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"In addition to criticism of the Trump speech, Prescott’s report said that BBC Arabic chose to “minimize Israeli suffering” in the war against Hamas in Gaza so it could “paint Israel as the aggressor.”" #BBC
BBC top brass resign amid criticism over editing of Trump speech; also faced blowback for Gaza coverage
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www.timesofisrael.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"In addition to criticism of the Trump speech, Prescott’s report said that BBC Arabic chose to “minimize Israeli suffering” in the war against Hamas in Gaza so it could “paint Israel as the aggressor.”" #BBC
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Since 2020, islamist #Turkey has deported around 350 Christians as “security threats.” Churches face vandalism, Christian training is restricted, and missionaries are expelled or denied entry under opaque security designations, reflecting growing religious persecution. #Persecution
Report: Turkey Deported 350 Christians as ‘National Security Threats’ since 2020
Turkey has deported hundreds of Christians and barred them from reentering the country, according to a new report. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Internationa
washingtonstand.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Since 2020, islamist #Turkey has deported around 350 Christians as “security threats.” Churches face vandalism, Christian training is restricted, and missionaries are expelled or denied entry under opaque security designations, reflecting growing religious persecution. #Persecution
#China rewrites the Bible, closes down churches, makes church leaders disappear, loots homes of Christians, closes Christian schools, and sets up fake communist controlled churches.
#persecution
#persecution
China’s War on Christianity Just Got Worse
YouTube video by China Uncensored
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October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#China rewrites the Bible, closes down churches, makes church leaders disappear, loots homes of Christians, closes Christian schools, and sets up fake communist controlled churches.
#persecution
#persecution
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Time to rewire. Postmodern relativism isn’t a woke problem anymore - it’s an authoritarian ex-right one.
October 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Time to rewire. Postmodern relativism isn’t a woke problem anymore - it’s an authoritarian ex-right one.
"If you're worried about the state of freedom, let RDI Hero of Democracy and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado inspire you." @garrykasparov.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"If you're worried about the state of freedom, let RDI Hero of Democracy and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado inspire you." @garrykasparov.bsky.social
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The new pope is quoting Hannah Arendt. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The new pope is quoting Hannah Arendt. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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Q.: What´s that?
A.: 16th century book nook
A.: 16th century book nook
October 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Q.: What´s that?
A.: 16th century book nook
A.: 16th century book nook
"Democracy is a system; an idea. It’s hard to pin a precise expiration date on something like that. You rarely go to sleep in a free society and wake up under a dictatorship. Authoritarianism erodes freedom steadily. But there are waypoints on the road to democratic oblivion." - Garry Kasparov
October 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"Democracy is a system; an idea. It’s hard to pin a precise expiration date on something like that. You rarely go to sleep in a free society and wake up under a dictatorship. Authoritarianism erodes freedom steadily. But there are waypoints on the road to democratic oblivion." - Garry Kasparov
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This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.
September 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.
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"Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition it has only one way to go: That is down the path of increasingly repressive measures until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear"
a close up of an american flag with stars and stripes
ALT: a close up of an american flag with stars and stripes
media.tenor.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
"Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition it has only one way to go: That is down the path of increasingly repressive measures until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear"
"You know where you can shove your Palestine?
You can stick it where the sun don't shine."
You can stick it where the sun don't shine."
YKWYCSYP (song)
YouTube video by Hakol Sababa
youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"You know where you can shove your Palestine?
You can stick it where the sun don't shine."
You can stick it where the sun don't shine."
"The Palestinian cause is not decolonization, it is recolonization. It is the Islamic world demanding the re-subjugation of Jews under Islamic rule. That is why its rhetoric is jihadist, not Jeffersonian."
- Dan Burmawi
- Dan Burmawi
The Recolonization of Palestine
In the valleys of northern Jordan lies a city called Jerash.
www.danburmawi.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
"The Palestinian cause is not decolonization, it is recolonization. It is the Islamic world demanding the re-subjugation of Jews under Islamic rule. That is why its rhetoric is jihadist, not Jeffersonian."
- Dan Burmawi
- Dan Burmawi
🇮🇩 The President of #Indonesia says that only through the safety and security of #Israel can there be real peace.
September 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🇮🇩 The President of #Indonesia says that only through the safety and security of #Israel can there be real peace.
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Fast neun von zehn Briten unterstützen Starmers Anerkennung Palästinas nicht
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/2c56fd5...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/2c56fd5...
Nearly nine out of 10 Britons do not back Starmer’s Palestine recognition
Survey shows majority oppose PM’s decision to impose no conditions
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Fast neun von zehn Briten unterstützen Starmers Anerkennung Palästinas nicht
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/2c56fd5...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/2c56fd5...
UTI POSSIDETIS JURIS in international law states that a newly independent state inherits the administrative borders of the former colonial power or predecessor entity at the moment of independence.
👉lsrael inherited West Palestine's border
👉Jordan inherited East Palestine's borders
👉lsrael inherited West Palestine's border
👉Jordan inherited East Palestine's borders
As Einat Wilf says on last week's UNGA "decision" for "2 states" inc. 'right of return', the issue remains the same in 2025 as the British Foreign Secretary observed in February 1947: between Jews who want a state and Arabs who want the Jews not to have one.
The arab Israeli 100 yr war continues.
The arab Israeli 100 yr war continues.
September 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
UTI POSSIDETIS JURIS in international law states that a newly independent state inherits the administrative borders of the former colonial power or predecessor entity at the moment of independence.
👉lsrael inherited West Palestine's border
👉Jordan inherited East Palestine's borders
👉lsrael inherited West Palestine's border
👉Jordan inherited East Palestine's borders
"This is vile, despicable, evil. According to Google, Kilmeade is yet another prominent U.S. 'Catholic' whose words & deeds leave me shaking my head in disbelief! Someone should inform Kilmeade that promoting mass murder is gravely sinful."
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Fox News’ host Brian Kilmeade says ‘just kill ‘em’ about mentally ill homeless people
Comments met with outrage online and calls for him to resign
www.independent.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"This is vile, despicable, evil. According to Google, Kilmeade is yet another prominent U.S. 'Catholic' whose words & deeds leave me shaking my head in disbelief! Someone should inform Kilmeade that promoting mass murder is gravely sinful."
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Pope Leo to inter-religious meeting in Bangladesh: “We know from painful moments in history that when the culture of harmony is neglected, weeds can choke out peace. Suspicions take root; stereotypes harden; extremists exploit fears to sow division.” press.vatican.va/content/sala...
September 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Pope Leo to inter-religious meeting in Bangladesh: “We know from painful moments in history that when the culture of harmony is neglected, weeds can choke out peace. Suspicions take root; stereotypes harden; extremists exploit fears to sow division.” press.vatican.va/content/sala...
🇩🇪 Frankfurt: A woman holding “We Believe Israeli Women,” survivors of Palestinian terrorist attacks, was confronted by men. Struck with a flag, jeered, and blocked with a keffiyeh, she faced chants of “Shame on you!” Police finally protected her. Why does Palestinianism express such aggression?
September 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
🇩🇪 Frankfurt: A woman holding “We Believe Israeli Women,” survivors of Palestinian terrorist attacks, was confronted by men. Struck with a flag, jeered, and blocked with a keffiyeh, she faced chants of “Shame on you!” Police finally protected her. Why does Palestinianism express such aggression?
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The apps are designed like casinos: endless, curvilinear paths that can be perpetually navigated on autopilot. The key is to find right-angle turns, writes Gurwinder Bhogal for The Free Press.
Social Media Shortens Your Life. Here’s How to Get Time Back.
The apps are designed like casinos: endless, curvilinear paths that can be perpetually navigated on autopilot. The key is to find right-angle turns, writes Gurwinder Bhogal for The Free Press.
bit.ly
September 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The apps are designed like casinos: endless, curvilinear paths that can be perpetually navigated on autopilot. The key is to find right-angle turns, writes Gurwinder Bhogal for The Free Press.
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Putin uses Shanghai Summit stage to spread old narratives about 'root causes' of the conflict in Ukraine, NATO, 2014... The actual root cause Russian imperialism is not mentioned.
September 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Putin uses Shanghai Summit stage to spread old narratives about 'root causes' of the conflict in Ukraine, NATO, 2014... The actual root cause Russian imperialism is not mentioned.
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He identifies as a flying squirrel
September 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
He identifies as a flying squirrel
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"We want to go into American society with Islamic ideals and revamp their thinking. We want to revamp them. We want to turn them into Muslim individuals."👀👀👀
-- Muslim Brotherhood, 1990
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"We want to go into American society with Islamic ideals and revamp their thinking. We want to revamp them. We want to turn them into Muslim individuals."👀👀👀
-- Muslim Brotherhood, 1990
[video]
September 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
x.com/DahliaKurtz/...
"We want to go into American society with Islamic ideals and revamp their thinking. We want to revamp them. We want to turn them into Muslim individuals."👀👀👀
-- Muslim Brotherhood, 1990
[video]
"We want to go into American society with Islamic ideals and revamp their thinking. We want to revamp them. We want to turn them into Muslim individuals."👀👀👀
-- Muslim Brotherhood, 1990
[video]