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Half-wracked
Half-wracked
13 Apr '26 10:39
#iran-demonisation #iran #iran-israel-war #iran-usa-ceasefire #us-hegemony

IT’S THE ISRAELI’S STUPID!

(Remember Clinton’s line:  It’s the economy stupid! )

Natanyahu controls Trump, who in turn is suffering from the "dark triad" (see Jeffery Sach's explanation attached) 

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Ozzie Tom Switzer interviews the well-known realist professor John Mearsheimer and another less well-known commentator Joshua Landis from the University of Oklahoma. 

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Tom Switzer is a journalist and broadcaster who has been a prolific commentator on politics and international affairs. His writing and commentary have appeared in outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times (international), The Australian, and across ABC and Sky News, where he has been a regular presenter and panellist. For 30 years, since 1995, he has worked at the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute, the Australian Financial Review, The Australian, the London-based Spectator magazine, and the Sydney-based Centre for Independent Studies, which he headed from 2017 to 2025. He is the host of Switzerland, a long-form interview series exploring global politics, modern history, and the ideas shaping the world.

https://youtu.be/fIhG1t-Uvac?si=T9xRjSX_VnmxQcpl

Will Trump’s Naval Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Work? | John Mearsheimer and Joshua Landis

Switzerland with Tom Switzer

In Islamabad, U.S. and Iranian negotiators have failed to reach even the outline of a peace deal. What now? President Trump has announced a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for ships using Iranian ports and could launch a new wave of strikes on Iran. How will Tehran respond? By going up the escalator ladder, is there now a real danger of an all-out regional war and global recession? At the same time, widening differences between Israel and Washington may force Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back his ambitions -- whether to crush Hezbollah in Lebanon or to bring down Iran’s battered clerical regime -- in order to preserve relations with the White House. Guests are John Mearsheimer from the University of Chicago and Joshua Landis from the University of Oklahoma. Join Tom's Exclusive Newsletter: Read Tom's Substack: Tom Switzer is a journalist and broadcaster who has been a prolific commentator on politics and international affairs. His writing and commentary have appeared in …


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Half-wracked
Half-wracked
14 Apr '26 00:40

https://x.com/ivan_8848/status/2043818417019334908…

Twitter: Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil

> 🚨America is Fu+++d 🚨 🚨Trump is Showing Symptoms of Frontotemporal Dementia 🚨Both Dark Triad Personalities ‘It's a disaster of two people: Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump. They are both MENTALLY UNSTABLE as individuals, and they both lead ruthless governments’ —… pic.twitter.com/F9e7IM9ebb [https://t.co/F9e7IM9ebb] — Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) April 13, 2026 [https://twitter.com/ivan_8848/status/2043818417019334908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

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Half-wracked
Half-wracked
13 Apr '26 16:01

https://x.com/aleksthgrt/status/204357812379552598…

Twitter: Aleksey The Great 🇷🇺🎖

> 🇷🇺 Russian political strategist Pavel Dubravsky shared a meaningful graphic: 🇺🇸 In the photo of US Congress members, those funded by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC are highlighted in red. 324 of the 435 members of Congress are controlled by Israel, and this is not a… pic.twitter.com/eHKpL9Lho5 [https://t.co/eHKpL9Lho5] — Aleksey The Great 🇷🇺🎖 (@aleksthgrt) April 13, 2026 [https://twitter.com/aleksthgrt/status/2043578123795525987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

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