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Jamaal Bowman was charged with setting off a false fire alarm so as to give Democrats more time to read Kevin McCarthy's spending bill. The bill "ultimately passed with more Democrats voting for it than Republicans." (NYT)

many Long Island IDF volunteers will meet their ends tonight

US stock market absolutely ate shit today after some tech companies reported weak earnings, NASDAQ almost -3%, Amazon -6%, Google -10%

NSW Premier Chris Minns admits 'mistake' not acting on Sydney Opera House pro-Palestinian protest warnings

The 'mistake' wasn't to light up the opera house, it was in not shutting down the ensuing protest hard enough. We sure do hate us some a-rabs huh

Gaza Update with Norman Finkelstein

Started streaming a little over an hour ago, my bad on the late post

Does anyone have a breakdown of military and civilian deaths from the Al-Aqsa Flood? I've been trying and every single article obfuscates the military impact of the operation and basically insinuates that it was a massacre of civilians.

Fucking COME ON HEZBOLLAH!!!

feels like we're at or nearing an inflection point wrt this whole imperial con game, with ukraine and europe basically tapped out and israel coming into play. wondering how much centcom getting btfo'd would help the dedollarization process but honestly more curious as to how they plan on cannibalizing japan and sk and what their plans are afterwards.

like, the BRI loans are all in dollars, but they're owed to china; not as if the US can just push a button nd suddenly own all the infra, but i cant imagine china just writing off all the loans or having everyone buy rmb when the US decides its time for more interest rate shenanigans. real head scratcher this

Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the No. 3 House Republican, dropped his bid for speaker on Tuesday hours after securing his divided party’s nomination, after a swift backlash from the right, including former President Donald J. Trump, left his candidacy in shambles.

lmao this is amazing. They nominated Scalise but realized he wasn't viable so no vote, nominated Jordan and held three failed votes, nominated Emmer but realized he wasn't viable either. I think they literally have no viable options.

Next I'm thinking they might nominate another Freedom Caucus member, probably Hern or Donalds, who won't be able to get enough of the moderate vote like Jordan. Then another moderate who won't get the Freedom Caucus vote, and the circus goes on.

Absolute funniest outcome is either Trump or them just putting McCarthy back. Second funniest is no speaker until 2025, especially if they don't empower McHenry to do actual speaker duties.

Unfortunately, Democrats really wanna get that genocide funding passed, so at some point they'll probably cave and vote present or something. But that was speculated for Emmer and they didn't do it.

And some numbers (will include in further comments to keep track of the circus):
Floor votes: 3
R nomination ballots: 8, plus a vote to remove Jordan and two failed post-nomination loyalty votes.

French troops are expected to finally gtfo of Niger by December 31: https://nitter.cz/african_stream/status/1716910073241334206

🇮🇱🇵🇸 Fighting is currently taking place in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Significant IDF forces operate in the region.

Weird explosion video from Gaza today.

https://streamable.com/a2lxeb

Not like anything I've seen before. Secondary explosions, not bombs, very strange. Israelis might have hit a stockpile or something successfully with this one.

New trueanon with Finklestein https://soundgasm.net/u/masterminder/Episode-327-Its-Not-Too-Late

Saw someone actually defend Operation Paperclip by saying the US had to get the Nazi scientists before Russia could use them.

Been reading William Gibson's The peripheral, and came across this topical scene:

"Indeed," said Lowbeer. "The use of explosives is unusual, and we prefer to keep it so. Too much like asymmetric warfare."

"Terrorism," said the rental.

"We prefer not to use that term," said Lowbeer, studying her candle flame with something that looked to Netherton to be regret, "if only because terror should remain the sole prerogative of the state."

Trying to think of things as absurd as framing what’s going on in Israel as the “Israel Hamas war”

What the fuck america. I know the majority oppose but this is still far too fucking high support.

According to the New York Times, satellite images show that the IRGC missile forces opened long-range missile silos at noon today.

Internet's back up in Gaza: https://nitter.cz/RiverToSea48/status/1718488977102057498

The zionists destroyed the memorial to journalist Sherine Abu Aqla in Jenin at dawn today

https://streamable.com/3d5kxm

guy who still thinks Ukraine will break through Russian lines in Zaporozhye any day now

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United States of “directing” Israel’s attack on Gaza.

“America is a definite accomplice of criminals,” said Khamenei during a speech in Tehran. “The United States is in some way directing the crime that is being committed in Gaza.”

Khamenei added the hands of Americans are “tainted with the blood of the oppressed, children, patients, women and others”.

Mr. Khamenei, America yearns for freedom

1 hour ago

🚨 The IOF continues to send reinforcements to #Jenin and are firing at residents randomly, according to local sources.

Resistance fighters are opening fire on the invading forces in various fronts as they besiege Ibn Sina Hospital.

30 minutes ago

🚨 The IOF is wildly opening fire on Palestinians in the courtyard of Ibn Sina Hospital in #Jenin.

https://t.me/PalestineResist/17304

Sources confirm that elite Navy Seals units, whose members have been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Qaeda, and have over 300 confirmed kills, have been deployed to the Middle East in response to rising tensions in the region.