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Too late, baby - Muslim Mayor of NYC
The Forward, a Jewish newspaper or mediasite, commissioned a poll. 31% for Cuomo. 20% for Mandani, 18% for Lander. Lander and Mamdani cross supported each other. Most likely, he'll end up with more of the Jewish vote than Cuomo. American Jews are finally getting over their attachment to Israel. It's about time. And that means they are getting over their attachment to old time politicians like Andrew Cuomo who make a big deal about supporting Israel. -
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Early assessment suggests US strikes didn’t destroy Iran’s nuclear sites
To the idiot who gave a laughing emoji to this post which was in response to . US began secretly designing bombs specifically to target Iran’s Fordow 15 years ago https://nypost.com/2025/06/26/us-news/us-began-designing-bombs-specifically-to-target-irans-fordow-15-years-ago/ -
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Early assessment suggests US strikes didn’t destroy Iran’s nuclear sites
TWZ (the war zone) headline Updated Jun 26, 2025 2:07 PM EDT: Everything We Just Learned About The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Strikes On Iran The strikes on Fordow were 15 years in the making, with that target being the primary driver behind the MOP's development and evolution. https://www.twz.com/air/gbu-57-massive-ordnance-penetrator-strikes-on-iran-everything-we-just-learned -
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Report Push for Gender Recognition Law Following Same-Sex Marriage Milestone
Suppose you look like a lady and your passport says MALE. Are you so dense that you don't understand that it will help such as person at a basic HUMAN level to have the passport say FEMALE? Or do you like many right wingers lack any sort of compassion at all?- 1
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Early assessment suggests US strikes didn’t destroy Iran’s nuclear sites
Grok3: The claim that the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) was developed specifically for Iran's Fordow nuclear facility is partially accurate but oversimplifies the context. The GBU-57 MOP, a 30,000-pound precision-guided bunker-buster bomb, was developed by Boeing for the U.S. Air Force starting in the early 2000s, with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) leading the effort to address deeply buried and hardened targets. The development was driven by lessons from the 2003 Iraq invasion, where existing bunker-busting munitions like the GBU-28 proved insufficient against deeply fortified structures. The MOP was designed to penetrate up to 200 feet of concrete or rock, targeting facilities like those used for weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or command centers. While Fordow, Iran's deeply buried uranium enrichment facility near Qom, became a significant focus for the MOP program, it was not the sole driver. Fordow's construction, which began around 2006 and was disclosed to the IAEA in 2009 after Western intelligence became aware of it, aligned with the MOP's development timeline. The facility, buried 260-300 feet under a mountain, was a key example of the kind of hardened target the MOP was designed to address. General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted in a June 2025 press conference that the need to strike Fordow was a "key aspect" in the MOP’s development, and the weapon was tailored to counter such deeply buried sites. However, the MOP was part of a broader "Big BLU" program to address a range of hardened targets globally, including those in countries like North Korea, China, and Russia, which also maintain extensive underground infrastructure. The claim is misleading in suggesting Fordow was the only target, as the MOP's development predates public knowledge of Fordow and was intended for a wider strategic purpose. Nonetheless, Fordow's emergence as a critical target significantly influenced the weapon’s design and testing, culminating in its first combat use on June 22, 2025, when B-2 Spirit bombers dropped 14 MOPs on Fordow and Natanz during Operation Midnight Hammer.
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