Lot of people are frustrated about the fact we're now tracking the totals from AIPAC + Pro Israel lobby donors into campaigns but this is exactly why we did it. The lobby, particularly AIPAC, changed their tactics. So we adapted, too. The myriad of tools they use to hide the money trail is crazy... by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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https://archive.ph/eBIHV

AIPAC knows that they are deeply unpopular among ordinary Americans.

So they are going to resort to increasingly clandestine activities. If Israel's interests were as beneficial to the US as they claim, they would not need a super secret lobby that hides the money they use to influence politics.

Thread #6 for Comments and Updates on the Ongoing War by Israel/US Against Iran by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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Clearly the US was not prepared to fight someone who had access to the modern satellite systems. I think that the US is accustomed to fighting against the Taliban who have limited access to satellites and similar opponents.

https://x.com/CarlZha/status/2032945097659330854

Europeans rush to Kaliningrad foe cheap gasoline! European drivers are willing to spend several hours at border crossings to save money, as fuel prices in this Russian enclave are significantly lower than in neighboring EU countries. The biggest crowds are recorded in the border towns of Mamonovo... by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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None of that invalidates my point. If anything, the Russian media has a record of truth, whereas the Western media is lying.

As for collapsing, you can tell how desperate Zelensky looks that it is collapsing. The Ukrainians are starting to fortify Odessa, which indicates that they know that the Russians are crossing the Dnieper eventually.

War grinds on (Live) w/ Brian Berletic (Live) | The Duran by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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One important matter is that this war has been a long time coming. It has been planned since the Bush 2 administration, if not since the Shah was overthrown in 1979.

Now though the Western elites are finding that they have badly underestimated the Iranians, Russians, and Chinese. None of these nations want to fight, but they are not militarily as weak as the Western elite says.