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Per Andrea Mitchell:

#UnitedStates not involved in #Israeli strike in #Iran

The #US was not involved in #Israel's strike in Iran, a source familiar confirmed, adding that there was a pre-notification to the U.S. from the Israelis about the strike.

#Israel #Hamas #war #geopolitics #MiddleEast #UnitedStates #GlobalSecurity
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496/rcrd39358?canonicalCard=true


NBC: A person familiar tells NBC News that #Israel carried out an operation in #Iran tonight.

Separately, Israeli ofcls notified #US ofcls earlier today that a response was coming.

The Israeli Embassy in Washington declined to comment on whether Israel has launched an attack on Iran.

The #CIA declined to comment.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496/rcrd39355?canonicalCard=true


#Israel retaliates against #Iran
A #US ofcl confirmed #Israeli #missiles have hit a site in Iran. The ofcl could not confirm whether #Syria & #Iraq sites were hit as well.

Flights to #Tehran, #Isfahan & #Shiraz have been suspended following reports an explosion was heard in the city of #Qahjavaristan, Iranian state media reported.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war
https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas-war/israeli-missiles-have-hit-a-site-in-iran-109405880?id=108860743


The #US has been urging #Israel not to respond to last weekend’s attack by #Iran, which President Joe #Biden on Thurs called “unprecedented.”

The #UnitedStates “didn’t green light” an Israeli response, the second official said.

"We didn't endorse the response," the official said

#war #geopolitics #MiddleEast #GlobalSecurity
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-18-24/h_899400572a1cdac74230910b0b3c86cf


#USpol #WarInUkraine #MiddleEastWar #AUKUS

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...#MAGA (#MoscowAgentGriftingAmeric) in centuries, Putler is proving to be the most successful military-alliances salesmen for the #US:

Via #ABCnews:

"#Australia, #US and #UK confirm #Japan could be brought into #AUKUS fold on eve of #Kishida's Washington visit...

But they've stopped short of announcing a formal expansion of the AUKUS partnership, which has been the subject of ongoing speculation..."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-09/australia-us-uk-confirm-japan-considered-aukus-pillar-ii/103683934


#US #Dictionary #AmericanEnglish #News #Housing #Communities

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#US #Dictionary

...and what I cannot stand is that British native speakers are completely oblivious of the #SubjunctiveMode.

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#US #Dictionary

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In saying that, you are aware that #AmericanEnglish is, in many aspects, more original than British English b/c Noah Webster was so far ahead in his time in preparing his famous dictionary.
Also, have you had the change to place a full printed edition of Webster's next to the Oxford's Dictionary?
Even discounting the many neologisms, Webster has more than 1 million words, many more than Oxford's Dictionary or the German Duden.

#News #Housing #Communities


#US Senate to Vote on #Wiretap Bill That Critics Call 'Stasi-Like'

https://www.wired.com/story/senate-section-702-ecsr-provision/

#privacy #surveillance #MassSurveillance #politics


"In today's #vatniksoup REBREW, I'll introduce an American propagandist and social media personality, Max Blumenthal (@maxblumenthal). He's best-known for his great admiration towards authoritarian regimes, and for launching the fake news blog @TheGrayZoneNews."

🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1780200020857250285.html

#Ukraine #Russia #US


The Nazis recruited to win the Cold War - Brian Crim

Dig into Operation #Paperclip, a secret intelligence program which brought scientists from Nazi #Germany to the #US after #WWII.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiKQjezOKXc


#ClimateCrisis #ForestFires

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...very ancient and sensible tradition, and the #US government later continued to prohibit this necessary practice from 1850 to 1968/78.

"Since then, some state agencies have made prescribed burning a part of their land and wildfire management strategies."

It is high time that the #EU do so across all nations of the #EuropeanUnion and elsewhere.

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Captain America

A man walks past graffiti that depicts U.S. President Joe Biden as the superhero Captain America in Tel Aviv, Israel. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

@photography
@palestine
#Israel
#US
#Biden