ma bellete

Stand for something or fall for anything!

[ma bellete @ambellete]

X’s algorithm may bury my posts, but my friends still dig. A blue check won’t pay the rent—and 280 characters are plenty to annoy the powerful.

[ma bellete @ambellete]

Astounded by the UAE’s imperial ambitions? Sheikh Zayed’s UAE funded Eritrean liberation fronts. The irony: yesterday’s benefactor, today’s would-be empire-builder. History has jokes.

[ⓉⓃ @tesfanews]

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆'𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆'𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁

ERITREA — When a reckless Ethiopian leader convinces himself that acting as a local proxy for the UAE's pursuit of "port imperialism" will advance his own delusional maritime ambitions on the Red Sea, the result is a confrontation between a state seeking to impose expansionist ambitions through force and neighboring countries determined to defend their sovereignty.

In that scenario, any war initiated by #Ethiopia over "𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗮" would not be a war of choice for #Eritrea, #Sudan, #Somalia, or #Egypt. It would be a war imposed upon them, leaving them little option but to work together to defend their territorial integrity, national sovereignty, and shared security interests.

[ma bellete @ambellete]

Same script, new strongman: unity in the speeches, betrayal in the sequel. For over a century, dictators have wrapped destruction in the flag and called it patriotism. The cast changes; the catastrophe doesn’t.
https://t.co/VSSP3gEpiH

[ma bellete @ambellete]

One asks: What propelled Abiy Ahmed Ali to hastily embark on a visit to the United States, the moment he ascended to power, with a self-serving declaration that the Orthodox faith was an integral part of Ethiopia, a nation that transcended borders?
https://t.co/QJddqE708J

[ma bellete @ambellete]

አንተ የዘር ማጠሪያ ተሸክመህ የምትዞር ባተሌ ሁላ ግን የሸዋን ኦሮሞ በዘር ቅርጫትህ ለመክተት መባዘንህ ሁልጊዜ ይገርመኛል፣ ያሳዝነኛልም! 👯‍♂️👬

ገና ይህን ማሰብ ስትጀምር ሸዌው ማጅራትህን ብሎ እንደሚጥልህ አቅጩን ልንገርህ!👨

[ma bellete @ambellete]

ለመሆኑ ይህ የተከበረ ‘ዶክተር’ ምን አጠፋ? ሰውየው እኮ ልካችንን ነገረን! ለመፈወስ ተምረን፣ ለመግደል የምንፈጥን ‘ባለሙያ’ መሆናችንንና ሆዳችንን ለማሳደር የምንደክም ታማኝ ፍጡራን መሆናችንን በአደባባይ መስከረልን እንጂ!

[ma bellete @ambellete]

Finally, declared himself a philosopher. Naturally, nobody’s buying the *medemer* branding: it looks less like a philosophy than a very expensive curtain thrown over the same old vanity.

Call it bling: ego with better lighting. Grand stage. Tiny substance. Stay in your lane.

[ma bellete @ambellete]

Nothing says regional calm quite like a stability label and an arms upgrade..🇪🇹🇪🇷
https://t.co/q4lYS92tBQ

[ma bellete @ambellete]

So glad to see Eritrea’s beautiful, elegant people making the headlines—especially in a report calling the country “post-stable,” just as Ethiopia adds Russian fighter jets to its shopping cart👋🇪🇷
https://t.co/dCEKKgfS4M

[ma bellete @ambellete]

What do you think of the howitzer? The British still call it a “gun.” Ethiopia, meanwhile, has been calling it an investment—while setting money on fire with it ever since Abiy Ahmed clung to power.

[ma bellete @ambellete]

Replacing AI with “SI” isn’t policy—it’s authoritarian bling: a new acronym for the ego. Big spectacle. Small fries. Stay in your lane—at McDonald's.

[ma bellete @ambellete]

አንዳንዱ ሰው ዝም ብሎ የራሱን ኖሮ ቢኖር ኖሮ ሌሎች በቀላሉ መኖር በቻሉ ነበር።

እስክንድር ነጋ...ልክ እንደ እንክርዳድ
ወይ ከመንገድ አይወጣ ወይ አይራመድ
እንዲሁ ተገትሮ ያለ ኢትዮጵያዊ ጉድ!

[ma bellete @ambellete]

The ideal path is peace, negotiation, and economic integration—not treating sovereignty like a bargaining chip or sending military threats as an RSVP. And remember: being landlocked is a geographic fact, not a diplomatic trump card.

[ma bellete @ambellete]

“Use your visa correctly—or don’t expect another.” Fair enough. But why would I want a U.S. visa when I have nothing to go see there? My passport can enjoy the privilege of staying home.

[ma bellete @ambellete]

At least they will get a briefing in Moscow on what’s happening in the Sahel—and just how terrifying it could become. Though, given how long it took to get here, let’s hope the briefing isn’t already a history lesson. https://t.co/Kw36utXWl6

[ma bellete @ambellete]

Could someone please identify the exact neighborhood where this Tuscan temple is hiding in Addis Ababa? The architecture is giving Renaissance Italy; the location is giving “ask three locals and get five answers.”

[ma bellete @ambellete]

"All parties to the conflict"? What a grimy little gopher snake—twisting through everyone’s lives, leaving a trail of dirt and calling it “just how things work.”

[House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority @HouseForeignGOP]

The continued targeted attacks against Christians in Ethiopia are completely unacceptable.

All parties to the conflict need to take steps to ensure that Christians and all people of faith are protected from this violence and that the perpetrators are punished.

[ma bellete @ambellete]

Well, At least no OPP PeePee government, or official has to care when thousands are killed, millions displaced, and a three-decade massacre carries on uninterrupted—right there, practically within office-window view. Out of sight? Definitely, not. Just out of the job description.

[Daily Mail @DailyMail]

Massacre of Christians leaves more than 40 dead in Ethiopia https://t.co/ZYLvQ9diWX

[ma bellete @ambellete]

Fun fact: For the entire Oromo, cruelty is culture, and cowardice is strength.

About 60% of deaths in this region result from cowardly attacks, and 90% of those attacks target vulnerable people.
https://t.co/TTQwxbKxy1

[ma bellete @ambellete]

@EDGMTranquility There’s no shortage of contempt for those who prey on the vulnerable. Cruelty isn’t culture, and cowardice isn’t strength.

[ma bellete @ambellete]

@mapsofethiopia So, what is new with your dad?