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[Peter R @Peter___R]

"Nothing speaks more clearly of the darkening mood, the declining possibilities for joy, than the fact that, while the medieval peasant created festivities as an escape from work, the Puritan embraced work as an escape from terror." Dancing in the Streets, Barbara Ehrenreich

[Afshin Rattansi @afshinrattansi]

In 1999, China’s🇨🇳 economy was smaller than Italy’s. Today, China’s economy is larger than the combined economies of Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Canada.

It now has surpassed the US in GDP @ PPP.

Here are some of China’s incredible achievements:

-800 million people brought out of poverty in 4 decades

-Extreme poverty eliminated in China

-Lifted 98.99 million rural citizens out of poverty since 2013

-Expanded the Belt and Road Initiative to over 150 countries

-Has built a larger high speed rail network than the rest of the world put together, expanding it from 10,000KM to over 50,000KM

-Installed renewable energy capacity in China is roughly 4× larger than that of the United States today

-Made China the world’s largest industrial economy, with manufacturing output now exceeding the US & EU combined

-Presided over the largest housing and urbanisation programme in history, moving hundreds of millions into modern cities with infrastructure, utilities, and services. In 2013 730 million lived in cities, in 2025, 954 million lived in cities. An increase of 224 million.

-By 2030, China is projected to account for over 40% of the world’s middle class

-Average disposable income has increased more than 25x since 1980 (real terms)

-China’s middle class already drives the majority of domestic consumption, shifting growth away from exports

-China now contributes more to global consumption growth than the US and Europe combined

-Steel production: China produces approximately 55% of global steel

-Shipbuilding: China accounts for over 50% of global shipbuilding output

-China produces more cement than the rest of the world combined

⚡️The renewable energy dominance:

-China controls 80%+ of the global solar manufacturing market across the entire supply chain (wafers, cells, panels)

-It produces approximately 98% of solar wafers, 92% of solar cells, and 85% of solar panels globally

-In 2025 alone, China exported 200+ GW of solar cells, with exports surging over 73% year-on-year

-Solar cells & wafers now make up 40%+ of China’s solar exports

-China drove over 50% of global solar expansion in 2025

-Chinese battery giant CATL alone holds approximately 42% of the global EV battery market

[Alan MacLeod @AlanRMacLeod]

Never believe anyone who tells you a better world is not possible.

[Glenn Diesen @Glenn_Diesen]

Natalie Jaresko, a US-born American citizen working for the US State Department, including at the US embassy in Kiev, received Ukrainian citizenship following the NATO-backed coup in 2014 and immediately became the Finance Minister of Ukraine.
Salome Zourabichvili is a French citizen who served as the French ambassador to Georgia. Following the NATO-backed "Rose Revolution", Zourabichvili was granted Georgian citizenship (while still serving as the French ambassador to Georgia). Shortly thereafter, she left the job of France's ambassador to Georgia and took the job as Georgia's Foreign Minister. Later, she took the position of President of Georgia, and has since been a key advocate for allowing Georgia's civil society to be administered by Western "NGOs" financed by Western governments and cooperating with Western intelligence agencies. After holding the presidency, she went to work for the McCain Institute, where she advocates for more intervention, while in Georgia, the current political leadership warns about the West seeking to use these NGOs to topple their democratically elected government to open up another front against Russia.

The imperialist design is always celebrated as democracy, and the purge of the opposition is always celebrated in the West as fighting Russian interference. We cannot even have discussions in the West about the extent to which this supports or undermines our security - as all criticism is purged as "Kremlin talking points". In my opinion, Europe is committing suicide.

[Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad]

When Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with the Lebanese leader Saad Hariri in 2010 in Tehran, Hariri wanted to talk about the disarmament of Hezbollah.
Khamenei asked Hariri if he had read Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Hariri had not.
Khamenei told him that the character Esmeralda always carried a knife or a dagger to protect herself. Esmeralda is wanted, just as Lebanon is, by everyone, including Israel.
Hezbollah, Khamenei said, is Esmeralda's dagger. Why would you want to remove it from her?

[Peter R @Peter___R]

@KerryBurgess Why are they even allowed in other countries?

[Tamer Nahed @Tamer_Alnoaizy]

Gaza is taking its last breaths, and the situation we have reached is extremely dangerous.

Temperatures are rising to suffocating levels, and the tents where hundreds of thousands live have turned into ovens made of fabric and plastic. There is no electricity, no air conditioning, no fans, no cold water. People try to sleep, but heat, hunger, and fear make sleep seem like an impossible dream.

Clean water is scarce, cleaning supplies are almost nonexistent, and essential medicines are unavailable. Skin diseases are spreading in a terrifying way among children and adults, while garbage piles up and sewage mixes with displacement areas, spreading even more suffering.

Long lines form for food, yet many return empty handed. Aid is decreasing, and most relief centers have stopped or are no longer able to meet even the minimum needs.

At night, rats, insects, snakes, and scorpions crawl into the tents, while during the day people face unbearable heat and endless hunger. There is no safety, no privacy, and nowhere to go. Meanwhile, killings and destruction continue daily, while Gaza’s space shrinks day by day, forcing people into smaller and more overcrowded areas.

This is not life. This is not displacement. This is a complete collapse of everything that allows human beings to live with dignity.

What more is the world waiting for? How many children must go hungry? How many patients must die before the world acts? Do not stay silent. Speak about Gaza. Share what is happening.

[Daniel Mayakovski @DaniMayakovski]

Un 8 de junio de 1958, David Isom, un joven negro de 19 años, protestó contra el racismo y la segregación racial en St. Pete, Florida (EEUU) bañándose en una piscina solo para blancos.

Al día siguiente, el gobierno cerró y desinfectó la piscina porque "un negro se bañó en ella".

Así era la gran democracia de EEUU, la que da tantas lecciones de derechos humanos por el mundo.

[Michelle @D162Michele]

Why are Chinese goods always described as ‘cheap’?
Maybe it’s your own shit that is overpriced?

[Peter R @Peter___R]

@StoicSkeptic @omgsidewalks Nonsense. In a capitalist society, the system rewards the ability to STEAL value.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

5% of your food bill IS profits for billionaires.
40% of your Energy and Fuel bills are profits for billionaires.
60% of your Rent is profit.
20% of your Mortgage is profit for billionaires.
40% of your wage is taken as profit for billionaires.

This is what they are costing YOU

[Peter R @Peter___R]

@TheSaviour Vietnam should block them at the border.

[Colter Louwerse @ColterL]

In 1981, the PLO laid down its arms in Lebanon, scrupulously upheld a ceasefire for nearly a year, and offered to recognize Israel via a two-state settlement.

Israel responded with an unprovoked invasion, killing 15-20,000 Palestinians and Lebanese.

[Stew Peters @realstewpeters]

IRAN: “In the name of Jesus Christ — to all the people of the world: We are fighting a criminal gang. The corrupt people of Epstein Island. We will not compromise. To rid the world of corruption and usury.”

Iran just decimated Israel with ballistic missiles dedicated to Jesus.

[Seyed Mohammad Marandi @s_m_marandi]

We are the nation of martyrdom. We are the nation of Imam Hussain. We shall never accept the slaughter of Palestinian and Lebanese children.

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

The only people who rise to the very top in a capitalist society are sociopaths and malignant narcissists. The system rewards the ability to not care.

[Revolutionary Blackout Network @RevBlackNetwork]

For decades, Cuba has been the world capital for rational working class liberation.

They supported the struggle against genocidal imperialism not just militarily, but by equipping the Global South with doctors, medicine, infrastructure & literacy initiatives.

THANK YOU CUBA 🇨🇺

[Omar Hamad | عُـمَـرْ 𓂆 @OmarHamadD]

Israel has destroyed over 80% of Gaza, 100% of Gaza's population is displaced, 50% of the martyrs are children, and there are more than 100,000 martyrs.

This can only be called a genocide.

[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

Leaked documents show Israeli drones made by Elbit – which has factories in the UK – took a leading a role in the mass slaughter in Gaza, with onboard AI systems selecting targets autonomously, based on algorithms. The drones are integrated into a "Server in the Sky".

Palestine Action was declared a terrorist organisation by the UK government for trying to destroy this drone production.

Israel announced last week its annual defence exports had surged by 30% on the back of showcasing what Israeli tech can do in Gaza, to $20 billion.
https://t.co/njgIZgWMLZ

[Peter R @Peter___R]

@ProudSocialist They should send them a fat bill for the environmental destruction they’ve done.

[Sarah Wilkinson @swilkinsonbc]

A minute of silence was held in honour of all the doctors, medics and healthcare workers killed by the israelis in Gaza during the genocide