This can swing both ways as Pakistan has historically taken US money but also gone rogue when it came to instances of existential crisis (like their nuclear program). Right now, the fall of Iran’s current regime will not be something Pakistan favors at all.

Another note: Pakistan officially follows the US sanctions on Iran, but smuggles a ton of Iranian oil everyday through the Balochistan border. They have closed the borders since the attack so that is paused currently and the military is not happy about it.

Violations reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire.

India has targeted airbases in Pakistan. local source

CW: bombing

banger

nothing of note has happened yet. just clashes in Islamabad and Lahore and party workers are being arrested from everywhere. the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit is on the 15th and it seems the state is gonna clean up everything before then. i don’t see the protestors gaining anything from this and it’s pointless to expect some serious revolutionary strategy from Imran Khan’s party since they are essentially just libs.

but then again, as daddy US crumbles so has the cognitive ability of the puppet state in PK. so you never know

this is so disappointing

i’m crying who came up with King Bazinga

the only connection i made up till now was that before covid i used to get a cold or flu like once a year and it was always a very similar pattern where you would be back up in a couple days. post covid tho it just feels like i’m sick all the time, i think i’ve been out with a cold/flu like 4 times this year already and there’s a quarter left.

but for the past couple years my ADHD has also been incredibly difficult. it hasn’t been this bad my whole life and i assumed that it was just because of circumstances. but it would be useful to see if this is a common experience post covid

I agree that misogyny is directly tied to this, but I also agree with @Awoo@hexbear.net that role models for teenagers is the answer. Whenever I’m doing anticapitalist propaganda while talking to men, I always touch on misogyny with it. Because both are related to empathy, someone who is truly empathic will fight both capitalism and misogyny. I refuse to believe teenagers are looking for reasons to hate women, they are angry and rebellious and looking for anything to validate their insecurities. When they find scum like Tate they think they found the bible, not because they understand the ideology, but just because he’s contrarian and is talking about things relevant to teenage boys. @immuredanchorite@hexbear.net mentioned how easy it is to flip these ideas and that honestly works because these are kids, all we have to do is make them feel they’re seen.

Edit: also this isn’t just a social media scene with Tate or whatever, it’s everywhere. If the kid looks to his dad, he’s a misogynist. If he looks to older boys, they’re misogynists. The only answer to validation teen boys get is rooted in hatred for women.