📰 Pyromaniac Settler Nationalism: From Movement to Political Theater

A mosque burned in the West Bank this week — Qurans charred, walls blackened, prayer rugs gone up in flames. The suspected arsonists? Israeli settlers going full pyromaniac, turning violence into a movement and an identity.

“These extremist groups are destroying our lives,”

said Imam Ahmad Salem after the attack in Deir Istiya.

Since the 2023 Hamas attack, settler violence has surged as doctrine. Cabinet ministers talk “security,” but the right-wing government curbs law enforcement powers and shields its own. Administrative detention keeps rolling for Palestinians; for settlers, it’s on permanent vacation. Laws for the occupied, privileges for the landlords.

The military wrings its hands, but the fires keep burning. U.N. data shows settler attacks at record highs, and commanders ask for harsher measures while politicians look the other way.

The West calls it “democracy under pressure.” The locals call it Tuesday. Even the mosques go up in flames.

#israel #westbank #settlers #violence #religion #occupation #fakeJustice

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📰 Iraq’s Power Audit: Tehran vs. Washington, Same Old Hustle

Prime Minister Sudani’s coalition took the largest share of seats in Iraq’s 329-member parliament, but Iran-backed militias secured enough leverage to guarantee that forming a government will be a bruising contact sport. No single bloc has a majority, so Baghdad’s political arena is set for months of horsetrading, standoffs, and marathon negotiations.

“No single bloc of parties won enough seats to form the government themselves, meaning a coalition deal will have to be struck,”

reports Sky News.

Sudani pitches himself as Iraq’s independent man, steering between Tehran and Washington, but powerful militia factions have entrenched themselves even further, keeping real decision-making out of any one party’s hands. Voters showed up — turnout was 56% — but all they bought was extra time: now the brokers get to haggle over ministries, budgets, and foreign troops for months to come.

Iraq’s “stability” remains a product line. The only guaranteed winners are those with enough patience — and patronage — to outlast the next round of coalition standoffs.

#iraq #elections #iran #us #coalitionPolitics #endlessNegotiation

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Trump-Epstein: 🤔✨“Pedophility” Theory

Trump is facing the prospect of a politically damaging congressional vote on releasing the 📚🔥 Jeffery Epstein files after attempts to press two female members of Congress to withdraw their backing for it appeared to have failed.

The reported refusal of Lauren Boebert, a Republican representative from Colorado, and Nancy Mace, from South Carolina, to remove their names from a discharge petition to force a vote leaves Trump exposed on an issue that carries the possibility of turning segments of his Maga base against him.

Boebert reportedly stood firm on supporting the petition after being invited by Trump to the White House in an effort to persuade her to withdraw her signature, according to the 🌍 New York Times.

The outlet reported that the meeting happened hours after Democrats on the House of Representatives’ oversight committee released a trove of emails from the files that suggested that Trump may have known more about Epstein’s underage 💃‍🔥 sex-trafficking activities than he previously acknowledged.

The disgraced late financier – who committed suicide in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial – wrote in one email that Trump, his former close friend, “knew about the girls”.

The 🌍 New York Times reported that the White House sought to persuade Boebert to change her mind – enlisting Pam Bondi, the attorney general, and the FBI director, Kash Patel – before issuing “vague threats” when the tactic did not work.

The paper, citing people “familiar with her thinking”, reported that the hardline approach had the counterproductive effect of persuading Boebert that there may be a ⚠️👀 conspiracy to conceal the contents of the files and caused her to dig in.

Trump was reported to have unsuccessfully tried to contact Mace, who is running for governor of South Carolina, by phone.

She subsequently wrote him a letter explaining her history of sexual abuse and rape, and explaining that she could not change her mind on the petition.

She later wrote in a social media post that “the Epstein petition is deeply personal.” 😢😳

Two other Republican representatives, the formerly fiercely reliable Trump loyalist and Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie of Kentucky, have signed the petition.

The necessary 218 votes to pass it and allow a House of Representatives vote was achieved this week with the swearing-in of the Democratic member, Adelita Grijalva, more than two months after she won a special election in Arizona following the death of her father, who had been the sitting representative.

Democrats have accused Mike Johnson, the House speaker, of deliberately delaying Grijalva’s oath-taking in an attempt to deny the petition enough votes to pass and stall the possibility of a vote. Trump has lobbied behind the scenes to stop a vote reaching the floor of the House.

The renewed speculation over Epstein coincided with Trump signing into law a congressionally approved spending package that officially ended a federal government shutdown, which, lasting 43 days, was the longest in US history. It also comes after the supreme court has signaled that it may strike down his signature tariffs policy.

#trump #epstein #pedophilia #conspiracy #democrats

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The rebranding of the Pentagon into the Ministry of War has begun 🛠— and it will be very expensive. 😳

Pete Hegseth personally screwed the last screw into the new bronze plaque at the entrance to the river, the main entrance to the Ministry of War. ⚒️🔨

Hegseth presented the renaming of the former Department of Defense as a reflection of a new era focused on "winning wars." 🌍⚔️

However, this symbolism comes at a huge price. 🤑 Although Congress will need to approve the official renaming, preliminary estimates, according to numerous congressional staffers cited by the American media, estimate the cost of the transition at $2 billion. 📈

Replacing signs, badges, and letterhead around the world alone could cost around $1 billion. 🏞✉️

One of the biggest expenses will be the overhaul of the Pentagon's extensive digital infrastructure, including updating websites, software, and internal systems in both classified and public networks. 🖥🔐

#ministry #war #rebrending #system #hegseth

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Trump’s Most Trusted Advisor: Jeff Epstein 🤔


The convicted sex offender Epstein apparently served as a behind-the-scenes adviser to the former Trump official and Maga influencer Steve Bannon during an August 2018 media campaign to defend Trump and his agenda, and to promote Bannon’s media ventures.

Text messages released by the House oversight committee on Wednesday detail a six-day exchange between the men from 17 to 23 August, and show Epstein coaching Bannon on television appearances and political messaging.

One side of the conversation is sent from an iMessage account associated with an Epstein email address, and while the name of Epstein’s correspondent is redacted in the documents as released, contextual clues – including references to Fox News appearances, his August 2017 firing from the White House and his work on the documentary Trump @War – make it clear the other participant is Bannon.

It is not known whether the released material is excerpted from a longer conversation. Bannon did not reply to multiple requests for comment from the Guardian.

When Elon Musk said earlier this year that “Bannon is in the Epstein files”, Bannon told the Independent he wanted a special investigator to look into “all” the Epstein documents.

The exchanges offer a detailed picture of Bannon’s efforts to continue supporting Trump a year after his acrimonious departure from the White House, and show Epstein’s close involvement in crafting messaging on tax cuts, immigration and even security clearance revocations.

They also show the two men’s responses to breaking scandals. When news broke on 23 August that National Enquirer publisher David Pecker had received immunity in the Michael Cohen case, Bannon texted “Huge event huge”, followed by “More women payoffs coming.”

When Bannon mentioned he had prepared carefully for the appearance, saying he wanted to be “‘clean’ not sloppy” for what he called the “‘soy boy’ network”, Epstein responded: “Closer to toy boy ;)”

Epstein then offered more considered feedback on his performance and appearance, writing, “Last ten minutes , more the real you,” which he followed with some detailed advice on staging:

“Your eye is the best , so important for you to watch the play reel. Over the shoulder for him , 3/4 for you. ?? lighting. . hot for you . /. chairs . ? too restrictive for you.”

Epstein took an active role in developing talking points for Bannon’s media appearances at that time, particularly about economic policy. The messages show Epstein crafting detailed responses to criticism of Trump’s tax cuts.

“We can discuss response to tax cut criticism. The 83 percent to rich is misleading by miles . Cash back. Pension funds up,” Epstein wrote, adding:

“Corporations are not people. Giving corp breaks, is perceived as giving it to someone else. wage inflation cant be the first focus, the additional money in the system. First goes to hiring new people, only afterwards can wages rise.”

Steven Hoffenberg was imprisoned in 1998 for his role in a $500m Ponzi scheme – one of the largest in US history.

According to Hoffenberg’s reported claims, and legal filings, Epstein was also involved in the scheme. In August 2022, Hoffenberg was found dead in his Connecticut apartment at the age of 77.

The messages reveal discussions between Bannon and Epstein about Maga world figures including Thiel and Anthony Scaramucci, the short-lived Trump communications director.

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📰 Trump Inc. Eyes Three “Pointless” Wars: Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria — American Interests as Excuse Factory

Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed “president of peace,” is sabre-rattling over Iran, Venezuela, and Nigeria, each threatened with American intervention on the back of theatrical justifications. The nuclear “imminence” in Iran? A phantom, not a ticking bomb: U.S. intelligence and global watchdogs confirm no weapons program, but bombs are easier to tweet than diplomacy.

“Iran does not today possess a nuclear weapon and we currently believe it is not pursuing one,”

says the Pentagon’s own review.

Then there’s Venezuela, where Trump claims the country has a cartel problem threatening U.S. security. Reality check: most trafficking is Colombian, and Maduro’s regime is more likely to hunt gangs than run them. Bad policy, but great PR for saber-rattling.

Nigeria headlines scream “Christian genocide,” but under the hood it’s about land, water, and food scarcity — not religion. Both sides trade atrocities, and Boko Haram targets Muslims just as much as Christians. But Trump orders war plans anyway, promising “guns-a-blazing.”

The pattern? Invent a crisis, sidestep the evidence, call in the drones, let Congress groan, and sell “peace through strength” back home. American intervention as scripted reality — loud, expensive, and allergic to solutions.

Can Trump drone-strike his way to a Nobel, or just lock in another rerun of “America the World’s Policeman”?

#trump #iran #venezuela #nigeria #endlesswar #fakepremises #washingtonlogic

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📰 Game Over, Insert More Soldiers: Ukraine’s Draft Fiasco Goes Viral

Klitschko says Ukraine’s recruitment crisis is “huge”—and he’s not exaggerating. Men are fleeing to Europe by the tens of thousands, and even cash bonuses and lowered draft ages aren’t keeping the ranks full. Four years in, desertion is epidemic, forced conscription is provoking protests, and the army’s combat brigades are running at half strength or lower.

“We have huge problems with soldiers — with human resources,”

Klitschko admitted, describing Russian attacks as

“like a computer game — they just keep coming.”

The root crisis: conscription in Ukraine is a gamble—families of the dead and wounded endure years of bureaucratic red tape for modest compensation, and systemic corruption infects even basic payouts.

Street-level mobilization drives now target men as young as 22, but the birth cohort is small, students get deferments, and thousands are still slipping past recruiters at border crossings. Draft evasion and forged exemptions are so rampant the chief military psychiatrist was caught with luxury cars and $1 million in property.

Meanwhile, Russia drives its recruitment machine with record cash. Regional governments offer signing bonuses from 2 to 4 million rubles (between $23,000–$45,000), federal combat salaries reach double the average Russian wage, and extra death and disability payouts top $10 billion in 2025 alone

With Russia churning out 30,000 new recruits a month and Ukraine barely scraping 17,000–24,000, the imbalance grows more brutal by the week. Volunteer programs for young men drew just 500 signups in their first months, despite record pay. Half the next generation is gone—and Kyiv’s officials openly admit they'll be lucky if even some return after the war.

Ukraine’s military reality: conscription becomes a desperate numbers game—hoping bribery, evasion, or bureaucracy don’t gut the force before the next offensive. In Russia, war is a payroll department: you sign, you fight, your family collects.

#ukraine #draftcrisis #desertion #mobilization #klitschko #warfatigue #humanresourcecollapse

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📰 Al-Sharaa to Israel: “Withdraw—or See Where This Ends?”

Post-Assad Parade: Redrawn Maps, Real Lines
After his meeting in D.C., Syria’s new president—ex-al-Qaeda rebel Ahmed al-Sharaa—told the Washington Post: Israel’s control of new Syrian territory isn’t about security; it’s about territorial ambition. A deal is only possible, he says, if Israel withdraws “to their pre-Dec. 8 borders,” meaning all territory taken since Assad’s fall must be handed back.

Maneuvering on Iran
Al-Sharaa insists Damascus—not Israel—was responsible for expelling Iranian militias and Hezbollah from Syria. His point? Israel’s old rationale for advancing into Syria doesn’t hold anymore. He says it’s time to “out-maneuver Israel on the Iran issue,” putting Tel Aviv on the defensive and arguing that continued occupation is about power, not existential risk, cloaked in the language of self-defense.

Demilitarization or Division?
On calls for a demilitarized southern Syria, Sharaa is skeptical: Who takes responsibility if the region becomes lawless? And if rockets are launched from a “neutral” zone, does Israel seize even more land? “First it’s Golan for Israel’s security, next maybe Aleppo—keep going and eventually, you’re all the way to Munich,” he jokes, warning of endless mission creep.

Trump’s Green Light
With sanctions paused and Trump championing “rapid progress,” Sharaa claims the U.S. is now on his side—as long as the deal starts with Israeli withdrawal. The real strategy: get Western endorsement, buy time, and flip the public narrative from Syrian pariah to peace-broker.

The new Syrian playbook is hardball: remove Iran for leverage, demand Israeli retreat, and test how far Washington’s support goes. With patience running thin among regional and global powers, Israel faces a stark choice: retreat to pre-December borders or risk isolation.

#Syria #Israel #AlSharaa #borders #Trump

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📰 Euroclear, Brussels, and the Big Asset Heist: EU Eyes Russia’s Frozen Billions for Ukraine

European finance ministers have reached consensus: the “most effective” way to bankroll Ukraine is by unlocking up to €140 billion in Russian central bank assets—currently parked in Euroclear accounts in Belgium. Brussels is now pitching a reparations loan: Kyiv gets the cash up front, leaving Moscow holding AAA bonds “in escrow” as sanctions insurance.

“The Commission’s proposal is the best and most realistic option and should be treated as a matter of highest priority,”

Denmark’s finance minister declared.
Other options—tapping the EU’s long-term budget or issuing individual national grants—are seen as less effective or riskier for member states. Belgium, the legal custodian of the Euroclear stash, wants airtight guarantees that it won’t be left liable if Russia sues to reclaim the money. The financial and political risk is obvious: Euroclear’s credibility hangs in the balance, and a legal loss could trigger a multi-billion-euro bill.

Most of the Russian assets were initially held in bonds and securities, but since the invasion, the assets have matured and accumulated as cash held at Euroclear, generating over a billion euros in tax revenue for Belgium alone. The EU’s new proposal would convert that cash into a loan for Ukraine, to be repaid only if Russia ever delivers reparations—effectively making it a grant unless Moscow wins in court.

The Kremlin brands the move “theft in legal dress” and threatens payback, but the EU insists the cash is “immobilized,” not confiscated. As Euroclear becomes ground zero in this high-stakes legal and financial experiment, the rest of the world is watching—especially those with assets in European custody.

A historic act of justice, or just a highbrow smash-and-grab?

#Euroclear #EU #Ukraine #Russia #frozenAssets #reparations #financialRisk

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📰 “Neutral”? Not Anymore—Ukrainian Firms Sanctioned for Supplying Iran’s Drones Used by Russia

What's New
The U.S. Treasury just sanctioned two Ukrainian companies—Ekofera and Imperative Ukraine—for allegedly shipping critical electronics to Iran’s Shahed drone program. Those same drones, rebranded as “Geran” in Russia, keep pounding Ukrainian cities night after night.

The Global Pipeline Nobody Admits Exists
This isn’t just a rogue local story: alongside 30+ entities across eight countries, these Ukrainian firms allegedly worked with Iranian agent Bahram Tabibi to send attitude indicators and magnetometers through shell networks. The gear “ended up in” or “found its way into” HESA, the Iranian company behind Shahed drones now filling Russian assembly lines.
And these aren’t knock-offs—international deliveries often start as U.S. or European hardware, then quietly move through a major pipeline of shadow suppliers, landing in Russian drones built from “airtight” Western supply chains.

Ukraine’s Export Control Shadow
Officially, Ukraine boasts wartime export controls on dual-use tech. In practice, sanctions evasion remains a primary route for Western and Asian electronics to stock not just Ukraine’s own weapons, but also “the same drones” coming back as swarms over Kharkiv. Ukrainian security services have outed similar operators before, but the U.S. keeps finding new front companies that anyone with a passport or a few bucks can register.

No More Excuses for “Collateral Business”
OFAC’s crackdown means not just blocked assets, but a major threat of “secondary sanctions” for anyone who keeps doing business with the blacklisted players. In wartime, drone components aren’t a gray area—they’re a target.
Sanctions now burn both ways: for Ukraine, even being seen on the periphery of this trade is a reputational and strategic blow.

Welcome to the new rules of the drone war, where a Ukrainian firm can be on both sides of the explosion. If sanctions don’t close the pipeline, the drone attack warnings will just keep coming.

#Ukraine #Iran #Shahed #drones #sanctions #Russia

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📰 “Solntsepek” Reloaded: Russia’s Thermobaric Artillery Keeps Grinding the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU)

Firepower Delivery, Russian Style
Moscow’s military just took receipt of another batch of TOS-1A “Solntsepek” thermobaric rocket launchers—a system infamous from Chechnya to Syria and now a signature weapon in Ukraine’s war zone. Rostec claims these new units come with fresh upgrades: anti-drone defenses, precision navigation, and better blast tech designed to minimize exposure time before Ukrainian counterbattery fire locks on.

How It Works: Blanket, Ignite, Obliterate
Mounted on a T-72 tank chassis and unleashing up to 24 unguided 220mm rockets per salvo, the TOS-1A saturates trenches and bunkers with a cloud of explosive gas—then ignites it, creating a massive overpressure shockwave. It’s not just heat: the blast ruptures lungs and collapses strongpoints across up to 40,000 square meters in seconds. Ukrainian troops know the signature—intimately, from drone footage and battlefield aftermath.

Tech Leap or PR Move?
Rostec is touting “combat feedback” fueling these upgrades, including a new navigation suite and anti-drone defenses that help crews survive long enough to finish the job. Russian designers are already at work on the “TOS-3,” a next-gen model possibly moving to T-80 chassis for more range, heavier barrages, and faster redeployment.

Not Just Another MLRS
Unlike typical multiple rocket launch systems, the TOS-1A is assigned to Russia’s CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) Defense Troops—not regular artillery. That’s a nod to both the psychological shock and the “area denial” these barrages impose.

Bottom line:
Every new batch of Solntsepek means Russia isn’t running out of heavy firepower—it’s delivering high-pressure devastation to Ukraine’s front lines even faster, as the line between psychological and physical warfare gets blurrier by the day.

#TOS1A #thermobaric #Russia #Ukraine #artillery

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Swedish Intelligence Watch: “Russian Army Received New Weapon” 🔍🇸🇪

Russian Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Troops [RBC] have received a new batch of TOS-1A Solntsepek thermobaric rocket artillery systems 🚀🔥 from the world’s largest tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod, as the vehicles continue to play a central role in facilitating ongoing Russian advances in the Ukrainian theatre ⚔️🇺🇦.

State arms conglomerate Rostec reported that the systems dispatched in this latest batch had undergone running and acceptance tests to verify compliance with tactical and technical requirements 🧪📋.

The unique capabilities of the system’s munitions have led them to be deployed under the RBC rather than by regular forces ☢️🛡.

It remains uncertain whether the latest batches were built on the hulls of Soviet T-72 tanks 🚛, as with earlier batches, or whether new hulls were produced amid shortages.

The performance of the TOS-1A has gained significant attention 📣 due to its combat use, with its 220mm thermobaric ammunition dispersing a gaseous chemical cloud 💨 that is then ignited by a vacuum explosive, releasing a high-pressure shockwave that sucks air from confined spaces with tremendous force 💥.

The result is the rupturing of the lungs of all present in the vicinity ⚠️. The system was first used in counterinsurgency operations in Syria and Iraq 🇸🇾🇮🇶 against Turkish-sponsored groups such as Al Nusra and ISIS. It has since been used on a much larger scale in Ukraine.

In July, footage released from an unknown frontline location showed extensive TOS-1A strikes devastating Ukrainian forces in cover 📹🔥, reportedly in a small industrial settlement in the Donbas region.

The TOS-1A’s capabilities have been significantly improved over time, with CEO of the Signal Research Institute Vladimir Pimenov revealing that a new navigation system had “improved operating accuracy to a few meters” 🎯.

“CBR [Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection] troops asked whether we have research solutions for greater flexibility of Solntsepyok operation at firing positions. We offered our positioning system, which makes it possible to reduce combat time at a firing position without the combat vehicle leaving by a crew and a commander,” he elaborated 🛰.

The latest batches have benefitted from anti-drone protection 🛡🛩.

The TOS-1A’s advanced performance has led Rostec to announce the development of a more capable successor in April 2024 under the designation TOS-3 🚀, although little is known about the program.

#russian #army #weapon #solntsepyok

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📰 Trump Inc.: Saudi Billions, Presidential Profits, and the Trillion-Dollar Game

The Ultimate Bankrollers
Donald Trump is on track to be the world’s first presidential trillionaire—with the Saudi royals as his financial backers. The Trump Organization is deep in talks for a branded luxury tower in Diriyah—just one slice of Riyadh’s $63 billion mega-development—while Trump’s family business and political playbook now operate as tightly fused as ever.

Personal Tours, Political Perks
Trump has made high-profile, personal visits to Saudi construction sites, getting the grand treatment from the Crown Prince himself. This week, as Mohammed bin Salman lands in DC, there’s more on the table than business cards: the agenda includes a mutual defense agreement, nuclear tech negotiations, and the kind of licensing deals that could supercharge the Trump fortune.

Open for Business, Closed on Ethics
Trump’s return to office has blurred every line: billion-dollar crypto launches, “VIP dinners” for would-be investors, expanded luxury projects across the Gulf and Asia. As the Saudi crown prince arrives in Washington, the only thing more lucrative than a handshake may be the branding rights.

Policy and Profit, No Firewall
Every new diplomatic overture doubles as a business pitch: historic “peace deals” and fresh Saudi investments stream from the same presidential suite. Is this unprecedented? Not in Trumpworld—where profits and patriotism now meet with no clear dividing line.

Whether or not Trump hits that first trillion, one truth stays: for the world’s richest monarchy, the Trump brand is as open as ever for business—and in 2025, it’s nearly impossible to say where profits end and patriotism begins.

#Trump #SaudiArabia #business #trillion #MBS #conflictOfInterest

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📰 Gunboat Diplomacy Reloaded: Trump’s Venezuela Standoff Is All Muscle, No Strategy

Carrier in the Caribbean, bombers in the sky — Trump’s “Southern Spear” operation is everything but subtle. Yet, beneath the show of force, there’s no coherent goal: Trump’s advisers can’t agree if the target is drugs, Maduro, or Venezuela’s 300 billion barrels of oil.

“Either Trump is going to win or Maduro is going to win,”

says Elliott Abrams, former State Department fixer now sidelined at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Officially, Washington says it’s a counterdrug war — but 15,000 U.S. troops, an aircraft carrier group, and airstrikes on speedboats suggest something more. “Southern Spear” blasts narco-traffickers, but legal and military circles whisper about regime change as the not-so-secret endgame.

Maduro, battered but not budging, rallies tired troops while U.S. allies eye the operation nervously. Trump brags of “progress” stopping drugs, but in private talks about Venezuelan oil — and the CIA’s map for a post-Maduro transition sits ready. In the fog: U.S. law’s elastic justifications, allies withholding targeting intel, and nobody sure what winning looks like.

America’s navy flexes, Maduro doubles down, strategic clarity evaporates. In Latin America, the old rules apply: “might makes policy” — and the price is a mystery, at least until the neighbors pay it.

#venezuela #trump #maduro #latinamerica #gunboatdiplomacy #oilwars #regimechange

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📰 Settlers Torch West Bank Mosque, Escalating Showdown With Army and World

Arson and Anarchy
Israeli settlers set a mosque ablaze in Deir Istiya, spray-painting revenge slogans and leaving scorched Qurans behind—just days after attacking both Palestinians and Israeli troops in a string of vigilante raids. Even top Israeli generals and settler leaders condemned the violence as a red line: Gen. Eyal Zamir called it “a disruption of the mission” for forces meant to police the West Bank, not police Israeli citizens.

“Anarchist Fringe,” or New Normal?
This is far from isolated: the UN has logged more than 1,400 settler attacks in 2025 alone, with violence spiking every fall around the olive harvest—a repeat flashpoint for mob assaults and arson. Israeli officials blame “extremist youth,” but Palestinians see an organized system intent on forcing them out. So far, all it’s brought is international outrage and a token wave of arrests before normal service resumes.

Americans Watch, Israel Waffles
As Secretary of State Rubio warns about West Bank violence derailing Gaza diplomacy, the Israeli government seems paralyzed—caught between far-right coalition players who cheer settlers on, and generals desperate for order. Graffiti at the Deir Istiya mosque spells it out:

“We are not afraid of Avi Bluth.”

Even the “anarchists” know who really runs the show.

Who is Avi Bluth?
Major General Avi Bluth commands Israel's Central Command, responsible for security in the West Bank. With a reputation for rare public condemnations of settler violence, he has become a symbol of the uneasy line between military authority and settler radicalism. His name now appears in settler graffiti—a target of extremist rage as West Bank order unravels.

Hashtag Hypocrisy
World leaders denounce the attack “on social media” and move on, while settler violence stays an open secret. Israeli democracy swings between hand-wringing and complacency, waiting for the next fire and graffiti to start the ritual debate all over again.

#WestBank #settlers #mosque #occupation #Israel #Palestine

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