#mercenary — Public Fediverse posts
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EXPOSED: #UAE #Mercenary Ran Covert #Op Against #UK #Activist #NovaraMedia #yt
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The New Mexican Chronicles Intro
The Chinese have a CURSE, “May you live in interesting times.” I have had an interesting life! For various reasons I began to write some of my adventures down. This was the very first and I began writing The Chronicles of the Mexican Horse Thief in 1999…..
This is a new version with a new introduction and added information that I gathered since then.
The Chronicles of the Mexican Horse Thief – Angola.
The year is 1993, newly divorced and even more “newly” moved in with a woman, Charmaine was a very long suffering lady. We had lived together lest that one month when I decided to show her Barberton. Part of my very dual Gemini existence is knowing about places like Barberton. My paternal Grandfather was a miner, mainly working on the mines around Barberton area. So while growing up in a big city, I spent a lot of my school holidays with my Grandfather. He was like I am now, always lived way out of even a small town. He had a man servant that followed him around, from place to place, he was too a Gypsy, who had the unusual name of Chop-and-Dagger. Old man that had those blue rings around his eyes. My Grandfather used to have a whole case of cold drinks for me, and Chop-and-Dagger feed me meat and pap. Used to sit in his Kia with other Black grownups and sometimes a kid I could play with, there was just Bush for miles. In the day I was just left to my own devices; I was taken down the mines some times but not often. My Grandfather was a licensed Blaster, obviously, so like in Jaluka’s song, African Sky Blue, I have seen the ‘smoking rock face mummer”! I ran around that Bush catching all sorts of little animals, but my passion was snakes. My Grandfather was terrified of snakes as was Chop-and-Dagger.
As an adult I often went back to Barberton an interesting town with a rich history. The first Gold Rust and, believe it or not the first South African Stock Exchange. The Coco Pans over the mountain and into Swaziland…. Grandfather told me how people froze to death in them. Apparently an illegal ride into Swaziland in the late afternoon was the in thing. But. At night the Pans stopped, if you were in one high in the mountains, frozen, gets cold at night in the Lowveld.
Outside of Barberton is a small Hotel, it was called The Bougainvillea Hotel, stayed there often. One day decided to take Charmaine up there to show her the beautiful Bush. We stayed at the old hotel but it had recently been bought and renamed, The Digger’s Retreat. In the small bar we met the owner, Vic. He bought not only the hotel but a Gold Claim too. Yes you can still buy them, back then anyway. He had a plan that was just off the ground. He took his guests panning for gold. Not the fake kak like at Pilgrim’s Rest, the real McCoy! Now if you get caught with raw gold in South Africa, you will sit in jail longer than if you shot you neighbour dead. Gold and diamonds have always been very well… controlled. Vic had the Claim and therefore he was allowed to have raw gold. He had already found some tiny nuggets, had them in a pill bottle. Good deal. Take a tourist panning, they pay to stay at the hotel, bar and food, then pay to do a Gold Panning Tour and finally, if they do find gold, they HAVE to give it to Vic.
The claim was not far and he had the owner of a 4×4 on his payroll to take them out. Most important was Dannie. This guy was out of a Jock of the Bushveld story! Seriously. Old guy, who knows how old, no one knows, not even Dannie. He left home as a kid and went panning for gold here. A real life God damn Digger! Vic was ex-military and we got on fine, he then said if I want to, I could come and stay here, do the marketing and photography, learn to pan and help Dannie. Ok, I can do this.
Charmian. Long suffering Charmaine my brand new girlfriend. Now to drive back , 3 hours or so, get kit and then back here sounded like a pain in the butt. So. I told Charmaine, she should go back, had to be at work on Monday anyhow, work the week and on Saturday next, bring my kit. She did just that. I stayed there for a few months, and have some stories for another time. Right now let’s get back to the Angola story.
Not a month went by and…. Well read on….. to be continued right here
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#Apple :apple_inc: verschickt Warnungen: #Mercenary-#Spyware in 110 Ländern | Mac & i https://www.heise.de/news/Apple-verschickt-Warnungen-Mercenary-Spyware-in-110-Laendern-11414273.html #MercenarySpyware #Malware #Datenschutz #privacy
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What happened to the cop who murdered Carlo Giuliani?
These are his words about his life today, from
Even if you are prepared to murder for the ruling class, they will use you to protect their privileges, then throw you away. They're using you to kill because they don't value life—yours or anyone's.
We can't pity this man who chose to murder a young man like himself for the benefit of his bosses. He is responsible for killing Carlo Giuliani for a paycheck, much as he might pretend to be a victim. He is still telling the story with himself at the center, creating a false equivalency between himself and the one he killed.
But everyone should know that there is nothing to be gained from being a mercenary.
https://crimethinc.com/CarloGiuliani
#CarloGiuliani #mercenary #acab #copsDefendTheRulingClass #noWarButClassWar @CrimethInc
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Crown of War and Shadow: Kingdoms of the Compass
"An outcast burdened with a curse. A mercenary out for himself. A kingdom that must be saved"
Sale: $16.99 to $5.99
by J.R. Ward
4.4/5 (2,567 Reviews)
#fantasy #magic #demons #mercenary #slowburn #booksky #books #warriors #curse #action #adventure
Crown of War and Shadow: Kingd... -
Three lovely vintage 70s book covers that caught my eye (mercenary action thrillers by Peter McCurtin). I just love them. #booktok #military #mercenary #thriller
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The Mercenary Files by Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UXHuiuPaG8Q https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTFMSG3Q What happens when a young woman is tossed into a foreign prison for defending herself? She is given a choice stay in that prison forever or go to work for a secret organization that specializes in contract murder.Meet LaVinda Duvall contract killer or mercenary. You decidehttps://midnight-publishing.org/2026/04/17/the-mercenary-files-by-andrea-dean-van-scoyoc/
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TIL in 1982 William Shatner paid $10,000-15,000 to an ex-Green Beret named Bo Gritz leading a mercenary force on a raid into Laos
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Muslim-employed Spanish soldiery of the 12th century AD
https://piefed.social/c/historyart/p/1879023/muslim-employed-spanish-soldiery-of-the-12th-century-ad
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#usa #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #truce / #uspeaceplan / #mercenary / #privatization
„The U.S. security firm that deployed armed military veterans to Gaza to guard aid sites run by a now-defunct distribution operation is seeking to hire Arabic-speaking #contractors with #combatexperience, according to job listings on its website.“
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#russia has been accused of strapping a #landmine to an #African #mercenary’s chest and ordering him to run through no man’s land as a human bomb to target #Ukrainian fortifications
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/12/russia-using-africans-cannon-fodder-ukraine/
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2booksin52weeks 2026! 1. Set in an Ancient Civilization - Iron Dawn by Matthew Woodring Stover #gamemastersbookclub #ttrpgpodcast #mercenary #ancientworld #fantasyreads #brutality #egyptian #picts #ancientgreece #gritty #ResistPatriarchy #clashofcultures #booksky #bookstagram #booktok
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#Blackwater Successor Hunts #Immigrants for #ICE
#ConstellisHoldings, which traces its roots to #ErikPrince’s #mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a #BountyHunter.by Sam Biddle
January 3 2026Excerpt: "#Constellis was formed in 2014 through the merger of #Academi, previously known as Blackwater, and #TripleCanopy, a rival mercenary contractor. The combined companies and their subsidiaries have reaped billions from contracts for guarding foreign military installations, embassies, and domestic properties, along with work for the Department of Homeland Security [#DHS] and U.S. spy agencies.
"Blackwater, founded in 1997 by Erik Prince, renamed itself multiple times over the years after it sparked international scandal for its violent work in #Iraq. In 2007, Blackwater #mercenaries massacred 14 #civilians in #Baghdad; several of its contractors serving prison sentences for the killings were pardoned by President Donald #Trump in 2020."Prince resigned as CEO of Blackwater in 2009, and Constellis says it has no relationship with him.
"Though there are no ties between them, Constellis’s move to serve as a bounty hunter for ICE aligns with Prince’s reported interest in privatizing immigration enforcement.
"The government has so far paid Constellis $1.5 million, with the potential for the total to grow to more than $113 million.
"In February, Politico reported that Prince — a longtime and steadfast Trump ally — was among a group of military contractors who urged the federal government to employ a '#SkipTracingTeam' and 'bounty program which provides a cash reward' to incentivize the rapid tracking of immigrants. The proposal suggested that, due to a lack of federal manpower, ICE should deputize private citizens to help track down immigrants."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/8sHUN#NoHumanIsIllegal #ResistICE #HuntingImmigrants #ErikPrinceColonialism #ErikPrinceIsWarCriminal #TrumpIsAWarCriminal #USPol #TrumpSucks #ChristoFascism
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Doodle of a landsknecht mercenary (right) against a Swedish militiaman (left), drawn in 1502 AD
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I watched a documentary on the recent history of African states and the name of #MikeHoare appeared.
Mike Hoare is often remembered as a “gentleman #mercenary”. That reputation says far more about Western #ColdWar myth-making than about the damage #mercenaries inflicted on post-colonial #Africa. 🧵
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As #Russia’s #Africa Corps fights in #Mali, witnesses describe #atrocities from beheadings to rapes
A new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner #mercenary group is carrying out abuses including rapes & beheadings as it teams up with Mali ‘s #military to hunt down extremists, dozens of civilians who fled the fighting have told The AP.
#law #InternationalLaw #HumanitarianLaw #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #rape #murder #SVAC #CRSV #Putin #geopolitics
https://apnews.com/article/mali-russia-africa-corps-mauritania-refugees-abuses-2935dd1b50397242a968f69e1dde61f2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-13-One+Must-Read -
Mercenary
That guy may have quite a fancy spaceship, but his security was a laugh and more of a nuisance than a problem. Those testosterone-filled augments tend to underestimate her, an error you only make once. The target was posing as a honored member of the senate, but in truth trafficking humans and aliens of any gender, selling highly addictive synth-drugs and military-grade energy weapons to the highest bidder through his clandestine organisation. That would end today. It's her job. She's good at it.
#IllustratedNanoSciFi
#render #renderedArt #3DRender #CGI #CGArt #3DArt #SciFi #ScienceFiction #MastoArt #MastoArt3D #FediArt #Xanathon #art #3D #DAZ #DAZStudio #DAZ3D #Mercenary -
654 members of the Russian private military companies Wagner and Redut are suspected of war crimes #warcrimes #wagner #redut #russia #mercenary #war #Ukraine www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
654 war crimes suspects tied t...