Winterfell is Burning Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 6 years later, three suspects of murdering councilwoman Marielle Franco were arrested The explanation why it took so long is simple: the investigation conducted at the time by Rio's state police"may" have been hindered by the fact that one of the suspects was...the chief of police Padraig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 3 minutes ago, The Anti-Targ said: Are they even the terrorists? Plead guilty and we'll give you a quick death, plead not-guilty and your death (and your family's death) will be slow and painful. From what I saw on Reddit the appearances including clothes match and they were supposedly caught in the car that was identified immediately after the attack. It's probably better for "peace" of mind to assume they are guilty to avoid contemplating patsies being subject to the torture they're already receiving. It seems absolutely bizarre for ISIS members to let themselves be taken alive by Russia after an attack like this. Tears of Lys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippounet Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Why France is Actually Preparing for War With Russia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiD24uEvY1U&ab_channel=RealLifeLore It's also good to bear in mind the fact that Sarkozy wanted Gaddafi dead to hide the fact that his presidential campaign had been financed by the Lybian dictator. There's a wikipedia page on this. Oh, and Sarkozy and Macron are rather close of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 3 minutes ago, Rippounet said: Why France is Actually Preparing for War With Russia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiD24uEvY1U&ab_channel=RealLifeLore It's also good to bear in mind the fact that Sarkozy wanted Gaddafi dead to hide the fact that his presidential campaign had been financed by the Lybian dictator. There's a wikipedia page on this. Oh, and Sarkozy and Macron are rather close of course. I nearly posted this video, too, but wasn't sure was legitimate all the info is. A pretty good analysis, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, karaddin said: From what I saw on Reddit the appearances including clothes match and they were supposedly caught in the car that was identified immediately after the attack. It's probably better for "peace" of mind to assume they are guilty to avoid contemplating patsies being subject to the torture they're already receiving. It seems absolutely bizarre for ISIS members to let themselves be taken alive by Russia after an attack like this. Open and shut case aye? Clearly the evidence was more than enough to convict so the torture was just for shits and giggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 36 minutes ago, Rippounet said: Why France is Actually Preparing for War With Russia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiD24uEvY1U&ab_channel=RealLifeLore It's also good to bear in mind the fact that Sarkozy wanted Gaddafi dead to hide the fact that his presidential campaign had been financed by the Lybian dictator. There's a wikipedia page on this. Oh, and Sarkozy and Macron are rather close of course. I thought we had already agreed that European colonialism has no lingering negative effects on Africa and it's all the African's fault now. If you don't agree then you're being racist and paternalistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 15 minutes ago, The Anti-Targ said: Open and shut case aye? Clearly the evidence was more than enough to convict so the torture was just for shits and giggles. Yeah I'm pretty sceptical. That said the torture just for deterrence and punishment, and their own amusement, is 100% consistent with how Russia is behaving anyway so hard to draw a clear inference one way or the other. Tears of Lys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Wow Sarkozy sounds like a awful person, but then again, typical politician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bironic Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 (edited) After a long delay in which current President Macky Sall of Senegal (a comparably stable country) had to be persuaded not to run for an illegal third term, the presidential elections finally took place. First reports say that the opposition candidate is on first place but unclear if there needs to be a runoff election in case he doesn’t win a majority… 2024 is also the scheduled start of oil drilling/export in Senegal… I fear that this will have the same negative effects as it does everywhere else… Edited March 25 by Bironic Tears of Lys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 6 hours ago, DireWolfSpirit said: The 4 terrorist suspects in the Moscow attack were arraigned today. 3 of the 4 pleaded guilty. The 4th, in a wheelchair being nursed and unable to respond yet. All 4 beat to a bloody pulp. Oh and one had his ear hacked off. Im going out on a limb and predicting these guys dont survive long during their imminent to come "life sentences." There’s a video of the one who had his ear hacked off having it being fed to him. Tears of Lys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeron the Daring Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) Hungary's Fidesz seems to be having its largest and most impactful political crisis so far. Starting in February, the whole thing has no foreseeable end. It all started with the presidential pardon of a vice director of a childcare facility, who was convicted for trying to pressure the victims of abuse to retract their statement against the director of said facility. The pardon was granted about a year ago, April 2023, the information leaked this February. (Big news for a small country, overall) It quickly became a sensation known as the "Pedophile scandal", which was a big hit on Fidesz's right-wing legitimacy, as it campaigned and continues to do so on protecting traditional family values, putting LGBT+ people in the same basket as pedophiles and physical/mental abuse inside the family with their legislative 'reforms'. The reaction was the probably largest protests during Fidesz' reign and eventual resignation of President Novák Katalin and Minister of Justice Varga Judith, who were both crucial mouthpieces in said campaign for protecting the model of traditional families. For example, Varga Judith was an outspoken opposer for the need of judicial reforms against violence and abuse inside the family, deeming it unnecesarry (altough Hungary ranks really high on domestic abuse index, every third family is subjected to it). (Keep in mind this is very important for later events) On the Other hand Novák Katalin was presented as the ideal conservative, yet empowered woman. Her position was a formal one, thou, as the president holds close to no true political power in Hungary (it's elected by the Parliament, hence why Orbán is the boss as prime minister), but both politicians were crucial in the sense that they were the only female MPs inside the Fidesz-KDNP coalition, and among the most likely candidates to fulfill Orbán's position as his successors, especially Novák Katalin. Overall, this scandal doesn't take a big toll on Fidesz' current popularity, but it seemingly severely undermined their future. It impacted the Protestant Church as well, as it was the leading figure of said church who proposed K. Endre as a candidate for the presidential pardon that was initiated primarily because of the Pope's visit. He resigned too under jnternal and external pressure. This guy, Balog Zsolt and K. Endre too are heavily associated with Fidesz, which is simply the reason why he was chosen for the presidential pardon. Shit goes even more south as another scandal hits about at the same time, when Varga Judith's ex-husband, Magyar Péter, lawyer, formerly important background figure for Fidesz, comes out to the public to expose the party, with no concrete evidence yet (but a lot of promises), but basically reinforcing the already widely accepted notion (in opposition circles) that Fidesz is building an oligarchic autocracy, demolishing democracy and free market competition. Not a new notion, as I said; in the mid 2010's, Simicska Lajos, former Fidesz member (with various positions), oligarch, former college roommate of Orbán, also came out with similar statements and claims. At the time, his grievance was that he was getting f**ked financially (6th richest person in Hungary at the time), and upon trying to oppose the tax reforms that would impact him severely, his employees in leading positions at every sector of his conservative media 'empire' resigned en masse, as a means to oppose his attempt to criticize Orbán's actions. He claimed this was organized by Fidesz, to whom the resigning employees owed loyalty. He was one of the largest beneficiaries of the Fidesz regime, but fell out of favor and his wealth and he faded into obscurity. The same is suspected of Magyar Péter, who, in ihs 'coming out', levied (indirectly, subtlely) grievances of his and his ex-wife Varga Judith as the reason he came clean as well as his own moral compass, which is devoted to democracy. Before this, he was known for two minor scandals (along with his ex wife), one in regards to buying up housing in Budapest roughly worth 500.000 euros (with the overwhelming majority coming from bank loans), and taking the special family home-creating loan created by Fidesz (called CSOK-Családi Otthonteremtő Kedvezmény) on their weekend house at Lake Balaton, which is illegal and had been repaid. This is a kind of loan that's meant to make it easier for families of at least 3 children to find housing, as such it doesn't require repayment. In reality, btw, it serves as a double scheme, insanely inflating housing prices (they go crazy-crazy), and boosts the construction industry, both of which markets are heavily owned by oligarchs associated with Fidesz. Either way, even in light of this knowledge, opposition voters became enthusiastic about him. He planned a large gathering at March 15 (national holiday of Hungary, always a point of political tension) in Budapest, where it was suspected that he intends to reveal his intent to form a new party. The gathering was a big success for him, and he did just that. Now, on a sidenote, he openly said from the beginning he is politically right-wing, and not in any way a leftist liberal, he just couldn't stand the corruption he saw at Fidesz any more. Interestingly, both in 2018 and 2022, the main opposition candidates against Fidesz and Orbán were right wing candidates, Vona Gábor (even more right than Orban/Fidesz) and Márki-Zay Péter (center-right), so him potentially becoming one as well wouldn't be out of fashion. The opposition parties are very hostile to Magyar Péter, unlike the voters (the only party with a stubborn voter basis is DK-Demokratikus Koalíció, those guys hate Magyar too). As the news of Magyar's intentions hit, something new arises. News come up that Rogán Antal (unpopular figure even among Fidesz and its voters, altough formerly a popular Fidesz politician even among opposition circles), second only to Orbán Viktor inside Fidesz, initiated a plan to expose the reason for Magyar's divorce (from now former Minister of Justice Varga Judith): The journalist in question claims he was asked (by associates of Rogán Antal) to write an article that claims Varga Judit was subjected to abuse inside her marriage, hence why the divorce. He was promised evidence as well, but instead exposed the whole scheme instantly. When news hit that Fidesz intends to throw mud at Magyar, pieces seemed to fall together, as Varga Judit not long before this shared a video on social media about abuse inside the family. This seemed so planned that Magyar Péter mad ea post on Facebook about it, dedicated directly to his now ex-wife, saying that he doesn't understand why she does this to their children and him, as he was always private about his family matters and respectful of her character, and that he doesn't knoe what they (Fidesz) could be blackmailing her with. This, in any circumstance, means bad things for Fidesz too, as such a notion undermines Varga Judiths' position regarding domestic violence as former Minister of Justice, as she was subjected to domestic abuse herself, yet remained a stubborn opposer of any legislative reform in the matter. This led to Magyar's first television appearance, where he, with a slightly angry attitude explained his future plans: He takes certain cases to court with all he supposedly has, and only after that he intends to release his case to the public. For now, he exposed certain meetings/gatherings between oligarchic elites and Fidesz politicians (the two share a segment of each other) that he himself attended and levied the heaviest criticism against the big man Orbán Viktor (namely discrediting Orbán's talking point that he doesn't engage in business of any sort on a personal level), family members and friends of his (especially his 'successful' oligarch son-in-law Tiborcz István), and Rogán Antal. Hungary's richest man and childhood friend of Orbán from his hometown, Mészáros Lőrinc (or as we call him: Lölő) is such a well established oligarch that there's no debate around him, for example, Magyar himself barely mentioned his name. The opposition voters have a great hope in him as of now, despite seeing some truth to the fact that Magyar fell into his current position as a result of falling out of the inner elite circle he formerly was a part of, and that he started this campaign of his about two weeks after his ex-wife, Varga Judith resigned as Minister of Justice and stopped being the leading candidate for Fidesz on the EU parliamentary elections, which is widely considered damage control, and not a result of external pressure. The couple also intended to divorce in 2021, but it's assumed she was pressured into waiting until after the 2022 elections by Fidesz (because divorce is sinful to God, how dare they). Their separation became public knowledge about a year ago, April 2023. Honestly, it's nothing short of a soap opera. Details outside this are largely unimportant. Fidesz is corrupt, everybody knows this, even my fascist uncle admits to it. (The guy, a naturalised hungarian from Romania, travels 500kms just so he can vote in Hungary at his hungarian adress. He could do the same thing from his house. Interestingly, he doesn't vote in any romanian elections, which would be a fair position if not in light of all this.) Edit: some additional info and corrections. Edited March 25 by Daeron the Daring Darzin, Scott_N, Padraig and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraig Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 On 3/24/2024 at 6:38 AM, Bironic said: Liberal Pro EU and opposition candidate Korcok wins the first round of the presidential election in Slovakia. Runoff against Pellegrini, the candidate of the current government is on April 6th. Pellegrini must be favourite for the run off though, as the guy who came third seems much more aligned with him than Korcok. Bironic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Court ruling effectively outlaws Islamic schools in India’s most populous state https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/24/india/india-madrasa-court-ruling-uttar-pradesh-intl-hnk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 UN approves a ceasefire resolution unanimously -- as the US abstained from voting. The high level Israel delegation to D.C. has been canceled by Bibi. JGP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) China and Russia Learn Not Even Their Ships Are Safe in the Red Sea https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-25/supply-chain-latest-china-and-russia-shipping-in-the-red-sea? Quote China and Russia, which might’ve thought their merchant fleets were safe sailing through the Red Sea, got a reminder over the weekend that there are no such guarantees in the fog of economic warfare. After Bloomberg News reported on Thursday that the Yemen-based group backed by Iran told Beijing and Moscow their ships wouldn’t be targeted with missile and drone attacks, the Houthis fired a missile at a Chinese-owned oil tanker called M/V Huang Pu on Saturday, causing a minor fire and no injuries, according to the US. Oft-quoted shipping analyst Lars Jensen, the founder of Vespucci Maritime, speculated that it might’ve been a case of mistaken identity based on poor research. In a LinkedIn post over the weekend, he said one vessel database showed the tanker at one point had UK provenance. But other information showed it was de-registered in the UK in mid-February and that the carrier was coming from a Russian port — likely carrying Russian oil. ‘Outdated Information’ “It would for now appear that Houthis have acted on outdated information and in the process clearly demonstrated that even if there was potentially a deal to grant safe passage, such a deal is not to be trusted,” Jensen wrote. The episode is a reminder of how geopolitical fissures — like those stemming from Russia’s war in Ukraine or US-China trade tensions — are spilling over into the global economy. Adding to the murkiness is a lack of transparency in the shipping industry that sometimes clouds the paper trail of ownership. While Russian and Chinese shipping carriers are still regularly plying the Red Sea to use the Suez Canal shortcut between Asia and Europe, western carriers still consider the route too dangerous and are taking longer and costlier detours. On Friday, Maersk said the risks of transiting the Red Sea remain too high for its crews and vessels. “Regretfully, both our internal analysis, as well as insight we received from external sources, still indicates that the risk level in the region remains elevated,” the Copenhagen-based company said in a web posting. “Sailing via the Cape of Good Hope and around Africa is the most reasonable solution at the moment and the one that currently allows the best supply chain stability.” When the news of the ISIS bombing in Russia hit, one wondered if it would affect that ceasefire thing. Edited March 25 by Zorral Tears of Lys and maarsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryk Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I see the usual nutters (Alex Jones) are positing that the terrorist attack was launched by the US. I'm going to say it was launched by Putin on his own people so he could seize more power. My conspiracy theory is cooler than their conspiracy theory and has just as much evidence. Tears of Lys, Corvinus85 and Crixus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, Zorral said: China and Russia Learn Not Even Their Ships Are Safe in the Red Sea https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-25/supply-chain-latest-china-and-russia-shipping-in-the-red-sea? When the news of the ISIS bombing in Russia hit, one wondered if it would affect that ceasefire thing. When you give people guns and rockets, everything starts to look like a target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luzifer's right hand Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Austria has made international news again. Well at least on Reddit. Members of our police force got gifts from the Russian embassy and someone noticed when they left the embassy with the gift bags. You can't make this shit up. Fragile Bird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bironic Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 9 minutes ago, Luzifer's right hand said: Austria has made international news again. Well at least on Reddit. Members of our police force got gifts from the Russian embassy and someone noticed when they left the embassy with the gift bags. You can't make this shit up. High ranking members? or just some traffic police ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luzifer's right hand Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Bironic said: High ranking members? or just some traffic police ? Members of an anti-terror unit that were there for additional security because of the election. So them being in the embassy is not a problem just them accepted gifts. Edit: Well according to a new article I read entering the embassy was unusual too but they claim it was because of using the toilets and being offered food. Edited March 26 by Luzifer's right hand Bironic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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