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The death of irony.

The level of complicity of the @BBC in the ethnic cleansing of southern Lebanon is shocking. I am listening to their Jerusalem correspondent report that the ‘IDF are striking Hezbollah targets’ while I’m on the ground in the middle of it watching men, women and children being killed on a daily basis. My colleagues are being executed. Paramedics are being systematically murdered. All of this is happening in plain sight and the BBC correspondent here in Lebanon knows it. May you all be put on trial for your deadly propaganda when the time comes. Shame on all of you, especially those on the ground who are too cowardly to speak out.

🚨HIS ONLY “CRIME”: REFUSING TO LEAVE HIS PATIENTS. Dr. Hussam, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, was detained by the Israeli army after reportedly being taken from the hospital during the assault on northern Gaza. He has been held for over 1.5 years without a clear trial and without access to legal representation. He was last seen insisting on staying with his patients. Since then, he has been held under harsh conditions, with serious concerns raised about his health and treatment. Medical colleagues around the world speak up. Contact your national medical associations. Pressure decision-makers. This is a fellow healthcare worker, and his continued detention is unacceptable. Engage. Don’t stay silent‼️

This mother and daughter - and her unborn baby - were massacred by Zionists hours ago. Every day they murder tens of Lebanese citizens, and the criminal journalists in Western media look away or shamelessly and subtly try to justify the massacres and ethnic cleansing in Lebanon.

There is no justification for this whatsoever. And it certainly isn’t ’antisemitic’ to call out the atrocities inflicted on Palestinians. And it’s been going on for decades.

How is this not blowing up everywhere? ‘Pro-Israel German politician and commissioner for combatting anti-semitism, was a victim of arson attack that had an inverted red triangle spray-painted on the site. Turns out this arson attack was carried out by his acquaintances, who are involved with a Jewish non-profit’

This is what Donald Trump celebrated: Nine U.S. bunker buster bombs, double tap strike, both within the space of two hours, heavily impacted B1 bridge in Karaj, Alborz. Beyond breaking international law by hitting civilian infrastructure, these strikes killed 13 Iranian civillians, of which included pregnant women and children as young as 6 months old. 250 people injured. On a day where families were picnicking below the bridge to celebrate nature day. Where is the international community? Grave war crimes and the silence is deafening.

NATO established “Operation Arctic Sentry” in February, openly stating the goal is to sever Beijing’s “access to energy, critical minerals”, and disrupt trade with Russia. It’s an embargo. This explains why Trump is so interested in Greenland and Canada, and why the Royal Navy deployed a carrier strike group last month to the Greenland-Iceland-UK (GIUK) corridor — and again this week. richardmedhurst.substack.com/p/how-the-us-p…

Bombing, massacres, terror, and continued displacement. This is what a supposed ceasefire looks like in Lebanon I have been watching the news closely these past few weeks, taking in what is happening while listening more carefully to my loved ones. In the first days, I heard from them small, humble moments of relief in being back in our south, set against a constant fear and readiness for the enemy’s cruelty at any moment, because it has not stopped. Our people are mourning those they have lost, and the parts of life that have been destroyed, while still having to live through it. What was meant to be a brief respite never came. Instead, the politicians who claim to represent Lebanon shuffle their cards and negotiate with our people’s killers, deciding who they don’t mind abandoning to this death machine. What people hoped would be a short return, to see what was left of their homes, to bury their loved ones, and to gather necessities, has turned into a trap for more bloodshed and slaughter under the guise of some twisted arrangement. And while it is not surprising it is exhausting.

"One of these companies, Rain Neuromorphics, is also backed by the OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, and was reported to be near collapse last year, shortly after winning Aria money" This "invention agency" will invent alot of new ways to make political cronies richer

In December, Boeing was given an $8.6 billion co"ntract for Israel including 25 new F-15IAs and an option for 25 ‌more. Baram ⁠said the next step would be to move forward with finalizing the agreements with the U.S. government" Translation: US will pay for it.

@ZhaiXiang5 @Nevertoolatet10 @yoongyeepoh @WillLangley96 @FT The controlling shareholder of The Economist is Exor group, controlled by jewish zionist John Elkann thru marriage of his mother margherita agnelli, daughter of ferrari founder gianni agnelli. And FT is owned by Nikkei of Japan. Both ownership wef from 2015. Coincidence?🤔

@Nevertoolatet10 @yoongyeepoh @ngwm8 @WillLangley96 @FT Oh looks like they really want to become Economist II

China declared the end of extreme poverty in early 2021 after one of the largest anti-poverty campaigns in human history. But some still seem to be asking: did it really happen? Recently, "China said it ended poverty. Did it?" by @WillLangley96 of the Financial Times, raised doubts about the authenticity and sustainability of China's poverty alleviation efforts, based on his interview in two counties of southwest China's Guizhou Province. Such doubts are not new. But when they are built on limited samples, unverified details, selectively presented anecdotes, and missing context, the report goes beyond differing perspectives and raises questions of validity. Since 2012, China has pursued a new phase of poverty alleviation through a combination of industrial development, labor mobility, transport and communication facility expansion, and health insurance subsidies. In late 2020, Guizhou, one of China's most impoverished provincial regions, announced that its last nine poor counties had been lifted out of poverty, marking the removal of all 832 registered poor counties in China. A transition period then followed, with continued monitoring and support for those lifted out of poverty and those at risk of slipping there. To better understand the claims made and stories told in this China poverty report, I conducted a careful review, cross-checking key details with colleagues and relevant authorities. The result is: a number of the article's core assertions rely on fragile evidence, and in some cases fail to meet basic standards of verification. Here's a point-by-point fact-check on the Financial Times report. The article opens with a portrait of how Yang Nai Yan Qing, in her 60s, lives a frugal life, claiming that her monthly living expenses are less than 200 yuan (29 USD). Apart from special occasions, such as the Spring Festival, when she "buys some meat if she can afford it", Yang "eats only mustard greens, cabbage and sweet potatoes, almost all of which she grows herself in a field a long walk uphill. " Through this narrative, the image of an elderly woman struggling in hardship and deserving sympathy, is gradually constructed. This week, however, when our colleague in Guizhou visited Yang in Guizhou's Congjiang County, a different picture emerged. Yang's home is a self-built, three-and-a-half-storey house, one of the larger residences in the village. The ground floor alone measures around 160 square meters. Her family is not impoverished, so the house was not government-provided, but built at their own expense about a decade ago. With her permission, my colleague took photographs of both the interior and exterior. Judge by yourself whether the portrayal of poverty holds up. Near her home stands a pagoda-like structure known as a drum tower, a distinctive feature of the Dong ethnic group (top right). It's like a community center, serving as a communal space for discussion, decision-making, festivals, and other collective activities. At its top sits a drum that functions as the village's traditional "information hub" and "alarm system": specific drumbeats are used to convey messages and mobilize villagers, before the advent of modern communication. Granny Yang recalled that around January 30 this year, a foreigner arrived at her home by car with a Chinese assistant. The man, supposedly Langley, did not identify himself as a journalist. Out of hospitality, she invited them inside for a chat. She did not understand the purpose of the visit and simply took Langley and his assistant as tourists; to this day, she still does not know what the Financial Times is. The size of Granny Yang's kitchen is spacious (bottom left)-larger, I should admit, than my own bedroom in Beijing. She showed her double-door refrigerator, which was well stocked with meat (bottom right). Perhaps, the Financial Times should consider interviewing me next time. She explained that she simply does not like eating meat. In the past, when life was more difficult, she could not afford it even if she wanted to, but now she can have it whenever she wishes. Yang, 63, and her husband, 68, each receive pensions of around 200 yuan (29 USD) per month. Her mother-in-law, who is over 90, receives both a pension and an additional allowance for the elderly. Altogether, the elderly members of the household have a stable monthly income of nearly 700 yuan (102 USD). Her son and daughter-in-law have stable jobs as a driver and a salesperson, respectively. The annual income of the household they live in together is close to 80,000 yuan (11,702 USD). Her daughter is operating a start-up. Her children also give her some pocket money each month. And, the family owns a private car. The FT also reported "many of her neighbours were relocated to newer apartment blocks downhill." However, my colleague has verified that there has been no unified resettlement in the village. The so-called new apartments are mostly self-built homes constructed by villagers in recent years. Granny Yang herself has also retained a traditional wooden house not far away, which has clear ethnic characteristics and is not in disrepair. Langley wrote that "she says her life has barely changed." We are not sure whether this reflects a communication gap, but judging from her diet storage and housing conditions, the changes have in fact been quite significant. Perhaps what has remained unchanged is her long-standing habit of frugality. To equate such a lifestyle directly with poverty risks oversimplifying a more complex reality and reinforcing a selective narrative. It's a compelling story, until you start checking the details. This is just part of my response. Will posting more today.

Absolute bombshell. Respected Jewish Rabbi Herschel Gluck completely shatters the establishment narrative. He confirms more British Jews march for Palestine pro-rata than any other group. He declares banning these protests is an actual antisemitic attack on the Jewish community.

@sov_media Still a very US-centric worldview despite the badge of indy media. China, Russia DPRK achieved hypersonics, space leadership under massive sanctions. India didnt steal nukes unlike israel. The west arent geniuses, iranians arent fools. Science favours those with education

SOVEREIGNTY AND SOLIDARITY: IRAN'S SECRETS FOR SUCCESS The Western elite, and their reactionary hangers-on in the Iranian diaspora, insist ad nauseam that the Islamic Republic's investment in its military is a colossal waste. Against all evidence, they uncritically parrot Donald Trump's claims that Iran's navy and air force are 'destroyed', its much-vaunted missile cities buried beyond reach by the force of US bombs. And if anything, they show even greater disdain for the country's investment in forward defense and its material commitment to Palestinian liberation. They reduce resistance forces in Palestine and Lebanon to mere 'proxies' and dismiss Iran's support for them as a cheap propaganda ploy. In this wide-ranging interview with Myriam Francois, Sovereign Media's very own Lowkey thoroughly dismantles these narratives. He lays out Iran's defensive strategy, masterfully executed over 40 days of war against US-Israeli aggression, as the culmination of 40 years of sovereign technological development. And he insists on Palestine's central place within that strategy: not just embedded in the Islamic Republic's very constitution, but realised in its concrete practice of material solidarity. When every political tendency within the Palestinian resistance acknowledges its profound debt to Iran, no one in the West is in any position to second-guess them. @Lowkey0nline

@henrysgao You r a professor of law at yong pang how at smu? Always knew standards are lower than nus and ntu, but this is ridiculous @SgSMUYPHSL buck up!

For those who kept saying that the CCP has lifted 800M people out of poverty, have you ever wondered who put them there in the first place?

Trump admits to the world the U.S. is a criminal enterprise: “We took over the ship. We took over the oil. It’s a profitable business. We’re like pirates.” This doesn’t just happen under Trump either. He’s just saying the quiet part out loud. It happens under all presidents.

Left: Head of Met Police Mark Rowley suggests that Zack Polanski undermines the ability of police officers to work Right: It seems that Zack Polanski, like many of us, was wondering why police officers kicked a man on the ground five times in the head I'm not anti police. I've never trained or worked in any part of policing. And I'm grateful every day that we have police men and women who run towards danger to protect all of us in society I can appreciate fast moving instances where officers have to act on their feet, especially when there's a dangerous person who stabbed two people, and they need to disarm them as quickly as possible But it's the five kicks to the attackers head which makes many of us wonder if that was an appropriate way to respond I've muted the video in the first playing so you can hear the commissioner. I've kept the audio in the second playing so you can hear the officers You can hear the police officers repeatedly shout 'drop the knife' as they're kicking him in the head. You can also see they're holding a taser, which presumably immobilised the attacker which is why he's on the ground not really moving. And when they pull his arm out to get him to drop the knife, his arm is shaking (taser?) We all rely on the police to keep us safe, but I don't think it's unreasonable to ask @metpoliceuk if kicking someone in the head five times is acceptable normal practice I'd welcome any clarity from any experienced police officer, or directly from the Met, just to reassure the public on the reasons why these actions were taken I'd also appreciate the integrity of responding with an explanation, not to assume that these questions are meant to demean or diminish the ability of our police to keep us safe

@FurkanGozukara Nope they must follow the orders from washington or face destruction of their careers and their country.

President Trump openly confesses to blackmailing Germany and the European Union. He threatens massive tariffs to force foreign companies to obey his demands. The White House treats international trade like a mafia racket. US allies will never trust Washington again.

This seems relevant: Remember when the police dragged in 87-year-old Holocaust Survivor Stephen Kapos to be questioned under caution because he was on a protest against Genocide and wished to lay flowers for the dead children of Gaza outside the BBC

S Korean MoD: "we" had non disclosure with the US, so we couldnt tell you (Moon Jae Im, the predident of S korea). Digest that. Ditto japan, pakistan, philippines and other asian US vassals.