⭐️ Knowledge w/ out justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. ~Plato 🌼 I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. ~Einstein ⭐️
Holocaust denial is gross.
Holdomore denial is gross.
Nakba denial is gross.
Denying the Armenian genocide is gross.
Denying the Circassian genocide is gross.
Denying the Rohingya genocide is gross.
Denying the Bosnian genocide is gross.
Denying the Cambodian genocide is gross.
@RohitaKadambi
@rabyaahahmed
I feel like what makes Belle so awesome is that, 1st & foremost, she was comfortable & confident choosing herself. (But not in a vain, arrogant, or selfish kind of way. She was jst the opposite, in fact.)
Before an
@amnestyfinland
board member,
@SyksyRasanen
, shares an article it'd be wise to learn about the authors & their views 1st...
Example, one author of that article,
@eshaLegal
, doesnt believe Finland has a right to exist as an independent state. She wants 🇷🇺 to annex 🇫🇮! ⬇️
@thejackhopkins
@MalcolmNance
I live in rural NorCal, an area w/ an agricultural econ, where there are local farms, pear & walnut orchards, & vineyards for miles. There are also a lot of Hispanic immigrants who work in those orchards, vineyards, and farms.
When Trump was President there was a lot of talk frm
@VoidOfRoses
Evangelicals & Southern/Midwestern Protestants of other flavors have historically viewed Catholics w/ suspicion. Being Catholic was actually a big hurdle that Kennedy had to surmount. He actually had to reassure voters, & explicitly say his loyalty was to the US & its
@amnesty
Not only does this video come off as a gross whataboutism, it also notes the failure of the international community to adequately respond to the killing of thousands in Ethiopia, Myanmar, & Yemen — but not one mention of Syria, which was one of the worst failures of all.
This
In this tweet-thread Esha explains how she believes 🇵🇱&🇫🇮 should still be part of Russia — & her friend says "maybe reincorporation into Russia can get Finland to stop f×cking goats."
Esha *liked* that twt. 🤨
Curious,
@SyksyRasanen
, do u & your Finnish colleagues f×ck goats? 🤔
I've been doing some research on the true/initial cause of the conflict in Ukraine — not NATO, the EU Association Agreement that Yanukovych was supposed to sign in Nov2013, but at the last min backed out of doing, triggering the Maiden protests.
I think it needs more attention!
Frm what I can tell
@SyksyRasanen
is opposed to capital punishment. Thats good. I too am opposed to it.
Esha, on the other hand, seems to believe that European states only abolished it to save Nazis.
Do u agree? What about her take on Stalin's purges? Should he have purged more?
@Gerashchenko_en
Russia has the (supposedly) 2nd most powerful military & possibly the largest nuclear arsenal in the world.
And THEY have invaded 3 neighboring countries in the past 3 decades in which they're occupying or have annexed territory.
And they've been waging a full fledged war on
@KampTed
@maxfras
Good call. Jst used those basic N/S & E/W indicators + plus what appears to be a train (or possibly a bus) in the background across street, & checked some 360° pics of Rosneft stations on Google maps.
Pretty sure I found it. (Took me less than 2mins.) ⬇️👍🏻
@NateB_Panic
Assad's forces + their allies (Russia & Iran) did THIS to Syria. ⬇️ Entire districts, camps, cities were beseiged, then everybody trapped inside were shelled, starved, and had bombs dropped onto them frm aircraft high above.
The ppl trapped had no access to humanitarian aid. The
@nedalalamari
I was visiting my family, who are Syrian, in the Gulf region when Soleimani was killed — & I can confirm that there were MANY MANY ppl who were happy about it. I honestly found it a bit surprising at 1st too, because I wasn't sure what kind of response it would get when I heard
Question...
In debates & discourse re: the Soviet's role in WW2, and the extent of their relationship w/ Nazi Germany, I often see ppl mention the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact — but what Im wondering is why the German–Soviet Trade & Credit Agreement (1939), the German–Soviet
@_ChrisRandolph
@mysteriouskat
@bigziz0
No, Mizrahi & Sephardic Jews frm MENA (Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, & Morroco) make up the majority of Israel’s Jewish population.
And then frm Russia & former Soviet states. Ashkenazi Jews frm Europe are the minority.
Feel free to fact check that.
@russembkenya
And jst last year these Russian students at Moscow State University of Civil Engineering recorded a video of themselves harassing African students frm Angola, Nigeria, & Guinea w/ "gifts" of bananas & racial epitephs for laughs & giggles. (The video was later uploaded online by
@v1sig0th
T.Paine *was* a badass. 🎯🙌🏻💯 (I actually have a copy of his 'Age of Reason' frm 1800s.)
But re: slavery, there were a few founding father's who were vehemently opposed, & walked it like they talked it — such as JohnLaurens, John(!)&Samuel Adams, R.Paine, O.Ellsworth, R.Sherman.
@SaintAssya
@TheGlovesStayOn
@rfergusonweb
Yes! And, furthermore, if you looked up what, specifically, Herbert drew inspiration frm when he wrote Dune (the story & struggle of Imam Shamyl, of the Avar tribe in Dagestan, and the Caucasian tribes fight against Russian imperialism & colonization)...
And then you looked up
@theafroaussie
@alon_mizrahi
Pretty sure he's talking about Israeli society, as in the general masses...
The general level of awareness/self-awareness that's typical within Israeli society. How the state has isolated & indoctrinated Israelis. And the prevailing views & ideas, adopted attitudes, & accepted
@Lrihendry
@realDonaldTrump
So says every dictator throughout history. And the character in the 1935 novel 'It Cant Happen Here' too - about a populist candidate unexpectedly winning the presidency promising the same things Trump has.
If only more Americans were better educated in history or literature. 😔
@dj0729
@brettirwin15
He was talking about ppl who protested Clinton's nomination in 2016 by either voting 3rd party or writing in someone else (ie. "protest vote"), or not voting - rather than voting HC 2 stop Trump frm winning...
Not the ppl literally protesting in the streets.
And he's right too!
A few years ago I began researching human rights abuses & war crimes committed by 🇷🇺 Russia's military in conflicts/wars they've fought in. In doing so I read every report issued by the UN & human rights orgs pertaining to the Chechen wars.
I wanna share some of those w/ you🧵⬇️
@ZekeStonekiller
@thejackhopkins
@MalcolmNance
1. They do pay a legal living wage.
2. Did you miss the part where I said they put out ads nationwide AND offered higher pay as well — and the Americans who came for jobs still ended up quitting after a few weeks BECAUSE THE WORK WAS HARD, LONG HOURS, VERY LABORIOUS...
Not
@TraciDegerman
@P_Kallioniemi
I totally agree!
Literally think this whenever I encounter westerners who enjoy civil liberties & rights and choose to exploit them by propagating falsehoods & disinfo that benefit regimes who deny those same liberties & rights to others.
@RealScottRitter
@BadBalticTakes
The more you try, the more you fail.
It's clear to most that you're a clown with a long record of getting shit wrong, and it jst keeps getting longer every day.
@NikkiMcR
@gtconway3d
There's no such thing as "bad" dogs, there are jst bad owners.
A woman who's judgement is THAT poor, who will decide to extinguish a life THAT quickly, doesn't belong ANYWHERE near elected office w/ executive authority. Good grief! 🤦🏻♀️
@CherkessWitch
Hmmm..?? Im Circassian, but also have Dagestani family. Should I QT w/ that..?? 🤔
When my family was forced frm the Caucuses they settled in Syria — and then, 4-5 generations later, their homes were destroyed & they were displaced by Russia AGAIN.
So I guess I got choices, when
@atrupar
@WajahatAli
This dude's (absurd, & if I were to guess, libertarian leaning) idea would result in airlines having different requirements, allowances, protocols & procedures, etc. Imagine the confusion & hassle that would cause travelers. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Not to mention the fact that airlines are
@Maltaquas
@Mylovanov
That "whole soap opera" did really take place, & it was not an elaborate ruse orchestrated by Putin. To argue that it was is to argue that Putin orchestrated a staged revolt by a paramilitary group which resulted in him appearing politically & militarily weaker & having less
@thejackhopkins
@MalcolmNance
Since that reply is getting views Im gonna tack on some links to articles pertaining to what I was talking about re: immigrant labor (which's both vital & beneficial to the US), migrant workers, stats, & concerns ppl had re: Trump's policies (2017), etc...
@AJT2010
@AlexRyvchin
Yes, it's true that the painting does say "Zionism", and Zionism is not a race or ethnicity...
And it's also true that cowardly antisemites often use the term 'Zionist' instead of the word 'Jewish' because it allows them to express their antisemitic views covertly. Folks who
@Mr_JCE
I'm bothered by them touching the body with their bare hands. Not jst because it's creepy & icky, but also because if ol' girls barely decomposed now, she ain't gonna be for long w/ all them ppl fondling her withered corpse & the oil frm their skin helping to break down the
@KarenCaffrey
@MollyJongFast
Please thank him for his service. And thank you for your sacrifice & support. 🇺🇲
As someone w/ family in Syria I 💯 agree. They have no clue what war means, the devastation it causes on every level/in all ways. They wouldnt be so flippant & eager if they did! Kinda disturbing. 😕
@RueDaungier
@RossumURobots
Soviets helped Nazis bypass Britian's blockade, providing them w/ the food, oil, & raw materials (metal ores/etc) they NEEDED 2 be able 2 launch successful invasions (beginning w/ Poland). They also allowed them 2 use their northern naval bases.
Soviets literally helped create...
@ProudSocialist
Based on your twts today it doesnt look like you're fighting for anything either.
Why dont you direct some vitriol at members of Congress who oppose the leg that the we want — which the Reps u constantly condemn support..?? THAT would actually help. Or is helping not what u want?
@OberDare
@SethAbramson
@Baligubadle1
Yep.
I checked out "theDonald" website (formerly Reddit group that got banned) late night on 1/5, & ended up reading posts/comments -my mouth agape in horror & disbelief at what was being openly discussed- until 5am PT (8am ET).
Evn msg'd DC Homeland Security & Metro PD about it!
Making 🧵sharing articles/books/talks by Syrian activists, academics, & dissident, & informed allies who offer FAR more nuanced/accurate takes on the Syrian Revolution & war — 2 counter false narratives being pushed by know-nothing hacks & "alt-media" shills. Feel free 2 add. ⬇️
@Popehat
@atrupar
They dont believe that many ppl actually died because of COVID. Those folks all think the numbers are false, that they're being inflated, that docs at hospitals across country are lying b/c gov pays more for deaths attributed to COVID.
I wish I were kidding but I'm not. 😐🤦🏻♀️😔
@WarClandestine
@RadioFreeTom
No, they are NOT preforming mental gymnastics to explain how they arent able to debunk vaccine conspiracies.
The argument they're making is sound, and based on well understood principles which have been put to the test numerous times.
They can debunk those theories w/o effort
What I learned, a 🧵...
Throughout 2013 there were reports & news stories (including quotes frm Kremlin officials & Putin himself) about Russia's VEHEMENT opposition to Ukraine signing the agreement.
Not only did 🇷🇺 make their position clear, they also explicitly threatened 🇺🇦...
@thejackhopkins
@MalcolmNance
In case anyone wants to know or learn more about these things.
These articles report on & address different aspects of the situation. Most are from between 2017-2021, but a few are much older. (Jst to know.) 👍🏻
@walirehman903
@elonmusk
@danprimack
@jack
🤔 I cant tell either.
Everything that I've seen other replies (near the top of the🧵) cite as flaws in the photo actually appear legit to me.
The only thing I see that *could* be a flaw is this (see ⬇️) at bottom of leg to a chair — bc it doesnt appear to cast a shadow. (??) 🤷🏻♀️
@SaintAssya
@SirOycto
@rfergusonweb
No, one would not. 🙄🤦🏻♀️
Sorry, but...
1. Dune was inspired by the story of Shamyl, the 2nd Imam of Dagestan, and his + his ppl's 3 decade long the struggle (& all the indigenous Caucasian tribes century long fight) against the Russian Empire's conquest & colonization of their
@Holy_Guacamoley
@GravelInstitute
@keymanb_
Yes, Somali gov requested air support frm AFRICOM 2 assist ground troops they have fighting al‐Shabaab. US complied, targeting al‐Shabaab bases & weapons depots in remote locations — far frm populated areas & any civilians (thanks 2 airstrike restrictions/regs Biden reinstated).
@GallopingMetal
@amandamull
On 3 occasions when my husband & I were out driving we saw ppl who's cars had broken down & they were trying 2 steer/push them by themselves — & each time my husband automatically pulled over w/o saying a word & got out 2 help them push.
Moments that confirmed I'd chosen well. 😊
@JRTexas12
@Mylovanov
Saving the money we would have to pay to decommission arms that are reaching their expiration date by giving those arms to Ukraine to use to defend against Russia's invasion so they can be spared frm being taken over by the corrupt forces that controlled the country when your
@Kyla_Lacey
WTF?! 🤨 Ppl with physical features like blue/green eyes, reddish & dirty blonde hair, and fair/pale colored skin have resided in the Levant for *many* centuries.
My Mom's Palestinian. Her family is frm Jaffa. Her great-grandfather established the 1st school there in the
@JenAshleyWright
@joelw_762
I explained that to a bunch of ppl last year, & even shared some of Theodor de Bry's etchings depicting what Columbus & his men did to Taíno/Arawak ppl — based on 1st hand accounts that were recorded.
None of them had ever heard the Crown had condemned Columbus, let alone or why.
Omg! 🤣🤣🤣 Does
@MaxBlumenthal
REALLY not realize how bad this makes HIM look too?!
And the vid he shared in the 2nd twt... 🤦🏻♀️🫢😆
The shit you can hear Max's wife,
@anyaparampil
, saying in the background to Ben is SO childish & mean-spirited (how he had to go to Nicaragua to
Enough silence. The criminal schemes of Ben "Bait-and-Switch" Norton must be known.
In January 2022, Ben Norton lied to the public about the circumstances of his departure from The Grayzone, creating the false impression that he left voluntarily in protest of our critical
"Russia has threatened 2 support a partitioning of Ukraine if it signs a landmark co-operation agreement with the European Union in two months' time.
Sergei Glazyev, one of Vladimir Putin's top advisers, said that Ukraine's Russian-speaking minority might break up the country..."
Of course when what Mr. Glazyev described (w/ stunning accuracy 🙄) did actually occur months later, the reason cited 4 it wasnt the EUAA, it was Yanukovych's impeachment — which 🇷🇺 characterized as an "illegal US backed coup", bc THAT narrative served 🇷🇺's interests & plans! 🤨
I can provide more links 2 articles reporting on the threats & tactics 🇷🇺 employed to strong-arm Yanukovych into refusing the deal, & the EU & 🇷🇺s responses when he did, in a sub-🧵 below. ⬇️
But what I *REALLY* wanna focus on are remarks Sergey Glazyev made at Yalta in Sept '13.
@berliner_fdj
@BrunoTertrais
Hey
@berliner_fdj
, your assertions are wrong.
ISIS never took part in the battles in Homs. There may have been some men there who later went on to join ISIS, because ppl shift around in these kinds of conflicts. And what took place in Homs, what Assad's forces did there, was so
Here's a version of those calls w/ English subtitles...
During these calls Mr. Glazyev discusses plans 2 orchestrate PAID/STAGED protests in cities in 🇺🇦 East/South, advocating a seperatist agenda (which Mr. Glazyev had said in Sept that 🇷🇺 would support).
@Raptornx01
@SaeedDiCaprio
@saiffalasteen
Great minds, eh... 😉💁🏻♀️
And you don't know how much I regret not including one of these images ⬇️ w/ the reply I posted above. 🤦🏻♀️🐱🤷🏻♀️
This was frm the week after Yanukovych backed out, when EU officials were giving Putin shit over his strong-arming Yanukovych not to sign. (Yanukovych explicitly cited Putin's threats as his reason 4 that.)
In Sept 2013, 2 months be4 Yanukovych backed out of signing the EU Association Agreement & Maiden protests began, there was a conference in Yalta re: econ/trade, which Sergey Glazyev — advisor 2 Putin on econ/trade & Donbas — attended.
Here's a Q&A frm it.
@anticovidische
@hegellacan1
My Dad's frm Syria, but our family was originally frm the Caucasuses (Circassian & Dagestani Avar). We've been f-ed by Russia quite a lot, no matter where we've gone, over generations — frm Adygea, to Dagestan, to Syria.
Then my mom, she was Polish, so that side too. Kinda crszy.
@maxfras
Almost positive its this location. (link⬇️)
**Note the train (or trolley) tracks & station area across the street. The street is N/S, and tracks/station are eastward across the street.
@cary_urso
@MollyJongFast
Ive had moments every so often over the past 5-6yrs where I'll think, "and THIS is what happens when ya defund schools.. this is the result of 45yrs of chipping away at the educational budget, & u can bet they got the results they wanted too." 😕 And Im filled w/ resent 4 a few.
...in protest at a move that European, Russian and Ukrainian politicians see as a shift away from Moscow's influence. He said that Russia would be legally entitled to support them."
Keep in mind Mr. Glazyev said this in SEPT. 2013 — over 6 months be4 what he described occered! 🤨
@LaTonyaBloodsaw
@altNOAA
@alfranken
This photo was taken on the same plane trip a few hours AFTER the mock groping pic was taken. (Thats the timeline according 2 her - she said she had fallen asleep immediately after takeoff, be4 getting 2 take off her body armour vest & helmet.. Here she's already taken them off.)
@Double_Oh_Panda
@444molls
I moved back home 2mo before I turned 30yo bc I'd lost my job & broke up w/ my bf (who I'd been living with) & couldnt afford rent on my place anymore. And it wasnt even a question of CAN I move back home, I jst called my Mom & told her I'd be moving back in at end of month. 🤷🏻♀️
Ukraine's intelligence had intercepted & recorded calls between Sergey Glazyev & Russian loyalists inside Ukraine that were made in Feb/March 2013, jst after Yanukovych was impeached — before seperatists rose up in Donbas & took over gov buildings there...
@ReturnoftheSK
@SaintAssya
@amezantares
@rfergusonweb
I know your being sarcastic, but the inspiration for the novel Dune didn't even come frm North African culture or history. Herbert drew his inspiration frm the book Sabres of Paradise — which tells the history of Shamyl, an Avar Sufi mystic & warrior who was the 2nd Imam of
@McNicollb
@KenTremendous
@CoachLiz25
Hey, smarty-pants, there's maintenance/operational costs too! And ppl have already figured out what those are - around $90k yr (low end) to $150k yr (high end).
Town's annual budget is only $12.5 million. Better off investing in cell towers & broadband. 🤨
@PamphletsY
The Soviets sent a team of special forces to assassinate President Amin at his palace on Dec 26, 1979. The operation was called Storm-333.
After murdering Amin they immediately installed Babrak Karmal, who'd been in hiding in Czechoslovacia. Karmal then formally "requested"
@RealScottRitter
@BadBalticTakes
Humble yourself when you speak to your betters, Scott. You aren't in a position to address anyone that way. Know your place, boy.
@Sunni_Labeouf
@GoodVibePolitik
And against Hezbollah's drug & arms trafficking, and to hinder Iran backed Shia militias frm establishing themselves in that immediate region too. 👍🏻
At that conference Mr. Glazyev made the Kremlin's position on Ukraine signing the EU Association Agreement crystal clear — both during that Q&A, AND in remarks he made afterwards as well. This article frm Sept 23, 2013 discusses what he said. ⬇️ MUST READ!
@simon_mrth
@Shuru_Q
@historyinmemes
She's known, remembered, and honored by millions of ppl all around the world.
You could have 11 children, and no outside your immediate family may ever even notice you, nor be impacted in any way by your time here.
To have the world be made a bit better somehow because one
Now, when I read that alarm bells immediately began 2 ring in my head. I mean, how is it that what Mr. Glazyev said in Yalta, & the implicit threat attached, hasnt received more attention — considering what transpired months later..??
I thought that, in & of itself, was odd. 🤔🤷🏻♀️
@fortybam
@THE_47th
Really? A moderate? Do "moderates" imprison & torture ppl who voice critisism about them? Would a moderate regime torture & castrate a young man in college 4 respectfully correcting an objective falsehood about pharmaceuticals that the President's sister made during a lecture? 🤨