As part of this scramble, in February last year, the EU signed a $900 million deal with Rwanda “to nurture sustainable and resilient value chains for critical raw materials.” Ironically, Rwanda exports more minerals than it does from its own mines. The DRC, the United Nations, and international human rights groups say the bulk of minerals exported by Rwanda are plundered from eastern DRC. Coincidentally, in the immediate aftermath of this EU-Rwanda minerals supply deal, fighting resumed in eastern DRC, peaking in February this year when the Rwanda-backed M-23 rebel group seized control of vast swathes of the area in this mineral-rich part of the country. Rights groups say over 8,500 people have been killed in this attack. Even the EU Parliament has voted for the suspension of the minerals deal until Rwanda stops supporting the M-23 rebels, but the EU is not keen to do so, putting its own interests ahead of the rights of the citizens of the DRC, and human rights in general.
....DRC remains one of the poorest countries in the world.
https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/scramble-for-drc-critical-minerals-highlights-the-farce-that
#congo #drc #eu #europe #eupol #rwanda #apple #google #microsoft #Tesla #usa #imperialism #dell #HumanRights #sextrafficking #sexualabuse

The disgraced and reprehensible Andrew Windsor effectively here bemoaning the fact he no longer has a free rein to abuse and enable #sextrafficking - Never forget the establishment paid off Virginia Giuffre a rumoured £4m in hush money.
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/prince-andrew-fed-up-absolutely-30949968 #royals #AbolishTheMonarchy #monarchy

Pressure works. Keep going.

#Spotify takes down #AndrewTate's podcast

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/mar/13/spotify-takes-down-andrew-tate-pimping-podcast-after-complaints

Transgender woman killed by LAPD after calling for help.

https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-woman-killed-by-police #LAPD #LGBTQ #Crime #SexTrafficking #Policing #Violence #LawEnforcement #GunViolence #LindaBecerraMoran #Victims

Just found out Spotify is hosting Andrew Tate. Not only that, they appear to be hosting a podcast specifically about how to traffic women into prostitution. I guess the #Spotify LLM didn't like my question.

"Andrew Tate’s return is a huge win For the internet’s most influential misogynists. The Trump administration reportedly pressed Romania to free Tate — signaling that the sexual abuse of women won’t just be brushed under the rug, but rewarded."

~ Alanna Vagianos

#Trump #AndrewTate #misogyny #SexualViolence #SexTrafficking #patriarchy #MaleEntitlement #MalePrivilege
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/andrew-tates-return-is-a-huge-win-for-the-internets-most-influential-misogynists_n_67c0d210e4b01834869efea2

President Donald Trump’s administration has successfully lobbied to bring Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan back to the U.S. from Romania, where Tate faces charges of human trafficking, sexual misconduct, and money laundering.

American officials first brought up Tate’s case in a call with the Romanian government last week. At an international conference, Trump’s special envoy Richard Grenell pressed Romanian authorities to lift travel restrictions on the self-described misogynist influencer, the Financial Times reported.

Tate, a former professional kickboxer and avid Trump supporter, has used his massive social media following to spread his reactionary politics and violent hatred of women, influencing a generation of boys and young men by preying on their insecurities and promising quick riches through affiliate marketing schemes.

Prosecutors in Romania allege that Tate and his brother set up a criminal enterprise and used it to sexually exploit multiple people.

https://theintercept.com/2025/02/27/trump-andrew-tate-sex-trafficking/

Trump can now meet up with Prince Andrew in Buckingham Palace and talk about old times on Epstein's island...

#TheTateBrothers... who were living in Romania b/c they were denied the right to return to the U.S. after being investigated for #SexTrafficking... were suddenly allowed to return to the U.S. today. The brothers totally deny their guilt.

The older brother Andrew told a radio host, "I am absolutely a misogynist."

T**** denies knowing anything about the lifting of the ban that allowed them to return.