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Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote

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Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote

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Israel has created a whole industry around "politics" as a service. Between rampant spying in multiple countries using Predator etc and slimy campaings like this, you can buy governments for an increasingly affordable price.

It might be cheaper than we think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSM-JOzL_uU

I'm SO surprised more people don't know about this... I'm always dismissed when I say the elections are rigged.

Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote

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I want to talk about Ticketmaster. People hate Ticketmaster. For good reason. TM throws on all these fees, clearly engages in third-party selling, makings buying difficult and jacks up prices. All of this is known. But what's less known is that artists, especially big artists, like Ticketmaster. Why? Because TM is a sacrificial anode. It takes all the hate but adding junk fees that in part go to the artist. The artis…

Yeah, I’ve come to the same realization. Israel does the dirty work for the US and they take all the heat. If the U.S. really wanted Israel to stop, all they need to do is take out special privileges Israel gets and put down economic sanctions.

> If the U.S. really wanted Israel to stop

But could they? You are somehow assuming that all this "dirty work" as you call it is only done on behalf of others and not used to ensure continued ("unwavering") support for themselves.

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I wonder when people will stop being scared to speak out. Is it once they lose their job due to stolen data? Is it once Palantir decides they are a threat and they lose their freedom? Is it once they lose their own land? Is it after starting the 10th war?

NoKings is this weekend, millions are speaking out together

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How are they technically allies? Israel is not in eu or nato. If you mean broadly, western-minded, yes but slovenia expressed some uncomfortable positions for israel lately

> yes but slovenia expressed some uncomfortable positions for Israel lately hasn't everyone though ? Does that mean Isreal is in the clear to interfere ? > Israel is not in eu or nato. No of course not, but there is an alignment technically, I guess the western minded. Ireland is not a NATO member but there would be some backlash from hearing Isreal was interfearing in elections.

No, most of the EU has not condemned the atrocities in Gaza. Slovenia did, it recognized Palestine and banned weapon sales

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Is it anti-semitism or anti-Israel sentiment? Because if it's the latter, well, have you taken a look at their behavior recently? Their ethnicity/religion has nothing to do with why people condemn the state.

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Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote

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Israel under Netanyahu is part of the international antidemocratic axis of imperialist autocracy.

Other members, in no particular order:

Orban, Trump, Putin, Babis, Thiel, Bolsonaro, Ellison, Milei, Nawrocki.

These gentlemen (and of course they're all men) constitute the 21st century axis of evil, responsible for most of the backsliding and worsening of rule of law around the world.

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