backing. ➤ Foreign Min. spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran is not expecting any foreign delegations from Qatar or Pakistan, & has no...

🇮🇷 Iran said reports of renewed talks with the United States are false, and accused Israel of continuing a genocide in Gaza while expanding its attacks across the region with U.S. backing.

➤ Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran is not expecting any foreign delegations from Qatar or Pakistan, and has no plans to send delegations abroad in the coming days, dismissing reports that negotiations with Washington have resumed.

➤ He said Israel’s assault on Gaza has continued despite a ceasefire declared around 10 months ago, describing the killings as an ongoing genocide. Baghaei said over 1,200 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire, including 30 over the past two days, while Israeli attacks and border violations also continue in southern Lebanon.

➤ Baghaei blamed the continued violence on the United States’ comprehensive support for Israel, accusing the silent international community and the United Nations of failing to stop the ongoing genocide.

➤ He warned that the normalization of “the most heinous international crimes, including genocide,” is “truly shameful,” and urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and regional governments to refocus attention on Israel’s destruction of Gaza and its continued military aggression against Lebanon.Bild

🇮🇷 Iran said growing opposition across the Middle East to US military bases reflects public recognition that the US & Israel’s war against Iran threatens the entire region, while reiterating its retaliatory strikes are directed only at the source of the attacks, not neighboring countries. ➤ Asked...

🇮🇷 Iran said growing opposition across the Middle East to U.S. military bases reflects public recognition that the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran threatens the entire region, while reiterating its retaliatory strikes are directed only at the source of the attacks, not neighboring countries.

➤ Asked about an open letter signed by hundreds of Jordanian political, social, and cultural figures opposing U.S. military bases, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said similar opposition has emerged across the region among politicians, intellectuals, and other public figures.

➤ Baghaei said people in the region understand that Iran “has no animosity towards any of the countries in the region” and that its military response has been aimed “not against the peoples of the region, but against the source of the military aggression against Iran.”

➤ He said it is therefore natural that more people are calling on their governments to demand the withdrawal of U.S. forces and prevent the United States from using their territory to launch attacks against Iran.Bild

AMAZING MOMENT A woman came back still wearing a custody tshirt having been released for a terrorism arrest. While being arrested for declaring support for Palestine Action a second time, another woman came back to do the same. The opposition to this ban cannot be contained.