A busy week of narrative management, agenda setting and noisy distractions for the «new normal» crowd…but just means more fuel for the meme-fires. Let’s dive right in. 1. COP27 kicked off this week, and the memes did not disappoint. 2. «You will eat bugs and you will be thankful». 3. …we should all do our […]
12 Memes to Get You Through the Day – Part 27
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By Hisham Rifai, Ayman Makarem, Contributors October 25, 2022 on UNICORN RIOT via thefreeonline
Sudan – Four years into a political revolution, this episode of Revolution in Every Country is an intimate portrait of organizers embedded in the social and political movements which already toppled a 30-year dictatorship and now works to form a new social compact that overturns the old order.
This piece reflects the viewpoints of the Sudanese Revolution and its supporters in Sudan. See our included list of additional materials for more context.
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Revolution in every country (ثورة بكل البلدان) is the name of a chant that was sung during the Lebanese uprisings in 2019. It was a chant of solidarity with communities in the SWANA region (South West Asian/ North African) and around the globe that were/are resisting their own oppressive regimes. The chant was rooted in the understanding that we, as people with revolutionary demands, have so much to learn from different revolutionary struggles, especially those happening concurrently: whether it’s learning how to build strong communities or learning how to turn off tear gas.
This comics series covers inspiring revolutionary movements, events, ideas, and the frontline communities that are almost always erased in macro-level geopolitical analyses. The comics are both educational and accessible, and each comic is accompanied by a list of relevant books, podcasts, and/or documentaries on the topics discussed.
Ayman Makarem is a Lebanese writer primarily interested in the intersection of the personal and the political.
Hisham Rifai is a Lebanese artist and illustrator. He is currently based in Antwerp, Belgium completing an advanced master’s in research in arts and design. His work aims to combine political urgency with artistic practices.
Both the Russian and the Ukrainian sides have repeatedly accused each other of shelling to breach the dam using explosives, which would flood much of the area downstream and would likely cause major destruction around Kherson.
The same day Russian media released a CCTV video showing explosions at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station dam in Kherson province.
Russian State TV broadcast footage on Saturday showing residents of Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region hiding in shelters during shelling, when some 200 civilians, including 30 children were evacuating.
Russia announced the evacuation of over 115,ooo citizens from Kherson city under fire at night without any casualties.
“All missiles at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were used during the shelling of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station”. This was announced on October 22 by the head of the administration of the Novokakhovsk urban district of the Kherson region Vladimir Leontievon the air of Soloviev Live.“All possible missile weapons that are in the hands of the Ukrainian armed forces and supplied by the collective West or preserved from the times of the Soviet Union, they were used at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station,”he said. tps://thenewsglory.com/in-kherson-they-announced-the-use-of-the-armed-forces-of-all-types-of-missiles-for-attacks-on-the-kakhovskaya-hydroelectric-power-station/
Ukrainian reports sometimes echoed the usual blatant,US sourced, fake news, and sometimes boasted their own responsibility.
FILE PHOTO: Russian servicemen are seen in front of the Kakhovskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant in Kherson Region. © Sputnik / RIA Novosti
Factbox-Is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine about to be blown? 2 days ago What is the Kakhovka dam, is it about to be blown and what impact would that have? * The dam, 30 metres (yards) tall and 3.2 km (2 miles) long, was built in 1956 on the Dnipro river as part of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. * It holds an 18 km3 reservoir which also supplies water to the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, and to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
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13 Nov 2022 It’ will take at least a year to repair the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam in Russia’s Kherson Region, a local official says https://www.rt.com/russia/566435-kherson-dam-damage-ukraine/
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Belarus outlaws’ unions:
An entire trade union movement in a European country is now facing extinction as courts declare unions to be “extremist” or “Western agents” — simply for doing what unions do.
That is the situation today in Belarus. A national trade union centre and major unions have been made illegal. Union leaders are in jail facing long prison terms.
The regime has unleashed defamation campaigns targeting unions and their allies. Pressure on the regime in Belarus is intensifying.
We join them in demanding the immediate release of all the jailed activists and the restoration of independent, democratic trade unions in the country.
Workers at the Philip Morris factory in Izmir, Turkey, are paid less than the poverty threshold — despite the company earning massive profits.
The workers’ incomes are dwindling as a result of the country’s economic turmoil. Furthermore, there is discrimination between permanent and subcontracted workers, though they perform the same tasks and use the same machines.
Recently, almost all the workers joined the union — but the company then sacked 124 of them in a brazen attempt at union-busting. While the workers conduct daily protests in front of the factory, the company refuses to negotiate.
3 Nov 2022 David F Sabadell by El Salto translation thefreeonline
The citizens of Madrid rebel massively against the privatized policies of the regional government and corrupt destruction of the Health system by far right profiteers. The public response has been massive.
Attendance at the demonstration by Public Health this Sunday, November 13, has exceeded the forecasts of the calling groups and has overflowed the streets of Madrid, the result of a health rebellion against the privatization measures of the government of Isabel Díaz Ayuso.
The Government Delegation has encrypted attendance at more than 200,000 people, while the organization raises the figure to 670,000 people.
At the same time, concern among citizens escalated to overwhelm the initial forecasts for this Sunday’s demonstration.
80% of the new 24-hour emergency centers announced by Ayuso opened without a doctor – El Salto –
Continue reading “Over Half a Million March to SAVE Free Public Health system in Madrid- Esp/Eng”12.11.2022 from Aletho News shared with thanks via thefreeonline
“Up to 280,000 tonnes of Russian mineral fertilizers have been under arrest in a number of European countries over recent months,” Russian Minister Sergey Vershinin said adding that Russia supported gratuitous exports of these arrested fertilizers to countries in need, especially in Africa.
Up to 280,000 Tonnes of Russian Fertilizers Arrested in Europe, Deputy Foreign Minister Says
The deputy minister added that Moscow was not satisfied with the implementation of the Black Sea grain deal, as Russian food products and fertilizers should have a “real access” to international markets.
Russia, Ukraine and Turkey signed on July 22 the United Nations-brokered agreement to secure a humanitarian corridor via the Black Sea for grain and fertilizer exports. The parties agreed for the agreement to last 120 days and expire on November 19.
On October 29, Russia suspended its participation in the agreement after its military and civilian ships were attacked by Ukraine in the bay of Sevastopol.
The countries importing fertilizers have no replacement for supplies from Russia…
On November 2, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Moscow was returning to the agreement after receiving written guarantees from Ukraine that Kiev will refrain from using the humanitarian corridor for military purposes.
Kiev has denied providing any additional guarantees.
Russia has also repeatedly offered to donate free tens of millioms of tons of grains to suffering countries after a record harvest.
twitter.comfrom Russia and Ukraine, the world’s grains buyers are being forced to hunt…
The US has so far refused to grant a sanctions waiver for Russia so companies can provide transport to give away the food wihout being sanctioned. Presumably to do so might depress prices and decrease sky high profits on grain arriving from the Ukraine agreement.
UPDATE
12 Nov, 2022 11:49HomeBusiness News
Russian fertilizers to leave EU port The 20,000 ton cargo has been held in the Dutch port, Rotterdam, and is destined for Malawi, under the UN World Food Program.
Netherlands is now refusing to obey te EU’s draconian anti Russian sanctions. https://www.rt.com/business/566383-blocked-russian-fertilizers-rotterdam-malawi/
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