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1. 0:00.000 - 0:02.200 Intermission
2. 0:02.200 - 1:05.000 Introduction & The Scale of the Crisis
3. 1:05.000 - 9:00.000 Historical Roots: From US Policy to Civil War
4. 9:00.000 - 11:05.000 Israel and US Involvement: The "New Middle East"
5. 11:05.000 - 13:01.000 The Human Toll: A Massive Refugee Crisis
6. 13:01.000 - 17:14.000 Potential Solutions and Regional Inaction
7. 17:14.000 - 21:30.000 Foreign Funding and the Nature of the Conflict
8. 21:30.000 - 24:50.000 Media Blackout and Where to Find Information
9. 25:11.500 - 25:21.367 Endcards/Credits

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0:02 - 1:05 | Introduction & The Scale of the Crisis Sabby Sabs introduces guest Mosaab Baba, a journalist, to explain the ongoing conflict and genocide in Sudan. She references an article about "blood visible from space" as evidence of the violence in Darfur.

1:05 - 9:00 | Historical Roots: From US Policy to Civil War Mosaab explains the conflict's origins over decades. Key points:

• 1970s-90s: Sudan was initially a US ally, then pivoted to hosting militant Islamist groups, making it a regime change target.
• Post-2011: After South Sudan's separation, the Bashir regime aligned with US-allied Gulf states (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt).
• 2019: A popular movement ousted Bashir, creating a power vacuum.
• The Main Actors: The power struggle is between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF is the rebranded "Janjaweed" militia, responsible for the Darfur genocide in the 2000s and since legitimized by the EU and Gulf states.
• Geopolitical Importance: Sudan's strategic location and resources (gold, farmland, Red Sea ports) make it a target for external control, notably by the US and Israel, as shown in Netanyahu's "New Middle East" map.

9:00 - 11:05 | Israel and US Involvement: The "New Middle East" The discussion focuses on why external powers are involved.

• Primary Reason: To prevent Sudan from joining a "resistant axis" against US/Israel policy.
• Secondary Reason: To control Sudan's resources and strategic geography.
• The goal is to crush any sovereign, democratic movement and maintain control via military monopolies.

11:05 - 13:01 | The Human Toll: A Massive Refugee Crisis Mosaab outlines the devastating humanitarian impact, with 12 million people displaced. Refugees have fled in all directions: 1.5 million to Egypt, 1.5 million to Chad, and 1.2 million to South Sudan, among other countries.

13:01 - 17:14 | Potential Solutions and Regional Inaction On solving the conflict and the lack of regional response:

• Solutions: Two parallel tracks exist: US-led talks for a ceasefire and an African Union-led effort for a comprehensive political dialogue, which is crucial for long-term solutions like transitional justice and security sector reform.
• Regional Inaction: Neighboring countries are preoccupied with their own conflicts (e.g., Egypt vs. Ethiopia over the GERD dam) and cannot agree on a unified approach to Sudan.

17:14 - 21:30 | Foreign Funding and the Nature of the Conflict Mosaab clarifies the roles of foreign backers and the factions.

• Foreign Backers: The SAF is primarily supported by Egypt. The RSF is funded and empowered by the UAE.
• The RSF: The Rapid Support Forces are the main perpetrators of the current atrocities, recruiting tribally and giving communities an ultimatum: join or be destroyed.
• No "Good Guys": Both the SAF and RSF have roots in Arab supremacist ideology and have committed genocides. The current war is a fight over who controls Sudan's resources and power.

21:30 - 24:50 | Media Blackout and Where to Find Information The conversation concludes on why Western corporate media ignores Sudan and where to find reliable news.

• Why the Blackout? The conflict is complex, lacks a clear "good guy," and implicates US/Israeli-aligned allies (UAE, Egypt).
• Reliable Source: Mosaab recommends Ain Network (@ainsudan on Twitter/X) for verified, on-the-ground reporting from Sudan.

Analysis and Key Takeaways

• A Manufactured Conflict: The crisis is not a simple civil war but the result of decades of international interference, neoliberal economic policies, and deliberate empowerment of violent militias by foreign powers.
• Geopolitical Proxy War: The war is a proxy conflict, with the UAE backing the RSF and Egypt backing the SAF, both acting within a framework of US/Israeli regional hegemony aims.
• Continuation of Genocide: The current violence, particularly in Darfur, is a continuation of a genocide that began in the 2000s, not a new event. The perpetrators (Janjaweed/RSF) were never held accountable and were instead legitimized.
• The "Arab Supremacist" Core: A key driver of violence for over 40 years has been the state's imposition of an Arab-centric identity, which has led to the oppression and genocide of non-Arab, indigenous groups.
• Deliberate Media Silence: The lack of Western media coverage is attributed to the conflict's complexity and the fact that following the money leads back to US allies, making it an inconvenient narrative.

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What I mean is the only way to play the game is though a streaming service. This way the game code is never public. This probably is already a thing but I haven't heard anything about it.

"The Guardian has been told the board member that “led the charge” over the letter’s claims was Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications chief who also helped to found the rightwing news channel GB News.(..)

But many say the events of the past week also have to be seen in the context of a wider political effort to shift the BBC’s reporting to the right on key issues.(..)"

Note: apperantly this is what the Guardian was told by BBC insiders, so I marked this as [Opinion].

alt source Reuters

It appears that Neom—Saudi Arabia’s hugely expensive, architecturally bizarre urban development project—is floundering and close to collapse. A new report from the Financial Times cites high-level sources within the project to paint a picture of dysfunction and failure at the heart of the quixotic effort.

Neom was envisioned as a vast series of fantastical urban developments spread across the coast of the Red Sea. At the center of the project is The Line—a proposed 105-mile-long city which developers had initially projected could house as many as 9 million people by the year 2030. The Line is defined by bizarre architectural flourishes that, as the story notes, have seemed impossible even to the execs tasked with making them a reality.

Blued and Finka were removed from Apple's App Store.

LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance have taken another hit in China, with Apple removing two of the countries biggest LGBTQ+ dating apps. Wired reports that Blued and Finka are no longer available on the iOS App Store or certain Android App Stores following orders from the Cyberspace Administration of China, the country's internet regulator and censor.

Apple told Wired that it must "follow the laws in the countries where we operate." Both dating apps were available solely in China, where LGBTQ+ dating apps are minimal — Grindr, for instance, hasn't been available on Apple since 2022. Blued exists internationally under the name HeeSay.

China has increasingly cracked down on LGBTQ+ individuals' rights and groups in recent years, allegedly shuttering large organizations like the Beijing LGBT Center in 2023. For reasons unknown, Blued previously stopped new registrations this past July, with individuals buying second-hand accounts to use the app. However, it reopened in the middle of August.

Let's get mad like the gif days.

SORASYS marks a significant leap forward in Europe’s aspiration for strategic autonomy in space operations. By providing its own tracking data, Look Up aims to diminish European reliance on American satellite data—which currently accounts for over 90% of European space situational awareness. This initiative aligns with broader structural programs aimed at bolstering European capabilities in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Traffic Management (STM), thereby reinforcing France’s leadership in this vital domain.

cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/36770183

President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to the Department of Justice’s Pardon Attorney, Ed Martin.

The individuals listed in a proclamation, which Martin posted on X late Sunday, include high-profile figures like former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and the president’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, among dozens of others.

“This proclamation ends a grave national injustice perpetrated upon the American people following the 2020 Presidential Election and continues the process of national reconciliation,” read the document, which gives the date of November 7 in its text and the president appears to have signed.

President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to the Department of Justice’s Pardon Attorney, Ed Martin.

The individuals listed in a proclamation, which Martin posted on X late Sunday, include high-profile figures like former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and the president’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, among dozens of others.

“This proclamation ends a grave national injustice perpetrated upon the American people following the 2020 Presidential Election and continues the process of national reconciliation,” read the document, which gives the date of November 7 in its text and the president appears to have signed.

Eager to boost downloads of Copilot, Microsoft has recruited popular influencers to push a message that its AI assistant is as cool as ChatGPT.

Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC and welcomed the resignations of two of its most senior figures after a campaign against the broadcaster that reached fever pitch over criticism that its flagship documentary programme in 2024 used a misleading edit of a Trump speech.

Lawyers for the US president said that the BBC must retract the Panorama documentary by Friday or face a lawsuit for “no less” than $1bn (£760m), according to US media outlets who cited the letter. The BBC has confirmed it had received a letter and said it will respond in due course.

The resignations of the BBC director general, Tim Davie, and its News CEO, Deborah Turness, came after the rightwing Telegraph newspaper published a leaked internal report by a former BBC standards adviser alleging failings in the broadcaster’s coverage. The report criticised BBC coverage on transgender issues, Gaza and an edit of a Trump speech from January 6 during the Capitol Hill insurrection.

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