#NE Syria

[crynwr-drwg]

The thing that honestly put me off of anarchists is they seem to think everyone is equally qualified to do anything. Accessibility ramps built by hobbyists, building codes set by Minecraft girlies, etc. And when this inevitably blows up in someone’s face and hurts someone? How do you hold anyone accountable in an anarchist society? How do you have OSHA in one?

My head is killing me today, so apologies if any of this is worded poorly.

I can see where you'd get this idea, and where you're coming from, but I can assure you that these things are very much accounted for. A good example of this is in the Autonmous Administration of North and East Syria, where I can speak first hand that professionall schooled and trained engineers arein charge of rebuilding infrastructure. There is also equally trained and qualified people in most other risky-professional roles, like medicine and such.

There absolutely are anarchists that either go "idk lol" or say that nothing is needed. I hate doign this, because it makes me look like one too, but I would just recommend to ignore a lot fo these types, because they usually end up just liking Aanrchism as a "vibes" thing rather than as a mode of structure and organising.

It's hard to give many examples of it all in action, since most anarchist communtiies are small (which is part of the point) but that's also why AANES is a great example for a lot of this in action/

If any of this didn't answer your question, let me know and I'd be happy to rephrase or answer it better. I'm shite at words, haha.

[kristinhelberg]

How Russia is expanding its influence in the Middle East

Interview DW News 21.8.2023 (starting at 8:24)

(6´46 Min.)

[talonabraxas]

From THE One

To the many.

From the many

To The ♡NE.

The Swastika Symbol

卍

In Sanskrit it is called a swastika, meaning “good.” It comes from the word swasti “welfare,” in turn from su “well” and asti “it is.” In popular use in India, it is thought to be a sign of good luck.

The clockwise Swastika is a Solar Symbol representing the cycles of the Sun, while the counterclockwise is called “Sauvastika” and it represents the night and its Lunar cycles.

This archetypal pattern refers to eternal processes of cycles and polarities which exists at all scales of nature, just like the Ouroboros, Hexagram, Yin-Yang, Torus, Fibonacci Sequence, etc…

It is the “Cosmic Spiral” which forms the Universe and Life itself.

“Few world-symbols are more pregnant with real occult meaning than the Svastika. It is symbolized by the figure 6; for, like that figure, it points in its concrete imagery, as the ideograph of the number does, to the Zenith and the Nadir, to North, South, West, and East; … It is the emblem of the activity of Fohat, of the continual revolution of the ‘wheels,’ and of the Four Elements, the ‘Sacred Four,’ in their mystical, and not alone in their cosmical meaning; further its four arms, bent at right angles, are intimately related … to the Pythagorean and Hermetic scales. One initiated into the mysteries of the meaning of the Svastika, say the Commentaries, ‘can trace on it, with mathematical precision, the evolution of Kosmos and the whole period of Sandhya.’ Also ‘the relation of the Seen to the Unseen,’ and ‘the first procreation of man and species.’ The initiated adept, who had successfully passed through all the trials, was attached, not nailed, but simply tied on a couch in the form of a tau (in Egypt) of a Svastika without the four additional prolongations (thus:, not) plunged in a deep sleep (the ‘Sleep of Siloam’ it is called to this day among the Initiates in Asia Minor, in Syria, and even higher Egypt). He was allowed to remain in this state for three days and three nights, during which time his Spiritual Ego was said to confabulate with the ‘gods,’ descend into Hades, Amenti, or Patala (according to the country), and do works of charity to the invisible beings, whether souls of men or Elemental Spirits; his body remaining all the time in a temple crypt or subterranean cave. In Egypt it was placed in the Sarcophagus in the King’s Chamber of the Pyramid of Cheops, and carried during the night of the approaching third day to the entrance of a gallery, where at a certain hour the beams of the rising Sun struck full on the face of the entranced candidate, who awoke to be initiated by Osiris, and Thoth the God of Wisdom.”

–Helena Petrovna Blavatsky - The Secret Doctrine - Volume II

[santoschristos]

From THE One To the many. From the many To THE ♡NE.

The Swastika Symbol 卍 In Sanskrit it is called a swastika, meaning “good.” It comes from the word swasti “welfare,” in turn from su “well” and asti “it is.” In popular use in India, it is thought to be a sign of good luck.

The clockwise Swastika is a Solar Symbol representing the cycles of the Sun, while the counterclockwise is called "Sauvastika" and it represents the night and its Lunar cycles.

This archetypal pattern refers to eternal processes of cycles and polarities which exists at all scales of nature, just like the Ouroboros, Hexagram, Yin-Yang, Torus, Fibonacci Sequence, etc. . .

It is the "Cosmic Spiral" which forms the Universe and Life itself.

“Few world-symbols are more pregnant with real occult meaning than the Svastika. It is symbolized by the figure 6; for, like that figure, it points in its concrete imagery, as the ideograph of the number does, to the Zenith and the Nadir, to North, South, West, and East; . . . It is the emblem of the activity of Fohat, of the continual revolution of the ‘wheels,’ and of the Four Elements, the ‘Sacred Four,’ in their mystical, and not alone in their cosmical meaning; further its four arms, bent at right angles, are intimately related . . . to the Pythagorean and Hermetic scales. One initiated into the mysteries of the meaning of the Svastika, say the Commentaries, ‘can trace on it, with mathematical precision, the evolution of Kosmos and the whole period of Sandhya.’ Also ‘the relation of the Seen to the Unseen,’ and ‘the first procreation of man and species.’ The initiated adept, who had successfully passed through all the trials, was attached, not nailed, but simply tied on a couch in the form of a tau (in Egypt) of a Svastika without the four additional prolongations (thus:, not) plunged in a deep sleep (the ‘Sleep of Siloam’ it is called to this day among the Initiates in Asia Minor, in Syria, and even higher Egypt). He was allowed to remain in this state for three days and three nights, during which time his Spiritual Ego was said to confabulate with the ‘gods,’ descend into Hades, Amenti, or Patala (according to the country), and do works of charity to the invisible beings, whether souls of men or Elemental Spirits; his body remaining all the time in a temple crypt or subterranean cave. In Egypt it was placed in the Sarcophagus in the King’s Chamber of the Pyramid of Cheops, and carried during the night of the approaching third day to the entrance of a gallery, where at a certain hour the beams of the rising Sun struck full on the face of the entranced candidate, who awoke to be initiated by Osiris, and Thoth the God of Wisdom.” --Helena Petrovna Blavatsky - The Secret Doctrine - Volume II

[girlactionfigure]

🟪 Thursday - events from Israel  

ISRAEL REALTIME - Connecting to Israel in Realtime

( We occasionally get bitten by autocorrect, yesterday Nes Harim was changed to New Harim. )

▪️MK THREATENS A TERRORIST.. MK Zvi Sukkot accidentally discovered during a visit to the Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem that the terrorist who carried out the attack in Givat Assaf in which a soldier was murdered was there for treatment.  He arrived at the terrorist's room and yelled at him: "We will make sure that the State of Israel kills you. We will pass a law that will execute you.”

▪️CALL FOR FUNERAL ATTENDEES.. “*I wanted to tell you about Geri Gideon Henghal*  A heroic soldier who worked very hard to get where he was. Struggled a lot to be a warrior. He had a lot of difficulty with the Hebrew language but he didn't give up. And succeeded! Yesterday he fell at the Givat Assaf intersection. Israeli citizens,  I urge you to come and pay your last respects to him. He deserves it.  The funeral will take place today at 15:00 at Mount Herzl.

▪️IRAN BELIEVES.. An Iranian source: The Iranian missile attack in April was not really intercepted as described in the media.  Most of the missiles that were launched simply fell on the way and did not even reach the territory of Israel.  A month ago, several test launches of surface-to-surface missiles were carried out after undergoing upgrades/repairs.

▪️US FORCES WITHDRAWING.. US Secretary of Defense ordered the USS Roosevelt aircraft carrier battle group to leave the area. The destroyer USS Russell will also leave the area.

▪️NATIONAL BUDGET (1).. the Minister of Finance will propose to close five unnecessary government offices and propose that each of the coalition parties choose one of its ministries to close.

▪️NATIONAL BUDGET (2).. Finance Minister Smotrich presented the state budget for 2025. The budget will include NIS 160 billion for the war's security expenses, NIS 44 billion for civilian needs, and NIS 20 billion for reconstruction. In order to finance the budget, the Minister of Finance announced a series of measures, including cuts in government offices budgets, freezing Bituach Leumi benefits (pension, disability and poor) and raising the income tax.

▪️REAL OR FEAR MONGERING?  An official in southern Syria warns: "The Houthis are on their way to the Golan border, there are terror tunnels from Jordan."

▪️SWITZERLAND & UNRWA.. Swiss Parliament decided to stop funding UNRWA.

♦️TARGETED ELIMINATION - LEBANON.. 2 eliminated on a motorcycle in south Lebanon.

♦️TARGETED ELIMINATION - SAMARIA.. 3 eliminated in a strike overnight in Tulkarm on a car.  3 terrorists, at least some of whom are classified as senior, were successfully eliminated.

♦️SYRIA - COMMANDO RAID?  (Enemy reports - reliability is questionable but via multiple channels) during the unusual attack in the area of ​​Sayaf (מציאף, Masyaf), commando forces landed from helicopters and operated in the area. The forces operated in the area at the same time as heavy attacks that prevented access to the area.  Syria TV: Israeli helicopters landed forces in the area of ​​Mezaif with heavy air cover and captured 2 Iranians. 

( This is very far north in Syria, it would be surprising for Israel helicopters to operate that far into Syria. )

❗️INFILTRATION ALERT last night - Avnei Hefetz.. (Israeli town across the Green Line, near Tulkarm) infiltration alert, residents instructed to lock themselves indoors after a breach discovered in the fence.  Alert squad activated.

⭕ HEZBOLLAH ROCKET BARRAGE yesterday, over 100 rockets fired at northern towns yesterday.

[herpsandbirds]

Zagrosian Lizard (Timon princeps), family Lacertidae, found in the Zagros mountains of Iran, SE Turkey, NE Syria and Northern Iraq.

Photograph by Reptiles4all

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JinJiyanAzadi #BijiRojava Welcome to Raqqa [UPDATES]

After a ruthless and exhausting 6 years of war in Syria, only the most ideologically strong militias have managed to flourish, absorbing various fragmented rebel factions and uniting them under strict philosophies. On the frontlines of Raqqa, a battle is raging between the American-backed coalition of Kurdish and Arab fighters known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Islamic State (ISIS)…

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FURTHER READING:

[honey-whiskey-666]

where are all those people that were pretending to care about hospitals, getting bombed?

ROJAVA (NE Syria) and Erbil are getting bombed by Turkey and Iran ...

WHERE THE FUCK IS THE MEDIA??

WHY IS EVERYONE SILENT??

Kurds and other minorities are getting BOMBED and KILLED by TURKEY AND IRAN

why isnt this trending here??? why arent people on the streets?? why is the whole fucking world silent and blind when it comes to the kurds?? because the aggressor is not Israel?!?!

why is nobody posting "I stand with the kurds" or "free kurdistan"???

turkey is bombing hospitals, schools, homes etc FOR YEARS and no one fucking cares..

HYPOCRISY AT ITS FINEST

[dougielombax]

Just leaving this here.

Feel free to reblog.

[heyvasorakurdistane]

#KURDÎ

BANGA ALÎKARIYÊ

BI HEZARAN KESÊN JI BER ŞER REVIYAN E LI BENDA ALÎKARIYÊ NE!

Ji 7’ê Cotmeha sala 2023’an ve şerê di navbera Îsraîl û Hamasê de rê li ber kuştina bêtirî 42 hezar kesî vekir. Ne tenê kuştin, ji ber wêraniyê bi sed hezaran mirov jî ji cih û warên xwe bûn.

Di rewşeke wiha de ku mirovahî hewl dide birînên vî şerê derman bike, şerê di navbera Lubnan û Îsraîlê de li vê karesetê zêde bû. Ew jî mîna Gazayê, herî zêde dibe sedem ku zerara herî mezin li xelkê sivîl were.

Weke tê zanîn ku ji ber şer û aloziya ku 13 sal in li Sûrî dewam dike, ji vî welatî bi deh hezaran kes berê xwe dabûn Lubnanê. Di nava wan de jî beşeke mezin ji gelê Kurd ê Rojavayê Kurdistanê heye.

Ji rojên pêşî yên aloziya Îsraîl û Hîzbullahê, Rêveberiya Xweser a Bakur û Rojhilatê Sûrî ket nava hewldanan da ku welatiyên Sûrî yên penaber ji bandora şer xelas bike.

Bi vê armancê hem Rêveberiya Xweser di nava demeke kurt de amadekariyên pêşî yên pêşwazîkirinê temam kirin. Li ser banga rêveberiyê ji 29’ê Îlonê ve bêtirî 13 hezar mirov ji deriyên Tebqa û Minbicê derbasî herêmê bûn.

Saziya Alîkariya Mirovî ya Rojava, Heyva Sor a Kurd ji bo pêwîstiyên welatiyan bicih bîne, kampanyeke lezgîn a alîkariyê ragihand. Ji bo bi hezaran kesên ji ber şerê Îsraîl û Hîzbullahê reviyan e li deverên ewle werin bicihkirin û pêdiviyên wan ên jiyanî werin peydakirin, Kampanya Heyva Sor a Kurd pir girîng e.

Ji ber vê çendê em jî weke Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê xwe hevkarê vê kampanyayê yê dibînin. Netew, ola û baweriya wan çi dibe bila bibe, xwedîderketina li mexdûrên şer erka exlaqî û mirovî ye.

Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê ê li seranserê welatên Ewrûpa, Skandînavya û Japan xebatên berhevkirina alîkariya madî bi tevî saziyên hevkar wê birêve bibe.

Bi vê bîr û baweriyê Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê bang li sazî û xêrxwzên li derveyî welat dike da ku beşdarî Kampanya Heyva Sor a Kurd bibin.

Her çi mirov û saziyên ku dixwazin destê alîkariyê dirêjî koçberên Kurd û Sûrî yên ji Lubnanê reviyan bikin, dikarin bi rêya Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê alîkariyên xwe bighînin kesên muhtac.

04.10.2024

HEYVA SOR A KURDISTANÊ

HESABÊ BANKÊ:

Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê e.V.

Kreissparkasse Köln

IBAN: DE49 3705 0299 0004 0104 81

BIC/SWIFT: COKSDE33XXX

PAYPAL: heyvasorakurdistan@gmail.com

paypal.com/paypalme/heyvasorakurdistan

Armanca alîkari şandinê: Koçberên Lubnanê

(Li gorî biryara ADD saziya Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê li herêma Rheinland-Pfalz nikare alîkariyê kom bike)

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#ENGLISH

AID APPEAL

Thousands of people who have had to flee due to war are waiting for help!

The war between Israel and Hamas has resulted in more than 42,000 deaths since October 7, 2023, and due to the destruction, hundred thousand of people have been displaced.

At a time when humanity is trying to heal the wounds of this war, the catastrophe of the Lebanon-Israel conflict has also emerged.

It is known that tens of thousands of people have fled to Lebanon due to the 13-year-long war and conflicts in Syria, including a large number from Rojava, Kurdistan. Since the early days of the conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has been working to protect Syrian refugees from the effects of the war.

To this end, the Autonomous Administration quickly completed its initial preparations. In response to the administration's call, over 13,000 people have entered the region through the borders of Tabka and Minbic since September 29.

The Rojava aid organization Heyva Sor a Kurd has launched an emergency aid campaign to meet the needs of the citizens. The campaign by Heyva Sor a Kurd is of great importance for relocating thousands of people fleeing the war between Israel and Hezbollah to safe places and fulfilling their vital needs.

For this reason, we see ourselves as partners in this campaign. With the awareness that it is a moral and human duty to care for war victims, regardless of nationality, religion, or belief, we will jointly raise funds in Europe, Scandinavia, and Japan with our partner aid organizations to carry out this campaign.

As Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê, we call on organizations and benefactors abroad to participate in the campaign of Heyva Sor a Kurd.

All individuals and institutions wishing to extend a helping hand to Kurdish and Syrian refugees fleeing from Lebanon can send their donations to those in need through Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê.

BANK ACCOUNT:

Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê e.V.

Kreissparkasse Köln

IBAN: DE49 3705 0299 0004 0104 81

BIC/SWIFT: COKSDE33XXX

PAYPAL: heyvasorakurdistan@gmail.com

paypal.com/paypalme/heyvasorakurdistan

Reference: Lebanon refugees

(According to the Supervisory and Service Directorate decision we cannot collect donations in the State of Rheinland Pfalz.)

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#DEUTSCH

SPENDENAUFRUF

Tausende von Menschen, die aufgrund des Krieges fliehen mussten, warten auf Hilfe!

Der Krieg zwischen Israel und Hamas hat seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 zu mehr als 42.000 Todesopfern geführt, und aufgrund der Zerstörung sind Hunderttausende von Menschen vertrieben worden.

In einer Zeit, in der die Menschheit versucht, die Wunden dieses Krieges zu heilen, kam die Katastrophe des Libanon-Israel-Kriegs hinzu.

Es ist bekannt, dass aufgrund des 13 Jahre andauernden Krieges und der Konflikte in Syrien Zehntausende von Menschen in den Libanon geflüchtet sind, darunter auch eine große Anzahl aus Rojava, Kurdistan. Seit den ersten Tagen der Konflikte zwischen Israel und der Hisbollah arbeitet die Autonome Verwaltung von Nord- und Ost-Syrien daran, syrische Flüchtlinge vor den Auswirkungen des Krieges zu schützen.

Zu diesem Zweck hat die Autonome Verwaltung ihre ersten Vorbereitungen schnell abgeschlossen. Auf den Aufruf der Verwaltung hin sind seit dem 29. September über 13.000 Personen durch die Grenzen von Tabka und Minbic in die Region eingereist.

Die Rojava-Hilfsorganisation Heyva Sor a Kurd hat eine Notfallhilfe-Kampagne gestartet, um die Bedürfnisse der Bürger zu decken.

Die Kampagne von Heyva Sor a Kurd ist von großer Bedeutung, um Tausende von Menschen, die vor dem Krieg zwischen Israel und der Hisbollah geflohen sind, in sichere Orte zu bringen und ihre lebensnotwendigen Bedürfnisse zu erfüllen.

Aus diesem Grund betrachten wir uns als Partner dieser Kampagne. Mit dem Bewusstsein, dass es eine moralische und menschliche Pflicht ist, sich um die Kriegsopfer zu kümmern, unabhängig von Nationalität, Religion oder Glauben, werden wir gemeinsam mit unseren Partnerhilfsorganisationen in Europa, Skandinavien und Japan finanzielle Mittel sammeln, um diese Kampagne durchzuführen.

Als Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê rufen wir Organisationen und Wohltäter im Ausland auf, sich an der Kampagne von Heyva Sor a Kurd zu beteiligen.

Alle Personen und Institutionen, die den kurdischen und syrischen Flüchtlingen, die aus dem Libanon geflohen sind, helfen möchten, können ihre Spenden über Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê an die Bedürftigen senden.

BANKVERBINDUNG:

Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê e.V.

Kreissparkasse Köln

IBAN: DE49 3705 0299 0004 0104 81

BIC/SWIFT: COKSDE33XXX

PAYPAL: heyvasorakurdistan@gmail.com

paypal.com/paypalme/heyvasorakurdistan

Verwendungszweck: Libanon-Flüchtlinge

(Bitte beachten! Durch eine Verfügung seitens der ADD Rheinland-Pfalz können wir keine Spenden aus dem Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz annehmen. Bis zur Klärung der Sachlage umfasst keine unserer Hilfsaktionen dieses Gebiet.)

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[kristinhelberg]

Russia´s role and interests in Syria

Interview DW News 21.8.2023

(4´38 Min.)

[originalleftist]

Why I Support Joe Biden:

Well, there are a lot of reasons. Like his infrastructure bill. Or support for marriage rights. Or the strong economy. Or his support for Ukraine. But there's one that really (pun not intended). trumps all the others.

In May of 2020, during the height of the election, Donald Trump retweeted "The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat". He used his platform as President to call for the murder of tens of millions of his fellow citizens who's rights he'd sworn an oath to uphold. I will never forget the moment of realization that the President of my country had declared a war of extermination against me and my family, along with millions of other people. Nor will I forget that over 70 million people voted for him afterwards.

And then, on January 6th, they put that violent philosophy into practice in the most horrific possible way, when Trump incited and enabled an armed mob to invade the US Capitol and attempt to lynch members of Congress and his own Vice President. Several people died. Hundreds were injured. And it could have been so, so much worse. If they'd broken in a little faster, if the Congress had evacuated a little slower. I can imagine what might have been, if the timeline had been just a minute or two different. Members of Congress held hostage on live streaming, or lynched on the Capitol lawn. Congresswomen and their female staffers r*ped by the mob. The God Damn nuclear football, which the VP carries with him, in the hands of the Proud Boys or the Oath Keepers. Any of which could have given Trump, the instigator, ample pretext to do what he really wanted, and invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy the military to remain in power.

I don't believe everyone would have gone along with that. But the likely outcome would then have been a civil war.

Look at images from Syria, or Sudan, or any other country in the middle of a civil war. Imagine those are your streets. Your home. Imagine a civil war in a nuclear power, something the world has never really experienced. We came so close to the brink. Just a minute, maybe.

"But Biden is old"- So what? He was fit enough to take a secret train ride into Ukraine. And if something happens to him, if he dies or falls ill or has to step down, that's literally what the VP is for. It's a possibility with every President. Or are you suddenly scared of the prospect of the VP taking over because she's a non-white woman (even that doesn't really make sense, because America already voted for her as VP in 2020, knowing it was possible she'd have to step in).

"I want someone younger"- Fair enough, but if you vote for Biden now, you can vote for someone younger in four years. Or you can let literal fascists win, and never vote again.

"I don't think Biden can win, his poll numbers are really bad"-Fuck the polls. Polls are, even at their best, just what a small number of voters thinks at that time. They are not prophecy. Polls predicted a red wave in the Midterms. They were wrong. Polls predicted Democrats would do badly a week ago. They were wrong. Democrats, led by Biden, have been excelling in every election cycle and special election since he took office.

The only poll that really counts is the one on Election Day.

Also, who exactly is the more electable alternative to Biden? If you want to believe polls, his three primary opponents COMBINED are currently polling at 16%.

"Biden/the Democrats don't get enough done."-The President is not a dictator. He cannot unilaterally do whatever he wants by decree. If you want Democrats to pass a strong progressive platform into legislation, give them clear majorities in the House and Senate to do so.

"Biden supports Israel's genocide of Gaza"-In fact, while expressing support for Israel following Hamas's brutal attack (which literally any president would have done, and rightly so), Biden has worked to avoid escalation, sought to delay the ground invasion of Gaza, pressured the Netanyahu regime for humanitarian aid and pauses, negotiated to get hostages released, opposed a long-term Israeli occupation of Gaza, and maintained support for a Palestinian state. Republicans, meanwhile, have been calling for a Muslim ban (one of Trump's signature policies), censuring the only Palestinian-American in Congress (a few Democrats voted with them, but the large majority did not), and even calling for the extermination of all Palestinians (in the case of one Florida legislator). Trump was strongly supported by Netanyahu.

"We made it through one Trump term." Well, one, a lot of people didn't (Covid deaths alone, Jesus). And two, just because you survived your first round of Russian roulette doesn't mean it's safe to go again.

"Both parties are the same"- Simply false, a narrative based on appeals to public cynicism and frustration and careful cherry picking of which issues to focus on. One party wants to violently overthrow the Constitution. The other does not. Also see abortion rights, gun violence, and a whole host of other issues.

"Democrats have to earn my vote"- What about the millions of people, in America and around the world, who will be stripped of their rights and even their lives if Republicans win? What do they have to do to earn your votes?

"I voted Democrat in 2020 and it didn't solve all these problems."-Frustration is fair, but systemic change does not happen overnight. It takes time, and hard work. It took America over a decade, and a world war, to get out of the Great Depression. It took most of a decade to win the Second World War. And that was with one party, one president, in the White House for most of that time. Even at the best of times, flipping back and forth between parties every four years because you're frustrated at the slow pace of progress is counterproductive. It's catastrophic when one of the parties is fascist, and has no intention of ever allowing the pendulum to swing back.

"I refuse to vote for the lesser of two evils"- Okay, so leaving aside the fact that we all know a third party candidate is not going to win, who do you think is the better alternative? The corporate front that is No Labels? The Kremlin-sympathizing Cornell West? The literal Steve Bannon plant RFK Jr? Just being a third party candidate doesn't automatically make you a better option than the major parties. If Biden is the lesser evil, he is the least of many, not the lesser of two.

And, again, and I cannot stress this enough:

HE DOESN'T OPENLY PLAN TO MURDER HIS OPPONENTS.

"My one vote won't make a difference."- Nearly every major human achievement is a collaboration of many people. That does not make each individual contribution worthless. The Presidential election may not be decided by one vote (though local elections very well can be), but if enough people decide their one vote won't make a difference, boy, does it make a difference.

Them's the facts, America. And there's your mission. Don't fuck it up.

[airkewld]

September 7th 2023 | Cores for Heroes Submission | M. Ford | 1963 Beetle

I served in the USMC from 05-09. I went through boot camp at MCRD San Diego and School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton CA. I was sent to 7th Marines in 29 palms the end of January and February 14th we left for Iraq. I had to learn everything on the go, baptism by fire. My 1st tour was in a town called Husaybah Iraq, on the boarder of Syria, and the Euphrates river. Was a wild west kind of town. My 2nd tour was in a small town called Kubaysah, just outside of Hit Iraq. My journey took me to Baghdad to testify against two bad guys we caught throwing grenades at our patrols. The best part of that trip was swimming in Sadam Hussain's pool, and i have the picture to prove it! My 3rd and last tour was in Karma and NE Fallujah, sadly having to leave my post early I was sent home due to my Dad's untimely passing. Upon arrival back in the States I also lost my great grandmother within two days of being home, grateful I was able to tell her goodbye, wish I could have had that closure with my Dad. My Dad and Uncle Dave brought me up with a love of cars and Racing. My first car was a 69 bug that I drove while in HS and sold it before I joined the USMC. I regret selling it to this day and no pictures remain of it. My favorite past-time was cruising in my 69 bug all over the Columbia River Gorge corridor and county back roads. After moving from Oregon to Texas I decided it was time to build something. So I found a 1963 that I am currently restoring from the ground up. The theme for this bug will be USMC, going to call it the "Teuful Hunden" bug or as most people know it "Devil Dog". It will be painted red, with gold doors and rims, the Marine Corps colors. This build is really helping me find parts of me I left over seas. It's going to be a long build being a disabled veteran and on a budget. I have been ordering all the new body panels first. Was going to order a pro beam with disk brakes and a Freeway flyer with disk brakes from Air kewld but having a chance to win them is really awesome of you guys. Thanks for the opportunity and your time. M. Ford USMC

M. Ford is entered into our Cores for Heroes Program here - https://www.airkewld.com/Cores-for-Heroes-Program-s/2532.htm

To date, we have 12 submissions to win and we have raised $445 dollars of our $10,000 goal.

In our honest opinion, the US Armed Force members, are so under-appreciated. The PRO's are finally in a place to put a plan together that helps everyone that participates, but more importantly, those who served or serving.

Details will slightly change as we get more context, but here's the idea.

I want to give back to those who have fought for our freedoms, regardless of our political beliefs. I didn't fight for my country but my father did and he is fighting PTSD, mental disorders, agent orange, etc., etc. I get to build products for the greatest clients in the world because of it. So, how do I make something happen?

The PRO's need cores. The AirkewldArmy has cores. Within the AirkewldArmy community, reside members of the US Armed Forces that want/need/could use a boost in their life, whether it is financially or upgrades to their favorite VW.

To give some context on our Core Program, the PRO's need certain parts to make our PRObuilt Line of Classic Volkswagen Drive-Train Components. In the past, the PRO's would print out a prepaid shipping label and rebate an order if our client/s sent that core in and it checked out. Payment would be reimbursed to the client, store credit or trade for something else, would take place. With a unique but small twist, a BIG change can make a humongous difference.

If our current or past clients, the AirkewldArmy, sent their cores in, based on a value proposition, the PRO's would give them the opportunity to win two ways. The first, for every $10 in core value, would be one entry on a quarterly drawing to win Airkewld Swag, like work shirts, tee's, hats, stickers and air fresheners, $100 gift cards to Airkewld.com or even a $500 Visa/Airkewld gift card. The second, for every $10 in core value, once the PRO's accrue $10,000 in cores, the PRO's select a Hero, to receive a Complete Airkewld Drive-Train Package or $10,000.00 (Our CEO would fly to them and personally hand them the check), delivered to their door, FREE of charge. Heroes would enter by telling their story, both about their military experience and passion for their Classic Volkswagen.

Airkewld receives usable cores. The AirkewldArmy wins FREE Stuff. Together, the PRO's and the AirkewldArmy show appreciation to someone who deserves better, our Military Heroes.

Who's ready to make a difference today?

[santoschristos]

From THE One

To the many.

From the many

To The ♡NE.

The Swastika Symbol 卍

In Sanskrit it is called a swastika, meaning “good.” It comes from the word swasti “welfare,” in turn from su “well” and asti “it is.” In popular use in India, it is thought to be a sign of good luck.

The clockwise Swastika is a Solar Symbol representing the cycles of the Sun, while the counterclockwise is called “Sauvastika” and it represents the night and its Lunar cycles.

This archetypal pattern refers to eternal processes of cycles and polarities which exists at all scales of nature, just like the Ouroboros, Hexagram, Yin-Yang, Torus, Fibonacci Sequence, etc…

It is the “Cosmic Spiral” which forms the Universe and Life itself.

“Few world-symbols are more pregnant with real occult meaning than the Svastika. It is symbolized by the figure 6; for, like that figure, it points in its concrete imagery, as the ideograph of the number does, to the Zenith and the Nadir, to North, South, West, and East; … It is the emblem of the activity of Fohat, of the continual revolution of the ‘wheels,’ and of the Four Elements, the ‘Sacred Four,’ in their mystical, and not alone in their cosmical meaning; further its four arms, bent at right angles, are intimately related … to the Pythagorean and Hermetic scales. One initiated into the mysteries of the meaning of the Svastika, say the Commentaries, ‘can trace on it, with mathematical precision, the evolution of Kosmos and the whole period of Sandhya.’ Also ‘the relation of the Seen to the Unseen,’ and ‘the first procreation of man and species.’ The initiated adept, who had successfully passed through all the trials, was attached, not nailed, but simply tied on a couch in the form of a tau (in Egypt) of a Svastika without the four additional prolongations (thus:, not) plunged in a deep sleep (the ‘Sleep of Siloam’ it is called to this day among the Initiates in Asia Minor, in Syria, and even higher Egypt). He was allowed to remain in this state for three days and three nights, during which time his Spiritual Ego was said to confabulate with the ‘gods,’ descend into Hades, Amenti, or Patala (according to the country), and do works of charity to the invisible beings, whether souls of men or Elemental Spirits; his body remaining all the time in a temple crypt or subterranean cave. In Egypt it was placed in the Sarcophagus in the King’s Chamber of the Pyramid of Cheops, and carried during the night of the approaching third day to the entrance of a gallery, where at a certain hour the beams of the rising Sun struck full on the face of the entranced candidate, who awoke to be initiated by Osiris, and Thoth the God of Wisdom.” –Helena Petrovna Blavatsky - The Secret Doctrine - Volume II

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Dutch human rights groups oppose the export of F-35 fighter parts from the Netherlands to Israel 🇮🇱

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 08/12/2023 - 00:07in Military

Human rights groups are trying to prevent the export of F-35 fighter parts from the Dutch government to Israel in a hearing that began on Monday. During the summary process before the District Court of The Hague, they argued that such exports make the Netherlands complicit in potential war crimes, pointing to the alleged use of these planes by Israel in attacks on Gaza.

The Israel-Hamas war has already resulted in more than 15,000 civilian victims.

Since 2019, Woensdrecht Air Base in the Netherlands has been storing U.S.-owned F-35 parts, which are then distributed to the requesting countries. After Israel's recent request for F-35 parts, Dutch customs requested government approval due to export license requirements for military products. Dutch ministers cited a decision not to interfere with existing agreements based on foreign and security policy considerations.

The human rights groups Oxfam Novib, PAX and The Rights Forum emphasized the importance of preventing civil damage to the detriment of complying with such political obligations. Its legal challenge focuses on the obligations arising from export law, the Dutch constitution and international law, including the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and the EU Common Position on the Control of Arms Exports. These instruments highlight the prohibition of arms exports when such exports contribute to human rights violations, in particular genocide, war crimes and serious violations of the Geneva Conventions. In particular, the human rights group raised concerns about a possible violation of the Genocide Convention.

PAX director Martje van Nes criticized the government for deviating from the clear framework for arms exports, considering it an accomplice to the use of combat aircraft by Israel.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development said they had considered the risks associated with exports of F-35 parts. Israel's right to self-defense, amid threats from Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, has been weighed against potential violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. Based on current information, they maintained that there is no evidence that the F-35 jets were involved in serious violations of international human rights law.

Human rights groups claimed that Dutch export rules prohibit the export of weapons if there is a clear risk that this will contribute to violations of international law. Frank Slijper of PAX also clarified that the claim does not depend on a violation of international law itself, but rather on the failure of the Dutch state to conduct an adequate risk analysis of possible violations of international law when approving the export license.

Israel has categorically denied any violation of international law since the October 7 attack by Hamas. On the other hand, numerous international NGOs have called for the investigation of the bombing of Israel, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.

The verdict is scheduled to be delivered on December 15.

Source: Jurist.org

Tags: Military AviationF-35 Lightning IIF-35I 'Adir'IAF - Israeli Air Force/Israel Air ForceRNLAF - Royal Netherlands Air Force / Royal Dutch Air Force

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Fernando Valduga

Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has work published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. Uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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[mccek]

I sono giorni anche d'inverno

Con un po' di sole

Che ti va di uscire e camminare

Ed il sangue è così caldo

Dentro le mie vene

Anche se fa freddo vado al mare

E sto bene con me stesso

Nella mia tranquillità

Non c'è vento che mi porti via

E fa quasi male agli occhi

Questa luce che ci sta

Eppure all'improvviso è buio

In questa anima mia

Sei tu che mi stanchi

È per questa insicurezza che mi dai

A ogni nuvola che passa te ne vai

Ma io guardo avanti

Perché sono momenti

Se tu fossi un cielo azzurro

Forse io non ci starei

Perché in fondo quel che voglio

È che resti come sei

Erano altri tempi Pt.12 (2)