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Sad news that former Venezuelan Attorney General Isaías Rodríguez has passed away aged 82. Rodríguez was a key figure in the 2002 coup, standing firm against the putschist elites and telling the world that Chávez had not resigned. He was always an admired voice in Chavismo.

During his administration he had to deal with controversial cases and difficult situations such as the events of April 11, 2002 (Military Coup), the oil strike (Bourgeoisie Coup Attempt) or national civic strike (Legislative Coup) or the assassination of Prosecutor Danilo Anderson, among others.

I also recently finished reading International Brigade Against Apartheid by Ronnie Kasrils and this other book, the title of which would certainly give off some vibes at a first glance by Steven Friedman, published just in November 2023. Despite the otherwise problematic title, the author of the latter gave an interview on CII Radio live and on Newzroom Afrika last year, discussing the launch of his newest book that reads like the South African counterpart to Blackshirts and Reds and he speaks just like George Galloway and Norman Finkelstein.

The first book is a collection of war stories and the numerous campaigns against the Apartheid South African regime, more in-depth details of guerilla operations, organized calls of boycott throughout the world, the development of various solidarity movements and a closer examination of the Apartheid government's politics, both internal/domestic and international. While the intent of this book is not necessarily to draw parallels between one former and one current Apartheid entity, many of the actions, goals and the words of the participants of Apartheid has matched exactly with those of piSSrael today. Of course, the Apartheid South Africa's ambitions of a "genocide against most of the continent in self-defence" fell flat.

The second book goes more into detail on the deliberate misuse of the label "antisemitism" against anyone critical of piSSrael (as well as similar tactics employed during the Apartheid in South Africa), the prevalence of Western hypocrisy, the conflation between Judaism and Zionism, supporters of piSSrael overlooking or complicit in actual antisemitism and lastly, the demonization of Palestinian solidarity activism, particularly the targeting of Jewish pro-Palestinians by pro-piSSraeli individuals/governments/organizations mostly in the Western world. Had this book come out in 2024 instead, there would be plenty more to write about the double-standards post 7 October, the university encampments worldwide and repression of Palestinian solidarity movements in the UK and EU. It isn't stated in the book specifically, but Steven Friedman mentioned in an interview by the SAJFP how the end of Apartheid in South Africa had really magnified this conflation. Really, only in South Africa can these words be spoken without putting oneself in danger.

I can't find a PDF of International Brigade Against Apartheid as of right now, but I did find Steven Friedman's book on Libgen

Death to AmeriKKKa

ben gone-vir more like (now sounds like anti-viral and net benefit for humanity, needs some workshopping)

Apparently the surprise musical guest at the inauguration is going to be Nelly?

Shit, guys if you accidentally put way too much pasta in boiling water, but realised within like 20/30 seconds, scooped out half, tried to dry is with a clean dishtowel and put it back in the bag it would still be ok to use the next day?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/milei-budget-cuts-nets-argentina-194926602.html

Milei’s Budget Cuts Nets Argentina First Surplus in Over a Decade

it'll move back into deficit as tax revenue falls unless there are further cuts. how much can you cut while keeping your head?

Keeping The Dark Money Red And White: Danish Regime Scrambles To Prevent Musk's Interference

Afraid of the potential of American far-right conspiracy theorist and oligarch Elon Musk interfering in the electoral process, Denmark's Liberal and Moderate parties are now proposing a ban on foreign campaign contributions to political parties. The two parties make up two thirds of the Social Democrat-led regime ruling the Nordic hermit kingdom.

Musk's recent endorsement of Germany's fascist AfD party has stoked fear of similar developments across Europe. In Denmark the more mainstream right-wing parties like the Liberal and the Moderate parties stands to lose if the far right grows.

However, attempts to stop hostile oligarchs from tipping the scales are being hamstrung by notoriously lax Danish campaign funding laws. Decades of weak regulations, minimal transparency and a near-total absence of enforcement and accountability has resulted in especially the right wing being funded by secretive streams of dark money.

Musk could easily skirt the ban by giving the money through the Danish subsidiary of Tesla, which would turn the money domestic through legal sleight of hand. If the donation exceeds USD 3.000 the recipient would have to declare they received money from Tesla, but not the actual amount. Even that minimun of disclosure can be easily avoided by laundering the money through a so-called "money club", a private association existing exclusively to dodge campaign funding laws, effectively erasing all traces to the donor. The usage of "money clubs" is completely legal and extremely widespread. Especially the Liberal Party is infamous for funding their activities through the shady "money clubs".

Musk and his Danish collaborators could also simply lie about the source of the money as there is virtually no enforcement of the rules and no punishment for violations.

Even if Danish leaders were successful in stopping Musk from funding far right movements, nothing would stop the Trump associated oligarch from leveraging his unchecked control over media networks and social media like X - The Everything App (formerly Twitter) to spread propaganda and shape public opinion.

Denmark's political elite stands in a dilemma. For decades they have benefited from domestic oligarchs interfering in elections but now outside actors like Musk are threatening to shake up the status quo they depend on. However, in order to effectively stop Musk they have to destroy the nebulous networks of shady money that sustains the status quo.

• Source: DR (state media), January 13th 2025

Today’s news and videos from the Donbass.

Russian forces liberated the western Donetsk People’s Republic settlement of Neskuchnoye (southwest of Kiev-occupied Velikaya Novosyolka) and the northern DPR settlement of Terny (northeast of Kiev-occupied Krasny Liman): https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/russian-army-liberates-neskuchnoye-and-terny-settlements-in-donbass-1121427446.html

Russian air defenses shot down six US-supplied “ATACMS” missiles and eight British-supplied “Storm Shadow” cruise missiles over the past 24 hours: https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/ukraine-loses-over-1600-soldiers-in-battles-as-russia-liberates-two-settlements-1121427183.html

Russian self-propelled howitzer in action (video): https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mat.mp4?_=3

Ukrainian MP Bezugla appealed to the US government to stop providing military aid to Ukraine as long as Syrsky remains the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Canadian MP Jagmeet Singh’s strong message to Donald Trump: “Canada is not for sale”

As if Canada isn't already a lapdog who sold out ages ago, and a resource colony of the US.