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Second T-TEER randomized trial: Tri-FR! Presented at #ESC2024 #ESCCongress2024 by Donal showing similar TRILUMINATE results: primary 1Yr endpoint driven by QoL but numerically lower mortality and HFH. Longer FU needed. European Society of Cardiology News European Society of Cardiology

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Фото профиля David J. Cohen, MD, MSc
David J. Cohen, MD, MSc1 год назад

@DonalErwan @ESCardioNews @escardio Nice to see replication of the QOL benefit that was seen in TRILUMINATE. Also noteworthy is the lack of benefit on other clinical endpoints (very low event rates with both GDMT or TTEER). @arnoldgehrke @psorajja

Фото профиля Donal
Donal1 год назад

@ESCardioNews @escardio Thanks @hahn_rt @CHURennes @vonBardelebenRS important to take care of the TR

Фото профиля Mathias Orban
Mathias Orban1 год назад

@DonalErwan @ESCardioNews @escardio Congrats to the authors. Now its up to TRICI-HF trial from @j_hausleiter @stolz_l @LMU_Uniklinikum to show maybe an effect on hard clinical endpoints.

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Donal1 год назад

@ESCardioNews @escardio Thanks for sharing

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Mario Nawfal

1,517,176 просмотров • 1 год назад

What happened in Kragujevac is sickening. A bunch of Serbian hooligans marching around like they own the streets, banging on doors at migrant housing, trying to scare people who went there with nothing but hope for safety it’s shameful. There’s nothing brave or patriotic about terrorizing vulnerable families. It’s bullying, and it shows just how rotten some parts of this society have become. And as you can see in the video, even the police officers just stand by and do nothing to stop them. The worst part is they call these s'wines " patriots"!! But this is bo surprise for us. Serbia's relentless thirst for blood has consistently fueled turmoil in the Balkans, driven by warcriminal politicians who have instilled deep seated hatred and historical delulu lies in their citizens. This manipulation has led to a toxic mindset among the Serbian people, perpetuating delusions that justify their aggressive actions against neighboring states. These are the consequences of this mentality they have ...most of them. You cant “protect culture" acting like an animal. This is cruelty and it deserves to be condemned for exactly what it is. M'ONSTERS! #Serbia #Monsters #serbianhooligans #Attacking #Migrants #OtherCommunities Official account of the U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo President Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump Secretary Antony Blinken Secretary Marco Rubio Marta Kos Kaja Kallas Ursula von der Leyen António Costa Alicia Kearns MP Doris Pack peacefare.net European Commission European Parliament EU Council Roberta Metsola Friedrich Merz Giorgia Meloni Emmanuel Macron Keir Starmer Vjosa Osmani Albin Kurti Reinhard Bütikofer Agim Musliu Shaip Kamberi Gurakuç Kuçi Elisa Spiropali Mark Rutte EULEX Kosovo GermanForeignOffice Italy in Kosovo UK in Kosovo 🇬🇧 Ivan Videnovic Natasa Kandic UN Human Rights
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What happened in Kragujevac is sickening. A bunch of Serbian hooligans marching around like they own the streets, banging on doors at migrant housing, trying to scare people who went there with nothing but hope for safety it’s shameful. There’s nothing brave or patriotic about terrorizing vulnerable families. It’s bullying, and it shows just how rotten some parts of this society have become. And as you can see in the video, even the police officers just stand by and do nothing to stop them. The worst part is they call these s'wines " patriots"!! But this is bo surprise for us. Serbia's relentless thirst for blood has consistently fueled turmoil in the Balkans, driven by warcriminal politicians who have instilled deep seated hatred and historical delulu lies in their citizens. This manipulation has led to a toxic mindset among the Serbian people, perpetuating delusions that justify their aggressive actions against neighboring states. These are the consequences of this mentality they have ...most of them. You cant “protect culture" acting like an animal. This is cruelty and it deserves to be condemned for exactly what it is. M'ONSTERS! #Serbia #Monsters #serbianhooligans #Attacking #Migrants #OtherCommunities Official account of the U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo President Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump Secretary Antony Blinken Secretary Marco Rubio Marta Kos Kaja Kallas Ursula von der Leyen António Costa Alicia Kearns MP Doris Pack peacefare.net European Commission European Parliament EU Council Roberta Metsola Friedrich Merz Giorgia Meloni Emmanuel Macron Keir Starmer Vjosa Osmani Albin Kurti Reinhard Bütikofer Agim Musliu Shaip Kamberi Gurakuç Kuçi Elisa Spiropali Mark Rutte EULEX Kosovo GermanForeignOffice Italy in Kosovo UK in Kosovo 🇬🇧 Ivan Videnovic Natasa Kandic UN Human Rights

Kaltrina Kamberi

17,841 просмотров • 8 месяцев назад

Trump mocks NATO allies for 'funding the war against themselves' with Russian energy purchases | Caitlin McFall, Fox News Hungary, Slovakia, France, Belgium and Spain remain Europe's top importers of Russian energy products President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again called on all European partners in the NATO alliance to cut dependence on Russian oil. In his lengthy address to the United Nations General Assembly, Trump accused NATO allies of "funding the war against themselves." "Who the hell ever heard of that one?" Trump mocked. "China and India are the primary funders of the ongoing war by continuing to purchase Russian oil," he said. "But inexcusably, even NATO countries have not cut off much Russian energy and Russian energy products, which, as you know, I found out about two weeks ago, and I wasn't happy." European nations have drastically cut their reliance on Moscow’s oil following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, though they have not cut it off entirely. Hungary, Slovakia, France, Belgium and Spain remain Europe’s top importers of Russian energy. While Hungary and Slovakia continue to purchase Russian oil, France is the second-largest European purchaser of Russian energy and continues to import liquefied natural gas (LNG). LNG has largely bypassed EU sanctions and Paris' continued import of Russian energy is down to pre-exsisting "take or pay" contracts that run through the early 2030s that require France to either continue to import the energy or face penalties. Trump earlier this month took issue with European nations that continue to purchase Russian oil, but on Tuesday he adjusted his comments to include all Russian energy imports – notably a shift that came one day after France broke with the U.S. over the issue of Palestinian statehood. "In the event that Russia is not ready to make a deal to end the war, then the United States is fully prepared to impose a very strong round of powerful tariffs, which would stop the bloodshed, I believe, very quickly," Trump said. "But for those tariffs to be effective, European nations, all of you are gathered here right now, would have to join us in adopting the exact same measures." "You're much closer to the city. We have an ocean in between. You're right there, and Europe has to step it up," he added. "They have to immediately cease all energy purchases from Russia, otherwise, we're all wasting a lot of time." Trump said he will speak with Euroepan leaders about the issue while at the UN this week.
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Trump mocks NATO allies for 'funding the war against themselves' with Russian energy purchases | Caitlin McFall, Fox News Hungary, Slovakia, France, Belgium and Spain remain Europe's top importers of Russian energy products President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again called on all European partners in the NATO alliance to cut dependence on Russian oil. In his lengthy address to the United Nations General Assembly, Trump accused NATO allies of "funding the war against themselves." "Who the hell ever heard of that one?" Trump mocked. "China and India are the primary funders of the ongoing war by continuing to purchase Russian oil," he said. "But inexcusably, even NATO countries have not cut off much Russian energy and Russian energy products, which, as you know, I found out about two weeks ago, and I wasn't happy." European nations have drastically cut their reliance on Moscow’s oil following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, though they have not cut it off entirely. Hungary, Slovakia, France, Belgium and Spain remain Europe’s top importers of Russian energy. While Hungary and Slovakia continue to purchase Russian oil, France is the second-largest European purchaser of Russian energy and continues to import liquefied natural gas (LNG). LNG has largely bypassed EU sanctions and Paris' continued import of Russian energy is down to pre-exsisting "take or pay" contracts that run through the early 2030s that require France to either continue to import the energy or face penalties. Trump earlier this month took issue with European nations that continue to purchase Russian oil, but on Tuesday he adjusted his comments to include all Russian energy imports – notably a shift that came one day after France broke with the U.S. over the issue of Palestinian statehood. "In the event that Russia is not ready to make a deal to end the war, then the United States is fully prepared to impose a very strong round of powerful tariffs, which would stop the bloodshed, I believe, very quickly," Trump said. "But for those tariffs to be effective, European nations, all of you are gathered here right now, would have to join us in adopting the exact same measures." "You're much closer to the city. We have an ocean in between. You're right there, and Europe has to step it up," he added. "They have to immediately cease all energy purchases from Russia, otherwise, we're all wasting a lot of time." Trump said he will speak with Euroepan leaders about the issue while at the UN this week.

Owen Gregorian

60,910 просмотров • 10 месяцев назад

You probably didn't notice, but the EU is fundamentally changing how it makes laws, and this affects all of us. It started last year under the so-called "simplification agenda." Politicians from left, centre, and right asked the EU to lower its standards on climate, environment, and digital policy to unleash the EU economy. They did so by skipping public consultations in the name of urgency, prompted by the Draghi Report and under pressure from President Trump, who was speaking on behalf of America's most powerful companies. Now our national leaders want to make this emergency approach THE NEW NORMAL. The Commission has launched a "Better Regulation" consultation - open until tomorrow (February 4th) - that would NORMALIZE the urgent procedures that led to simplification. Hidden behind technocratic language, this proposal would dramatically reduce citizen and civil society input, as well as the evidence-gathering traditionally required to create or revise EU laws. Their justification? A "volatile geopolitical environment" requires speed and flexibility. Under this proposal, the Commission alone would decide when evidence matters, when public input is needed, and when scrutiny applies. But there’s more. During next week's European Council on February 12th will see Germany and Italy push for an even more dramatic power grab. Their joint paper proposes an "emergency brake" that would allow national governments to veto any proposal that creates "burden” (which remains undefined, unassessed) at their discretion. They also demand a "strict principle of discontinuity" under which national leaders, not the legislative process, decide what survives by systematically withdrawing proposals they deem outdated. They want Parliament and Council amendments monitored for "additional burdens" before they can proceed. This is a coordinated assault on how the EU makes decisions. At the exact moment Europe needs strong democratic institutions to face external threats, our national leaders are dismantling the framework that protects European citizens and markets. The Commission and Parliament are quiescently accepting their subjugation to intergovernmental control. That's why, together with dozens of academics, we submitted observations to the Commission's consultation, denouncing the pervasive constitutional consequences of this new normal. You can read it here: and share your own experience and perspective
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You probably didn't notice, but the EU is fundamentally changing how it makes laws, and this affects all of us. It started last year under the so-called "simplification agenda." Politicians from left, centre, and right asked the EU to lower its standards on climate, environment, and digital policy to unleash the EU economy. They did so by skipping public consultations in the name of urgency, prompted by the Draghi Report and under pressure from President Trump, who was speaking on behalf of America's most powerful companies. Now our national leaders want to make this emergency approach THE NEW NORMAL. The Commission has launched a "Better Regulation" consultation - open until tomorrow (February 4th) - that would NORMALIZE the urgent procedures that led to simplification. Hidden behind technocratic language, this proposal would dramatically reduce citizen and civil society input, as well as the evidence-gathering traditionally required to create or revise EU laws. Their justification? A "volatile geopolitical environment" requires speed and flexibility. Under this proposal, the Commission alone would decide when evidence matters, when public input is needed, and when scrutiny applies. But there’s more. During next week's European Council on February 12th will see Germany and Italy push for an even more dramatic power grab. Their joint paper proposes an "emergency brake" that would allow national governments to veto any proposal that creates "burden” (which remains undefined, unassessed) at their discretion. They also demand a "strict principle of discontinuity" under which national leaders, not the legislative process, decide what survives by systematically withdrawing proposals they deem outdated. They want Parliament and Council amendments monitored for "additional burdens" before they can proceed. This is a coordinated assault on how the EU makes decisions. At the exact moment Europe needs strong democratic institutions to face external threats, our national leaders are dismantling the framework that protects European citizens and markets. The Commission and Parliament are quiescently accepting their subjugation to intergovernmental control. That's why, together with dozens of academics, we submitted observations to the Commission's consultation, denouncing the pervasive constitutional consequences of this new normal. You can read it here: and share your own experience and perspective

Alberto Alemanno 🇪🇺

10,271 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад

ISTANBUL PEACE DEAL KILLED BY UK: PESKOW EXPOSES THE CALL THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING Dmitry Peskow, Putin’s press secretary since 2012, delivered a strikingly direct assessment in a recent interview. He confirmed that Russia’s special military operation has evolved into a full-scale war driven by Western intervention. Most explosively, he detailed the exact moment a signed peace agreement in Istanbul was deliberately derailed. THE WAR TRANSFORMATION ➡️ Peskow stated the operation now looks like a complete war in every respect. ➡️ The Kiev regime became the hub of anti-Russian efforts backed by Europe and America. ➡️ It stood on the verge of NATO integration and hosting foreign troops plus weapons aimed at Russia. ➡️ No European capital and no Biden administration would listen to Russian security warnings. THE ISTANBUL SABOTAGE ➡️ A complete agreement was negotiated, written, and confirmed by both sides on 22 April in Istanbul. ➡️ Every page and every clause had already been approved. ➡️ London stepped in at that precise moment. ➡️ Major called Zelensky and asked him not to sign the document. ➡️ Kiev demanded a gesture of goodwill from Russia without “a gun to the head.” ➡️ Putin ordered the withdrawal of troops from the Kiev region as that exact gesture. ➡️ This marked the first time a European country actively championed war over peace. THE PROXY WAR REALITY ➡️ Europe and the United States now deliver millions of tons of weapons and ammunition to the Kiev regime. ➡️ They supply military advisors and hand over complete satellite surveillance results. ➡️ Western satellites are used to designate targets for Ukrainian strikes. ➡️ Artificial intelligence supports the regime’s military operations. ➡️ If this is not direct participation, Peskow asked, then what is it? THE EUROPEAN MILITARIZATION ➡️ Europe accepted it can no longer rely on American security guarantees. ➡️ The EU is transforming into an economic and military bloc. ➡️ Many capitals now spend around 5% of national GDP on defense. ➡️ To justify this to taxpayers, Russia is painted as the absolute evil on European soil. ➡️ This amounts to total brainwashing that diverts money from hospitals and schools into weapons. THE BOTTOM LINE Peskow made it clear Russia is too large and responsible to start a third world war, yet it will always secure its borders against militarization. The Istanbul agreement offered an exit that was deliberately destroyed. Europe chose to prolong the conflict at enormous cost to its own future. The only remaining path is eventual dialogue once new leadership appears. This is the sound of a war that could have ended in April 2022 but was pushed into grinding escalation instead. HT: YouTube DIE WELTWOCHE #Peskow #IstanbulDeal #UkraineWar #WesternProxy #EuropeMilitarization #FullScaleWar #SecurityFirst
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ISTANBUL PEACE DEAL KILLED BY UK: PESKOW EXPOSES THE CALL THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING Dmitry Peskow, Putin’s press secretary since 2012, delivered a strikingly direct assessment in a recent interview. He confirmed that Russia’s special military operation has evolved into a full-scale war driven by Western intervention. Most explosively, he detailed the exact moment a signed peace agreement in Istanbul was deliberately derailed. THE WAR TRANSFORMATION ➡️ Peskow stated the operation now looks like a complete war in every respect. ➡️ The Kiev regime became the hub of anti-Russian efforts backed by Europe and America. ➡️ It stood on the verge of NATO integration and hosting foreign troops plus weapons aimed at Russia. ➡️ No European capital and no Biden administration would listen to Russian security warnings. THE ISTANBUL SABOTAGE ➡️ A complete agreement was negotiated, written, and confirmed by both sides on 22 April in Istanbul. ➡️ Every page and every clause had already been approved. ➡️ London stepped in at that precise moment. ➡️ Major called Zelensky and asked him not to sign the document. ➡️ Kiev demanded a gesture of goodwill from Russia without “a gun to the head.” ➡️ Putin ordered the withdrawal of troops from the Kiev region as that exact gesture. ➡️ This marked the first time a European country actively championed war over peace. THE PROXY WAR REALITY ➡️ Europe and the United States now deliver millions of tons of weapons and ammunition to the Kiev regime. ➡️ They supply military advisors and hand over complete satellite surveillance results. ➡️ Western satellites are used to designate targets for Ukrainian strikes. ➡️ Artificial intelligence supports the regime’s military operations. ➡️ If this is not direct participation, Peskow asked, then what is it? THE EUROPEAN MILITARIZATION ➡️ Europe accepted it can no longer rely on American security guarantees. ➡️ The EU is transforming into an economic and military bloc. ➡️ Many capitals now spend around 5% of national GDP on defense. ➡️ To justify this to taxpayers, Russia is painted as the absolute evil on European soil. ➡️ This amounts to total brainwashing that diverts money from hospitals and schools into weapons. THE BOTTOM LINE Peskow made it clear Russia is too large and responsible to start a third world war, yet it will always secure its borders against militarization. The Istanbul agreement offered an exit that was deliberately destroyed. Europe chose to prolong the conflict at enormous cost to its own future. The only remaining path is eventual dialogue once new leadership appears. This is the sound of a war that could have ended in April 2022 but was pushed into grinding escalation instead. HT: YouTube DIE WELTWOCHE #Peskow #IstanbulDeal #UkraineWar #WesternProxy #EuropeMilitarization #FullScaleWar #SecurityFirst

Mark

17,648 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

If you want to know the #1 reason why we have an increasingly K-shaped society that is accelerating towards a Fourth Turning climax that your children’s children will never forget, just watch this 73-second clip. Reminder: the government is kicking millions of poor people off SNAP and Medicaid to stuff millions of dollars of tax cuts, tax credits, subsidies, and government contracts into the pockets of a select few people like this guy — year after year after year. FWIW, I’m not at all advocating for either side of the policy debate here. Rather, I’m red pill’ing you by pointing out that the government picking winners and losers is one of the primary causes of the K-shaped society that our friend brilliantly suggested will be a lower case “i” soon because of AI. No one else talks about this because they are either feeding from the “rich people welfare” trough or they haven’t spent the time to analyze all 678 line items of the Treasury Department Budget Statement like I do each month. It’s absurd how much money the government spends on rich people in this country — on both an absolute and relative basis. People that got rich in part due to “rich people welfare” like Chamath Palihapitiya, david friedberg, and David Sacks of the The All-In Podcast — which I must listen to but hate doing so — love to fear monger about “existential crises” like “needing to win the AI race against China” so they can justify the trillions of dollars of big government spending that winds up in their bank accounts each year. If any form of technology is such a good idea because it’s existential to our economy or national security, why does the government allow the profits of such *public* investment accrue to a select few in the *private* sector? Why doesn’t the government just develop services like SpaceX or Palantir and return any profits or capital gains to American tax payers instead of making a select few rich people like Elon Musk or alexkarp richer? Again, I’m not at all advocating for either side of the policy debate. I’m just red pill’ing you so that you realize how much the government itself is part of the problem regarding our K-but-soon-to-be-lower-case-i-shaped society. ❤️+💙=💜 P.S. Government sponsored income and wealth inequality is how the Roman experiment ended. Anyone who thinks it can’t happen to us is disrespectful of the cycles of history. 💜
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If you want to know the #1 reason why we have an increasingly K-shaped society that is accelerating towards a Fourth Turning climax that your children’s children will never forget, just watch this 73-second clip. Reminder: the government is kicking millions of poor people off SNAP and Medicaid to stuff millions of dollars of tax cuts, tax credits, subsidies, and government contracts into the pockets of a select few people like this guy — year after year after year. FWIW, I’m not at all advocating for either side of the policy debate here. Rather, I’m red pill’ing you by pointing out that the government picking winners and losers is one of the primary causes of the K-shaped society that our friend brilliantly suggested will be a lower case “i” soon because of AI. No one else talks about this because they are either feeding from the “rich people welfare” trough or they haven’t spent the time to analyze all 678 line items of the Treasury Department Budget Statement like I do each month. It’s absurd how much money the government spends on rich people in this country — on both an absolute and relative basis. People that got rich in part due to “rich people welfare” like Chamath Palihapitiya, david friedberg, and David Sacks of the The All-In Podcast — which I must listen to but hate doing so — love to fear monger about “existential crises” like “needing to win the AI race against China” so they can justify the trillions of dollars of big government spending that winds up in their bank accounts each year. If any form of technology is such a good idea because it’s existential to our economy or national security, why does the government allow the profits of such *public* investment accrue to a select few in the *private* sector? Why doesn’t the government just develop services like SpaceX or Palantir and return any profits or capital gains to American tax payers instead of making a select few rich people like Elon Musk or alexkarp richer? Again, I’m not at all advocating for either side of the policy debate. I’m just red pill’ing you so that you realize how much the government itself is part of the problem regarding our K-but-soon-to-be-lower-case-i-shaped society. ❤️+💙=💜 P.S. Government sponsored income and wealth inequality is how the Roman experiment ended. Anyone who thinks it can’t happen to us is disrespectful of the cycles of history. 💜

Darius Dale

31,691 просмотров • 1 год назад

On September 28, Moldova will hold parliamentary elections that could be decisive for the country's future. For President Maia Sandu and her Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), this is a chance to consolidate their pro-European course and continue negotiations on EU accession. A year ago, Moldova elected Maia Sandu to a second term by a narrow margin and chose a course of European integration. At that time, according to a joint investigation by Balkan Insight and CU SENS, Russia was training mercenaries in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to prepare for a coup in Moldova. ❗️President Sandu estimates that Russia spent around €150 million ($176,6 million) on interfering in the presidential election, equivalent to 1% of Moldova's GDP. Now,Moldova is about to elect a parliament. And for the Kremlin, this is the last chance to bring the republic back into its sphere of influence. According to Bloomberg, Moscow has developed a multi-pronged strategy aimed at undermining Chișinău's course towards integration into the European Union. 🔹 First, the recruitment of Moldovan citizens living abroad, including in Russia, to vote at polling stations in EU countries and other regions. Last year, President Sandu was elected thanks to the support of the diaspora. Therefore, Russia is now betting on it and is ready to finance trips for Moldovans abroad to ensure turnout at the polling stations. 🔹 Second, there are plans to organize provocative protests involving young people from sports clubs and criminal networks. They are intended to destabilize the situation during and after the elections, including possible demonstrations demanding Sandu's resignation or challenging the vote results. 🔹Third, a large-scale disinformation campaign on social media. To spread its propaganda, Russia is even using priests from the Russian Orthodox Church and the Matryoshka bot network, which creates fake content under the guise of legitimate foreign media outlets. A BBC investigation has revealed that Russia has created a network that pays people for posting pro-Russian propaganda and fake news. Members of the network are trained to publish propaganda "organically" on TikTok and Facebook, using ChatGPT to create posts. For $170 a month, network participants are encouraged to spread accusations against the government and President Sandu, as well as intimidate voters with topics such as LGBTQ+ issues and "child trafficking." Since January, the network has posted thousands of videos on TikTok, garnering over 23 million views and 860,000 likes. In addition to online propaganda, coordinators instruct recruits to conduct 'surveys' of Chișinău residents, secretly recording the voices of supporters of pro-Russian opposition. These recordings can be used as evidence of election "fraud" in the event of a PAS victory. The investigation revealed that the funding comes directly from Russia, specifically through Russia's Promsvyazbank, which is considered the official bank of the Russian defense ministry and is a shareholder in one of the companies owned by fugitive Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor. During her address in the EP Plenary session, President Sandu emphasized that protecting elections is not only a matter of domestic policy but also of regional security. "The Kremlin's goal is clear: to capture Moldova through the ballot box, to use us against Ukraine and to turn us into a launchpad for hybrid attacks on the European Union," she said. 📹: BBC
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On September 28, Moldova will hold parliamentary elections that could be decisive for the country's future. For President Maia Sandu and her Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), this is a chance to consolidate their pro-European course and continue negotiations on EU accession. A year ago, Moldova elected Maia Sandu to a second term by a narrow margin and chose a course of European integration. At that time, according to a joint investigation by Balkan Insight and CU SENS, Russia was training mercenaries in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to prepare for a coup in Moldova. ❗️President Sandu estimates that Russia spent around €150 million ($176,6 million) on interfering in the presidential election, equivalent to 1% of Moldova's GDP. Now,Moldova is about to elect a parliament. And for the Kremlin, this is the last chance to bring the republic back into its sphere of influence. According to Bloomberg, Moscow has developed a multi-pronged strategy aimed at undermining Chișinău's course towards integration into the European Union. 🔹 First, the recruitment of Moldovan citizens living abroad, including in Russia, to vote at polling stations in EU countries and other regions. Last year, President Sandu was elected thanks to the support of the diaspora. Therefore, Russia is now betting on it and is ready to finance trips for Moldovans abroad to ensure turnout at the polling stations. 🔹 Second, there are plans to organize provocative protests involving young people from sports clubs and criminal networks. They are intended to destabilize the situation during and after the elections, including possible demonstrations demanding Sandu's resignation or challenging the vote results. 🔹Third, a large-scale disinformation campaign on social media. To spread its propaganda, Russia is even using priests from the Russian Orthodox Church and the Matryoshka bot network, which creates fake content under the guise of legitimate foreign media outlets. A BBC investigation has revealed that Russia has created a network that pays people for posting pro-Russian propaganda and fake news. Members of the network are trained to publish propaganda "organically" on TikTok and Facebook, using ChatGPT to create posts. For $170 a month, network participants are encouraged to spread accusations against the government and President Sandu, as well as intimidate voters with topics such as LGBTQ+ issues and "child trafficking." Since January, the network has posted thousands of videos on TikTok, garnering over 23 million views and 860,000 likes. In addition to online propaganda, coordinators instruct recruits to conduct 'surveys' of Chișinău residents, secretly recording the voices of supporters of pro-Russian opposition. These recordings can be used as evidence of election "fraud" in the event of a PAS victory. The investigation revealed that the funding comes directly from Russia, specifically through Russia's Promsvyazbank, which is considered the official bank of the Russian defense ministry and is a shareholder in one of the companies owned by fugitive Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor. During her address in the EP Plenary session, President Sandu emphasized that protecting elections is not only a matter of domestic policy but also of regional security. "The Kremlin's goal is clear: to capture Moldova through the ballot box, to use us against Ukraine and to turn us into a launchpad for hybrid attacks on the European Union," she said. 📹: BBC

Anton Gerashchenko

192,841 просмотров • 10 месяцев назад

Wow! Declassified text of Ukrainian court verdict in March 2025 confirms false flag shooting of Maidan activists in Khmelnytsky by far-right Maidan activists during Maidan massacre & confirms my study findings. Expert examination of videos, forensic ballistic and medical examinations, on-site investigative experiments, and witness testimonies & investigations by SBU & Ukrainian military prosecutor showed that gunshots made from SBU veranda, which was occupied by Maidan activists, killed elderly female Maidan protester & wounded 4 others. Verdict acquitted ex-head of Khmelnytskyi SBU & SBU Alfa officer for shooting of these Maidan activists because of lack of evidence and because of such evidence of false flag shooting. The verdict cites various eyewitnesses who testified that several Maidan activists broke into veranda (extension) of SBU building, that gunshots at Maidan activists came from this veranda when it was occupied by "radical" Maidan activists & that accused SBU officers did not make these gunshots. The verdict states that investigation after it was transferred to the same special department of Prosecutor General Office that investigated Maidan massacre "was not conducted fully and comprehensively, and was also obviously biased" and "committed a number of significant violations of the requirements of the Criminal Code, as well as the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, which entailed the recognition of evidence as inadmissible." Relevant parts of verdict: (automatic translation): - Security Service of Ukraine "commission, based on the results of an official investigation involving specialists in firearms and tactical and special training of the CSO "A" of the SBU, concluded that "the burst of shots from automatic weapons that rang out on February 19, 2014 at 12:36 p.m. and as a result of which some civilians who were near the administrative building were injured, was fired from the vestibule of the central entrance of the Department, where at that time unidentified individuals from among the aggressive protesters were located"; - expert's conclusion based on the results of the ballistic examination of weapon traces, gunshot traces and situational circumstances of the shot under No. 5935/5936/16-33 dated 01.07.2016, from which it follows that: 1. According to the results of the investigative experiment dated 12.04.2016, 18.03.2016 and 25.02.2016, it can be concluded that under the known circumstances and materials of the criminal proceedings, it was not possible to fire shots into the lower right static sash of the glass extension to the central entrance to the department, nor from the second floor of the administrative building, nor from the steps between the first and second floors of the Department. 2. The shots were fired from the middle of the glass extension of the central entrance of the Department of the Security Service of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi region, outside. 3. The shots were fired from inside the glass extension of the central entrance of the Security Service of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi region, to the outside; the weapon, at the time of the shots, was behind the back of the victim PERSON_131, at the level (or below) of the belt; - expert opinion based on the results of the forensic examination of the video recording dated 12.08.2016 No. 10358/10359/16-35, from which it follows that... according to their general and individual acoustic parameters, the experimental shots fired in the extension of the USBU administrative building in Khmelnytskyi region correspond to the shots of the second stage (out of eight shots) recorded in the studied video recordings; - protocols of investigative experiments with the participation of PERSON_22 [accused SBU Alfa officer] as a witness dated 09.03.2016, conducted by the previous pre-trial investigation body, from which it follows that from the place where PERSON_22 was on the 2nd floor, it was not possible to fire shots at the lower part of the door of the central entrance of the office covered by an anti-vandal roller shutter. Under such circumstances, the court finds the information from the aforementioned investigative experiments and expert conclusions not refuted. On the morning of February 19, 2014, Colonel PERSON_21 was informed by the head of the USBU in the Ternopil region, Colonel PERSON_141, about the movement to the city of Khmelnytskyi of a group of radical individuals numbering about 80 people, whose goal was to organize the seizure of the USBU building in the Khmelnytskyi region and gain access to the storage areas of weapons and ammunition. This information was confirmed by the ZND department of the USBU, in addition, it was established that in the courtyards of residential buildings located near the administrative building of the Department, radical individuals who arrived from the western regions of Ukraine were preparing for future active actions, in particular, filling glass bottles with an incendiary mixture. Taking into account the available information, the leadership of the USBU concluded that radically minded protesters were preparing to implement a planned scenario of seizing the building of the Department, as happened on February 18, 2014 in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Ternopil regions. Under such circumstances, the defense's claim, with reference to the evidence presented, regarding the possibility of causing bodily harm to the victim on February 19, 2014, at 12:36 p.m., near the USBU in Khmelnytskyi region by third parties is not excluded, which in turn makes it impossible for the court to make a decision beyond reasonable doubt on the involvement and guilt of PERSON_22 in the charges brought. Taking into account the above, the court comes to the firm conviction that the conclusions of the pre-trial investigation body on the guilt of PERSON_21 [Khmelnytsky SBU head] and PERSON_22 [SBU Alfa officer] in the presented accusation were based mainly on assumptions not confirmed properly by admissible, reliable and sufficient evidence. Not only the involvement of the accused in the commission of the criminal offenses with which they are incriminated, that is, the causal connection between the actions of the accused and the consequences in the form of causing bodily harm to the victim, but also the generally unlawful nature of the actions of the accused remained unproven."
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Wow! Declassified text of Ukrainian court verdict in March 2025 confirms false flag shooting of Maidan activists in Khmelnytsky by far-right Maidan activists during Maidan massacre & confirms my study findings. Expert examination of videos, forensic ballistic and medical examinations, on-site investigative experiments, and witness testimonies & investigations by SBU & Ukrainian military prosecutor showed that gunshots made from SBU veranda, which was occupied by Maidan activists, killed elderly female Maidan protester & wounded 4 others. Verdict acquitted ex-head of Khmelnytskyi SBU & SBU Alfa officer for shooting of these Maidan activists because of lack of evidence and because of such evidence of false flag shooting. The verdict cites various eyewitnesses who testified that several Maidan activists broke into veranda (extension) of SBU building, that gunshots at Maidan activists came from this veranda when it was occupied by "radical" Maidan activists & that accused SBU officers did not make these gunshots. The verdict states that investigation after it was transferred to the same special department of Prosecutor General Office that investigated Maidan massacre "was not conducted fully and comprehensively, and was also obviously biased" and "committed a number of significant violations of the requirements of the Criminal Code, as well as the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, which entailed the recognition of evidence as inadmissible." Relevant parts of verdict: (automatic translation): - Security Service of Ukraine "commission, based on the results of an official investigation involving specialists in firearms and tactical and special training of the CSO "A" of the SBU, concluded that "the burst of shots from automatic weapons that rang out on February 19, 2014 at 12:36 p.m. and as a result of which some civilians who were near the administrative building were injured, was fired from the vestibule of the central entrance of the Department, where at that time unidentified individuals from among the aggressive protesters were located"; - expert's conclusion based on the results of the ballistic examination of weapon traces, gunshot traces and situational circumstances of the shot under No. 5935/5936/16-33 dated 01.07.2016, from which it follows that: 1. According to the results of the investigative experiment dated 12.04.2016, 18.03.2016 and 25.02.2016, it can be concluded that under the known circumstances and materials of the criminal proceedings, it was not possible to fire shots into the lower right static sash of the glass extension to the central entrance to the department, nor from the second floor of the administrative building, nor from the steps between the first and second floors of the Department. 2. The shots were fired from the middle of the glass extension of the central entrance of the Department of the Security Service of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi region, outside. 3. The shots were fired from inside the glass extension of the central entrance of the Security Service of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi region, to the outside; the weapon, at the time of the shots, was behind the back of the victim PERSON_131, at the level (or below) of the belt; - expert opinion based on the results of the forensic examination of the video recording dated 12.08.2016 No. 10358/10359/16-35, from which it follows that... according to their general and individual acoustic parameters, the experimental shots fired in the extension of the USBU administrative building in Khmelnytskyi region correspond to the shots of the second stage (out of eight shots) recorded in the studied video recordings; - protocols of investigative experiments with the participation of PERSON_22 [accused SBU Alfa officer] as a witness dated 09.03.2016, conducted by the previous pre-trial investigation body, from which it follows that from the place where PERSON_22 was on the 2nd floor, it was not possible to fire shots at the lower part of the door of the central entrance of the office covered by an anti-vandal roller shutter. Under such circumstances, the court finds the information from the aforementioned investigative experiments and expert conclusions not refuted. On the morning of February 19, 2014, Colonel PERSON_21 was informed by the head of the USBU in the Ternopil region, Colonel PERSON_141, about the movement to the city of Khmelnytskyi of a group of radical individuals numbering about 80 people, whose goal was to organize the seizure of the USBU building in the Khmelnytskyi region and gain access to the storage areas of weapons and ammunition. This information was confirmed by the ZND department of the USBU, in addition, it was established that in the courtyards of residential buildings located near the administrative building of the Department, radical individuals who arrived from the western regions of Ukraine were preparing for future active actions, in particular, filling glass bottles with an incendiary mixture. Taking into account the available information, the leadership of the USBU concluded that radically minded protesters were preparing to implement a planned scenario of seizing the building of the Department, as happened on February 18, 2014 in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Ternopil regions. Under such circumstances, the defense's claim, with reference to the evidence presented, regarding the possibility of causing bodily harm to the victim on February 19, 2014, at 12:36 p.m., near the USBU in Khmelnytskyi region by third parties is not excluded, which in turn makes it impossible for the court to make a decision beyond reasonable doubt on the involvement and guilt of PERSON_22 in the charges brought. Taking into account the above, the court comes to the firm conviction that the conclusions of the pre-trial investigation body on the guilt of PERSON_21 [Khmelnytsky SBU head] and PERSON_22 [SBU Alfa officer] in the presented accusation were based mainly on assumptions not confirmed properly by admissible, reliable and sufficient evidence. Not only the involvement of the accused in the commission of the criminal offenses with which they are incriminated, that is, the causal connection between the actions of the accused and the consequences in the form of causing bodily harm to the victim, but also the generally unlawful nature of the actions of the accused remained unproven."

Ivan Katchanovski

295,100 просмотров • 1 год назад

In the case of H.E Simon Ekpa, the Finnish court relied on intelligence provided by Nigeria. However, Nigerian intelligence is corrupt, compromised by terrorist influence, and even infiltrated by terrorist recruits. By relying on such tainted information, Finland undermined its own democratic principles and credibility in this matter. - Dr David Nyekorach-Matsanga Finland’s Shame: Trading Human Rights for Nigerian Gas and Blood Money Finland’s handling of the H.E Simon Ekpa's case has stripped away any pretense of neutrality or respect for democratic principles. Instead of upholding the rule of law, Finland has aligned itself with Nigeria’s corrupt and terror-compromised intelligence network; an institution even the Canadian judiciary has described as a terrorist ruling class. By relying on such tainted “evidence,” Finland has not only humiliated its judiciary but also brought shame upon the free world. A Decision Driven by Money, Not Justice Finland publicly tied Ekpa’s case to bilateral relations. While presenting her credentials in Abuja, Finland’s ambassador Sanna Selin said: “Simon Ekpa has been hindering bilateral relations. The cooperation between our two countries is going very well now, and the National Security Adviser has been providing all the evidence.” A fast-moving “criminal” case with significant diplomatic applause from Abuja. Nigerian state media and multiple outlets publicly praised Finland for “intervening” in Ekpa’s case. That praise, paired with the ambassador’s framing (above), deepens the optics that the prosecution aligned with bilateral priorities. - Reliance on Nigeria’s terrorist intelligence. The Finnish court admitted to basing its decision on intelligence from Nigeria. This is indefensible. Nigerian intelligence is not only corrupt, but it has been infiltrated by terrorists and weaponized to crush dissent. Using such sources discredits Finland’s courts and undermines its democratic claims. - Economic payoff in plain sight. Shortly after the unlawful detention of H.E. Simon Ekpa, Wärtsilä Energy, a Finnish firm, was awarded a major gas contract in Lagos. This timing exposes what is really at play: Finland traded away justice for business interests. - Medical projects as diplomatic cover. Finland’s ambassador to Nigeria has now announced plans to build medical facilities in the country. These so-called humanitarian projects are nothing but political sweeteners to cement Finland’s deals with a regime guilty of ethnic cleansing. Why that matters for human rights Labeling dissent as “terrorism” amid a documented pattern of abuses is chilling. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have reported extrajudicial killings and violent repression of pro-Biafra peaceful protesters since 2015; U.S. State Department reporting continues to flag serious violations. In that environment, a European democracy appearing to echo the Nigerian government’s framing of advocacy as “terrorism” risks normalizing repression rather than encouraging due process and de-escalation. Democratic credibility: When an EU state’s envoy explicitly links a defendant to “hindering bilateral relations,” then touts imminent business/health cooperation, it creates pressure on judicial independence; whatever the merits of any charges. That alone undermines fair-trial rights and chills transnational advocacy; Finland’s decision doesn’t just hurt H.E Simon Ekpa, it aims to send a warning shot to all Biafran and African human rights activists abroad that their speech and organizing would be criminalized to please authoritarian states. Why This Is a Global Shame - Criminalizing resistance to genocide. By echoing Nigeria’s narrative, Finland has branded Biafrans resisting ethnic cleansing and genocide as “terrorists.” This is not only false, it is a betrayal of every democratic principle Finland claims to uphold. - Population scale of injustice. There are over 70 million Biafrans; more than ten times the population of Finland; who reject this criminal decision. Finland has trampled on the voices of a nation, siding instead with a state apparatus the world knows is murderous and illegitimate. - Shame upon the free world. Finland has reduced itself from being a respected democracy to a willing partner of a terrorist regime. It has chosen contracts and convenience over conscience and credibility. We hold Finland accountable for betraying justice and aligning itself with terror. Human rights organizations, democratic states, and global civil society must condemn Finland’s complicity, expose the dirty deals behind this decision, and stand with the Biafran people in their struggle against extermination and state-sponsored terror. Even though the Finnish court has acknowledged Biafra’s right to independence, we categorically reject the verdict against our Prime Minister in its entirety. This decision will be appealed, with full confidence that the judiciary will seize the opportunity to cleanse Finland of the stain imposed upon it by Nigeria’s corrupt influence. Fox News Ngozi Orabueze Deputy Prime Minister/COS USB Freedom House Amnesty Finland Amnesty EU Ministry of International Relations & Trade Le Premier ministre Amadou Oury Bah Ministry of Foreign Affairs MFA Finland 🇫🇮 Tibor Nagy Tuomas Malinen Thuso van Zyl 🇿🇦 Michael Johns🇺🇸 Commissioner for Human Rights Universal Rights Group UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances South African Government BBC News Africa Secretary Marco Rubio Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived President Donald J. Trump Capitaine Ibrahim TRAORÉ European Commission Council of Europe Rule of Law European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) EU Agency for Asylum - EUAA Rita Patrício Tanya Lokshina Mairead Elordi European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) Rita Patrício Abdirahman Dahir Adam Johanna Kaprio-Papageorgiou Paavo Teittinen Frank Johansson (frankdj.bsky.social) Leena-Kaisa Mikkola Sanna Selin Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Tapio Nurminen Rebecca Mistereggen Lara Logan Leena Meri Mari Rantanen
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In the case of H.E Simon Ekpa, the Finnish court relied on intelligence provided by Nigeria. However, Nigerian intelligence is corrupt, compromised by terrorist influence, and even infiltrated by terrorist recruits. By relying on such tainted information, Finland undermined its own democratic principles and credibility in this matter. - Dr David Nyekorach-Matsanga Finland’s Shame: Trading Human Rights for Nigerian Gas and Blood Money Finland’s handling of the H.E Simon Ekpa's case has stripped away any pretense of neutrality or respect for democratic principles. Instead of upholding the rule of law, Finland has aligned itself with Nigeria’s corrupt and terror-compromised intelligence network; an institution even the Canadian judiciary has described as a terrorist ruling class. By relying on such tainted “evidence,” Finland has not only humiliated its judiciary but also brought shame upon the free world. A Decision Driven by Money, Not Justice Finland publicly tied Ekpa’s case to bilateral relations. While presenting her credentials in Abuja, Finland’s ambassador Sanna Selin said: “Simon Ekpa has been hindering bilateral relations. The cooperation between our two countries is going very well now, and the National Security Adviser has been providing all the evidence.” A fast-moving “criminal” case with significant diplomatic applause from Abuja. Nigerian state media and multiple outlets publicly praised Finland for “intervening” in Ekpa’s case. That praise, paired with the ambassador’s framing (above), deepens the optics that the prosecution aligned with bilateral priorities. - Reliance on Nigeria’s terrorist intelligence. The Finnish court admitted to basing its decision on intelligence from Nigeria. This is indefensible. Nigerian intelligence is not only corrupt, but it has been infiltrated by terrorists and weaponized to crush dissent. Using such sources discredits Finland’s courts and undermines its democratic claims. - Economic payoff in plain sight. Shortly after the unlawful detention of H.E. Simon Ekpa, Wärtsilä Energy, a Finnish firm, was awarded a major gas contract in Lagos. This timing exposes what is really at play: Finland traded away justice for business interests. - Medical projects as diplomatic cover. Finland’s ambassador to Nigeria has now announced plans to build medical facilities in the country. These so-called humanitarian projects are nothing but political sweeteners to cement Finland’s deals with a regime guilty of ethnic cleansing. Why that matters for human rights Labeling dissent as “terrorism” amid a documented pattern of abuses is chilling. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have reported extrajudicial killings and violent repression of pro-Biafra peaceful protesters since 2015; U.S. State Department reporting continues to flag serious violations. In that environment, a European democracy appearing to echo the Nigerian government’s framing of advocacy as “terrorism” risks normalizing repression rather than encouraging due process and de-escalation. Democratic credibility: When an EU state’s envoy explicitly links a defendant to “hindering bilateral relations,” then touts imminent business/health cooperation, it creates pressure on judicial independence; whatever the merits of any charges. That alone undermines fair-trial rights and chills transnational advocacy; Finland’s decision doesn’t just hurt H.E Simon Ekpa, it aims to send a warning shot to all Biafran and African human rights activists abroad that their speech and organizing would be criminalized to please authoritarian states. Why This Is a Global Shame - Criminalizing resistance to genocide. By echoing Nigeria’s narrative, Finland has branded Biafrans resisting ethnic cleansing and genocide as “terrorists.” This is not only false, it is a betrayal of every democratic principle Finland claims to uphold. - Population scale of injustice. There are over 70 million Biafrans; more than ten times the population of Finland; who reject this criminal decision. Finland has trampled on the voices of a nation, siding instead with a state apparatus the world knows is murderous and illegitimate. - Shame upon the free world. Finland has reduced itself from being a respected democracy to a willing partner of a terrorist regime. It has chosen contracts and convenience over conscience and credibility. We hold Finland accountable for betraying justice and aligning itself with terror. Human rights organizations, democratic states, and global civil society must condemn Finland’s complicity, expose the dirty deals behind this decision, and stand with the Biafran people in their struggle against extermination and state-sponsored terror. Even though the Finnish court has acknowledged Biafra’s right to independence, we categorically reject the verdict against our Prime Minister in its entirety. This decision will be appealed, with full confidence that the judiciary will seize the opportunity to cleanse Finland of the stain imposed upon it by Nigeria’s corrupt influence. Fox News Ngozi Orabueze Deputy Prime Minister/COS USB Freedom House Amnesty Finland Amnesty EU Ministry of International Relations & Trade Le Premier ministre Amadou Oury Bah Ministry of Foreign Affairs MFA Finland 🇫🇮 Tibor Nagy Tuomas Malinen Thuso van Zyl 🇿🇦 Michael Johns🇺🇸 Commissioner for Human Rights Universal Rights Group UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances South African Government BBC News Africa Secretary Marco Rubio Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived President Donald J. Trump Capitaine Ibrahim TRAORÉ European Commission Council of Europe Rule of Law European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) EU Agency for Asylum - EUAA Rita Patrício Tanya Lokshina Mairead Elordi European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) Rita Patrício Abdirahman Dahir Adam Johanna Kaprio-Papageorgiou Paavo Teittinen Frank Johansson (frankdj.bsky.social) Leena-Kaisa Mikkola Sanna Selin Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Tapio Nurminen Rebecca Mistereggen Lara Logan Leena Meri Mari Rantanen

United States of Biafra Government

33,322 просмотров • 11 месяцев назад

Left: BBC News, 'We're young - we don't think much about the EU' Right: Young person, Haydn Osborne-Brookes, speaking at the National March for Rejoin, "Us young people want our future back. We want the freedom to travel, work and study across Europe again" #RejoinEU Transcript of full speech, "I remember 2016, when I was only seven, seeing boring old men in suits talk about some far and distant concept, Brexit. But I was all too unaware the effect that Brexit would have on my life and the lives of young people in our country. Politics is failing young people" "We've seen it again and again, year after year. Politicians in there, influencing decisions that seem completely outside of our interests. And Brexit is one of the greatest examples of justice. Anyone born after 1998 had no say in Brexit" "That's almost 20 million people. But we still face the harsh consequences of the UK leaving the eu. We still lost access to schemes across Europe that helped develop and nurture our skills, culture and friendships. We've still lost our freedom to travel, study and work throughout Europe" "And we've still lost a more secure future of cooperation with our European partners. And with the threat of reform and farage on the horizon, a future without these things will seemingly last longer and longer. So it's time that we take back political power into our own hands, because we need to beat reform at the next general election" "And hope must overcome hate. We're here today. We're here today because we believe in a complete reversal of Brexit, a reunification with our European partners" "And we've never needed that more than we do now. Donald Trump has shown just how fragile and futile our so called special relationship with America is. Whilst we rely on them almost entirely for our nuclear deterrent and arms" "With 86% of UK arms, coming from the USA, he threatens to invade our European allies and risk more lives than he's already taken on the international stage. Relying on a country, relying on a country which threatens the sovereignty of our allies" "Now, that's a dangerous position to put our future generations in. But we know the solution. Let's turn back to Europe because we know that we are stronger together. We can work together for a better future for our younger people with Europe" "But I won't stand here and pretend everything's perfect in Europe. It's true that across the continent, the far right has gained a foothold, just like they have here in the UK with Farage. But is that a reason for us to stand aside and watch?" "Is that a reason for us not to work across borders for a fairer future for all? I don't think so. We need to go back into the EU so that our voices are amplified on an international stage, giving us the power to stand up against the far right, Trump and all other threats against us" "Now the government has only taken small minute steps towards Europe. When I was head of campaigns for Young European Movement I was extremely proud that we managed to get a pledge from the government to rejoin Erasmus Plus. But at the end of the day we need radical change for this country and in terms of Europe that radical change is fully rejoining the EU" "So let me make myself absolutely clear. Us young people want our future back. We want the freedom to travel, work and study across Europe again. We want the opportunities brought forward by schemes like Erasmus and Discover EU to open up our futures" "And we want a more secure future with our European partners, not one where we're subject to the whims of Donald Trump in the usa. So let's make some noise and tell Keir Starmer or whoever's going to be in there next week and every single MP sitting in Parliament that we are demanding a second referendum and a full reversal of Brexit now" "Thank you"
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Left: BBC News, 'We're young - we don't think much about the EU' Right: Young person, Haydn Osborne-Brookes, speaking at the National March for Rejoin, "Us young people want our future back. We want the freedom to travel, work and study across Europe again" #RejoinEU Transcript of full speech, "I remember 2016, when I was only seven, seeing boring old men in suits talk about some far and distant concept, Brexit. But I was all too unaware the effect that Brexit would have on my life and the lives of young people in our country. Politics is failing young people" "We've seen it again and again, year after year. Politicians in there, influencing decisions that seem completely outside of our interests. And Brexit is one of the greatest examples of justice. Anyone born after 1998 had no say in Brexit" "That's almost 20 million people. But we still face the harsh consequences of the UK leaving the eu. We still lost access to schemes across Europe that helped develop and nurture our skills, culture and friendships. We've still lost our freedom to travel, study and work throughout Europe" "And we've still lost a more secure future of cooperation with our European partners. And with the threat of reform and farage on the horizon, a future without these things will seemingly last longer and longer. So it's time that we take back political power into our own hands, because we need to beat reform at the next general election" "And hope must overcome hate. We're here today. We're here today because we believe in a complete reversal of Brexit, a reunification with our European partners" "And we've never needed that more than we do now. Donald Trump has shown just how fragile and futile our so called special relationship with America is. Whilst we rely on them almost entirely for our nuclear deterrent and arms" "With 86% of UK arms, coming from the USA, he threatens to invade our European allies and risk more lives than he's already taken on the international stage. Relying on a country, relying on a country which threatens the sovereignty of our allies" "Now, that's a dangerous position to put our future generations in. But we know the solution. Let's turn back to Europe because we know that we are stronger together. We can work together for a better future for our younger people with Europe" "But I won't stand here and pretend everything's perfect in Europe. It's true that across the continent, the far right has gained a foothold, just like they have here in the UK with Farage. But is that a reason for us to stand aside and watch?" "Is that a reason for us not to work across borders for a fairer future for all? I don't think so. We need to go back into the EU so that our voices are amplified on an international stage, giving us the power to stand up against the far right, Trump and all other threats against us" "Now the government has only taken small minute steps towards Europe. When I was head of campaigns for Young European Movement I was extremely proud that we managed to get a pledge from the government to rejoin Erasmus Plus. But at the end of the day we need radical change for this country and in terms of Europe that radical change is fully rejoining the EU" "So let me make myself absolutely clear. Us young people want our future back. We want the freedom to travel, work and study across Europe again. We want the opportunities brought forward by schemes like Erasmus and Discover EU to open up our futures" "And we want a more secure future with our European partners, not one where we're subject to the whims of Donald Trump in the usa. So let's make some noise and tell Keir Starmer or whoever's going to be in there next week and every single MP sitting in Parliament that we are demanding a second referendum and a full reversal of Brexit now" "Thank you"

Farrukh

15,699 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

Hurrian Hymn (part of collection of Hurrian songs), inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform on clay tablets (1550-1400 BC) excavated from ancient Amorite-Canaanite city of Ugarit, northern Syria. The clay tablet text, which was discovered alongside around 30 other tablet fragments, specifies 9 lyre strings and intervals between those strings – kind of like an ancient guitar tab. But this is only hymn that could be reconstructed – although the name of the composer is now lost. The complete song is one of about 36 such hymns was is dedicated Hurrians’ goddess of the orchards Nikkal. It was discovered in 1950s, considered as the oldest surviving melody and is over 3400 years old. An account of the group of shards was first published in 1955 and 1968 by Emmanuel Laroche, who identified as parts of a single clay tablet the three fragments catalogued by field archaeologists as RS 15.30, 15.49, and 17.387. In Laroche's catalogue the hymns are designated h. (for "Hurrian") 2–17, 19–23, 25–6, 28, 30, along with smaller fragments RS. 19.164 g, j, n, o, p, r, t, w, x, y, aa, and gg. The complete hymn is h.6 in this list. A revised text of h.6 was published in 1975. Following Laroche's work, Assyriologist Anne Draffkorn Kilmer and musicologist Marcelle Duchesne-Guillemin worked together in 1970s to understand the meaning of the tablets, concluding that one tablet presented tuning methods for a Babylonian lyre, another referred to musical intervals. Tablet h.6 contains, the lyrics for a hymn to Nikkal, a Ancient Near Eastern goddess of orchards, and instructions for a singer accompanied by a nine-stringed sammûm, a type of harp or, much more likely, a lyre. The hymn was given its first modern performance in 1974, a performance of which the New York Times wrote: “This has revolutionized the whole concept of the origin of western music.” While the Hurrian hymn pre-dates several other surviving early works of music (e.g. Seikilos epitaph and Delphic Hymns) by a millennium, its transcription remains controversial. Duchesne-Guillemin's reconstruction may be heard at Urkesh webpage, though this is only one of at least five "rival decipherments of the notation, each yielding entirely different results". Text of h.6 is difficult, in part because Hurrian language itself is imperfectly understood, and in part because of small lacunae due to missing flakes of the clay tablet. In addition, however, it appears that the language is a local Ugarit dialect, which differs significantly from the dialects known from other sources. It is also possible that the pronunciation of some words was altered from normal speech because of music. Despite the many difficulties, it is clearly a religious text concerning offerings to goddess Nikkal, wife of the moon god. Text is presented in four lines, with the peculiarity that the seven final syllables of each of the first three lines on the verso of the tablet are repeated at beginning of the next line on the recto. While Laroche saw in this a procedure similar to one employed by Babylonian scribes in longer texts to provide continuity at the transition from one tablet to another, Güterbock and Kilmer took the position that this device is never found within the text on a single tablet, and so these repeated syllables must constitute refrains dividing the text into regular sections. To this, Duchesne-Guillemin retorts that the recto-verso-recto spiral path of text, an arrangement unknown in Babylon is ample reason for the use of such guides. The first published attempt to interpret the text of h.6 was made in 1977 by Hans-Jochen Thiel and his work formed the basis for a new but still very provisional attempt made 24 years later by Theo J. H. Krispijn, after Hurritology had made significant progress thanks to archaeological discoveries made in the meantime at a site near Boğazkale. 🎥© Peter Pringle (YouTube) National Museum of Damascus #archaeohistories
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Hurrian Hymn (part of collection of Hurrian songs), inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform on clay tablets (1550-1400 BC) excavated from ancient Amorite-Canaanite city of Ugarit, northern Syria. The clay tablet text, which was discovered alongside around 30 other tablet fragments, specifies 9 lyre strings and intervals between those strings – kind of like an ancient guitar tab. But this is only hymn that could be reconstructed – although the name of the composer is now lost. The complete song is one of about 36 such hymns was is dedicated Hurrians’ goddess of the orchards Nikkal. It was discovered in 1950s, considered as the oldest surviving melody and is over 3400 years old. An account of the group of shards was first published in 1955 and 1968 by Emmanuel Laroche, who identified as parts of a single clay tablet the three fragments catalogued by field archaeologists as RS 15.30, 15.49, and 17.387. In Laroche's catalogue the hymns are designated h. (for "Hurrian") 2–17, 19–23, 25–6, 28, 30, along with smaller fragments RS. 19.164 g, j, n, o, p, r, t, w, x, y, aa, and gg. The complete hymn is h.6 in this list. A revised text of h.6 was published in 1975. Following Laroche's work, Assyriologist Anne Draffkorn Kilmer and musicologist Marcelle Duchesne-Guillemin worked together in 1970s to understand the meaning of the tablets, concluding that one tablet presented tuning methods for a Babylonian lyre, another referred to musical intervals. Tablet h.6 contains, the lyrics for a hymn to Nikkal, a Ancient Near Eastern goddess of orchards, and instructions for a singer accompanied by a nine-stringed sammûm, a type of harp or, much more likely, a lyre. The hymn was given its first modern performance in 1974, a performance of which the New York Times wrote: “This has revolutionized the whole concept of the origin of western music.” While the Hurrian hymn pre-dates several other surviving early works of music (e.g. Seikilos epitaph and Delphic Hymns) by a millennium, its transcription remains controversial. Duchesne-Guillemin's reconstruction may be heard at Urkesh webpage, though this is only one of at least five "rival decipherments of the notation, each yielding entirely different results". Text of h.6 is difficult, in part because Hurrian language itself is imperfectly understood, and in part because of small lacunae due to missing flakes of the clay tablet. In addition, however, it appears that the language is a local Ugarit dialect, which differs significantly from the dialects known from other sources. It is also possible that the pronunciation of some words was altered from normal speech because of music. Despite the many difficulties, it is clearly a religious text concerning offerings to goddess Nikkal, wife of the moon god. Text is presented in four lines, with the peculiarity that the seven final syllables of each of the first three lines on the verso of the tablet are repeated at beginning of the next line on the recto. While Laroche saw in this a procedure similar to one employed by Babylonian scribes in longer texts to provide continuity at the transition from one tablet to another, Güterbock and Kilmer took the position that this device is never found within the text on a single tablet, and so these repeated syllables must constitute refrains dividing the text into regular sections. To this, Duchesne-Guillemin retorts that the recto-verso-recto spiral path of text, an arrangement unknown in Babylon is ample reason for the use of such guides. The first published attempt to interpret the text of h.6 was made in 1977 by Hans-Jochen Thiel and his work formed the basis for a new but still very provisional attempt made 24 years later by Theo J. H. Krispijn, after Hurritology had made significant progress thanks to archaeological discoveries made in the meantime at a site near Boğazkale. 🎥© Peter Pringle (YouTube) National Museum of Damascus #archaeohistories

Archaeo - Histories

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Hurrian Hymn (part of collection of Hurrian songs), inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform on clay tablets (1550-1400 BC) excavated from ancient Amorite-Canaanite city of Ugarit, northern Syria... The clay tablet text, which was discovered alongside around 30 other tablet fragments, specifies 9 lyre strings and intervals between those strings – kind of like an ancient guitar tab. But this is only hymn that could be reconstructed – although the name of the composer is now lost. The complete song is one of about 36 such hymns was is dedicated Hurrians’ goddess of the orchards Nikkal. It was discovered in 1950s, considered as the oldest surviving melody and is over 3400 years old. An account of the group of shards was first published in 1955 and 1968 by Emmanuel Laroche, who identified as parts of a single clay tablet the three fragments catalogued by field archaeologists as RS 15.30, 15.49, and 17.387. In Laroche's catalogue the hymns are designated h. (for "Hurrian") 2–17, 19–23, 25–6, 28, 30, along with smaller fragments RS. 19.164 g, j, n, o, p, r, t, w, x, y, aa, and gg. The complete hymn is h.6 in this list. A revised text of h.6 was published in 1975. Following Laroche's work, Assyriologist Anne Draffkorn Kilmer and musicologist Marcelle Duchesne-Guillemin worked together in 1970s to understand the meaning of the tablets, concluding that one tablet presented tuning methods for a Babylonian lyre, another referred to musical intervals. Tablet h.6 contains, the lyrics for a hymn to Nikkal, a Ancient Near Eastern goddess of orchards, and instructions for a singer accompanied by a nine-stringed sammûm, a type of harp or, much more likely, a lyre. The hymn was given its first modern performance in 1974, a performance of which the New York Times wrote: “This has revolutionized the whole concept of the origin of western music.” While the Hurrian hymn pre-dates several other surviving early works of music (e.g. Seikilos epitaph and Delphic Hymns) by a millennium, its transcription remains controversial. Duchesne-Guillemin's reconstruction may be heard at Urkesh webpage, though this is only one of at least five "rival decipherments of the notation, each yielding entirely different results". Text of h.6 is difficult, in part because Hurrian language itself is imperfectly understood, and in part because of small lacunae due to missing flakes of the clay tablet. In addition, however, it appears that the language is a local Ugarit dialect, which differs significantly from the dialects known from other sources. It is also possible that the pronunciation of some words was altered from normal speech because of music. Despite the many difficulties, it is clearly a religious text concerning offerings to goddess Nikkal, wife of the moon god. Text is presented in four lines, with the peculiarity that the seven final syllables of each of the first three lines on the verso of the tablet are repeated at beginning of the next line on the recto. While Laroche saw in this a procedure similar to one employed by Babylonian scribes in longer texts to provide continuity at the transition from one tablet to another, Güterbock and Kilmer took the position that this device is never found within the text on a single tablet, and so these repeated syllables must constitute refrains dividing the text into regular sections. To this, Duchesne-Guillemin retorts that the recto-verso-recto spiral path of text, an arrangement unknown in Babylon is ample reason for the use of such guides. The first published attempt to interpret the text of h.6 was made in 1977 by Hans-Jochen Thiel and his work formed the basis for a new but still very provisional attempt made 24 years later by Theo J. H. Krispijn, after Hurritology had made significant progress thanks to archaeological discoveries made in the meantime at a site near Boğazkale. 🎥© Peter Pringle (YT) National Museum of Damascus #archaeohistories
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Hurrian Hymn (part of collection of Hurrian songs), inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform on clay tablets (1550-1400 BC) excavated from ancient Amorite-Canaanite city of Ugarit, northern Syria... The clay tablet text, which was discovered alongside around 30 other tablet fragments, specifies 9 lyre strings and intervals between those strings – kind of like an ancient guitar tab. But this is only hymn that could be reconstructed – although the name of the composer is now lost. The complete song is one of about 36 such hymns was is dedicated Hurrians’ goddess of the orchards Nikkal. It was discovered in 1950s, considered as the oldest surviving melody and is over 3400 years old. An account of the group of shards was first published in 1955 and 1968 by Emmanuel Laroche, who identified as parts of a single clay tablet the three fragments catalogued by field archaeologists as RS 15.30, 15.49, and 17.387. In Laroche's catalogue the hymns are designated h. (for "Hurrian") 2–17, 19–23, 25–6, 28, 30, along with smaller fragments RS. 19.164 g, j, n, o, p, r, t, w, x, y, aa, and gg. The complete hymn is h.6 in this list. A revised text of h.6 was published in 1975. Following Laroche's work, Assyriologist Anne Draffkorn Kilmer and musicologist Marcelle Duchesne-Guillemin worked together in 1970s to understand the meaning of the tablets, concluding that one tablet presented tuning methods for a Babylonian lyre, another referred to musical intervals. Tablet h.6 contains, the lyrics for a hymn to Nikkal, a Ancient Near Eastern goddess of orchards, and instructions for a singer accompanied by a nine-stringed sammûm, a type of harp or, much more likely, a lyre. The hymn was given its first modern performance in 1974, a performance of which the New York Times wrote: “This has revolutionized the whole concept of the origin of western music.” While the Hurrian hymn pre-dates several other surviving early works of music (e.g. Seikilos epitaph and Delphic Hymns) by a millennium, its transcription remains controversial. Duchesne-Guillemin's reconstruction may be heard at Urkesh webpage, though this is only one of at least five "rival decipherments of the notation, each yielding entirely different results". Text of h.6 is difficult, in part because Hurrian language itself is imperfectly understood, and in part because of small lacunae due to missing flakes of the clay tablet. In addition, however, it appears that the language is a local Ugarit dialect, which differs significantly from the dialects known from other sources. It is also possible that the pronunciation of some words was altered from normal speech because of music. Despite the many difficulties, it is clearly a religious text concerning offerings to goddess Nikkal, wife of the moon god. Text is presented in four lines, with the peculiarity that the seven final syllables of each of the first three lines on the verso of the tablet are repeated at beginning of the next line on the recto. While Laroche saw in this a procedure similar to one employed by Babylonian scribes in longer texts to provide continuity at the transition from one tablet to another, Güterbock and Kilmer took the position that this device is never found within the text on a single tablet, and so these repeated syllables must constitute refrains dividing the text into regular sections. To this, Duchesne-Guillemin retorts that the recto-verso-recto spiral path of text, an arrangement unknown in Babylon is ample reason for the use of such guides. The first published attempt to interpret the text of h.6 was made in 1977 by Hans-Jochen Thiel and his work formed the basis for a new but still very provisional attempt made 24 years later by Theo J. H. Krispijn, after Hurritology had made significant progress thanks to archaeological discoveries made in the meantime at a site near Boğazkale. 🎥© Peter Pringle (YT) National Museum of Damascus #archaeohistories

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