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🚨 Below is a translated post from the "Free Them All 'The Prisoners Are Not Numbers' " Telegram Channel: — In cramped, dark cells, thousands of Palestinian prisoners languish under harsh and inhumane conditions. Their suffering is not limited to shackles and walls—it extends to bodies ravaged by disease, and to spirits exhausted by humiliation and isolation. In prisons such as "Megiddo," "Ofer," "Negev," "Gilboa," and "Janot," the forms may differ, but the oppression is the same: deliberate starvation, daily repression, rampant illnesses, and deprivation of the most basic rights. These are not isolated incidents, but a systematic policy carried out in deadly silence.

"Megiddo" Prison: Epicenter of Scabies Outbreak and Deliberate Medical Neglect "Megiddo" Prison stands out as one of the most deteriorated detention centers, where prisoners, including children, suffer from a widespread outbreak of scabies. This skin disease causes continuous pain and itching, leading to boils that make movement and sleep difficult. Despite the prisoners’ chronic suffering, the prison administration refuses to provide adequate treatment, turning the disease into yet another tool of torture, all while continuing a starvation policy that further undermines their overall health.

"Ofer" Prison: Escalating Repression and Widespread Disease "Ofer" Prison has witnessed a marked escalation in repression, with violent raids carried out by special units accompanied by police dogs and stun grenades, resulting in one prisoner suffering broken ribs. Alongside this brutality, there is a growing spread of scabies, compounded by a clear starvation policy. The quantity and quality of food have sharply declined, causing severe weight loss and other health issues such as dizziness and extreme weakness.

"Negev" Prison: Brutal Assaults and Repeated Abuses In the "Negev" Prison, brutal physical assaults are frequent, including broken ribs and prisoners’ bodies being burned with cigarettes, in addition to horrifying incidents of sexual assault. Prisoners also suffer from severe food shortages, with testimonies confirming the continuation of a starvation policy. Constant repression and the use of rubber-coated bullets during cell raids greatly worsen their physical and psychological suffering.

"Gilboa" Prison: Night Raids and Severe Shortages of Essentials "Gilboa" Prison has seen an increase in violent raids during the night or at dawn, where forces use torture devices such as electric stun guns, batons, and tear gas. Prisoners face severe food shortages, with portions reduced to mere mouthfuls. Basic hygiene items such as shampoo and toilet paper are heavily restricted, while the spread of scabies worsens the deteriorating health conditions affecting hundreds of inmates.

"Janot" Prison (formerly "Nafha" and "Ramon"): Isolation and Communication Restrictions In "Janot" Prison, physical and verbal abuse dominate prisoners’ daily lives, along with frequent searches that further restrict their limited freedoms. Severe restrictions on lawyer visits—granted only once every month or two—deepen their isolation, depriving them of meaningful contact with the outside world, harming their mental health, and hindering their ability to defend their rights.

What happens behind these bars is not mere negligence, but a crime committed every single day against defenseless human beings. For a prisoner to fall ill and be left without treatment, to be beaten, tortured, and starved—these are violations that cannot be met with silence. It is our duty to speak out, expose these practices, and demand protection for the prisoners, to preserve what remains of their dignity and health. Because in this case, silence is not neutrality—it is complicity with the oppressor.

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🟢 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades: — Al-Qassam Brigades strike an enemy command and control site in the Moraj axis, south of the city of Khan Younis, south of the Strip, with a number of heavy-caliber mortar shells.

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NYT: Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky

President Trump intends to meet in person with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia as soon as next week, and he plans to follow up shortly afterward with a meeting between himself, Mr. Putin and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the plan.

Trump and Putin will meet next Friday, August 15th, in Alaska. According to Trump himself via Truth social.

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Brazil resumes direct flights to Venezuela after a nine-year suspension. Brazilian companies that had suspended flights to Caracas in 2016 are once again offering four weekly flights to Venezuela. Since 2016, direct flights from Gol and Latam Airlines to the Venezuelan capital have been suspended due to the difficulty companies have in sending profits from air operations to Brazil.

At the time, Maduro controlled and limited the legal purchase of dollars, which prevented foreign companies from repatriating their dividends to their countries of origin. In addition to the decision by Brazilian airlines, other companies, such as Lufthansa, Alitalia, and Air Canada, also announced the suspension of flights to Venezuela between 2014 and 2016.

In recent years, the only direct flight between Brazil and Venezuela was operated by the Venezuelan state-owned airline Conviasa, connecting the cities of Manaus and Puerto Ordaz. With Latam, on the other hand, it is only possible to reach Venezuela by connecting in Bogotá.

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📹 Bread distribution to the war-stricken and resilient people living in Al-Hayat Camp, #Gaza, carried out by the Iran-e Hamdel Campaign.

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🚨 A rocket launched from the northern #Gaza Strip resulted in sirens in "Nir Am."

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🟢 Hamas leader Hussam Badran to Ultra Palestine: — There are no negotiation meetings, neither in Doha nor in Egypt.

In the last round that was in Doha, we were on the verge of signing an agreement, were it not for the American coup.

We are in daily and continuous contact with the mediators to discuss the issue of stopping the war. We do not stop communications and efforts even if there are no negotiation rounds or delegations.

The complexities of the internal Palestinian situation persist; all this war and bloodshed have not succeeded in unifying our institutions or leadership.

No party from the Palestinian Authority or the PLO has officially asked us to participate in negotiations. On the contrary, we take the initiative to consult with them and keep them informed.

We are in communication with leaders from Fatah and the Palestinian Authority; in most negotiation rounds, we update them on the situation and listen to their opinions.

We remain ready to implement past unity agreements, but their application is stalled by the PA leadership's refusal to proceed.

Whoever wants to renew Palestinian institutions must commit to the previously signed agreements, not by imposing unilateral conditions on any faction for participating in elections. Insisting that adherence to the failed Oslo path is a condition for elections violates national agreements and is a policy of unilateralism.

Our goal is first to stop the war, then to arrange the Palestinian situation based on an internal national consensus. Governance is an internal Palestinian matter, and we will not accept dictates from any outside party.

Our last response to the mediators was viewed as positive and constructive by Qatar, Egypt, and even the occupation’s own delegation in Doha.

It was the American envoy's response, which contradicted the positive atmosphere, that was surprising to all parties and derailed a potential agreement.

We are not betting on unseen or intangible things. Our positions are based on a clear assessment of our people's interests, formulated after consultation with the other factions.

The "israeli" cabinet’s decision to occupy Gaza is not strange. This occupation does not need a pretext to continue its genocidal war and crimes against our people.

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I'm a little worried that the US will give Russia everything it wants in Europe in exchange for alignment against China, possibly taking India along with them.

Can only hope that the mutual lack of trust built up over decades and the massive Russophobia brainwashing campaign will prevent that outcome.

A queer friendly church in Grand Haven, Mi has had their Pride Flag once again stolen.

US successfully tests Barracuda-100M medium range turbojet powered cruise missile

India halts US arms purchases over Trump tariffs: Report | The Cradle

Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s trip to Washington, where he was set to announce the purchases, has been canceled

⚫️ Saraya Al-Quds: — We, in cooperation with Al-Qassam Brigades and Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, shelled a gathering of zionist enemy soldiers and vehicles in the western Al-Satar area, north of Khan Younis, with a number of heavy mortar shells.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke today with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, completing his phone calls to the leaders of the other founding members of BRICS (China, India, South Africa, and Brazil) ahead of his meeting with Donald Trump next week.

Putin and Trump will meet in Alaska, in what the White House sees as an attempt to secure an agreement to end the war waged by Moscow against Ukraine. Trump even suggested yesterday that a peace agreement between the two countries could include “some exchange of territory.”

Putin's phone call lasted about 40 minutes, during which he shared information about his ongoing discussions with the United States and recent efforts for peace between Russia and Ukraine.

According to the Planalto Palace, Putin “thanked Brazil for its commitment and interest in this issue.” President Lula, in turn, emphasized that Brazil “has always supported dialogue and the search for a peaceful solution and reaffirmed that his government is available to contribute whatever is necessary, including within the scope of the Group of Friends of Peace, launched on the initiative of Brazil and China.”

The Kremlin released a statement saying that the Brazilian president “expressed support for efforts to help resolve the crisis in Ukraine.” Putin is stepping up diplomatic contacts with influential emerging countries that have allied themselves with Russia or remained neutral in the conflict with Ukraine, observers note.

Putin has already spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and leaders from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the United Arab Emirates.

Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian products because India purchases Russian oil, which is cheaper. New Delhi has signaled that it will not stop buying Russian oil anytime soon. At the same time, it has frozen plans to purchase US weapons and canceled a high-level visit to Washington. In the case of Brazil, there have been threats so far, but no concrete sanctions. About 90% of imports from Russia are fertilizers and diesel fuel.

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Crypto comrades (I know youre out there)

I recently got into tracking charts for commodities in order to get a more complete picture for what is happening in the world of finance capital. Does anyone have a good explanation for this 20% Cryptocurrency expansion over the past month? What nefarious things are happening?

Basically the chart shows that the value of the combined total of all crypto currencies has increased about 30% since a low in mid June 2025 (after the 12 day war) which is 900 billion USD.

Bitcoin is also "worth" almost 120,000 US dollars now 😳

I've also seen people discuss that the US government is propping up the "tether" "stablecoin" because it pumps up the Cryptocurrency market. I dont even know where to look to find good analysis of it besides a Ben Norton video. Is there any good articles I can read more on this?

I'm trying to get a better understanding of this global AI-compute Genocide bubble that is sustaining the empire in the midst of what is clearly an enormous crisis of imperialism.

Pro-Bolsonaro parliamentarians hijack the Boards of the Senate and the House of Representatives to prevent the opening of the second semester's legislative work.

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🟢 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades: — Al-Qassam fighters, in cooperation with Saraya Al-Quds and Al-Nasser Brigades fighters, were able to strike a gathering of enemy soldiers and vehicles near Al-Muhand Hall in the western Al-Satar area, north of Khan Younis, with heavy-caliber mortar shells.

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Australia has announced they will recognize a Palestinian State in the upcoming UN general assembly meeting in September

So that’s 4 western countries now (and possibly New Zealand according to their Foreign Minister today) who have signalled a potential diplomatic shift towards Palestine. Keeping in mind the US can and has vetoed Palestine’s admission to the UN before.

And of course all the western states including Australia are still framing this as a “Hamas evil, we want peace by working with the genocidal fascists” and will only recognize Palestine under the condition that Hamas plays “no role in its future governance”. The Palestinian Authority is still committed to demilitarizing (aka complete defanging of any armed resistance) and recognising “Israel’s right to exist” while the West Bank is still occupied.

🟡🟢 Highlights from Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naeem Qassem's speech during the memorial ceremony organized in honor of the martyr commander Mohammad Saeed Izadi “Hajj Ramadan”: — Hajj Ramadan was the Iranian martyr of Palestine who dedicated his life to serving the Palestinian cause. He held a sensitive leadership position at the age of 19 and worked within the Palestine file, which coordinated with Palestinian factions. He once said that “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood is a miracle no resistance force had ever achieved,” and that Al-Aqsa and Al-Quds elevate those who serve them. He adopted Imam Khomeini’s view of the zionist entity as a cancerous tumor and believed, as our leaders do, that Palestine is a humanitarian cause, not just a geographical issue—one that everyone must support.

Hajj Ramadan arrived in Lebanon two days after the martyrdom of Sayyed Nasrallah to place himself at the disposal of Hezbollah. He was a spiritual, humble, and dignified man, deeply devoted to Imam Khomeini and Imam Khamenei. The Beirut port explosion on August 4 was a catastrophe that left a deep wound in Lebanon. We call for an expedited, depoliticized investigation and trial process, as politicization has delayed justice. To rebuild Lebanon and secure stability, we must cooperate under national unity, set priorities for the country’s foundation, and reject any form of U.S. or foreign tutelage.

The ceasefire agreement was an indirect one, showcasing tight cooperation between the resistance and the state—one of the highest forms of collaboration. The resistance facilitated all the required procedures without delay. Hezbollah fully adhered to the ceasefire terms and did not violate any clause against the enemy or in coordination with the state. “Israel” violated the agreement thousands of times, regretted it, and considered it to have granted Hezbollah too much staying power—hence its non-compliance.

The Prime Minister proudly cites the government’s commitment to liberating occupied land from the occupation, but where are these measures? The state should protect its people, not strip them and their resistance of strength. It should benefit from this power, not dismantle it to appease “israel,” the U.S., or certain Arab states. We must take this to the Cabinet, put forth a defense strategy, set a timetable, and discuss how to involve everyone in defending Lebanon and increasing pressure on the enemy.

During the Battle of The Mighty Ones, we managed to halt the aggression; otherwise, it would have reached Beirut. The resistance, army, and people denied the enemy its goals. The resistance is strong, proud, faithful, and determined to remain sovereign in its homeland. Lebanon will remain proud, independent, and resilient. Its people are steadfast, and its fighters are ready to make the ultimate sacrifice.

The resistance is comprised of parties, forces, and individuals from all sects and beliefs. This is its true strength. Our enemy has not had a free hand and has yet to achieve its objectives—do not allow it to. Tell those pressuring you: “Go speak to the resistance”—we’ll handle them. We are steadfast in this phase and will rise above it with heads held high. Know that the resistance, army, and people will remain on the battlefield—and they will triumph. Lebanon’s stability comes from all its children, not one faction at the expense of another.

In today’s battle, either all of Lebanon wins, or all lose. We believe we can win together. We must be alert to the attempts by defeatists and agents of discord to exploit the situation for foreign interests. The aggression is the problem—not the weapons. Solve the aggression, then let’s discuss the weapons. The solution lies in building strength, not surrendering it, and in relying on the honorable, not the American wolf. We must be lions, not lambs to be devoured. We will face foreign tutelage, U.S.-Arab bullying, and domestic intimidation. This is a dangerous stage in Lebanon’s path to independence, but we are stronger—through the army, the people, the resistance, and our unity.

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🚨Gaza Update Summary - August 8th to August 10th, 2025.

In the last three days, IOF repeatedly targeted aid seekers across the Gaza Strip, especially in north and center. As the IOF prepares for an occupation of Gaza City, they have escalated their demolitions and airstrikes.

Friday, August 8th: IOF strikes continued to target aid seekers. Demolitions and belts of fire targeted Zaytoun and Sabra. 39 martyrs ascended, including 21 aid seekers. 11 ascended due to starvation.

Saturday, August 9th: Demolitions targeted NW Khan Younis, while the IOF continued to target aid seekers (6 martyrs in "Netzarim"; 24 in the north). 21 martyrs ascended by mid-day in Khan Younis due to repeated strikes and demolitions. 61 martyrs ascended, including 35 aid seekers. 5 others ascended due to starvation.

Sunday, August 10th: In the morning, drone strikes in Khan Younis resulted in at least 6 martyrs. 6 aid seekers ascended by fire in the norther. A tent was struck in Khan Younis, resulting in 4 martyrs. In Shuja'iyya, one strike resulted in 7 martyrs. In the afternoon, two strikes on west Gaza City and Nusseirat resulted in 7 martyrs. In the evening, strikes escalated, with strikes persisting for the last 3 hours east of Gaza City. A falafel stall was bombed and 5 martyrs ascended. In Gaza City, 5 journalists, ascended to martyrdom, including Anas Al-Sharif. At least 66 martyrs including 29 aid seekers have ascended today. At this time, the IOF is launching intense belts of fire east of Gaza City, in a consecutive manner.

166 martyrs ascended in these three days, including 50 aid seekers and at least 16 due to starvation. #GazaSummary

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New Epstein Mansion Photos Reveal Ties to Trump and Other Figures - Telesur English

Dispute over island in the Amazon River escalates, prompting Colombia and Peru to deploy military forces to the border.

Colombia accuses Peru of appropriating an island in the triple border area. In July, Peru created a municipality in an area that includes the island, formed from sedimentation in the Amazon River. This week, Colombian President Gustavo Petro and representatives of the Peruvian government visited the region to demonstrate their strength.

In protest against threats made by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the Peruvian government deployed military personnel to the island of Santa Rosa, a territory in the Amazonian triple border between Brazil, Peru, and Colombia.

The Colombian Armed Forces also reinforced the military presence in Leticia, the Colombian city in the region that is located practically opposite the island of Santa Rosa. Amid the escalating dispute, Petro took a stand and traveled to Leticia on Thursday, where he transferred a celebration of Colombia's victory in a battle against Spain that originally takes place in a city more than 1,000 kilometers away.

On the same day, Peruvian Prime Minister Eduardo Arana and some of his ministers visited the region. And the Peruvian press reported an alleged overflight of Colombian military aircraft in Peruvian airspace.

For years, the Peruvian media has been reporting that people living in that part of Peru are so neglected by the Peruvian government that they want to become Brazilian or Colombian citizens. This is because in order to do or buy anything they need, from healthcare to food and drinking water, they have to cross the river to Santa Rosa in Brazil or Leticia in Colombia. In that part of Peru, they use the Brazilian real more than the Peruvian sol.

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