Rwanda-backed rebels killed over 140 civilians in eastern Congo, rights group says
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Systemic Terrorism and The Illusion of #Democracy – George Tsakraklidestsakraklides.com/2024/08/09/sy…
The most effective way to keep democracy permanently disabled is to maintain the illusion that it exists. Rather than dissolving democratic institutions, global capital zombified them much like a deep fake that steals your voice, your face, and your reputation. This pseudo-democracy may sound like an oxymoron, but it isn’t. Technically people can still vote, but their votes are the result of microtargeted brainwashing by media empires owned by global capital. Decision-making and debate continue to take place via “democratic” parliamentary procedures, but all MPs are prostitutes to corporate stakeholders.
But along with the illusion of democracy, there is an illusion of politics altogether – that is, the illusion that people have choices when they enter the voting booth. We live with the delusion that our vote still counts for something, because we have not started questioning this system. We may have more plurality than ever, but it is different flavours of the same narrative. While old fascism dismantled all political parties, the capitalist terror state has made them all the same, achieving the same result. Voting is pointless when the necrosystem owns us, the media have rendered truth irrelevant, and choice is now limited to one corrupt politician over another. We are powerless as long as profit owns our politics.
Systemic Terrorism and The Illusion of Democracy
The most effective way to undermine a democracy today is to purchase it and force each citizen to buy a share in it. In one step you have seized power and eliminated all potential opposition.…George Tsakraklides
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#PrivateEquity just can't stop doing what #PE does!#SouthwestAirlines was a great #airline precisely because it wasn't like any of the others.
So let's see, now not only is now just the same as everyone else but...
Same shitty planes.
Same shitty and uncomfortable seats.
Worse service.
Worse routes.
Same price.
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Used to #FlySWA all the damn time.
Guess it's #Delta from here on out.
And when #Southwest goes under, they'll blame everyone and everything but themselves. #aviation #transportation
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Southwest Airlines cuts 30 routes in March 2026 while adding short-haul flights to strengthen its new hub-and-spoke model.Kevin Derby (Aviation A2Z)
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This guy was not on anyone's pool list.
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Aiden Ross's KICK platform. He's covering the funeral expenses.
Popular American streamer Adin Ross and rapper Drake, who serve as ambassadors for the livestreaming platform Kick, said they will be covering the costs of Graven’s funeral.Caitlin McCormack (New York Post)
I think the saddest thing about the kids today is they're whining about decreased EBT and still fighting for the rights of illegals who are in direct competition with them for welfare.
They never asked themselves where the money comes from. They just had the expectation it would be there.
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Of all the announcements at last night's gamescom Opening Night Live, it was an announcement of an announcement that stole the show: Hollow Knight Silksong is real, and a full reveal is set for later this week. Read more
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The hype for Team Cherry's anticipated Hollow Knight sequel is reaching new highs.Ed Nightingale (Eurogamer.net)
this is what happens when you tolerate and protect the fascists .
Israel should have been treated as a rogue state decades ago.
But even after 22 months of active genocide and starvation , they're the ones on the offensive.
This is how pathetic the world is today.
Israel, the modern state, should never have been created where it was. The crimes of Europeans were paid for by innocent Palestinians.
The creation of Israel was itself an act of genocide we are seeing played out to the end now.
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When Owning the Libs Trumps Fighting Fascism
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"Recently Beth, an online anarchist friend, commented that “people’s models for genocide are wrong.” Genocide “rarely looks like the Holocaust,” involving the killing of “thousands and millions in camps.” It’s more likely to result from “ordinary prisons and deportations run so badly people start dying. It is an extension, not a break with everyday abuses.”..."
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If you think israel can be trusted to stick to a peace deal with Gaza, take a look at the ethnic cleansing they are doing in the #WestBank
Middle East: Israel approves West Bank settlement project
A controversial settlement project has been approved that critics have said will divide the West Bank. Meanwhile, Israel is preparing to expand its offensive in Gaza City. Follow DW for more.
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🚨BREAKING: Stephen Miller, a senior Trump Advisor, is trying to exclude illegal aliens from the U.S. census, which removes House seats from Blue states like California, New York etc.
Do you support excluding illegals from the U.S. census?
1. Hell Yes
2. No
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A senior #Israeli #official was #arrested in the #UnitedStates earlier this month and charged with seeking sexual conduct with a minor, only to be released on bail with no conditions or monitoring, allowing him to flee to Israel. The case involving #TomArtiomAlexandrovich in #Nevada is now stirring controversy, with politicians and social media commentators accusing the government of interfering in the judicial process to allow the cybersecurity official to return home without facing justice.Court records from Nevada’s #ClarkCounty show that #Alexandrovich was charged with luring or attempting to lure a child online to engage in sexual conduct – a felony that carries up to 10 years in jail in the case of a conviction. He was released on a $10,000 bond, but no monitoring appeared to take place.
Richard Davies, a criminal defence lawyer in Nevada, told #AlJazeera that the apparent lack of conditions on Alexandrovich’s release despite the seriousness of the charges was “fishy”.
“Average Joe gets arrested, he would appear in front of the justice of the peace within 24 hours. The justice of the peace in that county would issue bail conditions, which very typically would include a GPS device, restrictions on movement, not being allowed to leave the state,” Davies said.
“So the fact that this individual was not only allowed to leave without an ankle bracelet or a GPS device, not only to leave the state, but also leave the country, is highly unusual and suspect.”
This is why no more #dual-nationals can be permitted to vote or hold office anywhere in the world. Whether they are #Jewish or #Somali, it has been repeatedly demonstrated that the only thing they really care about is their fellow #nationals, which most certainly does not mean Americans even when they happen to be U.S. citizens. Dual-nationalism shouldn’t even be legal, and at least in the #USA, it’s not even actually law.
If it’s true that the U.S. government was not involved, then Occam’s Razor would focus attention on the nationality of the judge who let the pedo run away to what is apparently a sanctuary zone for child abusers.
Release of senior Israeli official facing serious child sex charges in Nevada stirs controversy and raises questions.Ali Harb (Al Jazeera)
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A night of long-held wishes coming true for fans nursing old obsessions…Jeremy Peel (Video Games Chronicle)
Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) has firmly rejected claims of seeking normalization with the Israeli regime , while the Libyan parliament condemned the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza as a crime against humanity.Iran Press
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Trump made the request because he “understands that in the hot temperatures down here, when something is painted black, it gets even warmer, and it will make it even harder for people to clim…Victor Nava (New York Post)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are in. DIG-ROCK: Documentary of Youthful Sounds (Switch) – 7/8/9/7 …
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The deputy leader of the Reform-controlled Worcestershire County Council has resigned after just three months in the role.Charlie Herbert (The London Economic)
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Cadillac counts down to its F1 debut with lessons from NASA and the 'inverse Ted Lasso'
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A terrorist state run by psycopaths and out of control
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Israel has rubber stamped the construction of the E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, in a move that a minister described as “erasing” a Palestinian state “not with slogans but with actions”.Rayhan Uddin (Middle East Eye)
Meanwhile, Labour is stripping disabled people of benefits - but claiming the NHS has them covered. This could not be more alarming.HG (The Canary)
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The idea of free speech has been misused, tortured and weaponised. But we need the freedom to speak back at power more than ever, says Laurie Penny.Good Law Project
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The silence of senior mainstream politicians and media organisations against the rise of a new well-organised far-right movement on Britain's streets is a disgrace, argues Adam BienkovAdam Bienkov (Byline Times)
Leading union criticised for reaching out to anti-trade union politician and Nigel Farage ally Andrea Jenkyns, despite her anti-worker stancesJosiah Mortimer (Byline Times)
Musician Paul Weller is suing his former accountants after they stopped working with the singer after public statements alleging Israel was committing genocide in Gaza, according to a legal letter.
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Musician Paul Weller is suing his former accountants after they stopped working with the singer after public statements alleging Israel was…Steph Brawn (The National)
Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.Charlie Warzel (The Atlantic)
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The Blood of Dawnwalker might just be a sicko RPG, and I'm here for it
Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco Europe's Vampire RPG is sporting a gameplay loop that's left me intrigued.
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Why are European countries shifting towards recognizing Palestinian statehood at this late stage of Israel's genocide in Gaza? Three Al Shabaka policy analysts weigh in.Consortium News
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Bus crash in Afghanistan kills more than 70 Afghans returning from Iran
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