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Kill the crown: Heng the baboon intro post.

Beware, long infodump cuz I cannot help myself-

The very first celestial primate, Heng is old. No one knows how old the baboon is, not even himself.

He can remember the first human village he wandered to, the years he spent watching the humans farm and sew and pray and so many other things. He can remember the night the village was raided, burned to the ground. He can remember killing the raiders’ leader, turning him to dust with his bare hands by draining his qi— healing the gaping wound in his chest from the spear.

A fruitless effort trying to kill a stone monkey with mortal weapons.

The few survivors of that small village were terrified of him, rightfully so. He was cast out from the only home he knew, and left to wander.

He went all over, gaining knowledge of different cultures, human speech, clothes, all sorts of things as he enjoyed his explorations. Soon enough he could tell exactly how any human society would work; from India to Tibet he saw it all, and knew it all. But he was far from omniscient, and he wanted to know more about this world. The chaos and wonder all around him, how it constantly changed and how it could possibly be filled with suffering.

During his travels, he had found a demon only kingdom in the east of China dubbed “ The Eastern Kingdom of the Sun”. Ruled by the newly crowned emperor Huang Bojing and his wife… a gibbon.

During his stay, he asked about the two rulers and got the story of how they became betrothed.

How with only the palm of her hand, the gibbon Min-Yáng had beaten the former emperor in hand to hand combat— launching him out of the ring with one hit.

Heng knew the whispers of a third monkey had to be true! He had met the second monkey only once, when they crossed paths a continent over.

The strange macaque claimed to be “ the handsome monkey king”, wearing palm leaves with flowers woven into a shoddy crown, and barely modest clothing made of more woven plants.

He… just nodded along, saying he’d wish the king luck before walking away. He didn’t even know where to find immortality like the strange king asked… especially when he didn’t need such things with how he could reverse his own age.

But this, this could be different! He could cultivate a relationship with this stone ape, perhaps— even becoming her friend.

And that’s what he did.

Meeting her in person was breathtaking, both of them knowing deep down— they were the same.

They weren’t born of flesh and blood, instead of stone and spirit. They weren’t blood siblings or anything close, but that didn’t stop them from bonding like such.

Heng became a part of the royal family only months later, finally settling down within the demonic kingdom.

He had traded in days of walking for learning to read and write, slim meals after hard work for feasts every night with his new sworn-sister and her husband, and rags for silks and cotton soft to the touch.

He was home. He had a family.

He didn’t stay in the palace. Despite the luxury his sister and brother-in-law offered, he couldn’t stay in one place for long. So he went into the city, buying a home there. He didn’t stick with one job either, happy to pick up work from the butcher, or the textile shop, even the farmers.

When he became an uncle, Heng wept. Tears of joy flooded from his eyes the moment he held that little baby; looking down at a little face with a yellow face marking just like her mother’s.

Her eyes were red like Bojing’s, irises blue like her mother’s. Zhi, the first born.

Then four years later, a second child. A second girl, a copy of her mother. Ming-Yue.

Another four years later, Heng couldn’t stop his laughter when a third girl was born. Just like her father, Jiayi was brought into the world.

And finally, three years later- the last child was born. A boy, Li. Orange skin with black hair much like the patch his mother and two sisters had.

It was a wonderful life, even if the Veiled emperor threatened the kingdom from afar- like a storm brewing on the horizon. How could the celestial realm ever hurt his family? They weren’t normal demons or mortals.

Those clouds grew closer, darker, thunderous.

Kingdoms around fell to the tirade, but others stayed strong. Heng made sure the children knew to not disturb their parents when the war-room doors were closed, guiding them away to do other activities. The four children grew up with war always on the horizon, and yet it was a far from thought.

At least until Zhi reached the age to be brought into the war room to learn strategies, to learn how serious a celestial platoon could be against a demonic army.

It was up to Heng to keep the other three busy, occupied with other tasks such as learning to cook, reading, or exploring the capital city.

He kept calm, always keeping a good attitude so no one would worry.

But when the Great Sage’s weapon was discovered in a newly claimed territory… Heng took the task of retrieving it. It had been fifty years since the great journey of the Tang monk, and fifty years since any of them were heard from. The staff reappearing, it had to mean something.

They had to get to it before the Veiled Emperor did.

So a caravan was assembled; wagons loaded, horses saddled, and soldiers armed just in case. Heng bid his family a farewell, just for a few days. After all these were only retrieving a staff, it shouldn’t take long.

He didn’t think to double check the wagons for stowaways.

He didn’t think Yue would ever sneak into one, knowing she shouldn’t have ever been so far from the safety of home. He never thought he’d have to watch as she pulled the staff from the ground, as the clouds above them rumbled like a hurricane about to form.

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Whew! A lot of text there huh? Now for pictures! The one down below will be his main outfit and hairstyle!

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Protesting farmers in Delhi burn copies of new agriculture laws

Protesting farmers in Delhi burn copies of new agriculture laws

Image Source : PTI On Lohri, protesting farmers in Delhi to burn copies of new agriculture laws Farmers protesting at Delhi borders today burnt copies of Centre’s new agriculture laws at all demonstration sites on the festival of Lohri, as a mark of protest against the legislations. Lohri is mostly celebrated in north India, marking the beginning of the spring season. Bonfires are a special…

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Farmers burn farm law copies as 'Holika Dahan'

Farmers burn farm law copies as ‘Holika Dahan’

Image Source : PTI Farmers stage a protest against Centres three farm reform laws, in Ghazipur. The farmers, who have been agitating at Delhi borders for the past four months, burnt the copies of the farm laws as part of the ‘Holika Dahan’ celebrations on Sunday and said that the government will have to repeal these laws and make a law on Minimum Support Price (MSP). The farmers said that they…

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Atrocities in Nicaragua: In 1981 the Moonies sponsored a news conference for Contra chief “Chicano” Cardenal

The Pittsburg Press   December 20, 1982

By Katherine Ellison

... The Coalition for a Free World [formed in 1981] was organized by CARP, the Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles. Dan Fefferman, CARP’s national president in New York, describes the group – founded 28 years ago in South Korea – as “a Reverend Moon organization, but not a Unification Church organization.”

“CARP is legally separate from the church, and primarily educational.” Fefferman said.

Both former Moonies and police, however, contend that CARP is a major recruiting arm of the church.

Local events sponsored by CARP members and, more recently, the coalition have included twice-monthly political discussions, a May flag-burning ceremony in front of the Soviet Consulate in San Francisco, a march last year [1981] to honor visiting then-President José Napoleón Duarte of El Salvador, and a September [1981] news conference with militarist Nicaraguan exile José “Chicano” Cardenal. [who was at that time a Nicaraguan contra chief – he lost his role in the CIA shakeup of the Democratic Nationalist Force in 1982.]

Mike Cardone, a member of both CARP and the Unification Church, said he has been trying to unite two rival Nicaraguan exile factions in the San Francisco Bay area.

One, represented by Cardenal and with U.S. political headquarters in Miami, includes ex-members of deposed dictator Anastasio Somoza’s national guard, who are currently carrying out raids into Nicaragua from bases in Honduras. That group, the Nicaraguan Democratic Front, reportedly has been receiving clandestine aid in Honduras from the Honduran military and the CIA.

The other group is led by dissident members of the Nicaraguan Sandinista government who have repeatedly refused to deal with Somoza’s ex-followers, the Somocistas.

Describing the intent of the Coalition for a Free World, Cardone said: “We’re trying to create a platform where (the exiles) can express their ideology – we’d like them to have a clear idea of how and why we’re fighting.

“We’re not promoting violence,” he added. “I mean, granted, (Cardenal’s) got an army. But what are his motivations, his ideals? The guy’s coming from somewhere, and we want to help him explain to the American public what his problem is.”

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Inside the League – The shocking exposé of how terrorists, Nazis, and Latin American death squads have infiltrated the World Anti-Communist League. by Scott Anderson and Jon Lee Anderson.

page 247 “... former contra chief José Francisco “Chicano” Cardenal (who lost his role in the 1982 CIA shakeup of the FDN [Nicaraguan Democratic Force] )”

page 233  “CAUSA [a Moonie organized front group] also turned its attention to the Nicaraguan exiles. In a Tegucigalpa safe-house in 1983, contra leader Fernando “El Negro” Chamorro told one of the authors that CAUSA had first approached him the year before, offering to help “unite the contra factions” [who were fighting the legitimate government of Nicaragua].”

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In 1985 the Washington Times sponsored a fund for the Contras who committed atrocities, and trafficked drugs to the US

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Nicaragua rebels accused of abuses

The New York Times    March 7, 1985

A new report by a private group asserts that over the last three years, rebels from one of the organizations seeking to overthrow the Nicaraguan Government have engaged in a pattern of attacks and atrocities against civilian targets.

A preliminary draft copy, made available here, gives details of 28 incidents that it says “have resulted in assassination, torture, rape, kidnapping and mutilation of civilians.”

Four of the 28 incidents were chosen at random and witnesses were independently interviewed by The New York Times. These interviews seemed to verify some of the details in the report.

The new report, prepared by a three-member team headed by Reed Brody, a former New York State Assistant Attorney General, is based on interviews conducted in Nicaragua between September 1984 and January 1985. It is to be officially released in Washington on Thursday.

The findings are similar to those in a report issued today in Washington by Americas Watch, a private, non-political organization that monitors human rights in the Western Hemisphere. At the same time, the Americas Watch study cited human rights abuses by the other side, noting that there had been violations by the Nicaraguan Army. But it said that there had been a “sharp decline” in such abuses by the Government since 1982. The reports are being released in advance of what is expected to be a heated debate in Congress over United States financing for the anti- Sandinista rebels prior to a vote later this month. President Reagan has asked Congress to renew $14 million in financing to the insurgents, whom he has described as “freedom fighters” who are the “moral equal of our Founding Fathers.”

One Rebel Group Cited

The allegations of killing, rape and kidnapping described in the Brody report seem to apply only to the Nicaraguan Democratic Force, which is based in Honduras and is most active in the northern part of Nicaragua. No charges of atrocities were made by witnesses against the other main anti-Sandinista military force, the Democratic Revolutionary Alliance, which is dominated by disgruntled former officials of the Sandinista Government.

With the help of the Washington law firm of Reichler and Appelbaum, which is representing Nicaragua in its lawsuit against the United States in the International Court of Justice, Mr. Brody’s group was able to obtain official cooperation in arranging interviews with victims of rebel violence.

The follow-up interviews of the witnesses were conducted by The Times in Spanish, in the presence of relatives. No Nicaraguan police, army or other Government officials were present, and none of the interviews were arranged through official channels.

Law Firm Proposed Study

Although Mr. Brody says he disagrees with Reagan Administration policies in Nicaragua, he says he undertook the project out of personal, not political, interest. At the same time, he acknowledges that the release of his report during the debate over renewed aid to the rebels “is not unintentional.”

Reichler and Appelbaum, the law firm, originally proposed an independent study and arranged for Mr. Brody’s participation.

One of the witnesses, who was quoted in the report and later was questioned by The Times, described an early morning attack that he said came as he was on his way to pick coffee at a cooperative farm north of here.

Along with about 30 other volunteers, the witness, Santos Roger Briones, 16 years old, said he was was traveling in a Government-owned truck early last December. Nearly a kilometer ahead was a pickup truck carrying armed soldiers who had been supposed to protect the unarmed civilians from rebel attack.

Suddenly, Mr. Briones recalled, the dump truck was peppered with rifle, machine-gun, grenade and rocket fire. Many in the truck were wounded. Those who could jumped down and ran for their lives.

Played Dead

“I was hit in the foot and was covered with blood, so I lay on the ground, pretending to be dead,” said Mr. Briones. He said he remained motionless as men in blue uniforms robbed him of his boots and wallet. “Then the contras came and cut the throats of the people who stayed on the truck,” he said, using a Spanish term for the rebels.

“When they were finished, they set the truck on fire,” he added. “From where I was lying, I could hear the groans and the screams of those who were being burned alive.”

All told, 21 civilians ranging in age from five to 60 were killed, 8 wounded and one kidnapped in that incident, which is discussed in the Brody report.

Both the interviews with The Times and the report itself indicate that the distinction between combatants and noncombatants is not always clear in Nicaragua. Civilian vehicles sometimes offer rides to hitchhiking soldiers in uniform, and farmers, workers and students in civilian dress often carry arms for what they say is self-defense.

Recurring Patterns Cited

Unarmed victims of the guerrilla attacks said in each case that they shouted that they were civilians as soon as the firing started. In some instances the shooting stopped, they said, but in other cases it continued.

The witnesses interviewed by The Times described several patterns that they said enabled them to identify their attackers as rebels. There were constant references, for example, to blue uniforms with shoulder patches reading “F.D.N.,’’ the Spanish initials for the Nicaraguan Democratic Force, as well as repeated mentions of Chinese-made AK-47 machine guns and a type of Belgian-made rifle that the Nicaraguan Democratic Force uses.

Witnesses also spoke of tents, knapsacks, and boots with “U.S.A.’’ printed on them, which they took as proof that their captors were rebel forces and not Sandinista troops trying to pass themselves off as insurgents. Another characteristic, the witnesses said, was the constant use of a word meaning ‘rabid dog’ that the Nicaraguan Democratic Force uses to refer to Sandinistas and their supporters.

An Abduction Described

Each of these patterns was mentioned by Digna Barreda de Ubeda, 29, who told of an ordeal at the hands of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force that began in May 1983 with a visit to her uncle in Sapote, north of here. She and her husband were abducted at gunpoint by men claiming to be officials of the Ministry of the Interior investigating counterrevolutionary activities.

Once outside of the town, however, the men identified themselves as members of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force and began to beat her 50-year-old husband, she said. The couple was marched to an encampment commanded, Mrs. Barreda says, by men called “Poison” and “The Vulture.”

Mrs. Barreda said she made no effort to hide her pro-Sandinista sympathies. She is a member of a Christian peasant self-help group that works closely with Sandinista groups and also belongs to the official Nicaraguan Women’s Association; her husband fought with the Sandinistas during the insurrection in 1979 that ousted Gen. Anastasio Somoza Debayle.

“There were 50 or 60 of them in the group, and over five days they took turns raping me until each had had his chance,” said Mrs. Barreda.

While she was being raped, said Mrs. Barreda, other soldiers standing by stabbed her with bayonets in the legs and side. During some episodes, she says, her husband was forced to watch.

Mrs. Barreda said that during her five days as a captive she witnessed the torture and murder of a peasant acquaintance who had been kidnapped by the Nicaraguan Democratic Force in a separate incident.

“They asked him if he loved the revolution,” she recalled. “He said, ‘Yes, I love the revolution, because it has given me land, which is more than Somoza ever did.’

“So they started to gouge out his eyes with a spoon,” she said. “Then they bayoneted him through the neck.”They finished him off with a burst of machine gun fire,” she said.

Mrs. Barreda said the soldier who was told to set her free raped her again. She said her husband was released shortly afterward.

https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/07/world/nicaragua-rebels-accused-of-abuses.html?searchResultPosition=2

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In 1985 the Washington Times sponsored a fund for the Contras who committed atrocities, and trafficked drugs to the US

In Bolivia, Moon disciple Tom Ward and the former Hitler SS Officer, Klaus Barbie were often seen together

How Sun Myung Moon’s organization helped to establish Bolivia as South America’s first narco-state.

Sun Myung Moon organization activities in Central & South America

Robert Parry’s investigations into Sun Myung Moon

Sun Myung Moon: The Emperor of the Universe, transcript and links

Sun Myung Moon makes me feel ashamed to be Korean

1. Moon’s first son wrote a letter saying his father was a fraud. 2. Ashamed to be Korean 3. Sun Myung Moon: “Women have twice the sin” 4. “Japanese blood is dirty,” Mrs Gil Ja Sa Eu said 5. Moon’s Divine Principle Theory Applied 6. Sun Myung Moon’s explanation of the Fall of Man is based on his Confucian ideas of lineage, and his belief in shaman sex rituals. 7. The establishment of a worldwide government under Moon 8. Sun Myung Moon in 2012: “There is no Mother” 9. Moon’s words on Hak Ja Han, Justin Kook Jin and Sean Hyung Jin 10. Hak Ja Han married “God” in January 2012. Moon was furious. 11. The Sokcho Incident – the removal of Hyun Jin from the succession 12. In 2018 Hak Ja Han was questioned about the Sokcho Incident

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Farmers to Observe June 5 as 'Sampoorna Kranti Divas' by Burning Copies of Farm Laws

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Farmers Burn Copies Of Farm Laws At Delhi Border To Celebrate Holika Dahan

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Farmers' Protest: Agitators To Burn Copies Of 'Evil' Farm Laws In Delhi To Mark Holika Dahan Festival Today

Farmers’ Protest: Agitators To Burn Copies Of ‘Evil’ Farm Laws In Delhi To Mark Holika Dahan Festival Today

Thye ongoing farmers’ agitation has entered the 122nd day today and the protestors have decided to mark the Holika Dahan festival by burning copies of the contentious Farm Laws near the Delhi Haryana border. According to the farmers, they will burn copies of the farm laws as part of Holika Dahan — a pyre lighting ritual symbolising the victory of good over evil, an asura, on the eve of Holi. BKU…

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BKU to burn farm Bill copies on Holi

BKU to burn farm Bill copies on Holi

The Bharatiya Kisan Union said on Saturday that farmers would burn copies of the Bills at the Ghazipur protest site on Holi. BKU national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait will lead the farmers on Sunday by burning the copies of the Bills. The BKU is leading the protest against the contentious farm laws at the Ghazipur border. ‘Not acceptable’ Mr. Tikait appealed to the farmers that during the Holika…

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Bharat Bandh: Farmer unions call for shutdown on 26 March to mark four months of agri law protests - India News , Firstpost

Bharat Bandh: Farmer unions call for shutdown on 26 March to mark four months of agri law protests – India News , Firstpost

“Kisan Yatras” will be taken out in Bihar from 11 March and conclude on 18 March on Kisan Kranti Divas and copies of the new agri laws will be burned during ‘Holika Dahan’ on 28 March, farmer leaders added Representational image. AP New Delhi: Farmer unions on Wednesday called for a Bharat bandh on 26 March, when their protest at Delhi’s borders against the Centre’s three new farm laws…

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In no mood to budge, farmer leaders threaten to burn copies of farm laws on Lohri

In no mood to budge, farmer leaders threaten to burn copies of farm laws on Lohri

Image Source : PTI In no mood to budge, farmer leaders threaten to burn copies of farm laws on Lohri  Hardening their position ahead of the next talks with the government, protesting farmer unions on Sunday said they will burn copies of farm laws on the occasion of Lohri.  After the sixth round of formal negotiations on Wednesday, the government and farm unions reached some common ground to…

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Farm stir: SC-appointed panel on farm laws to hold first meeting today

Farm stir: SC-appointed panel on farm laws to hold first meeting today

The Supreme Court-appointed committee on the three new farm laws is scheduled to hold its first meeting with members today at Pusa campus in New Delhi. Protesting farmers burn copies of farm laws as part of their agitation. (Photo: PTI) The Supreme Court-appointed committee on the three new farm laws is scheduled to hold its first meeting with members today at Pusa campus in New Delhi. Anil…

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Farmers burn copies of farm laws on Lohri

Farmers burn copies of farm laws on Lohri

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana burnt copies of Centre’s three farm laws on the festival of Lohri on Wednesday to protest against the legislations. The harvest festival of Lohri is celebrated in Punjab, Haryana and other parts of north India, and bonfires are an important part of the festivities. In Ludhiana, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders also burnt copies of the new farm laws. Protesting…

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Members of AISSF burn copies of farm laws in Lohri bonfire

Members of AISSF burn copies of farm laws in Lohri bonfire

Jamshedpur: Members of All India Sikh Students Federation burnt copies of Farm Laws in a Lohri bonfire in Sakchi Wednesday evening. The members of Federation also shouted slogans against the farm laws. The National General Secretary of Federation, Satnam Singh Gambhi called the agitation of farmers a ‘fight for survival’. His exact words were ‘ye fasal ki nahin, nasl ki ladai hai.” He said…

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Lohri: Farmers Burn Copies Of Agri Laws At Singhu Border

Lohri: Farmers Burn Copies Of Agri Laws At Singhu Border

Farmers in Singhu Border on Wednesday burnt copies of the Centre's three new farm laws on Lohri as a mark of protest against the legislations. Source

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Lohri celebrations turn into protest as the farmers set copies of Farm Laws ablaze

Lohri celebrations turn into protest as the farmers set copies of Farm Laws ablaze

<p>Today on Lohri, farmers had decided to burn copies of the Farm Laws. The ground report shows how farmers set the copies of farm laws ablaze and turned the celebrations into a part of the protest.<br /> <br /> Unsatisfied by the court’s order to form a committee from yesterday; the farmers Source link

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Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: Farmers to mark Lohri by burning copies of farm laws as agitation enters 50th day - India News , Firstpost

Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: Farmers to mark Lohri by burning copies of farm laws as agitation enters 50th day – India News , Firstpost

Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: Lohri is most widely celebrated in Punjab which marks the beginning of spring and is very important for the farmers’ fraternity. It is usually celebrated with edible items offered to bonfires Tens of thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been camping out on roads around New Delhi, for more than a month, braving the bitter cold and continuous…