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Pener Kropoopkin posted:The Kardashian matriarch is a ruthless image manager. It's an open secret that she masterminded the family's rise through reality TV, and more than likely leaked the Ray J tape herself. Her dad being a famous attorney got their foot in the door as socialites, but the Mom is who made them into stars. The issue for Armenia now arguably is more than its current government than anything, while Russia has been lackadaisical, it seems like Iran isn't interested in Azerbaijani expansionism, but since Yerevan wants to cozy up with Washington, it is causing a bunch of dysfunction. If Armenia had actually fully committed in its war, Azerbaijan probably wouldn't have made the progress it did, but it largely left the separatists in the wings.
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Death By The Blues posted:Talking to relatives today in Iran and apparently people are preparing for a massive protest on the 25th for the one year anniversary of Aminis murder. Seems like the people there are very tired. Maybe they should take a little nap instead 🥹
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Spergin Morlock posted:I feel like her mom must be head of the Armenian Mafia or something. it would explain why their family got famous for no loving reason Her mother isn't Armenian.
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Good statement? "DSA IC stands in solidarity with people in Niger against US and French imperialism The DSA International Committee condemns France, the United States, and their compradors in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for interfering in the internal affairs of Niger via the imposition of sanctions, the suspension of humanitarian aid, and the threat of military action. These interventions obstruct the path to independent development for Niger and for the whole of Africa, more broadly. Although Niger won formal independence from France in 1960 and possesses immense wealth in natural resources, it remains one of the poorest countries in the world. Bound to France through dependence on the export of raw materials to French capitalists, the occupation of its land by French and American troops, and the monetary colonialism of the CFA franc zone, Niger has been unable to develop a self-sufficient national economy and advance the interests of its people. We wholeheartedly support the Nigerien masses in their struggle against imperialism, which is a struggle for true political and economic sovereignty in their country. On July 26, 2023, the newly-formed National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland placed President Mohamed Bazoum under house arrest and named General Abdourahamane Tchiani the leader of the transitional government. Following several other military coups in West Africa, condemnation from France, the United States, and the European Union was immediate. Superficial characterizations of the coup in Niger as “illiberal” fail to recognize the undemocratic nature of the prevailing social order in West Africa, which is characterized by economic exploitation and political domination designed to benefit foreign capital at the expense of the people. The relationship between France and its “former” colonies in West Africa has been marked by continual interference and exploitation. Since 1960, France has repeatedly deposed or assassinated leaders who have attempted to upend the colonial relations of production responsible for Africa’s underdevelopment. Today, France continues to utilize a variety of tools to maintain domination over Niger and other West African countries. As a colonial power, France organized the Nigerien economy to be unindustrialized and dependent on the uranium trade. This relationship persists as Nigerien uranium mines are predominantly owned by French capitalists, who import Nigerien uranium to sustain France’s massive nuclear energy industry. A third of the light bulbs in France are powered by Nigerien uranium, while 90% of the people in Niger are robbed of access to electricity. France has around 1,500 soldiers stationed in Niger, helping to serve as a base for expanding French militarism across West Africa. Though counter-terrorism is the banner under which France and the United States justify their military presence across West Africa, the 2011 NATO-led intervention in Libya sparked a massive insurgency across the continent, providing a pretext for expanded militarization while exacerbating insecurity and instability. A 2019 report published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies found that terrorist activity on the continent doubled from 2012 to 2018. The number of countries experiencing attacks increased by 960% during that time period. Across the region, the need to resolve the terrorism issue through development, rather than illegal and ineffective foreign military intervention, lies at the heart of the popular struggle to expel French and American forces from African soil. Additionally, the continuation of the CFA franc as the official currency of Niger ensures that Niger remains subservient to imperialism. The CFA franc is a product of French colonialism, which sets the Nigerien currency at a fixed exchange rate with the Euro (previously the Franc), making it incredibly expensive for Niger to trade with other countries and thus allowing Europe to exploit Niger’s natural resources for next to nothing. Moreover, half of Nigerien currency reserves are held by the French treasury under the CFA franc system, making it impossible for Niger to use monetary policy to develop heavy industry and move away from mineral extraction. The CFA franc serves to guarantee France’s monetary hegemony over Niger and several other West and Central African countries. This long and ongoing history of French imperialism in Niger is essential for contextualizing the recent coup. Both liberals and conservatives are attempting to mischaracterize the new Nigerien government as a dictatorial military regime imposed on the people of Niger by a Russian conspiracy. Rather, the coup is supported by a mass movement of Nigeriens determined to put an end to the economic exploitation and political domination of their country by France, the United States, and foreign capital, more broadly. The new Nigerien government’s support was particularly evident at the demonstration at Seyni Kountche Stadium on August 8, where 30,000 Nigeriens came out in support of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland. The DSA International Committee stands in solidarity with Niger in its struggle for sovereignty and against capitalist imperialism. As the United States and Europe seek to vilify the new Nigerien Government and expand domination across West Africa, we call for the removal of sanctions against the transitional government and the Nigerien people; the removal of all French, American, and other foreign military forces from the African continent, including NATO and AFRICOM; and the abolition of all tools of colonial domination that inhibit the development of Niger." [for context the DSA is a marginal force in US politics, with a half dozen, undisciplined, members in Congress]
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Deal reached to open roads to Azerbaijan's breakaway Karabakh regionquote:TBILISI (Reuters) - Ethnic Armenian authorities in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed on Saturday to let in aid shipments from Baku-held territory for the first time in decades, in return for the restoration of road links to Armenia. Here's some good news, at least for now. The blockade is over.
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platzapS posted:Good statement? the IC usually makes good statements and is unsurprisingly despised by a lot of left lib types
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OhFunny posted:Deal reached to open roads to Azerbaijan's breakaway Karabakh region Aliyev's assistant posted a bit after that saying that actually, the Lachin blockade is still on https://twitter.com/LindseySnell/status/1700626323494850627
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https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/summaries/?post=1845070#Echobox=1694405345 Article showcasing the top political donors in South Africa. The majority are close to the Oppenheimer family, who owns De Beers Diamonds. 
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Votskomit posted:https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/summaries/?post=1845070#Echobox=1694405345 Also lol at the mining magnate basically giving money to any big rightwing party. And the EFF marxist-leninists*. *Also ultra nationalists if you wonder.
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Toplowtech posted:Action SA is the liberal party that split out of the Democratic Alliance, right? Yeah. They're xenophobic nationalist technocrat liberals. Basically fascist. Toplowtech posted:Also lol at the mining magnate basically giving money to any big rightwing party. His contributions match the parliamentary makeup pretty closely. Hedging his bets I think. So unless every single party in parliament is right wing, your take is off. What's funny is that his brother-in-law is Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of the ANC and country. Toplowtech posted:And the EFF marxist-leninists*. They are the opposite of nationalists. They are Pan Africanists who lose votes because they want to abolish borders. They actively fight against Xenophobia, which is embraced by the right wing parties like ActionSA. Where did you get this idea that they are ultra nationalists?
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Votskomit posted:They are the opposite of nationalists. They are Pan Africanists who lose votes because they want to abolish borders. They actively fight against Xenophobia, which is embraced by the right wing parties like ActionSA.
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Toplowtech posted:From Europe i only heard two think about them: really good lgbtq+ policies and accusations of 'CHUD like" behavior. I will be honest you have faaaaaar to many parties with really close name. I may have been thinking of FF+, not EFF. To be fair, the EFF has weird chud-like behaviour sometimes, it's just that nationalism isn't one of them. NasPers, one of the biggest media houses in the world, is located in South Africa and maintains an active anti-communist propaganda campaign. There is consequently a lot of misinformation about the EFF and I generally don't blame people, even locals, for having very wrong ideas about them. The FF+ are barely-relevant conservatives, except for being one of the many small "obviously aimed at white people" parties here.
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Votskomit posted:https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/summaries/?post=1845070#Echobox=1694405345 Lol that the Guptas didn't even get a mention
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AnimeIsTrash posted:Lol that the Guptas didn't even get a mention Indians once again left out.
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Votskomit posted:https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/summaries/?post=1845070#Echobox=1694405345 lmfao 
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AnimeIsTrash posted:Lol that the Guptas didn't even get a mention Tankbuster posted:Indians once again left out. it's possible the family doesn't have a natural political home and/or the ANC and DA are just fine with them running the show already without direct donations. i think there was a bribery scandal involving the guptas a few years ago which may make direct donations to parties a PR issue for them
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casually giving half a mil to the demon cracker Viljoen party
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yeah i mean spreading donations around as an oligarch seems smart but the FF+ has nothing to offer you except maybe not assassinating you
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Was reading about the assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd. The guy who did this was pretty badass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Tsafendas quote:Years later, he told two priests who visited him in the hospital, "Every day, you see a man you know committing a very serious crime for which millions of people suffer. You cannot take him to court or report him to the police because he is the law in the country. Would you remain silent and let him continue with his crime or would you do something to stop him? You are guilty not only when you commit a crime, but also when you do nothing to prevent it when you have the chance."[4]: 1
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AnimeIsTrash posted:Was reading about the assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd. The guy who did this was pretty badass. Lmao: quote:a year before the assassination, two people had reported Tsafendas to the South African police as a dangerous Communist, and one of them had even characterised him as "the biggest communist in the Republic of South Africa".
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it's wild that the ruling party since the end of apartheid only gets donations from the rich guy that donates to literally every party
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Atrocious Joe posted:it's wild that the ruling party since the end of apartheid only gets donations from the rich guy that donates to literally every party only wild in the sense that they didn't do enough to eviscerate the ruling class upon ascension to power
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PawParole posted:It’s very funny because he wants to partition Israel into like 5 different Jewish states. whoa im seein quintuple here. twenty five israels!
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Pener Kropoopkin posted:https://twitter.com/alec_sears/status/1701597144929702230?s=46&t=UyfxoSAUKW7QZlR_GhkuYA
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Saudi Arabia only had to fund one 9/11.
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my god, 911 times twelve thousand... that's over ten million
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Cookie Cutter posted:my god, 911 times twelve thousand... that's over ten million one billion 9/11s
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Pener Kropoopkin posted:Saudi Arabia only had to fund one 9/11. the soviets used a biplane
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PawParole posted:It’s very funny because he wants to partition Israel into like 5 different Jewish states. brooklyn, manhattan, the bronx, queens and staten island
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Pener Kropoopkin posted:https://twitter.com/alec_sears/status/1701597144929702230?s=46&t=UyfxoSAUKW7QZlR_GhkuYA How the heck are they the biggest sponsor of terror if they're not even funding one (1) 9/11? Something here doesn't add up...
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We are pleased to announce that the next Command Showcase is on the way, and will be available early this October. Operation Desert Falcon will take the player to the year 2027 and place them in command of a French Air Force squadron. A coup in Chad has brought a hostile regime to power. Foreign nationals are fleeing to the protection of small force of French marines holding out at the Massenya airfield. Only the French air force can provide the necessary security to prevent a massacre. The closest fighter squadron equipped to support the evacuation is staged over 2,000 nautical miles away in southern France. You will need to manage multiple air-to-air refuellings, synchronise multi domain strikes, and coordinate the logistics of evacuating Massenya. Operation Desert Falcon uses the Multidomain Strike Planner, Ops Planner, Cargo 2.0, and Palletized Munitions to give you all the tools you need to execute a difficult mission, the evacuation of an airbase under siege. Good luck, the future of Francafrique depends on your success.
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Frosted Flake posted:We are pleased to announce that the next Command Showcase is on the way, and will be available early this October. In the wargaming thread Inhad wondered in the Warsaw Pact nations had had a culture of Wargaming and I've just become convinced that it might be a uniquely Western hobby since it drips with so much fascism
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lmfao https://twitter.com/Somali_ICS/status/1701727042520203424?s=20
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