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THE GANYMEDAN (Out now from Solaris Books) https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-ganymedan-r-t-ester/1d2e09db773dd68b?ean=9781837863365&next=t Agent: Jason Yarn He/him

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killed by him!!!

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Richard Hanania tweet: Has any theory in international relations been more discredited than blowback?

It turns out you can just kill bad people and everything is fine.

Richard Hanania tweet: Has any theory in international relations been more discredited than blowback? It turns out you can just kill bad people and everything is fine.

I swear these people don't have object permanence

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πŸ”΄ Rachel Maddow claims β€œit is the Gulf Arab states” that stand to benefit most from Iran being weakened. She said Gulf states β€œrented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want.”

In a nearly 20-minute segment titled β€œFollow the MONEY,” Rachel Maddow mentioned Israelβ€”which has publicly called for U.S.-led regime change in Iranβ€”only twice.

πŸ’¬ In that portion of the segment, she states:

β€œI mean, there's a lot of attention on Israel and indeed Israel and the United States have worked together in the bombing campaign, not only the one that started today, but the campaign against Iran in June. But it is the Gulf Arab states who are arrayed against Iran, who want Iran removed as their regional rival.

It is those countries that have been assiduously buying up members of the Trump family and the Trump administration with just astonishing amounts of cash in recent years, and particularly in recent months.

And now for that low, low price, they appear to have rented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want, but that the American people do not.”

πŸŽ₯ VIDEO: A clip from her MSNOW analysis

See new posts Conversation Drop Site @DropSiteNews πŸ”΄ Rachel Maddow claims β€œit is the Gulf Arab states” that stand to benefit most from Iran being weakened. She said Gulf states β€œrented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want.” In a nearly 20-minute segment titled β€œFollow the MONEY,” Rachel Maddow mentioned Israelβ€”which has publicly called for U.S.-led regime change in Iranβ€”only twice. πŸ’¬ In that portion of the segment, she states: β€œI mean, there's a lot of attention on Israel and indeed Israel and the United States have worked together in the bombing campaign, not only the one that started today, but the campaign against Iran in June. But it is the Gulf Arab states who are arrayed against Iran, who want Iran removed as their regional rival. It is those countries that have been assiduously buying up members of the Trump family and the Trump administration with just astonishing amounts of cash in recent years, and particularly in recent months. And now for that low, low price, they appear to have rented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want, but that the American people do not.” πŸŽ₯ VIDEO: A clip from her MSNOW analysis

πŸ”΄ Rachel Maddow claims β€œit is the Gulf Arab states” that stand to benefit most from Iran being weakened. She said Gulf states β€œrented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want.”

In a nearly 20-min segment titled β€œFollow the MONEY,” Maddow mentioned Israelβ€”which has...

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According to the report, on Saturday night a U.S. official, through a mediator believed to be Italy, conveyed a proposal to reach an immediate ceasefire, potentially within a day.

According to the report, on Saturday night a U.S. official, through a mediator believed to be Italy, conveyed a proposal to reach an immediate ceasefire, potentially within a day.

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Trump is seeking a quick end to the US military campaign against Iran following the reported killing of Iran’s supreme leader, according to a Ynet piece.

US officials had envisioned a short, 4-to-5-day op. aimed at weakening Tehran & forcing it back to the negotiating table.

According to the...

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Scion by Thomas Ha Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

Hey there. Latest story, now out, "Scion." Strangeness. Estrangement. And the history that gets lost in between. A son and father in a moving house. Deranged relatives at cross-purposes. A community fleeing a murderous intruder. A crumbling lunar colony in revolt. Hope folks enjoy. Twisty one.

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Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.

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Jake Lang's Failed Race Riot The clown show makes a stop in Frisco, Texas

This one is a Bluesky special -- I went to a failed race riot in a Plano, Texas parking lot.

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Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket β€” where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes β€” were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket β€” where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes β€” were cashing in

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Pictures of Waseem and his young sons amidst the rubble.

Pictures of Waseem and his young sons amidst the rubble.

From Waseem: With the escalation of the conflict and the closure of Gaza's crossings, basic necessities like food and medicine are becoming scarce. Prices are skyrocketing, and markets are nearly empty. I urgently need €200 to cover food and school fees. ❀️ Please support us.
gofund.me/35fdca7d

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staying offline today, but all I'll say is:

Gaza was the test. Gaza was the precedent. Everyone that failed to speak out or condemn it is now seeing the cost of their silence.

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I hope you aren’t drunk and took your staff’s advice, Rashida and I don’t know this man and feel confident he didn’t care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk. I pray in his holy month you find peace and respect for your self,

I hope you aren’t drunk and took your staff’s advice, Rashida and I don’t know this man and feel confident he didn’t care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk. I pray in his holy month you find peace and respect for your self,

uhhh oh my god

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Carly is an incredible artist and I'm lucky to have had this amazing artwork paired with 'After Stasis'.

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Vote for 'Blanquitos' today if you haven't already. It's one of the best stories I read last year!

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Swirling beauty of the Milky Way galaxy's heart is captured in a new telescope picture A telescope in Chile has revealed the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.

"The picture released Wednesday by the European Southern Observatory zeros in on a region of cold cosmic gases more than 650 light-years across. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers)." πŸ”­πŸ§ͺ

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Trump administration pauses Medicaid funding to Minnesota The news comes a day after President Trump tasked Vice President Vance with waging a β€œwar on fraud.” Dr. Mehmet Oz said there's more to come.

Trump administration pauses Medicaid funding to Minnesota
www.ms.now/news/trump-a...

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran poses a β€œvery grave threat” to the US and is working on intercontinental ballistic missiles which could strike America, Reuters reports.

Looks like that’s the casus belli.

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I can’t believe this is real

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The solution in Texas is to try to ban legal hemp

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A birth announcement for a book! Including the book cover, the size of the book (14 by 12) and weight of book (567 grams). There are faint, blue starts surrounding the book which is displayed against a light blue, watercolour background.

A birth announcement for a book! Including the book cover, the size of the book (14 by 12) and weight of book (567 grams). There are faint, blue starts surrounding the book which is displayed against a light blue, watercolour background.

A.D. Sui (caucasian person with short, brown hair) is wearing a grey top coat and jeans, pointing to The Iron Garden Sutra on a bookstore bookshelf and smiling.

A.D. Sui (caucasian person with short, brown hair) is wearing a grey top coat and jeans, pointing to The Iron Garden Sutra on a bookstore bookshelf and smiling.

and we're live, folks!

THE IRON GARDEN SUTRA is now out everywhere books are sold! if you pre-ordered a copy, you should be receiving it soon (or already have) and if not, it's not too late to purchase the yellowest book in all of history!

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Can decide if the people in "This will surprise a lot of people" are normies or people who already know Fallon's a POS. If it's the latter, I guess I'm leaning more toward Colbert

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I'm really enjoying Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Didn't even know there was a new GoT show and I wound up binging almost all six episodes last night

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He should be glazing Israel instead like all the good streamers

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Sign me up!

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Authors and reviewers, if you fancy an ARC of my next book then give me a bell.

It is fun, someone gets beaten to death with a pair of boots, there is a mouse with cobalt fur and gem eyes, naked swordfights, iguana-men assaulting pirate castles.

As you can see I need quotes for marketing...

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Me (luddite who couldn't ever get past the 2fa login screen and eventually decided i didn't need to be on discord that bad): Look who was ahead the curve all this time

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