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  1. Horseshoe theory is bullshit. Liberalism is a disease. Liberal is, in fact, an insult used by fascists and leftists alike, for different reasons. Liberals and fascists are both morally corrupt and spiritually bankrupt. But these are just descriptors.

    Fascists insult liberals for weakness, diversity, proceduralism, or insufficient ethnonational purity.

    Leftists insult liberals for collaboration with domination while pretending neutrality.

    Same word, different indictment. The key distinction is function.

    A liberal government may speak of human rights while backing massacres. A fascist movement may discard the human-rights language and embrace domination more openly.

    Different rhetoric, sometimes overlapping material outcomes.

    I won't speak about theory in a vacuum, but let's talk about historical and material conditions and the imperial boomerang across settler-colonial states, imperial powers, and postcolonial formations shaped by empire. Let's start there.

    – an Indonesian in Indonesia
    (In case you think the political spectrum translates cleanly to every corner of the world while global power structures heavily rely on exploitative systems of racial and gender hierarchy and extraction, think again, and this is me being polite)

    #politics #imperialism #westernimperialism #malesupremacy #authoritarianism #womensrights #muslimvoice #Indonesia #Palestine #Iran #Yemen #WestPapua #Cuba #TimorLeste #Sudan #Congo #Rwanda #SaudiArabia #UAE #Venezuela #Nigeria #Rohingya #Uyghur #China #DPRK #SouthKorea #Japan #ComfortWomen #Kurds #Kurdistan #Syria #Lebanon #Libya #Afghanistan #Iraq

  2. At least six indigenous Papuans were shot dead and two injured by joint security forces in Dogiyai Regency, #WestPapua on 31 March and 1 April 2026, following the killing of a police officer. Two minors are among the victims. Security forces reportedly opened fire indiscriminately in a market, residential areas, and inside homes. One elderly woman was shot dead inside her house. Read more: humanrightsmonitor.org/case/at

  3. Between January and March 2026, Indonesian military operations in Puncak Regency #WestPapua involved drone-dropped explosives, mortars, and shootings directed at civilian villages and IDP settlements. On 8 February, grenades were allegedly dropped on civilian areas during Sunday worship services. Internet access was deliberately cut off during attacks to prevent civilians from reporting. Read more: humanrightsmonitor.org/reports

  4. As of late March 2026, more than 107,039 civilians remain internally displaced in #WestPapua due to military operations and armed conflict - up from 105,878 in early January 2026. New displacements were triggered across Mimika, Puncak, Intan Jaya, Tambrauw, Nabire, and Yahukimo. Displaced populations face critical shortages of food, medicine, clean water, and shelter. Read more: humanrightsmonitor.org/reports

  5. Part of an ancient group of egg-laying monotreme #mammals, Attenborough Long-Beaked #Echidnas of #WestPapua are critically endangered. Fight for their survival when you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife via @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj?utm_source=ma

  6. Reclusive and fuzzy Mountain #Cuscus of #WestPapua are cuddly #marsupials, who prefer to snooze among the tangled vines of trees rather than move around. Help them and forests of #NewGuinea 🇵🇬 to survive #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔🤮☠️🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife wp.me/pcFhgU-6rE?utm_source=ma

  7. With jet black plumage 🖤 and bright green 💚 wattles, male Western Parotia #birds 🐦🦜🦚 of paradise gleam like scaly armour when they dance 🎶 Resist against their #extinction in #WestPapua when you #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2026/01/

  8. HRM documented 141 armed clashes in #WestPapua in 2025, the highest figure ever recorded - up from 135 in 2024. Conflict-related civilian casualties rose to 73, compared to 44 in 2024. The conflict has spread beyond the central highlands into previously unaffected areas. #Indonesia #HumanRights
    📄 Annual Report 2025:humanrightsmonitor.org/reports

  9. By late 2025, 52 out of 59 schools in Intan Jaya, #WestPapua, were non-functional due to military operations. In some districts, soldiers replaced teachers. A Papuan senator publicly urged the government to build schools instead of military bases. The government did not respond. #Indonesia
    📄HRM Annual Report 2025: humanrightsmonitor.org/reports

  10. HRM documented 48 victims of extrajudicial killings and 73 cases of torture or ill-treatment in #WestPapua in 2025 — both the highest figures in six years. Drones, aerial bombardments, and booby traps were used in or near civilian areas. Only 4 sanctions were issued against military or police personnel. #HumanRights📄 HRM Annual Report 2025: humanrightsmonitor.org/reports