I heard that silence is supposed to be violence
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christiefan915
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Maybe the US should have stopped sending them money decades ago.
U.S. Security Assistance to Nigeria
- The U.S. has provided over $2 billion in security aid to Nigeria from 2000 to 2022.
- This assistance includes military training and equipment aimed at combating terrorism.
Civilian Casualties
- Despite U.S. support, Nigeria's military operations have resulted in significant civilian casualties.
- Reports indicate that Nigerian airstrikes have killed numerous civilians, raising concerns about the effectiveness and ethics of U.S. aid.
christiefan915
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Start with your own tribe for a change.I'm starting with Y O U.
christiefan915
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For now, stop holding up trump as some kind of saviour when all he did was make a statement. He didn't do anything about Nigeria during his first four years except talk.
Pope Francis has repeatedly condemned the violence and persecution against Christians in Africa, including specific instances of mass killings that align with the term "slaughter."
Pope Francis has addressed Christian persecution in Africa multiple times, particularly in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Sudan, and the Sahel region, where Islamist groups such as the Islamic State affiliates (e.g., ADF, ISWAP, Boko Haram) have targeted churches, villages, and individuals, resulting in hundreds of deaths annually.
Pope Francis has addressed Christian persecution in Africa multiple times, particularly in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Sudan, and the Sahel region, where Islamist groups such as the Islamic State affiliates (e.g., ADF, ISWAP, Boko Haram) have targeted churches, villages, and individuals, resulting in hundreds of deaths annually.
As far as I can tell, "my tribe", as you put it, is largely in favor of supporting our POTUS' humanitarian concerns, and any action he deems advisable to end the suffering.
christiefan915
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I doubt that. Magas support all the doge cuts, firings, layoffs and other cuts that trump has put into effect. He already cut USAID and other agencies that minister to humanitarian issues.
christiefan915
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Elizabeth Weibel1 Nov 20255,597
4:46
President Donald Trump warned that if the Nigerian government continued to allow Christians in the country to be killed, the United States military “may very well” go into Nigeria “guns-a-blazing.”
In a post on Truth Social, Trump instructed the Department of War to “prepare for possible action,” adding that if the U.S. does attack, “it will be fast, vicious, and sweet.” Trump also threatened to “stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria” if the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians.
“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump said in his post.
Trump continued: “I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!”
h/t to volsrocks
Trump Warns U.S. Military ‘May Very Well’ Go into Nigeria ‘Guns-a-Blazing’ over Killing of Christians
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Elizabeth Weibel1 Nov 20255,597
4:46
President Donald Trump warned that if the Nigerian government continued to allow Christians in the country to be killed, the United States military “may very well” go into Nigeria “guns-a-blazing.”
In a post on Truth Social, Trump instructed the Department of War to “prepare for possible action,” adding that if the U.S. does attack, “it will be fast, vicious, and sweet.” Trump also threatened to “stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria” if the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians.
“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump said in his post.
Trump continued: “I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!”
h/t to volsrocks
View: https://x.com/Sachinettiyil/status/1985092315237474363
- The post features a video of Nigerian Catholic children joyfully receiving First Holy Communion in white attire during a church ceremony, emphasizing their unwavering faith amid ongoing violence from Islamist militants, as documented by Open Doors ranking Nigeria sixth globally for Christian persecution in 2025.
- Nigeria faces escalating jihadist attacks, with over 3,000 Christians killed annually per Global Christian Relief data, prompting U.S. actions like Sen. Ted Cruz's Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act and Rep. Riley Moore's call to designate it a Country of Particular Concern.
- The thread's 18,000+ likes and replies, including prayers and tags to @POTUS and @realDonaldTrump, reflect global solidarity and tie into recent U.S. threats of military intervention against the persecution.
Irrelevant.
- Even after USAID’s dissolution, small but critical aid streams continued outside the agency:
- PEPFAR (HIV/AIDS): ~$450 million/year, now run directly by CDC.
- DoD security assistance: ~$100 million/year for counter-Boko Haram training and equipment.
- Emergency humanitarian aid via State Department/PRM: ~$50–80 million/year for IDP camps.
- Signaling to Nigeria’s Government
The public threat—tied to religious freedom violations (e.g., failure to protect Christians in the north)—was a diplomatic cudgel to force policy changes:- Stronger prosecution of Fulani militia attacks.
- Reform of blasphemy laws.
- Release of detained Christian leaders.
- The post shares a harrowing video from Sudan's El Fasher, captured during the Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) seizure of the city on October 29, 2025, showing a mother and her three children pleading for their lives before execution by armed militants.
- While social media widely describes the victims as a Christian family targeted by Islamist RSF fighters amid ethnic cleansing in Darfur, mainstream reports confirm RSF executions of civilians but do not specify their religion.
- The incident underscores the escalating civil war atrocities, including hundreds of civilian killings verified by BBC and NYT videos, yet it draws minimal global media attention compared to other conflicts, amplifying calls for UN intervention on genocide risks.
View: https://x.com/EYakoby/status/1984107619380838909
Be clear that this IS Muslim aggression. Forced conversion and the murder of anyone who doesn't bow to their god Muhammad.
Their god is Allah. Muhammad is supposed to be a prophet.
@christiefan915 pretends to care about black people, and she pretends to be a Catholic, doesn't she?