Tomi Oladipo
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the invasion of Afghanistan is among the most horrific recent chapters of the long history of elite impunity in the US. this coda is grim but fitting - the govt practically explicitly affirming that it should only be Afghans who live with the consequences amid fading public memory of the atrocity
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
the invasion of Afghanistan is among the most horrific recent chapters of the long history of elite impunity in the US. this coda is grim but fitting - the govt practically explicitly affirming that it should only be Afghans who live with the consequences amid fading public memory of the atrocity
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X's decision to display the geolocalisation of accounts has exposed dozens of prominent #Sahel pro-junta and pro-Russia influencers/trolls as based in the West, according to this article by LSI Africa. Many of them appear to be operating out of #France
www.lsi-africa.com/fr/actualite...
www.lsi-africa.com/fr/actualite...
Géolocalisation X : la France va activer l’arsenal juridique contre les propagandistes étrangers
La nouvelle géolocalisation de X a mis au jour une réalité embarrassante : nombre d’influenceurs pro-AES, se présentant comme des « patriotes africains », diffusent depuis la France ou d’autres pays o...
www.lsi-africa.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
X's decision to display the geolocalisation of accounts has exposed dozens of prominent #Sahel pro-junta and pro-Russia influencers/trolls as based in the West, according to this article by LSI Africa. Many of them appear to be operating out of #France
www.lsi-africa.com/fr/actualite...
www.lsi-africa.com/fr/actualite...
Military takeover in Guinea Bissau. Election results were due today but the soldiers have a different plan. report.az/en/other-cou...
Coup in Guinea-Bissau: president arrested
Guinea-Bissau
report.az
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Military takeover in Guinea Bissau. Election results were due today but the soldiers have a different plan. report.az/en/other-cou...
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After talking down on life in Brazil, Friedrich Merz has dissed Angolan bread.
a man is singing into a microphone in a close up .
ALT: a man is singing into a microphone in a close up .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
After talking down on life in Brazil, Friedrich Merz has dissed Angolan bread.
That Madueke-Eze-Saka-Nwaneri linkup could’ve been Super Eagles 🤷🏾♂️
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
That Madueke-Eze-Saka-Nwaneri linkup could’ve been Super Eagles 🤷🏾♂️
At his next job, Farke will go on a long rant about how he didn’t get his attacking signings at Leeds, but he won’t talk about how he didn’t play what he had. He won’t mention his Hail Mary plan of throwing on all his forwards on 70mins. Or letting his wingers go so he can play Aaronson.
I’m not angry. I just don’t like how predictable and rigid he is with his tactics, selection, and subs. I disagree with decisions like shutting up shop when it’s not needed e.g Bournemouth. I also wish he’d be more open to flair. Criticising Okafor and Rutter comes to mind.
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
At his next job, Farke will go on a long rant about how he didn’t get his attacking signings at Leeds, but he won’t talk about how he didn’t play what he had. He won’t mention his Hail Mary plan of throwing on all his forwards on 70mins. Or letting his wingers go so he can play Aaronson.
What a goal. Trossard.
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What a goal. Trossard.
That first goal, and in recent games…
One more thing about the friendlies so far, Gundmundsson is confirming my fears about his positioning OOP. He’ll need regular cover from our midfielders. #lufc
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
That first goal, and in recent games…
This is because of monetisation. Rage bait sells. Social media is supposed to be social not commercial.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This is because of monetisation. Rage bait sells. Social media is supposed to be social not commercial.
After more than 20 years listening to Killswitch Engage, I finally saw them live last night.
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
After more than 20 years listening to Killswitch Engage, I finally saw them live last night.
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Suspended Reform UK Councillor, Tom Pickup’s WhatsApp group called for "mass Islam genocide" and encouraged others to stockpile weapons to attack "lefties" and "migrants.”
Reform councillor suspended after 'Islam genocide' comments made in WhatsApp group | LBC
Tom Pickup claimed the comments he made were
www.lbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Suspended Reform UK Councillor, Tom Pickup’s WhatsApp group called for "mass Islam genocide" and encouraged others to stockpile weapons to attack "lefties" and "migrants.”
I still can’t get over this man being given only SIX first team signings in two seasons (excluding loans made permanent). That is diabolical. You can never convince me he failed. #lufc
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I still can’t get over this man being given only SIX first team signings in two seasons (excluding loans made permanent). That is diabolical. You can never convince me he failed. #lufc
227 in total! 215 students and 12 teachers. Sickening www.reuters.com/world/africa...
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
227 in total! 215 students and 12 teachers. Sickening www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Are these journalists expecting Trump and Mamdani to insult each other right now?
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Are these journalists expecting Trump and Mamdani to insult each other right now?
Yet another mass abduction of students in Nigeria. This is a failed state. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Yet another mass abduction of students in Nigeria. This is a failed state. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Nnamdi Kanu convicted of terrorism. #Nigeria www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nnamdi Kanu convicted of terrorism. #Nigeria www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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This is happening like clockwork and exactly as the activists predicted.
Does this answer a few of those niggling questions that have been cropping up in your head too …?
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social
theconversation.com/how-the-rich...
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social
theconversation.com/how-the-rich...
How the rich world is fortifying itself against climate migration
Climate change is already linked to mass deportation – and the worst is still to come.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
This is happening like clockwork and exactly as the activists predicted.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
Video of this attack was captured on the church’s live stream. It’s such events that anger Nigerian Christians when the government dismisses the idea that they are being targeted www.channelstv.com/2025/11/18/b...
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Video of this attack was captured on the church’s live stream. It’s such events that anger Nigerian Christians when the government dismisses the idea that they are being targeted www.channelstv.com/2025/11/18/b...
ABC journo asks MBS about Jamal Kashoggi’s killing. Trump says let’s not embarrass him.
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
ABC journo asks MBS about Jamal Kashoggi’s killing. Trump says let’s not embarrass him.
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"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
Nigeria’s security framework is hopeless apnews.com/article/nige...
Gunmen abduct 25 girls from a high school in northwestern Nigeria
Police in Nigeria say gunmen have abducted 25 girls from a high school in the country's northwestern Kebbi state.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Nigeria’s security framework is hopeless apnews.com/article/nige...