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scored from a corner, delicious….

The correct answer to the poor woman asking “What will we inherit, a land in ruins?” is: yes, plus desperate poverty, more repression and maybe the collapse of central governance and the rule of law. It’s what they’ve done all over the region, from Libya to Afghanistan.

Still got my original 1989/91 shirt like the lad at the bottom

After thousands were killed in a brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests in Iran in January, Mandana gave up hope for reform from within. She came to the conclusion that the Islamic republic's leaders had to go even if it meant US and Israeli-led regime change. So when the two countries attacked the compound of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, killing him and several of his family members, Mandana — who like others interviewed used a pseudonym - believed the change she coveted had finally come. Her experience in the terrifying days since has shattered that belief. Air strikes have targeted not just military sites and senior regime figures but have repeatedly hit civilian infrastructure. Over the weekend, Tehran was enveloped in toxic black smog after Israel bombed fuel depots around the city; on Tuesday, massive explosions caused widespread blackouts. "We weren't supposed to be bombed," Mandana said, her voice trembling after a massive explosion near her apartment by Vanak Square in central Tehran. "Our city, our country, this wasn't supposed to happen. How is it that Venezuela... saw clean, bloodless regime change, but not here?"

The majority of Iranians who see the January killings as unforgivable are lost over how to push for change. This includes Sara, a teacher in her forties who once hoped for the regime's overthrow but now admits she has changed her mind. "I've come to terms with the bitter reality: the Islamic republic is resilient," she said. "I never thought I'd say this, but if someone from within the regime becomes a real reformer, why not? In the end, we just want peace and welfare. Marjan, a housewife, could not hide her emotions when news of Khamenei's death broke. She had believed it would usher in the regime's collapse. "Now I wonder, even if the Islamic republic falls, what will we inherit: a land in ruins?"

A really harsh lesson here for anyone anywhere on Earth who might have been inclined to believe the white-people democracies are deeply concerned about their freedom, their wellbeing and their ability to lead a normal family life free from e.g. rivers of exploding fuel running past their houses.

you’re absolutely deluded

I need to start learning Russian again

Fuck the ADL

A poster about a book collaboration between James Patterson and Mr fucking Beast

A very sad update from London Book Fair 😞

Gimli in fotr

there is another path we could take our crude oil through, gandalf

‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’ AI chatbots helped teen users plan violence in hundreds of tests | CNN Daniel, a troubled American teen, turned to an AI chatbot to vent his political frustration. “Chuck Schumer is destroying America,” he typed, referring to the top Democratic lawmaker in the US Senate....

A CNN investigation into AI chatbots has found that most of the chatbots tested are not only failing to prevent potential harm – they are actively assisting users by giving them information that could be used in preparing attacks.
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Computer… enhance pbs.twimg.com/media/HDJLxS...

The data center of Bank Sepah, Iran’s largest bank responsible for paying salaries to members of the Iranian military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been hit.-JPost

Post from Tom Nichols: Called it: "Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike" As I said a few days ago, they probably had old maps. (Not an excuse - that's an intel fail)

Also, what kind of an asshole says “called it” about the details of a school bombing?

Anyway, just in case..

Operation Fucking Dipshits Who Never Learn

Don't fucking walk away from me, I'm trying to build rapport.

Where did magic mushrooms come from? Scientists just got closer to an answer Scientists just discovered a new species of magic mushroom, Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, that appears to have shared a common ancestor with the popular Psilocybe cubensis some 1.5 million years ago.

Scientists just discovered a new species of magic mushroom, Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, that appears to have shared a common ancestor with the popular Psilocybe cubensis some 1.5 million years ago.

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kind of a random selection of films here but if you want to see what 4k does to older films, have a look at some of these screenshots e.pcloud.link/publink/show... (also lol it it choosing ron burgundy as the thumbnail image)

It can get… addictive

we did it

The 4K UHD blu-ray is incredible

This Is My Message 2: You

It’s become pretty regular tbh lads

@thehyewonfan6355 5y ago Technically he's not dodging the actual bullets, but moving out of the way in a split second before the shooter fires right? Dunno if that's possible in real life though. @enigma6357. 4y ago It is definitely possible in real life but insanely hard to do (almost infeasible). You need to be able to perfectly guess and predict the moment your opponent is going to fire every time. @minatonamakazi 4y ago @enigma6357 just like teamwork...bond with enemy...get inside their head and heart, can be practiced, but I wouldn't recommend at all

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my blueberries when they see me preparing 2% salt by weight