, Lecturer @GoldsmithsUoL
, cultural history authorina https://authory.com/EllinStein
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on russian massive attacks on Ukraine
Extract
No talk of a "truce", "temporary relinquishment of territories", "fatigue", "negotiations" and other "concessions" will stop russian aggression, but will only inflate its scale. russia is not considering any other scenarios than the complete destruction of Ukraine
Full statement https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/zaiava-mzs-ukrainy-shchodo-rosiiskykh-masovanykh-obstriliv-ukrainy
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraini
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
KHARKIV CHRISTMAS
This is how the Kharkiv subway looks like. The underground, which serves as a shelter from Russian missiles, was decorated for the Christmas and New Year's holidays.
Festive decorations were set up at two stations. Kharkiv's "main Christmas tree" is set up in the subway for the second year in a row due to Russian attacks.
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Kharkiv #Christmas
The volatility the GOP manufactures is deliberate. They profit from the uncertainty in two ways. Stocks & Extortion.
1. Wall Street insiders get advance notice of decisions from their Republican members of congress.
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/13/government-shutdown-wall-street-congress-spending
Kelly Loeffler & David Perdue made millions on their stock trades in the prelude to the covid pandemic.
https://www.ajc.com/politics/a-timeline-of-investigations-into-perdue-loeffler-stock-trading/L6TU65WK5JBFXKDC4YWBKGGNPU/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/us/politics/david-perdue-stock-trades.html
Then tried to overturn an election.
https://rollcall.com/2023/09/08/grand-jury-recommended-charges-against-graham-perdue-loeffler-in-georgia-case-on-2020-election/
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The richest people on the planet are funding anti-democracy movements globally. OPEC+ and #KochNetwork
https://ips-dc.org/the-fossil-fuel-industry-is-lining-up-behind-far-right-authoritarians/
The police and law enforcement are the first to be co-opted by fascist movements.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/17/dark-money-review-nazi-oil-the-koch-brothers-and-a-rightwing-revolution
AI image detectors are labeling real images from the conflict between Israel and Hamas as faked which some people are calling a second layer of disinformation.
This cuts across two of my regular themes. First of all, systems that claim to detect AI generated text or images are snake oil. They are guessing and will often guess wrong.
Secondly, it’s difficult to figure out what the facts are in the middle of a war. Treating it as a tech or moderation problem isn’t enough
https://www.404media.co/ai-images-detectors-are-being-used-to-discredit-the-real-horrors-of-war/
A #hacker collective called Killnet, alleged to be affiliated with the kremlin, has launched a #cyberattack against the #Israeli government amid the escalating conflict sparked by the surprise attack by Hamas on Saturday.
On Sunday morning, the group issued a statement via Telegram alleging that the Israeli government was guilty of terrorist attacks, saying: “Back in 2022, you supported the terrorist regime of Ukraine.
Read more here🔗 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/22491
The GOP billionaire donors backing Trump's assault on democracy:
Kelcy Lee Warren
Isaac Perlmutter
Kenny Troutt
Robert Duggan
Steve Wynn
Phillip Gene Ruffin
Diane Hendricks
Sheldon & Miriam Adelson
Daniel Andrew Beal
David Duffield
John Paulson
Robert Wood Johnson IV
Stephen Schwarzman
Ronald Steven Lauder
Peter Thiel
T. Boone Pickens
Carl Icahn
Tom Barrack
Stephen Feinber
Stanley Hubbard
Steven Mnuchin
Robert Mercer
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-01-15/u-s-bl0naires-trump-presidency
https://fortune.com/2016/08/03/trump-billionaire-backers-list/