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A million people watched my video last September. The petition it was for barely moved. This piece is about what I got wrong, and what Tesla Takedown and Morocco’s GenZ 212 got right!
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Replying to @RnaudBertrand
Lots of mobilisations yes, and it’s great to see. They need a plan for the morning after the initial protest though -- if they’re not organised, with a concrete target, they are likely to be crushed and co-opted. Much precedent there..!
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French students demand teachers. They get riot police. As Europe rearms, who pays, and how do we fight back? 🔴 LIVE Thursday 22 October, 17:00 CEST: @yanisvaroufakis and @RokhayaDiallo. Hosted by @mkhalili. Send your questions in the chat!
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UPDATE: The EU Council sent me a letter with its decision NOT to lift the sanctions on me. That means at least another year under sanctions. The reasons they give should be a warning to everyone about where European authoritarianism is going.
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This is extraordinary. I don't think I have heard a more articulate & accurate deconstruction & demolition of Nigel Farage's Reform UK policy than this, in under 85 seconds! Trumps MAGA, AfD supporters in East Germany and "Ireland is full" gobshites need to hear this too.👇
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The #AfD just won two state elections in two weeks. And Germany’s political centre is busy attacking the Left after its victory in Berlin. Coincidence- or a clue to how the far right got this powerful in the first place? ❗️Today LIVE at 6PM CET with @yanisvaroufakis @graceblakeley and @mkhalili youtube.com/live/x-5gOFaB9mc…
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Big investigation coming out: Indonesia 1965 - How Germany armed & financed a Genocide . Out: 30 September 2026 For months I have worked through more than 1,000 pages of declassified German archives on what many call the genocide against communists in Indonesia.
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Explosion on Lysikratous street in Plaka, Athens 20 mins ago. Considerable damage.
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Looks like an old building exploded. There’s shattered glass even a few blocks away. Fire crews dealing with it.
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we are cattle and this is how we get led around
Damage control talking points have been issued.
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“I want my music to be about humanity” — but I won’t oppose crimes against humanity.
Ed Sheeran started off his first concert of the Loop Tour since Macklemore was dropped from the lineup following his pro-Palestinian remarks by addressing the controversy. “I have tried in my career not to be a political commentator of any kind because I want my music and shows to be about unity, not division, about humanity, not politics,” Sheeran told the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Sheeran spoke directly about Gaza, saying, “this is a humanitarian issue and I cannot hide how I feel about it anymore.”
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I watched NAZA. (Unlike 99% of people expressing their very strong opinions on this website). 🧵 So here are my takes, which will make a lot of you very angry:
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”Largest defense export deal in Israel’s history.”
The only scenario I can see Iran threatening Greece is if Athens needlessly decides to assist Israel or the US in attacking Iran... Greece to sign $3.6b. Israeli air defense deal, creating 'Achilles Shield' against Turkey and Iran (!??) jpost.com/israel-news/defens…
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Interessant article d'en @mkhalili a El Salto sobre l'ús que els mv socials fan de les xarxes. "Les eines han canviat, però no els nostres hàbits". 👉Si volem combatre el que ja tenim a sobre (tecnofeudalisme, extrema dreta..., caldrà organitzar-se millor. elsaltodiario.com/redes-soci…
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Social media platforms are great at getting people to a place on a certain date. They’re bad at everything that involves a group deciding something together. The move from one to the other has to be designed, not hoped for.
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An incredible expose by Ronen Bergman shows how Israel invents quotes from Iranian officials in order to manufacture "evidence" that Iran is building nuclear weapons. This event took place on August 5th, when it was reported globally that Ahmad Vahidi, commander of the IRGC had admitted that Iran was developing nuclear weapons. The only problem? It wasn't true: 1) Netanyahu's pet network in Israel, Channel 14 spent months building Vahedi up as "the strongest man in Iran," priming audiences to treat any dramatic quote from him as coming from Iran itself. In reality, he is one power player among several. 2) An Indian Hindu nationalist account posts an earlier fabricated quote from Vahedi that says that nuclear weapons are a "necessity" for Iran. It does not get much traction. 3) The same account publishes a quote saying that Vahedi stated that Vahedi said that Iran will keep developing nuclear weapons as long as the US and Israel have them. There was no source. 4) The Mossad Commentary account, a large account with no affiliation to the actual Mossad posted the quote in English. 5) Channel 14, a mere 33 minutes later, covers this and claims that this is "the first time" an Iranian official directly admitted to building a nuclear bomb. 6) Three minutes later Yair Netanyahu, son of the Prime Minister, retweets Mossad Commentary, then three minutes later retweets Channel 14 English, followed later by Israel War Room. 7) Two hours later, Netanyahu senior cites the fabricated quote in an official speech at Mount Herzl, now the made up Tweet had become state policy. 8) The Tweet makes it to the US, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz shares it saying that Iran is "finally admitting what was clear for years," then deletes it without explanation. 9) Mark Levine shares it and then Fox News reports it as fact, including an on-screen headline. 10) Channel 14 now reports this again with FOX and Netanyahu as the source. Mossad Commentary, the original source of the English version, now cites Channel 14 as its source, completing a circular citation loop. 11) Israel's Foreign Ministry spreads Netanyahu's remarks to Persian-speaking audiences. 12) Indian news agency ANI reports the story back in India, attributing it to "Israeli media," completing the round trip. This is a well oiled machine of disinformation emanating from Netanyahu and his circle designed to create a false narrative which will destroy negotiations with Iran and renew the war. Similar frauds have been perpetrated in the past like the Jewish Chronicle/Bild affair, when a made up journalist planted stories in the press to justify blowing up a hostage deal with Hamas. But this time he is dragging the entire world into endless war and not just Israel.
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Wow, this lady is incredible. She completely tore apart every argument used to justify the US and Israel's war on Iran.
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نوید کرمانی، روشنفکر ایرانی-آلمانی، در مراسم سوگند ارتش آلمان: - اگر دولتی بخواهد شما را به جنگی خلاف حقوق بین‌الملل بکشاند، مانند جنگ آمریکا و اسرائیل علیه ایران، وظیفه شماست سرپیچی کنید. - تهدید نابودی یک تمدن یا حمله به زیرساختهای غیرنظامی نقض حقوق است.
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The pro-Israel crowd tries to portray Mamdani's position on Netanyahu as fringe. In reality, 49% of Americans support arresting Netanyahu; only 22% oppose! Among young people, the split is 58-17 But here's the kicker: Among Harris voters, it's 74-10!
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