OT: World Politics

[BeLeafer]

Ignoring Repression and Dirty Tricks in Coverage of Ecuador's Election - FAIR

Ecuador's Lenin Moreno jailing political opponents, whom he praised to the skies when he needed them to gain power in 2017, is evidence of sound character to the New York Times—not evidence that Moreno is a cynical person who undermined democracy.

fair.org

 

[BeLeafer]

Usually when the NYT puts out stories like this one, it's time to get ready for a US escalation.



Good thread:

 

[BeLeafer]

 

[zeke]

 

[BeLeafer]

Frankly, they shoud just chop their heads off. With some due process and all that.

 

[zeke]

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[Wayward DP]

the man deserves credit for being an impressive despot.

 

[manny]

Putin will be 84. One year older than Trump will be at the end of his second term.

 

[zeke]

 

[TimHorton]

Sick lair dude

 

[Wayward DP]

they should film the next Austin Powers movie there

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[zeke]

 

[Wayward DP]

sheeeeeiiiit. don't think it was posted here but Iran recently - allegedly deliberately (almost certainly deliberately) - dumped a bunch of oil along almost all of Israel's mediterranean coast... these developments are very not good. also the US has identified the Savis as being an IRGC ship, dunno if that is in the NYT article.

cynically... I think conflict with Iran helps Bibi cling to power, which makes it further ungood.

 

[lecoqsportif]

The mullahs like their ying to Bibi’s yang. They need each other...

 

[lecoqsportif]

This is what happens when there no way for orderly succession.

Like the mafia.

 

[zeke]

 

[Wayward DP]

fucking Bibi. get him the fuck out of office.

 

[zeke]

Note: Israel has attacked Iran nuclear facilities a couple times in recent months.