Meme Scholar with Madness (PhD)

[EndtheMadnessNow]

It's National Gin and Tonic Day. The gin and tonic became popular after the British Army used the concoction to administer quinine and combat malaria. The Royal Navy created their own tonic to prevent scurvy by adding lime and lemon to gin.




That's a big haul...




Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS) 75 years of Securing America's Future.




Nuke Plants...


Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Santa Fe, New Mexico. Home of The Manhattan Project. Owned by the DOE, privately managed and operated by the (Dark) Triad National Security, LLC; which is made up of three members: Battelle Memorial Institute, The Texas A&M University System and the University of California. Within LANL's 43-square-mile property are approximately 2,000 dumpsites which have contaminated the environment. It also contributed to thousands of dumpsites at 108 locations in 29 US states.


Well, would ya look at that...


Israel, Turkey look to create deconfliction mechanism in Syria, sources tell ‘Post’

Since December, Erdogan’s government has been negotiating a defense pact with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Al Qaeda-dominated faction now ruling Damascus. The deal would formalize Turkey as the protector of Syria’s new Takfiri regime, providing air cover and military support.

et, Turkey’s ambitions go beyond mere patronage. Ankara has sought control of the strategic T4 airbase in central Syria, a move that would solidify its military foothold and potentially threaten Israel’s aerial superiority in the region.

But Israel, unwilling to tolerate a Turkish expansion with advanced air defenses, obliterated T4 in a devastating strike. This was more than a tactical hit; it was a message. Zionist Israel will not allow Erdogan to turn Syria into a forward-operating base for neo-Ottoman expansion.

Erdogan’s Double Game: Islamist Imperialism Masked as Mediation

Turkey’s president has long played a duplicitous role in the Middle East. He condemns Israel while maintaining covert trade ties. He buys Russian weapons while remaining in NATO.

He poses as a mediator while bankrolling extremist proxies. His vision is clear: a revived Ottoman sphere of influence, stretching from Syria to Libya, the Mediterranean to Central Asia.

But Erdogan’s ambitions have alarmed a growing coalition of regional players. Egypt, the UAE, Greece, France, and Israel—though ideologically disparate—now see Turkey as a common threat.

Egypt and the UAE view Erdogan as the chief patron of the Muslim Brotherhood, an existential danger to their regimes. Greece and France are pushing back against Turkish territorial claims in the Mediterranean.

Israel refuses to tolerate a Turkish-dominated Syria, especially one controlled by Takfiris who could slaughter the Druze and Kurdish communities, akin to what they did to the Alawites.

Israel’s Endgame: Balkanization vs. Neo-Ottoman Domination

While Turkey and Israel cooperated in ousting Assad, their visions for Syria’s future clash irreconcilably. Erdogan seeks a puppet regime in Damascus, extending his Islamic Brotherhood model across the region.

Israel, meanwhile, prefers a fragmented Syria—weak, divided, and incapable of posing a unified threat. The south, with its Druze and Kurdish populations, is a key Israeli interest.

Federalization or outright Balkanization would ensure that no strong central government emerges to challenge Israel’s security.

The Jihadist Regime’s Hollow Bluster

In Damascus, the HTS-led government’s response to Israeli strikes has been laughable: empty condemnations. Meanwhile, Julani’s supporters call for “jihad.”

But let’s be honest: A so-called "revolution" that invaded and obliterated its own country’s air defenses now claims it’s waging "jihad" against Israel? How exactly do you plan to pull that off?

Will the "jihad" be fought with loud Takbeers against the F-16s and F-35s?

On the other hand, a regime that owes its existence to foreign intervention—and which watched helplessly as its air defenses were annihilated—has no real means of resistance.

Conclusion: A New Middle Eastern Cold War

The fall of Assad did not bring stability—it opened a new front in the struggle for regional dominance.

Erdogan’s Turkey, emboldened by its role in Syria’s destruction, now seeks to reshape the Middle East in its neo-Ottoman-imperial image.

But Israel has a different vision for Syria and an appetite for conquering more lands for the Greater Israel project.

The coming years will determine whether Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman dreams are realized or crushed under the weight of his overreach.

One thing is certain: Syria, already broken, remains the battleground where this conflict will be decided.

THE END.

Divide and conquer. The same for thousands of years.




https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen/status/1910032502489850309

They have no self-preservation. She & other EU leaders are trying to mimic Trump, which will backfire on them.
"Each generation must learn to fear war."


Eric Hoffer's The True Believer, which sadly, explains a great deal of things today.

"People haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to a holy cause but also by nursing a fanatical grievance. A mass movement offers them unlimited opportunities for both."


Mass movements demand a total surrender of a distinct self is a prerequisite for the attainment of both unity and self-sacrifice; and there is probably no more direct way of realizing this surrender than by inculcating and extolling the habit of blind obedience. One identifies the most as “a member of a certain tribe or family," whether religious, political, revolutionary, or nationalist. Every important part of the true believer's persona and life must ultimately come from their identification with the larger community; even when alone, the true believer must never feel isolated and unwatched. Hoffer identifies this communal sensibility as the reappearance of a "primitive state of being" common among pre-modern cultures. Mass movements also use play-acting and spectacle designed to make the individual feel overwhelmed and awed by their membership in the tribe, as with the massive ceremonial parades and speeches of the Nazis.

First published in 1951, it depicts a variety of arguments in terms of applied world history and social psychology to explain why mass movements arise to challenge the status quo. Hoffer identifies three main personality types as the leaders of mass movements, "men of words", "fanatics", and "practical men of action". No person falls exclusively into one category, and their predominant quality may shift over time. Hoffer discusses the sense of individual identity and the holding to particular ideals that can lead to extremism and fanaticism among both leaders and followers.


Mid-week words...