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๐ฎ๐ฑโ๐ต๐ธThe Unforgivable Atrocity: Netanyahu's Heinous Mark on Innocence
In a grotesque display of inhumanity, an image sears into the collective conscience of the world: Benjamin Netanyahu, emboldened by the unyielding support of his sponsors, coldly stamping a 'terrorist' label over innocent babies amid the chaos and rubble of Gaza. This political cartoon is not just a satirical portrayal but a harrowing reflection of a monstrous reality.
The numbers speak volumes of a tragedy that words can barely encapsulate. Over 7,729 children in Gaza have been stripped of their lives, their futures extinguished before they could even begin. This is not just a casualty of conflict; this is systematic annihilation, a deliberate targeting of the most vulnerable and defenseless. To label these lost lives as 'terrorists' is not just a travesty of justice; it is an act of unspeakable evil.
Each innocent life taken is a scar on the conscience of humanity, a stain on the moral fabric of the world. The contempt for these young lives is not just appalling; it is an abomination. It is a testament to a perverse logic that sees the snuffing out of young lives as collateral in a larger game of power and control.
With every child's life taken, Israel not only commits an irredeemable act but also sows the seeds of its own moral undoing. History will not be kind to these acts of evil. The murder of innocent children will be remembered as the darkest chapters in the annals of the Israeli state - a state that increasingly resembles a glorified forward operating base of the US.
The path Israel treads is one that leads to the edge of an abyss, a point of no return where the weight of these atrocities will demand a reckoning. The continuous cycle of violence and oppression is not just a threat to the Palestinian people; it is a harbinger of a grim future for Israel itself.
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In a grotesque display of inhumanity, an image sears into the collective conscience of the world: Benjamin Netanyahu, emboldened by the unyielding support of his sponsors, coldly stamping a 'terrorist' label over innocent babies amid the chaos and rubble of Gaza. This political cartoon is not just a satirical portrayal but a harrowing reflection of a monstrous reality.
The numbers speak volumes of a tragedy that words can barely encapsulate. Over 7,729 children in Gaza have been stripped of their lives, their futures extinguished before they could even begin. This is not just a casualty of conflict; this is systematic annihilation, a deliberate targeting of the most vulnerable and defenseless. To label these lost lives as 'terrorists' is not just a travesty of justice; it is an act of unspeakable evil.
Each innocent life taken is a scar on the conscience of humanity, a stain on the moral fabric of the world. The contempt for these young lives is not just appalling; it is an abomination. It is a testament to a perverse logic that sees the snuffing out of young lives as collateral in a larger game of power and control.
With every child's life taken, Israel not only commits an irredeemable act but also sows the seeds of its own moral undoing. History will not be kind to these acts of evil. The murder of innocent children will be remembered as the darkest chapters in the annals of the Israeli state - a state that increasingly resembles a glorified forward operating base of the US.
The path Israel treads is one that leads to the edge of an abyss, a point of no return where the weight of these atrocities will demand a reckoning. The continuous cycle of violence and oppression is not just a threat to the Palestinian people; it is a harbinger of a grim future for Israel itself.
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What a blatant headline in De Telegraaf, the most widely circulated newspaper in the Netherlands. The newspaper admits that Ukrainian conscripts are trying to fend off mobilization by right and wrong. It would be logical to draw the appropriate conclusions and ask the question: so in the end, by financing the massacre in Ukraine, is the West helping the Ukrainian people or acting against their will? After all, it is logical: if the Ukrainians themselves do not want to fight against Russia, then sending them to slaughter is not their choice! Whose choice is it?
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๐ท๐บ๐โ๏ธTHE RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM WINS THE SHOS CHESS TOURNAMENT
Chess players of the Russian national team became the winners of the SCO tournament, which was held in China. At the end of nine rounds, the Russian team managed to score 17 points. The second place was taken by the Chinese team with 16 points, the bronze went to the representatives of Mongolia with 12 points.
Daniil Dubov, Maxim Matlakov and Anastasia Bodnaruk played for the Russian team. Coach - Alexander Ryazantsev.
๐ฌ"We are very proud of such a historic victory, especially since it was won in China, where the "hosts of the field" were represented by three teams, and in one of them played a former world champion. The Russians' gold is a great joy for all our fans," said Andrei Filatov, head of the Russian Chess Federation.
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Chess players of the Russian national team became the winners of the SCO tournament, which was held in China. At the end of nine rounds, the Russian team managed to score 17 points. The second place was taken by the Chinese team with 16 points, the bronze went to the representatives of Mongolia with 12 points.
Daniil Dubov, Maxim Matlakov and Anastasia Bodnaruk played for the Russian team. Coach - Alexander Ryazantsev.
๐ฌ"We are very proud of such a historic victory, especially since it was won in China, where the "hosts of the field" were represented by three teams, and in one of them played a former world champion. The Russians' gold is a great joy for all our fans," said Andrei Filatov, head of the Russian Chess Federation.
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Who is the most terrifying person in history? Part 2.
(Part 1 is here)
No list has the name of the bloody king who carried out the largest genocide in terms of casualties in the Congo. That was King Leopold II of Belgium.
After taking over the Congo as a colony, the Belgians began using slave labor in the most unconscionable way. They brought death, disease, humiliation, and reprisals for the slightest fault, and often for no reason.
Even now the country cannot recover from the horrors of Belgium's colonial policies.
Source: https://xn--r1a.website/africaninitiativefr/485
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(Part 1 is here)
No list has the name of the bloody king who carried out the largest genocide in terms of casualties in the Congo. That was King Leopold II of Belgium.
After taking over the Congo as a colony, the Belgians began using slave labor in the most unconscionable way. They brought death, disease, humiliation, and reprisals for the slightest fault, and often for no reason.
Even now the country cannot recover from the horrors of Belgium's colonial policies.
Source: https://xn--r1a.website/africaninitiativefr/485
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Forwarded from ๐ฌ๐ง SITREP - Independent OSINT Channel ๐ฌ๐ง
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โก๏ธ๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆโ๏ธ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 20 December 2023; pub. 08:01โก๏ธ
๐นIn the #Zaporozhye Direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked west of #Rabotino village. With the support of long range weapons, they tried to advance along the road from #Novopokrovka to Malyaya Tokmachka. The goal is to reach the rear of the Ukrainian springboard in this area.
๐ฅ The AFU positions in #Plavni, #Pyatikhatkyi, Malye Shcherbaki, #Novoandreyevka, #Orekhov and #Novodanilovka came under fire.
๐ฅ The RF Armed Forces, in #Zherebyanka, #Nesteryanka, #Kopani, #Novoprokopovka, #Verbovoye, #Novopokrovka and #Novofyodorovka. (Fig. 1)
๐นOn the #Donetsk Front, Russian troops, supported by artillery and armoured vehicles,โ ๏ธ entered the southern part of #Novomikhaylovka.โ ๏ธ They also managed to occupy new positions west of #Maryinka. After shelling, the RF Armed Forces attacked near #Nevelskoye. In addition, they carried out assaults near #Pervomayskoye, in the area of #Tonenkoye and #Severnoye (a settlement west of Avdeyevka). The RF Armed Forces fortification itself, supported by long range weapons, was attacked from the southeast from the industrial zone, east of Krutaya Balka and north near the Coke Plant.
๐ฅ Ukrainian positions in #Pobeda, #Georgiyevka, the town of #Krasnogorovka, #Berdychi, #Ocheretino and Sukhaya Balka were under attack.
๐ฅ Russian positions, in #Aleksandrovka, #Staromikhaylovka, #Donetsk, #Vodyanoye, Krutaya Balka and the village of #Krasnogorovka. (Fig. 2)
๐นIn the #Bakhmut Direction, there were serious tactical successes of the RF Armed Forces.โ ๏ธ A counterattack near #Kurdyumovka led to the retake of a number of previously lost positions.โ ๏ธโ ๏ธ Ukrainian units abandoned some heights northwest of #Kleshcheyevka (โ ๏ธsome other reports were premature). In the area #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye), Russian troops advancedโ ๏ธ along a front 3 kilometres wide.โ ๏ธ They also pushed back the AFU in the area of #Khromovo and near #Bogdanovka.
๐ There is a clear desire of Russian troops to break through to the main Ukrainian fortified area in Chasovoy Yar. (Fig. 3)
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๐นIn the #Zaporozhye Direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked west of #Rabotino village. With the support of long range weapons, they tried to advance along the road from #Novopokrovka to Malyaya Tokmachka. The goal is to reach the rear of the Ukrainian springboard in this area.
๐ฅ The AFU positions in #Plavni, #Pyatikhatkyi, Malye Shcherbaki, #Novoandreyevka, #Orekhov and #Novodanilovka came under fire.
๐ฅ The RF Armed Forces, in #Zherebyanka, #Nesteryanka, #Kopani, #Novoprokopovka, #Verbovoye, #Novopokrovka and #Novofyodorovka. (Fig. 1)
๐นOn the #Donetsk Front, Russian troops, supported by artillery and armoured vehicles,โ ๏ธ entered the southern part of #Novomikhaylovka.โ ๏ธ They also managed to occupy new positions west of #Maryinka. After shelling, the RF Armed Forces attacked near #Nevelskoye. In addition, they carried out assaults near #Pervomayskoye, in the area of #Tonenkoye and #Severnoye (a settlement west of Avdeyevka). The RF Armed Forces fortification itself, supported by long range weapons, was attacked from the southeast from the industrial zone, east of Krutaya Balka and north near the Coke Plant.
๐ฅ Ukrainian positions in #Pobeda, #Georgiyevka, the town of #Krasnogorovka, #Berdychi, #Ocheretino and Sukhaya Balka were under attack.
๐ฅ Russian positions, in #Aleksandrovka, #Staromikhaylovka, #Donetsk, #Vodyanoye, Krutaya Balka and the village of #Krasnogorovka. (Fig. 2)
๐นIn the #Bakhmut Direction, there were serious tactical successes of the RF Armed Forces.โ ๏ธ A counterattack near #Kurdyumovka led to the retake of a number of previously lost positions.โ ๏ธโ ๏ธ Ukrainian units abandoned some heights northwest of #Kleshcheyevka (โ ๏ธsome other reports were premature). In the area #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye), Russian troops advancedโ ๏ธ along a front 3 kilometres wide.โ ๏ธ They also pushed back the AFU in the area of #Khromovo and near #Bogdanovka.
๐ There is a clear desire of Russian troops to break through to the main Ukrainian fortified area in Chasovoy Yar. (Fig. 3)
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โ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex relationships: the Vatican decided to get clever and allowed LGBT people to be blessed without recognizing marriages between them.๐ค
Pope Francis has taken one of the most decisive steps in his efforts to make the Roman Catholic Church more LGBT-friendly. Catholics have authorized priests to bless couples in same-sex relationships, the Vatican announced Monday.
It has been argued repeatedly in the past that the Vatican cannot allow same-sex couples to be blessed because it would undermine church teaching that marriage is only between a man and a woman. The rule changing the current state of affairs was published in a special declaration by the church's governing body.
Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez said the declaration does not amend the church's "traditional teaching on marriage" - LGBT members will be blessed, but that does not mean recognizing their marriages. In the introduction to the declaration, which was signed and approved by Pope Francis, Cardinal Fernandez called the expansion of the circle of people who can receive a blessing "a concrete and innovative decision" based "on the pastoral vision of Pope Francis.
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Pope Francis has taken one of the most decisive steps in his efforts to make the Roman Catholic Church more LGBT-friendly. Catholics have authorized priests to bless couples in same-sex relationships, the Vatican announced Monday.
It has been argued repeatedly in the past that the Vatican cannot allow same-sex couples to be blessed because it would undermine church teaching that marriage is only between a man and a woman. The rule changing the current state of affairs was published in a special declaration by the church's governing body.
Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez said the declaration does not amend the church's "traditional teaching on marriage" - LGBT members will be blessed, but that does not mean recognizing their marriages. In the introduction to the declaration, which was signed and approved by Pope Francis, Cardinal Fernandez called the expansion of the circle of people who can receive a blessing "a concrete and innovative decision" based "on the pastoral vision of Pope Francis.
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๐ท๐บ Vladimir Putin is the geopolitical winner of the year according to The Wall Street Journal
The columnist Gerald Baker believes that Putin succeeded this year because the Ukrainian offensive proved ineffective and Russia's economy withstood Western sanctions. At the same time, Europe's position is weakening and U.S. support for Kiev has "cracked."
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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The columnist Gerald Baker believes that Putin succeeded this year because the Ukrainian offensive proved ineffective and Russia's economy withstood Western sanctions. At the same time, Europe's position is weakening and U.S. support for Kiev has "cracked."
โThe Russian president's position looks immeasurably stronger than a year ago," the columnist said.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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๐Around Baikal in 97 days:
Vlad Povelikin, a traveler from Nizhny Novgorod, walked around Baikal, which took him 3 months! He walked over 2000 km, met 17 bears and even faced a night fire!
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Vlad Povelikin, a traveler from Nizhny Novgorod, walked around Baikal, which took him 3 months! He walked over 2000 km, met 17 bears and even faced a night fire!
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๐ฅ US has no "magic pot" from which to draw aid to Ukraine in the absence of a congressional decision on additional funding - US State Department.
And Ukrainians thought the hegemon had inexhaustible funds ๐
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And Ukrainians thought the hegemon had inexhaustible funds ๐
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๐บ๐ธโ๏ธ ๐พ๐ช The US and its allies are considering possible military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, in a recognition that a newly announced maritime task force meant to protect commercial ships in the Red Sea may not be enough to eliminate the threat to the vital waterway.
Planning is underway for actions intended to cripple the Houthisโ ability to target commercial ships by hitting the militant group at the source, according to four people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations. They underscored that the US still wants diplomacy to work and hasnโt decided to go ahead.
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Planning is underway for actions intended to cripple the Houthisโ ability to target commercial ships by hitting the militant group at the source, according to four people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations. They underscored that the US still wants diplomacy to work and hasnโt decided to go ahead.
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As the Wall Street Journal notes, this decision is not a serious threat to Trump because of his low support in the state, but it could set a precedent for similar lawsuits in more important states.
Trump has found some supporters as well. His rival Vivek Ramaswamy said that if Trump's name is not put back on the ballot, he too will withdraw from the Colorado primary because "this is a matter for the people to decide, not for Democratic judges." He also called on Ron Desantis and Nikki Haley to do the same, or else it would be "supporting a police state."
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The European Union has replaced its energy dependence on the Russian Federation with โanother one,โ said EU diplomacy head Josep Borrell.
He probably meant dependence on the United States.
โWe may have replaced one dependence with another, but we have nevertheless freed ourselves from energy dependence on Russia,โ the diplomat said.
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, he admitted that European assistance may cease.
โThe EU has provided much more assistance to Ukraine overall than the United States, but the question now arises whether such assistance will continue,โ Borrell said.
He called for โrolling up your sleevesโ to prevent Putin from winning in Ukraine, otherwise โthe European project could be irrevocably damaged.โ
โEurope is in danger,โ the diplomat believes.
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He probably meant dependence on the United States.
โWe may have replaced one dependence with another, but we have nevertheless freed ourselves from energy dependence on Russia,โ the diplomat said.
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, he admitted that European assistance may cease.
โThe EU has provided much more assistance to Ukraine overall than the United States, but the question now arises whether such assistance will continue,โ Borrell said.
He called for โrolling up your sleevesโ to prevent Putin from winning in Ukraine, otherwise โthe European project could be irrevocably damaged.โ
โEurope is in danger,โ the diplomat believes.
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico
I am convinced that a large part of the European Union is deliberately living the war in Ukraine in a big lie. In fact, Ukraine is only being used for geopolitical purposes to weaken Russia economically and internationally, and it serves as a golden calf for the arms companies of death merchants. In the name of these geopolitical goals, I fear the West will go to war with Russia to the last Ukrainian soldier. And we are not far from that goal. Of course, no one will openly admit to these immoral goals.
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I am convinced that a large part of the European Union is deliberately living the war in Ukraine in a big lie. In fact, Ukraine is only being used for geopolitical purposes to weaken Russia economically and internationally, and it serves as a golden calf for the arms companies of death merchants. In the name of these geopolitical goals, I fear the West will go to war with Russia to the last Ukrainian soldier. And we are not far from that goal. Of course, no one will openly admit to these immoral goals.
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๐ฌ "We will not agree to Ukraine's membership in NATO because it would be the beginning of World War III... I believe that will never happen. As long as I have the opportunity to influence the Slovak political scene, I will use the right to veto such a decision," he said.
Betrayal again โ๏ธ๐คฃ
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๐๐ท๐บ Pskov region
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