#iraq currency

[angelnumber27]

ten thousand dinar bill I found

[iraqdinar]

When will the Iraqi Dinar Revalue? (Bing’s AI Tool)

Today, I became curious after months of+*/ hearing about arificial intelligence, chat bots, Open AI, ChatGPT, etc. I decided to indulge my own curiosity and also assess just how intelligent these artificial brains really are. The first one I played around with is one created by Microsoft’s Bing.

I posed the following (loaded) question: When will the Iraqi Dinar revalue?

The answer it gave me wasn’t particularly impressive, however, when I first attempted to write this post my browser froze and I lost everything. Interestingly, while the gist was the same, the second time I asked the idenical question I got a slightly different answer.

That answer is below, make of it what you will:

The Iraqi Dinar has been a topic of speculation for many years. The Iraqi Dinar Revaluation (RV) is a theory that the Iraqi Dinar will one day be worth a lot more than it is today. The RV theory is based on the belief that the Iraqi Dinar was artificially devalued by the Saddam Hussein regime in the 1990s, and that it will be revalued to its true value once Iraq becomes a stable and prosperous country².

However, on February 7th, 2023, Iraq's cabinet approved a currency revaluation and set the exchange rate at **1,300 dinars per U.S. dollar**³⁵.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 7/1/2023

Umm... What was the rate before it was 1300-1?

I guess noboddy mentioned to it what the rate had been before the government set t at 1,300 dinars to $1. Most people would consider an 11% ROI pretty good for year’s investment. IQD appreciated that much against the US dollar in one day when it was set at 1300-1. So at leats in 2023, if you buy Iraqi dinar you haven’t lost anythign this year, and appear poised to see your patience pay off like so many of us have long hoped.

Here is what it said when I asked what the rate had been prior to being changed to 1300-1 (it was 1468-1, but Microsoft Bing didn’t know and couldn’t figure that out). The response is as follows: 

I couldn't find the exact exchange rate before it was set at 1,300 dinars per US dollar on February 7th, 2023¹. However, the Iraqi dinar was equal to US$4.86 between 1932 and 1949 and equalled to US$2.80 between 1949 and 1971 after being devalued in 1949²³. I hope this helps.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 7/1/2023 (1) 1,300.00 IQD is equal to 0.99 USD. https://bing.com/search?q=iraqi+dinar+exchange+rate+before+1%2c300+dinars+per+US+dollar. (2) IQD/USD: Iraq Revalues Dinar Currency Weeks After Replacing Central .... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-07/iraq-revalues-currency-weeks-after-replacing-central-bank-s-head. (3) Iraq lowers dollar-dinar exchange rate - Al-Monitor. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/02/iraq-lowers-dollar-dinar-exchange-rate.

I couldn’t have just let this go without sending feedback to the AI’s operators and developers.More on that in the next post...

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[andrewtheprophet]

How Bush Opened Up the Prophecy: Revelation 13

THE ICARUS TRAP: ARROGANCE, MISPERCEPTION, AND THE U.S. INVASION OF IRAQ JOSEPH STIEB MARCH 25, 2024 Steve Coll, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq (New York: Penguin, 2024). Was the Iraq War a product of mutual misperception by U.S. and Iraqi leaders? Since the United States failed to find significant weapons of mass destruction…

[personastrologyhub]

Astrological Forecast: December 2024 – 2025

A Year of Massive Shifts, Political Unrest, and Technological Revolution

The astrology of late 2024 through 2025 is nothing short of seismic. This period will usher in a new era of war and rebellion (Saturn in Aries), AI revolutions (Pluto in Aquarius), economic instability (Jupiter in Cancer), and radical change (Uranus in Gemini).

If you’ve been waiting for a time of collective upheaval, historical transitions, and power shifts, this is it.

This year is an echo of past revolutions, wars, and financial crashes—but how we handle it will define the future.

🔥 December 2024 – February 2025: Mars Retrograde in Leo & Cancer

• December 6, 2024 – February 23, 2025

• Mars retrograde is always a time of conflict, war, and political unrest.

• Leo and Cancer are deeply emotional, nationalistic signs.

🔺 What This Means:

• Geopolitical conflict erupts—expect rising tensions in global politics.

• Protests and uprisings as people reject authority.

• Economic slowdowns and inflation.

• Difficulties in leadership and weak political structures.

🔺 Historical Context:

The last time Mars retrograded in Cancer (2005), Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, causing chaos in government response efforts.

💡 Expect extreme climate disasters, military struggles, and weak leadership responses in 2025.

What have we seen so far

* LA homes being completely destroyed by the wild fires

Congo and the M23 wars erupted

🔥 March 30: Neptune Enters Aries – The Age of Illusions and Spiritual Warfare

• Neptune, the planet of dreams, illusions, and deception, enters Aries, a sign of war, independence, and action.

• This marks a new era of ideological battles, misinformation, and blurred realities.

🔺 What This Means:

• Fake news and propaganda reach unprecedented levels.

• Religious movements rise, but so do cult-like ideologies.

• Increased conflicts over spiritual and moral beliefs.

🔺 Historical Patterns:

The last time Neptune was in Aries (1861-1875):

✅ The American Civil War began.

✅ Europe experienced mass political revolutions.

✅ Nationalism and ideological wars intensified.

💡 Expect intense global debates about nationalism, religious wars, and deception in leadership.

🔥 May 4 – October 13: Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius – The AI Revolution and Power Struggles

• Pluto rules power, transformation, and destruction.

• Aquarius represents technology, AI, and radical social change.

• When Pluto retrogrades in Aquarius, we rethink power structures and face technological revolutions.

🔺 What This Means:

• AI will challenge traditional leadership. Expect controversies over AI control.

• Digital privacy battles intensify—governments push for mass surveillance.

• The collapse of old power structures. Governments, corporations, or tech companies may fall.

🔺 Historical Patterns:

Pluto in Aquarius has always correlated with massive power shifts:

✅ French Revolution (Pluto in Aquarius, 1777-1797) → Monarchies fell.

✅ American Revolution (Pluto in Aquarius, 1777-1797) → Birth of democracy.

✅ AI, digital currencies, and social upheaval will shape this Pluto cycle.

💡 This is the beginning of a new political, technological, and financial world order.

🔥 May 24: Saturn Enters Aries – The Rise of Military Control & Authoritarian Governments

• Saturn represents restrictions, government control, and discipline.

• Aries is the sign of war, rebellion, and self-determination.

🔺 What This Means:

• Increased military presence worldwide.

• More authoritarian governments restricting freedom.

• Leaders struggle to balance control with personal liberty.

🔺 Historical Context:

The last time Saturn was in Aries (1996-1999):

✅ Kosovo War (1998-1999)

✅ Military buildup in Iraq and the U.S.

✅ Terrorist attacks and political instability.

💡 Expect war escalations, military drafts, and government crackdowns in 2025-2028.

🔥 June 9: Jupiter Enters Cancer – Economic Boom or Bust?

• Jupiter expands whatever it touches.

• Cancer rules homes, real estate, and national security.

🔺 What This Means:

• Boom in housing markets or housing crises.

• Increased focus on national identity and immigration issues.

• More natural disasters affecting coastal areas.

🔺 Historical Context:

The last time Jupiter was in Cancer (2013-2014):

✅ Real estate markets surged worldwide.

✅ Massive climate-related floods and storms occurred.

💡 Expect real estate markets to spike—or completely crash—depending on government regulations.

🔥 July 7: Uranus Enters Gemini – The Age of Information Wars and AI Takeover

• Uranus rules rebellion, change, and technological revolutions.

• Gemini governs communication, media, and education.

🔺 What This Means:

• Massive AI advancements. Expect chatbots and AI taking over communication roles.

• The rise of cyber warfare. Countries will use digital attacks instead of physical warfare.

• Mainstream media collapses or changes radically.

• Revolutions in education and language.

🔺 Historical Context:

The last time Uranus was in Gemini (1941-1949):

✅ World War II ended with nuclear weapons (Uranus = technology).

✅ The Cold War began (massive information control).

✅ Advancements in communication (birth of the modern computer).

💡 2025-2033 will be a time of extreme technological advancements and propaganda wars.

The Next Five Years Will Reshape the World

The 2025 transits are not ordinary—they signal a period of global transformation, conflict, and massive technological shifts.

✅ Geopolitical conflicts and military escalations will increase. (Saturn in Aries, Mars retrograde)

✅ AI and technology will completely reshape power structures. (Pluto in Aquarius, Uranus in Gemini)

✅ Housing markets and economic instability will create tension. (Jupiter in Cancer)

✅ Misinformation, propaganda, and ideological wars will dominate. (Neptune in Aries)

✅ Mass surveillance and government restrictions will increase.

How to Prepare for 2025 & Beyond:

• Learn digital skills – AI, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity will be essential.

• Invest wisely – Real estate, tech, and defense industries will be affected.

• Stay informed – Don’t fall for propaganda or misinformation.

• Develop self-reliance – Economic downturns and governmental shifts may destabilize daily life.

• Prepare for rapid technological shifts – AI and automation will change jobs and industries overnight.

By the end of 2025, we will look back and realize this was the year everything changed.

The age of Pluto in Aquarius, Saturn in Aries, and Uranus in Gemini is here.

This is a time of choice, revolution, and reckoning.

Will humanity use this era to advance forward—or repeat past cycles of war and control?

The future is unwritten, but the stars are watching.

[bullet-prooflove]

Tim Gutterson + sunshine ☀️ chocolate 🍫 and cactus 🌵

Tagging: @kmc1989 @fallmoreinloveeveryday @elenavampire21 @floralfloyd @lamaudite

Companion piece to:

Lucky - Tim's assignment doesn't go to plan.

Stars - Tim's not like the other guys.

One of the biggest commodities in Iraq, especially on base is chocolate. The stuff is like gold, used as currency during poker games, a bargaining chip to swap assignments, a gift for someone whose feeling a little homesick.

A lot can be said with a bar of the stuff and Tim can’t help but smile when he finds one tucked underneath the clean t-shirts in his footlocker. It’s a sign that you’re thinking of him, he’s been thinking about you too which is why he left that book on your vacant bed this morning before he headed out for the day.

Your assignments have conspired against you over the past couple of weeks. You’ve been in the field making friends with the locals and covertly meeting with community leaders while he’s been on patrol making sure no one’s getting any ideas about mortaring the base. The most interesting thing he’s seen through his scope this past fortnight is a drop of dew running down the ridges of a cactus as the sun starts to rise.

When he does lay eyes on you it’s five days later. The sun’s just starting to set as you step into the makeshift bar area in camp. Your hair’s still damp from the shower you’ve taken and there’s a light dusting of freckles across your nose from days spent underneath the Iraqi sun. He wants to kiss everyone of them, but he doesn’t because this thing between the two of you, it lives in the shadows and Tim’s fine with that for now.

“Hey Lieutenant, wanna go share a bar of chocolate and watch the sunset?” He asks you tapping his fingers against the top pocket of his uniform.

Your face lights up and all of those days of resisting temptation are truly made worthwhile.

“You know what Sergeant Gutterson?” You say, swiping a beer from the bar before falling into step alongside of him. “I think I might.”

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[never-was-has-been]

READ WEEP PRINT & KEEP

READ, WEEP, PRINT AND KEEP!

This should be on the front page of every newspaper.

Charley Reese's Final column!

A very interesting column. COMPLETELY NEUTRAL.

Be sure to Read the Poem at the end..

Charley Reese's final column for the Orlando Sentinel... He has been a journalist for 49 years. He is retiring and this is HIS LAST COLUMN.

Be sure to read the Tax List at the end.

This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be. The article below is completely neutral, neither anti-republican or democrat. Charlie Reese, a retired reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, has hit the nail directly on the head, defining clearly who it is that in the final analysis must assume responsibility for the judgments made that impact each one of us every day. It's a short but good read. Worth the time. Worth remembering!

545 vs. 300,000,000 People

-By Charlie Reese

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does.

You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.

You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.

You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.

You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President, and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.

I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank.

I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a President to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.

Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.

What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits.. ( The President can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it.)

The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? He is the leader of the majority party. He and fellow House members, not the President, can approve any budget they want. If the President vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.

It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.

If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red. If the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's because they want them in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Israel, Ukraine, Yemen, Lebanon, etc. etc.

If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.

There are no insoluble government problems.

Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.

Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.

Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power.

They, and they alone, must be held accountable by the people who are their bosses. Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees... We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!

Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.

What you do with this article now that you have read it... is up to you.

This might be funny if it weren't so true.

Be sure to read all the way to the end:

Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table, At which he's fed. Tax his tractor, Tax his mule,Teach him taxes Are the rule. Tax his work, Tax his pay, He works for peanuts anyway! Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat. Tax his ties, Tax his shirt, Tax his work,Tax his dirt. Tax his tobacco,Tax his drink, Tax him if he Tries to think. Tax his cigars, Tax his beers, If he cries Tax his tears. Tax his pot or call it Weed, and then tell him it's not what he needs. Tax his car, Tax his gas, Find other ways To tax his ass. Tax all he has Then let him know That you won't be done Till he has no dough. When he screams and hollers; Then tax him some more, Tax him till He's good and sore. Then tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in Which he's laid... Put these words Upon his tomb, "Taxes drove me to my doom..." When he's gone, Do not relax, Its time to apply The inheritance tax. Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax CDL license Tax Cigarette Tax Dog License Tax Excise Taxes Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit Tax Gasoline Tax Gross Receipts Tax Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Inventory Tax IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) Liquor Tax Luxury Taxes Marriage License Tax Medicare Tax Personal Property Tax Property Tax Real Estate Tax Service Charge Tax Social Security Tax Road Usage Tax Recreational Vehicle Tax Sales Tax School Tax State Income Tax State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) Telephone Federal Excise Tax Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax Telephone State and Local Tax Telephone Usage Charge Tax Utility Taxes Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Watercraft Registration Tax Well Permit Tax Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, & our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the heck happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'

I hope this goes around THE USA at least 545 times!!! YOU can help it get there!!!

GO AHEAD. . . BE A US AMERICAN!!!

REBLOG THIS ALL DAY

[mybeingthere]

In 2006, the artist Hayv Kahraman moved to the US, then occupying her homeland, Iraq, and began painting a woman who has been a fixture of her work ever since. With parchment-pale skin, a swoosh of raven hair, scarlet lips and strong brows, this figure recalls the characters set against unadorned backgrounds in 12th-century Baghdad’s miniature painting, while her apple-round breasts and cool, heavy-lidded gaze suggest a quattrocento nude, rendered with the clean lines of Japanese prints.

It is a composite identity its maker understands well. Kahraman was 11 when she was smuggled out of Iraq during the first Gulf war. Her family settled in Sweden, where she spent her teens; she now lives in Los Angeles. “As an immigrant, I’ve always felt on the periphery of society,” she says.

Watching her mother work as a translator for government agencies, Kahraman saw the demand for refugees to repeat their trauma. “It creates an economy of pain where suffering becomes a currency,” she says. “So how do we get unstuck? How do we not only survive but thrive?”

In the past 15 years she has used her painted women to investigate the refugee condition from often surprising angles. The figures have become contortionists; canvases have been sliced up and rewoven into abstract patterns, in an allegory of the fragmented nature of memory, culture and trauma. A recent Covid-centric series interrogated the martial language of immunology, in which the human fortress is seen to be “invaded” or “colonised” by foreign bodies.

https://www.theguardian.com/.../hayv-kahraman-i-was...

[collectiblecurrencies]

Egan Store is still the best US-based, online IQD (Iraqi Dinar) dealer

EganShop.com has closed, but Egan.Store is still the best place on the web to buy Iraqi Dinar currency. 

Ms. Sandy at Edu Matrix has some of the best videos about the Iraqi dinar and it’s prospective revaluation available anywhere on the web.

Everything I’m hearing is that the RV is imminent... anywhere for hours to weeks, months tops. There’s been lots of chatter that this will be a very special Christmas. Sure, could mean anything or nothing, but Trump’s history is pretty close to unanimous in terms of his knowing something specific when he makes remarks like that.

My recommended source for IQD (Iraqi Dinar) is Egan Store (http://egan.store & Egan Shop https://eganshop.com).

Peter (the owner of Egan Store) has told me this week that he intends to start removing IQD listings soon, although he couldn’t give a date, stating that they would only sell what they can replace, but would sell as long as he could get it. So as long as they can get it they plan to make it available and help as many people as possible procure some before it’s too late.

Peter is a good man and his customers love him. His business has achieved a better than 99% customer satisfaction rate selling on eBay, Etsy, other third-party platforms and from their relatively new site, EganShop.com.

Peter will be launching a plethora of currency-specific, niche collectible numismatics, coin & banknote shops — each specific to a particular nation’s currency.

Egan Shop and Egan Store have every denomination of new Iraqi dinar available for some of the best prices available anywhere online. If you find a better price, message them. If Peter can beat it he will.

https://etsy.com/shop/EganStore

[mariacallous]

The new populist president railed against the judiciary as they blocked his aggressive moves to restructure his country’s government and economy.

This was in Mexico, where former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador eventually pushed through changes that required every judge in his country to be elected rather than appointed. The reforms, and the promise of more by his successor, caused markets to lose confidence in his country’s reliability as a place to invest, which led its currency to weaken.

It was one in a series of assaults that populists around the globe have launched on the courts in recent years, and legal observers now wonder if the United States could be next.

As the courts deliver a series of setbacks to his dramatic attempt to change the federal government without congressional approval, President Donald Trump’s supporters are echoing some of the rhetoric and actions that elsewhere have preceded attacks on the judiciary.

Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, posted last week on X: “Under the precedents now being established by radical rogue judges, a district court in Hawaii could enjoin troop movements in Iraq. Judges have no authority to administer the executive branch. Or to nullify the results of a national election.”

“We either have democracy,” said Miller, who once ran a legal group that sued to get judges to block former President Joe Biden’s initiatives, “or not.”

Trump’s supporters in Congress have raised the specter of impeaching judges who have ruled against the administration. Elon Musk, the billionaire Trump backer whose Department of Government Efficiency has ended up in the crosshairs of much of the litigation, has regularly called for removing judges on his social media site, X.

On Sunday, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican Chuck Grassley, reacted furiously to a Washington judge’s order briefly halting deportations under an 18th century wartime law that Trump invoked hours earlier.

“Another day, another judge unilaterally deciding policy for the whole country. This time to benefit foreign gang members,” Grassley wrote. “If the Supreme Court or Congress doesn’t fix, we’re headed towards a constitutional crisis.”

Activists contend it’s the administration that’s increasing the odds of a crisis.

“They don’t like what they’re seeing in the courts, and this is setting up what may very well be a constitutional crisis about the independence of the judiciary,” said Heidi Beirich, founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism.

[iraqdinar]

What do you make of the other currencies being discussed in the same context as Iraqi Dinar as it relates to revaluation and exponential profit potential?

Depends which ones you’re asking about.

[jeffhirsch]

No Escaping Historically Miserable August

So much for a positive election-year August for the market. A combination of stretched valuations, weak/tepid earnings, a disappointing July jobs report, a late-cycle change in presidential candidates, currency market volatility and geopolitics has put the major indexes in a deep hole to climb back out of. As of today’s close, losses in August range from -5.1% from DJIA to 9.7% by Russell 2000.

These sharp declines have drawn comparisons to past difficult Augusts such as 1990 (Iraq invaded Kuwait), 1997 (Asian currency contagion), 1998 (Russian debt/currency), 2010 (European debt), 2011 (U.S. debt downgrade) and 2015 (China growth scare & yuan devalue). But August weakness does not always need a crisis or trigger with sizable S&P 500 declines also occurring in 1988 (-3.9%), 2001 (-6.4%), 2013 (-3.1%), and 2022 (-4.2%). All of this weakness is why August has been the worst DJIA month and second worst month of the year for S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Russell 2000 from 1988 to 2023.

Looking at the chart of 2024 through the close today (August 7) compared to the seasonal patterns using the last 36 years of data, more chop and volatility is likely in store for the market in the near-term. After an early August selloff, the market has tended to spend the balance of August bouncing around on average with little meaningful progress. The tightening of the presidential election and elevated geopolitical tensions are likely to keep a lid on markets through the rest of the “Worst Months.”

[highlights-of-the-lowlife]

so there's a lot of crowing about world war three being on the horizon or currently happening but nobody will admit it (its not and the people claiming it is also tend to think covid was a bioweapon made by aliens so disregard them)

every conflict inevitably becomes a global conflict because like it or not we are an interconnected world. for example russia has been purchasing arms from iran in exchange for gold and the promise of new fighter jets to be provided in the future. iran is using that gold to further purchase arms because they don't have access to currencies required to purchase from legitimate buyers.

with those arms they intend to wage war on iraq over longstanding grudges, afghanistan over water rights and israel because they hate jews. on top of that a large portion of iran's foreign policy is to prop up terrorist organisations like hamas, hebollah and the houthis in order to cause problems for their targets.

so just through russia and iran exchanging ammo we have knock on effects to conflicts in ukraine, russia, iran, iraq, lebanon, israel, palestine, syria and yemen.

that is already a global conflict while ignoring north korean involvement in the war in ukraine. so any talks about negotiations or witholding aid to ukraine is in itself wasted effort. the anti-democratic axis is already ignoring the rules they claim to hold us to. there is no way of preventing escalation and bringing forth a reasonable outcome because the opposition has made their intentions clear. they are not acting in good faith and will refuse to do so. they will act any way they please and the only way to stop them is to bloody their nose.

as an aside, russia egging on iran to cause conflicts in order to divert arms to israel and turn the eye of the world away from ukraine has really backfired. because now iran is potentially going to be at war with israel while being wholly unprepared and will suddenly need all the ammo they were selling to russia. those fighter jets won't be coming for years either so they've both shot themselves in the foot.

as a further aside, the definition of world war is also honestly really vague. the people worrying about world war three depending on their definition of the start of the conflict would put us somewhere between world war 6 and 15 especially if you start considering wars outside of europe that still involved huge parts of the world

[slo2004blog]

Some Palestine updates from the retweets of twt@/IbnRiad

Major 'Israeli' communications are under cyber attack. Bezeq company is shutdown. All emergency service contacts shut down.

Hostages released from Hamas are being assigned 'supervisors' to train them for press releases.

A letter from the Israeli detainee, Danielle Aloni, who was released by the Al-Qassam Brigades, that she left for them: a kind letter to the soldiers and commanders of the Resistance.

Israeli media discuss the growing crisis of confidence among Israeli forces amid the dismissal of officers who withdrew from battles in Gaza in protest of the "failure to provide cover during an incursion, resulting in a fatal ambush." via english.almayadeen.net

Footage of the hostage exchange reveals that Northern Gaza was not under IOF control, contrary to their claims.

Other updates from twt

Palestinian prisoners are coming out with stories of abuse and neglect. They weren't told there was a truce, one man was beaten to death just for asking if there was one. When boarding the bus taking them to the tradeoff, IOF told them they were going to be interrogated.

IOF shot at Palestinians returning to their homes.

'Israel' released demands following the release of Palestinian prisoners: 1. No talking to the press 2. No gatherings in the homes of any of the released prisoners 3. No passing of sweets or displays of celebration Violations of these rules will incur a $19k penalty.

It's not new that 'Israel' uses Palestinian corpses for skin and organs. Following the siege of Al-Shifa Hospital, 'Israel' used the bodies of Palestinian children and babies for their propaganda, claiming they were 'Israeli' children killed by Hamas.

IOF is stealing shekels, the local currency, from sieged territory. All of it goes to the treasury of 'Israel'.

Gaza's main public library has been destroyed.

Personal note: I authored none of these, this is my attempt to bring some currency of the genocide's events to Tumblr. I can't stress enough that Twitter is still a thriving hub for primary and secondary sources on what's happening there, despite it all.

@/IbnRiad tweets about the Palestinian citizen's struggle and the Palestinian resistance's strength, @/AoR3138 documents military clash updates from all the Axis of Resistance (Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq, and Yemen), and @/revolutionaryem just got their account back after termination and is sharing a link to their telegram channel, they translate resistance related videos and are currently working on a documentary.

There are ways to use Twitter without the website, like using a client such as Fritter. We don't need more reposts we need to boost Palestinian voices. If anyone knows any Palestinian voices on Tumblr please put them below.

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ZANJ REBELLION

Have you ever heard about the Zanj rebellion? 📌The Zanj Rebellion is one of the major African “Captive” revolts in Decolonized history East African captives known as Zanj(meaning Black) revolted against their Arab & Iraqi slavers after hundreds of years of inhuman treatment, dehumanization, and forced eunuchization. The Rebellion lasted for 14 years from 869 to 883 A.D. The Zanj conquered cities, towns, and villages. They freed other captives and built their own towns, where they produced their own currency, collected taxes, and formed their own military What prompted the Revolt? Bantu-speaking people (Zanj) who had been captured from the coast of East Africa and transported to the Middle East were brought into southern Iraq to drain the salt marshes in the city of Basra. (Basra is an Iraqi city located in Southern Iraq) The Zanj were subjected to intense labour, under harsh and unbelievably inhumane conditions. (Read previous posts) They were also seen as inferior and their humanity was systemically denied. The Zanj rebellion was an uprising borne out of resistance and vengeance. It started with a few isolated farms and quickly picked up momentum, leading to larger plantations being attacked and large numbers of captives being freed. To quell the rebellion, the Caliphate sent troops who were unable to withstand the strength and battle skills of the Zanj warriors (with their bows, swords, and sharp-tipped spears) As news of the rebellion spread other captives escaped their captors to join the uprising. Some Zanj captured their former masters to work in the fields as slaves and took their women as concubines. Many provinces fell to the sword of the Zanj. They crushed every Muslim army the Iraq Abbasid empire sent to defeat them. 📌 They captured cities and formed their own towns and systems where they produced their own currency, collected taxes, and had full autonomy over their existence (see any parallels with Black Wall Street?) 📌They also formed their own formidable army. I’ll leave the rest of this bit of history for you to research 🙏🏽 Credit to @Odunifehistory #zanjrebellion #tanzania #africa #iraq #middleeast