Colonialism did not just impoverish our beautiful continent economically, it systemically obliterated our institutions and structures - as a way of projecting Western hegemony.

Decades later, any attempt at restoration - at writing our true history or at correcting the falsified tales of the colonialists - is violently resisted, both metaphorically and literally.

It’s clear the West fears Africans becoming empowered with the truth about who we truly are, beyond the lies that have been taught to us about our supposed inferiority.

We must remain committed to the path of emancipation and true independence. As pan-African revolutionary Patrice Lumumba believed, the time will come when the lion speaks for itself.

Source;

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/primary-documents-global-african-history/patrice-lumumbas-letter-pauline-lumumba-1960/

A cool guide about your camera settings
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TIL the T4 Program was a Nazi German euthanasia program that forcibly killed the physically or mentally disabled, the emotionally distraught, elderly people and the incurably ill. The death toll may have reached 200,000 or more [source, comments]

One of the most advanced AI models available, DeepSeek-V3, is Chinese-owned. This is how censorship works in real time

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Donald Trump has revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965.

The order prohibited discrimination in hiring and employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/trump-dei-lbj-rollback

Radical-right populists are fueling a misinformation epidemic. Research found these actors rely heavily on falsehoods to exploit cultural fears, undermine democratic norms, and galvanize their base, making them the dominant drivers of today’s misinformation crisis.

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#RadicalRight #MisinformationEpidemic #Populism #DemocracyUnderThreat #CulturalFear

In Australien starb hochbetagt Joseph Spring, ein einstiger jüdischer Flüchtling, den die Schweiz nach Auschwitz schickte – der aber eines Tages zurückkam, um die Schweiz zu verklagen. https://www.woz.ch/!4X9JKGT5QEXZ

Donald Trumps zweite Amtszeit wird düster: Er wird außen neue Konflikte schüren und innen autoritäre Härte zeigen. Doch seine zur Schau gestellte Stärke ist eine Fassade. Denn in Wahrheit ist er ein Präsident ohne Popularität.

https://jacobin.de/artikel/donald-trump-amtsantritt-dekrete-wirtschaftskrieg-autoritarismus

AI models struggle with expert-level global history knowledge

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#AIModels #GlobalHistory #ExpertKnowledge #ArtificialIntelligence #HistoryChallenges

A "my heart goes out to you" gesture performed at a Tesla shareholder event in 2023

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