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The UK's "Chancellor of the Exchequer" Rachel Reeves is currently in China for the 11th China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue:

Chinese VP meets with UK chancellor of exchequer; China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue convenes after a six-year hiatus - Global Times
Reeves defends China visit and hails £600m boost to UK - BBC
UK seeks to to rekindle 'pragmatic' economic China ties - DW
How to trigger Trump: Britain’s cozy China trip risks America’s anger - Politico

Surely, they apply the same criteria to everyone

https://www.state.gov/genocide-determination-in-sudan-and-imposing-accountability-measures/

The Iranian capital has not been relocated and will not be relocated. Tehran remains the capital.

Pezeshkian's government spokeswoman said that they are examining plans to move the capital more towards the Persian Gulf coast so that transporting raw materials to / from the capital would be less resource-demanding, but there is absolutely no basis for this and it will never happen.

It costs too much money, and it is not logistically feasible either. It would take massive amounts of resources and decades to complete. For a country like Iran, already under sanctions & with a weak economy, this is simply impossible. Former President Rouhani proposed it, Ahmadinejad also thought about it, but it is a dumb idea and neither the parliament nor the Supreme Leader will accept it. It won't even pass the examination stage.

We should have presidential terms cut down to 6 months just so the probability of several former ones dying in the same time period increased and we had to shut down this hell hole of a country for a month straight doing funerals of State.

Posting this since I have been one of the most skeptical posters about DPRK troops fighting on the Russian border with Ukraine

https://old.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/comments/1hzt6sz/ua_pov_president_zelensky_published_an_interview/

Ukraine actually did release audio of the interview with the supposed North Korean soldiers. Everyone seems to agree that the soldier is speaking Korean with a distinct Northern accent.

I'm still a little skeptical since they only have one single guy capable of speaking. He could be a South Korean who's really good at accents, or maybe they somehow abducted a civilian laborer from the DPRK in Russia

Hell, South Korea was getting more and more involved in Ukraine, so this could be a psyop filmed in South Korea with a DPRK defector.

Today’s news and combat footage from the Donbass and Kursk oblast.

Russian forces liberated the Donetsk People’s Republic settlement of Dachenskoye (south of Kiev-occupied Krasnoarmeysk): https://sputnikglobe.com/20250106/russian-army-liberates-settlement-of-dachenskoye-in-donetsk-peoples-republic-1121368368.html

Russian forces continue repelling Kiev regime attacks in Kursk oblast, destroying another ten tanks and seven infantry fighting vehicles there today: https://www.rt.com/russia/610493-kursk-tanks-ten-broken/

Russian drones finished off a Kiev regime T-72 tank in Kursk oblast (video): https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/T72.mp4?_=3

Russian drones striking more Kiev regime tanks in Kursk oblast (video): https://news-pravda.com/world/2025/01/05/957352.html

Some news and videos from Russia’s special military operation.

A Russian drone strike recently eliminated another British mercenary (and former British soldier) in Zaporozhye oblast: https://www.rt.com/russia/610601-british-mercenary-killed-ukraine/

Russian ‘hellish backpack’ destroys Kiev regime position (video): https://news-pravda.com/world/2025/01/09/965938.html

Recent Russian drone strikes in and near the partially Kiev-occupied DPR city of Dzerzhinsk, AKA “Toretsk” (videos): 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,--Destruction-of-enemy-vehicles-by-drones-in-Toretsk!!:3

Plus, a special bonus video: Iran has released footage of its latest, impressive underground missile base: https://news-pravda.com/world/2025/01/10/968652.html

To quote Napoleon Bonaparte

Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), said on Wednesday (8) that social networks will only continue to operate in Brazil if they respect the laws in force in the country, regardless of “threats and tantrums from irresponsible leaders”.

“Here in Brazil, our Electoral Court and our Supreme Court have both shown that this is a land that has law. Social networks are not a lawless land. In Brazil, [social networks] will only continue to operate if they respect Brazilian law. Regardless of the bravado of irresponsible big tech leaders,” he said.

“We can't talk about the world, but in Brazil, I have absolute certainty and conviction that the Federal Supreme Court will not allow the big techs, the social networks, to continue to be used intentionally or culpably, or even just for profit, to spread hate speech, dangerous ideologies such as nazism, fascism, racism, misogyny, homophobia and anti-democratic speech,” said the magistrate.

It's worth remembering that Moraes ordered a temporary ban on social network X in Brazil in August 2024, after billionaire Elon Musk's social network failed to comply with a series of Brazilian judicial orders. In October, the platform complied with the rules and resumed operations in the country.

A little news from Kursk oblast. All of the Kiev regime’s recent attacks failed – they could not capture a single settlement. Meanwhile, over the past few days, Russian forces liberated the Kursk oblast settlements of Leonidovo, Russkoye Porechnoye, and Kruglenkoye.

In addition, over 20 Kiev regime invaders (from the “82nd Airborne Assault Brigade” and the “225th Separate Assault Battalion”) surrendered to Russian forces in Kursk oblast, near Berdin (videos): https://southfront.press/testimony-of-ukrainian-soldiers-captured-in-russian-kursk-region/

More drone strikes on Kiev regime armored vehicles near the Kursk oblast settlement of Berdin (video): https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20890-Berdin.mp4?_=1

Russian drone strikes on Kiev regime positions in Kursk oblast (video): https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20924_1.mp4?_=1

Anyone listen to the RevLeft episode on Syria? I'm very curious about the position that the 2011-2012 period was a possibly real and meaningful revolution. The speaker said that after this period, it was coopted by the west. But what that period in Syria looked like seems interesting. Any good resources on that specific period?

I've queued up the c-span stream of the US supreme Court hearing about the TikTok ban on https://live.hexbear.net/c/news

A question for discussion: realistically, how could Europe decouple from American hegemony? Is that even possible at this point?

Two thoughts I had - not a comprehensive strategy, just two components of a whole - include:

‘1.) Making friends with Russia. Granted, at this point it feels impossible but warring countries end wars and become allies frequently in history. Russia could provide resources to recharge European industry. And Putin, the Russian bourgeoisie, and frankly most people in Russia seem to want to be a part of Europe. It’s the Americans who don’t want Russia and Europe to move closer to each other and who benefits the most from the current aggressive stances.

‘2.) End the Euro currency. This may seem counterintuitive, when monetary sovereignty is so important. But it’s worth noting that IIRC the whole Euro project was pushed by the USA. I seem to recall Michael Hudson talking about how the Euro actually serves to support USD hegemony, not against it, but I can’t recall the specifics. Not to mention that having a common currency without common fiscal policy always has and always will be a fundamental, unresolvable contradiction. I say unwind the Euro and go back to local currency. At the same time, the EU could pursue a bancor-like strategy within the EU to help stabilize currency relationships.

https://balkaninsight.com/2024/03/21/romania-to-host-largest-nato-military-base-in-europe/

Older news,but am I crazy to think this will make my home province of Dobrogea a European Okinawa?

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Norway's government plans to increase the nation's civil defence. The number of conscripts assigned to civil defence will be increased from 8.000 to 12.000.

In addition Norway plans to be 50 percent self-sufficient by 2030 and increase emergency stores of grain to have enough to cover the nation's needs for three months by 2029.

In addition the Norwegian government is increasing funding to voluntary civil defence organisations, working on a new cyber preparedness plan as well as a "strategy to strengthen the public's resilience against desinformation" that will be presented this spring.

• Source: NRK (state media), January 10th 2025

President Nicolás Maduro awards decorations to Venezuelan officials and high-ranking government officials who were sanctioned by the US, the EU and Canada after the swearing-in of the Venezuelan president.

~~Unconfirmed reports that far-right opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has been arrested in Caracas after her caravan was "intercepted". More updates as it develops.~~

Update: Well, much ado about nothing. Far-right Machado herself denies the reports that she was "intercepted" or "kidnapped." Someone tell the White House press office to scrap that statement

The president of Panama, Jose Raul Mulino, demanded the freedom of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and held the government of Nicolas Maduro responsible for her personal integrity.

President Mulino should explain why his running mate is still hiding inside the Nicaraguan Embassy. It would be pretty funny if Trump reestablished relations with Venezuela, and at the same time invaded Panama. These people are such puppets of the US, that even when the US goverment openly says they hate Panama and wants to invade, they still obey the orders the CIA gives them.

Will the NDP be relevant in the election?