Bulletins and News Discussion from July 22nd to July 28th, 2024 - Fracas in Dhaka - COTW: Bangladesh
Bulletins and News Discussion from July 22nd to July 28th, 2024 - Fracas in Dhaka - COTW: Bangladesh
Image is of vehicles set aflame by protestors near a government building.
Since July 1st, students have protested the unpopular proposal in which 30% of government jobs would be reserved for veterans of the 1971 War of Independence and their relatives. In a country with a youth unemployment rate of around 20% and a population of 170 million, a large number of otherwise eligible and competent people would have been forced out due to favouritism for veterans. As with basically every country on the planet over the last couple years, Bangladesh is suffering from inflation and an increasing cost-of-living, further exacerbating tensions.
The student protests have been met with significant violence by the government - local newspapers report that over a hundred protestors have been killed, and thousands have been injured. Guns and tear gas have been used. Additionally, the government has completely cut internet access throughout Bangladesh to prevent organizing, which has had some success in dividing protestors, but has also only further angered various parts of the country due to the massive impact to Bangladesh's online industries and various startups. And a national curfew has been in place to limit movement, with the population told to remain home if they want to be safe.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh relented, stating that now, only 5% of government jobs would be reserved for veterans and their families. 2% would be allocated to members of minorities, with the remaining 93% distributed on merit. A period of tentative calm has arrived, but Hasnat Abdullah, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, has stated that unless the government restores the internet, removes the curfew, releases detainees, and forces certain ministers to resign within a few days, then the protests will resume.
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Israel-Palestine Conflict
Sources on the fighting in Palestine against Israel. In general, CW for footage of battles, explosions, dead people, and so on:
UNRWA daily-ish reports on Israel's destruction and siege of Gaza and the West Bank.
English-language Palestinian Marxist-Leninist twitter account. Alt here.
English-language twitter account that collates news (and has automated posting when the person running it goes to sleep).
Arab-language twitter account with videos and images of fighting.
English-language (with some Arab retweets) Twitter account based in Lebanon. - Telegram is @IbnRiad.
English-language Palestinian Twitter account which reports on news from the Resistance Axis. - Telegram is @EyesOnSouth.
English-language Twitter account in the same group as the previous two. - Telegram here.
English-language PalestineResist telegram channel.
More telegram channels here for those interested.
Various sources that are covering the Ukraine conflict are also covering the one in Palestine, like Rybar.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Sources:
Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map. Their youtube channel has substantially diminished in quality but the map is still useful.
Moon of Alabama, which tends to have interesting analysis. Avoid the comment section.
Understanding War and the Saker: reactionary sources that have occasional insights on the war.
Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict. While he is a reactionary and surrounds himself with likeminded people, his daily update videos are relatively brainworm-free and good if you don't want to follow Russian telegram channels to get news. He also co-hosts The Duran, which is more explicitly conservative, racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-communist, etc when guests are invited on, but is just about tolerable when it's just the two of them if you want a little more analysis.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent and very good journalist reporting in the warzone on the separatists' side.
Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.
Pro-Russian Telegram Channels:
Again, CW for anti-LGBT and racist, sexist, etc speech, as well as combat footage.
https://t.me/aleksandr_skif ~ DPR's former Defense Minister and Colonel in the DPR's forces. Russian language.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad ~ A few different pro-Russian people gather frequent content for this channel (~100 posts per day), some socialist, but all socially reactionary. If you can only tolerate using one Russian telegram channel, I would recommend this one.
https://t.me/s/levigodman ~ Does daily update posts.
https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday ~ Patrick Lancaster's telegram channel.
https://t.me/gonzowarr ~ A big Russian commentator.
https://t.me/rybar ~ One of, if not the, biggest Russian telegram channels focussing on the war out there. Actually quite balanced, maybe even pessimistic about Russia. Produces interesting and useful maps.
https://t.me/epoddubny ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/mod_russia_en ~ Russian Ministry of Defense. Does daily, if rather bland updates on the number of Ukrainians killed, etc. The figures appear to be approximately accurate; if you want, reduce all numbers by 25% as a 'propaganda tax', if you don't believe them. Does not cover everything, for obvious reasons, and virtually never details Russian losses.
https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses ~ Pro-Russian, documents abuses that Ukraine commits.
Pro-Ukraine Telegram Channels:
Almost every Western media outlet.
https://discord.gg/projectowl ~ Pro-Ukrainian OSINT Discord.
https://t.me/ice_inii ~ Alleged Ukrainian account with a rather cynical take on the entire thing.
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I can read Modern Hebrew somewhat (pls don't ask why, I assure you, I am an antizionist and attended rallies while most people were still handwringing about Oct 7), but I have no idea where to start looking at interesting stuff, I would appreciate any input on what Qs interest you on whatever topic
(pls don't ask why, I assure you, I am an antizionist and attended rallies while most people were still handwringing about Oct 7)
What a ridiculous thing for you to think you have to say. If someone thinks you're a Zionist for knowing Modern Hebrew then they should just be banned.
It would be ideal to have a "Hexbear Intelligence Service" that translates news and reports from various countries. Comrade SoyViking does it for us (and others of course).
It's very interesting, and in that context someone who knows Hebrew, and even a comrade who may be an Israeli citizen would be an asset (a bit touchy, but you see where I'm going with it, I hope ..)
Sure yes that would be useful. Just to clarify, there are over 200,000 Americans that speak Modern Hebrew, half of which were born in the United States.
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yeah, that's why I am bringing it up - it's not very good, I just wanna contribute
~80% of Jewish Israeli citizens were born in Israel. The idea that all Israelis moved there from Long Beach was never accurate and is now completely outdated. I can't find hard numbers but apparently about ~10% of Israeli's hold dual citizenship. Folks don't choose where they're born. There are a small number of very dedicated Jewish anti-genocide anti-Zionists in Israel.
Also, imagine banning Hebrew speakers when this place is swarming with
Anglophones Chapotraphouse3 had the right idea all along. Just ban posting and the problem is solved
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Tell us interesting things about Israeli domestic politics, like military service for the orthodox, what Israelis displaced from the Lebanese border are doing, economic stats, like/dislike of netanyahu, anything you find interesting that isn't covered or less likely to be covered in English press
Seconding this. I'd be especially interested in subtle cultural references in news articles that would typically not be translated properly, that would go over the head of this ex-catholic who can only speak english.
Ok, I will keep my eye out. No promises, I have to finish a thing that is ID-able information and that takes a lot of time
Who do the crazies currently think will be the messiah?
wdym?
I would love to know more about news and public opinion from the illegal zionist entity, the kind of stuff that illustrated the mindset but wouldn't make it's way to English-language media. It could be about the genocide and apartheid but it doesn't have to be, it could also be about internal tensions and contradictions in zionist society or just stuff that is so stupid that it is funny.
And don't worry about people thinking anything bad about you for speaking modern Hebrew, that doesn't make you a zionist. After all, giving people shit for knowing the language of the baddies would be really dumb on an English-speaking website.
haha, I wanted to say that but deleted it later - idk, not proud of learning it
There were some Jewish Israeli anti-genocide and anti-zionist orgs but I haven't looked in to them since the current phase of the genocide started. IDK if they're still active, I wouldn't be surprised at all if a lot of people have gone to ground given the current state of politics in Israel.
There's telegram groups, I think there's one called "ארץ הג'יהאד" (land of Jihad)
Eternal reminder; zionism /= Judaism and there's nothing sus about reading Hebrew.
MODERN Hebrew is very much linked to it though and non-jewish Bible theologicians (who are the typically demographic learning it and Biblical Hebrew) are also very much zionist