The idea of NATO died in Ukraine. The Alliance was created to protect people, yet Ukrainians are now dying merely for the idea of a hypothetical accession sometime years from now. Maybe—if we do everything right and don’t die out before then. When people ask me what Ukraine can do to end the war, one answer is: stop lying to its own people, and stop setting unattainable maximalist goals in this war. Second: stop escalating the rhetoric. It’s easy to talk on camera about invincibility when you have a hundred bodyguards, a bunker against a nuclear strike, and can fly abroad whenever it’s useful or whenever you feel like it. This covers NATO, the 1991 borders, and how we will bomb Russia. And then—whoosh—into the bunker. Meanwhile the people swallow all of this, pick up arms and legs from everywhere, and pray every day for this hell to end. There is no diplomacy of threats. And this rhetoric is the first sign that the Ukrainian leader does not need peace. Third: stop stealing, because it weakens the nation in both war and peace. Corruption is our defeat. Fourth: repeal the decree banning negotiations with Putin. It makes any talks with him illegal. Waiting for Putin’s death is a cute idea—for a children’s comic. Because the math shows there will be no one left to wait. There are already almost 20 million of us, out of 52. Invincibility is only a political slogan. In the end, we are all human. Our bodies break, and now our souls are breaking too—from this damned war and from the authorities’ inhuman treatment. Ukraine needs peace. And Ukraine can still start doing something to achieve it.

Iranian forces attacked another pair of tankers in the Strait of Hormuz today -UKMTO One of the tankers caught fire, though no crew were injured. Iran has now successfully struck 7 tankers in the Strait this week.

The images Isreali sources leaked of Flydubai Omani co-pilot identified as Hamam Al-Hammam appear to be AI Look at the photo of the cockpit. Why is there an ENGINE in the cockpit? I cant confirm if the other two are AI, but that one is definitely suspicious

US carrier George H.W. Bush visits Thailand after Middle East deployment reut.rs/4rPzScL reut.rs/4rPzScL

Roger Cohen, NYT Columnist in 2012: AIPAC and Israel prefer Assad over the rebels

🚨 NEW EPISODE OF GOING UNDERGROUND ⚡️ Significant Possibility of NUCLEAR WEAPONS Being Used Against Iran— Ex-State Dept. Official Matthew Hoh Why will government censorship and surveillance in the United States get even worse? Why could Trump or Netanyahu use nuclear weapons against Iran? Why have there not been mass protests in the US against the war on Iran, despite its unpopularity and economic consequences? All this and more with @MatthewPHoh, a former US Department of Defense and State Department official, who resigned from his position over the Afghanistan war.

⭕️Behind closed doors, Israel and Saudi Arabia are drawing closer over Yemen—sharing intelligence, coordinating strategy and converging on a common enemy as the struggle for control of the Red Sea intensifies. Read the full news report by Robert Inlakesh: mintpressnews.com/the-saudi-…

LIVE AT 1900 BST I was detained for three hours by UK Counter-Terrorism police and had all my electronic devices taken from me. Diplomacy is now a crime. Britain is becoming totalitarian. Join me for the discussion: piped.video/live/fOFvUbfwwe8 @georgegalloway @KitKlarenberg

Supreme Court disqualifying Balad chief sets different rules for Arabs, Jews haaretz.com/israel-news/elec…

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham leadership campaign was funded by Israeli citizen who served with the IDF. To date, no British newspaper has printed this story. But today, I am revealing his identity:🧵

Aramco in Riyadh is burning.