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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
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"It's fanciful to suggest that the $600 billion stolen from Nigeria by Nigerian rulers since 1960 is down to colonialism. If that had been used to fund roads, schools, hospitals, universities and power systems, Nigeria would be in a different place today."https://t.co/kymwmwDrQc
— Dr Remi Adekoya (@RemiAdekoya1) September 13, 2022
The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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Adekoya, a British citizen, had a Nigerian father and a Polish mother and spent part of his time growing up in Nigeria. Self describes as Teaches Politics @UniofYork | Author of Biracial Britain, in Best Books of 2021 by The Times, Evening Standard, New Statesman, ipaper. Here: http://bit.ly/3iJOyYl. He often uses Twitter to discuss Nigeria and Nigerian history with Nigerians.
by artappraiser on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 2:05am
Watch for 5 minutes, any 5 minutes, you'll come away convinced the people would never willingly give up their monarchy:
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-62902778
by artappraiser on Sat, 09/17/2022 - 10:34pm
emphasizes the reality of it not at all being the empire it once was
by artappraiser on Mon, 09/19/2022 - 12:53pm
At least didn't claim it was a Spice Girl (or perhaps that was part of the anger)
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 09/19/2022 - 5:51pm
by artappraiser on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 7:18pm
It was curious to see our current age as "mechanistic", a term from the 1790s but some accuracy today - Machine learning will solve all?s
Also, "Charles knows who Wendell Berry is?" counterculture in the 80s. If you think back to his MTV-like marriage, it must have been tough.
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 12:25am
I always thought of Charles as a fuddy duddy goofball and that surely after the Queen is gone the people would go: why are we hanging on to this? I see now I was wrong on the latter, he might be a fuddy duddy but he's their fuddy duddy and they're sticking to that.
The royal family is their identity, if they want to diss them is ok, but not something for outsiders to get. The rituals are their pride - rightly so, mho - with major tourist money incoming for surprisingly small outlay comparatively. They don't need the empire, they got the rituals.
We rejected the royal thing at the getgo, so we just replace it with glorifying a president & family or some other celeb. That part, it's human nature, not everybody's got that trait but the majority does.
Yeah the mechanistic thing is interesting...
by artappraiser on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 1:09pm
I thought I remembered Charles with a mohawked punk & safety pins, but this is the best i could find. Still, i respect his curiosity, fuddy-duddy it not
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 2:18pm
by artappraiser on Wed, 09/28/2022 - 7:25pm
in case anyone got the wrong impression about who is currently in charge over there:
by artappraiser on Sat, 10/01/2022 - 3:00pm