An amazing speech by Kenya at the UN Security Council regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 22/02/2022 (video excerpt from this reddit post)
Transcript:
Kenya is gravely concerned by the announcement made by the Russian Federation to recognise Donetsk and Luhansk Regions of Ukraine as independent states. In our considered view, this action and announcement breaches the territorial integrity of Ukraine. We do not deny that there may be serious security concerns in these regions, but they cannot justify today’s recognition of these regions as independent states. Not when there are multiple diplomatic tracks available and underway that have the ability to offer peaceful solutions.
Mr President, this situation echoes our history. Kenya and almost every African country was birthed by the ending of empires. Our borders were not of our own drawing. They were drawn in the distant colonial metropolis of London, Paris and Lisbon with no regard for the ancient nations that they cleaved apart. Today, across the border of every single African country live our countrymen with whom we share deep historical, cultural and linguistic bonds. At independence, had we chosen to pursue states on the basis of ethnic, racial or religious homogeneity, we would still be waging bloody wars these many decades later. Instead, we agreed that we would settle for the borders that we inherited, but we would still pursue continental, political, economic and legal integration. Rather than form nations that looked ever-backword into history with a dangerous nostalgia, we chose to look forward to a greatness none of our nations and many peoples had ever known. We chose to follow the rules of the Organisation of African Unity and the United Nations Charter; not because our borders satisfied us, but because we wanted something greater forged in peace.
We believe that all states formed from empires that have collapsed or retreated have many peoples in them yearning for integration from people in neighbouring states. This is normal and understandable. After all, who does not want to be joined to the brethren and to make common purpose with them? However, Kenya rejects such a yearning from being pursued by force. We must complete our recovery from the embers of dead empires in a way that does not plunge us back into new forms of domination and oppression. We rejected irredentism and expansionism on any basis including racial, ethnic, religious or cultural factors. We reject it again today.
Kenya registers its strong concern and opposition to the recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states. We further strongly condemn the trend in the last few decades of powerful states including members of this security council breaching international law with little regard.
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Much to think about
Call me Kennedy the way she F with my John
Spanish Jackie gives a whole new meaning to “I got your nose”
Gonna be a bit of a hot take I think, but as excited as I am for Jensen Ackles to be in the new season of The Boys, the sexualization from the fan base is already worrying. I saw someone say that seeing his dick will be like “coming home” and then someone else made a long list of why it’s likely that Soldier Boy is going to be in a gay sex scene. Bro, I’m so down with a male superhero attracted to men, but it just feels like there are going to be certain members of the fan base who are going to fetishize it.
Maybe I’m just being prude or something, but I feel like maybe it’s a bit much(?) cause I know that if I was in a place like that it’d make me wildly uncomfortable and resentful to do a lot of that stuff. I mean, imagine if that’s how candidly people talked about women. It’s done so casually and it feels kinda gross to be honest.
Parasite
Me in 2023: I’m gonna stop saying I’m gonna kill myself at minor inconveniences! Those jokes aren’t really funny 😠
Me in 2025 when experiencing a minor inconvenience: I’m going to kill myself
Me in 2025 when someone I don’t like does anything at all: you should kill yourself
mikey way crowning achievements
- inferred bisexuality
- planetary go bassline
- that one really good electric century song i can’t remember the name of
- epic divorce man
- so so so haunted
Two identical infants lay in the cradle. “One you bore, the other is a Changeling. Choose wisely,” the Fae’s voice echoed from the shadows. “I’m taking both my children,” the mother said defiantly.
Post-No Way Home Peter Parker who finishes his GED, goes to community college, works at the Daily Bugle part-time for the cash but he works in IT, rediscovers his sexuality after crushing hard on a guy in his mechanics class, is a total mess because he never sleeps but kicks ass being the independent Spider-Man he was always meant to be.