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Image is of vehicles set aflame by protestors near a government building.


Since July 1st, students have protested the unpopular proposal in which 30% of government jobs would be reserved for veterans of the 1971 War of Independence and their relatives. In a country with a youth unemployment rate of around 20% and a population of 170 million, a large number of otherwise eligible and competent people would have been forced out due to favouritism for veterans. As with basically every country on the planet over the last couple years, Bangladesh is suffering from inflation and an increasing cost-of-living, further exacerbating tensions.

The student protests have been met with significant violence by the government - local newspapers report that over a hundred protestors have been killed, and thousands have been injured. Guns and tear gas have been used. Additionally, the government has completely cut internet access throughout Bangladesh to prevent organizing, which has had some success in dividing protestors, but has also only further angered various parts of the country due to the massive impact to Bangladesh's online industries and various startups. And a national curfew has been in place to limit movement, with the population told to remain home if they want to be safe.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh relented, stating that now, only 5% of government jobs would be reserved for veterans and their families. 2% would be allocated to members of minorities, with the remaining 93% distributed on merit. A period of tentative calm has arrived, but Hasnat Abdullah, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, has stated that unless the government restores the internet, removes the curfew, releases detainees, and forces certain ministers to resign within a few days, then the protests will resume.


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Israel-Palestine Conflict

If you have evidence of Israeli crimes and atrocities that you wish to preserve, there is a thread here in which to do so.

Sources on the fighting in Palestine against Israel. In general, CW for footage of battles, explosions, dead people, and so on:

UNRWA daily-ish reports on Israel's destruction and siege of Gaza and the West Bank.

English-language Palestinian Marxist-Leninist twitter account. Alt here.
English-language twitter account that collates news (and has automated posting when the person running it goes to sleep).
Arab-language twitter account with videos and images of fighting.
English-language (with some Arab retweets) Twitter account based in Lebanon. - Telegram is @IbnRiad.
English-language Palestinian Twitter account which reports on news from the Resistance Axis. - Telegram is @EyesOnSouth.
English-language Twitter account in the same group as the previous two. - Telegram here.

English-language PalestineResist telegram channel.
More telegram channels here for those interested.

Various sources that are covering the Ukraine conflict are also covering the one in Palestine, like Rybar.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Sources:

Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map. Their youtube channel has substantially diminished in quality but the map is still useful. Moon of Alabama, which tends to have interesting analysis. Avoid the comment section.
Understanding War and the Saker: reactionary sources that have occasional insights on the war.
Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict. While he is a reactionary and surrounds himself with likeminded people, his daily update videos are relatively brainworm-free and good if you don't want to follow Russian telegram channels to get news. He also co-hosts The Duran, which is more explicitly conservative, racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-communist, etc when guests are invited on, but is just about tolerable when it's just the two of them if you want a little more analysis.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent and very good journalist reporting in the warzone on the separatists' side.

Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.

Pro-Russian Telegram Channels:

Again, CW for anti-LGBT and racist, sexist, etc speech, as well as combat footage.

https://t.me/aleksandr_skif ~ DPR's former Defense Minister and Colonel in the DPR's forces. Russian language.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad ~ A few different pro-Russian people gather frequent content for this channel (~100 posts per day), some socialist, but all socially reactionary. If you can only tolerate using one Russian telegram channel, I would recommend this one.
https://t.me/s/levigodman ~ Does daily update posts.
https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday ~ Patrick Lancaster's telegram channel.
https://t.me/gonzowarr ~ A big Russian commentator.
https://t.me/rybar ~ One of, if not the, biggest Russian telegram channels focussing on the war out there. Actually quite balanced, maybe even pessimistic about Russia. Produces interesting and useful maps.
https://t.me/epoddubny ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/mod_russia_en ~ Russian Ministry of Defense. Does daily, if rather bland updates on the number of Ukrainians killed, etc. The figures appear to be approximately accurate; if you want, reduce all numbers by 25% as a 'propaganda tax', if you don't believe them. Does not cover everything, for obvious reasons, and virtually never details Russian losses.
https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses ~ Pro-Russian, documents abuses that Ukraine commits.

Pro-Ukraine Telegram Channels:

Almost every Western media outlet.
https://discord.gg/projectowl ~ Pro-Ukrainian OSINT Discord.
https://t.me/ice_inii ~ Alleged Ukrainian account with a rather cynical take on the entire thing.


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[-] Comrade_Bones@hexbear.net 112 points 4 months ago

Absolutely hilarious to me that Kamala's two most famous quotes, "You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you," and "What can be, unburdened by what has been." Are just two completely mutually exclusive statements.

[-] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 75 points 4 months ago

The first is Marxist adjacent phraseology she probably picked up from her dad

The second is just the naked expression of her liberalism, her mangled interpretation of the end of history thesis

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[-] TrashGoblin@hexbear.net 101 points 4 months ago

https://xcancel.com/SuppressedNws/status/1816110782322504103

⚡️BON APPÉTIT! MAGGOTS RELEASED ON THE ISRAELI PM NETANYAHU’S TABLE

Protesters disrupted the Watergate Hotel last night, targeting Netanyahu, Israeli Mossad agents, and the Secret Service. Mealworms and maggots were placed on banquet tables, while crickets were released on multiple floors. Fire alarms were triggered for over 30 minutes, creating chaos to prevent rest before Netanyahu's appearance before Congress.

Source: Palestine Youth Movement on IG.

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[-] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 99 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Genuinely insane that Netanyahu can just give a speech on the Palestinian people that is the 2024 version of a “White Man’s Burden” and people will still argue that Israel is not an apartheid state. This MF literally was talking about “Israel’s vision of Palestine” like ok well who said that you get to have a vision on Palestine? That’s like… supposed to not be your place to have a say if you aren’t an apartheid state.

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[-] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 98 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The New Yorker got caught publishing quotes from two fake "Hezbollah field commander" whose comments read to me like they were coming from hasbara account.

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[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 98 points 4 months ago

In case you're wondering how cooked we are with climate change and deforestation, here's a recent satellite photograph of South America. Notice anything that's missing?

Oh that's right half the Amazon rainforest is gone... Just look at the Western half of Brazil, you can see the boundaries for protected areas as they are still forested. Just islands of forest.

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[-] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 97 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

President Biden had just finished trying to persuade a group of congressional Democrats to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure bill when Nancy Pelosi, then the House speaker, took the microphone.

In 30 minutes of remarks on Capitol Hill, Biden had spoken disjointedly and failed to make a concrete ask of lawmakers, according to Democrats in the room. After he left, a visibly frustrated Pelosi told the group she would articulate what Biden had been trying to say, one lawmaker said.

“It was the first time I remember people pretty jarred by what they had seen,” recalled Rep. Dean Phillips (D., Minn.), who would go on to mount an unsuccessful primary challenge against the president.

That was October 2021. That month was the last time Biden met with the House Democratic caucus on the Hill regarding legislation.

They knew. They've known for YEARS.

WSJ / archive.ph

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[-] Hohsia@hexbear.net 95 points 4 months ago

I must say that I just opened TikTok for the first time in like 2 weeks and all I’m getting is Kamala Kamala Kamala coconut tree this coconut tree that

Feel like I’m losing it. This is the person who couldn’t win a single fucking delegate IN HER HOME STATE and now I’m expected to believe that everyone loves her all of a sudden? Holy shit this is a brand new level of consent manufacturing

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[-] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 94 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This man only puts on a suit for one country.

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[-] LargePenis@hexbear.net 94 points 4 months ago

I'm on a little comment run here but fuck it.

Gotta say that we on the left have a lot to learn from the sheer impressive power that the DNC have when it comes to consolidation when the serious shit happens. Any issue on the left is debated and derailed by loser energy, while the DNC machine can just snap into overdrive mode where literally every single voice all fall in line when there is a serious lib matter. Remember how hard they consolidated for Biden pre-Super Tuesday in 2020, or how the discussion around Kamala went from "can she do it" to "I'll die for her" in literal hours in the last three days. Yeah of course we don't have the media tools for that, but it just pains me to see how hard the "ackshually" loser energy derails any leftist momentum these days, while libs all deeply know that their candidate is a loser but still delude themselves into actually fully believing.

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[-] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 94 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Senate Dems are apparently scrambling to figure out who will preside over Netanyahu's speech and be forever in the back of the pictures of the genocidaire speaking in the Senate. There have been previous reports that Harris and her team do not approve of the blank check that Biden gave Bibi, but who knows what that actually means in practice.

They should fucking make Schumer do it. He signed the letter inviting Bibi.

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[-] Greenleaf@hexbear.net 92 points 4 months ago

Israel’s national anthem loudly jeered before Olympic soccer match against Mali

Israel’s national anthem was loudly jeered before its soccer team kicked off play at the Paris Olympics against Mali on Wednesday night.

When it came to Israel’s anthem, boos and whistles immediately rang out. The stadium speaker system playing the anthems then got notably louder in what seemed like an effort to drown out the jeers.

This is just the appetizer… I’m hoping that Israel gets booed hard during the opening ceremonies. Though I strongly suspect the broadcasters are expecting this and there will be shenanigans to ensure the broadcast will barely register any booing at all, no matter how loud it actually gets.

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[-] plinky@hexbear.net 92 points 3 months ago

two weeks passed, no one gives a shit about trump's ear anymore hahaha

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[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 91 points 4 months ago

Netanyahu abusing the US's policy of free laundry for foreign diplomats:
https://xcancel.com/LadyDumplings/status/1815590415497674972

Over the years, the Israeli leader has developed a reputation among the staff at the U.S. president’s guesthouse for bringing special cargo on his trips to Washington: bags and suitcases full of dirty laundry, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

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[-] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 90 points 4 months ago

At first I thought it was good news that the Nazis think JD Vance is a race traitor, so they're likely to not vote for Trump and stay home, but then I remembered, not voting is the same as voting for Trump, so they're still voting for Trump.

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[-] refolde@hexbear.net 89 points 4 months ago

It's plainly obvious what's going on in Gaza right now is a genocide because westerners aren't currently dying or shriveling up from Genocide Withdrawal stemming from their physiological dependence on committing a genocide at any given moment.

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[-] DengistDonnieDarko@hexbear.net 88 points 4 months ago

hear me out

[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 88 points 3 months ago

"There are 92 elections that we monitor, I would say that the electoral process in Venezuela is the best in the world" - Jimmy Carter, former president of the USA.

Can't wait for the US to refuse to believe in the Carter Center results again.

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[-] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 87 points 4 months ago

The Olympics are such a farce, the double standards are ridiculous. Russia gets banned for the invasion of Ukraine yet there is no question that Isn'trael be allowed to compete while actively committing genocide.

Though of course this isn't new, Amerikkka has been allowed to compete despite everything they have done all over the world. Just another case of these "international events" being a case of international-community-1international-community-2

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[-] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 87 points 3 months ago

I don't think anyone even mentioned it but yesterday Israel killed over 200 people

[-] Parzivus@hexbear.net 87 points 3 months ago

Israeli news reporting that the US has given the go-ahead to Israel for an operation against Hezbollah
If by "operation" they mean an invasion, it's hard to see it as anything but the end of Israel. Maybe I'm being optimistic, but fascists are not known for successful two front wars

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[-] Parzivus@hexbear.net 86 points 3 months ago

China got the first gold of the Olympics and their drip is insane

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[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 85 points 4 months ago

NYT:

She starts by praising Biden. “Joe Biden’s legacy of accomplishments over the past three years is unmatched in modern history,” Harris says. “Yes, you may clap,” she tells the crowd.

jeb

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[-] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 85 points 4 months ago

From the Economist:

Several rival Palestinian groups, including Fatah and Hamas, signed a declaration to form a unity government, ending years of division. China brokered the negotiations. Fatah, which controls the West Bank’s Palestinian Authority, was thrown out of Gaza by Hamas in 2007. The agreement paves the way for creating a government for the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

So that unity deal some folks were posting about actually happened. Amazing that China could pull this off, kudos to them for hosting. Hamas and Fatah back together again, that's the power of the disastrous operation in Gaza. Israel has never been more cooked.

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[-] plinky@hexbear.net 85 points 4 months ago

meow-fiesta slowest draw in the west, but yay

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[-] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 84 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

🚨🇵🇸 "The Beijing Declaration to End Palestinian National Division: To unify national efforts to confront aggression and stop the genocide war."

Al-mayadeen now reporting, but they’re using the same text with the same typo as RNN so I’m still biding my time https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-mayadeen-obtains-palestinian-faction-s-crucial-beijing-de

spoilerThe following was agreed upon by 14 Palestinian factions at the end of the reconciliation meeting in Beijing, China today, including Hamas, PIJ, PFLP, DFLP, and Fatah:

The Palestinian factions welcome the opinion of the International Court of Justice, which confirmed the illegality of presence, occupation, and settlement.

Continuing to follow up on the implementation of the agreements to end the division that took place with the help of Egypt, Algeria, China, and Russia.

Commitment to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with its capital in Al-Quds in accordance with international resolutions, especially 181 and 242, and ensuring the right of return.

We affirm the right of the Palestinian people to resist occupation and end it in accordance with international laws, the UN Charter, and the right of peoples to self-determination.

To form a temporary national unity government with the consensus of Palestinian factions and by a decision of the president based on the Palestinian Basic Law.

The formed government exercises its powers and authorities over all Palestinian territories, confirming the unity of the West Bank, Al-Quds, and the Gaza Strip.

To resist and thwart attempts to displace our people from their homeland, especially from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Al-Quds.

Working to lift the barbaric siege on our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and deliver humanitarian and medical aid without restriction or condition.

~~Spoiling text because unconfirmed and I don’t want our hopes to get up too much.~~ Here’s current information regarding the talks: https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/palestinian-national-dialogue-talks-to-commence-in-beijing-o

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[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 84 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

seeing the entire legislature today applauding a genocidaire nazi shithead broke something in me (yeah it shouldn't have been there in the first place)

trauma

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[-] wombat@hexbear.net 84 points 4 months ago

biden last appeared in public 10 days ago lol

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[-] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 82 points 4 months ago

https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb_663304/wjbz_663308/activities_663312/202407/t20240723_11458788.html

Palestinian Factions Sign Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity 2024-07-23 18:49

On July 23, 2024, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi attended in Beijing the closing ceremony of the reconciliation talks of Palestinian factions and witnessed the signing of the Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity by 14 Palestinian factions.

In his remarks, Wang Yi noted that since entering the new era, President Xi Jinping has put forward proposals and propositions on addressing the Palestinian question, contributing Chinese wisdom and solution for addressing the question. Now, 14 Palestinian factions are gathering in Beijing with the greater good of their nation in mind. This is an important historical moment in the Palestinian liberation cause. China commends the reconciliation efforts made by all the factions, and congratulates them on the success of the Beijing dialogue and the signing of the Beijing Declaration.

Wang Yi pointed out that only when Palestinian factions speak as one can the voice of justice be loud and clear, and only when they join hands and march forward shoulder to shoulder can they succeed in their national liberation cause. The most important consensus from the Beijing talks is to achieve the reconciliation and unity among the 14 factions; the core outcome is the affirmation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole legitimate representative of all Palestinian people; the biggest highlight is the agreement on establishing an interim government of national reconciliation focusing on the post-conflict reconstruction of Gaza; and the strongest call is for truly establishing an independent State of Palestine in accordance with relevant U.N. resolutions. The key to the Palestinian reconciliation process is to bolster confidence, keep to the right direction, and make incremental progress. Only by making continuous efforts to build consensus and put it into practice can the reconciliation process yield more and more substantive progress and greater unity. Reconciliation is the internal affair of Palestinian factions, and cannot happen without international support. On the path toward reconciliation, China shares the same direction and destination with Arab and Islamic countries.

Wang Yi noted that the Palestinian question is at the core of the Middle East issue. China never has any selfish interests on the Palestinian question. China was among the first countries to recognize the PLO and the State of Palestine. China all along firmly supports the Palestinian people in restoring their legitimate national rights. We value fairness and advocate for justice. At present, the Gaza conflict drags on, its spillovers continue to spread, and multiple regional conflicts are interconnected. To help get out of the current conflict and predicament, China proposes a three-step initiative:

The first step is to achieve comprehensive, lasting and sustainable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible, and ensure access to humanitarian aid and rescue on the ground. The international community should build more synergy for ending the hostilities and establishing a ceasefire.

The second step is to make joint efforts toward post-conflict governance of Gaza under the principle of “Palestinians governing Palestine.” Gaza is an inseparable, integral part of Palestine. Restarting post-conflict reconstruction as soon as possible is an urgent priority. The international community needs to support Palestinian factions in establishing an interim national consensus government and realizing effective management of Gaza and the West Bank.

The third step is to help Palestine become a full member state of the U.N. and get down to implementing the two-State solution. It is important to support the convening of a broad-based, more authoritative, and more effective international peace conference to work out a timetable and road map for the two-State solution.

Ceasefire and humanitarian rescue are pressing priorities. “Palestinians governing Palestine” is the basic principle for the post-conflict governance of Gaza. The two-State solution is the fundamental way forward. The international community should support the parties in taking the three steps in real earnest.

Wang Yi noted that intra-Palestinian reconciliation will bring hope and a future to the Palestinian people. It is an important step toward resolving the Palestinian question and achieving peace and stability in the Middle East. Unwavering efforts must be continually made in this direction. China sincerely hopes that Palestinian factions will achieve reconciliation and, on that basis, realize independent statehood at an early date. We will strengthen communication and coordination with the relevant parties and make joint efforts for the implementation of the Beijing Declaration.

Head of the Fatah delegation Mr. Mahmoud al-Aloul and head of the Hamas delegation Mr. Musa Abu Marzouk delivered remarks on behalf of the Palestinian factions. They noted that China holds an important place in the heart of Palestinian people, and expressed sincere appreciation for President Xi Jinping and China’s unchanging, firm support and selfless assistance to Palestine over a long period of time. They spoke highly of China’s acting as a responsible major country and upholding justice for Palestine in international fora. They expressed deep appreciation for China’s strong support for intra-Palestinian dialogue and reconciliation. They stated their readiness to implement the consensus, strengthen unity among factions, advance the reconciliation process, and work for an early solution to the question of Palestine.

Diplomatic envoys to China or their representatives from Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Russia and Türkiye as well as representatives from 14 main Palestinian factions attended the closing ceremony.

LONG LIVE THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA AND LONG LIVE XI JINPING

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[-] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 82 points 4 months ago

For all the talk about "terror tunnels" in Gaza, nobody really considers how ordinary this is. There's a network of tunnels under Washington D.C. connecting key institutions, including military ones, but we don't call those terror tunnels.

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[-] TheOtherwise@hexbear.net 81 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

How NYT chooses to report on fatah/hamas agreement:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/world/middleeast/fatah-hamas-china-statement.html

“What happened in China isn’t significant,” said Jehad Harb, an analyst of Palestinian affairs. “There aren’t any indications that Hamas and Fatah intend to end the split between them.”

“These statements aren’t worth the ink needed to write them,” said Abd Al-Rahman Basem al-Masri, 25, a resident of Deir al Balah in central Gaza. “We’ve seen these things before and we’ve lost hope in them.”

Great example of how media tries to control narratives.

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[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 80 points 4 months ago

In congress the devil gave his speach but outside he was burned in effigy along with the amerikkka flags from this pole which is pictured with the Palestinian flags which replaced that trash

In response to the flag burning the pigs fired tear gas, sorry I don't have any pictures of the burning

Also the parrot for peace says free Palestine

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[-] Greenleaf@hexbear.net 80 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I don’t ask for much, but the Israeli Olympic delegation getting heartily booed at the opening ceremonies would be cathartic.

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[-] Torenico@hexbear.net 79 points 3 months ago

My Paraguayan brothers just demolished "Israel" 4-2 in Olympic Games football. "Israel" has the right to defend it's goalposts (they just don't do it very well)

Death to "Israel". Even in something quite meaningless like olympic games football they deserve to lose. As long as they exist, they shouldn't be able to enjoy anything.

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[-] MelaniaTrump@hexbear.net 79 points 4 months ago

Don’t blame me for Genocide Kamala, I supported Genocide Gavin.

[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 79 points 4 months ago

Just compare between China fostering unity among the Palestinian factions and the US applauding a Zionist ghoul.

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[-] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 78 points 4 months ago
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[-] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 78 points 4 months ago

Reddit libs have now started deification of Kamala on all subs.

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[-] SeventyTwoTrillion@hexbear.net 77 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

China’s central government has approved Shanghai’s plan to build 29 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity, as the city works to cut emissions to meet Beijing’s ambitious climate targets.

Once the deep sea project is complete, the financial and industrial hub will receive about 100 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity every year, according to local newspaper Xinmin Evening News. That’s more than half of Shanghai’s annual power consumption. The city is also set to receive green power from Inner Mongolia via a state-backed, long-distance grid, the paper reported, without providing details for either project.

China is leading the global push for renewable energy, with its offshore wind capacity set to triple to 129 gigawatts by 2030, according to BloombergNEF. Fierce prices wars between domestic manufacturers have made equipment much cheaper than in the rest of the world, driving market demand for clean energy. The price of offshore wind power even dipped below that of coal-generated electricity last month in another project off Shanghai.

it's pretty funny when China, the "authoritarian communist no food no freedom" country, is doing the whole corporations-competing-driving-down-prices thing better than Western countries whose economies now consist of a grand total of about 6-7 monopoly corporations, which, if anything, do the opposite and conspire to increase prices among themselves

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[-] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 76 points 4 months ago

Capitalist Russia exporting reactionary ideals to burkina faso visualized

Link evil Putin turning innocent Burkinabè into g*mers joker-gaming

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[-] Woly@hexbear.net 76 points 4 months ago

I cannot believe that people think Biden stepped aside amicably just because he didn't call Harris a removed in his resignation letter. A week ago reporters said he was old-man raging against the people who had turned against him and "betrayed him," boo fucking hoo, and now in forty eight hours libs have completely whitewashed him into some selfless hero with an astounding political IQ.

As if he wasn't lying in bed with a fever mumbling about Gerald Ford when his advisors told him that the DNC was gonna cut off all funding and handed him that pre-written letter to sign.

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[-] SoyViking@hexbear.net 76 points 4 months ago

After the fall of King Brandon the Feeble-minded, the nobles supporting Lady Kamala the Awkward hastened to secure her claim to the Throne of Skulls. Success followed swiftly, for when word spread that she would inherit the throne, no noble or sage in the realm dared support any other pretender. They feared being on the losing side and fall from the grace of the future queen. Soon, even the High Priest of Change, ever careful not to reveal his machinations prematurely, made movements to bless her ascension.

As the banners bearing the sigil of the House of Brandon were quietly pulled down from the Great White Hall and replaced with those bearing the chained child sigil of the House of Kamala, all was set for Lady Kamala the Awkward to ride to the City of Wind for her coronation. Nobles from all corners of the realm were travelling there to do obeisance and kiss her ring.

In these dire times, priests and sages, desperate for hope, uttered fervent prayers, convincing themselves and the people that Kamala the Awkward would be the champion to vanquish the hordes of the Orange Troll King. Many a priest, in their desperation, believed the heavens were answering their prayers and promising victory.

Yet, a pall of unease lingered and whispers of doubt and uncertainty still permeated the air, casting shadows over the pomp and ceremony. Only the passage of time would tell if these hopes were in vain or if the threads of fate had indeed been rewoven in favor of the realm.

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[-] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 76 points 4 months ago

🚨 Amid concerns that Israel might invade Lebanon, President Biden is expected to issue a Deferred Enforced Departure order for Lebanon tomorrow, allowing non-citizens to remain in the US indefinitely due to unsafe conditions, source tells me.

They are definitely going to invade Lebanon

https://nitter.poast.org/kenklippenstein/status/1816514661657071959#m

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[-] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 76 points 4 months ago

Biden is dead and we’re only going to see AI Generated statements from him till the election is over.

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[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 75 points 4 months ago

Democratic MP Rashida Tlaib holds a sign for Netanyahu that reads “WAR CRIMINAL.”

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[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 75 points 3 months ago

It's so weird how Putin used to be the "funny bald russian chuck norris" redditcore meme back in the day until around 2017 or so. Then he became satan lol

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[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 75 points 4 months ago

Maduro once again refers to Milei as a “goddamn miscreant fascist Nazi”. During a campaign event this Sunday in Nueva Esparta, the official candidate for the presidential elections asked his followers in this region if they want "what is happening in Argentina to happen in Venezuela."

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-- If you are citing a twitter post as news please include not just the twitter.com in your links but also nitter.net (or another Nitter instance). There is also a Firefox extension that can redirect Twitter links to a Nitter instance: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/libredirect/ or archive them as you would any other reactionary source using e.g. https://archive.today . Twitter screenshots still need to be sourced or they will be removed --

-- Mass tagging comm moderators across multiple posts like a broken markov chain bot will result in a comm ban--

-- Repeated consecutive posting of reactionary sources, fake news, misleading / outdated news, false alarms over ghoul deaths, and/or shitposts will result in a comm ban.--

-- Neglecting to use content warnings or NSFW when dealing with disturbing content will be removed until in compliance. Users who are consecutively reported due to failing to use content warnings or NSFW tags when commenting on or posting disturbing content will result in the user being banned. --

-- Using April 1st as an excuse to post fake headlines, like the resurrection of Kissinger while he is still fortunately dead, will result in the poster being thrown in the gamer gulag and be sentenced to play and beat trashy mobile games like 'Raid: Shadow Legends' in order to be rehabilitated back into general society. --

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