Thomas Perez

I love mechas as I love monsters: the bigger they are, the more I love them.

[Maître Pandaï @Panda31808732]

Comment appelle-t-on un régime qui ignore le résultat des élections, pétitions, manifestations ; mutile des enfants protestant contre ses politiques ; ordonne aux renseignements de falsifier le réel pour calomnier un parti d'opposition ; et surveille par hélico la population ?

[Mouin Rabbani @MouinRabbani]

I’ve had the opportunity to view NAZA, the investigative documentary by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.

Much has already been written about it, so I’ll limit myself to one comment:

In 1979 Edward W. Said published his seminal essay, “Zionism from the Standpoint of Its Victims”. I think NAZA is best described as “Zionism from the Standpoint of Its Perpetrators".

If there is one documentary that encapsulates how Zionism relates to Palestinians, as individuals and as a people, this is it.

[Olivier Varlan @VarlanOlivier]

Tiens, je pensais qu’il était à Serpentard.

[ToddVousGuette @ToddVousGuette]

Je crois sincèrement qu'on tient ici la séquence du siècle

[Valentin🚩🔻 @Vavlentin_]

Ça arrive à Hong Kong Glucksmann se met à pleurer et demande à ce qu'on déclare la guerre à la Chine

[Tonton gênant @tontongenant]

Il a supprimé l'émission :

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

Things are looking very bad. Between Trump's coordination with Netanyahu - his bizarre endorsement of the Israeli war criminal and Heghseth's surprise visit there - troop movements, and perhaps most importantly, a non-starter American proposal, the likelihood of a third round of the war is reaching 90% in my assessment.

As I have pointed out for weeks, Trump pretends the Strait is open and wants to exchange the lifting of the blockade for Iran's 60% HEU instead of a reopening of the Strait.

It's understandable he wants a final deal right away. But it is unrealistic to expect a final deal without final-deal American compromises. As I understand it, Trump is not willing to offer that upfront, but wants Iran's 60% HEU shipped out upfront.

This won't work and will likely lead to a third round of the war - before the midterms and possibly before Israel's elections on the 27th.

More here: https://t.co/jR1fGCUi1w

[Sina Toossi @SinaToossi]

This is a very important and relevant to today map 👇

Amid the current war, it's important to remember that Iran, like much of the Global South, endured more than a century of colonial domination, marked by devastating territorial losses, humiliating foreign interventions, and deeply unequal concessions imposed by imperialist powers.

This is indeed the broader historical backdrop to the current conflict, and why sovereignty remains such a deeply charged issue for many Iranians. The memory of national humiliation, exploitation, and foreign powers seeking to dictate Iran's fate is not easily erased.

Against this backdrop, Trump's threats and actions toward Iran have been especially striking: openly coveting its oil and territory, threatening its civilization, attacking critical civilian infrastructure, and not so covert efforts to arm ethnic minorities and destabilize the country.

These are not merely familiar instruments of coercive diplomacy. They evoke the methods and ambitions of the imperialist era.

And this is of course hardly confined to Iran. Trump's approach to Venezuela is perhaps the clearest illustration of the broader pattern, and of the kind of outcome he has appeared to seek in Iran.

It bears reminding that after Maduro's kidnapping, Washington this summer secured an extraordinary oil arrangement granting century-long concessions over 17 Venezuelan fields, an unprecedented U.S. government stake in the operator's parent company, and preferential rights to purchase its oil, including a huge amount production at cost regarding of constantly changing oil prices.

The sheer imbalance of these terms evokes the immensely unequal concessions imposed on weaker countries during the colonial era.

That such arrangements are being imposed in the 21st century is extraordinary, and their implications have received nowhere near the scrutiny they deserve.

In Iran, the methods of coercion have in fact been even more aggressive, with military force, threats against the country's very existence, and pressure on its territorial integrity. Whatever one thinks of the Islamic Republic, the historical parallels are difficult to ignore.

For Iranians who know their country's history, the specter of foreign domination is not an abstraction. It is a painful national memory, and one that Trump's conduct has brought forcefully back into the present.

[Aaron Maté @aaronjmate]

The worst case scenario for Ukraine is unfolding: it's mired in a catastrophic war against a more powerful foe, that has cost it hundreds of thousands of lives and vital territory.

It wouldn't be in that war had Joe Biden and his bipartisan neocon allies, among other things, not dangled a NATO "open door" they had no intention of actually opening, and then opposed the peace deal that Ukraine negotiated with Russia in April 2022.

That's because, as former Zelensky spokesperson @IuliiaMendel argues, "the western political establishment would rather see Russia burn than Ukraine saved."

Someone who foresaw this disaster was your former boss Barack Obama, who resisted bipartisan neocon pressure to escalate in Ukraine.

You're among the Obama admin vets to challenge Biden's support for the Gaza genocide. Continuing to stand by his pet proxy war against Russia only extends the worst case scenario for Ukraine.

[✨️𝕾𝖊𝖝𝖞 𝕹𝖆𝖓𝖆✨️ @datingraven]

Manif illégale en plein couvre feu et aucun crs sous bouclier ou gaz lacrymo ptdrrr la police est tellement d’extreme droite

[Rob Grams @GramsRob]

Incendie du Reichstag : "il faut dissoudre le Parti Communiste" estime Adolf Hitler.

[TataDrapi 💥💫 @Tata_drapi]

Vu que vous êtes tous vraiment des gens qui sont hyper solidaires on le voit bien avec votre indignation pour des vitres et des poubelles je vous remet la cagnotte de Eden, qui mange avec une paille car sa mâchoire à été exploser par le police ^^

https://t.co/e4boh1mVlU

[Keasar @KeasarNor]

"The bourgeoisie of the whole world, which looks complacently upon the wholesale massacre after the battle, is convulsed by horror at the desecration of brick and mortar!"
-Karl Marx, 1871, The Civil War in France

[Les Insurgés 🚩 @LesInsurges_]

Les Gilets Jaunes appellent à poursuivre les actions toute la semaine et à un acte 2, le 24 Octobre.

[confrontation française @confrontfr]

🔴⚠️ VIDÉO AU COMPLET SUR LA CHUTE DE MARSEILLE CE #17octobre

Disponible en 4K 60fps sur YouTube.
👇👇👇
https://t.co/PfW8I7mYsp

[krone 🐀 @7KroNe]

Un homme est mort hier, tué par l'action de la police. Un autre s'est suicidé, tué par l'inaction de l'Etat.
Mais le plus important c'est de pleurer des sacs à mains et des vitrines.

[Camille @K1000Journalist]

Le rappeur Georgio a publié ça en story sur Instagram.

[Marcel @realmarcel1]

Ha quand même.

[Alan MacLeod @AlanRMacLeod]

If this were Iran, or another "enemy" country, it would be the top story in every news outlet on the planet.