A reminder: #Assassination of #JamalKhashoggi
On 2 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a #Saudi #dissident #journalist, was #killed by agents of the Saudi government at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Khashoggi was #ambushed & #strangled by a 15-member squad of Saudi operatives.
His body was dismembered & disposed of in some way that was never publicly revealed.
#USPol #auspol #Ukraine #PeaceTalks in #SaudiArabia really? Watch your back!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi
Manahel al-Otaibi remains forcibly disappeared by the #Saudi authorities since December 2024. Detained for peacefully advocating for women’s rights.
Take action and sign our petition with
@GlblCtzn
calling on the authorities to #FreeManahel. #HumanRights
#InternationalWomensDay
Sign here: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/release-manahel-al-otaibi/
“Cairo summit: US-Israeli rejection of the Arab Gaza plan is a moment of truth”
by Soumaya Ghannoushi in Middle East Eye
“The message to Arab regimes is stark: their efforts to craft a postwar scenario are, at best, irrelevant, and at worst, a nuisance to be brushed aside”
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/cairo-summit-gaza-plan-us-israeli-rejection-moment-truth
“Some people close to Trump’s White House have been taken aback by the scale of security that has surrounded Musk since he became a regular presence in Trump’s orbit last year. The detail rivaled only that of the president himself, the sources observed.”
No surprise the #GCC ( #SaudiArabia, #UAE, #Oman, #Qatar, #Bahrain & #Kuwait) + #China and #Russia (GCC henchman #Putin & #Xi), are overdoing mercenaries to protect their largest investment, their top #Saudi henchman.
https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor/114039326385035254
#Saudi henchman Donald #Trump tries to seize control of independent government agencies that were established by #Congress to be run by bipartisan panels, like the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-executive-order-gives-him-oversight-of-the-fcc-while-he-is-suing-cbs-for-20-billion/
#SaudiArabia’s $100B #ProjectTranscendence, marks a significant push by the Kingdom to develop a robust #AI ecosystem that can rival leading tech hubs, including neighbouring #UnitedArabEmirates and other global technology centers.
https://www.cio.com/article/3602900/saudi-arabia-launches-100-billion-ai-initiative-to-lead-in-global-tech.html
#Salesforce has announced a $500 million investment in #ArtificialIntelligence initiatives in #SaudiArabia, and will deploy its Hyperforce platform there through a strategic partnership with #Amazon Web Services (#AWS). Additionally, the company plans to establish a regional headquarters in #Riyadh.
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/salesforces-crm-500m-saudi-investment-fuels-global-ai-growth
#Stargate is a partnership between #OpenAI, #Oracle, #Japan’s #SoftBank - led by #MasayoshiSon - and #MGX, a tech investment arm of the #UnitedArabEmirates government.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4m84d2xz2o
#Salesforce announced this week that it’s planning $500 million of AI-related investments in #SaudiArabia. Like the #USA, Saudi Arabia—a major oil and gas exporter—is looking to capitalize on its abundance of wealth and fossil fuels to become an #AI superpower, including in a $100 billion initiative called #ProjectTranscendence.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191506/musk-bezos-pichai-zuckerberg-microsoft-trump-climate
During his first week in office, #Trump announced the #Stargate Project, a $500 billion partnership between #Microsoft partner #OpenAI, #SoftBank, and #MGX (a tech investment arm of the #UnitedArabEmirates government) to build a massive network of data centers across the #USA.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191506/musk-bezos-pichai-zuckerberg-microsoft-trump-climate
Use “Saudi henchmen” before #Musk and #Trump to indicate allegiance:
> 18F was part of USDS before Saudi henchmen Musk and Trump destroyed it: https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leaving-18f/
Talks between Russian and US officials in #SaudiArabia have ended.
#Russia
#UnitedStates
#Saudi state media described the talks as happening at the prince’s direction.
Mr Ushakov’s remarks suggested the two sides made little progress.
https://www.irishnews.com/news/world/russia-us-talks-end-and-kremlin-says-no-date-set-yet-for-leaders-meeting-62MNQDQHL5PUZMOLOZV5ZC3KHU/
#appeasement
@israel @palestine @iran @lebanon @yemen @syria @ireland @histodons @russia @uk @australia
@dangillmor the aim is martial law, if it takes the deaths of millions that don't matter at all to the #saudi royalty or #Putin. Trump's just the fist puppet, the ugly means to an uglier end.
@GeriatricGardener @palestine @israel
#Netanyahu #Press #US #Trump #Israel #Saudi #Jordan #UAE #Turkey #Palestine #Gaza #EthnicCleansing #Nakba2 #ArabNationalism #MBS
Falling for the long con to whitewash the bloody hands of BoneSaw MbS who saved Israel from the Yemeni blockade.