"at least venezuela lost a dictator" "the good thing about trump's invasion" "maduro deserved it" oh my god some of you are dangerously susceptible to fascist propaganda.
unfriendly and honestly hostile reminder that trump isn't invading venezuela because maduro is a dictator, or because of drug cartels. he's doing it only and exclusively because they have desirable oil reserves and no other reason. reminder that venezuela is a comparatively poor country that will never financially recover from this. reminder that venezuelans are suffering with the bombing and the air strikes. reminder that trump did it to steal from them and no one did anything. reminder that this sets a dangerous precedent and now all trump has to do to invade another country is claim they're in a dictatorship. reminder that trump is a fascist dictator.
this will only be bad, for venezuelans and for all of latin america (and possibly the whole world) in the long run. trump did this not to help the venezuelans or their country, but to steal their petrol and get away with it. and he will. because that's what dictators do.
Sokoto state, a majority Muslim state in north-west Nigeria was bombed on Christmas day.
It is still unclear how many bombs were dropped and where. Confirmed is a bomb dropped on a Mosque in Jabo, killing 5 people.
Trump has claimed that this is in retaliation of the "Christian genocide" happening in Nigeria, committed by "radical Islamists" of the ISIL (ISIS), and the specific choosing of Christmas day was to reify that this is a religious based retaliation.
This Christmas, I am in Nigeria. My family is majority Christian. We are without fear of being persecuted on the basis of our religion. So, what is going on?
There is no Christian genocide in Nigeria. Nigeria is a complex country that faces a lot of violence, exploitation and subsequent neglect from our government. But it is not Christians being targeted in our country. This insidious piece of misinformation has been dutifully organised by US officials for months and gained steam on platforms like X and Truth Social.
I do not believe though, that this action was done to fight Islamic terrorists or protect Nigerian Christians. The reason being:
Sokoto state is not a state with ISIL activity.
This is another display of US throwing its weight around, conveniently, onto the most oil-rich country in Africa.
Do not believe everything the US tells you about its foreign affairs. The US will gladly spill blood on the flimsiest of justifications just to continue gorging its empire.
Please keep love in your hearts for the Nigerian people.
📢 A plea from the heart of famine. We suffer from hunger and pain.
I am Renad from Gaza, a girl who has nothing left in this world except my little brother, Aboud, who now lies between life and death due to severe hunger. He was shot in the head, and he couldn't even find a pill of medicine.
Our house was bombed. All I have left is Aboud... I can no longer feed him or soothe his pain.
We now live in a cold street, without a roof, without a bed, and most importantly, without food.
We are literally starving.
Our stomachs have been empty for days.
Aboud has been groaning in pain and hunger, and I am helpless.
I took him to the hospital, not looking for medicine, but for a piece of bread.
And now... even the hospitals don't have anything for us.
I'm not asking for much, just:
A morsel to satisfy our hunger.
Medicine to ease his pain.
A simple hope that will keep us going for another day.
To everyone reading these words:
From the heart of hunger, ruins, and pain, from a sister who lost everything except her brother, please don't leave us.
Help us live. Don't let hunger kill Aboud before my eyes.
"Light in the Darkness... Help my brother see life again."
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