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God is good indeed.
All the time.
Absolutely Good.
They even attempted to abuse community notes to stop the message…
Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116353078945787501
God is on the move…
While PDJT was in the situation room during the rescue attempt, morons on the left were pushing that he was in the hospital…the fools will stop at nothing.
A decision that none of our previous presidents would have made…
Reuters: “Suddenly, elite commandos risked being stuck behind enemy lines.
Their commanders made a high-risk decision, ordering additional aircraft to fly into Iran to extract the group in waves, a decision that left the elite commandos waiting for a couple of tense hours.
“If there was a ‘holy shit’ moment, that was it,” said the official, who credited quick decision-making with saving the day.”
Mark Higgie
@MarkHiggie2
Starmer has made it clear that if there’s a choice to be made between relations with Washington and Britain’s Muslims, the latter get priority.
Cont…
Now…This:
A large-scale, coordinated U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign is underway across Iran.
Targets:
• Tehran
• Karaj
• Ardabil
• Zanjan
• Mianeh
• Mahabad
• Ilam
• Borujerd
• Shushtar
• Izeh
• Shiraz
• Bushehr
• Bandar Kangan
• Bandar Abbas
• Hajiabad
• Sirjan
• Iranshahr
• Jiroft
• Rafsanjan
• Qom
• Saveh
Here’s what happened according to onlne sources….
F15E SHOOTDOWN AND CSAR OPERATION — FULL VERIFIED BREAKDOWN
APRIL 3 — THE SHOOTDOWN
F15E from the 494th Fighter Squadron out of RAF Lakenheath is hit over southwestern Iran.
Crash site confirmed in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province near Dehdasht.
Wreckage includes ACES II ejection seat and tail section matching the squadron.
Cause
Iran claims it used a new IRGC air defense system.
Exact weapon system remains unconfirmed.
HOUR 0
Both crew eject.
Pilot activates survival radio and PRD immediately.
Contact established with U.S. aircraft overhead.
Pilot recovered within hours.
WSO lands separately in mountainous terrain.
WSO beacon briefly detected by satellites, then goes silent.
Reason unknown.
HOURS 1 TO 12
WSO begins evasion using SERE training.
Maintains intermittent encrypted communication with U.S. forces.
IRGC launches large scale search operation.
Iranian state TV urges civilians to report or capture the pilot.
Rewards up to $60,000 reported.
Public messaging includes calls to shoot on sight.
HOURS 12 TO 24
WSO moves into high elevation terrain.
Climbs to around 7,000 feet.
U.S. ISR tracks Iranian movement continuously.
MQ9 Reaper drones strike Iranian personnel approaching within roughly 3 km.
U.S. aircraft strike IRGC forces moving toward the area.
HOURS 24 TO 36
A10 INCIDENT
A10 supporting the mission is hit.
Pilot exits Iranian airspace, ejects over Kuwait, recovered safely.
CSAR AIR OPERATIONS
HC130 conducts aerial refueling missions.
Black Hawk helicopters take fire during rescue operations.
Aircraft return safely with some injuries onboard.
CIA DECEPTION OPERATION
CIA launches deception campaign inside Iran.
False reports spread that the WSO had already been recovered.
CIA locates the WSO and passes coordinates to U.S. leadership.
President Trump authorizes immediate rescue.
HOURS 36 TO 48 — FINAL EXTRACTION
Large scale nighttime rescue launched.
U.S. special operations forces inserted.
WSO located and recovered alive after sustained evasion.
EXFIL COMPLICATIONS
MC130 aircraft land at remote airstrip inside Iran.
At least 2 aircraft become disabled on the ground.
Decision made to destroy them.
Aircraft blown to prevent capture of sensitive equipment.
U.S. assessment
Aircraft were self destroyed, not shot down.
Reports indicate a light helicopter was also lost at the site.
Replacement aircraft deployed.
All personnel extracted successfully.
Israel pauses airstrikes during the rescue.
TRUMP STATEMENT
President Trump confirms success.
No U.S. personnel killed.
Dozens of aircraft involved.
FINAL OUTCOME
2 crew from the F15E rescued
1 A10 pilot rescued
3 U.S. airmen
All alive
No captures
Mission completed deep inside Iran under hostile conditions.
(Open Source Intel)
GB News
@GBNEWS
‘Britain risks entering a dark age as America retreats, one we haven’t seen for over a thousand years.’
@Alexarmstrong
warns that Britain is ‘dangerously exposed’ by not being part of US President Donald Trump’s plans, emphasising the growing global dependence on the US.
Video linked….
America voted for Trump – the rest of world does not deserve him, the US does
https://x.com/EYakoby/status/2040969908549279815
Eyal Yakoby
@EYakoby
BREAKING: There are unconfirmed reports that Mojtaba Khamenei was killed in the city of Qom.
https://www.jfeed.com/news/mojtaba-khamenei-death-reports.
Ron Jost
@ron_jost
HOW 77,302,580 AMERICANS SAVED THE FREE WORLD:
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Youtube video linked:
“Trump Is Playing a Much Bigger Game Than You Think… | Eric Weinstein”
(6:55 mins)
Description:
This video features Eric Weinstein discussing his perspective on Donald Trump as a political disruptor and the deeper systemic tensions within modern democracy. Here is a summary of the key themes discussed:
The “Drunken Boxing” Strategy:
Weinstein likens Donald Trump to a master of “drunken boxing”—a strategic, unpredictable style that makes him difficult to anticipate or control (0:01-0:34). He argues that Trump uses specific, calculated messaging to disrupt opponents and force the political establishment to react to him, rather than the other way around (0:34-1:29).
Breaking the Political Model:
Weinstein asserts that there has long been an implicit system where both American political parties prune the field of candidates to ensure that any face-off presents two choices acceptable to the international order (1:49-3:12). He refers to this as “magician’s choice,” where the public feels they have a democratic option, but the outcome is pre-filtered to protect existing international agreements and structures (3:12-3:51).
The 2016 Paradigm Shift:
Donald Trump is described as the first candidate in the history of the Republic to enter the Oval Office without prior military or government service, effectively bypassing this established primary structure (3:54-4:07). This created an unprecedented conflict, which Weinstein describes as the system attempting to correct an “error” it did not expect (4:07-4:34).
The Paradox of Democracy:
The video concludes by highlighting a core paradox: the conflict between two different concepts of democracy—the “will of the people” (populist, plebiscitary democracy) and the maintenance of established, inherited institutions (institutional democracy). Weinstein argues that the system refuses to address this contradiction, leaving the electorate to inadvertently challenge the very structures they rely upon (5:49-6:38).