M Estévez

@JapanProf
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A bi-cultural product of Japan & Galicia (Spain). I boost stories that I agree with or don't agree with but find intriguing as a memo for myself. My posts are automatically deleted after a week because of where I live.

Trump and Netanyahu want to reduce the Middle East to rubble and spread misery beyond the region. They both had reasons to divert attention away from their crimes. They have started something they can no longer control.

#EpsteinFiles #iran #bibifiles

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/27/world/iran-war-trump-oil-israel?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Iran War Live Updates: 12 U.S. Troops Injured in Attack on Saudi Base, Officials Say

Two of the Americans were seriously wounded in the strike on the Prince Sultan Air Base, the officials said, in one of the most serious breaches of American defenses since the war began on Feb. 28.

The New York Times
Donny, you're out of your element

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An article from Israel National News.

A military official noted that the missions are increasing in Lebanon, Gaza, and Judea and Samaria, along with additional challenges, and that reinforcements in manpower are needed. "There are more settlements in Judea and Samaria, which is a blessing from our perspective, but more fighters are needed."

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424637

IDF Chief of Staff's grim warning: The military is going to collapse

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir gave a stern warning to the cabinet as the military faces operational strain and a personnel shortage.

Israel National News

Trump, the deal maker, will surely charge the Saudis a hefty price for continuing the war. Instead of making them pay for it, he'll pocket the money and let American taxpayers pay for it a la Kushner. While the superrich get richer & richer, American working families get poorer and poorer. They don't even have the basic public benefits and services that citizens of all other wealthy democracies enjoy.

#uspol

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/saudi-prince-iran-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Saudi Leader Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U.S. officials on the conversations.

The New York Times

The war on Iran, public health quagmire, spiraling government debts… Limitless incompetence and corruption.

Who knows how much Trump’s family and people in his circles are making from insider trading. They know beforehand when the oil stocks will go up or down or which defense stocks to buy when. #uspol

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/us/politics/trump-ice-airports.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

When Trump Wants Something Done, He Dispatches ICE to Do It

President Trump has increasingly used Immigration and Customs Enforcement to push personal and political objectives, and on Monday sent agents to airports across the country to help deal with long security lines.

The New York Times

I had missed this NYT article yesterday. I learned about it while reading Haaretz this morning. It’s a detailed account of how Netanyahu manipulated Trump by presenting him with an extremely optimistic scenario. I’m a big fan of one of the authors of the article: Ronen Bergman, Tel Aviv. He writes the best pieces on Israel for the NYT. He’s a great investigative journalist.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/us/politics/iran-israel-trump-netanyahu-mossad.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VVA.hG2b.8UgfiRiCqZus&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Israel Thought It Could Spur Rebellion Inside Iran. That Hasn’t Happened.

President Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.

The New York Times

From Haaretz:

'Protecting Civilization Against Fanatic Muslims' • Netanyahu and His Son Join Europe's Far-right at CPAC in Hungary to Rally Against Migrants and the 'Woke Virus'

Muslims have been much nicer to Jews than Christians ever were. A remarkable whitewashing of history.

I take the “Woke Virus” over “Genicidal Virus” any day.

@palestine

https://archive.is/i1RqE

Family photo from the early 1920s, Redondela (Pontevedra, Galicia). We have a 30-year-old in the family who looks exactly like his great-grandfather in this photo. It's just like in García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. People die and come back again. GM's grandmother was from Galicia and he says her story telling influenced him. #Galicia #Familyhistory #Vigo