#Saudi Prince

[seventhdiscipleworldwide]

[wilwheaton]

[originalleftist]

Over half of anti-Heard tweets were bots or paid trolls, many linked to Saudi government bots.

"According to an investigation by Tortoise Media, which examined more than one million tweets, more than 50 per cent of anti-Heard messages in the run-up to the 2022 defamation case were "inauthentic' - either from automated "bot" accounts or people hired to attack the actress."

"Bradley Hope, author of a book on Bin Salman, told the podcast that the pro-Depp tweets emanating from Saudi Arabia appear to be produced by "flies", a name for Saudi bot accounts."

"An intelligence professional who tracks online disinformation campaigns, said there was only a "0.1 per cent chance" that the hate directed at Heard was from genuine Depp fans.

The investigation also claims that bot networks in Thailand and Spain tweeted large numbers of pro-Depp messages."

"...more than 100 Twitter accounts sent 1,000 identical messages at exactly the same time to any company that had worked with Heard, reading: "This brand supports domestic violence against men."'

"The makers of the podcast argue that the criticism of Heard could have affected the jury in the 2022 US defamation trial which found in favour of Depp."

"So, if you couldn't tell the difference between a real-life Johnny Depp fan and a bot in 2022, then you probably won't be able to tell a Russian troll from a US election official in 2024. And that represents a serious problem for the security of our democracies."-Alexi Mostrous, presenter of the podcast.

"Johnny Depp and the Saudi Embassy did not respond to Tortoise's request for comment."

[russellius]

2024 SAUDI ARABIAN GP : pre-race : © Steve Etherington

[princemick]

MICK -- friday, Jeddah GP 2023

[royal-confessions]

“Crown Prince Hussein juts confirmed he has no leadership skills, in his interview he talked like he rehearsed everything he said, it doesn't come naturally. Apart from being Saudi ARABIA'S puppet I don't know what we learned from his interview.” - Submitted by Anonymous

“I was curious so I watched the interview of Prince Hussein, what can I say about it? Once again he praised his wife, praised saudis and praised MBS in other words : HE IS SAUDI ARABIA'S PUPPET. The man is too weak. Good luck to Jordanians” - Submitted by Anonymous

“Maybe you've had already a few confessions on Hussein's interview with a Saudi channel😅 I want to add my opinion if you don't mind. His interview clearly showed why he married a saudi woman. I don't have to add more. Real eyes realize real lies. Ps:I'm saudi😅” - Submitted by Anonymous

“Hussein of Jordan doing an interview : oh I love Saudis people , my wife is a blessing 😂😂. Nobody can teach him how to not make it obvious he is so scared of the big Saudi Arabia? Scared of another coup?? And we thought he could be King one day!” - Submitted by Anonymous

“Prior announcing the engagement of R&H, there was a public poll for the Jordanian public asking which Gulf country should they have better relationships with and the winner was KSA. Recently, Prince Hussein stating in TV he is now related to the royal family of Saudi is the most telling thing ever. He made a clown of himself and showed so much servitude to a different country with that boot-licking statement.” - Submitted by Anonymous

“Prince Hussein said he admires MBS.🤢🤮There is 2 options :1) he is scared of him and it means he is up for a life of submission to him or 2) he is just like him which says a lot about him!” - Submitted by Anonymous

[uma1ra]

This is second Nakba

My muslim brothers and sister, please expose Isreal.

No internet

No food

No water

No electricity

No fuel

No hope of help

Israel is butchering them and whole Europe is funding this massacre along with Usa!

Be the voice of Palestine if you have some humanity left in you 🥲🤲🏻

[deadpresidents]

You have mentioned your interest in reading about Saudi Arabia and I share your interest, so I want to know if you think the crown prince will actually become king eventually?

Yes, without a doubt. The Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), is already the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia and has instituted major economic, cultural, and religious reforms over the past few years that have dramatically changed Saudi Arabia. (Of course, he has also been responsible for some impulsive foreign policy disasters and brutal human rights violations.) With the possible exception of the Emirati leader, Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ), the Saudi Crown Prince is already the most powerful leader in the Arab world.

King Salman is still alive (at least he was a few minutes ago), so he is officially in charge, but the King is nearly 88 years old and it is believed that he has been in failing health for a while now. It's not unusual for there to be a de factor ruler while the Saudi King is still living, and in every instance that de facto ruler ultimately succeeded the King. King Saud was forced to hand over power to the future King Faisal because Saud was utterly incompetent and unfit to effectively rule the country. King Khalid, who had assumed the throne when Faisal was assassinated in 1975, handed the reins over to future King Fahd because his health was failing. Fahd suffered a massive stroke in the 1990s, and future King Abdullah stepped in as de facto ruler until he was proclaimed King upon Fahd's death. So there's a lot of precedent for the de facto ruler to eventually become King in his own right. MBS has taken about as much control over Saudi Arabia as possible while still respecting the position of his father, but he's undoubtedly the person calling the shots and he's seemingly (and, in some cases, publicly) sidelined any potential threats to his rule once King Salman dies or abdicates.

Unless there is some shocking turn of events -- and it would probably take nothing short of a revolution at this point -- MBS will eventually succeed his father as King. That will make him the first grandson of Ibn Saud, the founder of the modern Saudi state, to become King. Since the death of Ibn Saud in 1953, every one of his successors as King of Saudi Arabia has been one of his roughly 50 sons. And because MBS is still so young (he's only 38 years old right now), he will likely have the opportunity to rule Saudi Arabia and become the most influential leader in the Middle East for decades to come.

[quasi-normalcy]

.

[taehyungfirst]

taehyung’s best concert fit

Every. single. Singularity. fit

Then this beautiful Black Swan outfit, the flared pants????? UGH BEAUTIFUL

The dilf fit??? I liked all PTD concerts fit tbh

That one fit where he had the chest tattoo, you know the one. And that fit where he had the Gucci jacket and then changed it with Jungkook’s jacket. Blue and Grey fit with the white coat on the black swan fit.

Special mentions:

[theinfinitedivides]

aight ok now that i've watched ep 7 i see some folks are review bombing KTL on MDL bc of the Arab prince storyline,,,,,, what are our thoughts

[newspatron]

Why Saudi Prince's comparing Hamas to Indian Freedom Struggle

Do you agree or disagree with the Saudi Prince’s comparision of Hamas to freedom struggle of India is wrong. Is Hamas worthy of comparision? Read this opinion piece and share your thoughts.

Lets call the statement Saudi Prince Hamas statement. Recently a statement was made by the Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former senior government official and intelligence chief of Saudi Arabia. He said that Hamas should learn from India’s example and adopt non-violent methods to achieve their goals. He compared the terrorists of Hamas with the freedom fighters of India, who fought against British…

[vyorei]

Qatar and Saudi Arabia are going to try and stop Apartheid Israel's genocide-in-progress and get more aid in to those trapped in Gaza

Obviously I don't have high hopes they'll be able to do anything but regardless, you have to hope SOMEONE will drag those fucking bastards out.

[originalleftist]

I really wish more people understood Depp v Heard, and the obscene media circus generated around it, as a Right-wing campaign to destroy a queer feminist activist, rather than as "entertainment news" about a celebrity scandal.

What do a base this conclusion on? (apologies for some of the links refusing to format properly, no matter how many times I check them.)

Here's Amber Heard campaigning for legislation to combat non-consensual pornography (which she was a target of):

This legislation, the SHIELD Act, was introduced by then Senator Kamala Harris in 2019 and has still never been passed, nor has any Federal law criminalizing non-consensual pornography.

I would also advise people to read Heard's fantastic OpEd on the subject in the New York Times, which is without exaggeration one of the most powerful pieces of advocacy that I have ever read: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/opinion/amber-heard-revenge-porn.html

During the Virginia trial Depp unsuccessfully to have Heard's nudes introduced as evidence in a live-streamed trial, as revealed in unsealed court documents: https://www.businessinsider.com/heard-lawyers-say-depp-tried-submit-nudes-evidence-report-2022-8

And then there's the OpEd for which she was sued. It never names Depp, and only briefly alludes to him, but is actually an article, written in conjunction with the ACLU, advocating for Congress to "reauthorize and strength the Violence Against Women Act" and for greater protection for sexual abuse survivors on college campuses: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ive-seen-how-institutions-protect-men-accused-of-abuse-heres-what-we-can-do/2018/12/18/71fd876a-02ed-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html

As for the attacks on Heard, and their sources:

Here is an article detailing the connections between Depp's lawyer/fixer Adam Waldman and the Kremlin, including Oleg Deripaska (a Russian oligarch sanctioned for the invasion of Ukraine), Russian Foreign Minister Sergie Lavrov, and 2016 election interference operativeJulian Assange:

More on Waldman's ties to Russia, including his efforts to obstruct the investigation into Trump/Russia, and to blackmail the US government on behalf of Julian Assange:

The Hollywood Reporter also noted Waldman as "The chief architect behind Depp's sue-'em-all strategy", and the fact that Depp was introduced to Waldman by the Saudi minister of energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, in 2016.

And that brings us to the Saudis.

It turns out a lot of the online hatred and harassment toward Heard can be traced back to Saudi government bots.

Why would the Saudi government give a shit about a celebrity defamation trial in the US? Well, maybe because Prince Mohamed Bin Salman (of bone-saw fame) and Depp are good friends. And perhaps because Saudi Arabia has pushed aggressively to use the film industry to improve its international reputation. As the article above notes, the Saudi government helped to finance two recent films produced by Depp to the tune of millions of dollars, and as of February 2024 "the actor's team is in talks with the Saudi government to secure "an annual seven-figure deal for him to attend events and shoot films in the country."'

In effect, then, Depp is a paid PR agent of the Saudi government.

Of course, the support was not limited to foreign actors- as noted in the article below, both Donald Trump Jr. and MAGA Congressman/alleged child sex trafficker Matt Gaetz were vocal Depp supporters, despite Depp having once joked about killing Donald Trump. And the Republicans of the House Judiciary Committee celebrated the trial verdict against Heard with a Jack Sparrow gif.

(Donald Sr. was actually surprisingly reticent about the trial considering his general inability to resist spouting bullshit on any topic- perhaps because he is above all else a petty and vindictive motherfucker, even when it would be to his political advantage not to be.)

The trial also benefited up-and-coming far Right/fascist influencers by giving them something to talk about with mass appeal outside of their usual base. I do not think for one second that its coincidence that Andrew Tate became a household name at almost the exact same time as the hight of the trial.

The following excerpt from a far Right commentator (sadly I do not recall which one, but I've kept the screenshot) elaborates on how they believed that the trial could be used, and really sums up everything that I've been trying to say here:

Depp V Heard was many things. But perhaps most significantly, in a larger cultural and political sense, it was a highly-successful fascist influence op.

[russellius]

2024 SAUDI ARABIAN GP : Wednesday

[royal-confessions]

“In 1973 the US threatened to bomb Saudis oil fields after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia cut off their supply for supporting Israel, King Faisal replied “You're the ones who can't live without oil. We come from the desert, our ancestors lived on dates/milk, we can go back and live like that again!” In 2023, Crown Prince MBS said “We condemn what the Gaza Strip is facing from military assault, targeting of civilians, the violations of international law by the Israeli occupation authorities. We stress on the need to stop this war and the forced displacement of Palestinians” LITERALLY A MONTH AFTER the crisis started. What a weak ass man. Have the guts to bonesaw dissident but no guts to stand up for Palestinians like his family did in the past.” - Submitted by Anonymous