#Africa’s Welfare-ing Dictators With American & Chinese Money: “While aid programs have been another staple of US #foreignpolicy towards the #ThirdWorld , years of military adventurism and political interference have soured the perception of the US and the broader West.”
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No Monetary or Political Bailouts for Belt-and-Road Initiative Debtors | Mises Wire
It’s been more than three decades since the Berlin Wall fell and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. At the time, when everyone knew that the time for the “mothership” of socialism had come, China didn’t want to take the Soviet Union’s position but opted for an ambiguous role.
05:53 PM - Oct 31, 2023
New #Mosquito Raising Fear Of Year-Round #Malaria In #Africa : The mosquito, native to South Asia & Arabian Peninsula, is now in #Kenya . it has been expanding geographically and has been found in Nigeria, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan and now in Kenya https://tinyurl.com/bdhfrv... #publichealth
12:36 PM - Sep 10, 2023
Love of “US” has an ugly cousin: fear & suspicion of “THEM”, a #ParanoidNationalism that works against tolerant values such as openness to unfamiliar people & new ideas. Cynical politicians understand they can exploit this #Nationalism , by whipping up mistrust & #hatred … http://tinyurl.com/mv9hmav...
04:03 AM - Sep 05, 2023
If #Kenya’s #onlinebetting industry were a marketplace, it would rival the #NairobiSecuritiesExchange (#NSE) in terms of turnover. The NSE’s equity turnover in the year ending June 2023 was $648 mln, slightly higher than the $609 wagered on bets. https://tinyurl.com/4zexyp... #Africa #Gambling
08:39 PM - Aug 30, 2023
#KissingerRehab : “We’ve seen the rehab of #GeorgeWBush , under whose administration US committed #WarCrimes . All it took for the media to welcome him back into fold of “responsible” #Republicans was to spend some years painting portraits of American military veterans.” https://tinyurl.com/3rwvtt...
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It’s Never a Bad Time to Remind Ourselves That Henry Kissinger Is a Murderous War Criminal
Unlike other war criminals from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush, Henry Kissinger’s reputation has never received public rehabilitation. He hasn’t needed it — despite his murderous rap sheet, the media and political establishment has always fawned over him.
11:54 PM - Aug 28, 2023
#NzambiMatee’s gjenge_makers transforms plastic waste into bricks that are 5 to 7 times stronger than concrete. In addition to establishing the company, Matee designed the machines that manufacture the bricks. #GjengeMakers employs more than 110 people. https://tinyurl.com/mr4xr4... #Africa #Kenya
12:05 PM - Aug 16, 2023
The #GOPpolicies : JD Vance’s #TimelyDepartureAct would require foreign nationals hoping to enter the U.S. on temporary visas to pay between $5,000 –$15,000 in a bond/cash payment to the #DHS . They’d then get that sum back only if they exit the U.S..
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03:43 PM - Jul 31, 2023
“What #Republicans seem to fear is that if public schools fully teach the horrors of slavery, inequities of #JimCrow & the effects that linger today through disparities in economic & political clout, 21st-century #WhiteAmericans might somehow feel culpable.“ https://tinyurl.com/5n87kh...
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#Kenya Lifestyle: “50% of women aged 20 to 49, with more than secondary education, are either obese or overweight compared to 26%of women with no education … A woman is more likely to be obese if she lives in an urban area …” https://tinyurl.com/yc49ew... #health #lifestyle #Africa
10:26 AM - Jul 04, 2023
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Proud Boys must pay more than $1M over destruction of Black DC church’s property: report - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism
A DC judge has ordered a group of Proud Boys members to pay over $1 million for their role in destroying property belonging to a well-known, majority-Black, Washington, D.C., church in 2020, CNN reports.This comes after, in May, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Lt. Shane Lam..
11:04 AM - Jul 02, 2023
#FranceBurning : “#Part of what’s driving today’s revolt is the outsized role that the police forces have acquired in French life. This addiction took root well before the current presidency, but #Macron has come to depend on it more than perhaps any of his predecessors. https://tinyurl.com/yeemy8...
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France’s Police Unions Are Mobilizing to Defend Their Impunity
The police killing of a 17-year-old in a Paris suburb has sparked a revolt against state violence across France. But powerful police unions have closed ranks behind the killer, in a backlash that shows French cops’ refusal to accept even basic accountability.
10:47 AM - Jul 02, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
“In order to tell a full story, it has to be written without fear of favour – regardless of the consequences. It’s one of the reasons why I spent the past year writing #endgame – an unfiltered investigation into the current state of the #royalfamily .” https://tinyurl.com/2jk66v... @scobie
09:52 AM - Jun 28, 2023
U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Ugandan leaders over anti-LGBTQ law. https://www.state.gov/visa... #lgbtq #Africa #humanrights
12:48 AM - Jun 17, 2023
“English isn’t an African language. French isn’t . Spanish isn’t. Kenyan or Nigerian English is nonsense. That’s an example of #NormalisedAbnormality . The colonised trying to claim the coloniser’s language is a sign of the success of enslavement. It’s very embarrassing. https://tinyurl.com/47feck...
07:01 PM - Jun 16, 2023
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“West’s message is important, & if he’s going to spend his energies into a run for presidency, he should do it in the place where he could bring it to largest audience that’s realistically available to him. Challenge #joebiden in the race for 2024 DemocraticNomination.” https://tinyurl.com/3srw3m...
10:10 PM - Jun 14, 2023
“Perhaps the biggest apology I owe #PrinceHarry is for not truly treating him like a human being …”~#AliceOConnell
https://tinyurl.com/yc8eyw... #ToxicBritishMedia #NewZealand #SparebyPrinceHarry
https://tinyurl.com/yc8eyw... #ToxicBritishMedia #NewZealand #SparebyPrinceHarry
09:56 PM - Jun 14, 2023
#AwesomeNewsom spitting facts…
#Hannity : “Is Biden strong enough to be president?”
#Newsom : “Strong enough? Look at what he just did to McCarthy …”
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#Hannity : “Is Biden strong enough to be president?”
#Newsom : “Strong enough? Look at what he just did to McCarthy …”
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Newsom defends Biden’s presidency: ‘Man of decency and character’ - YouTube
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., defends President Biden's cognitive ability, addresses his state's immigration policy and the massive exodus of residents in an ...
12:16 AM - Jun 13, 2023
#TheHeartOfDarkness In The Soul Of #Belgium :
“The museum traces its origins back to when King LeopoldII set up the #HumanExposition of 1897. 267 Congolese #men , #Women and #children were taken by force to Belgium and exhibited to the public in fenced fake villages.”
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“The museum traces its origins back to when King LeopoldII set up the #HumanExposition of 1897. 267 Congolese #men , #Women and #children were taken by force to Belgium and exhibited to the public in fenced fake villages.”
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11:24 PM - Jun 11, 2023
“Isn’t it only fair that the suitability of the #Bible for children be judged against the same strict criteria that #Christians demanded #secularliterature be judged? Why should the Bible be exempt from scrutiny while other #books are subjected to intense #censorship ?” https://tinyurl.com/ycknta...
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Bible Banned in Schools as Book Censorship Backfires Big Time | by Dan Foster | Backyard Church | Jun, 2023 | Medium
The recent decision to ban the Bible from elementary and middle schools in Utah has sparked controversy and debate. Those who support the decision argue that the Bible contains grotesque violence and…
11:02 AM - Jun 05, 2023
#ChinaInAfrica : “Returning African graduates are often “not channeled into Africa–China projects and they are also unable to compete in the job market, they’re labeled "orphans of Chinese education" in their home countries as they remain unemployed for long periods.” https://tinyurl.com/mtvfpj...
11:49 AM - Jun 03, 2023
INSPIRATIONAL dancer Musa Motha gets FIRST EVER GROUP GOLDEN BUZZER! | Auditions | BGT 2023 - YouTube
Musa's inspiring dance routine has everyone in tears!A beautiful performance that could only be rewarded with a history-making Group Golden Buzzer!See more f...
09:13 PM - May 30, 2023
#ChineseLoans Are Due: China’s reluctance to forgive debt & its extreme secrecy about how much money it has loaned and on what terms. Borrowers have been required to put cash in hidden escrow accounts that push #china to the front of the line of creditors to be paid. https://bit.ly/3MHHlHH #Africa
08:46 PM - May 19, 2023
#sudan : “#Khartoum accounts for more than half of #sudan’s economy. Within a day’s drive of the city lies the modestly prosperous ‘miniature country’: the only real estate that’s worth investing in. The rest of the country is a social and economic wasteland …”
https://bit.ly/3VZ2EaR #sudan #Africa
https://bit.ly/3VZ2EaR #sudan #Africa
05:57 AM - May 12, 2023
A movement whose primary animating force was the yearning for a state might have been expected to die away once it had achieved its goal. But it has been challenged by the growth of #ReligiousZionism that’s now a powerful force in Mr #Netanyahu’s government. https://econ.st/3O2nMeh #ApartheidIsrael
04:20 PM - May 11, 2023
“#CNN did the country a favour by showing just how dangerous #Trump remains. Until now he has been running an effective campaign, one suggesting a disturbing capacity to learn from past mistakes … #MrTrump damaged himself in the town hall for purposes of a general-election.” https://econ.st/3VZIa1U
04:04 PM - May 11, 2023
The #GOP Strategies and Talking-Points For 2024 https://www.politico.com/n... #Republicans #Democracy #2024Elections
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