ken chigbo

[ken chigbo @KenChigbo]

@s_m_marandi Arundhati Roy: “Destroying a country in order to save it is a US government sport”.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

"You don't get freedom peacefully. Anyone who is depriving you of freedom isn't deserving of a peaceful approach." —Malcolm X

These words that still resonate today.

[The Spearhead @Spearhead_Af]

Africa Is One Market, But Not for Africans

Africa has been treated as one big market for foreign goods, but Africans have been discouraged from treating Africa as one market for ourselves. The same people who tell us continental trade is too complicated have no problem moving their own products across our borders.

They want access to Africa’s market, but they do not want Africa to trade freely with itself. Because an Africa that trades with itself is an Africa that becomes stronger, more independent, and less dependent on foreign imports.

So when you see foreign products everywhere across the continent, while African products remain trapped inside their own countries, understand what you are looking at. Dependency by design.

[ken chigbo @KenChigbo]

@StarmertheFraud Burnham is just Starmer with 5% more charisma.

[Historical Africa @historical_Afr]

Mike Tyson in Egypt: “When Black Africa Unites, the World Will Shake”

The legendary boxer Mike Tyson is making waves again — this time not in the boxing ring, but on the African continent. He recently visited Egypt, where he took a moment to reflect on the rich, often overlooked history and immense potential of Black Africa.

While touring ancient landmarks, Tyson shared his thoughts:

“I went to Egypt to connect with our history as Africans, and one thing I realized is — the day Black Africa truly understands itself and comes together as one, the world will tremble.”

His powerful statement is already igniting discussions across the diaspora, with many seeing it as a crucial call for unity, identity, and shared progress.

Experts suggest that Tyson’s message is incredibly relevant right now, as the African continent is increasingly advocating for economic independence, regional collaboration, and Pan-African unity.

[Canary @TheCanaryUK]

The real scandal of the Mandelson files is the way he profited from and promoted Palantir and imposed a US UK tech and Pharma deal says Nick Dearden of Global Justice Now who are taking the government to court over the UK US Pharma deal

📽️ @financialeyes Ranjan Balakumaran

[ken chigbo @KenChigbo]

@nelsabbey @SunRaas A lot of parallels between Biafra and Gaza - mass starvation, British involvement, oil/gas, etc. https://t.co/3vI89hxJtv

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Economist Mariana Mazzucato says Brexit led to businesses leaving the UK, shrank market opportunities and damaged investment.

She tells The Fourcast that Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson have still not been held accountable for what she calls one of the country's biggest economic mistakes.

Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson have both denied lying to the public.

[ken chigbo @KenChigbo]

@BBCAfrica https://t.co/3vI89hxJtv

[CJ Werleman @cjwerleman]

🚨 New study shows the New York Times, the Associated Press, the Washington Post, CNN, Politico, USA Today and Axios collectively used the term "savage" 16 times for the killing of Israelis, but never for the killing of Palestinians.

Likewise, "slaughter" appeared 120 times in relation to the killing of Israelis, but only once for Palestinians.

"Massacre" was used 344 times in relation to Palestinians killing Israelis, but never for Israelis killing Palestinians.

"Barbaric" was used 14 times to describe the killing of Israelis, but zero times in relation to the deaths of Palestinians.

The cable coverage displayed a similar pattern.

MSNBC, presenters and guests used
"massacre" 177 times, "barbaric" 46 times, "savage" 23 times and "slaughter" 102 times in relation to Israeli deaths.

They never called the killing of Palestinians "barbaric" or "savage". In relation to Palestinians, they only used “massacre" eight times and "slaughter" four times.

References to "savagery" and "barbarism" echo the logic of settler colonialism, identifying the uncivilised natives as a problem to be solved.

Credit: ‘How to Sell a Genocide: Media’s Complicity in Genocide’ by Adam Johnson.

[Paul Scholes @misterp55]

Worth repeating

[ken chigbo @KenChigbo]

Surviving Biafra BBC documentary: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly - Naijiant https://t.co/3vI89hxJtv

[Morning Star @M_Star_Online]

Nearly two decades after leaving office, the former PM is still trumpeting the same futile militarism and failed free market dogmas. The question naturally arises: why does anyone still listen to him, says ANDREW MURRAY
https://t.co/Mb6ocJdX4P

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Royal Mail - Czech
National Grid - Australian
Thames Water - Canadian/Qatar
British Petroleum - American
British Gas - American
British Telecom - Indian
Rolls Royce - German

[Jamarrius @YungxJayy]

“While the liberal is part of the oppressor, he is the most powerless segment within that group. Therefore when he seeks to talk about change, he always confronts the oppressed rather than the oppressor.”
-Kwame Ture

[Deep Psychology @DeepPsycho_HQ]

“The system does not fear poor people. It fears people who starts thinking.”

- Karl Marx

[ken chigbo @KenChigbo]

@DaniMayakovski

[Daniel Mayakovski @DaniMayakovski]

A la misma vez que Trump ha gastado 90.000 millones de dólares en la guerra contra Irán, ha recortado los sistemas de alimentación infantil SNAP en EEUU, dejando a 700.000 niños pobres en EEUU sin ayuda alimentaria básica.

EEUU es uno de los países con más pobreza infantil de Occidente, comparable a Rumanía, con una tasa de pobreza infantil del 26,2 %, según un estudio de UNICEF... pero lo importante son las bombas para atacar paises en Oriente Medio, así es el capitalismo.