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Image is a frame taken from this video of Iranian missiles raining down on Israel without interception due to a weak and depleted air defense system after a year of war and genocide.


Mao, 1956:

Now U.S. imperialism is quite powerful, but in reality it isn't. It is very weak politically because it is divorced from the masses of the people and is disliked by everybody and by the American people too. In appearance it is very powerful but in reality it is nothing to be afraid of, it is a paper tiger. Outwardly a tiger, it is made of paper, unable to withstand the wind and the rain. I believe the United States is nothing but a paper tiger.

When we say U.S. imperialism is a paper tiger, we are speaking in terms of strategy. Regarding it as a whole, we must despise it. But regarding each part, we must take it seriously. It has claws and fangs. We have to destroy it piecemeal. For instance, if it has ten fangs, knock off one the first time, and there will be nine left, knock off another, and there will be eight left. When all the fangs are gone, it will still have claws. If we deal with it step by step and in earnest, we will certainly succeed in the end.

Strategically, we must utterly despise U.S. imperialism. Tactically, we must take it seriously. In struggling against it, we must take each battle, each encounter, seriously. At present, the United States is powerful, but when looked at in a broader perspective, as a whole and from a long-term viewpoint, it has no popular support, its policies are disliked by the people, because it oppresses and exploits them. For this reason, the tiger is doomed. Therefore, it is nothing to be afraid of and can be despised. But today the United States still has strength, turning out more than 100 million tons of steel a year and hitting out everywhere. That is why we must continue to wage struggles against it, fight it with all our might and wrest one position after another from it. And that takes time.


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Israel-Palestine Conflict

If you have evidence of Israeli crimes and atrocities that you wish to preserve, there is a thread here in which to do so.

Sources on the fighting in Palestine against Israel. In general, CW for footage of battles, explosions, dead people, and so on:

UNRWA reports on Israel's destruction and siege of Gaza and the West Bank.

English-language Palestinian Marxist-Leninist twitter account. Alt here.
English-language twitter account that collates news.
Arab-language twitter account with videos and images of fighting.
English-language (with some Arab retweets) Twitter account based in Lebanon. - Telegram is @IbnRiad.
English-language Palestinian Twitter account which reports on news from the Resistance Axis. - Telegram is @EyesOnSouth.
English-language Twitter account in the same group as the previous two. - Telegram here.

English-language PalestineResist telegram channel.
More telegram channels here for those interested.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Sources:

Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map. Their youtube channel has substantially diminished in quality but the map is still useful.
Moon of Alabama, which tends to have interesting analysis. Avoid the comment section.
Understanding War and the Saker: reactionary sources that have occasional insights on the war.
Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict. While he is a reactionary and surrounds himself with likeminded people, his daily update videos are relatively brainworm-free and good if you don't want to follow Russian telegram channels to get news. He also co-hosts The Duran, which is more explicitly conservative, racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-communist, etc when guests are invited on, but is just about tolerable when it's just the two of them if you want a little more analysis.
Simplicius, who publishes on Substack. Like others, his political analysis should be soundly ignored, but his knowledge of weaponry and military strategy is generally quite good.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent and very good journalist reporting in the warzone on the separatists' side.

Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.

Pro-Russian Telegram Channels:

Again, CW for anti-LGBT and racist, sexist, etc speech, as well as combat footage.

https://t.me/aleksandr_skif ~ DPR's former Defense Minister and Colonel in the DPR's forces. Russian language.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad ~ A few different pro-Russian people gather frequent content for this channel (~100 posts per day), some socialist, but all socially reactionary. If you can only tolerate using one Russian telegram channel, I would recommend this one.
https://t.me/s/levigodman ~ Does daily update posts.
https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday ~ Patrick Lancaster's telegram channel.
https://t.me/gonzowarr ~ A big Russian commentator.
https://t.me/rybar ~ One of, if not the, biggest Russian telegram channels focussing on the war out there. Actually quite balanced, maybe even pessimistic about Russia. Produces interesting and useful maps.
https://t.me/epoddubny ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/mod_russia_en ~ Russian Ministry of Defense. Does daily, if rather bland updates on the number of Ukrainians killed, etc. The figures appear to be approximately accurate; if you want, reduce all numbers by 25% as a 'propaganda tax', if you don't believe them. Does not cover everything, for obvious reasons, and virtually never details Russian losses.
https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses ~ Pro-Russian, documents abuses that Ukraine commits.

Pro-Ukraine Telegram Channels:

Almost every Western media outlet.
https://discord.gg/projectowl ~ Pro-Ukrainian OSINT Discord.
https://t.me/ice_inii ~ Alleged Ukrainian account with a rather cynical take on the entire thing.


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[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 66 points 2 months ago

So far, more than 6.6 million people have voted in the US elections. In Pennsylvania, 631,000 people have already voted, with the majority of counties voting Democratic.

Georgia, considered a pendulum state, has just reached 10% of the 2020 election vote in just 2 days of early voting. Fulton County (a Democratic stronghold) is the county with the most votes cast so far.

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[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 66 points 2 months ago

Zelensky claims North Korean troops are there as well. They're going all in with this huh https://archive.ph/W0zja

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[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 66 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Recently, Bolsonaro supporters got angry at Lula da Silva because his government gave a medal to Xuxa Meneghel (famous children's entertainer and actress, pretty sure she did support Lula in 2022 too) and his wife, Rosangela da Silva (Her nickname is Janja), for encouraging children to get vaccinated and some pro-mental health stuff. It's very funny that they get upset about this, while Bolsonaro himself gave medals to literal neo-Nazis and people who were related to actual Nazis.

[-] notceps@hexbear.net 66 points 2 months ago

https://x.com/natesilver538/status/1846259437599907880

Nathanial Bronze calls it even just now with his prediction thingie

This is roughly a week after the betting market was dead even so there probably is a short lag due to Nate relying on polls, this doesn't come as a shock to anyone but it is really not looking good for Kamala from here on out.

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[-] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 66 points 2 months ago

The defi lending protocol Tapioca DAO was exploited after an attacker reportedly socially engineered the DAO's co-founder and gain access to their private key. The attacker then used their access to sell off TAP tokens, and to drain a stablecoin liquidity pool on the platform, netting around $4.4 million in USDC and ETH. The TAP token price subsequently crashed by around 96%.

Various security researchers have observed that the attack appears to be linked to a slew of social engineering attacks perpetrated by cybercriminals out of North Korea.

https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=tapioca-dao-exploit

Juche Gang

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[-] Moss@hexbear.net 66 points 2 months ago

Hello newsmega heads, I have a question. Has the USA declined in absolute power since the 90s, or just in relative power? Is it's ability to wage war, maintain alliance and influence other countries less than what it used to be, or does it just face more resistance?

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[-] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 66 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

PDF in tgram link or here https://files.catbox.moe/9morsr.pdf:

The Thorn and the Carnation (2004)

A novel written by Yahya Sinwar that describes his time within the occupation prisons during his imprisonment, delves into his psyche, and highlights his transformation into a figure of significant influence, shaped by his experiences and the shared suffering of his people.

https://t.me/PalestineTunes/242

Author’s Preface

This is not my personal story, nor is it the story of any particular individual, although all its events are real. Each event, or each set of events, pertains to this or that Palestinian. The only fiction in this work is its transformation into a novel revolving around specific characters, to fulfill the form and requirements of a novelistic work. Everything else is real; I have lived it, and much of it I have heard from the mouths of those who themselves, their families, and their neighbors have experienced it over decades on the beloved land of Palestine.

I dedicate this to those whose hearts cling to the land of Isra and Mi'raj, from the ocean to the Gulf, indeed, from ocean to ocean.

Yahya Ibrahim Al-Sinwar

Beersheba Prison, 2004

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[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 66 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircraft that were first photographed in the sub-imperialist UAE over 9 months ago, have carried out their first attacks against Yemen. The bombings have been confirmed by both Western and Yemeni media. The airstrikes were aimed at several underground Ansarallah weapons storage and bunker facilities, with the US claiming five attacks, and Ansarallah claiming 6 attacks in the capital Saana, and 2 attacks in Saada. The use of stealth B-2 bomber aircraft for this mission was overkill for evading Yemeni air defence systems, this has been done to send a message, and the intended recipient is made clear by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin's statement:

“This was a unique demonstration of the United States’ ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened or fortified.” Austin said.

In other words: This is a warning shot across the bow towards Iran.

The B-2A Spirit aircraft is the only aircraft in the US fleet that can carry the 30 000+lb (14 000kg) "bunker buster' GBU-57 MOP (Massive Ordinance Penetrator) bomb, with each aircraft being able to carry two of these bombs, or 16 2000lb bunker buster BLU-109 bombs. The GBU-57 is the largest non nuclear bunker buster bomb in the world. Here is a video of the B-2 dropping two of them. The GBU-57 is designed to penetrate over 200ft/60+m of reinforced concrete, and is accurate enough to be daisy chained, with one bomb following the other to target the same area.

BBC News, 17 October 2024: US bombers target underground Houthi weapon sites in Yemen

AP News, 17 October 2024: US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels

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[-] micnd90@hexbear.net 66 points 2 months ago
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Some combat footage and news from the Palestine, Lebanon, and Kursk fronts.

Palestinian resistance groups conducted more IED and RPG strikes on Zionist tanks and other armored vehicles in Gaza: https://southfront.press/in-video-izz-ad-din-al-qassam-brigades-show-their-recent-operations-in-gaza-strip/

In response to the Zionist regime’s genocidal attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, Hezbollah resistance forces launched two Qader-2 missiles at Tel Aviv: https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/15/735334/Lebanon-Israel-Tel-Aviv-Hezbollah-Qader-2-missiles

Another precise Russian drone strike on a Kiev regime tank in Kursk oblast: https://odysee.com/@RT:fd/fpv_WIDE:b

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[-] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 65 points 2 months ago

Lebanese pound is going up in the black market now.

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[-] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 65 points 2 months ago

It’s pretty funny how Bukele keeps trying to show he’s one of the good Palestinians by calling Hamas “savage beasts” and playing up his Evangelical Christianity.

Guy’s a Palestinian Christian-Zionist.

[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 65 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Israel is considering establishing a base in the unrecognized Somaliland. - Jerusalem Post

Article

Israel eyes Somaliland base bid to counter threats from Yemen's Houthis, bolster security - report. Somaliland is positioned in the Gulf of Aden and near the entrance to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, through which nearly a third of the world's maritime cargo passes.

Israel is interested in establishing a military base in northern Somalia in order to keep tabs on Yemen and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, Middle East Monitor, the Qatari state-funded news site reported on Tuesday.

According to the report, in exchange, Israel would establish relations with Somaliland, which controls northern Somalia but is not currently recognized by Israel.

Middle East Monitor noted that Somaliland is geographically strategic. It is a former British colony that borders Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti. Somaliland was considered an autonomous region of Somalia that declared independence in 1991.

Somaliland is positioned in the Gulf of Aden and near the entrance to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, through which nearly a third of the world's maritime cargo passes.

Somaliland has 740 kilometres of coastline along the Gulf of Aden and could play a key role in safeguarding the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Red Sea from piracy, terrorism, and smuggling, Middle East Monitor wrote.

Various international shipping companies have grown hesitant to charter merchant vessels through the Bab al-Mandab Strait due to attacks by Yemen's Houthis, disrupting global trade and triggering multinational naval action.

Traders are scrambling to find alternative shipping routes to get consumer goods to retailers, with journeys around Africa adding roughly 10 days to voyage times.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced in late 2023 the establishment of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a new multinational security initiative involving key countries such as the UK, France, the US, and Italy.

Securing Israel from afar

According to the report, Israel seeks to enhance its national security from afar and challenge the Houthis presence in Yemen, along with other potential economic opportunities that could be spurred from diplomatic relations.

Potential economic opportunities include growing investments in agriculture, energy, and infrastructure. Israel's historic success in agriculture and knowledge of this field, such as its kibbutz model, could be used to leverage and secure a military base in Somaliland, Middle East Monitor stated.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ties with both Israel and Somaliland and has maintained a base in Somaliland since 2017. The UAE was one of the first countries in the region to recognize the Republic of Somaliland and has invested in the area, Middle East Monitor wrote.

The UAE is mediating on behalf of Israel to establish a military base in Somaliland, Middle East Monitor reported, citing diplomatic sources that could not be verified.

I think Israel used to support Eritrea to attack Yemen, but it seems Eritreia broke their relations with Israel recently.

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[-] SexMachineStalin@hexbear.net 65 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

me frantically waiting for that one street in Johannesburg to officially be renamed to Leila Khaled Drive so as to socialist fraternal kiss under the Leila Khaled signpost, haha jk, unless...

Also yesterday (15 October) was apparently the anniversary of Stepan Bandera getting no-scoped by the KGB crab-party

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[-] 2812481591@hexbear.net 65 points 2 months ago

South Korea has been freed from all ballistic missile limitation, and has just unveiled an enormous, 3000km, ballistic missile bunker buster, with a claimed penetration ability of 100m. additionally, the US B-21 Stealth Bomber program is progressing at an impressive pace, with basically production ready design and 3 airworthy units under testing, and can be deployed to bases in Japan or South Korea with the US's newest bunker busters. In China's Southwest, India also has robust and modern ballistic and cruise missile programs, including hypersonics based on Russian 3M22 Zircon, and has foreign buyers in the Philippines.

so, can someone tell me why is China building it's cutting edge, extremely massive and utterly immobile particle accelerator lithography machine in Xiong'an New Area instead of Xi'an? okay, the researchers are from Tsinghua University, but you also have 300km/hr trains running back and forth every day.

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[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 64 points 2 months ago

Venezuela’s Attorney General: Lula & Boric Were Co-opted by the CIA:
https://orinocotribune.com/venezuelas-attorney-general-lula-boric-were-co-opted-by-the-cia/

The prosecutor also said that the Brazilian president “is not the same. I met him in the Orinoco oil belt when I was governor of Anzoátegui, with Chávez. He is not the same compared to the one who founded and organized the labor movements of Brazil,” said Saab during an interview at Globovisión this Sunday, October 13.

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[-] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 64 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

if the reports are true: Yahya Sinwar, Z"l – I owe a great debt to you if we meet after life.

[-] thirtymilliondeadfish@hexbear.net 64 points 2 months ago

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/australian-airbase-used-in-us-strike-on-houthi-stores-yemen/104490578

::: spoiler australia puts another target on its back, asks you don't look at the target

The Department of Defence has confirmed Australia provided support for the US strikes on underground bunkers used by Yemen's Houthi rebels "through access and overflight for US aircraft in northern Australia".

The ABC understands air-to-air refuelling aircraft were part of the mission, although the defence department has declined to confirm.

"We obviously are part of a global effort to make sure that terrorists are not able to interdict free trade, are not able also to threaten the lives of Australians or indeed Australia's interest around the world," he said.

"So of course we work with our allies and our partners to achieve that aim."

Mr Gosling said there are "no deliberate messages being sent from Australia, other than we are in lock-step with our allies in order to uphold a rules-based order upon which Australia's security and prosperity is so dependent".

who-did-this

In October 2022, Four Corners revealed that the US Air Force would build a "squadron operations facility" at RAAF Tindal air base, south of Darwin.

Two US B-2 bombers landed at Amberley Air Force Base near Brisbane in August, according to a post on X from an account calling itself the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

Whiteman is where the US Air Force bases its fleet of B-2 bombers, which is believed to number 19 operational warplanes, according to the New York Times.

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[-] plinky@hexbear.net 64 points 2 months ago

Update your firefoxes folks, i was kinda hazy on details yesterday, but seems like a bad one

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[-] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 63 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This debatebro has chatting nonstop at the corner of our antigenocide protest for 50 minutes by now

There was a guy in a fucking Hayek shirt who decided to pass on that schtick, the guy we’re stuck with is a true believer in Right-Sorkinist Socratic dialogue lol

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[-] Torenico@hexbear.net 63 points 2 months ago

Fethullah Gülen, the leader of Gülen Movement, has died in Pennsylvania at the age of 83.

You may remember the Gülen Movement from the attempted coup in Turkey in 2016.

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[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 63 points 2 months ago

CW Possible dead child Zionazi soldiers are documented hovering over a child they shot in Al-Aroub camp, #AlKhalil after they obstructed medical crews from reaching him.

Two other children have also been wounded by zionist bullets in the camp.

[-] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 63 points 2 months ago

Lidia Thorpe shouts this is not your land, you are not my king at king charles, while being forced to leave the event

https://xcancel.com/katemansey/status/1848199959763710154

🖤💛❤️

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