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Comments: Iran War Causing 'Shortfalls' in Navy Payroll Six Months Into Conflict: Report
Comments: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIVB_Volleyball_Boys%27_U17_World_Championship
Comments: Iran crowned champions of 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship Iran defeated France 3-1 (25-18, 25-15, 22-25, 25-12) to win the 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Brazil beat Argentina 3-1 (21–25, 25–17, 25–18, 25–13) to win the bronze medal. The 2026 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship was the second edition of the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship, the biennial international youth volleyball championship contested by the men's national teams under the age of 17 of the members associations of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. It took place in Doha, Qatar from Aug. 19 to 29. Originally scheduled to be contested by 24 teams, it was ultimately reduced to 20 teams following withdrawals.
Comments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaiCWf0PxRE
Comments: Interesting discussion about God. I personally believe the God that has been sold via the dominant religions has been designed by humans to control others. If the question is that whether something is responsible for the creation of the universe, I would say, “yes! Something, some energy or entity is responsible for all there is “. Call it God, nature, physics, math, science or whatever name you like. As humans, we might not be capable of understanding everything that happened billions of years ago. That doesn’t mean something didn’t happen. It obviously happened and we are here witnessing it today. Everything else that humans created in the past few thousand or hundreds of thousands years is just our way of us trying to simplify it for masses and use it to control the rest. Very similar to all the laws created by humans. We had to have good vs bad, God vs Evil, reward vs punishment, heaven vs hell! All man made. Whatever happened during the creation of our universe is not looking for us to worship “it”! Whatever it was is not monitoring our actions and make a list! Just like everything else that has been on this universe and it doesn’t anymore, earth, humans, animals and plants are here for a short period of time and all will get replaced by something else. Some come and go in few days and some last millions of years. What do I know?
Comments: Agha Farhad, I have been a fan of Richard Dawkins for years. I have all his books and articles and videos. He is an amazing thinker and very much under-valued.
Comments: Dawkins on the god of the old testament. Richard Dawkins doesn't simply argue that God doesn't exist — he challenges the idea that the God described in the Old Testament should be considered a moral authority.
His criticism is aimed at the character attributed to God in the biblical texts: the violence, punishment, jealousy, genocide, and intolerance described throughout parts of the Old Testament. And that's what makes this exchange so interesting. If someone describes God as infinitely loving and forgiving, does that description actually match the God portrayed in scripture? Dawkins argues that questioning these traditions isn't an attack on morality — he sees it as a way of freeing ourselves from beliefs inherited from ancient cultures. A provocative argument, but an important question: Should moral beliefs be questioned even when they're considered sacred? https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcHU4JxE7Rx/
Comments: Trump announces deal with Venezuela to secure more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
Comments: It is obvious that Trump/US have overplayed the sanctions cards too many times and now there is more options for the rest of the world to bypass them. Canada, Russia, China, Turkiye and Pakistan are pushing against US bullying and the rest of the world will follow. If U.S. doesn’t correct course, which is possible but not probable, it will isolate itself even further. U.S. dollar will lose its value and their power will disappear. This war that was forced by Israel could be the end of US as a superpower.
Comments: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XyvgkE8HQu0
Comments: That Pakistan move is interesting. We thought Russia and China would be a problem for US sanctions. But the problems seem to be much bigger. Richard Wolff says this is because there is now a Chinese alternative to the US created CHIPS system
Comments: So it’s anti-bacteria that fights E-Coli - this is just the beginning, within a few years I suspect we can have far more sophisticated bacteria designed by LLMs Some will attack humans.
Comments: ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said on Thursday it was not “obliged to” comply with unilateral US sanctions on Iran unless they were imposed by the United Nations, signaling a willingness to continue trade with the country even after US President Donald Trump threatened to punish countries doing business with Tehran. Islamabad is following bilateral agreements with Iran, and while trade between the two neighbors remains robust, “there is a desire to expand,” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said. Addressing reporters in Islamabad at his weekly briefing, Andrabi said Pakistan does not believe Washington’s unilateral sanctions on Tehran adhere to international law and that issues should be resolved through dialogue.
Comments: Richard Wolff: U.S. Empire Collapsing Fast, Trump's Iran D-Day Backfires. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydw2f4xoJiI A good discussion of what economic consequences we should expect and why the economic embargo will not work.
Comments: The intersection of AI and biology has produced technological advancements that frequently sound like science fiction.
Comments: This is really interesting and a lot of information about all the US presidents. what I enjoyed was the impartial evaluation. AI ranks all US presidents from best to worst: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEL-XAhm2XQ
Comments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af_ith_EeXE&t=80s
Comments: It is really interesting to see all this unfold between Ali Karimi and RPG. Karimi was a brilliant player who had enormous potential. Just to give you a yardstick, I do not think TArtemi has half of the Karimi's ball control. But TArtemi's success kojA and Karimi's success kojA. Same comparison holds for Kia and Karimi, or Daei and Karimi. The main issue with Karimi was always his self-centered view of the world. It does not benefit the team. I think his moves outside the field reflects the same pattern. I predicted this years ago and have had arguments about this with many people, mostly Perspolis fans, who worship him. To me, it is very clear what RPG and his goons will do from here on. It will be interesting to see what Karimi does now that he has split from RPG and is under attack by his goons. There are two clear paths forward for him. If he really cares about Iran, he will remain active in politics and continue but without promoting RPG. But if we see that he slowly goes quiet, then we know that Iran and the condition in Iran was only an excuse for him to achieve his personal goals. I pick door #2.
Comments: On more positive news, Iran bio-tech company is first MENA pharmaceutical to achieve EU approval for a new drug https://x.com/iranobserver0/status/2093320947386257612 BREAKING: The First-Ever Iranian Medicine has been Approved for the European Union Market Iran's CinnaGen biotech company is going to deliver "Zandoriah" to 30 European Countries to help Strengthen Brittle Bones CinnaGen is the First company from the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Region to achieve a Full-Cycle EU Marketing Authorization for a Biological Medicine
Comments: RPG goons n Ali Karimi: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcg4QHqsdfH/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcg3bKCxAZ3/ |
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