Mohammed Haider Ghuloum: Economics (Piled High & Deep), Sinus Persicus, MENA, World, Nomadish. Ranter. السكة العودة /شرق+الشرقية للبنين+ثانوية الشويخ
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Rattlesnake Ridge
Big sky, white clouds, a bit of the Cascades. A piece of American beauty, incomparable in the world. #PNW
As I said:
you can take the bigot out of Apartheid South Africa, but you can't take Apartheid South Africa out of the bigot.
US Midterm Elections
My biggest concern is that if there is a clean sweep by Democrats of the House, Senate and Presidency in 2028, they will:
1. Make DC and Puerto Rico states to gain a strong majority in the Senate.
2. Open the borders and legalize everyone living in America illegally to cement a permanent majority.
3. Increase the size of the Supreme Court to gain an immediate majority.
This would result in America becoming a permanent one-party state and the end of democracy in any meaningful sense of the word.
All that is needed to ensure this doesn’t happen is 51 Republican senators in 2029. That is why you should vote for Republican senators this election. Other reasons are irrelevant compared to this one.
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NEW: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Admiral Brad Cooper has just met with President Trump this morning to brief POTUS on military options against Iran.
Cooper, a notorious advocate for Israel’s best interests is probably telling Trump “trust me bro”.
Do not trust him. This is a TERRIBLE idea.
The old Democrat establishment circling the wagons here.
From Pelosi to Van Jones. Pushing a vile Republican candidate in Michigan on flimsy pretenses.
Van Jones who mocked the murder of Gaza children now trying to get blacks and Jews to stay home.
Something is going horribly wrong in the Senate race in Michigan. And I am going to keep calling it out.
On the one hand, the Republicans are conducting a campaign of blatant anti-Muslim fear mongering. Mike Rogers, Donald Trump and the rest of the GOP need to knock it off. Mike needs to personally and repeatedly denounce hate against Muslims.
But now, at the same time, we have TWO ads from the Democratic side that ALSO traffic in hate and intolerance — causing alarm for some Black and Jewish voters.
Seriously— WTF ????
The first ad was from Rebellion PAC (NOT the official Abdul El-Sayyed campaign). It suggested that Americans can’t buy groceries because the USA sends so much money to Israel.
That is a lie. The USA spends less than 00.1 percent of our federal budget on support for Israel. But this ad pretends bananas cost too much because the Jewish state is bleeding us dry. TOTALLY nuts. And yet — this kind of thinking has always put Jewish lives at risk. Blaming Jews for everyone’s economic problems has a long, bloody history.
Abdul did try to separate himself from the ad. He accurately noted that his campaign didn’t produce it. But the problem is: if you listen, Abdul actually NEVER DENOUNCED the CONTENT of the ad. He never said, “This ad is wrong.”
He just said, “Hey, it wasn’t me.” 😬😬😬
That ad — and Abdul’s refusal to forthrightly denounce it — is scaring some Jewish Democrats in Michigan, who now are more reluctant to vote for him.
In other words, that one ad alone is jeopardizing our party’s shot at taking back the U.S. Senate.
BUT IT GETS WORSE!
Then Abdul’s formal, official campaign put out its OWN ad — which features none other than the vile and contemptible Tucker Carlson (!!!). As you know, Tucker Carlson is a rabid, anti-Black bigot who also traffics in anti-Jewish stereotypes. He is anathema to most Black people and most Jews.
No Democrat should ever celebrate the words of a white nationalist who actively undermines the safety of Black people and Jewish people.
Moreover, given the importance of Black and Jewish Democrats to our victory in Michigan, the decision to include Tucker Carlson in any Democratic ad there is truly baffling.
Why am I speaking out about this now? Because I want Democrats to build a winning coalition — now and into the future. Chasing off any Black or Jewish voters is a path to defeat — both in the short term and the long term.
As proud Democrats, it can feel uncomfortable or risky to speak against intolerance in our own party, especially just days before a national election. It would be easier for us to let this stuff slide, shut up and close ranks.
But that would make us hypocrites. For 10 years, we Democrats have watched with dismay and disgust as Republicans (who know better) have refused to challenge ANY bad ideas or bad actions in their own ranks. As a result, their party curdled into a cult — one that is now wrecking the country AND falling apart.
As Democrats, we should not make the same mistake.
Anti-Muslim hate is wrong. Period.
Anti-Jewish hate is wrong. Period.
Tucker Carlson’s white nationalism is wrong. Period.
All candidates in Michigan need to say that clearly— and then pull down/denounce any ads that normalize hate or elevate hate mongers.
Sen. Chris Murphy comments on Benyamin Netanyahu's risky plan to sucker POTUS again, for America to restart the war on Iran. 👇
Yes. America’s partner(s) has its own agenda, part of its own wider regional strategy. The nuclear issue is a false political mantra being pushed on the American people as their concern.
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Caryle Murphy Has Died. She Earned a Pulitzer for Reporting in Kuwait. (and was even braver and more intrepid than I knew but never bragged about it) rip to a true role model nytimes.com/2026/10/25/busin…
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I was expecting Israel to be a little America—mostly English-speaking, a land full of convenience.
What I found was distinctly Middle Eastern—the people are brash, speak with their hands, and often don't know a lick of English. There are stray cats everywhere, mopeds, and graffiti. The street signs are in Hebrew, English, and Arabic. There is a mosque on prime beachfront property in Tel Aviv.
There is every kind of citizen imaginable. I saw Ethiopian Jews serving in the IDF. While touring an ancient Jewish site, I ran into a group of Arab schoolchildren also there to learn. I met a Mizrahi cab driver whose parents fled Morocco in the 50s.
Douglas Murray famously made Americans irate when he flamed Dave Smith on an episode of Joe Rogan for having never traveled to Israel—but he’s right. Visiting Israel shows you just how wrong the west is about the Jewish state.
Just go there.
Netanyahu flaunting his inner Republican sentiments . 👇
“The elections in the State of Israel were stolen by Arab parties that support terrorism and the elimination of the Jewish state through serious criminal offenses of bribery, threats, violence, forgeries…..”
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s meddling in Yemen, Sudan and elsewhere along the Red Sea generates untold misery for the 250m people around whom the region’s wars are intensifying economist.com/briefing/2026/…
Netanyahu and his enablers in the USA keep feeding the old geezer crap about a quick victorious Iran war. He gets stuck, they tell him to dig the hole deeper.
There is no rainbow there, and no pot of gold. Just a pot of what they are feeding him.
This whole mess started with a "short and intense war" in February, which turned into a forever war
wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-…
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Gulf GCC: So many ‘Post-American’ alliances:
Soon every GCC country in these alliances will be confused which country they are allied with, which one has priority, what each alliance guarantees. The same may apply to Turkey, Pakistan, and whoever else joins the circus.
NEW: Türkiye, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia have signed a defense industry cooperation pact called “Badr” in Doha, Qatar.
The four countries’ defense ministers signed the memorandum of understanding.
The deal covers joint production, research and development, and technical military training.
It aims to move existing bilateral projects into a multilateral industrial framework.
Each country will contribute its own military production strengths.
The name “Badr” means full moon in Arabic.
A matter of trust:
Ted Cruz, a Cuban born in Canada. Vs
El-Sayed, an American born in Detroit. Michigan
Ted Cruz: "If Abdul El-Sayed becomes the senator for Michigan, there is absolutely nothing to stop Chuck Schumer from placing [him] on the Senate Intelligence Committee. The Senate Intelligence Committee has access to our most closely guarded secrets. And if I am correct that he is a passionate supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, there is a very real risk that Americans will die as a result...We have every reason to believe that Abdul El-Sayed, if he found out that they're about to apprehend these terrorists, that he would let those terrorists know."
Exactly why all the shuttling and headline diplomacy from Islamabad to Qatar will fail. Very likely there will be no real end to this war on Iran until 2029.
One of the greatest problems with America’s strategy during the Iran War is that it is driven by people be with intense hatred and anger towards Iran, and those with dual-loyalty to Israel.
Neither of these are conducive to the production of accurate and realistic analysis and assessment that drives strategy.
In Michigan, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed playing the psychologist here (actually a psychiatrist needed). Analyzing what formed POTUS personality, with family help (or lack thereof). Reaching a conclusion...
Abdul El-Sayed: “We are being actively bullied by the dumbest people in the room. Donald Trump is an idiot. He has one genius which is getting attention. Because his dad never gave him enough, because he was a nepo baby, he craved attention and used the bullying tactics to get it. But the man is an idiot. Just a fool”
“Short war”
That was Netanyahu’s promise last time to the old POTUS. Looks like he fooled him again. Some hold he has…
Those who refuse to learn from their mistakes are condemned to repeat them, each time at a greater cost.
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