That was a very nice looking message that informed me that I’m a member and follow you and I think I was asking someone random to follow me. Any more of this I will be going in circles. Btw Substack has you looking very GQ 🥳 on the message that came through. Great intro pic you can feel good about using :)
Keep making stuff up because you have no integrity nor moral compass & believe in the biggest liars & most evil people in the world. Everything you & your masters (Putin, Trump) say is a lie. Everything!
“Nuclear weapons are for me, not for thee.” The pompousness, entitlement and hypocrisy is off the charts with people like Trump and Netanyahu. I hope the world is taking notes - megalomaniacs should not ever be given positions of authority. It really ticks me off that people who know better and could use their public platform to be honest about these very serious violations. I wish everyone would stop co-signing the actions of horrible, dangerous people who are literally using petty excuses for dropping bombs, killing and terrorizing innocent human beings.
The United States has gotten really good at ignoring brutality abroad and at home. This ridiculous giving in to a tantrum throwing child is bad enough but when the child is the president of your country and is causing excruciating pain and damaging the fabric of our nations’ soul - the lawlessness that is in all of our view every single day - the complicitness is making me ill! And that goes for both dems and r’s. The majority of them have left us to fend for ourselves. The inaction has told us everything we need to know. These are not “representatives” not for us! It’s too bad that we had to be in a constitutional crisis to find out who these people really are but I’m glad we know. I know…we knew about trump. His small win was probably not a win, as it turns out.
Well, Mr. Rashid, I lost track of you for a minute and I’m so glad I made it back here today! You offer a certain unique independent perspective. I think it’s the honesty and with that you’ve earned trust - and that’s everything!
Thank you for your excellent insight and encouragement towards being better humans. Congratulations to you, and I really mean that - for staying on that path, the dedication towards your education and now your profession. That’s a lot! And thanks for sharing it with us. How lucky are we to basically have a mentor right here?
With much gratitude for your time and patience. Thank you.
Now Iran has a clear incentive to aquire nuclear weapons. For their defence. But they don't have to produce nuclear weapons themselves. Iran is supplying Russia with ballistic missiles. And if the US is so incompetent that they join this war, Russia have an incentive to give/sell Iran nuclear weapon.
Israel decided to strike Iran now because they had a complex plan in place and feared growing support in America for a negotiated settlement. Of course as always Iran will never relinquish their right to develop nuclear power. So Trump allowed Israel to initiate a devastating attack not just to damage the nuclear facilities but also to decapitate and replace Iran’s leadership. However Iran’s retaliation means Israel must rely on American military to finish what they started. Hence the total disinformation campaign, just like Iraq and WMD.
When Muammar al-Gaddafi was killed in the streets after surrendering Libya's Nuclear Program it was clear to me that the future might be very, very BRIGHT- as bright as a nuclear blast makes it! Truth is that whoever has "the bomb" is safe- best example is North Korea.
As long as we don't provide, or at least not obstruct, an even playing field we will be in this situation over and over and over again.
As long as there are "leaders" like Netanyahu while the United Nations is no longer endowed with any power ( because we have ruined it on purpose) we will have WAR(s).
Qasim, your prognostications are inflammatory and not in your wheelhouse. A human rights lawyer forecasting nuclear war leads me to confirm your trend to drift to hyperbole on two fronts: here in this conflict and your penchant to twist anything remotely close to racism into full fledge nothing but the worst racism. A pro life zealot does not a racist make. I want to suggest that we go after Israel and the U.S..Administration for its role in supporting only Israel in all of its conflicts. We are clearly wrong here. I give you that and support your mission. We have only our”Project 2026: Vote’m Out!” with which to work. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/project-2026-votem-out?r=3m1bs
Not a complaint. It is a request you evaluate for “inflammatory”. The police were racist because they did not shoot Boelter? Not seeing it. Boetler lost his arsenal in a firefight. He had no weaponry left. I rather think the police accepted his surrender as they should have. There are no other related facts here. I seem to remember your reference to an event similar some 19 years ago or something. That may not be appropriate fodder for comparison.
" The police were racist because they did not shoot Boelter"
This is an unhinged conclusion. If you cannot see the point that since police peacefully handled a mass murdering terrorist who is white, then they should be able to handle a compliant Black man who is doing nothing wrong, then you're being deliberately obtuse.
A conclusion does not end with a question mark. I am not talking about the police as a monolith, but you make them such. These were two different times and situations, each but a vignette. What you call my conclusion is in fact my question. There has been a change to police training and force escalation protocols. What we see now is a better result. I just hope that continues.
I'm pretty sure Qasim is using the contrast in police handling of these cases to show how they could handle it peacefully, as in the Boelter case, & how they have violently handled other people, mostly brown or black, & that the former case is the preferred method of handling all such cases, if possible.
Gosh, Mr. Selfe. I sure don’t see a better result, especially considering that TWO DIFFERENT TIMES AND [DIFFERENT] SITUATIONS produced two different results. I’d say the one who lives through that situation wins. This is not by any means JUSTICE FOR ALL. Wtf is your insistence on rendering facts unrelated about? Nevermind. We already know.
Gee Willikers, Ms Lori. 1) I think suggesting nuclear war is inflammatory. 2) I think suggesting police have an unneeded shootout when a suspect is trying to surrender peacefully might be a tad inflammatory. Comparisons to unrelated past events neither cut the mustard here, nor can those past events color the current event. Not the same time, place, people, training, and ethics (or lack thereof).
"Strikes on Iran ease pressure on Israel to end starvation in Gaza"
Makes no sense at all, but it is probably the reality nonetheless.
"And the New York Post went full propaganda, insinuating Iran initiated the attack, as opposed to the fact that Israel preemptively attacked Iran." Where have I heard something like that before? Oh, yes: "Ukraine started the war against Russia", & who spread that lie? Why none other than Putin's puppet Trump. I am sure Trump will quickly endorse the notion of Iran starting the war against Israel. Because the only other person in this world to whom Trump is beholden besides Putin is Netanyahu.
"Despite not having nuclear weapons, Iran is a signatory to Treaty on Nuclear Non-Proliferation (NPT)." Not for much longer. Iran regrettably, but understandably, is starting the process of withdrawal from this agreement. They have come to the sadly rational conclusion that the only way to prevent aggressors like Israel & the US from attacking them is to possess nukes.
This is a brilliant analysis! Let me throw this in. Netanyahu is playing from the USA’s playbook. In 2003, US President George W. Bush had US forces preemptively strike Iraq because of its alleged “weapons of mass destruction.”
And anyone with a brain knows we don’t strike countries with weapons of mass destruction. I also remember the venerable Senator Robert Byrd (who went from being a staunch segregationist to a great and fair-minded politician) chastising the Senate and the House for “abdicating their duty” by handing George W. Bush the right to declare war against Iraq when there was no evidence that Iraq was involved in 9/11 and no concrete evidence that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction!
For anyone interested, I've written about Iran's nuclear programme, you can read it here: https://sarahalard.substack.com/p/its-not-nuclear-weapons-stupid
Hmm how did I miss all that?
That was a very nice looking message that informed me that I’m a member and follow you and I think I was asking someone random to follow me. Any more of this I will be going in circles. Btw Substack has you looking very GQ 🥳 on the message that came through. Great intro pic you can feel good about using :)
Are you writing today, counselor?
of course we knew it was coming didn't we?
Keep making stuff up because you have no integrity nor moral compass & believe in the biggest liars & most evil people in the world. Everything you & your masters (Putin, Trump) say is a lie. Everything!
The above comment was a response to the troll "CrumpledForeskin" who keeps plaguing Substack
“Nuclear weapons are for me, not for thee.” The pompousness, entitlement and hypocrisy is off the charts with people like Trump and Netanyahu. I hope the world is taking notes - megalomaniacs should not ever be given positions of authority. It really ticks me off that people who know better and could use their public platform to be honest about these very serious violations. I wish everyone would stop co-signing the actions of horrible, dangerous people who are literally using petty excuses for dropping bombs, killing and terrorizing innocent human beings.
The United States has gotten really good at ignoring brutality abroad and at home. This ridiculous giving in to a tantrum throwing child is bad enough but when the child is the president of your country and is causing excruciating pain and damaging the fabric of our nations’ soul - the lawlessness that is in all of our view every single day - the complicitness is making me ill! And that goes for both dems and r’s. The majority of them have left us to fend for ourselves. The inaction has told us everything we need to know. These are not “representatives” not for us! It’s too bad that we had to be in a constitutional crisis to find out who these people really are but I’m glad we know. I know…we knew about trump. His small win was probably not a win, as it turns out.
Well, Mr. Rashid, I lost track of you for a minute and I’m so glad I made it back here today! You offer a certain unique independent perspective. I think it’s the honesty and with that you’ve earned trust - and that’s everything!
Thank you for your excellent insight and encouragement towards being better humans. Congratulations to you, and I really mean that - for staying on that path, the dedication towards your education and now your profession. That’s a lot! And thanks for sharing it with us. How lucky are we to basically have a mentor right here?
With much gratitude for your time and patience. Thank you.
Thank you Christina for reading and for sharing your thoughtful insights. Grateful for your kind words and trust as well. ❤️✊🏽
Sadly, I think you’re right on the mark.
Now Iran has a clear incentive to aquire nuclear weapons. For their defence. But they don't have to produce nuclear weapons themselves. Iran is supplying Russia with ballistic missiles. And if the US is so incompetent that they join this war, Russia have an incentive to give/sell Iran nuclear weapon.
Yeah nothing good can come of this.
Everywhere is WAR- Bob Marley
https://genius.com/Bob-marley-and-the-wailers-war-lyrics
All so very true. Supposedly words by Haile Selassie, addressing the United Nations in 1963.
Can anybody imagine such words being spoken today?
Israel decided to strike Iran now because they had a complex plan in place and feared growing support in America for a negotiated settlement. Of course as always Iran will never relinquish their right to develop nuclear power. So Trump allowed Israel to initiate a devastating attack not just to damage the nuclear facilities but also to decapitate and replace Iran’s leadership. However Iran’s retaliation means Israel must rely on American military to finish what they started. Hence the total disinformation campaign, just like Iraq and WMD.
War- what is it good for?
Absolutely Nothing!
https://genius.com/Edwin-starr-war-lyrics
When Muammar al-Gaddafi was killed in the streets after surrendering Libya's Nuclear Program it was clear to me that the future might be very, very BRIGHT- as bright as a nuclear blast makes it! Truth is that whoever has "the bomb" is safe- best example is North Korea.
As long as we don't provide, or at least not obstruct, an even playing field we will be in this situation over and over and over again.
As long as there are "leaders" like Netanyahu while the United Nations is no longer endowed with any power ( because we have ruined it on purpose) we will have WAR(s).
Qasim, your prognostications are inflammatory and not in your wheelhouse. A human rights lawyer forecasting nuclear war leads me to confirm your trend to drift to hyperbole on two fronts: here in this conflict and your penchant to twist anything remotely close to racism into full fledge nothing but the worst racism. A pro life zealot does not a racist make. I want to suggest that we go after Israel and the U.S..Administration for its role in supporting only Israel in all of its conflicts. We are clearly wrong here. I give you that and support your mission. We have only our”Project 2026: Vote’m Out!” with which to work. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/project-2026-votem-out?r=3m1bs
How did I miss all this?
Hasbara troll, hiding in a bunker.
Yep. And I fell for it. Moving along… 🤓
If even now your complaint is "stop being inflammatory" then I'm sorry but you need to wake up to reality. Stop whitewashing fascism.
Not a complaint. It is a request you evaluate for “inflammatory”. The police were racist because they did not shoot Boelter? Not seeing it. Boetler lost his arsenal in a firefight. He had no weaponry left. I rather think the police accepted his surrender as they should have. There are no other related facts here. I seem to remember your reference to an event similar some 19 years ago or something. That may not be appropriate fodder for comparison.
" The police were racist because they did not shoot Boelter"
This is an unhinged conclusion. If you cannot see the point that since police peacefully handled a mass murdering terrorist who is white, then they should be able to handle a compliant Black man who is doing nothing wrong, then you're being deliberately obtuse.
A conclusion does not end with a question mark. I am not talking about the police as a monolith, but you make them such. These were two different times and situations, each but a vignette. What you call my conclusion is in fact my question. There has been a change to police training and force escalation protocols. What we see now is a better result. I just hope that continues.
I'm pretty sure Qasim is using the contrast in police handling of these cases to show how they could handle it peacefully, as in the Boelter case, & how they have violently handled other people, mostly brown or black, & that the former case is the preferred method of handling all such cases, if possible.
Gosh, Mr. Selfe. I sure don’t see a better result, especially considering that TWO DIFFERENT TIMES AND [DIFFERENT] SITUATIONS produced two different results. I’d say the one who lives through that situation wins. This is not by any means JUSTICE FOR ALL. Wtf is your insistence on rendering facts unrelated about? Nevermind. We already know.
Gee Willikers, Ms Lori. 1) I think suggesting nuclear war is inflammatory. 2) I think suggesting police have an unneeded shootout when a suspect is trying to surrender peacefully might be a tad inflammatory. Comparisons to unrelated past events neither cut the mustard here, nor can those past events color the current event. Not the same time, place, people, training, and ethics (or lack thereof).
Yep 💯
"Strikes on Iran ease pressure on Israel to end starvation in Gaza"
Makes no sense at all, but it is probably the reality nonetheless.
"And the New York Post went full propaganda, insinuating Iran initiated the attack, as opposed to the fact that Israel preemptively attacked Iran." Where have I heard something like that before? Oh, yes: "Ukraine started the war against Russia", & who spread that lie? Why none other than Putin's puppet Trump. I am sure Trump will quickly endorse the notion of Iran starting the war against Israel. Because the only other person in this world to whom Trump is beholden besides Putin is Netanyahu.
"Despite not having nuclear weapons, Iran is a signatory to Treaty on Nuclear Non-Proliferation (NPT)." Not for much longer. Iran regrettably, but understandably, is starting the process of withdrawal from this agreement. They have come to the sadly rational conclusion that the only way to prevent aggressors like Israel & the US from attacking them is to possess nukes.
This is a brilliant analysis! Let me throw this in. Netanyahu is playing from the USA’s playbook. In 2003, US President George W. Bush had US forces preemptively strike Iraq because of its alleged “weapons of mass destruction.”
And anyone with a brain knows we don’t strike countries with weapons of mass destruction. I also remember the venerable Senator Robert Byrd (who went from being a staunch segregationist to a great and fair-minded politician) chastising the Senate and the House for “abdicating their duty” by handing George W. Bush the right to declare war against Iraq when there was no evidence that Iraq was involved in 9/11 and no concrete evidence that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction!
Thank you. And yep, it's the same old propaganda playbook from Netanyahu.