Show threadKevin Karhan Aug 11

@petersuber Whilst both seem like good news, they both are kinda insignificant.

  • Tho #DC as a #State will have more influence globally than #Palestine which as of now doesn't even exercise control over it's own borders (I don't count #Gaza since it de-facto seceded and was turned into a "#NarcoState" by #Hamas)...
Show threadKevin Karhan Jun 9

@smitjo @feather1952 I never claimed it wasn't illegal to setup said sea blockade.

https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114651691025810970

  • I just think this is merely a form of "pretending to be noble by doing some random shit" kinda "activism".

#FreePalestine necessitates #FreeGazaFromHamas!

Kevin Karhan :verified: (@kkarhan@infosec.space)

@Lazarou@mastodon.social Either way that whole *"#FreedomFlotillia"* shitshow is just absurd. TLDR: Someone decided to do *"#SomeRandomShit!"* and I #rant about that: --- - None of these attempts ever succeeded for very obvious reasons. - The amount of aid they had was negligible. - None of them thought beyond entering the restricted waters. - If they wanted to just get arrested for trespassing a military area, the could've just flown to Israel and trespassed on any army or navy installation. Would've gotten them the same effect for much cheaper. - If they wanted to launch aid, they could've just mortar'd it across the border from Egypt: Would've more likely gotten something over there rather than none. --- I don't deny the situation in #Gaza - far from it, but if anyone things they can just sail in there and not expect to get boarded, then they are criminally stupid. - That's even less likely to succeed than trying to free GITMO inmates, cuz there is at least a right-of-passage waterway going through Guantanamo Bay... --- They would've succeeded with a #Narcosub, but that would've failed the *"#optics"* and those are [*"Doing some Random Shit to pretend being noble!"*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z36OznHFIt4&t=198) - Seriously, this is as stupid as paintballing cop cars and then complaining why one gets arrested. --- Doesn't mean I think the sea blockade is absurd and inhumane, but given the fact #Hamas rules Gaza like a #NarcoState and literally ripped apart plastic drinking water pipes just to build rockets, it's obvious they are crafty. - Most people, even in #Israel, are aware that #Netanyahu let #O7 happen to break the #IDF #Reservists #Strike against him. Neither #Mossad nor #ShinBet are that incompetent to not notice the amount of planning and logistics it took. But then again there's a very few links one needs to go from the #murderer of #Rabin to the #Kahanist faction that prop-up Netanyahu's coalition. Obviously there's no incentive nor penalty existing to force a peaceful ending. And #Hamas are obviously making good profit rentseeking the population. That's why the leadership is propably chilling in a heated wirlpool in an air-conditioned apartment in Doha. The only reason those are breathing is because Netanyahu wants and needs them as *"#ControlledOpposition"*... - We all know Hamas et. al. don't give a shit about the #Palestinians or #Palestine: *They are #SuicideCult* after all! --- At least AFAICT this time the *"FreedomFlotilla"* aka. *one dingy boat [ #Madleen ] with some weirdos on board* had the wisdom to obey the orders when it was obvious [the](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Navy) #ISC was about to board them to put on life jackets and sit on deck with their hands up. - A previous *"flotilla"* from #Turkey resulted in at least one dead cuz someone had the stupid idea to resist and faced some marine in full tactical drip that pulled the trigger.

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Show threadKevin Karhan Jun 9

@Lazarou Either way that whole "#FreedomFlotillia" shitshow is just absurd.

TLDR: Someone decided to do "#SomeRandomShit!" and I #rant about that:

  • None of these attempts ever succeeded for very obvious reasons.

  • The amount of aid they had was negligible.

  • None of them thought beyond entering the restricted waters.

  • If they wanted to just get arrested for trespassing a military area, the could've just flown to Israel and trespassed on any army or navy installation. Would've gotten them the same effect for much cheaper.

  • If they wanted to launch aid, they could've just mortar'd it across the border from Egypt: Would've more likely gotten something over there rather than none.

I don't deny the situation in #Gaza - far from it, but if anyone things they can just sail in there and not expect to get boarded, then they are criminally stupid.

  • That's even less likely to succeed than trying to free GITMO inmates, cuz there is at least a right-of-passage waterway going through Guantanamo Bay...

They would've succeeded with a #Narcosub, but that would've failed the "#optics" and those are "Doing some Random Shit to pretend being noble!"

  • Seriously, this is as stupid as paintballing cop cars and then complaining why one gets arrested.

Doesn't mean I think the sea blockade is absurd and inhumane, but given the fact #Hamas rules Gaza like a #NarcoState and literally ripped apart plastic drinking water pipes just to build rockets, it's obvious they are crafty.

Obviously there's no incentive nor penalty existing to force a peaceful ending. And #Hamas are obviously making good profit rentseeking the population. That's why the leadership is propably chilling in a heated wirlpool in an air-conditioned apartment in Doha. The only reason those are breathing is because Netanyahu wants and needs them as "#ControlledOpposition"...

At least AFAICT this time the "FreedomFlotilla" aka. one dingy boat [ #Madleen ] with some weirdos on board had the wisdom to obey the orders when it was obvious the #ISC was about to board them to put on life jackets and sit on deck with their hands up.

  • A previous "flotilla" from #Turkey resulted in at least one dead cuz someone had the stupid idea to resist and faced some marine in full tactical drip that pulled the trigger.
Tide CEO: Soap Isn't Medicine

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NaveedMay 28
Kassis was a drug trafficker in #Lebanon with high-level ties to members of the #Assad regime, which was known for turning #Syria into a #narcostate. #Cocaine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/world/middleeast/syria-eln-cocaine-weapons.html
Crime Rings Plotted to Trade Cocaine for Syrian Weapons, Prosecutors Say

The intricate scheme, spanning four continents, appears to justify concerns that the military arsenal of Bashar al-Assad, the deposed Syrian dictator, could fall into dangerous hands.

The New York Times
Beautiful Downtown Mannheim 🗑️ 🔥May 2
"Mexican Agent Who Survived Cartel Attack That Downed His Helicopter Murdered

First responders and law enforcement who arrived at the scene confirmed that both victims died from multiple gunshot wounds."

latintimes.com/mexican-agent-who-survived-cartel-attack-that-downed-his-helicopter-murdered-582145

#narcostate #mafia #IvánMorales #ElMenchito #JaliscoCartel #mexico
Mexican Agent Who Survived Cartel Attack That Downed His Helicopter Murdered

A former Mexican federal police agent who survived a helicopter crash in 2015 was killed this week by the same cartel that downed the aircraft.

Latin Times
Ryan HiteApr 15

Mexico’s cartels control 30–40% of the country.

Narco tanks

Child soldiers

Mass extortion

Drone warfare

This isn’t crime. It’s shadow government.

🧵 Full breakdown here: https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/04/15/the-rise-of-a-narco-state-inside-mexicos-cartel-crisis/

#Mexico #CJNG #SinaloaCartel #NarcoState #SecurityCrisis

Mexico’s Cartel Crisis: How Organized Crime Became a Shadow Government

Mexico’s cartels now control up to 40% of the country, acting as de facto rulers. From child soldiers to narco tanks, discover how organized crime has transformed the nation—and what could come next.

Ryan J. Hite
Beautiful Downtown Mannheim 🗑️ 🔥Jan 22
Für mutmaßlich 5000 Euro pro Monat: Staatsanwalt soll für Drogenhändler gearbeitet haben

In #Hannover ist ein Staatsanwalt angeklagt, der für ein monatliches Gehalt und Bonuszahlungen Informationen an eine Kokainbande durchgestochen haben soll. Auch für die Kriminellen soll sich der Deal gelohnt haben.

#drogenhandel #deutschland #narcostate #mafia #kokainmafia

www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/hannover-staatsanwalt-sollte-dealer-dingfest-machen-stattdessen-arbeitete-er-ihnen-offenbar-zu-a-747d5e7e-98cd-4da2-9ca7-f7104811294d
Für mutmaßlich 5000 Euro pro Monat: Staatsanwalt soll für Drogenhändler gearbeitet haben

In Hannover ist ein Staatsanwalt angeklagt, der für ein monatliches Gehalt und Bonuszahlungen Informationen an eine Kokainbande durchgestochen haben soll. Auch für die Kriminellen soll sich der Deal gelohnt haben.

DER SPIEGEL
Show threadKevin Karhan Aug 22, 2024

@Shebeencounter if you mean "no choice" in that these #Terrorists literally operate their controleld Territory like a #NarcoState and kill anyone who doesn't lick their boots, then that would at least be honest...

https://mastodon.world/@Shebeencounter/113006171774433747

Sheeb (@Shebeencounter@mastodon.world)

Who speaks for the weak here? Who speaks for the tens of thousands of dead children? Who speaks for the terrorized and permanently traumatized fathers and mothers? Can't you see that this is how you increase support and sympathy for organizations that you claim to oppose? People have no choice but to support Hamas or Hezbollah or whatever violent confrontation occurs as a direct result of your OVERT SUPPORT for systematic violence against oppressed people. Sit with it.

Mastodon
SPQRJul 29, 2024

Never let authoritarians in the door. They will never leave willingly. They will destroy everything.

"Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, was declared the winner of the country’s tumultuous presidential election early Monday, despite enormous momentum from an opposition movement that had been convinced this was the year it would oust Mr. Maduro’s socialist-inspired party."
#Venezuela #LatinAmerica #dictatorship #socialism #collapse #Narcostate #elections
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/28/world/americas/venezuela-election-results.html

Maduro Is Declared Winner in Tainted Venezuela Election

The result, which would give Nicolás Maduro six more years as president, was disputed by the opposition, and the United States said it had “serious concerns.”

The New York Times
Paxton OrglotJul 19, 2024

Two members of the Popular Indigenous Council of Guerrero--Emiliano Zapata (CIPOG-EZ) were killed by the narco-paramilitary group Los Ardillos today, July 18, 2024.

These two assassinations add to a long and horrifying list of killings of members of the organization in the past few years in the state of Guerrero.

http://www.congresonacionalindigena.org/2024/07/18/cuando-las-amenazas-se-vuelven-realidad-y-la-respuesta-del-estado-sigue-siendo-el-silencio-asesinan-a-dos-de-nuestros-hermanos-del-cipog-ez/

#CIPOGEZ #Guerrero #Ardillos #NarcoState

CUANDO LAS AMENAZAS SE VUELVEN REALIDAD Y LA RESPUESTA DEL ESTADO SIGUE SIENDO EL SILENCIO. ASESINAN A DOS DE NUESTROS HERMANOS DEL CIPOG-EZ.

<p>Al Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional Al Congreso Nacional Indígena Al Concejo Indigena de Gobierno A la Sexta Mundial A quienes suscribieron Una Declaración por la Vida A las Redes de Resistencia y Rebeldia A los organismos de derechos humanos Al Pueblo de México A los medios libres y autónomos 18 de julio de 2024…</p>

Congreso Nacional Indígena