๐ถ And Iran, Iran so far away
I just ran, Iran all night and day
I couldn't get away ๐ถ
#ONEV1
#Pinks ๐ธ
#Voices4Victory
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๐ถ And Iran, Iran so far away
I just ran, Iran all night and day
I couldn't get away ๐ถ
#ONEV1
#Pinks ๐ธ
#Voices4Victory
Trumpโs like the UK version of our water companies, everytime the vent opens, it dumps shit and expects us to accept it.
08.03.2026 01:14 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Warehouse detonates near the port of Bushehr in Iran after US Israeli airstrikes earlier. #Iran
07.03.2026 21:25 โ ๐ 136 ๐ 16 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
๐น๏ธReporter: Did the US really bomb a primary school for girls in southern Iran on the first day of the war and kill 175 people?
๐ปTrump: Based on what I've seen, it was done by Iran.
๐น๏ธReporter: Is that true, Secretary Hegseth?
๐ปHegseth: The only side that targets civilians is Iran.
US-Israel strike the Tondgouyan oil refinery south of Tehran. Video shows fires at fuel storage tanks after the strike. #Iran
07.03.2026 21:27 โ ๐ 127 ๐ 18 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 2Just following the example set by one of our allies some 80 odd years back... just wait until he gets the bill like we did!
07.03.2026 21:29 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Trump: "Thatโs OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we donโt need them any longer โ But we will remember. We donโt need people that join Wars after weโve already won"...
07.03.2026 21:22 โ ๐ 41 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 21 ๐ 3
Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE have ordered Ukrainian kamikaze drones
๐ป Qatar โ 2,000 drones
๐ป UAE โ 5,000 drones
๐ป Kuwait โ unknown so far
Also ignored the USโs involvement & direct fiscal/strategic interests in the region back to the Twenties, when Standard Oil (see โWar Is A Racketโ) was competing with Britain for concessions in Persia, long before Operation AJAX, before the modern state of Israel existed
07.03.2026 21:16 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Ukraine used around 700 Patriot missiles during the winter period.
Since the start of the war with Iran, 800 missiles have been used in just 8 days.
โก๏ธZelensky points to Russia-Iran coordination in Middle East drone strikes.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on March 7 that Russian components have been found in Iranian-made drones used in attacks against U.S. forces and countries in the Middle East, pointing to broader Russia-Iran cooperation.
Great, if Trump is pissed off with Sir Kier Starmer then he's doing something right.
07.03.2026 21:16 โ ๐ 48 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Honestly, I don't know anyone in the UK who thinks Trump is anything other than a complete cunt.
07.03.2026 21:10 โ ๐ 123 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 15 ๐ 0Trump: โThe United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. Thatโs OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we donโt need them any longer โ But we will remember. We donโt need people that join Wars after weโve already won! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Trump: โThe UK, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. Thatโs OK, PM Starmer, we donโt need them any longer โ But we will remember. We donโt need people that join Wars after weโve already won!โ
07.03.2026 21:08 โ ๐ 1366 ๐ 384 ๐ฌ 541 ๐ 175Sun Tzu, The Art of War Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on the resources of the State. ...Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources. Do not move, unless you see an advantage; Do not deploy your troops, unless there is something to be gained; Do not fight, unless the position is critical. No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratity his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If it is to your advantage, advance; if not, stay where you are. Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation replaced by contentment. But a kingdom once destroyed can never again come into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. Hence the enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution. This is the way to keep a country at peace and the army intact.
Thereโs a lot in The Art of War about military principlesโstrategy, tactics, morale-building, and yes, especially logistics.
But the part everyone ignores is how Sun Tzu stresses the reasons NOT to go to war, repeatedly:
Yeah... a bit risky stating one is atheist though...
07.03.2026 21:11 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The United States is NOT a Christian nation. It IS a nation where you are free to be a Christian.
07.03.2026 20:38 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0This is really worth reading, not least as it highlights how the 'Hero Voter' idea has been twisted beyond all recognition in most commentary and Westminster briefing.
07.03.2026 20:36 โ ๐ 28 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0This is a terrifying thread. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if the idiots running this war never considered it.
07.03.2026 17:38 โ ๐ 311 ๐ 99 ๐ฌ 13 ๐ 1Carney condemns gunfire attacks at Toronto-area synagogues reut.rs/4uhniDW
07.03.2026 21:05 โ ๐ 44 ๐ 15 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1โก๐๐The Israel Defense Forces have detected missiles launched from Iran towards Israeli territory.
07.03.2026 20:56 โ ๐ 19 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Iran's Ali Larijani: โWe did not close the Strait of Hormuz.
โThe strait has effectively closed on its own.โ
Magic!
Footage of a burning oil warehouse in Iran, shot from different angles.
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Do you support or oppose the military action taken by the United States and Israel in Iran? (4-6 March 2026) 07 Op Opinium 45% 22% 19% 15% Support Oppose Neither Don't know Sample: 2,050 UK Adults. Fieldwork: 4th-6th March 2026. Full question wording: "Based on what you have seen on heard, to what extent do you support or oppose the military action by the United States and Israel in Iran?"
Latest Opinium poll for The Observer:
The British public is twice as likely to oppose than support the USโIsraeli military action against Iran.
That makes sense, there's been a few recent articles about cousins marrying so that probably skewed my thinking!
07.03.2026 20:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฏ Israeli Air Force fighter-bombers carried out a massive airstrike on Tehranโs Mehrabad International Airport, destroying several Boeing 747s, Boeing 707s, IL-76s, and other types of transport aircraft.
07.03.2026 20:44 โ ๐ 21 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0I think it is related: complacency is the optimistic Janus-face of defeatism, and we see them both from Blue Dogsโeven simultaneously!โin their eagerness to avoid lesdership accountability for policy/coms failures & squandering our donations, instead of learning from the New Deal Democrats.
07.03.2026 20:41 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Maybe I'm reading this wrong but I'm quite worried about the "Family" bar on this... what is it saying about people... ๐ซข
07.03.2026 20:43 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
An interesting visual on how dating has changed.
Now, dating apps are popular.
My parents met through the arranged way.
#Pinks
Visuals from Duabi, UAE, near the Marin 23 tower, following an Iranian attempted assassination strike on US army officers.
Source : MonitorX