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exmarx posted:Mahuta rejects 'new Cold War', says NZ won't have to choose [quote]"a challenge to [international rules and norms] has wider ramifications, contributing to poverty levels, and indebtedness, conflict, economic exclusion, and human rights abuses.”[/international] directly linking China's rise to increasing global poverty and human rights violations doesn't seem that positive
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Jun 9, 2023 15:11
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KomradeX posted:Nothing bad happen, because they deserved it  RIP to the members of the PLA who gave their lives defending the revolution from reactionary forces. Cao Ni Ma posted:Yeah Mulan also bombed in China so I guess china is racist against their own I think she's proto Mongolian actually. exmarx posted:Mahuta rejects 'new Cold War', says NZ won't have to choose I'm reading this as trying to maintain good trade relations with China despite participating in yankee provocations.
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Jun 9, 2023 15:13
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Tankbuster posted:I mean this isn't something special. The Indian Railways has had a similar system since forever. for real, and people can even ride on top of the trains in india and pakistan. remember as a kid the train broke down in the middle of a sugarcane field and people started running out and grabbing some to chew on before the engine got fixed.
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Jun 9, 2023 15:20
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Tankbuster posted:I mean this isn't something special. The Indian Railways has had a similar system since forever. you also havep eople that come into the train to sell you chai/snacks
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Jun 9, 2023 15:21
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even the sabziwalla has an app these days
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Jun 9, 2023 15:21
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the framing in the actual speech is softer, and rejection of the binary east vs west stuff is (at least rhetorically) a walk-back from other recent positioning https://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/aotearoa-new-zealands-place-troubled-world-partnership-and-partnering-deliver-international
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Jun 9, 2023 15:25
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This is a very nice medal https://twitter.com/AvalynWu/status/1667004431307792385?t=GMsKe1GmwjCJ38WRozm-mA&s=19
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Jun 9, 2023 15:26
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Jose posted:This is a very nice medal lol what a nerd https://twitter.com/Athenion3/status/1667004707829604352
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Jun 9, 2023 16:13
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scientific socialist // 21st century communist // democratic-republican// member @MarxistUnityDSA//@YDSA_//
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Jun 9, 2023 16:18
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https://twitter.com/spooky_boi432/status/1667099486953390081?s=20
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Jun 9, 2023 16:22
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yes, the cpc shouldn't have stabbed the ussr in the back.
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Jun 9, 2023 16:22
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Jose posted:This is a very nice medal cool grandmother Frosted Flake posted:But who were all of those SF Poppy Eradication Team guys we weren't allowed to talk to...? everyone knows the best way to eradicate poppies is to gently scratch the pods, thats basically the same as surgical strikes so it makes sense theyd send sf to do it
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Jun 9, 2023 16:47
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gradenko_2000 posted:https://twitter.com/TheCradleMedia/status/1666596687974891521?t=e03fuiyWGgcheEWdTgiFJA&s=19 https://twitter.com/0ddette/status/1667173838507966467?s=20 The Mystery of the Disappearing Seed Guys. Where did they go?
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Jun 9, 2023 17:24
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But fr, were the poppy guys DEA, CIA Special Activities Division, JSOC? I'm sincerely asking - what was the deal with the organization called something like Afghan Counternarcotics Police, who did they report to and who were the western people embedded with them? Is this the same as the Afghan Special Narcotics Force (?) and the National Interdiction Unit (?). I half-remember this poo poo and I know they weren't in Task Force Kandahar or ISAF, so... who where they?
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Jun 9, 2023 17:47
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idk, what do you think is going on https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/01/10/more-dozen-special-operations-soldiers-center-of-drug-trafficking-probe.html
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Jun 9, 2023 17:52
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Delta-Wye posted:idk, what do you think is going on theres fent in every drug
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Jun 9, 2023 18:51
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Delta-Wye posted:idk, what do you think is going on why would china do this
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Jun 9, 2023 18:52
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Frosted Flake posted:But who were all of those SF Poppy Eradication Team guys we weren't allowed to talk to...? Frosted Flake posted:But fr, were the poppy guys DEA, CIA Special Activities Division, JSOC? come on man all those dudes are drug traffickers, havent you seen the tv documentary show the mayans?
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Jun 9, 2023 18:54
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I think FF is asking if there is a specific branch/organization behind the majority of this or if it's just a hodge podge of "deep state"
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Jun 9, 2023 19:05
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I'm curious as well because I've only ever really heard "CIA did drug trafficking" but I got the impression that there was a lot of right hands not knowing what the left hands were doing amongst all of those organizations, especially pre-information age.
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Jun 9, 2023 19:08
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Pepe Silvia Browne posted:I think FF is asking if there is a specific branch/organization behind the majority of this or if it's just a hodge podge of "deep state" I don't think this is something you'll ever find out, like do you know which branch of the CIA operated in golden triangle?
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Jun 9, 2023 19:12
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fart simpson posted:my experience with it (only outpatient stuff, a few minor urgent care visits after hours) has been pretty good. a lot better than it used to be the social insurance is the really cheap subsidized plan, right? are there any barriers to that if you’re a foreigner working there?
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Jun 9, 2023 19:15
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Pepe Silvia Browne posted:I'm curious as well because I've only ever really heard "CIA did drug trafficking" but I got the impression that there was a lot of right hands not knowing what the left hands were doing amongst all of those organizations, especially pre-information age. I wish Gary Webb were still around. He'd probably know, but unfortunately he shot himself twice in the head almost 20 years ago
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Jun 9, 2023 19:20
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AnimeIsTrash posted:I don't think this is something you'll ever find out, like do you know which branch of the CIA operated in golden triangle? that's fine just curious
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Jun 9, 2023 19:21
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AnimeIsTrash posted:I don't think this is something you'll ever find out, like do you know which branch of the CIA operated in golden triangle? Yeah
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Jun 9, 2023 19:29
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Pepe Silvia Browne posted:I'm curious as well because I've only ever really heard "CIA did drug trafficking" but I got the impression that there was a lot of right hands not knowing what the left hands were doing amongst all of those organizations, especially pre-information age. i think every dipshit in the DEA/CIA wanted a share of the cake so there were some internal struggles. and yeah read the Gary Webb book if you havent, you see quite clearly how things work.
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Jun 9, 2023 19:51
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gradenko_2000 posted:https://twitter.com/TheCradleMedia/status/1666596687974891521?t=e03fuiyWGgcheEWdTgiFJA&s=19 Truga posted:check this out if this is what the goddamn taliban can do imagine a hegemonic socialist order led by the cpc
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Jun 9, 2023 19:53
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The Zeta cartel was started by Mexican spec ops who studied at the School of the Americas, I am sure there are overlapping responsibilities. Also, no way the heroin/cocaine/meth/fentanyl trade are all hooked together.
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Jun 9, 2023 20:00
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AnimeIsTrash posted:I don't think this is something you'll ever find out, like do you know which branch of the CIA operated in golden triangle? For sure, I understand that part. What I mean is, presumably since these units had names and patches and were operating in the province, because they were on situation maps or mentioned in briefings, and stopped over at or worked out of KAF, there's some sort of paper trail. When the CIA was in the Golden Triangle, they were disguised as an airline, correct? That was the whole point of Air America. No official paper trail because it was a civilian business, wink wink. But you would expect there to be, at least an official explanation, for groups that were labelled Counternarcotics Police, a Special Narcotics Force, and an Interdiction Team. Were the budgets coming from different sources? Like one was DEA funded, once was DOD, once was State, or was the entire thing a black box? I hadn't really thought about it other than different teams were apparently paying farmers to grow poppies as part of a reconstruction effort, or burn poppies as a drug eradication effort, at the same time. It's just very incoherent, I guess is what I'm trying to say. Pepe Silvia Browne posted:I'm curious as well because I've only ever really heard "CIA did drug trafficking" but I got the impression that there was a lot of right hands not knowing what the left hands were doing amongst all of those organizations, especially pre-information age. Exactly. Frosted Flake has issued a correction as of 20:16 on Jun 9, 2023 |
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Jun 9, 2023 20:14
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fart simpson posted:costs are subsidized and you can pay out of a national health account that you pay into as part of your social security taxes. out of pocket for unsubsidized medications or if your account ran out of money If your account runs out of money, you have to pay for healthcare? Like if you need to see a doctor or go to emergency hospital, you're paying?
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Jun 9, 2023 23:10
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The Taliban’s Successful Opium Ban is Bad for Afghans and the World
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Jun 10, 2023 00:36
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incredible
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Jun 10, 2023 00:38
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winning the war against drugs... but at what cost?
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Jun 10, 2023 00:39
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The United States Institute of Peace is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible, practical and essential for U.S. and global security. In conflict zones abroad, the Institute works with local partners to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict. To reduce future crises and the need for costly interventions, USIP works with governments and civil societies to build local capacities to manage conflict peacefully. The Institute pursues its mission by linking research, policy, training, analysis and direct action to support those who are working to build a more peaceful, inclusive world.
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Jun 10, 2023 00:45
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Jun 10, 2023 00:45
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quote:Moreover, replacing poppy with wheat (as has been happening during the current opium ban) is economically unviable for Afghanistan’s rural sector as a whole and especially for households owning limited or no land. Most Afghans don’t achieve food security by growing their own food. Rather, people make ends meet by growing cash crops or producing other agricultural products (e.g., livestock and dairy), which can be sold to provide resources to purchase food needs, or by working other jobs. Wheat is a low-value crop and a poor substitute for opium, though it does serve as a temporary recourse for people who may expect to return to opium poppy later, in particular for landowners whose fields are ample enough to serve their own family’s food needs. Fruits and other tree crops would be more viable substitutes for opium poppy over the long run but require significant time and investments. this is so neoliberal brain holy poo poo lmao
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Jun 10, 2023 00:46
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https://twitter.com/SiddiquiZuha/status/1666794281921662979?cxt=HHwWhsC--a-k0qEuAAAA
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Jun 10, 2023 00:51
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Danann posted:this is so neoliberal brain holy poo poo lmao WHO THE gently caress IS GROWING THE WHEAT IF ITS NO ONES ECONOMIC INTEREST TO DO SO YOU GIGANTIC DUMBASS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Jun 10, 2023 00:55
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You know how CIA used the money they made from illegal arm sale to Iran and cocaine smuggling to fund the Contra PMC to overthrow the nicaragua government. I wonder what government they were going to overthrow with the money they made from the Afghan opium? I wouldn't be surprised if it was Iran. Or they just used that money to do gene therapy for Kissinger and kept him alive.
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Jun 10, 2023 01:04
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