President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine’s partners “are afraid of Russia losing the war” and would like Kyiv “to win in such a way that Russia does not lose,” Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent....
Ah, yes, the country with the most people incarcerated both per capita and in absolute terms, that is currently genocideing the 2 million people its vassal has in a massive concentration camp, is part of the “free”.
Oh, it “self identifies” does it? And you think all the countries you don’t count as ‘free countries’ self identify as ‘not free’?
Like I said, that’s literally how a child sees the world.
But it’s a lot freer than China or Russia or many others.
Completely vibes based statement; America dwarfs both China and Russia in terms of imprisoned people, not to mention the whole “2 million person extermination camp” thing. Mention it again, I mean, as you already ignored it the first time I mentioned it.
No, not at all. I stand by what I said, and everything I said was true. I’ve never felt the need not to be insulting to ultra-nationalist white supremacists.
Nonsense; there was zero chance that the West would be willing to work in good faith with China when China grew economically and politically powerful enough to actually rival the West.
Well you failed to learn anything at all and have insisted on doing the exact same things that lead to him getting elected the first time. So yes, probably
The UN has denied that the estimated death toll of women and children in the war in Gaza has been revised downward, pointing towards a confusion between the total numbers of dead bodies recorded, and the number of those who have so far been fully identified....
The Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has for years overseen a secret police force in Gaza that conducted surveillance on everyday Palestinians and built files on young people, journalists and those who questioned the government, according to intelligence officials and a trove of internal documents reviewed by The New York Times....
Are you really saying you didn’t think liberals violently repress leftists? Are you fully unaware of history? Fred Hampton, Black Panthers? Indonesian Genocide? McCarthyism? Operation Gladio? Nothing?
The far left has had basically no influence leading global narrative since at least before the Cold War. It’s been almost entirely the center right leading it.
Yes, correct, that is why you don’t like him. Like if you actually step back and look at him from a perspective that isn’t obsessed with decorum and norms, he is a standard, moderate Republican. Which, yeah, is still evil; but he’s legitimately the least evil Republican president since Eisenhower, and you all talk about him like he’s a cross between Tywin Lannister and Voldemort.
The foreign aid package passed on Saturday also includes: - $26.4bn (£21.34bn) in military support for Israel, with $9.1bn (£7.36bn) of that allocated to humanitarian aid for Gaza - $8.1bn (£6.55bn) in funding for allies in the Asia-Pacific, including Taiwan, to “counter communist China”.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known for brutal crackdowns against political opposition, dies at 63 (www.nbcnews.com)
Zelensky: 'Our partners fear that Russia will lose this war' (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine’s partners “are afraid of Russia losing the war” and would like Kyiv “to win in such a way that Russia does not lose,” Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent....
Zelensky wants China at Ukraine peace talks, cites ‘influence on Russia’ | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Are We Really Going to Let Trump Come Back to Fail Again? (www.nytimes.com)
For many millions of Americans, time seemed to move differently under President Donald Trump....
UN denies Gaza death toll of women and children has been revised down (www.theguardian.com)
The UN has denied that the estimated death toll of women and children in the war in Gaza has been revised downward, pointing towards a confusion between the total numbers of dead bodies recorded, and the number of those who have so far been fully identified....
Secret Hamas Files Show How It Spied on Everyday Palestinians (www.nytimes.com)
The Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has for years overseen a secret police force in Gaza that conducted surveillance on everyday Palestinians and built files on young people, journalists and those who questioned the government, according to intelligence officials and a trove of internal documents reviewed by The New York Times....
Sad, but rule (pawb.social)
China hacked Ministry of Defence, Sky News learns (news.sky.com)
MPs will be told of a massive data breach involving the Ministry of Defence later today, targeting service personnel....
Just How Dangerous Is Europe’s Rising Far Right? (www.nytimes.com)
Israel Briefs US on Plan for 'Ethnic Cleansing' of Rafah (www.commondreams.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15001340...
'Absurd!': US Billionaires Pay Lower Tax Rate Than Working Class for First Time (www.commondreams.org)
How Trump convinces Republicans to adopt extreme views | A new poll on presidential immunity tells a familiar tale: If he pushes it, they eventually decide they support it, too. (wapo.st)
Trump slurs words, struggles to gain crowd enthusiasm as he takes to campaign trail (www.salon.com)
FINALLY!! 61B$ AID APPROVED!! Took long enough. (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: lemmit.online/post/2715522...