@ragipsoylu @azelin 1).
„Sources in the region say the Syrian [dictatorʼs] plane took off towards a Russian base in Syria, with US officials saying they believe he was heading for refuge in Moscow.
@ragipsoylu @azelin 2).
However there has been no confirmation of what happened after the flight took off, raising questions of his whereabouts.
Dec 7 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
@GrzegorOryginal 1).
„Tedd Got, a senior curator at the National Gallery of Victoria, has suggested that the work by August Friedrich Schenck (1828–1901) [1] may have taken inspiration from the 1872 book »The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals«,
@GrzegorOryginal 2).
in which Charles Darwin (1809–1882) argued emotions have biological originals, and that animals have similar emotions to humans. It has also been interpreted as a commentary on the cruelty of society, represented by the crowd of opportunistic crows [2].”
Dec 6 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
@billdmccarthy @Shayan86 1).
„UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5], died in the dawn ambush Wed. [Dec. 4, 2024].
@billdmccarthy @Shayan86 2).
Thompson was walking to the company’s annual investor conference at a Hilton in Midtown, blocks from tourist draws like Radio City Music Hall and the Museum of Modern Art [6].”
Nov 24 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
1).
„Benjamin @netanyahu unterstützte Geldflüsse an die Hamas
2).
Die Gelder, von denen Netanyahu sprach, waren Millionenbeträge, die Katar mit Erlaubnis und Unterstützung des israelischen Ministerpräsidenten der Hamas regelmäßig überbrachte – häufig in bar in dicken Geldkoffern, über die israelische Grenzstation Erez direkt nach Gaza.
Nov 23 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
@tvrain 1).
„Заместителя председателя «Яблока» Льва Шлосберга [...] задержали в аэропорту Пскова”
„Его жена сказала [...], „что политика уже отпустили из отдела полиции в аэропорту. По ее словам, у него изъяли технику.
@tvrain 2).
Она добавила, что задержание было связано с ранее возбужденным делом об уклонении обязанностей »иностранного агента«.”
1).
The lion of Galician Ruthenia [1] is a quite common heraldic symbol in western Ukraine. In 1943, one of the versions of the lion was used to create the emblem of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the ϟϟ (1st Galician) [2].
@mikebrusPL @krz_luksza @KORWiN_JKM 2).
Currently in Ukraine, this symbol is widely used to demonstrate far-right nationalist views. It is important to take into account the context of use; the presence of crowns in the emblem is of particular importance [1] [3].
1).
„A reminder to readers: Meduza cannot verify that the voices in the conversation described below belong to Alexander Lukashenko and the late Yevgeny Prigozhin.
2).
At the same time, the recording is now circulating on the Russian Internet and shaping perceptions about this important moment in recent history.
Moscow Laundry’s motive for leaking the audio recordings appears to be to undermine Lukashenko in the Kremlin’s eyes.”
Nov 23 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
@yashar @RabelaisBleu 1).
„Scott Bessent, 62, is the founder of hedge fund Key Square Capital Management, after having worked on-and-off for Soros Fund Management since 1991 [1]. If confirmed by the Senate, he would be the nation’s first openly gay treasury secretary [2].”
@yashar @RabelaisBleu 2).
Endnotes:
[1] „Bessent joined Soros Fund Management in 1991. [...] was Soros’s chief investment officer from 2011 to 2015 and ran the firm for a time. [...] He left in 2015 to launch Key Square.”
1).
„Andrew Wakefieldʼs study and his claim that the MMR vaccine might cause autism led to a decline in vaccination rates in the US, the UK, and Ireland, and a corresponding rise in measles and mumps infections, resulting in serious illness and deaths.
2).
His continued claims that the vaccine is harmful have contributed to a climate of distrust of all vaccines and the reemergence of other previously controlled diseases [1] [2] [3] [4]”.
Nov 19 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
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„At first, Republicans across the country tried to distance themselves from the issue. In 2016, then-Republican presidential candidate @realDonaldTrump criticized the North Carolina bill during a @TODAYShow [1] town hall.
2).
– »There have been very few complaints the way it is. People go, they use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate.« – he said at the time [2].
Nov 15 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
1).
„ @RepMattGaetz (@mattgaetz) is aggressively unqualified. The man has never been a prosecutor. He has no idea what it means to stand up on court and represent the US. He has no clue what it means to investigate, indict, and convict another human being.
2).
He’s never been in position to deprive another human being of his liberty, and he has no idea how that feels. He has no sense of prosecutorial judgment or discretion. That’s not his fault; he’s simply never done the job.
Nov 15 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
1).
In 560 BC, Peisistratos (c. 602 BC – 527 BC) covered with numerous wounds pulled carriage into the Athenian agora, and declared that his political opponents had sought to kill him as he rode in a field [1].
2).
At a ekklesia, made a proposal to he is assigned a personal protection [2] [3]. Antique authors wrote that he inflicted wounds on himself to take over the power with the help of guards [4].
Nov 14 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
@carolecadwalla 1).
„For over two decades, Tulsi has fought for our Country and the Freedoms of all Americans. As a former Candidate for the Democrat Presidential Nomination, she has broad support in both Parties – She is now a proud Republican! Tulsi will make us all proud! [1]”
@carolecadwalla 2).
– wrote President-elect @realDonaldTrump, the man for whom @TulsiGabbard [2] left the Democratic Party. As a reward, Mr. #DonaldDuckTrump appointed her to the post of Director of National Intelligence.
Nov 13 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
@aaronzwinter @chiefchimpanzee „Allahu Akbar” this means Allah is the Greatest
1).
„It is a common Arabic expression, used in various contexts by Muslims and Arabs around the world: in formal Salah (prayer) [1], in the Adhan (Islamic call to prayer) [2] in Hajj,
@aaronzwinter @chiefchimpanzee 2).
as an informal expression of faith, in times of distress or joy, or to express resolute determination or defiance. The phrase is the official motto of Iran and Iraq. It is also used by Orthodox Arab Christians as an expression of faith [3] [4] [5]”.
Nov 13 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
@jacek111110 @LukaszAdamskiPL Stepan Bandera, the Ukrainian so-called hero
1).
– »When we talk about Banderaʼs rehabilitation, we must highlight the responsibility of Volodymyr @viatrovych [2], a nationalist historian and the director of the National Memory Institute from 2015 to 2019«
@jacek111110 @LukaszAdamskiPL @viatrovych 2).
– said Yaroslav Hrytsak [3]. – »Viatrovytch did a lot to promote a false image of Bandera. He, his friends and his colleagues claim that he had nothing to do with the murders of Poles and Jews, which is false. They are trying to create a more or less positive figure.«
Nov 13 • 19 tweets • 6 min read
@yashar @Shayan86 1).
„ @PeteHegseth joined @FoxNews as a contributor in 2014 and became a co-host of »Fox & Friends Weekends«.
@yashar @Shayan86 @PeteHegseth @FoxNews 2).
He is the author of the recent book »The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free«, a 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕹𝖊𝖜 𝖄𝖔𝖗𝖐 𝕿𝖎𝖒𝖊𝖘 (@nytimes) bestseller [1], in which he denounces what he calls the «warped, woke, and caustic policies of our current military«.
Nov 10 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
1).
„ @realDonaldTrump not only wants to roll back neoliberalism [1] and woke liberalism, but is a major threat to classical liberalism itself [2].”
@joni_askola 1).
„Georgian President @Zourabichvili_S has called on citizens to take to the streets in protest, saying the country’s ruling party used widespread fraud to win Saturday’s nationwide election [1] [2].”
@joni_askola @Zourabichvili_S 2).
„Georgiaʼs jailed former President @SaakashviliM, the founder of the opposition United National Movement, also called for mass protests in a Sunday statement [3] [4] [5].”
Oct 26 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
@O_Rob1nson @Shayan86 1).
„Maram Susli, also known as Mimi al-Laham, @PartisanGirl, Syrian Girl and Syrian Sister, is a Syrian-born Australian conspiracy theorist...
@O_Rob1nson @Shayan86 @Partisangirl 2).
She has contributed to New Eastern Outlook, which is an online pseudo-academic SVR-run [1] [2] [3] disinformation and propaganda journal, as well as the conspiracy website InfoWars,
Oct 26 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
@drPNapierala 1).
„At dawn on June 27, 2009 the 13-story »Building No. 7«, part of the Lotus Riverside compound in Shanghais Minhang district, fell over on its side, practically intact, killing a construction worker who was trapped inside.
@drPNapierala 2).
The accident spurred concerns over shoddy construction practices and possible corruption, as well as protests among buyers of apartments in the 11-building development [1].”
Oct 25 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
@lizziedearden @EliotHiggins 1).
„Nazi-obsessed knifeman with Hitler signature tattoo tried to stab asylum seeker to death [1]”
@lizziedearden @EliotHiggins 2).
„Callum Ulysses Parslow, 32, stabbed 25-year-old Nahom Hagos in the chest and hand at the Pear Tree Inn at Hindlip in Worcestershire...
