Chuckle factor 10 Julian! I bought a great T shirt with this guys exact image on, years ago. So evocative of a stand back, no- bullshit rebel. I still keep it for special occasions. Hats off to you man.
First an admission: I subscribe to both the "Wall Street Journal" and the "New York Times". Soviets would subscribe to "Pravda" and "Izvestia". In both cases it provides two different perspectives of government propaganda.
I make comments to articles in both publications in an attempt to counter the narrative concerning Ukraine and Gaza.
Not today, there simply was no point. Those imbued with the fallacy of American Exceptionalism totally blanketed the comments sections.
The U.S. has been in decline since the political assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK in 60's. I was in high school for the latter two. Falling for the Warren Report when you are a minor is somewhat excusable. But now there is a real need to address the misrepresentation of the historical record of WWII and the aftermath through to the Vietnam conflict. The misrepresentation of WWII in my view promotes the wild overestimation of American military prowess. That mass media fails to note both the offshoring of important work and the inability to design and implement new technologies is causing much damage.
My voice is but a small one. However, with company it can be an important one.
A coordinated attack by Iran, Hezbollah and Iraq Axis of Resistance coordinated? Interesting fact, especially considering that the game of Chess originated in Iran. I wouldn't be messing with them if I was Israel or the USA. My guess is that they're a few moves ahead...
I've seen estimates, based on Israel claims, that Iran's demonstration of force cost ~$30M. Israel's (failed) defense cost ~1.3B. Not sure of the $1.3B includes contributions from UK flying out of Cyprus, US out of Syria, or other 2rd parties.
We used LLMs to rewrite the first part of the post as sonnet. (Up the introduction of the cat named "Ichi.")
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In a world where missiles pierce the sky,
A hundred drones, the US military spies.
Yet Israel claims, with a watchful eye,
Three hundred threats from the enemy rise.
Bullets and drones, missiles ballistic,
A ninety-nine percent interception rate,
Most shot down, in action heroic,
By British and American allies, so great.
Do the Americans undercount their foe?
Or do the Israelis exaggerate their plight?
In this age of Media Wars, who can know?
Yet most believe the IDF's account is right.
Mainstream Media, Blogosphere, Iranians align,
Their voices echo the IDF's design.
Yet sources whisper of a different tale,
That the Israeli regime did indeed fail.
To intercept hypersonic missiles' trail,
Fired by Iran, their efforts frail.
Press TV cites "sources", yet who can tell?
Could be your mother-in-law or my cat, Ichi, as well.
In this world where truth and falsehood dwell,
Only time will break this uncertain spell.
Old or young, you're still a handsome devil, Booster...
And I definitely would, wink wink. A few wrinkles never put me off~ and not just on the mush, (cough).
Chuckle factor 10 Julian! I bought a great T shirt with this guys exact image on, years ago. So evocative of a stand back, no- bullshit rebel. I still keep it for special occasions. Hats off to you man.
Nice to see your in two modes. One ought to never think one knows one’s self
Iran says it hit all its targets .
New warfare with cheap drones at $ 15 million compared to the defense of those drones at 1.3 billion .
Media is simply excitement for those who don’t read anything else.
Cheap thrills for the unwary.
First an admission: I subscribe to both the "Wall Street Journal" and the "New York Times". Soviets would subscribe to "Pravda" and "Izvestia". In both cases it provides two different perspectives of government propaganda.
I make comments to articles in both publications in an attempt to counter the narrative concerning Ukraine and Gaza.
Not today, there simply was no point. Those imbued with the fallacy of American Exceptionalism totally blanketed the comments sections.
The U.S. has been in decline since the political assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK in 60's. I was in high school for the latter two. Falling for the Warren Report when you are a minor is somewhat excusable. But now there is a real need to address the misrepresentation of the historical record of WWII and the aftermath through to the Vietnam conflict. The misrepresentation of WWII in my view promotes the wild overestimation of American military prowess. That mass media fails to note both the offshoring of important work and the inability to design and implement new technologies is causing much damage.
My voice is but a small one. However, with company it can be an important one.
A coordinated attack by Iran, Hezbollah and Iraq Axis of Resistance coordinated? Interesting fact, especially considering that the game of Chess originated in Iran. I wouldn't be messing with them if I was Israel or the USA. My guess is that they're a few moves ahead...
May be of interest:
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/iran-breaches-anglo-zionist-defenses
Iran Breaches Anglo-Zionist Defenses in Historic Attack: A Breakdown
Simplicius
Apr 14, 2024
I've seen estimates, based on Israel claims, that Iran's demonstration of force cost ~$30M. Israel's (failed) defense cost ~1.3B. Not sure of the $1.3B includes contributions from UK flying out of Cyprus, US out of Syria, or other 2rd parties.
Asymmetric much? 😂
Charmed, I'm sure! 8-)