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| Foreign Affairs › They Made Us Say He Was A Martyr’: Families At Iran’s Largest Cemetery Mourn by Godszilla(op): 6:05pm On Jul 10 |
Six months on from the bloody crackdown on anti-regime protesters, families remembering loved ones at their graves at Behesht-e Zahra in Tehran tell their stories Sepehr, 25, was shot and killed during January’s mass street protests. His father became widely known because of a video he recorded on his phone in their home city of Kahrizak, close to the capital, Tehran. In the video, his father kept repeating: “Sepehr-e Baba, where are you?” It is an intimate Persian form of address, something close to “my Sepehr, my child”. Sepehr became known by that cry, and the same words are now written on his gravestone: “Sepehr-e Baba, where are you?” Today, there is a crowd around Sepehr’s grave. People arrive, speak, stand for a while and then leave. The mother of a 16-year-old boy killed during the nationwide women’s rights protests in 2022 is there. Sepehr’s father says he does not fear arrest and speaks with a courage that seems to come from the place where grief has hardened into something else. He gestures to the people gathered around him and tells them they are free to film and take pictures as they like. “I’m waiting for these people to fall,” he says. “Don’t doubt it – they’re already gone. This regime will not go back to what it was before [January’s crackdown on protesters]. I’m telling all of you this.” Mohammadreza was 38 when he was killed in Tehransar, an area in western Tehran. At his grave are his sister, with long curly hair, and his elderly mother, who wears a pale blue headscarf. “My child had a hard life,” she says. “He didn’t have a good life.” “I cursed [Ali] Khamenei,” says his mother. “I was very happy when they [US/Israel] killed him. But my heart aches for these children of ours. I wish they had been here, too; they had dreamed of seeing Khamenei gone. There is so much longing in it. I miss my son. We have to endure.” Mohammadreza’s sister says his wife now sleeps hugging her dead husband’s pillow, while his son comes and kisses his father’s grave and cries. “My brother saved a lot of people the night [he was killed]. He brought everyone into the parking garage. At his funeral, people said: ‘He saved our lives that night.’ He was very kind. He had so much loyalty and honour. “I want to write javidnam [Farsi for ‘everlasting name’ and adopted by families to remember those killed in protests] on my brother’s gravestone, but we were afraid because they [Iranian police] have broken some of the stones. I’m waiting for a little time to pass, for the atmosphere to calm down. Then I’ll write javidnam on his stone. God willing, by next Nowruz [Iranian new year in March 2027] these pieces of shit will be gone.” From a distance, Mohammadreza’s sister points out Sara’s grave. Sara was 45 when she was killed during the January protests. A CCTV video of the moment she was attacked in the street by plainclothes security forces carrying machetes went viral on social media: her terrified gaze, alone, empty-handed, under the kicks of a plainclothes man with a blade. No one is at her grave today. She has a large white gravestone, and in front of her name, in parentheses, is the word darya (Farsi for “sea”), which families use to represent eternity. Nearby, another woman sits at the grave of her own javidnam. “They killed my cousin [in the protests] and this one [pointing to the grave] a day later. We found my cousin after four days, but we couldn’t find this one. My cousin was killed with bullets; this one with a knife. “I wish they had seen Khamenei’s death. Let those bastards go to hell. They will be finished in the end.” Mohammad, 28, was killed in Ariya Shahr, in north-west Tehran. Today, his father and young brother are at his grave. They are from the poorer neighbourhoods of the capital. His brother is washing the stone. “They had grabbed two girls and were dragging them,” says his brother. “He went to save the girls, and those bastards hit him instead. He was a boxer. His friends who were with him told us what happened. Four or five Basijis [the Basij is a volunteer paramilitary branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] had surrounded two girls. My brother and his friends beat the Basijis and helped the girls escape. “But then the Basijis surrounded them on motorbikes. They beat them until finally one of them shot my brother in the side. He fell and said, ‘I’m burning, I’m burning.’ Then one of them came over and shot him in the head and heart, too. Three times in total.” Ali was killed by a bullet in Moshiriyeh, south Tehran, and still has no gravestone. The last time I was here, I saw a young man sitting alone at his grave in the dusk, crying, playing a sad pop song on his phone. “They killed my friend in Moshiriyeh. They arrested me, too, but for some reason they released me, and I wish they hadn’t. Since that day my life has gone black. My friend is under the ground and I’m alive.” Today, Ali’s whole family is at his grave. His father is middle-aged, thin, with sunburnt skin and a very calm face. Several of his teeth are missing. He thanks everyone who comes. Money is short in Ali’s family and buying a gravestone will be difficult for them. Ali’s father says: “My son was a footballer. He was 2 metres tall. A goalkeeper. We went to Kahrizak and identified him there. After everything happened on Thursday, we had no news of him until two or three in the afternoon on Friday. Then we went looking for him.” Ali’s younger sister stands beside her father. He points to her and says: “His sister suffered so much. She was so attached to him.” His mother wears a long black manto (coat) and has a gentle, kind face. She does not speak. She only gives me a soft smile and thanks me for coming to her son’s grave. Danyal’s father is sitting on a chair. His mother and aunt sit beside the grave. His father says: “These people – the Islamic Republic’s units – have no religion, no faith, no mercy, no decency. One of them was saying they should open fire on the opposing people with machine guns. Their brains have been washed like this. “The Islamic Republic has done something to them, to the regime loyalists and supporters, so that they think anyone who says anything against the system should be lined up against a wall and shot. They come with that way of thinking and kill everyone. They killed my son.” Danyal’s father says he has two sons, Danyal and Nima. Nima works in music. Danyal, his father says, was among the first people to be shot and killed in Fardis, west of Tehran. “We opened the body bags one by one, searching through the bodies. “At one point I lost hope. I said: ‘That’s enough, leave it.’” Here, Danyal’s father begins to weep. “After days of searching, we found him and put him in the morgue.” The family says the mortuaries were full of bodies, with women and men screaming as they searched for loved ones, opening zipped-up bags one by one. Danyal’s aunt says: “My other brother said there was a girl whose body bag had been left open and she was naked. I said: ‘God damn you. You killed so many people over a few strands of hair, and now you’ve left her here like this?’” Danyal’s father says the Iranian security forces put pressure on him to declare his son a martyr. “They said we had to write ‘martyr of a terrorist attack’. I said to myself, because of this other child [his other son, Nima], we have to accept whatever they said. Later, when things calm down, we’ll change it. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/10/martyr-families-iran-largest-cemetery-january-protests 1 Like |
| Technology Market › Re: House Clearance Sales.. Come In Here!!!! by Godszilla: 5:25pm On Jun 16 |
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| Technology Market › Re: House Clearance Sales.. Come In Here!!!! by Godszilla: 7:47am On Jun 13 |
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| Technology Market › Re: House Clearance Sales.. Come In Here!!!! by Godszilla: 10:58pm On Jun 09 |
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| Technology Market › Re: House Clearance Sales.. Come In Here!!!! by Godszilla: 10:05pm On Jun 06 |
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| Technology Market › Re: House Clearance Sales.. Come In Here!!!! by Godszilla: 11:10pm On Jun 03 |
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| Technology Market › Re: House Clearance Sales.. Come In Here!!!! by Godszilla: 3:39pm On May 23 |
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| Politics › Re: Yahaya Bello Wins APC Senatorial Primary For Kogi Central by Godszilla: 11:42am On May 19 |
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| Politics › Re: Yahaya Bello Wins APC Senatorial Primary For Kogi Central by Godszilla: 8:49am On May 19 |
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| Politics › Re: N10,000 Can Feed Modest Family For Several Days - Tinubu's Aide, Tope Fasua by Godszilla: 8:41am On May 09 |
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| Christianity Etc › Re: RCCG Not APC Church; Why I Protested In Past – Adeboye by Godszilla: 8:58am On May 03 |
If N120 fuel could make you angry(protest), why is N800(let's just assume its the US-Iran war effect) not making you angry?How can someone be angry that fuel jump from around N60 something to about N120 in 2012 but it doesn't make same person angry when it jumped from N200 to N800 over 300% increase in 2024? If CAN asked you to protest back then how come you don't see the wrong in not angry(protesting) now. it show the person's character, "The law controls the lesser man while principle controls the greater man" - Mark Twain 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Harrowing Goodbye Messages Leak From Iran As Citizens Were Ordered To The Street by Godszilla(op): 7:37am On Apr 08 |
Harrowing goodbye messages leak from inside Iran as citizens are ordered 'to bring children to the streets' before Trump announces two-week ceasefirehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15713089/Iranians-children-streets-human-shields-Trump.html# 6 Likes 2 Shares
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| Foreign Affairs › Iran Executes 18-year-old Musician Over Protests In Latest Show Of Defiance by Godszilla(op): 8:33am On Apr 06 |
Iran has executed a teenage musician as it steps up the barbaric practice in a sickening show of defiance. Amirhossein Hatami, 18, was hanged in the notorious Ghezel Hesar prison outside the capital yesterday, despite hopes he would be spared because of his age. The talented guitarist was arrested on January 8 and accused of committing arson against the feared Basij paramilitary's base in Tehran during anti-regime protests. He was held in solitary confinement for weeks, his long, curly black hair was shaved off, and he was paraded on national television being brutally interrogated. Amirhossein was convicted of 'Moharebeh' ('Enmity Against God') and sentenced to death on February 7. On Thursday the judiciary announced he had been 'hanged at dawn'. The Iranian judiciary's Mizan Online website said he acted 'against national security' on behalf of Israel and the United States by breaking into 'a military centre and destroying it in order to seize the weapons stored there' during the protests. But Amnesty International said it was 'outraged by the arbitrary execution of the teenage protester', adding the trial was 'grossly unfair' and that he had been sentenced to death less than a month after his arrest. Now fears are growing for dozens more on death row, with reports that four other men have been moved to pre-execution solitary confinement in the same prison as the teenager. Mohammad Amin Biglari, 19, Ali Fahim, 23, Abolfazl Salehi Siavashani, 51, Shahin Vahedparast Kolor, 30, are understood to be at the 'undisclosed location for execution'. Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi shared their pictures before news broke of Amirhossein's killing and wrote: 'The bloodthirsty regime in Iran is preparing to commit yet another unforgivable crime.' He added: 'These young men are condemned not for anything they did, but because of what they represent. 'This regime's sham courts do not seek justice; they seek to terrorize Iran into silence. They will fail.' Amnesty International had warned they were among 11 men at imminent risk of execution who had been 'subjected to torture and other ill-treatment in detention, before being convicted in grossly unfair trials that relied on forced confessions'. It had been hoped that Amirhossein would be spared as the regime had previously said it would differentiate between what it chillingly described as 'deceived youth'. His killing follows the hanging of four political prisoners earlier this week, convicted on charges of rebellion for membership in the banned People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) after the supreme court upheld their sentences. Meanwhile, Iranian wrestler Saleh Mohammadi, 19, was killed alongside Mehdi Ghasemi and Saeed Davoudi, 21, last week. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Director of Iran Human Rights NGO, said: 'Amirhossein Hatami was executed following a grossly unfair trial and on the basis of forced confessions. 'The execution of three protesters and four political prisoners in just two weeks signals that the regime has intensified its war against the Iranian people. 'As it struggles for survival, the authorities view the Iranian people, who are demanding fundamental change, as the primary threat to their existence.' He added: 'Hundreds more now face imminent executions in the coming days and weeks. We must not allow the ongoing war to overshadow the Islamic Republic's atrocities against the Iranian people!' At least four top anti-regime figures were brutally executed in Iran since Monday, while another 15 political prisoners have been sentenced to death in recent days. Pouya Ghobadi and Babak Alipour were hanged on Tuesday, a day after Mohammad Taghavi Sangdehi and Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar. All four were political prisoners belonging to PMOI and had been sentenced to death over two years ago. According to Iran Human Rights, their executions were carried out in secret without their families being notified in advance. Alipour, a 34-year-old law graduate, was jailed in 2018 and 2021. He suffered from intestinal infection and prostate disease during his previous incarcerations, which were left untreated for a prolonged period. He was arrested again on 27 December 2023 and transferred to the notorious Evin Prison, where he was under interrogation for four months. Ghobadi, 32, was an electrical engineer whose five family members were jailed and executed in the 1980s. He was arrested in February 2018 and 2019. In November 2019, he was jailed in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary. He received a ten-year sentence and was released in February 2022, before being detained again in February 2024. Sangdehi, 60, was arrested in 2024 and was being held in the Evin prison. Daneshvarkar, also 60, was an engineer and had spent the last years of his life in Evin prison. He was prosecuted in a joint case alongside several other political prisoners on charges including membership in the PMOI, 'assembly and collusion against national security,' and 'forming illegal groups'. The executions came amid Iran's war with Israel and the United States, which erupted on February 28 with strikes that killed the Islamic Republic's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. There has been a surge in executions during the war, as the Islamic Republic seeks to demonstrate its strength as the US mulls pulling out and leaving the regime in place. At least 145 people are confirmed to have been killed in 2026 so far, with more than 400 other executions reported but not verified, according to Iran Human Rights. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15702307/Iran-executes-18-year-old-musician-protests-latest-defiance-amid-war-against-US-Israel.html |
| Foreign Affairs › Iran Executes Champion Wrestler, Saleh Mohammadi & 2 Others by Godszilla(op): 10:52pm On Mar 19 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpLROrYGwDU?si=E6bj3TXHOkj4B4UY Iran has executed three people who were accused of killing two police officers after taking part in anti-regime protests.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15662423/Iran-executes-teenage-champion-wrestler-anti-regime-protesters.html 6 Likes 2 Shares
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| Foreign Affairs › Six US Allies Back Potential Strait Of Hormuz Coalition by Godszilla(op): 5:04pm On Mar 19 |
Six U.S. Western allies announced in a joint statement on Thursday their support for a potential coalition to reopen the strait of Hormuz for commercial ships and oil tankers. Reality check: The statement does not include any commitment to send naval vessels or other resources to make that happen. For now, it's largely a gesture to placate President Trump, who has railed against allies for declining to help secure the strait and warned that a failure to do so could undermine the future of NATO. UK and allies say they are ready to join 'efforts to ensure safe passage' in strait of Hormuz The UK has joined European allies and Japan in saying they were ready “to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the strait of Hormuz”. In a joint statement, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan condemned Iran’s attacks on commercial vessels and oil and gas facilities in the Gulf, while expressing “deep concern” over the escalating conflict. The statement said: We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces. We express our deep concern about the escalating conflict. We call on Iran to cease immediately its threats, laying of mines, drone and missile attacks and other attempts to block the strait to commercial shipping, and to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2817. It continued: We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the strait. We welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning. We welcome the International Energy Agency decision to authorise a coordinated release of strategic petroleum reserves. We will take other steps to stabilise energy markets, including working with certain producing nations to increase output. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/six-us-allies-back-potential-strait-of-hormuz-coalition/ar-AA1YZVrw?ocid=BingNewsVerp |
| Foreign Affairs › Hamas Urges Iran To Stop ‘targeting Neighbouring’ Countries by Godszilla(op): 8:03am On Mar 14 |
GAZA CITY - Palestinian militant movement Hamas on March 14 called on Iran to refrain from targeting neighbouring countries, while affirming Tehran’s right to defend itself against Israel and the United States. “While affirming the right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond to this aggression by all available means in accordance with international norms and laws, the movement calls on the brothers in Iran to avoid targeting neighbouring countries,” Hamas said in a statement. Hamas, which has fought a devastating two-year war with Israel in Gaza, also called on the international community to “work towards halting” the ongoing Iran war immediately. The group previously condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on Feb 28 as a “heinous crime”, openly acknowledging his longstanding support for the Palestinian movement. “He provided all forms of political, diplomatic and military support to our people, our cause, and our resistance,” the movement said soon after the killing of Khamenei. AFP https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/hamas-urges-iran-to-stop-targeting-neighbouring-countries |
| Sports › Grave Concerns For Iran’s Return Home After Women’s Asian Cup Elimination by Godszilla(op): 9:14pm On Mar 08 |
The Iran women’s team face the uncertain prospect of returning home after a 2-0 defeat by the Philippines ended their Women’s Asian Cup campaign.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/08/ 3 Likes
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| Foreign Affairs › IRGC Commander's Chilling 'shoot-to-kill' Warning To Anti-iran Voices by Godszilla(op): 8:34am On Mar 08 |
A chilling video circulating widely on social media has triggered alarm after a member of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was seen issuing a stark warning to citizens during a televised broadcast. A chilling video circulating widely on social media has triggered alarm after a member of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was seen issuing a stark warning to citizens during a televised broadcast. The clip, reportedly aired on Iranian national television, shows an IRGC representative delivering a blunt message aimed at those perceived to be opposing the regime amid heightened regional tensions. In the video, Salar Abnoush, an IRGC commander and MP, warned on state TV, “Control your children! It’s not going to be our fault if your sons and daughters won’t listen! Today in Iran, anyone who breathes a word that echoes the enemy's tune is standing on the same ground as Tel Aviv and their head is as good as Netanyahu's. A shoot-to-kill order has been issued against them!” The warning also reportedly implies that authorities have already issued shoot-to-kill orders against individuals deemed hostile to the state. https://newsable.asianetnews.com/world/irgc-chilling-threat-to-enemy-voices-israel-netanyahu-head-video-articleshow-u16rnoi https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15624677/Iranians-ignoring-Trumps-call-arms-Tehran-bloodthirsty-leaders-state-TV-chilling-warnings-children-shot-street-IAN-GALLAGHER-DAVID-PATRIKARAKOS.html# |
| Sports › Lewis Hamilton: Africa Must Unite Take Control Back From People Like The British by Godszilla(op): 5:45pm On Mar 05 |
Lewis Hamilton has called on the people of Africa to 'take' the continent 'back' from the likes of France, Spain and Britain. The seven-time world champion was replying to a question from a South African journalist about a potential return to Africa for the sport. It has not visited the continent since the 1993 South African Grand Prix. Hamilton, who has seemingly recently started dating Kim Kardashian, said he has been 'fighting for the past six, seven years' to get his sport to return, and pledged that he will not retire until it does. Then, he spoke on his passion for the continent, opening up on how he hopes the leaders can 'take Africa back' from other countries that 'control' it. 'I'm half African,' Hamilton began. 'I've got roots from a few different places there. Benin, Senegal, Nigeria. 'It's something I'm really proud of, that part of the world. I think it is the most beautiful part of the world, and I don't like that the rest of the world owns so much of it and takes so much from it and no one speaks about it. 'I'm really looking forwards, hoping that the people that are running those different countries all unite and come together and take Africa back. That's what I want to see. Take it back from the French, take it back from the Spanish, from the Portuguese and the British. 'It's so so important for the future, that continent. They have all the resources to be the greatest and most powerful place in the world and that's probably why they're being controlled the way they are.' Hamilton has visited Africa regularly, spending much of his mid-season break in 2024 in Senegal. He said the trip was 'heavy' and 'so important to learn our history and to honour the people we come from and live for them.' Hamilton, meanwhile, took to social media to mark race week ahead of the start of the new Formula One season in Australia this weekend. He posted a shirtless snap on Instagram, captioned: 'Race week! I'm ready.' It comes after he and Kim were spotted taking in the sunset at an exclusive vacation destination along the Colorado River on Saturday evening. TMZ reported the secluded overlook is 'within striking distance' of Amangiri, an ultra-exclusive five-star desert resort. Amangiri, which offers luxury suites that range from $3,500 and over $7,000 per night, is a discreet hideaway for celebrities seeking total privacy. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-15616517/Lewis-Hamilton-calls-people-Africa-countries-British-former-colonial-powers-extraordinary-speech-talking-heritage-Benin-Senegal-Nigeria.html 1 Like 1 Share |
| Foreign Affairs › Trump Asking Lawmakers To Stand For Americans Over Illegals Was ‘racist’ by Godszilla(op): 8:02pm On Feb 25 |
President Donald Trump urged unity on border security, saying the government must protect citizens first and asking lawmakers to stand in agreement During Trump’s first State of the Union (SOTU) address of his second term, he asked members of Congress to “stand up if you agree with this statement: The first duty of American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.” In response, all Republicans present stood for the statement, while no Democrats present stood up. Footage of Democrats has quickly gone viral as nearly all did not clap for the statement either. Following the SOTU address, Bynum was interviewed by a reporter about Trump’s request. “What did you think about that moment where the president was asking Democrats to stand up for American citizens during that part of his speech when he was talking about immigration and immigration enforcement efforts?” the reporter asked. “I think you can agree with that ‘what,’ like standing up for American citizens, but I disagree with the ‘how.’ And so it’s always about how do we bring our country together but not stand on the backs of others,” Bynum said. “There’s thinly veiled racist language, anti-immigrant language in what he was asking and that was uncomfortable.” https://news.meaww.com/dem-rep-janelle-bynum-calls-trumps-stand-for-american-citizens-moment-racist-during-sotu 1 Like |
| Politics › Immigration In US (ICE) - What Really Changed by Godszilla(op): 8:50am On Feb 12 |
| Foreign Affairs › Trump Reportedly Called Police About Epstein In 2006, Ghislaine Maxwell Was Evil by Godszilla(op): 8:00am On Feb 11 |
Newly unsealed Epstein-related court documents reviewed by the Miami Herald include details from a 2019 FBI interview reportedly of former Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter, in which he describes a 2006 phone call where President Donald Trump said of Jeffrey Epstein, “Thank goodness you’re stopping him, everyone has known he’s been doing this,” even though the president has repeatedly said he didn’t know about Epstein’s alleged crimes at the time they were happening. Key Facts Trump told Reiter that Maxwell was Epstein’s “operative” and said “she is evil” and that authorities should “focus on her,” according to statements cited in the document that were reported by the Miami Herald. The document stated Trump “was one of the very first people to call” the police when word spread Epstein was under investigation. Trump also reportedly informed police that “people in New York knew Epstein was disgusting,” the document says. When asked Tuesday about the report White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded that Trump barred Epstein from his club at Mar-a-Lago “because, frankly, Jeffrey Epstein was a creep,” adding that Epstein’s crimes are “heinous” and “disgusting” and the president’s statements remain true. The newly released records also reference several prominent figures in connection with Epstein, largely through emails and third-party accounts. These include emails by Epstein making unverified allegations about Bill Gates, including claims that Gates sought assistance related to a sexually transmitted disease, which his foundation has called false. The files also include correspondence suggesting Epstein maintained contact with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after his 2008 conviction, though Lutnick told the New York Times in January he “spent zero time with him.” Additionally, the records contain a 2002 email between Maxwell and a person identified as “Melania” discussing social plans in Palm Beach, though it is unclear whether it refers to First Lady Melania Trump. https://www.forbes.com/sites/sofiachierchio/2026/02/09/trump-reportedly-called-police-about-epstein-in-2006-said-ghislaine-maxwell-was-evil/ |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Kamala Harris Responds to Trump's Actions on Maduro and Venezuela by Godszilla: 12:22pm On Jan 04 |
“VENEZUELA 2024 Protests following the announcement of the results of the presidential election in July were violently repressed with excessive use of force and possible extrajudicial executions. Thousands of arbitrary arrests were carried out against political opponents, human rights defenders and journalists; hundreds of children were among those detained. Detainees including women and children were allegedly tortured. Detention conditions continued to deteriorate. Impunity prevailed for human rights violations. The ICC authorized the resumption of the investigation into alleged crimes against humanity. Journalists remained at risk of arbitrary detention and harassment and the government continued its attempts to obstruct independent media. Human rights NGOs were threatened with closure and human rights defenders remained at significant risk. By the end of the year more than 7.89 million Venezuelans had fled the country.” - Amnesty International Obrigardo: |
| Sports › Re: Anthony Joshua Injured In Car Crash That Killed 2 Others (Pictures) by Godszilla: 3:35pm On Dec 29, 2025 |
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| Politics › Re: FG Writes Off $1.42bn, N5.57tn NNPC Debt by Godszilla: 11:30am On Dec 29, 2025 |
Its really sad n hopeless how people still support their own destruction. They are so dumb they say we were living the fake lives,that Nigerians doesn't deserve any form of subsidies. Nigerians have the cheapest fuel,electricity,air-fare,education in the the world its a fake life,they roll out figures to defend n explain stupidity- sad This is sick n gut-wrenching,broad daylight embezzlement n people r clapping for this? Nigeria is gone n Nigerians are 1 of if not the dumbest set of people- tufiakwa jordyspices:
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| Politics › From Childhood Staple To Luxury Food: How Nigeria’s Jollof Became Too Expensive by Godszilla(op): 7:05pm On Dec 25, 2025 |
In Lagos, the holiday season is well under way. For weeks, the roads have been jammed with traffic, concerts headlined by Afrobeats superstars are drawing crowds, and choice spots are filled with residents, returnees and tourists looking to indulge in the month-long enjoyment of Detty December. But the spotlight is on the contents of kitchen pots as much as it is on those shuffling to the trendy Oblee dance steps in clubs and street parties. This Christmas, Olawunmi George and her family of four will celebrate over plates of jollof rice and chicken at their two-bedroom apartment in Yaba, mainland Lagos. The last time the family ate the famed West African meal was in August. Since then, they have stuck to other meals such as spaghetti, rice and stew, bread and eba, among various Nigerian staples. The decision not to eat jollof rice was not out of choice but one necessitated by the cost of living crisis wracking the economy of Africa’s biggest country. “You will spend a lot for the ingredients to cook jollof rice that will be to your taste,” George, who works as a cashier, says. Jollof rice is beloved across West Africa with each country, and each family, having its own ways of preparing it. In Nigeria, it is made with a base of tomato puree, peppers, onions, broth, margarine, curry and thyme, bayleaf and ginger, among other essentials, which is slow-cooked and stirred until the flavours coalesce before rice, often long grain, is introduced to the mix. It is often served with fried plantain and a protein of choice such as turkey, chicken or beef. A true Nigerian staple at parties and family lunch, when jollof rice is served its smoky aroma draws everybody’s attention. Today, however, the dish is appearing less on the table in Nigerian homes. The cost of preparing a pot for a family of five is 26,656 naira (£13.50), up from 21,300 naira a year ago, according to the Jollof Index, a cost of living report prepared by Lagos-based SBM Intelligence, which has tracked the effect of inflation on the dish since 2015. For context, the minimum monthly wage in Nigeria is 70,000 naira. Although inflation has eased for the past few months, down to 14.45% from 24.48%, this has barely had an impact on people’s buying power. For example, a bag of rice that sold for 120,000 naira in January now costs 65,000 naira, but most people still cannot afford it. Victor Ejechi, the head of insights at SBM Intelligence, says although inflation has slowed, it does not mean things are getting cheaper but that prices are rising more slowly than before. “What the Jollof Index captures is a widening gap between prices and purchasing power. While food inflation has eased, incomes have not adjusted at the same pace. Many Nigerians are earning the same nominal wages they earned months ago, but food now takes up a much larger share of their monthly income than it used to,” Ejechi says. Cooking jollof rice has proved too costly for Maureen Simon, a big fan of the dish. “Imagine preparing the food for a family of six, how much do you think I will be spending? I will be spending roughly 20,000 naira. And then there is chicken to add to it,” she says. She now skips many of the key ingredients such as margarine, the chicken and tomato puree. “I still try to make it taste nice with crayfish. At least, it will come out nice while making do with what I have,” the supermarket supervisor says. She uses panla, a popular cheap smoked fish, instead of chicken or beef, which contributes its own flavour. What she ends up making is an imitation of jollof she calls “concoction rice”, lighter in colour and taste but costs much less and takes less time to prepare. Ozoz Sokoh, a food historian, says cooking concoction rice usually begins with something the cook already has, sometimes leftover stew, and skips the luxury of slow cooking and flavour maximisation. “Overall, the concoction is likely light in colour and a bit on flavour compared with the deeper, richer flavours and notes of jollof,” she says. In Ghana, where jollof rice is similarly popular, the cost of making the meal is also proving a burden for families. The Jollof Index places the cost of cooking a pot of jollof rice for a family of five at 430 cedis in a country where the daily minimum wage is 19.97 cedis. Julianna Quist, who used to make the delicacy for her family of four three times a week, now rarely cooks it. “I would rather cook normal rice and stew for the family than decide to cook jollof rice that is not good enough,” she says. The price of plantain, which Quist loves to include in her version of the dish, also went up in September. In November, after saving up, she bought a large quantity of tomatoes to ensure she could prepare the delicacy this December. The primary difference between Nigerian and Ghanaian jollof is the kind of rice used. “In Nigeria, parboiled-processed rice is common compared with non-parboiled varieties like Thai jasmine that are popular in Ghana,” says Sokoh. “There are also likely variations in method and the seasoning and spices used.” The Nigerian version is characteristically spicier and bolder. Ghana and Nigeria both claim to serve the bestin an age-old argument which now rages on social media platforms. The latest ensuing after Nigerian chef Hilda Baci attempted to set a Guinness record for cooking the largest pot of jollof rice using 4,000kg of rice. “Notions of superiority don’t make sense – personal preference, perhaps, but claims of one version trumping the other on a serious note are ridiculous,” Sokoh says. Jollof has become enshrined in culture and identity. For many Nigerians, the dish is a core childhood memory. The shift to it becoming a luxury reshapes expectations, traditions, and how people define normalcy, experts say. Ejechi notes that when households cannot cook it freely, it reflects social strain. “The inability to prepare jollof the ‘right way’ erodes everyday cultural rituals: hosting guests, family gatherings, Sunday meals. Food becomes transactional rather than communal. Over time, this weakens shared social experiences that bind families and communities together,” he says. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/25/staple-luxury-food-nigeria-jollof-too-expensive-cost-of-living-crisis |
| Politics › Trump Warns U.S. Military ‘May Very Well’ Go into Nigeria ‘Guns-a-Blazing’ over by Godszilla(op): 4:17am On Nov 02, 2025 |
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he’s ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his allegations that the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country. The president also warned that he “will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria.” “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump posted on social media. “I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians!” The warning came after Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu earlier on Saturday pushed back on Trump announcing a day earlier that he was designating the West African country “a country of particular concern” for allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians. In a social media statement on Saturday, Tinubu said that the characterization of Nigeria as a religiously intolerant country does not reflect the national reality. “Religious freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identity and shall always remain so,” Tinubu said. “Nigeria opposes religious persecution and does not encourage it. Nigeria is a country with constitutional guarantees to protect citizens of all faiths.” Trump on Friday said “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria” and “radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter.” Trump’s comment came weeks after U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz urged Congress to designate Africa’s most populous country as a violator of religious freedom with claims of “Christian mass murder.” Nigeria’s population of 220 million is split almost equally between Christians and Muslims. The country has long faced insecurity from various fronts including the Boko Haram extremist group, which seeks to establish its radical interpretation of Islamic law and has also targeted Muslims it deems not Muslim enough. Attacks in Nigeria have varying motives. There are religiously motivated ones targeting both Christians and Muslims, clashes between farmers and herders over dwindling resources, communal rivalries, secessionist groups and ethnic clashes. While Christians are among those targeted, analysts say the majority of victims of armed groups are Muslims in Nigeria’s Muslim-majority north, where most attacks occur. Kimiebi Ebienfa, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reiterated the commitment of Nigeria to protect citizens of all religions. Nigeria was placed on the country of particular concern list by the U.S. for the first time in 2020 over what the State Department called “systematic violations of religious freedom.” The designation, which did not single out attacks on Christians, was lifted in 2023 in what observers saw as a way to improve ties between the countries ahead of then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit. https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-christian-genocide-trump-9e09e52e33e7efe2d2d27360d3695ef5 |
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