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Image is of a Hezbollah missile attack on a military camp west of Jenin.


The situation between Hezbollah and Israel is rapidly escalating, with massive bombing campaigns on southern Lebanon by Israel predominantly on civilians (as the tunnels in South Lebanon are mostly unreachable to the Zionists, just like in Gaza), while Hezbollah and its allies respond with missile attacks predominantly on Israeli military facilities. Israel is spreading an evacuation order to the residents of southern Lebanese villages while also bombing their routes of escape and civilian infrastructure, similar to a terror tactic used widely in Gaza.

Northern Israel is currently under military censorship to hide their losses, so we get very little information other than what the Resistance provides and what videos and images get through the censors.

I don't know if Israel will dare a ground incursion soon, but it seems fairly likely in the coming days or weeks.


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Israel-Palestine Conflict

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

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English-language twitter account that collates news.
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Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists
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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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[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Resistance News Network has been showing some of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speeches, especially his last speech. ~~The vids might be only openable in telegram and I don't know where to upload the videos themselves.~~ I uploaded to tankietube for those who can't access telegram

Forgive me if someone already linked these

https://t.me/PalestineResist/59585 | non telegram link for video https://tankie.tube/w/2QLAvFHo94PQfxiXiam3Fw

The great martyred leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in his final speech.

https://t.me/PalestineResist/59614 | non-telegram link for video https://tankie.tube/w/6U1mVRnFqgzJj4F5NfAmWw

🔴 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine: — Farewell, O master of resistance and its guardian. Our vow is an eternal revenge that will never fade... Humiliation is far from us. — Notes: 0:05 - George Habash (Al-Hakim) leading a crowd chanting "Beirut, Beirut, we will sacrifice for you, O Beirut!" 0:10 - Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a speech on January 5, 2020: "We must continue the path with resilience, until ultimate victory. No one should be shaken, no one should stop, no one should be afraid. This is a normal situation that takes place in all wars where the great ones are martyred. The rest will go on to achieve their goals."

"We are on the verge of a great victory, we must not be defeated as a result of the fall of a great leader from among our leaders. Rather, we must carry their blood. Carry their banner, carry their goals, and move to the front with great determination, will, faith."

0:50 - Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a speech from Quds Day in 2013: "We will not abandon Palestine. We will not abandon Al-Quds. We will not abandon the people of Palestine. We will not abandon the holy sites of the nation."

[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Separate post for this one, this is allegedly an Israeli plane being shot down by Hezbollah forces.

Very strange video though I can't work out the circumstances where this would occur, it's like it got launched from very near the ground.

https://files.catbox.moe/d9xjtu.mp4

[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

The British Airways, Hungarian Wizz and Azerbaijan Airlines have canceled all flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport today amid increased fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Israeli Channel 12 news reports.

(Probably going to be most airlines today)

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ukraine is bombing Russia near Finnish border | TheFinnishBolshevik

Blogpost version: https://mltheory.wordpress.com/2024/09/29/ukraine-is-bombing-russia-near-the-finnish-border/

According to Russian and international media, Ukrainian drones have struck against a Russian airfield in Murmansk, at least twice this month. The earliest attack was on September 11. The news first reached most Finnish people when Finnish tabloids reported that Russia blames Finland for this attack. There was never any doubt that the drones were Ukrainian, but some Russian sources (mostly just posts on social media etc.) claimed that Finland or Norway might be the launching area of the Ukrainian drones.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

I’m moving and I found the copy of Max Blumenthal's Management of Savagery which I never got around to reading.

Do I toss it because he’s gone full crank or kept it to eventually read it because the content is still okay?

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago

Colombian Legislators File Criminal Charges Against Former President Duque - Telesur English

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The far-right politician was involved in using Israeli software Pegasus to spy on political opponents and social activists.

On Wednesday, the Commission for Investigation and Prosecution of the House of Representatives decided to criminally charge former Colombian President Ivan Duque for his involvement in irregularities in the use of the Israeli spyware software Pegasus.

“Among these crimes are money laundering, offering, selling or purchasing tools capable of intercepting private communications, embezzlement by diverting official resources, violation of the legal or constitutional regime of disqualifications and incompatibilities, abuse of authority through arbitrary or unjust acts, and conspiracy to commit a crime,” said Senator Ivan Cepeda of the Democratic Pole.

“It is a wide range of crimes that former President Duque allegedly committed, as it appears he had set up an apparatus for spying on and persecuting political opponents,” he added.

Given the impact of these human rights violations on various sectors of society, some of the victims of the espionage during the Duque administration are prepared to form an association to defend their interests.

“We need to know the truth and the consequences of these actions against our lives and against our families because it was aimed at destroying alternative projects, persecuting the opposition at that time, and affecting the lives of many of us. A thorough investigation must be conducted,” said Gloria Flores, a Senator and member of the Foreign Relations Committee.

Through these espionage actions, the Duque administration sought to persecute, terrorize, harass, and limit the freedoms of citizens and progressive social and political groups.

Something similar happened during the government of far-right President Alvaro Uribe between 2002 and 2010. During that period, the Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CAJAR), which is dedicated to human rights defense, suffered the consequences of state espionage, and had to turn to international justice in an attempt to put limits on intelligence policies.

“The espionage didn’t end with the Uribe administration but continued during the Duque administration. We were able to show that they used equipment to profile members of the lawyers’ organization. In Colombia, intelligence services lack civilian and judicial oversight to determine the purpose of intelligence in a democratic country,” explained CAJAR member Soraya Hernandez.

For that reason, and to protect democratic processes in this South American country, progressive groups have introduced a bill to regulate intelligence and counterintelligence activities involving the use of technology.

Pegasus software, created by Israeli company NSO Group Technologies, is capable of wiretapping, spying on emails and text communications through applications such as WhatsApp, and scanning documents contained in the memory of mobile phones.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 weeks ago

Aftermath of the fall of rockets near the town of Kafr Manda

https://tankie.tube/w/iiJRko2sz1ApEWBPBLnF8t

[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wasn't there supposed to have been a speech by the Supreme leader of Iran?

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Some combat footage from the Kursk, Donbass, and Gaza fronts.

Russian drone strikes near the southern Donetsk People’s Republic city of Ugledar (18+): https://odysee.com/@Support4Z:b/%F0%9F%93%BD%EF%B8%8F-A-%F0%9F%87%AC%F0%9F%87%A7-%F0%9F%87%AB%F0%9F%87%B7,--Drone-strikes-on-detected-enemy-infantry-in-the-Ugledar-area!:2

More destroyed Kiev regime military equipment on the Kursk/Donbass fronts: https://odysee.com/@Support4Z:b/%F0%9F%93%BD%EF%B8%8F-A-%F0%9F%87%AC%F0%9F%87%A7-%F0%9F%87%AB%F0%9F%87%B7,--DBL,-equipment-of-AFU-burned-near-the-settlement-of-Olgovka!:8

Palestinian resistance forces recently conducted RPG strikes on a Merkava tank and two armored bulldozers near the southern Gaza city of Rafah: https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/twitsave.com_VV_Fm79DqdBtfyia.mp4

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago

Also, in light of recent news, I wonder how long before Hexbear's resident lemmy pet shows up.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago

https://archive.is/QZaVC

SCMP: Huawei’s AI chips take another step forward as Chinese firms look for Nvidia alternatives

The Ascend 910B chips, which Huawei has called on par with Nvidia’s popular A100 chips, have become a top alternative in multiple industries across the country. Its Ascend solutions were used to train roughly half of more than 70 of China’s top large language models as of last year, according to Huawei.

I'm curious if non-Huawei execs agree with the assessment that these ascend chips are comparable or closely approaching the A100. In any case, this trend really seems to imply that 2-5 years out, the age of Western chip domination will be over, if it isn't already.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

IDF says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Beirut strike - The Times of Israel.

It's a direct link to the Times of Israel website.

Anyway, I hope they are wrong. Finkelstein had said in his recent interview that Iran knows if Hezbullah falls they will fall. To be frank, his saying is not far from the truth. If Iran sits on its bum and keep doing lip service it will end badly. Imagine a middle east with no opposing force to Israel, its hell.

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Daniel Noboa, president of Ecuador, cancels his UN agenda and returns to the country to accompany the operations to fight the forest fires.

The Ecuadorian government is classifying the forest fires affecting the country as “terrorist acts” and has announced that it will give rewards to citizens who denounce the perpetrators or accomplices of the fires.

Meanwhile, Noboa was in Miami taking pictures on a yacht with his wife, while his country burned and had no electricity.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

There have been some updates on the Elon Musk vs. Brazil dispute. Elon basically took a massive L but he refused to admit it. Basically he agreed to make all the stuff the Brazilian Supreme Court asked, and agreed to shut the fuck up (Elon is such a coward loser, that he would behind the scenes say he is sorry, but publicly would be like "I am cool and fuck eveyone else!". Because he has a huge ego, he probably is afraid of losing "credit" with the Bazinga chuds that like him).

But he also plans on posting on twitter that he agreeing to ban a bunch of Brazilian neo-nazis and paying his debt with Brazil is actually a W and totally not a big L, because that way people in Brazil will have free speech again (which just means being able to access Twitter).

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yesterday I was reading some borderline crank post on substack, about a slideshow leaked from the british counter disinformation unit

I think i found it here but now i cant find it to finish it, does anyone know what I was reading lol, i cant find it in my history and I didnt save it :/

ps death to israel, obviously

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Former president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff (Workers' Party), receives highest state honor from Xi Jinping in China

President of the New Development Bank, based in Shanghai, was presented with the “Friendship Medal”

Former president Dilma Rousseff received China's Friendship Medal from Chinese president Xi Jinping on Sunday (29), at a ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The Friendship Medal is China's highest state honour for foreigners, awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to supporting China's socialist modernization, promoting exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries, and safeguarding world peace.

The medal symbolizes the long-standing friendship between the people of China and the rest of the world. On September 13, Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to award national medals and national honorary titles to 15 individuals on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which falls on October 1.

Rousseff has chaired the New Development Bank (NDB) since March 2023. Based in Shanghai, the bank was created in 2015 by the BRICS group of emerging economies.

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