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Russia Regains Upper Hand in Ukraine's East as Kyiv's Troops Flag

joe biden low tier god yourself you must be put down like a dog

TIL what Bab el Mandeb means, and inshallah the Great Satan will find out just how apt the name is

The name Bab el Mandeb means “Gate of Tears” or “Gate of Grief” in Arabic, from “bab” meaning “gate” and “mandeb” (or “mandab”) meaning “lamentation.”

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

The UAE, backed by the US, is employing mercenaries and providing them with gear and training to attack commercial ships NOT affiliated with Israel in order to blame AnsarAllah for it and fuel an international response against Yemen.

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If the following prediction is incorrect I will eat my shit and hair:

The ruling by the ICJ will be some variant of “no conclusive evidence to support the accusations of genocide”

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.

Radio War Nerd had Ben Aris on again to recap how the sanctions war is affecting Russia, the fastest growing economy in Europe.

Nuff said

Pope encourages Marxists and Christians to fight corruption, uphold rule-of-law - Vatican News

Pope Francis meets with representatives of the Dialop Transversal dialogue project, an initiative that invites socialists and Christians to work for a common ethic, and invites them to build a better future for our polarised world.

People who are poor, unemployed, homeless, immigrants, or exploited, as well as all those killed by past dictatorships and turned into rubbish by the "throwaway culture" of the present: the level of a society's civilisation is measured by the way they are treated, the Pope said.

Pope Francis reiterated the centrality of the vulnerable as well as the urgency of countering the triple "scourge" of corruption, abuse of power, and lawlessness—both in politics and in society—in his address on Wednesday with representatives of the DIALOP transversal dialogue project.

This is a dialogue project between socialists/Marxists, communists, and Christians aimed at formulating a common social ethic that can be proposed as a new narrative for a Europe in search of its identity, with an integral ecology between the Social Doctrine of the Church and Marxist social critique at its core.

The initiative was born in 2014 after a meeting between Pope Francis, Alexis Tsipras, then president of the Syriza party and later Greek prime minister after 2015, Walter Baier, president of the Party of the European Left, and Franz Kronreif of the Focolare Movement (both present at the audience).

"Do not stop dreaming"

Pope Francis received this morning, in the Paul VI Hall, before the General Audience, 15 members—7 from the left and 8 Catholics from different European countries—of this association.

He shared with them his pain for a world that today appears "divided by wars and polarizations" and, on the other hand, his encouragement to look to the future and try to imagine a "better world."

"We Argentinians say: don't wrinkle, don't go backwards. And this is the invitation I extend to you too: don't back down, don't give up, don't stop dreaming of a better world."

Freedom, equality, dignity, fraternity

"It is in the imagination, in fact, that intelligence, intuition, experience, and historical memory meet to create, venture, and risk," the Pope stressed.

He recalled how, over the centuries, "it has been the great dreams of freedom and equality, of dignity and fraternity, a reflection of God's dream, that have produced progress and advances."

In this sense, the Pope indicated three attitudes for DIALOP to carry out its commitment: the courage to break the mould, attention to the weak, and promotion of a culture based on the rule-of-law.

Turning the tide

Having the courage to break the mould means "opening up, in dialogue, to new ways."

"In an era marked at various levels by conflicts and disagreements, let us not lose sight of what can still be done to reverse the course," he said.

"Against rigid approaches that divide, let us cultivate confrontation and listening with an open heart, without excluding anyone, at the political, social, and religious levels, so that the contribution of each one can, in his or her concrete peculiarity, be positively accepted in the processes of change to which our future is committed," Pope Francis exhorted.

Criticism of finance and market mechanisms

The Pope then called for constant attention to be paid to the weak because the measure of a civilisation is evident in how it treats those on the margins of society.

In off-the-cuff remarks, the Pope recalled the history of the recent past. "Let us not forget that the great dictatorships—think of Nazism—discarded the vulnerable and killed them," he said.

He urged world leaders to put in place policies that are "truly at the service of humanity," saying society "cannot allow itself to be dictated by finance and market mechanisms."

"Solidarity, besides being a moral virtue, is a requirement of justice, which requires correcting distortions and purifying the intentions of unjust systems, as well as radical changes of perspective in the sharing of challenges and resources among men and among peoples," the Pope said.

And he defined "social poets" those who dedicate themselves to this field, because "poetry is creativity," and here it is a question of "putting creativity at the service of society, so that it becomes more human and fraternal."

Fighting corruption and illegality

Finally, Pope Francis encouraged a culture based on the rule-of-law.

"Fight the scourge of corruption, abuses of power, and illegality," he said, because "only in honesty, in deeds, can healthy relationships be established and we can cooperate with trust and efficiency in the construction of a better future."

Hence he expressed his gratitude for the "courage" to work "for a more just and peaceful world" and the recommendation that "the Gospel of Jesus Christ may always inspire and illuminate your research and actions."

During the audience, the DIALOP group presented to the Pope the results of the work of the last ten years, carried out also with the support of the Dicastery for Catholic Culture and Education.

"Beyond religious and ideological boundaries, Christians and Marxists, as well as people of good will," the association explained in a note, "recognise today that they are united in their commitment to the end of armed conflicts in the world and the security of the most basic human rights, in order to guarantee social equilibrium and peace for humanity."

Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says Australian personnel had been present in "operational headquarters" but said he could not elaborate further on the precise nature of their participation.

Mr Marles said Australia's participation was "completely consistent" with the national interest. "Australia must stand up for freedom of navigation," Mr Marles said, accusing the Houthis of "disruption of the rules-based order."

Ecuador's situation, and I guess Mexico's too, is so unthinkable to me. The last time the government had cause to clamp down on excessive crime around these parts was in the years preceding the Rio Olympics / World Cup. The government literally called up the big criminal orgs and told them to just move to the next towns over for a bit, or to hold back from faction warfare while police were stationed everywhere. The one group that rebelled against the arrangement got their shit kicked in by the armed forces without delay.

Even then they didn't cross the rubicon like in Ecuador. Burn a bus, sure. Rush around with big motorcades in broad daylight, ok. Attack police? Of course. But in Ecuador the groups thought they could do a coup.

NEW: The Biden administration has told leaders in Congress there will be US-UK airstrikes in Yemen tonight, per a US official.

The official tells me the attacks on Yemen "will not solve the problem" and the approach "doesn't add up to a cohesive strategy."

https://nitter.net/AkbarSAhmed/status/1745581360562004269#m

Hey does anybody in here have a link to that post / article about fucked up archaic US nukes? I think it was either its own post, or a post in one of these megathreads, but it was basically some Warhammer 40k stuff where the understanding of some of the weapons systems we have has basically just been lost to time and shit like that.

Edit: DPP won. KMT has conceded defeat.

DPP showing a strong lead over the KMT so far.

Currently 40% to 33% in favour of the DPP, with 95% of polling stations reporting. Will update.

the whole lloyd austin situaiton is honestly bizarre. a complete self-own for no reason and absolute bungling of the PR by the white house. They didn't know their Secretary of Defense was undergoing surgery for prostate cancer? It just seems so comically incompetent, nobody is at the wheel

Summary of Burkina Faso mopping up Western-backed insurgents: https://nitter.cz/marcus_herve/status/1745399537340977336

From time to time I check on Jimmy Dore to see how deep he fell into right wing shit. And oh boy he's now making collaborations with Alex Jones lmfao

I need to stop watching CNN, not a single fucking peep about Ecuador but wall to wall coverage of Trump and Biden's failchild.

Well death to america

Protesters in Georgia demand punishment for woman accused of defacing religious icon depicting local war hero

I expect all you news hogs to be red mad and nude over this one.

Edit: this is spicy enough to make its own post lmao

Edit 2: requesting any replies to this be stuck in a spoiler

A man accused of assaulting a worker during a protest against the sale of armoured steel for use in Israeli military vehicles has pleaded not guilty in a New South Wales court.

Key points:

• Jeremy Krebel was one of 30 protesters involved in the sit-in at the company's Unanderra office
• He says Bisalloy is complicit in the actions of the Israeli army in Palestine
• Bisalloy says it respects people's right to protest peacefully and claims its products are used for defensive purposes

The steelmaker also said it "typically only exports lightweight protection grade products".

"Any international sale of these products is done with the strict scrutiny and approval of the Australian Government, Defence Export Control," the company said.

Following the protests Bisalloy said it does not "manufacture steel products for the use in bullets, missiles or similar weapons".

"Bisalloy respects the right of peaceful protest, however breaching premises, trespassing and intimidating our employees is not acceptable.

Hamas and the IOF are currently competing to see who can kill the most IOF members

Hamas in the lead, but the IOF is giving its all to catch up

If the Saudis move even a muscle the Houthies can attack their oil refineries, like they have done so in the past.

Biden is now more of a warmonger than the fucking Rand corporation

Idc about the ICJ and I'm mighty suspicious why all the English "Pro-Palestine" coverage is focusing so much on it.

The only reason this case is happening is because the Palestinians are overwhelmingly winning for the first time in history. The case will only have relevance if/when the Palestinians and regional Islamic Resistance emerge completely victorious.

Unless we all forget how useless the ICJ decision was in 1984 & 86 in Nicaragua. Didn't stop the US from killing 50,000 people or mining their ports.

Revolutions are not won in courts controlled by US/EU capital.

الصهاينة اغتصبت و اعتدى كل الكرة الارضية وقوانيننها الانسانية ومعاهدات اخلاقيات الحروب والمحكمة الدولية وحقوق الانسان. لم يعد هناك قانون نحن في غابة.

I'm gone for 12 hours and the CIA decided to blow up ecuador

Snippet from SA's ICJ case:

The Applicant requests the Court to indicate provisional measures in order to “protect against further, severe and irreparable harm to the rights of the Palestinian people under the Genocide Convention” and “to ensure Israel’s compliance with its obligations under the Genocide Convention not to engage in genocide, and to prevent and to punish genocide”.

Imagine if they say "no" to this. Like, no we do not want to ensure that Israel is not commiting genocide

Wait davos is happening? There's so much going on I haven't even heard about the ghoul conference

Tomorrow (11 January) at 10:00 to 12:00 CET, South Africa will be presenting their case before the ICJ.

And on Friday at the same time, Shitreal will be doing the same. Hm y'all wanna bet it is just going to be basically nothing but Nazi apologism and rapacious use of the hard-R like a million simultaneous Call of Duty matches on Xbox Live?

https://nitter.net/AdHaque110/status/1745372518003646467#m

Judge ad hoc Aharon Barak takes a solemn declaration to act impartially.

On November 1, Barak told the Globe and Mail:

“I agree totally with what the government is doing”

Make of that what you will.

The judge appointed by Israel everyone