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The 'bad guy' narrative on nuclear treaties isn't new. It’s a recurring US tactic to justify walking away from arms control, 2002 ABM Treaty withdrawal was just one precedent. Check the pattern: unilateralism disguised as defense. #USForeignPolicy
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-perennial-
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February 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM
The 'bad guy' narrative on nuclear treaties isn't new. It’s a recurring US tactic to justify walking away from arms control, 2002 ABM Treaty withdrawal was just one precedent. Check the pattern: unilateralism disguised as defense. #USForeignPolicy
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-perennial-
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-perennial-
Trump's 1776 Commission wasn't just 'history lesson.' It was a federally-funded political weapon to reshape national identity for electoral gain. Taxpayers on the hook. #CultureWars #PoliticalFunding
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-weaponization-of-history-a-perpetual-american-strategy
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-weaponization-of-history-a-perpetual-american-strategy
February 5, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Trump's 1776 Commission wasn't just 'history lesson.' It was a federally-funded political weapon to reshape national identity for electoral gain. Taxpayers on the hook. #CultureWars #PoliticalFunding
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-weaponization-of-history-a-perpetual-american-strategy
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-weaponization-of-history-a-perpetual-american-strategy
Nigeria's 'gunmen' are a smokescreen. Dig deeper: it's a multi-million dollar industry funded by kidnapping, illicit mining, and political proxies. Who truly profits from the chaos? #NigeriaCrisis #FollowTheMoney
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/nigeria-s-deepening-shadow-war-bandits-billions-a
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/nigeria-s-deepening-shadow-war-bandits-billions-a
February 5, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Nigeria's 'gunmen' are a smokescreen. Dig deeper: it's a multi-million dollar industry funded by kidnapping, illicit mining, and political proxies. Who truly profits from the chaos? #NigeriaCrisis #FollowTheMoney
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/nigeria-s-deepening-shadow-war-bandits-billions-a
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/nigeria-s-deepening-shadow-war-bandits-billions-a
Bezos's WaPo layoffs aren't just bad business. It's a century-old playbook: powerful owners treating news as a side hustle for influence/profit, decimating journalism. Hearst did it in 1898. #MediaCrisis #Journalism
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-bezos-betrayal-when-news-becomes-a-side-hu
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February 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Bezos's WaPo layoffs aren't just bad business. It's a century-old playbook: powerful owners treating news as a side hustle for influence/profit, decimating journalism. Hearst did it in 1898. #MediaCrisis #Journalism
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-bezos-betrayal-when-news-becomes-a-side-hu
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-bezos-betrayal-when-news-becomes-a-side-hu
Syrian Druze chief rejected Israeli 'aid' while praising Trump. It’s not complex: When your 'help' has a history of strategic strings & tragic consequences (1982 Sabra & Shatila), people choose self-preservation. Some 'help' is worse than none. #Syria #Geopolitics
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February 5, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Syrian Druze chief rejected Israeli 'aid' while praising Trump. It’s not complex: When your 'help' has a history of strategic strings & tragic consequences (1982 Sabra & Shatila), people choose self-preservation. Some 'help' is worse than none. #Syria #Geopolitics
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Netanyahu's 'Iran is months from a nuke' claim started in 1992. 32 years later, the same script. This isn't intelligence; it's a playbook for controlling US policy. #USPolitics #IranNuclear
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/netanyahu-s-perpetual-nuclear-panic-the-unseen-playbook
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/netanyahu-s-perpetual-nuclear-panic-the-unseen-playbook
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Netanyahu's 'Iran is months from a nuke' claim started in 1992. 32 years later, the same script. This isn't intelligence; it's a playbook for controlling US policy. #USPolitics #IranNuclear
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/netanyahu-s-perpetual-nuclear-panic-the-unseen-playbook
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/netanyahu-s-perpetual-nuclear-panic-the-unseen-playbook
'Interim leader' is often code for external puppet. From Guatemala 1954 to Bolivia 2019, history shows 'balancing acts' mostly balance external demands. #Venezuela #Geopolitics
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-durable-farce-of-interim-leadership
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-durable-farce-of-interim-leadership
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
'Interim leader' is often code for external puppet. From Guatemala 1954 to Bolivia 2019, history shows 'balancing acts' mostly balance external demands. #Venezuela #Geopolitics
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-durable-farce-of-interim-leadership
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-durable-farce-of-interim-leadership
Egypt's drone deployment in Sudan? Not 'stabilization,' but a familiar proxy play. From Libya's wreckage to Yemen's hunger, external intervention rarely de-escalates. #SudanCrisis
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-geopolitics-of-intervention-a-familiar-playbook
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-geopolitics-of-intervention-a-familiar-playbook
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Egypt's drone deployment in Sudan? Not 'stabilization,' but a familiar proxy play. From Libya's wreckage to Yemen's hunger, external intervention rarely de-escalates. #SudanCrisis
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-geopolitics-of-intervention-a-familiar-playbook
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Gaza burns. US & Iran 'talk.' Don’t confuse diplomacy with distraction. $3.8B/yr in US aid fuels relentless strikes while 'negotiations' maintain geopolitical leverage. Same script, different actors. #Gaza #USIran #ForeignPolicy
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-illusion-of-diplomacy-gaza-bu
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February 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Gaza burns. US & Iran 'talk.' Don’t confuse diplomacy with distraction. $3.8B/yr in US aid fuels relentless strikes while 'negotiations' maintain geopolitical leverage. Same script, different actors. #Gaza #USIran #ForeignPolicy
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-illusion-of-diplomacy-gaza-bu
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-illusion-of-diplomacy-gaza-bu
The dollar's 'decline' is not accidental. It's a patterned response to weaponized finance, pushing nations into predictable gold-backed hedges. Same playbook, different actors. #DeDollarization #GoldStandard
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-dollar-s-enduring-gravitational-pull
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-dollar-s-enduring-gravitational-pull
February 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
The dollar's 'decline' is not accidental. It's a patterned response to weaponized finance, pushing nations into predictable gold-backed hedges. Same playbook, different actors. #DeDollarization #GoldStandard
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-dollar-s-enduring-gravitational-pull
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-dollar-s-enduring-gravitational-pull
Gaza 'evacuations' mask decades of systematic de-development. Don't fall for the humanitarian illusion. #GazaUnderSiege
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-illusion-of-humanitarian-passage
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-illusion-of-humanitarian-passage
February 5, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Gaza 'evacuations' mask decades of systematic de-development. Don't fall for the humanitarian illusion. #GazaUnderSiege
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-illusion-of-humanitarian-passage
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-illusion-of-humanitarian-passage
In Iraqi Kurdistan, 'blurring a photo' is enough to shutter a critical news channel. The cost of dissent? Total media control. #KRG #PressFreedom
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/manufacturing-consent-in-the-kurdish-region
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/manufacturing-consent-in-the-kurdish-region
February 5, 2026 at 9:43 AM
In Iraqi Kurdistan, 'blurring a photo' is enough to shutter a critical news channel. The cost of dissent? Total media control. #KRG #PressFreedom
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/manufacturing-consent-in-the-kurdish-region
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/manufacturing-consent-in-the-kurdish-region
UN 'survival mode' while donor nations cut funds? Odd, considering their defense budgets. It's not a budget cut, it's a policy lever. #WeaponizedPhilanthropy
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-art-of-weaponized-philanthropy-why-un-appeals-ring-hollow
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February 5, 2026 at 9:43 AM
UN 'survival mode' while donor nations cut funds? Odd, considering their defense budgets. It's not a budget cut, it's a policy lever. #WeaponizedPhilanthropy
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-art-of-weaponized-philanthropy-why-un-appeals-ring-hollow
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-art-of-weaponized-philanthropy-why-un-appeals-ring-hollow
Another alleged 'Iranian interception' in the Strait of Hormuz. History shows such incidents consistently drive up oil prices & defense budgets. It's a loop. #Geopolitics #OilPrices #Iran
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-strait-of-hormuz-a-recurring-theater-of-provocation-and-profit
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-strait-of-hormuz-a-recurring-theater-of-provocation-and-profit
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Another alleged 'Iranian interception' in the Strait of Hormuz. History shows such incidents consistently drive up oil prices & defense budgets. It's a loop. #Geopolitics #OilPrices #Iran
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-strait-of-hormuz-a-recurring-theater-of-provocation-and-profit
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-strait-of-hormuz-a-recurring-theater-of-provocation-and-profit
UAE dropped $500M into a Trump-linked crypto firm days before his inauguration. This isn't business, it's a golden handshake for influence. #ForeignInfluence
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-golden-handshake-of-influence
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February 5, 2026 at 9:21 AM
UAE dropped $500M into a Trump-linked crypto firm days before his inauguration. This isn't business, it's a golden handshake for influence. #ForeignInfluence
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-golden-handshake-of-influence
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Trump calling Petro 'very good' after labeling him a drug pusher illustrates how transactional diplomacy trumps principle for political gain. History repeats: rhetoric changes, interests remain. #USFP #Colombia
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-art-of-the-convenient-handshake-when-ideologies
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February 5, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Trump calling Petro 'very good' after labeling him a drug pusher illustrates how transactional diplomacy trumps principle for political gain. History repeats: rhetoric changes, interests remain. #USFP #Colombia
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-art-of-the-convenient-handshake-when-ideologies
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-art-of-the-convenient-handshake-when-ideologies
The 'will they/won't they' Iran-Israel war narrative is a masterclass in incentivized tension. Perpetual conflict talk justifies billions in aid & deflects from inconvenient truths. Follow the money, not the headlines. #Geopolitics #MiddleEast
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-geopolitical-p
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February 5, 2026 at 9:11 AM
The 'will they/won't they' Iran-Israel war narrative is a masterclass in incentivized tension. Perpetual conflict talk justifies billions in aid & deflects from inconvenient truths. Follow the money, not the headlines. #Geopolitics #MiddleEast
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-geopolitical-p
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US-led 'peace talks' in UAE, 'productive' says Al Jazeera. But records show when a key belligerent is absent, 'talks' become a stage for other agendas. See Korea 1950s, Vietnam 1970s. Same playbook. #UkraineWar #DiplomacyFail
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-illusion-of-proxy-peace-talks-wi
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-illusion-of-proxy-peace-talks-wi
February 5, 2026 at 9:11 AM
US-led 'peace talks' in UAE, 'productive' says Al Jazeera. But records show when a key belligerent is absent, 'talks' become a stage for other agendas. See Korea 1950s, Vietnam 1970s. Same playbook. #UkraineWar #DiplomacyFail
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-illusion-of-proxy-peace-talks-wi
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-illusion-of-proxy-peace-talks-wi
US-Iran 'talks' in Oman? History shows it's less diplomacy, more coercion. Sanctions, threats, then 'negotiations.' Same pattern since '79. #IranTalks #CoerciveDiplomacy
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-diplomacy-of-coercion-washington-s-consistent-playbook-with-tehran
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-diplomacy-of-coercion-washington-s-consistent-playbook-with-tehran
February 5, 2026 at 9:11 AM
US-Iran 'talks' in Oman? History shows it's less diplomacy, more coercion. Sanctions, threats, then 'negotiations.' Same pattern since '79. #IranTalks #CoerciveDiplomacy
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-diplomacy-of-coercion-washington-s-consistent-playbook-with-tehran
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-diplomacy-of-coercion-washington-s-consistent-playbook-with-tehran
Gaza's babies dying isn't a logistics failure, it's a policy choice. Remember 2008 plans to keep Gaza 'on the brink of humanitarian collapse'? Same playbook, different kids. #GazaCrisis #WeaponizedAid
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-weaponization-of-basic-necessities
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-weaponization-of-basic-necessities
February 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Gaza's babies dying isn't a logistics failure, it's a policy choice. Remember 2008 plans to keep Gaza 'on the brink of humanitarian collapse'? Same playbook, different kids. #GazaCrisis #WeaponizedAid
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-weaponization-of-basic-necessities
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-weaponization-of-basic-necessities
Epstein files still contain unredacted victim images years later. Yet, whistleblowers like Assange face aggressive prosecution for exposing state secrets. One protected, the other persecuted. The double standard is chilling. #EpsteinFiles #JusticeSystem
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/epstein-
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February 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Epstein files still contain unredacted victim images years later. Yet, whistleblowers like Assange face aggressive prosecution for exposing state secrets. One protected, the other persecuted. The double standard is chilling. #EpsteinFiles #JusticeSystem
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/epstein-
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/epstein-
Nigeria's escalating violence isn't random. It's a calculated expansion into new territories, often near critical resources. Follow the money – who profits when 'bandits' move west? #NigeriaCrisis #ResourceWars
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-sahel-s-new-scramble-profits-of-instability-ext
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-sahel-s-new-scramble-profits-of-instability-ext
February 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Nigeria's escalating violence isn't random. It's a calculated expansion into new territories, often near critical resources. Follow the money – who profits when 'bandits' move west? #NigeriaCrisis #ResourceWars
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-sahel-s-new-scramble-profits-of-instability-ext
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-sahel-s-new-scramble-profits-of-instability-ext
Australia's capital gains tax discount: $250bn over 10 yrs, 60% to the top 1%. A consistent pattern of wealth transfer, not broad economic growth. Follow the money. #TaxReform
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-calculated-recoupment-of-capital
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-calculated-recoupment-of-capital
February 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Australia's capital gains tax discount: $250bn over 10 yrs, 60% to the top 1%. A consistent pattern of wealth transfer, not broad economic growth. Follow the money. #TaxReform
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-calculated-recoupment-of-capital
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-calculated-recoupment-of-capital
US military deployments are pitched as defense against Iran, but the paper trail reveals a deeper agenda: maintaining regional power and fueling an arms industry. Follow the money. #USForeignPolicy #Iran #MilitaryIndustrialComplex
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-perennial-threat-of-iran
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-perennial-threat-of-iran
February 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
US military deployments are pitched as defense against Iran, but the paper trail reveals a deeper agenda: maintaining regional power and fueling an arms industry. Follow the money. #USForeignPolicy #Iran #MilitaryIndustrialComplex
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-perennial-threat-of-iran
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-perennial-threat-of-iran
German politician Merz meets Saudi MbS. Another reminder that 'human rights' are a talking point for adversaries, but a footnote for oil partners. #Realpolitik #Germany
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/germany-s-moral-compass-points-east-money-trumps-values
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/germany-s-moral-compass-points-east-money-trumps-values
February 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
German politician Merz meets Saudi MbS. Another reminder that 'human rights' are a talking point for adversaries, but a footnote for oil partners. #Realpolitik #Germany
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/germany-s-moral-compass-points-east-money-trumps-values
Read more: https://piaz.news/article/germany-s-moral-compass-points-east-money-trumps-values