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I also read this
The media was also a target.
On identifying myself as a reporter, I was requested by one group to denounce Israel and Zionism, and told by a young woman in a wheelchair and face mask to “f… off” because in her view The Age was the publisher of “pro-genocidal” content.
I think piggies still arrested a few people for no reason yesterday, even though these protests are some of the most family friendly and chill events I've ever been to
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In what appeared a blatant attempt to skirt the warnings, dozens of protesters waved banners that appeared to be very similar to the flag of the terror group. One green and gold flag – colours that represent both Australian sporting teams and Hezbollah – depicted Australian outlaw Ned Kelly holding a gun above his head.
Under the image of Kelly were the words: “The boys in green and gold will win.”
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Alex, an attendee who also had the flag, told The Australian he was simply a “sporting enthusiast” who was backing “the green and gold”. “I’m just a sporting enthusiast who is supporting Ned Kelly and the boys in the green and gold,” he said.
snippet about the pro-palestine rally in sydney yesterday
https://archive.md/rR7iH (its the australian, don't read it)
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I agree. Its also not particularly safe to do.
I realise how silly I probably look posting quotes of text that argue against book worship, but we should tell Mao to read Mao or something
III OPPOSE BOOK WORSHIP Whatever is written in a book is right — such is still the mentality of culturally backward Chinese peasants. Strangely enough, within the Communist Party there are also people who always say in a discussion, "Show me where it's written in the book." When we say that a directive of a higher organ of leadership is correct, that is not just because it comes from "a higher organ of leadership" but because its contents conform with both the objective and subjective circumstances of the struggle and meet its requirements. It is quite wrong to take a formalistic attitude and blindly carry out directives without discussing and examining them in the light of actual conditions simply because they come from a higher organ. It is the mischief done by this formalism which explains why the line and tactics of the Party do not take deeper root among the masses. To carry out a directive of a higher organ blindly, and seemingly without any disagreement, is not really to carry it out but is the most artful way of opposing or sabotaging it.
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Please excuse me, I am australian, but also considering its replacing liberalism i think a term a lil harsher than dingus
either way i should have workshopped this more
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Depression in my experience is doing less than the minimum, haha yay 😮💨
This has been stripped of references to party work, but it relates to that
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I did think about this while I was writing it, I am currently unemployed because of my agitating at work. Just remind yourself this was written in the 1930s, for communist party members who needed to be who were being a bit academic and weird, the vanguard from the ivory tower.
Dont be too hard on yourself, we can only do our best. I spend half my life gossiping to my closest allies but half the people i work with make me feel unsafe to broach these things with.
Organising at work can be as simple as asking your work mates if theyre in a union, if its anything like my experience youll just be shut down by someone who's saving for europe or something.
It is scary, being brave doesnt mean not being afraid.
>Being a shithead can manifest itself in many ways: > >If your friend says something offensive, and you don't call them out, or you only gently scold them so you can stay on good terms - you're being a shit head. > >If you're criticising people behind their back, or holding your tongue in a meeting, and gossiping later - you're being a shithead. > >If you're letting people off lightly because what they say doesn't personally affect you - you're being a shithead. > >If you're demanding special treatment, while expecting others hold themselves to a higher standard - you're being a shithead. > >If you resort to personal attacks, instead of arguing against an incorrect point - you're being a shithead. > >If you hear someone state a falsehood as fact, and you don't correct them - you're being a shithead. > >If you're at work and you're not agitating, and showing no concern for the well-being of others - you're being a shithead. > >If you see someone harming others, while you do nothing to stop them, and do not try to reason with them - you're being a shithead. > >If you do the bare minimum, with no direction, plans or goals - you're being a shithead. > >If you consider yourself a veteran, better than others around you, and above menial tasks, - you're being a shithead. > >If you're aware you've made a mistake, and you do nothing to correct it - you're being a shithead. > >Being a shithead might keep you comfortable and safe, but you're doing harm to those around you when you engage in these behaviours. > >If you're being a shithead, do not. I try my best to [uphold these principles](https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-2/mswv2_03.htm), so yeah I guess you can say I'm pretty unpopular. ::: spoiler 😎 Yes I did just do a shorthand version of *combat liberalism* and ctrl+h "liberal" with "shithead", the idea of making a poster with these points that just says "DONT BE A SHIT" has been floating around in my noggin for a while, yes thank you, I am very funny. ::: spoiler 😱 actually if the original copy of this said "shit*removed*" and I changed it to "shithead" so I don't upset anyone, is that liberalism? 🤔 /s ::: I feel like this should almost go in c/badposting haha 
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Small anecdote from wikipedia about Norwegian troops in the 1990s helping prisoners escape an israeli blacksite in Lebanon
A 2010 book published by Norwegian journalist Odd Karsten Tveit revealed that the Norwegian Army was complicit in the escape of two Lebanese men who were arrested by the Israeli Army and being held in Khiam prison. According to the book, in 1992, two detained Lebanese men escaped from Khiam prison. Fearing that they would face torture or execution if caught by the Israel Defense Forces or South Lebanon Army, the soldiers dressed the detainees in UN uniforms, and placed them in a UNIFIL convoy which left Southern Lebanon through Israeli roadblocks. Shortly afterward, Israeli Army commander Moshe Tamir visited the Norwegian battalion's camp, and accused Norwegian commander Hagrup Haukland of "sheltering terrorists". Immediately after the confrontation, the Lebanese men were smuggled onto a bus used by Norwegian peacekeepers on leave, which took them to Beirut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon
this was under criticisms of UNIFIL, and I'm posting it to demonstrate its an open secret how fucked the idf is
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'australians' are just aspirational 'americans'
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It is composed of 10,000 peacekeepers from 46 nations, tasked with helping the Lebanese Army keep the south of the country protected from "unauthorized armed personnel, such as Hezbollah"
from wikipedia (because i'd never heard of UNIFIL, but of course theyve had the interim un forces there since the 1970s)
so I guess the idf is an authorized armed force in Lebanon?
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The Israeli military on Friday told the residents of over 20 more southern towns in Lebanon to evacuate immediately, spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X.
an hour ago
An Israeli strike has hit near the Masnaa border crossing, cutting off a road** hundreds of thousands** have used to flee in recent days, Reuters reports.
The crossing, between Syria and** Lebanon**, is now closed due to the strike, the Lebanese transport minister said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-04/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-live-updates/104430472
reporting is when uncritically publishing media releases from the police and military with no comment or thought
also the australian govt is now discussing expelling the Iranian ambassador because of a tweet about Hezbollah, very cool, i love a good will they, or wont they
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Solidarity with people who dont like eggs
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Bulkanizing the union so they can call minorities from interstate foreign enemies
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Hextwinks are users under 24yo or whatever obscene age people think twinks stop existing
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Tweets already down lol
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The Israeli officials are particularly concerned about any strike on Mossad headquarters because it is in the densely populated north Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Hasharon. It is also not far from the Israeli defense intelligence headquarters, Unit 8200.
Mossad is using civilians as human shields.
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this was the first result for me on DDG and worked on mobile, sorry if I oversold how easy it is.
there are bots and other ways around on telegram as our other comrade mentioned, lots of the bots makes you subscribe to their channels, just feels sketchier to me but probably isnt
I know we're all still masking, I'd been a little slack and it got me sick (we isolated immediately when our friend tested positive the next day), this is your reminder. This round of covid was as bad as every other, the symptoms were different (I was so nauseous), but as bad as it always is. My hoarding paid off though, we didnt run out of food or anything.
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/08/raven-saunders-shot-put-usa-mask-sunglasses-olympics-outfit
He's just like my dad frfr no cap. I could have a beer with him, but I bet he'd blurt out something racist almost right away. He's a regular guy with a net worth of merely 150k-800k, and a cushy pension, he's so selfless! If you don't vote for _~~biden~~_ harris you're literally spitting in my face (non-consensually). hang on, I can hear someone banging on my door, I think they shouted something about National Guard? No such thing as a free lunch. end scene
Source: I cant read, but ask any Estonian born after 1992, they hate russia 🤓
Found a snail eating away at some terf rubbish, I gave them a little help but they were really loving those corners!
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1937/10/29.htm
I cannot get .webp to upload, hopefully this works okay! opening for the old Moscow Film Studio from some 1980s film I found on YT "inside the zone of special operation" (I have not watched it) 
This place is the safest I have ever felt online, I want it to continue to be a safe space, for comrades old and new. This is a collaborative space, we can help each other grow, and be our bestest selves. or something, be nice, be comradely. When it feels like shit, take breaks (as outlined by the [_code of conduct_](https://hexbear.net/code_of_conduct) lol)
reposting this as a .gif (which is somehow bigger than the mp4? soz)
preemptively putting NSFW on this. * an uprising in a ghetto against a superior oppressive force * the ghetto destroyed in response, thousands arrested, deported, killed * the blame somehow falls on the people being oppressed You don't have to dig hard to find contemporary people suggesting the Warsaw Ghetto uprising was a mistake and lead to innocent lives being lost, liberals and their *proper processes*, and *civility*, it never changes. guess they should have voted harder. /s
the folly is mine for ever leaving hexbear.net ps lemmygrad is a okay  
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2984423 > Hey comrades, > > Fully acknowledging the canvas event is silly, I've made a template for a hexbear logo on a trans flag, I've made this three times and finally gave up on the second canvas because of dorks destroying it for no reason. I'm trying to write HEXBEAR last because that seems to be the sticking point for people (lol) > > direct link to template https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/96b43440-beb7-4f40-b160-4a58e1ef1196.png > > I'll workout a good way to draw the hexbear logo when the canvas expands > > > https://i.imgur.com/jOseqQY.png > > ^ a slightly more ambitious one with a heart going into the kiwi (not sure how they'll take that, I'll try contact them, maybe) (this is the most up to date) > > > https://canvas.fediverse.events/ > > ps > >  >
Hey comrades, Fully acknowledging the canvas event is silly, I've made a template for a hexbear logo on a trans flag, I've made this three times and finally gave up on the second canvas because of dorks destroying it for no reason. I'm trying to write HEXBEAR last because that seems to be the sticking point for people (lol) direct link to template https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/96b43440-beb7-4f40-b160-4a58e1ef1196.png I'll workout a good way to draw the hexbear logo when the canvas expands > https://i.imgur.com/jOseqQY.png ^ a slightly more ambitious one with a heart going into the kiwi (not sure how they'll take that, I'll try contact them, maybe) (this is the most up to date) > https://canvas.fediverse.events/ ps 
Hey comrades, theres a local (to me) org _RED ANT_, doing an online conference on China titled [_China is not an enemy. Is China really an imperialist Country?_](https://red-ant.org/2024/07/09/china-is-not-an-enemy-is-china-really-an-imperialist-country/) - Saturday 13 July, 3pm (AEST) Dont dox yourselves, but i'll email the org to let them know some online international nerds might rock up I'm not involved, just sharing after I attended a conference they ran earlier in the year, they've done some talks in collaboration with the Party of Socialism and Liberation, they've also worked in collaboration with the United Socialists Part of Venezuela. I just think they're neat!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/10/george-clooney-biden-step-down libs would lose their mind if he ran
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