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2025-10-03 Afghanistan

Error 404: 48 hours of confusion in Afghanistan during internet blackout

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Posted by Fred 2025-10-03 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1804 views ] Top
File under: Taliban/IEA

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"What next? Are we going to cut off the electricity and go back to candlelight?"

...Bub, if I were you, I wouldn't give 'em any ideas. Give 'em an hour or two, and some holy dude could probably find a Quran passage making electricity un-Islamic.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2025-10-03 09:06|| 2025-10-03 09:06|| Front Page Top

2 More subtle:

Biden administration’s "Quiet Skies" program

"It sadly doesn't surprise me," Hamadeh explained. "At the time, if you remember, I mean banks were shutting down accounts if they promoted conservative viewpoints, if they were selling ammo or guns and the banks were being pressured by the Biden administration. You had social media companies censoring political voices that they didn't agree with. So it shows you the depths that the federal government, how much sway they have, not just within the bureaucracy of the government, but also with private organizations and private actors as well."

Posted by Skidmark 2025-10-03 09:25|| 2025-10-03 09:25|| Front Page Top

3 "Yeah, we're starving in the dark but it was worth it to get rid of the American infidels."

Posted by Matt 2025-10-03 12:06|| 2025-10-03 12:06|| Front Page Top

4 Frequent bathing and toilet tissue, they're so overrated.

Posted by Besoeker 2025-10-03 12:08|| 2025-10-03 12:08|| Front Page Top

5 "It's like we're living in the seventh century. Mission Accomplished!"

Posted by Matt 2025-10-03 13:59|| 2025-10-03 13:59|| Front Page Top

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