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[State of Palestine @Palestine_UN]

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[Iran Embassy SA @IraninSA]

Hereby we express our gratitude for the sudden illness, and we ask it to also bring the other war criminals to justice for their deeds.

[Gaza Poets Society @PoetsGaza]

Just like that

[@ratlimit @ratlimit]

There’s an old saying in Petrograd—I know it’s in Simbirsk, probably in Petrograd—that says, There are decades, where........ where nothing happens. And there’s weeks when a lot is going on.

[Gustavo Petro @petrogustavo]

Este es el comunicado oficial del gobierno de Venezuela.

COMUNICADO
REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA

La República Bolivariana de Venezuela rechaza, repudia y denuncia ante la comunidad internacional la gravísima agresión militar perpetrada por el Gobierno actual de los Estados Unidosde América contra territorio y población venezolanos en las localidades civiles y militares de la ciudad de Caracas, capital de la República, y los estados Miranda, Aragua y La Guaira. Este acto constituye una violación flagrante de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas, especialmente de sus artículos 1 y 2, que consagran el respeto a la soberanía, la igualdad jurídica de los Estados y la prohibición del uso de la fuerza. Tal agresión amenaza la paz y estabilidad internacional, concretamente de América Latina y el Caribe, y pone en grave riesgo la vida de millones de personas.

El objetivo de este ataque no es otro que apoderarse de los recursos estratégicos de Venezuela, en particular de su petróleo y minerales, intentando quebrar por la fuerza la independencia política de la Nación. No lo lograrán. Tras más de doscientos años de independencia, el pueblo y su Gobierno legítimo se mantienen firmes en defensa de la soberanía y del derecho inalienable de decidir su destino. El intento de imponer una guerra colonial para destruir la forma republicana de gobierno y forzar un "cambio de régimen", en alianza con la oligarquía fascista fracasará como todos los intentos anteriores.

Desde 1811, Venezuela ha enfrentado y vencido imperios. Cuando en 1902 potencias extranjeras bombardearon nuestras costas, el Presidente Cipriano Castro proclamó: "La planta insolente del extranjero ha profanado el sagrado suelo de la Patria." Hoy, con la moral de Bolívar, Miranda y nuestros libertadores, el pueblo venezolano se alza nuevamente para defender su independencia ante la agresión imperial.
Pueblo a la calle

El Gobierno Bolivariano llama a todas las fuerzas sociales y políticas del país a activar los planes de movilización y repudiar este ataque imperialista. El pueblo de Venezuela y su Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, en perfecta fusión popular-militar-policial, se encuentran desplegados para garantizar la soberanía y la paz. Simultáneamente, la Diplomacia Bolivariana de Paz elevará las correspondientes denuncias ante el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU, el Secretario General de dicha organización, la CELAC y el MNOAL, exigiendo la condena y rendición de cuentas del Gobierno estadounidense

El Presidente Nicolás Maduro ha dispuesto todos los planes de defensa nacional para ser implementados en el momento y circunstancias adecuadas, en estricto apego a lo previsto en la Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, la Ley Orgánica sobre Estados de Excepción y la Ley Orgánica de Seguridad de la Nación

En este sentido, el Presidente Nicolás Maduro ha firmado y ordenando la implementación del Decreto que declara el estado de Conmoción Exterior en todo el territorio nacional, para proteger los derechos de la población, el funcionamiento pleno de las instituciones republicanas y pasar de inmediato a la lucha armada. Todo el país debe activarse para derrotar esta agresión imperialista

Del mismo modo ha ordenado el inmediato despliegue del Comando para la Defensa Integral de la Nación y de los Órganos de Dirección para la Defensa Integral en todos los estados y municipios del país

En estricto apego al artículo 51 de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas, Venezuela se reserva el derecho a ejercer la legítima defensa para proteger a su pueblo, su territorio y su independencia. Convocamos a los pueblos y gobiernos de América Latina, el Caribe y el mundo a movilizarse en solidaridad activa frente a esta agresión imperial

Como señaló el Comandante Supremo Hugo Chávez Frías “ante cualquier circunstancia de nuevas dificultades, del tamaño que fueren, la respuesta de todos y de todas los patriotas…es unidad, lucha, batalla y victoria”
Caracas, 3 de enero de 2025

[morg 📚 @wet_paint_books]

trotsky in "why marxists oppose individual terrorism"

[Slouching Towards They/Them @Jul13t12]

Not what I needed to see right now as I avoid doing my readings for my 2nd week of classes at my masters…

[ヒューゴ @klarnic_debt]

things could be worse. you could be starting a masters program.

[Slouching Towards They/Them @Jul13t12]

@Nassreddin2002 Would a new PN under a caretaker government have to be approved by government (VVD + BBB) or the tweede kamer?

[Slouching Towards They/Them @Jul13t12]

@RealFacts12345 @Nassreddin2002 Nederland is met 50 miljard euro de grootste EU- investeerder in Israël. Sancties zullen effectief zijn…

[Mohammed El-Kurd @m7mdkurd]

And we fall for it every time, without fail. Whether about Anas Al-Sharif or Shireen Abu Akleh, Israelis don’t spew their lies because they believe them, they do it because they know they can bait us into pointless debates that distract from focal point: their crimes.

[Yuval Gal @YuvalGal8]

Death Death to the IDF! And also end Zionist control on Jewish institutions in NL

[Ofer Cassif עופר כסיף عوفر كسيف @ofercass]

The murderer remains free, continuing to torment the village’s residents — all under the protection of the judicial system and the occupation forces. This is the face of occupation, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing — the face of human ugliness.

[Ulrich Janse van Vuuren @UlrichJvV]

After standing shut for half a decade, the Johannesburg City Library is finally OPEN again!!

For five long years, 1.5 million books, including rare and valuable Africana archives, sat locked away, gathering dust. This year, the library turns 90 years old, a true continental landmark and one of the largest public libraries in Africa. That such a vital space could be left dormant for so long is unthinkable.

This reopening belongs to the caring citizens of Joburg, heritage groups, civil society, and activists who refused to accept closed doors fighting shoulder to shoulder with @JoburgHeritage, Joburg Crisis Alliance, @JohannesburgIYP, Bridge Books, and many others.

In an age of disinformation, inequality in digital access, and shrinking public spaces, libraries are more relevant than ever. They are lifelines for learning, safe spaces for community, and guardians of our shared heritage.

Let this be a reminder: when we fight for what matters, we can bring life back to the heart of our city. ❤️‍🔥

Check out more pics from inside on my Instagram page.

[Maneo Mohale @ManeoMohale]

“He fell from a piece of soap while slipping”

[Itamar Greenberg | איתמר גרינברג @itamar_green]

Last week, Frieda Scherer, a 109 year-old Holocaust survivor, passed away.
This is the letter she left for her granddaughters:

Dear Erika and Polina,
We don’t have much time left together in this world.
I was fortunate to live a long and good life, especially in the last two decades, after I met you.
But it wasn’t always that way. Just after finishing my studies, my country closed its borders, and I was sent to the Ebensee concentration camp.
I went through horrors I still cannot speak about, and I will take them with me to the grave.
Hunger, disease, and infection ran rampant in every corner, but above all, despair.
My life was saved by a miracle, likely because I was a young doctor, and the camp commander saw me as having special talent. That’s also how my father and brother survived.

I held onto the hope that one day, it would all end, and we would live in a better world - a world of peace, where all people live in freedom, equality, unity, and solidarity.
Sadly, I’ve come to understand that I will not live to see that dream come true.
Our people, who endured the most unimaginable cruelty, have chosen the wrong path.

Just a few kilometers separate you from those who are now enduring horrors no less severe, and the images coming from there take me 80 years back - to the moment the camp was liberated, and I saw my brother for the last time since we were deported.
A Muselmann - living dead, no expression on his face, no spirit left in his body. That was the moment I realized: there is no God.

This is the reality today for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian women and children, and also for the hostages.
You may not be able to save the world, but I am proud of your dedication and of how you are continuing the tradition of our family by becoming doctors yourselves.
I am sure you will be able to bring some light into this world through your actions, helping the wounded and the sick, in body and in spirit, and offering aid, compassion, and kindness to anyone in need.
My dream will not come true in my lifetime, but maybe in yours.

With love,
Frieda ❤️

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[Mohammed El-Kurd @m7mdkurd]

I wrote about if I want to throw israelis in the sea lol https://t.co/GG80WHp26O

[איימן עודה أيمن عودة Ayman Odeh @AyOdeh]

After 70 Knesset members signed the petition to begin the impeachment procedures, today, the House Committee took the second step to disqualify and remove me from the Knesset.

My message to the fascists was clear:

I am proud of my positions.
I will not back down.
I will not apologize.

Because my moral and humane convictions, which are a global consensus, are considered extreme only in this country.

History will absolve me.
And history will judge them.

[Slouching Towards They/Them @Jul13t12]

@petersterne @TheMrZippie @_grendan 1st, 2nd & 3rd person plural