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Image is of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Ansarallah.


The death of Zionism has just massively accelerated.

previous preamble

BRICS has expanded to include Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Argentina is currently experiencing technical difficulties due to the election of the ancap clown Milei - once he's out of office, maybe they can try again.

I don't really have much to say about this one way or another. BRICS has, so far, made only nervous and small steps towards challenging US hegemony. This isn't really that unexpected, as only China and Russia are the real "true believers" in ending US hegemony (and even then, China's government either believes, or is pretending to believe, that reconciliation is still possible). Brazil, India, and South Africa are less enthralled by the concept of dethroning the US, most especially India, who had to make a firm decision in 2023 whether they were going to be on the side of America, or on the side of the Global South, and chose the former, strengthening their military relationship. They're still best of friends with Russia, but they are very obviously the sussy imposter of the BRICS group.

The prospects of BRICS are only really loosely correlated with the prospects of multipolarism, though. It's not a process that hinges on BRICS's successes or failures. It is coming because the contender states (in Desai's terminology) are irreversibly rising, and the US is irreversibly falling. If it will not be BRICS that leads, it will be a different organization. A better world is not only possible, but inevitable - unfortunately for the US.


I'm taking a week off the updates because I've been swamped lately, and also feel the need to reconfigure (and find new) sources. Needless to say that I've grown tired of Financial Times headlines, even if they do represent the actual views of the bourgeoisie.


The Country of the Week is Ethiopia! Feel free to chime in with books, essays, longform articles, even stories and anecdotes or rants. More detail here.

The bulletins site is here!
The RSS feed is here.
Last week's thread is here.

Israel-Palestine Conflict

If you have evidence of Israeli crimes and atrocities that you wish to preserve, there is a thread here in which to do so.

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

UNRWA daily-ish reports on Israel's destruction and siege of Gaza and the West Bank.

English-language Palestinian Marxist-Leninist twitter account. Alt here.
English-language twitter account that collates news (and has automated posting when the person running it goes to sleep).
Arab-language twitter account with videos and images of fighting.
English-language (with some Arab retweets) Twitter account based in Lebanon. - Telegram is @IbnRiad.
English-language Palestinian Twitter account which reports on news from the Resistance Axis. - Telegram is @EyesOnSouth.
English-language Twitter account in the same group as the previous two. - Telegram here.

English-language PalestineResist telegram channel.
More telegram channels here for those interested.

Various sources that are covering the Ukraine conflict are also covering the one in Palestine, like Rybar.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Sources:

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.
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] 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://nitter.nohost.network/DD_Geopolitics/status/1745658533377651177#m

  • More than 15 F/A-18 aircraft launched from the aircraft carrier Eisenhower and participated in the strikes on Yemen.
  • More than 60 targets were targeted in 16 locations in Yemen, in which more than 100 bombs and missiles of various types were used.
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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (11 children)

Hunter Biden showed the world today why he's the top dog, he walked into that hearing like a boss. Someone outside even asked him if he was on crack and he didn't answer so return of the king?

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (20 children)

According to somebody on the radio “we (Taiwan) are surrounded by 23 ccp balloons right now, Taiwan is on the frontlines”

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago

As a centrist, I support a 3 state solution. A secular nation in the donbass region where all people can live in peace

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago

Good grief. The weapons used in today's gang violence in Ecuador came from the Peruvian military 💀💀💀

The US-backed dictator, Dina Boluarte, has convened an emergency meeting to determine how this could have happened. The answer will be very obvious.

twitter | nitter

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (3 children)

https://new.thecradle.co/articles-id/18512

The Hebrew edition of the paper wrote on 11 January that “one of the revelations revealed in the investigation is that at midnight on October 7, the IDF [Israeli army] ordered all of its combat units in practice to use the ‘Hannibal Procedure’ although without clearly mentioning this explicitly by name.”

The order was to stop “at all costs any attempt by Hamas terrorists to return to Gaza, that is, despite the fear that some of them have abductees,” the paper wrote.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In a just world the United States would be metaphorically (ah who am I kidding how about literally) torn limb from limb while every fucking mindless imperialist drone living here and abroad watches their shitty fucking empire crumble, slowly and painfully.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago

Whatever happens in Yemen, stay safe out there everyone. Check on your friends and family, because it's going to be a long night.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago

Governors do the most fash shit while no one is paying attention. Indiana’s governor signed a bill banning youth gender affirming care on his way out, and those on medication right now will be cut off at the end of the year if it holds up

amerikkka

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

US and Britain prepare to launch strikes against Houthi rebels | Financial Times

The US and the UK are preparing strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea.

The US is expected to lead the military response against the Houthis after the Yemen-based militant group began targeting vessels following Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak was preparing on Thursday night to authorise strikes, with Britain acting as part of a US-led military coalition.

Sunak convened a call of his cabinet ministers at 7.45pm following a meeting of the National Security Council, Whitehall insiders said.

The Pentagon has drawn up options for targeted strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen, including missile launch sites and weapons depots, according to US officials.

Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat Ryder said on Thursday he would not speculate on any future operations.

The Houthis have carried out more than two dozen attacks on merchant ships in the past two months in the Red Sea, causing acute disruption along a critical maritime trade route.

The Islamist rebels have become one of the most active factions in Iran’s so-called axis of resistance since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted on October 7.

UK defence secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday he was in regular contact with allies in the Middle East.

“We are all agreed and in one voice that this cannot continue,” he said of the Houthi rebels’ activities, adding: “We won’t allow it to continue.”

For Sunak this is potentially the most serious military crisis involving British forces since he became prime minister in October 2022, even if the UK is expected to play a junior role in a US-led operation.

Lord Kim Darroch, a former UK national security adviser, said: “Generally we contribute about 10 per cent of any joint operation. The French would normally be asked if they want to get involved.

“The important thing is that we are part of any operation, rather than how much hardware we deliver.”

The UK has two warships in the region, one of them HMS Diamond, which shot down seven of the 18 drones and missiles that the Houthis fired on Tuesday from areas that the group controls in Yemen.   

Should the US-led military operation go ahead, deploying British fighter jets to hit Houthi bases is thought to be one option. Firing Tomahawk cruise missiles from UK submarines is believed to be another option.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Lula is considering supporting South Africa's complaint against Israel at the Hague for genocide, says Palestinian ambassador.

Ibrahim Alzeben, the Palestinian ambassador to Brazil, met with the President on Wednesday morning (10).

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Looks like US inflation is still super high and the newest trick to mitigate it, aka not counting rent increases, doesn't help much. CPI is at 3.9% without rent so yeah.

biden-alert DAMN MY DAD COULD DRIVE UP INFLATION

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm watching alonost everything on the un security council meetings. Everyone save Palestine paid the "condemn Hamas" tax. Said hostages should be free and there should be a ceasefire and adequate humanitarian aid. That settlements are illegal and Palestine should be free. No displacement.

Then isntrael (they're the only delegation with a uniformed military person in it) comes on and says WHY NO ONE CONDEMNS HAMAS! LITTLE BABY BIBAS IN TERROR TUNNEL. (Never mind we kill any of the hostages we find....also just never mind what we do!) Just a non stop gaslighting fascist joke of a state. 1 little baby still alive compared to over 10,000 dead. Yeah we all feel so bad for you fascist genocidal bastards.

hamas-base The UN has become a KKHHHHHamas Base and is no longer my friend!

You're so concerned about the [ARABS] - because I won't say Palestinians to validate them as a people or a nation) What about Pakistan and Afghanistan?! (Also because to the fascist mind they are all the same and I'm totally not dogwhistling my racist bigotry) They have issues! Where are all the SC meetings about them! (I'm also not going to bring this up in a serious meeting on it's own I'm just deflecting)

I just started LMAO michael-laugh . They're a joke on the world stage now. An absolute pathetic joke.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So what this tunnel thingy says about nyc is: dig to fucking vaults, no one knows what the fuck happens underground.

P.S. But don't cause 9/11 no-copyright

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

Oh boy. Here we fucking go. sigh

Biden sent private message to Tehran amid airstrikes: ‘We’re well-prepared’

Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States has sent a private message to Tehran that “we’re confident we’re well-prepared”, following a second night of US and British strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

US military strategists warned Saturday that the so-called “triple-h” threat (Hamas-Houthi-Hezbollah) could require a significant increase in US military capabilities to protect US national security interests and military personnel in the region and support a commitment to freedom of navigation.

Deptula warned that deterrence may not be possible by co-ercion alone and an international coalition “may need to completely destroy the Houthis’ means of power projection”.

Also, this part is pretty hilarious:

Meanwhile, in an interview on MSNBC on Saturday, Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, urged the Biden administration, on the airstrikes authorized by the government’s executive branch without the inclusion of the congressional branch: “Come explain it to Congress.”

Like, you know Congress will probably be near unanimous in approving of this war, right? And if the Republicans put up a minor stink and have some of them vote against it, it'll just be because "Biden bad"? So what you're saying, in effect, is that you'd like to give Biden an even greater political mandate to make war....

Maybe if you're really "progressive" you should be out in the streets with the anti-war movement. Eh, Pramila?

Or, you know: go ahead and author a piece of legislation demanding that Biden stop attacking the Houthis. See how far you get. You don't have to beg Biden to do anything. Just fucking do it. I dare you. Actively challenge the power of the presidency, instead of whining that he's not asking for your permission. (No? Thought not.)

EDIT: More here: Is a huge war coming? US bombs Yemen, Iraq & Syria. Israel bombs Gaza & Lebanon. Both threaten Iran. (25 min video by Geopolitical Economy Report) where "former" U.S. and Israeli officials call explicitly for war with Iran.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah:

-"Israel" is drowning in failure and is in a deep pit, as confirmed by its analysts, and it has not achieved any victory or even a semblance of victory.

-"Israel" has not achieved any of its declared or undisclosed goals, and this is unanimously acknowledged by the "Israelis" themselves.

https://t.me/mmirlb/7469

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

I know there are broad consequences to doing so, including starting a World War, but at what point does it become a moral imperative for a communist superpower (i.e. China) to militarily intervene to stop a genocide? Or are the consequences just too great?

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (17 children)

I am a dumb guy, need help with a math question. Do you think a country of 330 million people can defeat 3 billion people in a hot war?

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

From the lady who single handledly destroyed Argentina's relations with China comes the completely expected accusation: The narcos in Ecuador are actually socialists, you guys!

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (29 children)

UN Security Council demands Houthis halt Red Sea attacks as US and UK warn of strikes (CNN)

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday approved a resolution calling on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group to “cease its brazen” attacks in the Red Sea, as the United States and Britain hinted at military strikes.

The warnings come as the Iran-backed militants continue a weeks-long campaign to launch drones and missiles at vessels in the commercially vital shipping lane, which they say are revenge against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza.

The UN Security Council vote was 11 in favor, 0 against, and four abstentions, including Russia and China.

https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2024/01/11/middleeast/un-security-council-houthi-attacks-resolution-intl-hnk/index.html

Ansarallah response:

https://twitter.com/resistance_sa/status/1745546981932474811

https://nitter.net/resistance_sa/status/1745546981932474811

EDIT: Apparently the resolution from the security council did not authorize the use of force.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (5 children)

South afrika very good guys, braver than all nato shitlibs. rat-salute-2 rat-salute-2 rat-salute-2

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Checked out azovsomething: 0 videos about palestine. Amazing bruh

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Even the Yemeni comprador government-in-exile is against the strikes.

Well done to the US/UK for robustly ending the civil war and uniting Yemen.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

New York’s hottest club is… Secret Synagogue Tunnel

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The danish government has just removed the last bit of protections from being surveiled lol source is in danish don't worry though, it has to go into public hearings first, which totally matter guys

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

US war tech literally becoming warhammer shit by using tech they don't understand and putting a skull put on it or something

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