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A visual thread of how @AbiyAhmedAli's loyal accomplices and cabinet members looked at him while he lied non-stop for more than thirty minutes today.

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Soon, even his most loyal allies will turn on him to try and save themselves.

Buckle up, #EthiopiaPrevails. It'll be a bumpy ride.

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2 Nov
You see this? This is language that is bereft of accountability and ownership. It is not the language of leadership. It’s the hollow rhetoric of evangelism. Please, #NoMore bullshit, @AbiyAhmedAli
This is language that demands the harshest and most difficult sacrifices from citizens. But @AbiyAhmedAli gets to sacrifice nothing. He concedes nothing. Absolutely nothing. Peak megalomania.
This is the language of prosperity gospel preachers who amass and retain unimaginable wealth and power at the expense of their gullible congregation.

It is the manipulative language of conmen.
Read 4 tweets
31 Oct
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Report the following posts/users on @Facebook IMMEDIATELY. These are credible threats to incite mass violence against civilians.

They are literal calls for genocide. @Meta

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Dejene Assefa
Link to Post ➡️ facebook.com/10000113064627…
@Facebook @Meta 02/
Mesay Mekonnen
Link to Post ➡️ facebook.com/10000106954570…
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Mesay Mekonnen
Link to Post 2 ➡️ facebook.com/mesay.mekonnen…
Read 13 tweets
29 Oct
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For the people who are busy conjuring conspiracies about how #TigrayGenocide appeared so soon after Nov 4 2020 —

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In 2018, these TV personalities were very clear about the horrifying implications of "የቀን ጅብ" as dehumanizing language (~48m)

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Anybody who has studied language and violence understands this: dehumanizing language is an early indicator of oncoming violence.

And any sane and historically literate person would have seen what was coming as soon as it was obvious that "የቀን ጅብ" would go unchecked.
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Yes, the folks on the TV show were too cautious how they tiptoe around stating the obvious; and their criticism is a little too lukewarm for my liking, especially about Abiy's መደመር garbage and his rabid cult following.

Anyway, spare an hour and watch the full video.
Read 5 tweets
14 Aug
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Now, @fitsumareguy points out the connection between Sun Peak Metals and Nevsun:

"Canadian companies include Sun Peak Metals, whose President and CEO oversaw a mine in Eritrea where the company was accused of using slave labour"

Details:
theconversation.com/slavery-charge…
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Here's what that settlement implies:

"It's a precedent-setting case. It's the first time that level of human rights abuse has been brought before a Canadian court for the activities of a Canadian extractives company overseas."

cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
Read 7 tweets
9 Aug
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THE 2017 OPINION THAT GETS PARADED AROUND AS FACT:

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By now, everyone must be sick and tired of hearing the "TPLF stole $30Billion + USA gave $30Billion in aid" story. PFDJ bootlickers and the cute-and-clevers are particularly fond of this story:
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If it the numbers and phrasing seem questionably convenient, it's because they are.

They are from a 2017 opinion piece by a David Steinman in the "Capital Flows" opinion column of Forbes.

"Capital Flows" hasn't published new pieces since Jan 2018.

forbes.com/sites/realspin…
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Let's get to the meat and potatoes: the matter of the $30 billion.

In his op-ed, Steinman correctly sources the UN's report on IFOs. But his subsequent leap is what should have troubled any sane reader ages ago.
Read 14 tweets
23 Jun
Remember Gérard Prunier's moment of brutal honesty on "The Debate" yesterday?

Here is a rather long 🧵 to try and unpack his statement, and hopefully clarify why we see a lot of mixed signals in what the US/EU/UN is (not) doing about #TigrayGenocide

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That @AbiyAhmedAli could be a US plant should come as no surprise.

March 2019: US Amb Michael Raynor said, "We are embedding senior US government officials at key Ethiopian economic ministries and operations for a sustained period of time.”

bbc.com/news/world-us-…
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June 2018: US delivers C-130 aircraft to Ethiopia.



“We are excited to deliver this C-130 at a time of such great optimism. This handover pays homage [...] lays the foundation for new possibilities for cooperation and interoperability.”

et.usembassy.gov/u-s-government…
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