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[yon Ners @NersessYon]

Zangezur Range, ARMENIA: When Timur’s army stormed into Syunik, attempts to sound the bell in Khot failed-giving rise to the saying “the ring is in vain” (zangy zur e in Armenian). Even the name of Azerbaijan’s expansionist project is appropriated from Armenian.
@HikmetHajiyev

[Geghard Foundation @Geghard_saf]

The attempts in #Azerbaijan to “Azerbaijanize” or “Turkify” historical and mythological figures have now reached Tork Angegh.

More:
👉 https://t.co/CLAtJoJoJn

[Varto @varto]

@UtdChapters Ozil

[Varto @varto]

@iMiaSanMia He was the worst executive in Bayern’s history, he was the one who fired Nagelsmann for no reason

[Varto @varto]

@QamiZanna @ZartonkMedia I think eating too much McDonald in LA is messing with your already tiny brain.

[Varto @varto]

@QamiZanna @ZartonkMedia Your reply doesn’t make any sense

[Varto @varto]

@QamiZanna @ZartonkMedia The stupidest comment in the history of X!
so if people want to dance and have a good time they stop being Armenian?

[Varto @varto]

@iMiaSanMia They sound like a super ungrateful family

[Varto @varto]

@iMiaSanMia It’s all for PR, he knew what he was doing and he didn’t care

[Armenia 🇦🇲 @armenia]

🪕OTD in 1712, Sayat-Nova (Harutyun Sayadyan) was born: poet, musician & ashugh. His work transcended time, language & borders.

🎵His songs became anthems of 🇦🇲 identity.

🎬Sergey Parajanov honored him in The Color of Pomegranates (1969).

🇦🇲#Armenia’s soul is behind his songs.

[Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte @AnnaATurcotte]

My letter to Governor Janet Mills requesting resignation of Tarlan Ahmadov.

Anti-armenianism is like anti-semitism but condoned. Change that.
@GovJanetMills #antiarmenianism #maine #mainegovernor #JanetMills

[Rasmus Canbäck @CanbackRasmus]

I used Valentina as an example in a thread on Caviar Diplomacy, and how Azerbaijan uses Western scholars for gaining credability. Here she double-downs on it.

[Dr. Anzhela Mnatsakanyan @ANZHELA_YAN]

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: a person responsible for the Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian genocides.

Atatürk was praised by Hitler as his "star in the darkness." Hitler later acknowledged that Atatürk was his inspiration and mentor in the aftermath of World War.

[Nara @nmatini]

35y ago, this week.

200,000+ highly educated Armenians of Baku were beaten, murdered & expelled from Azerbaijan during the 7-day #BakuPogrom. It came after 1988 #SumgaitPogrom which was the start of the violent ethnic cleansing of ~450K Armenians of AZE.

[Ararat Petrosyan @araratpetrosian]

Western Azerbaijan: a fabrication devoid of Meaning

The concept of the so-called "Western Azerbaijan" is utter nonsense, devoid of any real foundation. Furthermore, it cannot withstand scrutiny from historical, cultural, or legal perspectives.

Even Heydar Aliyev, the father of the current president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, acknowledged in his speeches that the Azerbaijani identity has evolved significantly over the past century. In one of his speeches, he stated:

"Our destiny was such. In Russia, we were called Tatars. Russian governors here referred to us as Tatars and recorded us as Tatars in official documents. Then, in 1918, the Turks came, and, thank God, they started calling us Turks. From 1918 to 1936, for 18 years, we were called Turks, and the language was called Turkic. Since 1936 and to this day, for 60 years now, we have been saying "Azerbaijani" and "Azerbaijani language". So, what do we do? What do we do if we do not answer these questions? We will not be able to adopt a law".

This quote clearly demonstrates that Azerbaijani identity and its connection to any territory have been historically unstable and shaped by external factors.

When considering the internationally recognized criteria for territorial belonging, it becomes evident that Azerbaijan lacks grounds for its claims to the territories it refers to as "Western Azerbaijan", as it fails to meet the following prerequisites:

1.Historical foundations

2.The identity/self-identification of the population

3.Deep religious, cultural, and spiritual ties of the Azerbaijanis to these territories throughout history

4. An undefined ethnogenesis

[Sossi Tatikyan @STatikyan]

I didn't know about this AI tool created by Musk until today when I noticed its notes on tweets about Aliyev's attempts of stigmatizing Armenia to justify a new war & expansionism.
I asked it which country is fascist - Azerbaijan or Armenia & got this:
https://t.co/HkAkqrU5Kw

[Shirvan Grigoryan @sh_grgr]

List of #Armenian words that became part of the literary languages of #Turkey or #Azerbaijan:

🇦🇲Խաչ - Xach Xaç - Cross 🇦🇿🇹🇷
(From Proto-Indo-European “Xotio” - tree, from Old Armenian խեչ - support, stand)

🇦🇲Թել - Tel Tel - Thread/Wire 🇦🇿🇹🇷
(From Indo-European “Teklo” - to weave, from Old Armenian թել - thread)

🇦🇲Բանջար - Banjar Pancar - Beetroot 🇦🇿🇹🇷
(The exact origin is unknown, but the word has existed in Armenian since the 5th century, from Old Armenian բանջարեղեն - greenery)

🇦🇲Խալի - Xali Xalça/Hali - Carpet 🇦🇿🇹🇷
(From the Arabic name of the Armenian city of Karin, from Old Armenian Կարին. Written in Arabic as قَالِيقَلَا “Qālīqalā” (“Kalīkala”), this city was renowned across the East as one of the centers of Armenian carpet weaving, hence carpets were named after it)

🇦🇲Մորուք - Moruq Moruk - Old man 🇹🇷
(From Proto-Indo-European “Smoḱru” - beard, from Armenian մորուք - beard)

🇦🇲Ժամկոչ - Jamkoch Zangoç - Bell-ringer 🇹🇷
(From Armenian ժամ - time, կոչ - call)

P.S. There is not a single Turkic word in the Armenian literary language. All words Armenians use in their dialects that have Persian/Turkic origins typically have literary Armenian synonyms.

[301🇦🇲 @301arm]

Lionel Messi is among several football players currently in Baku who laid flowers at the gravesite of Heydar Aliyev, the former authoritarian leader of Azerbaijan.

Heydar Aliyev was a deeply oppressive figure whose legacy is defined by authoritarianism and human rights abuses. As Azerbaijan’s leader from 1993 to 2003, Aliyev consolidated power through a regime marked by corruption, repression, and the brutal suppression of political opposition.

Before his presidency, Aliyev served as the Communist Party General Secretary of Soviet Azerbaijan, where he implemented policies aimed at “Azerifying” Artsakh. These measures included increasing Azerbaijani influence in the region and pressuring the local Armenian population to emigrate. These policies laid the foundation for the ethnic tensions that escalated into the Artsakh conflict. In 1982, Aliyev’s career reached its peak when he was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of the USSR.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Aliyev returned to Azerbaijan and intensified policies that deepened ethnic and political divisions. He amplified anti-Armenian rhetoric during and after the Artsakh War, further fueling hostility that persists to this day. He also seized control of Nakhichevan and orchestrated the ousting of Azerbaijan’s then-president to secure his grip on power.

Domestically, Aliyev’s rule was characterized by severe restrictions on press freedom, with journalists facing harassment, imprisonment, or exile for critical reporting. Protests were violently suppressed, leaving no space for political dissent. His authoritarian practices ensured his unchallenged rule at the expense of the Azerbaijani people’s basic freedoms.

Aliyev’s policies and legacy continue to shape Azerbaijan’s political landscape, influencing its stance on human rights and its ongoing aggression toward Armenia and Artsakh.

Given Lionel Messi’s longstanding reputation as a humanitarian, we expect more from him in moments like this. In March 2010, Messi was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Messi’s significant contributions to humanitarian causes make his participation in this highly political gesture profoundly disappointing.

[Guardian news @guardiannews]

Apparently fake social media accounts boost Azerbaijan before Cop29 https://t.co/iqfYQUcebh

[Misty Mountain @_M_Mountain_]

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Armenians have produced more Nobel Prize winners than any other former Soviet nation.

Armenians: 2 (Patapoutian, Acemoglu)
Russians: 1 (Novoselov)
Estonians: 0.5 (Svante Pääbo, half-Swedish)
Georgians: 0
Ukrainians: 0
Latvians: 0
Lithuanians: 0
Belorussians: 0
Kazakhs: 0
Tajiks: 0
Uzbeks: 0
Moldovans: 0
Turkmens: 0
Kyrgyz: 0
Azerbaijanis: 0

This is just an interesting detail. This has nothing to do with putting others down, just an interesting detail that speaks to the scientific potential of our people.

The above list considers only ethnic background and excludes Nobel Prize winners in non-scientific fields, such as Literature and Peace.