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‘Is Jess Wilson scared?’: Victorian Liberals under fire over refusal to debate One Nation as Labor backs the minor party’s participation
The Victorian Liberals are under fire for refusing to allow One Nation’s state leader Warren Pickering to be…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #election #labor #Liberal #onenation #politics #victoria
https://www.europesays.com/australia/120930/
National Newswatch | Canada’s AI advantage won’t matter if we can’t…
Canada has spent years building a globally recognized advantage in artificial intelligence. The question now is whether we…
#Canada #Conservative #FederalGovernment #Liberal #NDP #PoliticalNews
https://www.europesays.com/canada/248750/
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/37960/ Opposition tears into Labor’s proposed tax changes as small businesses face potential shake-up #Business #Labor(PoliticalParty) #Liberal(PoliticalParty) #OnTheShow #Politics #SmallBusiness #Sunrise #tax
National Newswatch | Carney to attend ‘Forever Canadian’ rallies in…
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Fort McMurray on…
#Canada #MarkCarney #Conservative #FederalGovernment #Liberal #NDP #PoliticalNews
https://www.europesays.com/canada/248184/
Naftali Bennett pledges aliyah reforms and bureaucracy cuts in election push
The next government will cut bureaucracy, address the challenges facing olim (new immigrants), and help them build successful…
#Israel #News #aliyah #B'Yachad #BenjaminNetanyahu #bureaucracy #democracy #democratic #elections #jerusalem #Jewish #Liberal #lonesoldier #makingaliyah #NaftaliBennett #olim #TogetherParty
https://www.europesays.com/3308354/
Naftali Bennett pledges aliyah reforms and bureaucracy cuts in election push
The next government will cut bureaucracy, address the challenges facing olim (new immigrants), and help them build successful…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Israel #Aliyah #B'Yachad #BenjaminNetanyahu #Bureaucracy #Democracy #Democratic #Elections #Jewish #Liberal #lonesoldier #makingaliyah #NaftaliBennett #olim #TogetherParty
https://www.europesays.com/iran/327740/
https://www.europesays.com/3308354/ Naftali Bennett pledges aliyah reforms and bureaucracy cuts in election push #aliyah #B'Yachad #BenjaminNetanyahu #bureaucracy #democracy #democratic #elections #Israel #jerusalem #Jewish #Liberal #LoneSoldier #MakingAliyah #NaftaliBennett #olim #TogetherParty
https://www.europesays.com/iran/327740/ Naftali Bennett pledges aliyah reforms and bureaucracy cuts in election push #Aliyah #B'Yachad #BenjaminNetanyahu #Bureaucracy #Democracy #Democratic #Elections #Israel #Jewish #Liberal #LoneSoldier #MakingAliyah #NaftaliBennett #olim #TogetherParty
Naftali Bennett pledges aliyah reforms and bureaucracy cuts in election push
The next government will cut bureaucracy, address the challenges facing olim (new immigrants), and help them build successful…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Aliyah #B'Yachad #BenjaminNetanyahu #breakingnews #Bureaucracy #Democracy #Democratic #Elections #Israel #Jewish #liberal #lonesoldier #makingaliyah #NaftaliBennett #olim #TogetherParty
https://www.newsbeep.com/769217/
National Newswatch | Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts…
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, speak after signing agreements in Calgary, Alta.,…
#Canada #MarkCarney #Conservative #FederalGovernment #Liberal #NDP #PoliticalNews
https://www.europesays.com/canada/246049/
“ On 14 June 2025, #AnthonyAlbanese stood inside an enormous sphere of glass and steel, surrounded by 40,000 plants from around the world. His mind was firmly fixed on datacentres. The prime minister #PM was in the Seattle headquarters of #AmazonWebCentres He stood alongside the company’s chief executive, #MattGarman, who outlined a $20bn plan to build datacentres in #Melbourne and #Sydney.
Speaking to a travelling press pack, Garman was emphatic that #Australia was “incredibly important and a great market” for the world’s biggest #datacentre company.
Within days of #Albanese returning home, Amazon reported its largest payment to an Australian #PoliticalParty on record. The company’s federal disclosures show a $46,500 payment to the Labor party’s federal branch on 28 June.”
This was one of 34 payments – totalling $538,000 – that Amazon made to #Labor and #Liberal branches over a six-year period.”
Alba-sleezy.
#Straya / #AI / #corruption / #donations / #lobbyists <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/12/donations-lobbyists-how-datacentres-play-the-political-game-in-australia>
National Newswatch | Carney: Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ could…
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, speak after signing agreements in Calgary, Alta.,…
#Canada #MarkCarney #Conservative #FederalGovernment #Liberal #NDP #PoliticalNews
https://www.europesays.com/canada/245949/
National Newswatch | Carney: Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ could…
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, speak after signing agreements in Calgary, Alta.,…
#Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #Conservative #federalgovernment #Liberal #NDP #politicalnews
https://www.europesays.com/ukraine/54969/
A Look Back at X-Men 2099 #20 (1995)
Disclaimer: This is my original work with details sourced from reading the comic book and doing personal research. Anyone who wants to use this article, in part or in whole, needs to secure first my permission and agree to cite me as the source and author. Let it be known that any unauthorized use of this article will constrain the author to pursue the remedies under R.A. No. 8293, the Revised Penal Code, and/or all applicable legal actions under the laws of the Philippines.
Welcome back, superhero enthusiasts, 1990s culture enthusiasts, X-Men fans and comic book collectors! Today we revisit the Marvel Comics shared universe through one of the many tales of the X-Men 2099 monthly series.
The past few issues followed the developments seen through the eyes of separated X-Men members – Meanstreak who assisted Halloween Jack’s move to take Las Vegas away from the Synge family, Krystalin who has been in California to help her brother, and Shakti who recently uncovered something about the legacy of mutants. That said, Bloodhawk’s absence was really noticeable and this was because Marvel Comics had him appear in a few Doom 2099 comic books set in the Savage Land.
With those details laid down, here is a look back at X-Men 2099 #20, published by Marvel Comics in 1995 with a story written by John Francis Moore and drawn by Ron Lim.
The cover.Early story
The story begins in the Arizona desert where Bloodhawk flies over the wasteland. He just returned from the Savage Land and he immediately notices huge tracks left behind by some kind of large machine and they are radiated. He notices a sick and radiated coyote approach. Bloodhawk grabs the coyote, says some words to it and kills it to end its suffering.
Meanwhile at the ACME Pit Stop (a roadside tradition of fuel and food since the year 2047), a conflict between business owner Cyrus and Lou Ann is taking place with lots of bystanders watching. Their conflict gets disrupted as a massive, large robot suddenly arrived causing everyone to panic. The robot grabs a long rig and threw it at the ground causing a huge explosion.
Bloodhawk, who raided one of his weapons cashes to arm himself with grenades, quickly flies in to attack the giant robot…
Quality
If you read the details closely, you will realize the extremism of the Free Radicals and why they have so much in common with real-life anarchists and zealots.To point out the obvious, the main feature here is the focus on Bloodhawk’s return to the American wasteland coming from the Savage Land (chronicled in Doom 2099). By having him encounter a massive robot, it is clear that John Francis Moore and Ron Lim planned this to have a huge storytelling weight and give the X-Men 2099 fans – especially the ones who love Bloodhawk – something to enjoy. Along the way, this comic book has Bloodhawk gaining an unexpected ally which allowed the creators to show some character development on him. As many fans already know, Bloodhawk values nature and despises both technology and modern society as he saw them as devourers of the natural environment. In this comic book, he has a gigantic mechanical problem to deal with and the odds are absolutely against him. That said, Bloodhawk’s tale here is pretty much a big comeback from being absent in the past issues.
Meanwhile, Krystalin finds herself in deeper trouble. After helping the Free Radicals regain their very young but tech-oriented teammate, she finds herself and her brother still trapped by the gang. Continuing from what was symbolized in the previous issues, this comic book sheds light on political symbolism and the radicalized people’s obsession with drastic change in world they believe is controlled by institutions they perceive as oppressive. The Free Radicals have sinister values that make them comparable with real-life evil forces like Black Lives Matter (BLM), Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, Antifa, LGBTQ mobs, Islamists and others. The Free Radical’s youngest member clearly believes that anarchy means freedom.
Conclusion
The design of this giant robot is corny to look at.Crafted with care and symbolism, X-Men 2099 #20 (1995) has two tales that are gripping to follow. The tales of Bloodhawk and Krystalin succeeded with ensuring a gripping read and moving events forward. That said, the stakes of Krystalin’s conflict with the Free Radicals have been raised even more. Those who are very fond of Bloodhawk will have good stuff to enjoy here. This comic book’s only weakness is the rather corny design of the giant robot, and it felt distracting from time to time.
Overall, X-Men 2099 #20 (1995) is recommended.
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National Newswatch | B.C. Conservatives back in battleground Surrey…
B.C. Conservative interim Leader Lorne Doerkson stops to pet a dog after a provincial election campaign announcement, in…
#Canada #Surrey #Conservative #FederalGovernment #Liberal #NDP #PoliticalNews
https://www.europesays.com/canada/244511/
Poilievre to campaign for Canadian unity in Alberta next week ahead of referendum
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday he will be in Alberta just days before the province’s referendum to…
#Canada #Calgary #Alberta #Canadians #Carney #Conservative #ElonMusk #Liberal #Musk #NDP #PierrePoilievre #Poilievre #politics #referendum #Smith #YYC
https://www.europesays.com/canada/244429/
@miki_lou
Remember the “Carney is playing five dimensional chess” crowd? Turns out it was just nation wide gaslighting, propagated by #shockdoctrine #Liberal propaganda.
The same #patriotic group that said this dirty oil pipeline will never get built as long as there are no private companies willing to take the risk?
Yeah, now they’re all funding and cheerleading the extinction of our #southernorcas for future oil profits. Elbow’s up?!
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #nationbuildingecocide #billc39 #stopcarney #votendp
Your #liberal or #Conservative #MP doesn't work for you, they're working for the #Carney Class: https://youtu.be/c8WpqWNWGAQ (video from @r.gilmore)
National Newswatch | Carney says Canada’s future up to Canadians…
Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to questions from journalists as he makes his way to a meeting of…
#Canada #MarkCarney #Conservative #FederalGovernment #Liberal #NDP #PoliticalNews
https://www.europesays.com/canada/242853/
National Newswatch | Michigan Republican candidate breaks with Trump…
Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers speaks at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn…
#Canada #Conservative #FederalGovernment #Liberal #NDP #PoliticalNews
https://www.europesays.com/canada/241185/
National Newswatch | Carney to again visit Turkey later this month…
Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.…
#Canada #MarkCarney #Conservative #FederalGovernment #Liberal #NDP #PoliticalNews
https://www.europesays.com/canada/239517/
National Newswatch | Carney says Canada at ‘crucial time’ in…
Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to questions from journalists as he arrives on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, before…
#Canada #MarkCarney #Conservative #FederalGovernment #Liberal #NDP #PoliticalNews
https://www.europesays.com/canada/239451/
Heute wurde in Sachsen-Anhalt erstmals ein AfD-Politiker zum Präsidenten eines deutschen Landtags gewählt.
Tobias Rausch übernimmt damit ein Amt, das weit über Repräsentation hinausgeht. Der Landtagspräsident leitet die Sitzungen, vertritt den Landtag nach außen und trägt Verantwortung für zentrale Abläufe innerhalb des Parlaments.
Conférence de Jean-Luc Mélenchon à HEC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVfAg_3JNAU
À voir en entier puis...
À 1h27min30, les questions des étudiant·e·s :
#MasterClass de #Mélenchon, qui répond à une étudiante sur la #dette et les "comptes à l'équilibre" d'une #entreprise ou de l'État !
Il explique que le monde #LIBÉRAL N'A PAS LA SOLUTION... ET IL EST APPLAUDI !!! À #HEC !!! 👏
Par contre, après la visite de #Jancovici (cf pouet ci-dessus), je regrette l'absence du sujet #POLITIQUE : #Déclin des #RESSOURCES...
holis 💙, hablame 💬 estoy 🔥, te espero 😘
#liberal
#dominatrix
#sexologa
#ninfomana
#encuentro
#sexting
#videollamada
#chathot
https://www.europesays.com/be-fr/277970/ Fuites d’eau en Wallonie : le réseau de la SWDE est presque deux fois plus performant que la moyenne européenne #BE #BEFr #Belgique #Belgium #bourgmestre #FlorenceReuter #liberal #mr #POLITIQUE #WATERLOO
National Newswatch | Prime Minister Mark Carney to take ‘active role’…
Prime Minister Mark Carney rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa…
#Canada #MarkCarney #Conservative #FederalGovernment #Liberal #NDP #PoliticalNews
https://www.europesays.com/canada/238903/
National Newswatch | In An Uncertain Economy, Canada’s Power is its…
Navigating Canada’s economic landscape in this moment feels a bit like reading the weather before a storm. U.S.…
#Canada #Conservative #FederalGovernment #Liberal #NDP #PoliticalNews
https://www.europesays.com/canada/237209/
A Look Back at X-Men 2099 #19 (1995)
Disclaimer: This is my original work with details sourced from reading the comic book and doing personal research. Anyone who wants to use this article, in part or in whole, needs to secure first my permission and agree to cite me as the source and author. Let it be known that any unauthorized use of this article will constrain the author to pursue the remedies under R.A. No. 8293, the Revised Penal Code, and/or all applicable legal actions under the laws of the Philippines.
Welcome back, superhero enthusiasts, 1990s culture enthusiasts, X-Men fans and comic book collectors! Today we revisit the Marvel Comics shared universe through one of the many tales of the X-Men 2099 monthly series.
Issue #18 had some political flavor as it tried to shake the foundation of the X-Men 2099 series. It also had symbolism that reminded me about the criminal past of Las Vegas, the twisted Black Panthers (the evil Marxist-Leninist and black power political organization of America) and the social unrest that happened in America during the era of Richard Nixon as US President. At this point in the series, the futuristic X-Men are a shell of themselves as the members have been separated and are involved in different developments far away from each other.
With those details laid down, here is a look back at X-Men 2099 #19, published by Marvel Comics in 1995 with a story written by John Francis Moore and drawn by Ron Lim.
The cover.Early story
The story begins inside an old facility in New Mexico. Shakti, who is only wearing a t-shirt and a panty – has been unconscious for several minutes. After waking up, she learns that a thermionic detonator (left by their former leader Xi’an) has been set to explode and time is quickly running out. She also realizes that the bodies of the Chosen have been taken.
In desperation, she wakes up Skullfire and Luna, and they ran out of the facility to save themselves. The facility blows up and Skullfire asks Shakti for an explanation. She reveals to him that Xi’an – whom she momentarily encountered several minutes prior – is responsible for the destruction and he clearly made an attempt to kill them all. As such, Xi’an is now an enemy of the X-Men.
Meanwhile in Las Vegas, a heavily mutated and oversized Lytton Synge grabs his sister Desdemona by the neck. While explaining details to him, Desdemona uses a failsafe device to cause him to stop moving and free her. She puts on additional gear that enables her to control Lytton’s body and she made it clear to him that he will be used against Halloween Jack…
Quality
Desdemona, Halloween Jack and Meanstreak are together again. Desdemona here had a desperate attempt to reclaim the casino and their company from Halloween Jack.There is a good amount of intrigue in this comic book covering the three plot threads. The thread of Shakti, Skullfire and Luna was very short but it added to the tension about having their former leader Xi’an as a deadly enemy.
On the other hand, the events set in Las Vegas saw the return of Lytton Synge in a bloated, Hulk-like figure as Desdemona used him to attack Halloween Jack who has gained control of the Synge business empire (at least in the building they are in) as he continues with his obsession of changing Las Vegas and moving forward with his plan that could mean doom for the city. In this particular plot thread, Halloween Jack has prepared highly advanced technology to redefine Las Vegas in the most phenomenal way. What I find disturbing is Meanstreak’s lack of morality as he keeps on assisting Halloween Jack (his old friend Jordan) with his sinister plan. This makes Meanstreak appear cold-hearted, sinister and unbecoming as an X-Men member.
Over at California, Krystalin pursues a mission to find Billy the Kid as she has absolutely no choice as the life of her brother is at stake. The Free Radicals literally have her cornered and she cannot do anything except doing what they want her to do. In this particular plot thread, the creators did a good job presenting Krystalin as desperate as she is in the middle of a conflict between the Panthers of Wakanda (where her brother belongs to) and the Free Radicals.
Conclusion
Shakti in a very dangerous situation with not much time left.X-Men 2099 #19 (1995) unsurprisingly moved plot developments forward. Apart from developing the X-Men members more, this comic book also expanded the lore of 2099 America nicely. At this stage, I am eager to find out what would happen next to the X-Men members in their respective plot threads. That said, I am still engaged enough to continue with the remaining X-Men 2099 issues that I have yet to read.
Overall, X-Men 2099 #19 (1995) is recommended.
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#Repost @natesaysthings
The next Christian crusades will be strictly airsoft. #toxicmasculinity #atheist #liberal #baddad
I think there is no better example for the #Liberal mindset than the writing of #TheGuardian.
On first look, this is a grand old newspaper with _great_ values like human rights and social democracy which is read by almost anybody (even Berlin flat-sharing gender queer left activists) - which in its opinion pieces and reporting never seems to quite get _there:_ acknowledging the general and utter incompatibility of #capitalism and a decent humane existence.
Si vous pensez que c'est mieux quand le service public est privatisé, pensez à :
SNCF, le système hospitalier, Engie etc.
Demandez-vous pourquoi tout ceci fonctionne mal ou coûte cher
Le point commun à tout ceci : le démantèlement des structures vers la privatisation ( + ou - déguisée ou partielle)
Alors toujours d'accord pour démanteler l'enseignement ?
Regardez plutôt comment l'État se désengage de tout, tt en augmentant la dette🤔
Ce matin Europe 1 a interviewé Pierre Bentata, MCF à Aix Marseille Université
En - de 5 min la vente du système scolaire est développée, comme l'annonçait F. Lepage
Toute la sémantique est là :
- On fait mieux avec moins
- Éducation trop centralisé
- Performances des enseignants
- Autonomie (privatisation)
- Mode de recrutement
- Salaires différents (car statuts différents)
- Concurrence
- Préparer à un emploi
https://www.europe1.fr/emissions/lenquete-de-la-redaction/trois-questions-a-pierre-bentata-1117682
Für Stolpersteine und für eine gute Erinnerungskultur in Sachsen!
#Water #Air #Environment #Woke #Liberal #Pollution #Republicans #Trump
❓Question: How does wanting clean water to drink, clean air to breathe and a clean environment make me a “woke” liberal, while the US House of Representative Republicans passing new laws giving corporations the legal ability to pollute the earth’s environment, make America Great Again?
👎 Answer: It doesn’t .
RE: https://mastodon.social/@tabmcleo/117356761403508864
I'm afraid that centrist Liberals like Freeland will ruin us. She still believes the US can be a force for good. She completely ignores that the US has been a force for 'bad' for many countries, and now Canada is in the sacrifice zone she starts to wonder. 77 millions elected Trump, many if them voting for him 3 times. The whole Republican Party is hopelessly corrupt.
Centrist politicians and their desperate need to get 'back to normal.'
Trump's weird policies and behavior are making the country MORE LIBERAL, overall. Yes!
But that just makes Republicans hate more.
A #Pentagon #Influencer Called #Liberal #Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End #WesternCivilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called #woke #Ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from #voting.
#military #warcollege #maga
I will put up #human #rights against #liberal #democracy. Don't care what government is cuz if human rights are met, government must be working just fine. In #chess we don't care which #opening we played, we care about seeing the #ending. The end of #homelessness is the beginning of #civilization.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7rtrlfs3mqy45saqlyiffhj2/post/3mwmh7yckfk2l
A Look Back at X-Men 2099 #18 (1995)
Disclaimer: This is my original work with details sourced from reading the comic book and doing personal research. Anyone who wants to use this article, in part or in whole, needs to secure first my permission and agree to cite me as the source and author. Let it be known that any unauthorized use of this article will constrain the author to pursue the remedies under R.A. No. 8293, the Revised Penal Code, and/or all applicable legal actions under the laws of the Philippines.
Welcome back, superhero enthusiasts, 1990s culture enthusiasts, X-Men fans and comic book collectors! Today we revisit the Marvel Comics shared universe through one of the many tales of the X-Men 2099 monthly series.
After 17 issues read, it is clear that the futuristic X-Men were destined to be separated from each other before getting back together against all odds. By having the team in disarray and the members separated with different situations that affected them, it provided the comic book creators opportunities to really develop each member extensively while expanding the lore of Marvel 2099 in creative ways. After seventeen issues, Skullfire has transformed into a more reasonable person who aligned himself with Shakti closely. Meanstreak meanwhile went to Las Vegas with Halloween Jack to do something that could alter the city seriously. Krystalin in California is on a quest to find her kidnapped brother.
With those details laid down, here is a look back at X-Men 2099 #18, published by Marvel Comics in 1995 with a story written by John Francis Moore and drawn by Ron Lim.
The cover.Early story
The story begins in Berkeley where Krystalin and her companion visit a ruined part of the city. She is told that it is best for them to turn around but Krystalin insists on finding the Free Radicals who are responsible for kidnapping her brother Zak. As they walk further, they both fall into a trap door only to find themselves in a very dark wind tunnel which caused their fall to slow down. After landing on the floor, gas is suddenly pumped on them. A very bright light followed which disoriented them both. A man and woman appear to take them in. Krystalin decides to fight and find her brother.
Meanwhile in the mountains of New Mexico, three intruders appeared inside a secret laboratory while Shakti struggles to sleep. The intruders analyze Zhao’s attempt to make analogs of the original 20th century X-Men members which ended in failure. One of them thinks that Shakti has finally halted and reversed the deterioration. Using technology, they have the three fossilized bodies teleported to the Theater of Pain.
Shakti, who has been unable to sleep, senses the presence of a mutant inside the laboratory…
Quality
Krystalin and her companion meet the Free Radicals, a group of dangerous freaks.As expected, this comic book continues the tales of the previous issue, specifically Krystalin’s quest and Halloween Jack’s takeover of Las Vegas. Things, however, turned for the weird and the wild.
Krystalin’s quest for her kidnapped brother Zack led her to facing off with the Free Radicals, a group of freaks composed of scientists who have been waging guerilla war against governmental and corporate oppression. Elements of politics were mixed into the narrative of Krystalin’s tale as it brings back memories of radicalized groups in America who engaged in crime, political activism and terrorism during the rule of President Richard Nixon (for insight, click here). As expected, Krystalin finds herself on a huge disadvantage and her will to get her brother (a highly prominent part of the Panthers) back really got tested here.
As for the other important tale, Halloween Jack (assisted by Meanstreak) pushed forward with his insane intention to take over the Synge casino and bring down the syndicate while Desdemona Synge is helpless. This tale easily reminds me of the Las Vegas legacy of crime, particularly with the establishment of businesses owned by gangsters many decades ago. As Marvel 2099 has a strong anti-corporate message (which confirms the Leftist bias and philosophies with Marvel Comics and creators during the 1990s), the boundary that separated good and evil got blurred away in this tale. While Halloween Jack believes he is doing something good and significant by bringing down the Synge empire and changing Las Vegas, he does not realize he himself is evil and is executing a plan of one evil force replacing the current evil force. This should remind you about the Black Panthers, the Palestinian terrorists, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and other wicked forces of the world who see themselves as liberators and went to the extremes with violence and coercion.
Along the way, Meanstreak assists Halloween Jack without any hesitation which made him a pawn of evil. As such, Meanstreak’s character and moral standing got compromised a lot which makes his membership of the X-Men questionable.
Indeed, there is a lot of symbolism in the tales of Krystalin and Halloween Jack here and the undeniable thing is that John Francis Moore implemented a good amount of depth within.
Conclusion
Shakti, who has the ability to sense the presence of mutants, encounters the intruder.X-Men 2099 #18 (1995) is clearly an attempt to shake the foundation of the series itself. Las Vegas has always been a key location since the beginning, and the Synge empire was the original enemy of the futuristic X-Men. Even as the mentioned two tales resulted in the weird and the wild, the creators succeeded in ensuring a cohesive read.
Overall, X-Men 2099 #18 (1995) is recommended.
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You can't eat salad from cyclosporiasis infected #TaylorFarms. Now it's no longer safe to eat animal products in the US Eh? Meat-head #MAGAts will continue to consume what #RFKJnr tells them is safe. They will mock #Liberal #Vegans, frothing at the mouth, as they collapse with acute kidney failure.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6106384-meat-recall-usd/
Danke, (Angela) Merkel! 🙏🇩🇪🇪🇺👍
„Für Adenauer sei klar gewesen, "dass so eine Partei wie die CDU sich aus drei gleichberechtigten Wurzeln speist – konservativ, liberal, christlich-sozial", sagte Merkel. Er habe Brücken gebaut zwischen Arbeitgebern und Arbeitnehmern, Männern und Frauen, Umwelt und Wirtschaft, Stadt und Land, zwischen den Konfessionen und den Generationen. "Ich würde heute hinzufügen, zwischen Menschen mit und ohne Migrationsgeschichte."“
#Merkel #Merz #Bundesvorsitzende #CDU #Christdemokratie #liberal #sozial #konservativ #Volkspartei #Fossilpartei #Liberalismus #Libertarismus #Wahlanalyse #Berlin #MV
Orange mécanique de Stanley Kubrick
Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell, 28 ans au tournage !) avoue 14 ans, à l’accueil de la prison où il est finalement emmené. Il est déjà sociopathe, délinquant et violeur en série, bien qu’il s’intéresse à la musique, notamment celle de « Ludwig Van », autrement dit Beethoven. La 9e Symphonie est son morceau préféré. Il l’écoute tout en fantasmant sur l’« ultraviolence ». Il s’est instauré le chef d’un gang de quatre, avec Pete, Georgie et Dim, tous moins malins que lui. Ce sont ses « drouguies » (copains en russe). En ados typiques, la bande use d’un jargon particulier, un argot anglo-manouche-russe inventé par Anthony Burgess, l’auteur du roman publié en 1962 d’où a été tiré le film. Son titre est tiré d’une expression cockney, « he’s as queer as a clockwork orange », autrement dit aussi bizarre qu’une orange-réveil.
Ils se vêtent d’une sorte d’uniforme, combinaison blanche de cricket, coquille protège-couilles apparente qui grossit leur anatomie, chapeau melon sur la tête et canne de gentleman à la main. Tout pour faire viril et se faire respecter ; tout aussi pour singer les codes de la bonne société anglaise. Alex, le chef, se met des faux cils pour accentuer l’acuité de son regard. Ils commencent rituellement les soirées par se murger au Korova Milkbar, caverne louche où les tables du sculpteur Allen Jones sont des filles à poil exhibant seins et touffe, et où l’on sert dessus du lait speedé à la drogue. Une fois mis en forme par la boisson et excités par le décor, le gang part en vadrouille. Ils tabassent un clodo puant et aviné dans un passage souterrain ; ils se battent à coups de canne avec la bande rivale de Billyboy, tout occupée à dépoiler une fille pour se la faire ; ils piquent une tire de sport iconique de la construction automobile anglaise, la Adams Brothers M-505 Probe 16, et foncent dans la nuit plein phares, obligeant les véhicules en face à verser dans le fossé ; ils s’arrêtent devant une maison isolée et futuriste intitulée « Home », symbole pour ces désocialisés de tout ce qu’ils détestent : la stabilité, la famille, la société.
C’est la maison de l’écrivain politique Frank Alexander (Patrick Magee). Ils s’y introduisent en feignant demander du secours à cause d’un accident. L’écrivain libéral qui y vit, intello isolé des réalités de la rue et tout de bienveillance humaniste envers la misère du monde, demande à sa femme d’ouvrir, ce qu’elle fait bien qu’elle se méfie. Elle a raison. Les quatre se ruent dans les pièces, tabassent le vieux, découpent la combi rouge en laine de la femme (Adrienne Corri), portée à même la peau pour faire plus sensuel, années 60, puis la violent à tour de rôle sous les yeux de l’écrivain hébété. L’auteur critique cette frange d’intellos qui jugent de tout en chambre, selon l’idéalisme philosophe, hors de raison face aux réalités sociales. Alex danse avant sa partie de « ça-va-ça-vient », comme il dit. Le sexe est un besoin et un jeu ; il profite des cons offerts et les prend. J’ai rencontré Anthony Burgess Wilson en 1972 à Paris, alors qu’il était venu parler de son livre à propos de la sortie du film de Kubrick. Il a réellement vécu cette scène, sa première femme ayant été violée par quatre GIs en 1944. Catholique, il a cru en 1959 avoir une tumeur au cerveau, ce pourquoi il s’est dépêché d’écrire. Ce n’était qu’un faux positif. Il n’est décédé qu’en 1993, à 76 ans, d’un cancer du poumon.
Le lendemain de cuite et de baise, Alex reste au lit et sa mère, avant midi, s’inquiète de ce qu’il n’aille pas à l’école. Alex est le fils unique de parents très moyens, elle travaillant à l’usine, et démissionnaires devant la jeunesse des années 60. Ils vivent dans un « bloc » d’appartements municipaux construits et décorés à la soviétique, par les Travaillistes au pouvoir, d’une grande fresque de prolétaires musclés nus, vantant la virilité communiste. La violence machiste imbibe toutes les idéologies. Évidemment, l’ascenseur ne marche pas et des déchets encombrent l’entrée. Lorsqu’il finit par se lever, en slip, Alex trouve devant lui son agent de probation, P. R. Deltoid (Aubrey Morris), fasciné par les jeunes mâles. Sa mère lui a laissé la clé pour qu’il lui parle. Il le questionne, le menace, le caresse, avant qu’Alex ne rompe l’entretien en évacuant la main sur sa cuisse. Deltoid, au nom des muscles virils de l’épaule, le met en garde contre la violence et sa pente dangereuse, mais Alex s’en fout, empli de l’énergie de la jeunesse, nihiliste parce que la société ne lui propose rien pour la canaliser.
Il s’habille avec recherche comme un dandy et va flâner chez le disquaire. Il aborde deux filles de son âge qui sucent des glaces en forme de bite, et les invite chez lui pour une partie de dedans-dehors. C’est alors une scène comique et culte que la baise endiablée de l’une, puis de l’autre, et on recommence, le tout en accéléré. Chaque fille qui se rhabille est aussitôt déshabillée et clouée sur le lit, où elle subit le va et vient d’Alex. Une véritable sex-machine. Au fond, elles subissent, mais elles aiment ça, c’est comme user d’un sextoy. La société tout entière vante le sexe, depuis les affiches sur les bus jusqu’aux cafés et au cinéma, dans les peintures et les objets à la mode. Pourquoi un ado en pleine possession de ses moyens se verrait-il refuser ce que toute cette ambiance érotique promet ?
Alex est au fond seul : pas de petite amie, pas de parents à l’écoute, pas d’école structurante, pas de vrais amis. Ses drougs sont des rivaux potentiels qu’il faut mater. Ils veulent voler plus et voir le butin mieux réparti entre eux. Alex est obligé de les châtier d’un coup de canne (évidemment sur les couilles), avant de les jeter dans le bassin – sauf Pete, le suiveur. Ils se réconcilient au Milkbar, où ils s’enfilent des laits speedés. Le soir venu, ils tentent le coup chez la femme aux chats (Miriam Karlin), une vieille originale fan de yoga et de félins, qui vit dans une grande maison à l’écart. Encore une satire de la société snob de son temps : elle collectionne les œuvres d’art érotique, dont un phallus géant en plastique qui joue les culbutos sur ses deux couilles. Satire de l’art « contemporain » aussi, obsédé de sexe et sans imagination autre que la reproduction brute. Alex tente le coup de l’accident, mais la vieille se méfie ; elle a lu l’histoire dans la presse et ne veut pas ouvrir. Mieux, elle téléphone à la police. Mais Alex escalade une façade à l’arrière, où une fenêtre est restée ouverte, et surgit devant elle, dans la pièce ornée de peintures érotiques de Cornelis Makkink. Ils se battent, et il aime ça. Elle brandit un buste de métal, tandis qu’il lui oppose le phallus érigé en plastique : un duel très symbolique entre la tête et la queue. Il finit par la défoncer de tout le poids du pénis, là aussi domination masculiniste symbolique. Elle en crève. C’est son premier meurtre et Alex, qui sort par la grande porte pour ouvrir aux drougs, se trouve assommé par eux avec une bouteille de lait, tandis que la police arrive. Comme quoi la violence engendre la violence, dans un mimétisme sans fin.
Alex, 14 ans, est condamné à 14 ans pour meurtre et envoyé à la prison. Là aussi, c’est une caricature. Le gardien-chef Barnes (Michael Bates) chargé de conduire les opérations d’entrée est un pantin discipliné qui ne cesse d’aboyer et de claquer des talons. Un vrai robot au service de la violence systémique de la maison de redressement (qui ne redresse rien). Alex, adolescent au milieu d’adultes, est courtisé par les pervers et se réfugie auprès de l’aumônier, lui aussi tenté, mais tenu par sa foi. Dans la Bible, qu’il lit pour se faire bien voir, le jeune garçon découvre les scènes violentes et érotiques de l’Ancien testament et fantasme sur les meurtres, les viols et les tortures. Si l’étalage de la violence incite à la violence, pourquoi ne pas « interdire » la Bible et le Coran ?
Deux ans plus tard, Alex a 16 ans. Le ministre de l’Intérieur (Anthony Sharp) visite la prison, où il veut trouver des volontaires pour une nouvelle technique de réhabilitation sociale par la psychologie comportementale. Alex lui convient, assez jeune pour que ça marche, et assez cultivé pour offrir une bonne image à la presse. S’il suit bien le traitement Ludovico de deux semaines, il sera libéré comme réinsérable. Le conditionnement psychologique est issu des travaux du russe soviétique Pavlov, celui des réflexes conditionnés, comme des travaux de la CIA dans les années 50 avec le projet MK Ultra. Il s’agit d’imposer au garçon des images violentes et sexuelles après lui avoir administré des médicaments donnant la nausée. Il est forcé de regarder, des écarteurs de paupière étant fixés sur son visage et ses membres attachés. On retrouve l’inévitable séquence de tout réalisateur juif (comme Kubrick) sur les atrocités de l’Allemagne nazie. Dommage collatéral, la musique diffusée avec les images immondes n’est pas du Wagner (ce qui aurait été logique) mais du Beethoven. Alex se voit alors privé de son compositeur préféré, pris de vomissements et de maux de tête lorsqu’il en entend les notes.
Le Dr Brodsky (Carl Duering) est au final très content du résultat, et le ministre aussi. Il a enfin trouvé la solution pour désengorger les prisons, faire taire l’opinion, et redresser les jeunes délinquants. Il présente Alex à la presse et aux institutions. Le garçon ne riposte pas lorsqu’un acteur l’insulte, pas plus qu’il ne peut toucher les seins nus de la fille qui se présente devant lui. Il est immunisé par son conditionnement. L’aumônier proteste en disant qu’il n’y a pas de moralité sans choix et que c’est déshumaniser un être que de le priver de cette liberté. C’est le message de l’auteur, d’ailleurs, dans la seconde partie.
Il considère, comme George Orwell dans 1984, que les méthodes soviétiques et CIA de conditionnement humain sont de nouvelles armes totalitaires. Depuis le péché originel, l’humain est pécheur, violent, anti-social, mais il a été créé ainsi, cela fait partie de sa nature. Ce péché originel a été « choisi » par l’homme en dévorant le fruit interdit offert par sa femme, elle-même tentée par le diable serpent. Le serpent était l’animal favori d’Alex avant la prison. Animal à sang froid qui ne parle pas, il était le parfait « ami » du garçon. Cette nature violente de l’humain est donc, selon la Bible, de son fait. Il doit désormais travailler, faire des efforts, accoucher dans la douleur, mais il a son libre-arbitre. Cette possibilité de choix est une qualité qui lui permet de bâtir sa propre vie. S’il n’a plus le choix, il devient « mécanique », certes non-violent, ni violeur, mais aussi incapable d’aimer le beau comme la musique, ou de s’attacher à quelqu’un. Il n’est plus qu’un robot qui fonctionne, soumis et discipliné, mécanique sans vitalité.
C’est justement le cas d’Alex, livré désormais sans défense à quiconque dans la jungle sociale. Ses victimes deviennent ses bourreaux. Ses parents ont « adopté » un locataire, qui occupe sa chambre ; le clodo tabassé le reconnaît et invite ses compères à venir le griffer ; les flics qui interviennent sont deux drougs qu’il a humilié, Georgie et Dim, et qui se vengent ; la maison à laquelle il demande assistance après avoir été frappé et à demi-noyé est le Home de l’écrivain devenu paraplégique à cause des coups, et dont la femme violée est morte… Lui aussi va se venger, en intello incapable de relations directes. Il va le faire baigner par son garde du corps, le nourrir, l’héberger – et lui infliger la 9e de Beethoven à plein volume alors qu’il sait que cela lui répugne désormais. Au point qu’Alex se résout au suicide en se jetant de l’étage par la fenêtre.
A l’hôpital, car le jeune Alex est comme le chiendent, indestructible, il est réparé et subit des tests psychologiques. Le choc l’a déconditionné (ou peut-être une opération au cerveau, c’est assez flou), et il a retrouvé tout son appétit de vivre : libido au vent, agressivité retrouvée, appétit de musique. Il est guéri et le ministre de l’Intérieur, critiqué par toute la presse, en est ravi. Satire des gouvernements qui se moquent bien des gens mais suivent « l’opinion », ce qui n’est pas la même chose. Pour contrôler le garçon (appelez-moi Fred, je peux vous appeler Alex ?), il lui apprend que l’écrivain gauchiste Alexander a été « mis à l’abri » et lui offre un poste bien rémunéré de porte-parole du parti conservateur.
Critique radicale des dérives libérales, libertaires, libertariennes de la société, qui montent depuis les années 50, tout est promotion de la violence (pourtant monopole d’État légitime) et du sexe (hors de toute morale, même celle de la décence commune). Au fond, le message est celui du clodo tabassé par la jeune génération de nihilistes sans futur : « C’est un monde infect parce qu’il n’y a plus ni loi ni ordre ; c’est un monde infect parce qu’il laisse les jeunes s’en prendre aux vieux, comme tu le fait. Oh, ce n’est plus un monde pour un vieil homme. Quel genre de monde est-ce, au juste ? Des hommes sur la Lune, des hommes qui tournent autour de la Terre, et plus personne ne se soucie de l’ordre et de la loi ici-bas. » Le progrès ? Il n’est que technique, jusqu’à techniciser la société. C’est ce que prône le gang des techno-fascistes autour de Trompe, le redressement moraliste par le contrôle absolu des puissances de calcul et des réseaux de communication.
Le film a été « interdit » durant 27 ans au Royaume-Uni, tant la société moraliste pensait que cela inciterait les jeunes à la violence. Il semble qu’ils n’aient pas besoin de ça pour se défouler, après les matchs de foot et contre les immigrés. D’ailleurs, si le spectacle de l’agressivité incite à imiter, pourquoi continue-t-on à passer images, films et documentaires à longueur d’année sur les atrocités nazies, les camps de la mort et autres charniers ? Est-ce vraiment « pédagogique » de montrer l’horreur, ou est-ce inciter à faire pareil ? Une question que les intellos bien-pensants ne se posent manifestement pas. Hypocrisie sociale, une de plus. Anthony Burgess et Stanley Kubrick s’y attaquent avec vigueur et ironie, ce qui fait du film un inactuel (on dit « culte » pour faire branché).
Film interdit aux moins de 16 ans.
DVD Orange mécanique (A Clockwork Orange), Stanley Kubrick, 1971, avec Malcolm McDowell, Adrienne Corri, Michael Bates, Patrick Magee, Warren Clarke, Warner Bros. Entertainment France 2001, 2h11, €5,49, Blu-ray €16,44
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Die in den meisten Umfragen führende Partei möchte genau daran etwas ändern. Für sie stehen diese Grundrechte wieder zur Debatte - mit fatalen Folgen: viele Menschen trauen sich vor allem im Osten nicht mehr auf die Straße. Sie trauen sich nicht mehr offen ihre Meinung zu teilen. Kurz gesagt: Sie haben Angst. 🧵 /1
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