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Sunday thoughts - inspired by the video attached. Bread before drones shows: state legitimacy and priorities through the prism of the Ethiopian Health Workers’ strike Amid Ethiopia’s deepening social and economic crises, the country’s health professionals - essential pillars of public welfare - are on strike. Their 12 demands... reach far beyond wages: they include calls for dignity, job security, housing, and access to the very healthcare they provide to others, among others. This is not a labour dispute, as some local media reports portray it, it is a reflection of a deeper misalignment between state priorities and the basic needs of its people. At the heart of the matter lies a truth, eloquently captured in this video: state legitimacy is not built in the sky with 1,500 drones light show that cost millions, but on the ground, in justice, fairness, equity, security, and dignity. The government now stands at a clear crossroads. It can either recognise the legitimacy of the health workers’ demands and begin to address them (gradually, if necessary) as a sign of strategic maturity, or suppress them with force and intimidation, framing the demands as “illegal” or “politically motivated,” and jailing those who speak up. Unfortunately, from the events in the past few days, the latter is the path currently taken. But this path is not new and history is clear on where it leads. No regime, however confident or armed, can permanently silence the question of bread. Repression may delay the questions, or even fragment the organised demands; but it fertilises the ground for a more sustained, organised resistance, a resistance born not of ideology, but of survival. A public faced with the question of bread cannot be dazzled out of hunger, and health workers, a distinct profession, cannot be replaced by loyal cadres. Yes, to acknowledge the urgency of the demands is to admit that millions have been left behind while vanity projects fill the sky and the corridors. But doing so, though humbling, would be the wiser, less costly option. Because when the question becomes bread, no drone light show can outshine the fire of a people demanding to live.show more

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I completely agree. The striking health workers in Ethiopia aren't just demanding fair wages - they're calling for fundamental rights and dignity. Their struggle highlights a deep misalignment b/n government spending priorities and the urgent needs of the people.

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MeRe1 год назад

I agree with most of demands. Still, it's too simplistic and populistic to suggest drone show is cause for economic hardship the country is facing. One may twist situation to gain applause or even political gain but reality is country lost when started war in Tigray.

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Abebe1 год назад

A resistance born not of ideology, but of bread can only bring pain killer for the sustained terminally ill Ethiopian politics . It is advisable to organise the residents bases on sensible ideology and find sustainable solution for the country before it is too late.

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Eyonat1 год назад

@AbiyAhmedAli as an individual & policies he chose couldn't have come at a worse time. 2018 was a time our multifaceted problems reached critical point. He hijacked the opportunity & made it all about his personal glory... #Ethiopia is now paying (dearly) for his misadventures.

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Warfare Analysis

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Ostriches are intensely social animals who understand their world through movement contact and the presence of their flock. They do not experience life with human concepts or human language but they do experience fear safety comfort and distress in ways that are clear measurable and deeply felt. When ostriches live together they learn the shapes sounds and movements of the birds around them. They feel secure when the flock is calm and they become anxious when others show signs of alarm. Their sense of safety depends entirely on the stability of the group. Any threat to one member of the flock creates a wave of fear through all of them. Because of this the emotional impact of violent handling and mass killing is not limited to the bird that is struck but spreads through every ostrich who sees hears or senses it. When force and confinement are imposed on them the birds experience a level of fear that overwhelms their natural coping behaviors. Ostriches respond to danger with flight or alert stillness and when neither response is possible they enter a state of acute stress that includes trembling pacing vocalizing or freezing in place. Their hearts race their muscles tense and their entire body prepares to escape. When they are surrounded or trapped they cannot understand why the danger cannot be avoided. The sense of helplessness for a prey animal is not a thought but a physical shock that floods them with stress and panic. To a creature who survives through movement and awareness the loss of space and the inability to flee is a form of suffering in itself. The abuse of forcing ostriches to witness the injury or death of familiar flock mates creates another layer of distress. These birds recognize individuals. They notice when one of their companions collapses or cries out. They become restless and agitated when a bird they know is harmed. They remain close to fallen birds and often attempt to investigate or stay near them because their instinct pushes them to stay with the group even when the group is being destroyed. The emotional meaning of this moment is not symbolic but immediate. The flock is breaking apart. The cues of danger multiply. The birds see others in pain or falling and their own fear grows with each new sign of suffering. When violent killing happens around them ostriches sense it as the collapse of their only system of safety. They are not built to make sense of destruction happening in their own flock. Instead they respond with escalating panic. Their bodies show it clearly through rapid breathing frantic shifts in posture and attempts to move closer to surviving flock mates. They do not understand why the danger continues or why the people near them are the source of harm. The stress they experience is intense enough to cause physical shock. Their final moments are dominated by confusion fear and the overwhelming instinct to escape a threat that cannot be avoided. The public often imagines large animals as numb or unaware but ostriches feel the world with a sensitivity shaped by millions of years as prey animals. Their eyes are sharp their hearing is attuned to stress in others and their bodies react strongly to fear and pain. When dozens or hundreds of birds are subjected to violence in a confined area every ostrich feels the fear of the others. The suffering does not happen to them one by one but as a shared experience of terror. This is an experience that no animal should ever be forced to endure. The reality is not clinical or quick. It is emotionally devastating to the animals caught in it because it destroys the flock bond that is their only sense of stability and then it destroys the birds themselves. Understanding this matters because it shows that the harm done to these animals was not only physical but deeply emotional. The ostriches suffered long before any final action was taken against their bodies. They suffered through fear they could not escape through the panic created by the collapse of their flock and through the helplessness of being unable to understand why the world around them suddenly turned violent. Recognizing this is essential because it reveals the true scale of what was done. This was not a neutral procedure. This was the infliction of terror on beings capable of feeling it powerfully. The public deserves to know that these birds were not indifferent creatures. They were living animals who felt fear and confusion and distress and whose final experiences were shaped by violence they could not comprehend or escape.

Ostriches are intensely social animals who understand their world through movement contact and the presence of their flock. They do not experience life with human concepts or human language but they do experience fear safety comfort and distress in ways that are clear measurable and deeply felt. When ostriches live together they learn the shapes sounds and movements of the birds around them. They feel secure when the flock is calm and they become anxious when others show signs of alarm. Their sense of safety depends entirely on the stability of the group. Any threat to one member of the flock creates a wave of fear through all of them. Because of this the emotional impact of violent handling and mass killing is not limited to the bird that is struck but spreads through every ostrich who sees hears or senses it. When force and confinement are imposed on them the birds experience a level of fear that overwhelms their natural coping behaviors. Ostriches respond to danger with flight or alert stillness and when neither response is possible they enter a state of acute stress that includes trembling pacing vocalizing or freezing in place. Their hearts race their muscles tense and their entire body prepares to escape. When they are surrounded or trapped they cannot understand why the danger cannot be avoided. The sense of helplessness for a prey animal is not a thought but a physical shock that floods them with stress and panic. To a creature who survives through movement and awareness the loss of space and the inability to flee is a form of suffering in itself. The abuse of forcing ostriches to witness the injury or death of familiar flock mates creates another layer of distress. These birds recognize individuals. They notice when one of their companions collapses or cries out. They become restless and agitated when a bird they know is harmed. They remain close to fallen birds and often attempt to investigate or stay near them because their instinct pushes them to stay with the group even when the group is being destroyed. The emotional meaning of this moment is not symbolic but immediate. The flock is breaking apart. The cues of danger multiply. The birds see others in pain or falling and their own fear grows with each new sign of suffering. When violent killing happens around them ostriches sense it as the collapse of their only system of safety. They are not built to make sense of destruction happening in their own flock. Instead they respond with escalating panic. Their bodies show it clearly through rapid breathing frantic shifts in posture and attempts to move closer to surviving flock mates. They do not understand why the danger continues or why the people near them are the source of harm. The stress they experience is intense enough to cause physical shock. Their final moments are dominated by confusion fear and the overwhelming instinct to escape a threat that cannot be avoided. The public often imagines large animals as numb or unaware but ostriches feel the world with a sensitivity shaped by millions of years as prey animals. Their eyes are sharp their hearing is attuned to stress in others and their bodies react strongly to fear and pain. When dozens or hundreds of birds are subjected to violence in a confined area every ostrich feels the fear of the others. The suffering does not happen to them one by one but as a shared experience of terror. This is an experience that no animal should ever be forced to endure. The reality is not clinical or quick. It is emotionally devastating to the animals caught in it because it destroys the flock bond that is their only sense of stability and then it destroys the birds themselves. Understanding this matters because it shows that the harm done to these animals was not only physical but deeply emotional. The ostriches suffered long before any final action was taken against their bodies. They suffered through fear they could not escape through the panic created by the collapse of their flock and through the helplessness of being unable to understand why the world around them suddenly turned violent. Recognizing this is essential because it reveals the true scale of what was done. This was not a neutral procedure. This was the infliction of terror on beings capable of feeling it powerfully. The public deserves to know that these birds were not indifferent creatures. They were living animals who felt fear and confusion and distress and whose final experiences were shaped by violence they could not comprehend or escape.

Vote Canada

55,519 просмотров • 7 месяцев назад

#WATCH | Delhi | On Operation Sindoor, Congress MP Manish Tewari says, "Pakistan is the only land where the nation does not have a military, but a military has a nation. And that military has created and spawned an infrastructure of semi-state actors and uses terror as an instrument of state policy. After the attack in Pahalgam where people were targeted in the name of the religion, steps by the government of India to bring the perpetrators, their masterminds and the deep state of Pakistan to justice are absolutely in alignment with our right to exercise the prerogative of our national defence. When it comes to the question of our national security, there is no government or opposition, but the entire nation is one and stands behind the actions initiated by the Indian armed forces in defence of our country..."

#WATCH | Delhi | On Operation Sindoor, Congress MP Manish Tewari says, "Pakistan is the only land where the nation does not have a military, but a military has a nation. And that military has created and spawned an infrastructure of semi-state actors and uses terror as an instrument of state policy. After the attack in Pahalgam where people were targeted in the name of the religion, steps by the government of India to bring the perpetrators, their masterminds and the deep state of Pakistan to justice are absolutely in alignment with our right to exercise the prerogative of our national defence. When it comes to the question of our national security, there is no government or opposition, but the entire nation is one and stands behind the actions initiated by the Indian armed forces in defence of our country..."

ANI

69,701 просмотров • 1 год назад

We live in a time of conflict. And in war, healthcare is often a casualty: hospitals destroyed, health workers threatened or attacked, and families unable to access vital services. But health is not simply a casualty of conflict; it can also be a bridge to peace. I'm grateful for the discussion on this vital topic at the #WHS2025 ⬇️

We live in a time of conflict. And in war, healthcare is often a casualty: hospitals destroyed, health workers threatened or attacked, and families unable to access vital services. But health is not simply a casualty of conflict; it can also be a bridge to peace. I'm grateful for the discussion on this vital topic at the #WHS2025 ⬇️

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

30,980 просмотров • 8 месяцев назад

This video really broke my heart. It is painful to watch, yet it reflects the reality of life for many ordinary Zimbabweans. The woman in the video is Zimbabwe’s Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Tatenda Mavetera, who is also a Member of Parliament. She is presiding over a dispute involving just US$300 that was allegedly meant to be passed on to someone else. What is striking is not the dispute itself, but the fact that this amount has become the centrepiece of a community gathering, with scores of people waiting anxiously because that money matters so much to them. Forty years ago, a Zimbabwean civil servant could earn around US$300 a month. Today, an entire community can be consumed by a dispute over that same amount. But the US$300 is not the real story. The real story is that people need money for hospital bills, food, clothing, school fees, transport, and countless other necessities. They are struggling to meet basic needs. That is why this issue has attracted such attention. At the centre of a community discussion being adjudicated by a Cabinet minister is an amount of money that can disappear in a single evening at a restaurant in London or Johannesburg. Yet for the people gathered here, that money means everything. This is what poverty looks like. This is what economic failure looks like. It is not measured by the luxury cars driven by a small elite, or by the mansions built in affluent suburbs. It is not hidden by people drilling private boreholes because public water systems no longer function, or installing solar systems because the national electricity supply is unreliable. Those are symptoms of dysfunction in themselves. The real measure of a country is the condition of the average citizen. And the average Zimbabwean is struggling. When people ask why Zimbabweans leave their country in such large numbers, this video provides part of the answer. They are not running away from Zimbabwe. They are running away from poverty, hardship, and the daily struggle to survive. Imagine the British Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, or South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, having to preside over a public dispute involving the equivalent of R5,800 or £220. It would be almost unimaginable. Yet in Zimbabwe, such a matter can become the focal point of an entire community. As Africans, we must be honest with ourselves. We cannot measure progress by the lifestyles of a tiny elite while the majority live in deprivation. A country is not successful because a few people drive expensive cars, travel abroad, or live comfortably. A country succeeds when ordinary people can afford food, healthcare, education, housing, and a dignified life. I might drive a nice car. I might own a beautiful home. I might travel the world and enjoy privileges that many can only dream of. But none of that says anything meaningful about the health of my country if the average child goes to bed hungry. The success of a nation is not measured by the wealth of its elite. It is measured by the wellbeing of its ordinary people. And that is the conversation Zimbabweans, and Africans more broadly, need to have. Other nations beyond Zimbabwe, beyond our continent, and people of other races will not respect us. Even if I turn up to a meeting in Harare driving a Bugatti or a Lamborghini to meet an investor from London, they will have a very dim view not only of my country, but of me as well. Driving a Lamborghini on pothole-ridden roads, they will look down on me as an individual and on my country as a nation. Nobody with genuine pride can honestly believe they are doing well when the average person is going to bed on an empty stomach.

This video really broke my heart. It is painful to watch, yet it reflects the reality of life for many ordinary Zimbabweans. The woman in the video is Zimbabwe’s Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Tatenda Mavetera, who is also a Member of Parliament. She is presiding over a dispute involving just US$300 that was allegedly meant to be passed on to someone else. What is striking is not the dispute itself, but the fact that this amount has become the centrepiece of a community gathering, with scores of people waiting anxiously because that money matters so much to them. Forty years ago, a Zimbabwean civil servant could earn around US$300 a month. Today, an entire community can be consumed by a dispute over that same amount. But the US$300 is not the real story. The real story is that people need money for hospital bills, food, clothing, school fees, transport, and countless other necessities. They are struggling to meet basic needs. That is why this issue has attracted such attention. At the centre of a community discussion being adjudicated by a Cabinet minister is an amount of money that can disappear in a single evening at a restaurant in London or Johannesburg. Yet for the people gathered here, that money means everything. This is what poverty looks like. This is what economic failure looks like. It is not measured by the luxury cars driven by a small elite, or by the mansions built in affluent suburbs. It is not hidden by people drilling private boreholes because public water systems no longer function, or installing solar systems because the national electricity supply is unreliable. Those are symptoms of dysfunction in themselves. The real measure of a country is the condition of the average citizen. And the average Zimbabwean is struggling. When people ask why Zimbabweans leave their country in such large numbers, this video provides part of the answer. They are not running away from Zimbabwe. They are running away from poverty, hardship, and the daily struggle to survive. Imagine the British Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, or South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, having to preside over a public dispute involving the equivalent of R5,800 or £220. It would be almost unimaginable. Yet in Zimbabwe, such a matter can become the focal point of an entire community. As Africans, we must be honest with ourselves. We cannot measure progress by the lifestyles of a tiny elite while the majority live in deprivation. A country is not successful because a few people drive expensive cars, travel abroad, or live comfortably. A country succeeds when ordinary people can afford food, healthcare, education, housing, and a dignified life. I might drive a nice car. I might own a beautiful home. I might travel the world and enjoy privileges that many can only dream of. But none of that says anything meaningful about the health of my country if the average child goes to bed hungry. The success of a nation is not measured by the wealth of its elite. It is measured by the wellbeing of its ordinary people. And that is the conversation Zimbabweans, and Africans more broadly, need to have. Other nations beyond Zimbabwe, beyond our continent, and people of other races will not respect us. Even if I turn up to a meeting in Harare driving a Bugatti or a Lamborghini to meet an investor from London, they will have a very dim view not only of my country, but of me as well. Driving a Lamborghini on pothole-ridden roads, they will look down on me as an individual and on my country as a nation. Nobody with genuine pride can honestly believe they are doing well when the average person is going to bed on an empty stomach.

Hopewell Chin’ono

163,332 просмотров • 6 дней назад

Brothers and sisters of Ireland, 🇮🇪 We gather not in silence, but in strength. We gather not in hate, but in hope. And we gather not to divide, but to demand. For the past number of days, our country has been brought to a standstill. Not by chaos without cause, but by people pushed to the edge. Farmers, workers, drivers, families, ordinary Irish people have taken to the roads, to the streets, to the gates of this nation’s lifelines because the cost of simply living has become too much to bear. They are not there for attention. They are there because they cannot afford not to be. Fuel prices have surged to unsustainable levels, driven by global crises and policies beyond the control of ordinary people. And yet, it is the ordinary people who are expected to carry the burden. They tell us support has been given. They tell us measures are in place. They tell us to be patient. But patience does not fill a tank. Patience does not keep a business alive. Patience does not put food on the table. Across Ireland, roads have been blocked, cities brought to a halt, and supply lines disrupted. Fuel depots, ports, even the country’s only oil refinery have been targeted in protest. Not out of malice but out of desperation. And now we see the response. The government condemns the protests. They speak of disruption, of law and order, of consequences. They warn of penalties and even bring in the Defence Forces to assist. But where was this urgency before? Where was this response when people were crying out for help? We ask not for chaos. We ask not for division. We ask for fairness. We ask for a government that listens before the country grinds to a halt. We ask for action before people are forced onto the streets to be heard. Because let us be clear: These protests did not appear out of nowhere. They are the result of years of pressure, rising costs, and people feeling ignored. You, in government, we ask you now!! Why does it take nationwide disruption before you listen? Why are workers and families pushed to breaking point before action is taken? Why must people blockade their own country just to be heard? We are not extremists. We are not criminals. We are citizens. And we are pissed of being ignored. Those standing on the roads today those sitting in tractors and trucks through the night those sacrificing income to make a point they are not the enemy of this country. They are the voice of it. And yes you best believe disruption is real. People are delayed, services affected, and frustration is growing. But that is what happens when a government stops listening and the people are left with no other choice. This is a peaceful movement. But it is a powerful one. And it carries a message that cannot be ignored! A country cannot function when its people cannot afford to live in it. So we say again: Serve your people first, or step aside. This is not your Ireland to manage from a distance. This is our Ireland, lived in every day by those now standing in protest. And until there is real action, real engagement, and real change the voices on those roads will not fade. They will grow louder. Éire Abú. Fergus (Ferg) Power The Irish Git Conor McGregor Real News Éire RM.tv🇮🇪

Brothers and sisters of Ireland, 🇮🇪 We gather not in silence, but in strength. We gather not in hate, but in hope. And we gather not to divide, but to demand. For the past number of days, our country has been brought to a standstill. Not by chaos without cause, but by people pushed to the edge. Farmers, workers, drivers, families, ordinary Irish people have taken to the roads, to the streets, to the gates of this nation’s lifelines because the cost of simply living has become too much to bear. They are not there for attention. They are there because they cannot afford not to be. Fuel prices have surged to unsustainable levels, driven by global crises and policies beyond the control of ordinary people. And yet, it is the ordinary people who are expected to carry the burden. They tell us support has been given. They tell us measures are in place. They tell us to be patient. But patience does not fill a tank. Patience does not keep a business alive. Patience does not put food on the table. Across Ireland, roads have been blocked, cities brought to a halt, and supply lines disrupted. Fuel depots, ports, even the country’s only oil refinery have been targeted in protest. Not out of malice but out of desperation. And now we see the response. The government condemns the protests. They speak of disruption, of law and order, of consequences. They warn of penalties and even bring in the Defence Forces to assist. But where was this urgency before? Where was this response when people were crying out for help? We ask not for chaos. We ask not for division. We ask for fairness. We ask for a government that listens before the country grinds to a halt. We ask for action before people are forced onto the streets to be heard. Because let us be clear: These protests did not appear out of nowhere. They are the result of years of pressure, rising costs, and people feeling ignored. You, in government, we ask you now!! Why does it take nationwide disruption before you listen? Why are workers and families pushed to breaking point before action is taken? Why must people blockade their own country just to be heard? We are not extremists. We are not criminals. We are citizens. And we are pissed of being ignored. Those standing on the roads today those sitting in tractors and trucks through the night those sacrificing income to make a point they are not the enemy of this country. They are the voice of it. And yes you best believe disruption is real. People are delayed, services affected, and frustration is growing. But that is what happens when a government stops listening and the people are left with no other choice. This is a peaceful movement. But it is a powerful one. And it carries a message that cannot be ignored! A country cannot function when its people cannot afford to live in it. So we say again: Serve your people first, or step aside. This is not your Ireland to manage from a distance. This is our Ireland, lived in every day by those now standing in protest. And until there is real action, real engagement, and real change the voices on those roads will not fade. They will grow louder. Éire Abú. Fergus (Ferg) Power The Irish Git Conor McGregor Real News Éire RM.tv🇮🇪

Éire

28,098 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

🚨 IRAN STANDS ON THE EDGE OF HISTORY Millions of Iranians are in the streets, defying an Islamic dictatorship that has ruled through fear, prisons, and bullets. Reports now point to thousands of civilians killed as the regime desperately tries to hold onto power. President Trump has just confirmed the U.S. is watching this minute-by-minute, with the military assessing “very strong options” as protesters are shot, trampled, and silenced by force. This is not a normal protest cycle. This is a nation trying to break free. When a regime starts killing its own people in the open, it is no longer governing — it is collapsing. The only question left is how long it can keep pretending otherwise. If the Iranian people succeed, it will be one of the most significant political shifts of the 21st century: the fall of a theocratic police state and the return of a nation to its people. The world is holding its breath.

🚨 IRAN STANDS ON THE EDGE OF HISTORY Millions of Iranians are in the streets, defying an Islamic dictatorship that has ruled through fear, prisons, and bullets. Reports now point to thousands of civilians killed as the regime desperately tries to hold onto power. President Trump has just confirmed the U.S. is watching this minute-by-minute, with the military assessing “very strong options” as protesters are shot, trampled, and silenced by force. This is not a normal protest cycle. This is a nation trying to break free. When a regime starts killing its own people in the open, it is no longer governing — it is collapsing. The only question left is how long it can keep pretending otherwise. If the Iranian people succeed, it will be one of the most significant political shifts of the 21st century: the fall of a theocratic police state and the return of a nation to its people. The world is holding its breath.

Jim Ferguson

14,430 просмотров • 5 месяцев назад

The Epic of Resistance 🎼 This is not just a symphony. This is what resistance sounds like. Composed by Majid Entezami, the Epic of Khorramshahr is not played… it is remembered. It carries the echo of the Battle of Khorramshahr during the Iran–Iraq War... when a city was shattered and occupied… then reclaimed by a people who refused to disappear. They believed fire would silence it. They believed steel would break it. They believed time would erase it. But they misunderstood something fundamental: You can destroy buildings… but not belief. You can occupy land… but not dignity. Listen. The violins do not mourn defeat— they rise like voices from beneath the dust. The drums are not war— they are the pulse of a nation that never stopped beating. The crescendo is not sound— it is return. Like Jerusalem… Khorramshahr fell— and then Khorramshahr rose — and so too will Jerusalem. And in its rising, a message was written into history: That oppression is loud… but resistance is eternal. Today, the same rhythm echoes— in every people who refuse humiliation, in every nation that stands when it is told to kneel, in every voice that says: enough. The oppressed the world over, do not hear this music as the past— but as a covenant. A promise carried across generations: That injustice exhausts itself. That arrogance overreaches. That truth, though tested, does not break. This is why the melody does not end. It advances— from rubble to resistance, from resistance to resurgence, from resurgence to victory. History has a pattern: Empires arrive with certainty. They leave with silence. But those who endure— write the final verse. And so the symphony continues… not as memory alone— but as prophecy. Victory is not a moment. It is a direction. And those who refuse to surrender are already moving toward it… They see victory—and joy and smiles— in Tehran and Gaza, in Beirut and Sana’a, in Baghdad and Jerusalem… in every city with a resisting soul and a tight fist... as candle by candle is rekindled, and as light by light is ignited across the world… until the darkness fades, until racism ends, and until supremacism dismantled.

The Epic of Resistance 🎼 This is not just a symphony. This is what resistance sounds like. Composed by Majid Entezami, the Epic of Khorramshahr is not played… it is remembered. It carries the echo of the Battle of Khorramshahr during the Iran–Iraq War... when a city was shattered and occupied… then reclaimed by a people who refused to disappear. They believed fire would silence it. They believed steel would break it. They believed time would erase it. But they misunderstood something fundamental: You can destroy buildings… but not belief. You can occupy land… but not dignity. Listen. The violins do not mourn defeat— they rise like voices from beneath the dust. The drums are not war— they are the pulse of a nation that never stopped beating. The crescendo is not sound— it is return. Like Jerusalem… Khorramshahr fell— and then Khorramshahr rose — and so too will Jerusalem. And in its rising, a message was written into history: That oppression is loud… but resistance is eternal. Today, the same rhythm echoes— in every people who refuse humiliation, in every nation that stands when it is told to kneel, in every voice that says: enough. The oppressed the world over, do not hear this music as the past— but as a covenant. A promise carried across generations: That injustice exhausts itself. That arrogance overreaches. That truth, though tested, does not break. This is why the melody does not end. It advances— from rubble to resistance, from resistance to resurgence, from resurgence to victory. History has a pattern: Empires arrive with certainty. They leave with silence. But those who endure— write the final verse. And so the symphony continues… not as memory alone— but as prophecy. Victory is not a moment. It is a direction. And those who refuse to surrender are already moving toward it… They see victory—and joy and smiles— in Tehran and Gaza, in Beirut and Sana’a, in Baghdad and Jerusalem… in every city with a resisting soul and a tight fist... as candle by candle is rekindled, and as light by light is ignited across the world… until the darkness fades, until racism ends, and until supremacism dismantled.

Sami Al-Arian

102,592 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

This video has gone viral on social media because of what it is communicating. Zimbabwean businessman Kuda Tagwirei is very intentional. The video was released to show Chiwenga’s faction—and Zimbabweans at large—just how close Tagwirei is to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, following ZANUPF spokesman Chris Mutsvangwa’s public dressing down of Tagwirei at a press conference this week. Mnangagwa has three plans in place; Kuda Tagwirei takes over—not his deputy, General Constantino Chiwenga; or Mnangagwa secures a term extension and dies in office; or a dark horse—the foreign minister—steps in to block Chiwenga. General Chiwenga is not going to take over as president of Zimbabwe unless he fights back with the help of the army. After Mutsvangwa’s dismissal of Tagwirei, this was meant to show people in ZANUPF and others that they are trying to stop what, according to Mnangagwa’s camp, is unstoppable. In Mnangagwa’s Zimbabwe, power is not transferred—it is either inherited (Tagwirei or the foreign minister), extended (for himself, Mnangagwa), or taken by force (the only route for Chiwenga). Now to the trending issue from this video on social media; This video lays bare Kuda Tagwirei’s unsettling proximity to the president. When a notoriously corrupt businessman like Tagwirei is seen playing golf with the president—another man deeply tainted by corruption—it is not just a golf game. It is a brazen public obscene theatre of power. But when Tagwirei goes on to pet the president in front of the cameras, like a boy showing off his closeness to his uncle, it becomes something more politically disturbing. This is not the behaviour of a future statesman since Tagwirei wants to be President too. It is the behaviour of a man drunk on proximity to power; trying to project dominance through forced intimacy. It is undignified. It is unpresidential. It reveals not strength, but a desperate need to be seen as powerful by association with Mnangagwa. When Mnangagwa allows Tagwirei to publicly pet him like a favoured uncle, it reveals a startling lack of boundaries between the head of state and a corrupt businessman. We know they are both corrupt, but Mnangagwa occupies the highest office in the land of Zimbabwe. This is not mere familiarity; it is symbolic. It shows the world and particularly Zimbabweans that Mnangagwa no longer sees the presidency as an institution that must maintain distance, dignity, and authority. Instead, he is comfortable being treated casually as in this video, almost submissively, by someone who has gained immense wealth through state-connected tenders and corrupt deals. It signals that Tagwirei is not just close to Mnangagwa; but that he is thoroughly embedded in the system and powerful enough to blur the lines between private capital and state power. For Mnangagwa to publicly tolerate such behaviour is to admit, knowingly or not, that the presidency has been personalised and compromised and commands no respect in the eyes of the ordinary citizens. Chafumuka, or as Temba Mliswa once said; Chaora!! There are many presidents I talk to and can call at any time of the day and hug them when we meet at public gatherings, but I do not do that because I must respect the office they hold. We joke about things privately, but publicly I would never display unbridled familiarity. Doing so shows a lack of sophistication and a poor understanding of statecraft. What we have seen today is not leadership. This is a regime trying to turn cronyism into currency; and hoping the people are too tired or too scared to notice and talk about it. It is embarrassing, and that is why it is the talk of the town in Harare’s diplomatic circles tonight. They are laughing at us—not just at Mnangagwa and Tagwirei, but at the sheer lack of decorum!

This video has gone viral on social media because of what it is communicating. Zimbabwean businessman Kuda Tagwirei is very intentional. The video was released to show Chiwenga’s faction—and Zimbabweans at large—just how close Tagwirei is to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, following ZANUPF spokesman Chris Mutsvangwa’s public dressing down of Tagwirei at a press conference this week. Mnangagwa has three plans in place; Kuda Tagwirei takes over—not his deputy, General Constantino Chiwenga; or Mnangagwa secures a term extension and dies in office; or a dark horse—the foreign minister—steps in to block Chiwenga. General Chiwenga is not going to take over as president of Zimbabwe unless he fights back with the help of the army. After Mutsvangwa’s dismissal of Tagwirei, this was meant to show people in ZANUPF and others that they are trying to stop what, according to Mnangagwa’s camp, is unstoppable. In Mnangagwa’s Zimbabwe, power is not transferred—it is either inherited (Tagwirei or the foreign minister), extended (for himself, Mnangagwa), or taken by force (the only route for Chiwenga). Now to the trending issue from this video on social media; This video lays bare Kuda Tagwirei’s unsettling proximity to the president. When a notoriously corrupt businessman like Tagwirei is seen playing golf with the president—another man deeply tainted by corruption—it is not just a golf game. It is a brazen public obscene theatre of power. But when Tagwirei goes on to pet the president in front of the cameras, like a boy showing off his closeness to his uncle, it becomes something more politically disturbing. This is not the behaviour of a future statesman since Tagwirei wants to be President too. It is the behaviour of a man drunk on proximity to power; trying to project dominance through forced intimacy. It is undignified. It is unpresidential. It reveals not strength, but a desperate need to be seen as powerful by association with Mnangagwa. When Mnangagwa allows Tagwirei to publicly pet him like a favoured uncle, it reveals a startling lack of boundaries between the head of state and a corrupt businessman. We know they are both corrupt, but Mnangagwa occupies the highest office in the land of Zimbabwe. This is not mere familiarity; it is symbolic. It shows the world and particularly Zimbabweans that Mnangagwa no longer sees the presidency as an institution that must maintain distance, dignity, and authority. Instead, he is comfortable being treated casually as in this video, almost submissively, by someone who has gained immense wealth through state-connected tenders and corrupt deals. It signals that Tagwirei is not just close to Mnangagwa; but that he is thoroughly embedded in the system and powerful enough to blur the lines between private capital and state power. For Mnangagwa to publicly tolerate such behaviour is to admit, knowingly or not, that the presidency has been personalised and compromised and commands no respect in the eyes of the ordinary citizens. Chafumuka, or as Temba Mliswa once said; Chaora!! There are many presidents I talk to and can call at any time of the day and hug them when we meet at public gatherings, but I do not do that because I must respect the office they hold. We joke about things privately, but publicly I would never display unbridled familiarity. Doing so shows a lack of sophistication and a poor understanding of statecraft. What we have seen today is not leadership. This is a regime trying to turn cronyism into currency; and hoping the people are too tired or too scared to notice and talk about it. It is embarrassing, and that is why it is the talk of the town in Harare’s diplomatic circles tonight. They are laughing at us—not just at Mnangagwa and Tagwirei, but at the sheer lack of decorum!

Hopewell Chin’ono

116,391 просмотров • 11 месяцев назад

This, brothers and sisters is the reality of Africa. This is what David Hundeyin is talking about. Either we learn or we perish as this world isn't for those who are weak willed. It's been 500 years of direct conflict. This war has lasted 500 solid years. When are we finally going to wake up en mass and say, Enough!! Adolf Hitler's statement below rings true for us. Nothing should trump the need for our collective survival. "Never forget that the highest purpose of man’s existence is the preservation of his own kind and not the maintenance of a state or government. The question of legality is secondary if the survival of the race is at stake and may be pushed aside or destroyed. Even though the methods used by the ruling power are a thousand times “Legal” the self-preservation of the oppressed is always the most noble justification for a struggle using any and every weapon. The truth of this statement can be seen by anyone, and this earth’s history shows tremendous examples in the war of independence against inward or outward enslavement of people. The law of humanity is above the law of the state. However, if a people are defeated in their struggle for human rights, this means those people are not favoured on the scale of fate and they are not slated to remain on the world. The world will not be possessed by those who are weak willed".

This, brothers and sisters is the reality of Africa. This is what David Hundeyin is talking about. Either we learn or we perish as this world isn't for those who are weak willed. It's been 500 years of direct conflict. This war has lasted 500 solid years. When are we finally going to wake up en mass and say, Enough!! Adolf Hitler's statement below rings true for us. Nothing should trump the need for our collective survival. "Never forget that the highest purpose of man’s existence is the preservation of his own kind and not the maintenance of a state or government. The question of legality is secondary if the survival of the race is at stake and may be pushed aside or destroyed. Even though the methods used by the ruling power are a thousand times “Legal” the self-preservation of the oppressed is always the most noble justification for a struggle using any and every weapon. The truth of this statement can be seen by anyone, and this earth’s history shows tremendous examples in the war of independence against inward or outward enslavement of people. The law of humanity is above the law of the state. However, if a people are defeated in their struggle for human rights, this means those people are not favoured on the scale of fate and they are not slated to remain on the world. The world will not be possessed by those who are weak willed".

Iyo Obietonbara

27,786 просмотров • 1 год назад

AOC on misinformation with immigrants getting healthcare in this country: "This is what Republicans love to do whenever we fight to elevate the minimum wage, to expand Social Security, to make health care better in this country, in order to derail that, republicans love to dangle this shiny object that says, but what if someone not like you gets it? The fact of the matter is, undocumented people do not and cannot access and be covered by the ACA, medicaid, medicare, period. There are dozens of laws in the books that enforce that, and that can be a whole other conversation. However, the fact is, the Democratic proposal doesn't change that either. We are trying to change the immediate cliff. We're the ACA, as well as community health center funding and other kinds of health care funding, are about to go off a cliff and hurt millions of people."

AOC on misinformation with immigrants getting healthcare in this country: "This is what Republicans love to do whenever we fight to elevate the minimum wage, to expand Social Security, to make health care better in this country, in order to derail that, republicans love to dangle this shiny object that says, but what if someone not like you gets it? The fact of the matter is, undocumented people do not and cannot access and be covered by the ACA, medicaid, medicare, period. There are dozens of laws in the books that enforce that, and that can be a whole other conversation. However, the fact is, the Democratic proposal doesn't change that either. We are trying to change the immediate cliff. We're the ACA, as well as community health center funding and other kinds of health care funding, are about to go off a cliff and hurt millions of people."

Winter

613,347 просмотров • 8 месяцев назад