SeventyTwoTrillion [he/him]
newsMy weekly preamble is in spoiler tags below.
::: spoiler preamble As we're all aware, the Republicans losing major ground in the midterms is relatively insignificant in the wider geopolitical sense. While many voters cited their dissatisfaction with the Iran War as a critical motivator for coming out to the polls (not out of any humanitarian impulse, but because, gasp, a foreign war is actually impacting them), the Democrats not only won't do anything substantially different - they haven't even pretended to promise to do so. They've merely been thrust into a position of power under the assumption that the Blue Team must, by definition, do the opposite of what the Red Team is doing. The situation inside the Zionist entity is relatively similar - Netanyahu and his government is outgoing, but replaced with a government that shares most of the preceding government's ideology where it most matters. While some Iranian officials (including Araghchi) have attempted to pander to the idea that American voters have 'voted to stop the war' and that the US government would be betraying its base by continuing, the view by the current Khamenei seems to be more lucid, and I thankfully don't get the sense that Iran has lowered its guard by a single iota.
What comes next in the war is now difficult to fathom. Any prediction of an immediate post-midterms strike has obviously not come true, which could be due to a combination of: such threats were always just a bluff; the Trump administration being in turmoil as it self-purges non-believers; and/or a simple lack of readiness (the third aircraft carrier, which may or may not be replacing one of the existing aircraft carriers, is still inbound to the region). Nonetheless, there are still signs that the US is trying once again to shape the battlefield. Over the last few days, there have been several - albeit limited - strikes on Iranian military equipment, particularly on Qeshm Island, as Iran brings down drone after drone and strikes tanker after tanker. They're also meekly attempting to put the screws on land routes into Iran, but this isn't really a viable strategy. Trying to outright stop trade between Iraq and Iran will only ignite a firestorm there with the myriad resistance groups. Meanwhile, Pakistan is critically reliant on Iranian fossil fuels and is already in an unstable situation. And finally, Russia has zero motivation to accede to US demands and stop their growing trade with Iran over the Caspian Sea.
To do a lightning round on geopolitical news: Ansarallah recently rejected a Saudi offer of 1 billion dollars to end the war, which is a lowball so insulting that Ansarallah responded by sending drones and missiles into, among other places, the Saudi Aramco HQ (and the widely distributed claim that Ansarallah demanded $51 billion doesn't seem to be real, as far as I can discern?). Russia has been hammering Ukrainian infrastructure in a few large waves of missiles and drones, exacerbating water and power outages; Russia has also been gradually getting its Starlink competitor, Rassvet, in the sky. China held its Fifth Plenum in late October (for those unaware, there are seven plenums over each National Congress period, and each National Congress lasts five years), and this plenum was notable for having an abnormally high number of absences (~25%) - which, from what I can gather, is mostly due to purges, though it's always hard to sift through the layers of propaganda - as Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive continues. Over the last few months, Algeria and the Alliance of Sahel States have buried the hatchet on their former misgivings and are now significantly cooperating in both the economic sphere (with new oil infrastructure being constructed in Niger) as well as militarily. Paraguay's right-wing president, Santiago Peña, has been ousted due to the collapse of Ueno Bank - which about 2/3 of the population used - and into which his government funneled hundreds of millions of dollars. And France held a general strike involving 1.6 million people on November 5th, as anger against Macron's feckless political, social, and economic governance continues to build. I'll stop here or I'll never get this megathread out. :::
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::: spoiler The Zionist Entity's Genocide of Palestine
Sources on the fighting in Palestine against the temporary Zionist entity. In general, CW for footage of battles, explosions, dead people, and so on:
UNRWA reports on the Zionists' 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.
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.
Mirrors of Telegram channels that have been erased by Zionist censorship.
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::: spoiler Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Sources:
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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Incoming Rep. Don Leonard says top House Democrats have threatened to “make [his] life a living hell” and cost him re-election if he continues attaching conditions to his support for Hakeem Jeffries for speaker. His conditions: 1) a vote on an amendment to end Citizens United and 2) “end U.S. support for the war in Iran and the country, Israel, that led us into it.” He says Jeffries is refusing to meet with him and the threats are like something “out of a movie.” -ryangrim
now they can enforce party loyalty lol.
Aw, they are trying to enforce party discipline on the people with +20 pts
So the Democrats aren't incompetent they're just malicious?
I can't hear you, too busy celebrating having voted fascism out
god forbid you stupid fuckers do the things people blue waved you in for
Hedge fund managers about to receive a
https://t.me/Ghavamchannel/15242
دلیل کاهش قیمت نفت: خوشبینی به مذاکره و فروش ۹۳ میلیون بشکه نفت کاغذی
با افزایش احتمال مذاکره میان ایران و آمریکا بهجای ازسرگیری جنگ، انتظارات نزولی سرمایهگذاران در بازار نفت تقویت شده.
صندوقهای پوشش ریسک و مدیران سرمایهگذاری در هفته گذشته، معادل ۹۳ میلیون بشکه از قراردادهای آتی و اختیار معامله نفت را فروختند.
The reason for the decline in oil prices: Optimism to negotiate and sell 93 million barrels of paper oil With the increasing likelihood of negotiations between Iran and the United States rather than the resumption of war, investors' bearish expectations in the oil market have strengthened. Hedge funds and investment managers sold the equivalent of 93 million barrels of oil futures and options last week.
https://t.me/mod_russia_en/30528
Russia claims to have shot down 4 US-made "Rusty Dagger" cruise missiles. I believe this is the first time they have been used. They have about half the range of Tomahawks on paper, and much smaller warheads, but I would still classify them as long-range missiles.
This is during trilateral negotiations, the "diesel deal," and Ukraine's resumption of long-range strikes on Russian refineries. Can't wait for Putin to do jack shit in response
The Republicans are eating each other
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nG8wuhr8LuY
Actual vore or not interested
chuds mad at trump for saying quiet part out loud, day ends in 'y'
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Claude, send out an email to the investors about our IPO. Make no mistakes.
Nov 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic sent out and then retracted details of its blockbuster IPO filing, according to emails to bankers seen by Reuters late on Monday. The artificial intelligence company first sent a copy of a filing that showed Anthropic aimed to sell about 867 million shares in a price range of $70 to $80 per share, then followed up with an email saying details about the pricing were inaccurate. Anthropic in the second email said it would update the filing later.
This document was supposed to be audited and checked & approved by the SEC, by the way. I guess they all use Claude.
All of the Anthropic "Our AI is so good it's dangerous" marketing falls apart when they clearly don't consider it dangerous enough to proof-read outputs that are legally & financially sensitive.
I consider a pair of scissors to be a hazardous tool if used by a toddler - I wouldn't leave the toddler alone with the scissors and smooth things over with an email when someone asks why my toddler is now missing 3 fingers and an eye.
You could start a company whose only product was free school lunches and it would be more profitable than Anthropic (they lose more in a quarter than the school lunch program costs for a year), and somehow I think you'd get laughed out of the room for expecting a $60 B market cap.
you start buying pizza futures three years in advance, then you get dominos buying your shares at 100x evaluation for promises in staggered pizza deliveries to schools, then you start offloading bought pizza futures for cash, the rest of economy panic builds pizza stoves in every backyard to satisfy infinitely hungry school kids, the steel and coal demand goes through the roof, the wsj prints “is charcoal the new gold?”, all cherry trees are burnt for charcoal inside continental usa, then you ipo your company
you have fed 10 schools of kids at your peak productive hours
In Clod We Trust
I guess they all use Claude.
why do you think they're gonna IPO with that market cap
it's claude all the way down
Best recap of contemporary West Asian history up till the present moment I've seen yet:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ry1upogDYZc
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Rep. Thomas Massie endorses Ron DeSantis for Secretary of War
https://nitter.perennialte.ch/HotSpotHotSpot/status/2119903567045915011
couldn't maintain kayfabe for 2 months award
When you get an endorsement to be Secretary of Losing Wars
Hear me out tho: Feeding Ron DeSantis to the IRGC is cool and good.
keto MREs
"high protein" marketed MREs and its mouldy chicken offcuts bought from some petfood manufacturer who donated to Ron's reelection campaign
Ahahaahaaaaaa. Ha!
Todd Russell, Beaconsfield mine disaster survivor, dies aged 54 after illness
Beaconsfield mine collapse survivor Todd Russell has died at the age of 54 after an undisclosed illness, his family has confirmed.
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff posted this morning: "Vale Todd Russell. Thoughts this morning are with Todd's loved ones and everyone who had the absolute pleasure of knowing him."
Last week, Russell posted to social media that, after eight and a half months in hospital, he was returning home to see out his final days surrounded by family. His family has not disclosed his illness.
Black lung probably
It was a gold mine, but inhaling what was in the air with him down there probably didn't help
You may have survived this mine collapse *cough* but can you survive...... Social murder? muah hahaha^hahaha^
Silicosis maybe
Black Lung and Silicosis are usually the two most likely issues when dealing with mine health stuff, but you never know. There is a reason so many cultures had a taboo about going too far underground. Scraping various metals into the air and then blowing up chunks is not very good for mammalian evolution spawn.
️Severe winter flooding displaces 100,000 Palestinians as Israeli siege intentionally blocks repair materials ::: spoiler Expand Severe winter flooding across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip has forcibly displaced roughly 100,000 Palestinians, creating “abhorrent” humanitarian conditions as Israeli forces continue to block essential shelter and infrastructure repair materials, humanitarian organization Oxfam reports.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Oxfam’s Gaza representative Wassem Mushtaha warned that Israeli occupation forces have designated 65 percent of the enclave as off-limits military zones, trapping hundreds of thousands of displaced families in unequipped, flood-prone areas with nowhere safe to turn.
“Severe flooding has displaced around 100,000 people in Gaza,” Mushtaha stated. “Israel is restricting access to shelter materials and has rendered 65 percent of Gaza off-limits. People have no safe place to go.”
While Oxfam field teams have initiated emergency clearing of rainwater drainage networks and distributed sandbags and basic tools, relief workers emphasize that preventing further winter casualties requires the immediate entry of spare parts, engine oil, water pipes, heavy machinery, and winterized tents.
Humanitarian observers stress that the ongoing genocide has systematically destroyed basic municipal infrastructure while enforcing a total blockade on reconstruction equipment, leaving civilian populations deliberately exposed to severe winter weather and secondary environmental collapse. :::
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What are many thinking
sorry i meant to post this elsewhere it’s entirely unrelated
️US airstrikes damage 23 Iranian pharmaceutical and distribution firms in recent raids ::: spoiler Expand Recent US air strikes against Iran, executed during overnight bombardments over the past several days, damaged 23 pharmaceutical facilities, disrupting domestic medicine production and threatening essential healthcare supply chains, according to Iran’s Food and Drug Administration.
In a statement carried by Tasnim, a spokesperson for the regulatory agency confirmed that the latest wave of US aerial strikes targeted 15 drug-manufacturing complexes and eight major medical distribution companies.
The official warned that the recent destruction of industrial infrastructure has created immediate procurement bottlenecks for 37 essential medicines out of roughly 700 vital pharmaceutical products mandated for national healthcare delivery.
Health authorities highlighted that ongoing strikes against specialized facilities threaten to sever supply chains for critical raw materials required in domestic drug synthesis.
Washington’s campaign against Iranian industrial assets increasingly targets civilian supply lines and medical infrastructure, exacerbating public health risks across the country under the guise of military operations. :::
Hmm the Gaza campaign started with the killing of doctors, medics, and pharmacists.
Is the US just trying to increase the kill count as much as possible?
They've been doing that since Korea.
Since America
Yeah I think it's often overlooked that the military doctrine fundamentally developed from the genocide of native americans and it was developed further with each successive horror since then
Iran you don’t have to warn them, they know. That’s why they are doing it
::: spoiler Expand
Five Palestinians, including three children and two women, were killed in central Gaza after heavy winter downpours triggered the collapse of a sand cliff onto makeshift displacement tents.
The structural collapse occurred in Deir al-Balah, where hundreds of displaced families have been forced to settle in unstable coastal dunes lacking basic infrastructure due to the ongoing Israeli blockade.
According to medical sources quoted by WAFA and reports by Gaza’s Civil Defense, the collapse buried multiple families under heavy sand and debris, leaving several others injured and requiring ongoing extraction efforts by rescue teams and local residents.
The tragedy compounds an accelerating humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip as a severe winter storm inundates makeshift camps with floodwaters. ::: ::: spoiler Statement by Hamas
The Israeli occupation bears full responsibility for the catastrophe caused by the collapse of a sand embankment onto displaced Palestinians’ tents in Deir al-Balah, which resulted in deaths and injuries.
The policies of siege and preventing the entry of aid, tents, and reconstruction materials have exacerbated the humanitarian tragedy and caused repeated disasters affecting civilians.
Confining more than two million Palestinians to less than one-third of the Gaza Strip’s area threatens further humanitarian disasters and requires urgent international intervention to stop the aggression and lift the siege. :::
️Israeli authorities issue tenders for over 700 settlement units near occupied Bethlehem ::: spoiler Expand Israeli authorities published land tenders on Sunday to construct 732 new housing units in the illegal Gvaot settlement west of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank.
According to official data released today by the Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, the tenders represent the initial phase of a broader expansion plan targeting the Bethlehem governorate. Published via official records of the Israel Land Authority, the project includes multi-story residential blocks, commercial complexes, and public facilities.
The commission confirmed that bidding for the contracts is scheduled to open on 1 December, with a submission deadline set for 28 December. A secondary tender was simultaneously issued for adjacent land designated for employment facilities and commercial services, signaling an aggressive push to integrate economic hubs into the settlement structure.The latest move advances a relentless campaign of territorial expropriation across the region.
Commission records reveal that between early 2026 and 8 November, Israeli authorities issued at least 28 land tenders across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Eighteen of those tenders cover 7,815 residential units, while ten others target non-residential infrastructure.
Over 770,000 Israeli occupiers currently reside across hundreds of illegal settlements and outposts throughout the West Bank, including 250,000 in occupied East Jerusalem.
UN Security Council Resolution 2334 affirms that all Israeli settlement activities established in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 carry no legal validity and constitute flagrant violations of international law. :::
its finally over soon , they are sinking the United states on the ocean floor, apprently there was nothing worth preserving in it.
This map is incredibly cursed, was it made by a hoi4 player or something?. Northern Ireland still occupied, western Sahara Moroccan, Palestine still divided. It's funny that every other country has a "Communist" fall except Morocco and Iceland
why is palestine still sliced up?
I think someone was just filling in an existing map with current borders (well, not too current since the Sudans are still one), there's also a Northern Ireland border even though the UK and Ireland seem to now be the same country (which, uh, why?)
guess they started painting the borders out in Eastern Europe and got tired out around Greece
The universe where they didn't stop at Berlin
what happen.
im looking at news but i dont know what could correlate with this comment
Thomas is referencing the plans to scuttle the vessel "SS United States" in an older (days? maybe last week? who knows) news article.
I had an excellent conversation with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the Prime Minister of Qatar, wherein much was discussed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Most importantly, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others, would prefer the status quo, in other words, a continuation of the Greatest Naval Blockade in History, and the new Operation Iron Gate — Therefore, Land and Sea. All have agreed that Iran cannot have a Nuclear Weapon — That is non-negotiable! Should there be any change with respect to developments in the Middle East, the United States of America is “locked and loaded” and ready to go. At this point, however, that seems to be quite unlikely. Israel, and the entire Middle East, are protected from Iranian danger and threats. We are seeing positive momentum toward an end to this Conflict, and will ensure that America’s interests are at all times protected. At the conclusion of this Military Engagement, the American People, and the World, will be far safer and more secure. President DONALD J. TRUMP
CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton briefed the Gang of Eight on highly classified plans on Iran today.
The Gang of Eight is briefed only in extraordinary circumstances, with the last such briefing on February 24, four days before the war began. "The briefing was primarily about Iran," Jeffries says.
The Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier strike group is expected to arrive in the ME in 4-5 days.
[edit] the huge fake news campaign designed to push down the price of oil leads me to believe they are building a cushion before the hot war resumes.
Maybe if we're lucky the USS Turd Reservoir will eat missiles and sink.
Iran's problem is that Hormuz is an economic nuke. But nukes only work to the extent you can keep on lobbing them. That is nuking a single city won't bring any country above city-state size to its knees, it'll just make it angry if it knows you have no more of them. So too does their partial closure of Hormuz just anger the west but fails to bring it to its knees. Iran looks to the west like a one-trick pony whose one trick has failed to bring them to their knees.
Their hopes for winning over the GCC vassals were born of liberal analysis and folly. These countries are creations of western imperialism. They were born and breathe and live to serve it. Their governments are compradors whose wealth, power, ability to exploit and live lavishly are solely at the whims of the west who help them keep their own people in check and would never have wanted much less been able to negotiate a better status with Iran over the objections of the west.
Iran is in a trap. The west may have made a mistake in attacking Iran and be in a trap of their own but I don't see a way for Iran to get to win conditions that get anything looking like their current demands. They can't go off fully on the zionist entity because it would nuke them so they're constrained by that. They continue to believe they can win over the gulf states so they can't go off on them. Even if they accept they can't win over the gulf states they refuse to go off on them because the US would target Iranian vital industries in return. So their range of action seems very limited to just shooting at boats. Any escalation is decided purely by the US which gives them a real advantage in the conflict as the Iranians only up the ante in response to these US escalations so the US can choose the tempo of things a bit with the Iranians showing a willingness to back off after the US does the same.
Frankly I'm still not ready to discard the idea that the US wants oil flows in that region stopped but cannot be seen doing so itself so planners of empire could actually be happy with what's going on and US seen as the sole one able to save the world's energy prices.
As to what will happen now. US will not give in to Iran's terms. Not for the level of economic pain we're feeling now and not for twice as high gas prices as currently. It's just impossible for them to concede on many of Iran's demands due to both ideology and material imperatives of empire.
Doubtless Trump in particular and west broadly are looking for a way out that isn't a defeat and concession. They'll try something. Could be nukes, could be a raid on one of the nuclear sites or missile cities by special forces backed by airborne backed by air assets to get a win and then plan to just ignore Iran while keeping the economic pressure up on them. It could be trying to take out power, water, internet, etc to plunge the population into darkness, misery and they hope perhaps pressuring the government enough to water down its demands to a point the US can accept them and declare a win. It could even be a full on invasion that starts small and builds. The US would gladly sacrifice thousands of US soldiers to secure the last piece of the puzzle for control over the Middle East. A term-limited controversial president like Trump would be the perfect one to start such an invasion given it can't really hurt him and he's old enough that even if Iran were to seriously attempt to kill him after leaving office there's a good chance the McDonalds gets there first. The Democratic president that follows Trump into office will be obliged to continue the war while saying it was a mistake but doubling down just the same to not look like a loser. The only real problem there is having enough of the right kinds of weapons (they do have plenty of small arms, artillery, gravity bombs, etc). The region would burn outside of the zionist entity but the US may not care if they want to push market forces to develop oil in friendlier places like Venezuela, off the coast of Palestine, African states that can be subjugated via neo-colonialism, etc. Of course staging the troops for such an invasion is the real problem but perhaps they try to do landings on the coast and paratrooper drops with that start small strategy I mentioned.
Anything seems possible right now. Anything but the US giving into Iran's demands.
I feel like you’re overestimating the ability of the West to hold out against Iran’s strait closure. Just because they’ve maintained well enough so far, doesn’t mean this is sustainable. The closure isn’t just stopping oil, but also things like urea, which is critical for fertilizer. The longer this goes, the slimmer stockpiles get, and the more desperate the US will be.
That’s why we see them slowly pushing towards confrontation again. The US has no real way to crack Iran’s defenses, and the failure will look terrible politically, but they feel they need to end this. For both the economic aspect and the diplomatic one, for as long as Iran persists, the narrative of American hegemony is diminished.
The closure isn’t just stopping oil, but also things like urea, which is critical for fertilizer.
Another underreported shortage due to the closure is helium, important for semiconductor manufacturing.
their win condition is exploding world economy so much that vassals don't have time for usa shit because they are queling domestic uprisings, the leverage is not gcc, its europe and asia. which is why their good will gestures of letting oil through for a pittance are rather flawed.
yes usa won't concede out of gas prices by itself, they can always implement bans on export, europe would though. but, of course, fumbling your "destroy the enemy economy" weapon for 2 bucks (see russia) is seemingly our current reality of hegemonic dollar and capitalism.
It's a mutual siege and the only way it breaks is surrender (unlikely) or revolutionary upheaval. That revolution is unlikely to be in either of the two main belligerents. But a revolution in any Arab state would set off the right shockwave, and Iran missed their best window to press for it early in the war. So now Iran can wait for Yemeni victory to dramatically weaken the Demonic House of Saud, which might do the trick, or use an escalation of war to create the conditions for a joint Palestinian+Lebanese victory on the ground to avoid the nukes. Global conditions elsewhere could shift dramatically and force a US surrender: revolutions in South America (coming imo), revolution in Europe (unlikely, but the Devil's Subcontinent is in upheaval), or in the US itself (I think only possible after other revolutions elsewhere).
On 29th October a Czech diplomat was killed in Jerusalem, the official story being told is that it was an accident - she was hit by a van. She was head of the Czech embassy's branch office.
Security camera footage tells a story that does not look anything like an accident: https://tankie.tube/w/2tfxLomjuzmh3YWe8iDPKf
czech republic is very friendly to pissfake. it is funny that israhell does this to their allies most. they spit in the face of british on falklands issue (I do not approve british claim on falklands, but israhell owes its existance to british and britain still continue to serve israhell to this day. you should have expected more loyalty from them). fucking humiliation ritual. racist nationalists were talking about how we should be 100% slave to israhell they are very royal
I am not saying they ordered a hit but they are not gonna prosecute the guilty because he killed an inferior race.
I think it's a hit. I can't explain the motive but it looks very much like a hit. Sitting there waiting patiently for the target and then driving them down is extremely sus.
hope the news cycle catches it just long enough for people to get pissed off when their govt does sweet fuck all in response c:
Gas update (using AAA US national average)
Regular Current - 4.00
Regular Highest Recorded (6/15/22) - 5.02
Diesel Current - 6.17
Diesel Highest Recorded (9/22/26) - 6.52
https://gasprices.aaa.com/
Down, down, down it goes and has been going for a while now.
seasonal demand, you should look at YoY prices
Democrats are in, gas prices are down.
Going back to brunch
This morning, the IRGC Navy announced that it had blown up the maritime navigation tower on Oman’s Didmar (Tadmor) Island, which has been used to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz for decades. According to the IRGC Navy, ship traffic there has stopped since yesterday.
https://x.com/iranianmil_ar/status/2119857264295059768
I'm beginning to believe Iran has a plan already sorted out for the stupid bullshit the US is cooking up having seen this. Just seems like a bit of an admission that nothing is getting worked out with the US anymore and Iran 100% intends to run the strait from now on.
Oman, you coulda had a sweet and easy deal if you'd just played along! Fucking dorks!
They exist thanks to the US. They are a creation of imperialism. Their rulers owe their status to fealty to the US. They couldn't have had anything but their own heads lopped off by the US if they faltered in their loyalty.
In other words they had no choice. There was never any option. Never any hope. Iran were liberal fools for thinking they could peel the western comprador royalty who serve at western pleasure atop nations created by the west away from the west. It just doesn't work that way.
I had understood that Oman predated the western colonial period. Not broadly disagreeing but you may want to double check that point.
So does the Moroccan dynasty, that doesn't mean they are not a product of colonialism.
I guess this also applies to a lot of the little shieiks and pirate lords from the uae, they are still there by grace the empire, in that without it they would have been removed long ago
https://t.me/Ghavamchannel/15240
Iranian woman comments on the constant psyops that war is going to start immediately - again and again. The psyops that say don't leave your house.
She notes how she is outside and drinking coffee and just living her life.
She criticizes the fear-mongering media that is attempting to shut down society.
All well and good until the US and Israel do massive strikes again (as we all know they will).
Yes but Ghavam's channel point is that the neither war no peace status leaves people with no plan as to what to do.
Some avoid work out of fear their work places will get hit, some stay home - waiting for new information as to what will get hit, some take other actions.
It's paralyzing.
Given the US and Israel's fondness for bombing residential areas, it may be statistically more risky to be at home 24/7 rather than dividing that time between work and home.
https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/38054
In a closed-door meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Zaidi threatened Shiite factions that supporting Iran militarily in the next war would lead to mass arrests of militia leaders
In response, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq warned Al-Zaidi that any attempt to arrest Shia leaders would result in the fall of the government.
Al-Zaidi also claimed the U.S. had discussed plans to invade Iran from Iraqi territory.
the U.S. had discussed plans to invade Iran from Iraqi territory.
The fellas in Florida coming up with some real zingers
They want to get IED'd by Iraqis again.
This time the IEDs fly
"If it was good enough for me, it is good enough for you, son!"
future hasan positions dropped:
Washington should press for free and fair Palestinian elections, requiring all participating parties and candidates to renounce violence, while advancing a Gaza plan that includes the phased disarmament of Hamas.
so violence is renounced as filter for the parties in palestine (not so much for entity)
Disarm Hamas and replace it with Palestinian security and governance institutions in Gaza. Work with Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey to press Hamas – a terrorist organization – and Israel to agree to a plan for Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, and the gradual introduction of Palestinian Authority security forces and governance institutions that have legitimacy with the local population, bringing an end to Hamas’s repressive rule in Gaza. Work with Gulf states and the international community to invest in and help reconstruct Gaza, starting with an immediate surge in early recovery and humanitarian assistance. Phase out the Board of Peace and impose real consequences on both Hamas and Israel for failure to cooperate.
End the unnecessary war with Iran. Use diplomacy to secure U.S. interests, including freedom of navigation and preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Terminate the destructive war of choice with Iran. Work with Gulf states to pursue an agreement with Iran that ensures the reliable, free flow of energy and goods through the Strait of Hormuz while building resilient alternatives that bypass the chokepoint and pursuing energy policies that reduce dependence on oil. Seek verifiable restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Encourage regional efforts to engage Iran and de-escalate tensions. Deter and contain the destabilizing regional activities of Iran’s proxies. Make clear that the U.S. will not support offensive Israeli military action against Iran unless there is a clear and imminent threat.
this is literally what exists now lmao
Vote according to U.S. interests and values at the United Nations and support international accountability. Vote in favor of resolutions that are consistent with U.S. policy, values, and interests, even when they are critical of Israel. Vote against actions at the United Nations that unfairly single out Israel.
this is literally what exists now lmao
https://nitter.perennialte.ch/ilangoldenberg/status/2119809376575791292 <-j-street lobby peddler.
also there is a lot of mild language juggling here, some lib might think this is anti-entity policy, when it literally works with biden/trump policies, there is no collision of any kind, with some wordplay.
I honestly think pro-Palestine people should stop cowing down to the "Do you condom Hama's" bullshit and spin it. "Oh you condom Hamas? I guess you condemn the founding fathers" like its bullshit but liberals love bullshit. Regardless I'm just telling people I support Hamas.
A quote from the Star Trek TNG episode "The High Ground" keeps running through my head. It was spoken by the leader of a local separatist movement on a very "troubled" planet. "The difference between generals and terrorists, doctor, is only the difference between winners and losers."
Yeah I commend Hamas
I command Hamas.
the rhetorical trick of do you condemn warsaw ghetto uprising has been available on october 8th, they never stop running interference for empire.
That has been mentioned a few times and the Israelis usually say it’s different or “how dare you compare them to Hamas”
True. But personally my goal would be to make them rage so hard that hopefully it fucks their health
I would be very surprised if Hasan didn't show extreme criticism of this, he's quite explicit about the right of Palestinians to defend themselves.
Until its November and time to endorse Democrat Zionists, then it all melts away
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Very interesting timing to try to bring back this type of stuff. I'm sure we'll see a lot of Dem "progressives" borrowing from this. Preview of 2028 discourse.
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What does this have to do with Hasan? I guess even on bearsite people just toss his name on anything to farm engagement.
does a single politician endorsed by hasan supports and advocates for bombing and blockade of tel aviv? overton window movers my fucking ass
Look, I’m just a moderate. I think the Israeli terrorist army must disarm and be ruled by a coalition of nearby nations (Yemen, Iran, Hezbollah)
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The Paraguayan Public Prosecutor's Office announced at a press conference on Monday that the vault discovered in Santiago Peña's mansion is "highly complex" and "will be opened with the appropriate equipment ," said prosecutor Silvia González. Investigators also found computers, other devices, and documents that "could be important."
It had previously been reported that the Paraguayan Prosecutor's Office was considering a controlled detonation, the transfer of the wife of former President Santiago Peña , or consulting with other relatives to open the vault found in the mansion of the former president, who is imprisoned for the collapse of Ueno Bank, ABC Color reported on Monday .
Prosecutor Christian Benítez explained that investigators only managed to open the first door leading to the vault , hidden behind a false wall, but were unable to overcome the second security barrier. He assured that they will do “everything possible” to gain entry and will seek assistance from specialists to determine the most appropriate procedure.
Benítez ruled out, for now, taking Peña to his home to activate security measures. “At the moment, (taking Peña) is not yet one of the options we are considering ,” he said. However, the Prosecutor's Office is considering bringing Peña's wife, Leticia Ocampos, to the vault to check if her iris is authorized in the recognition system. "It's an option we're considering. We believe it's a slightly simpler possibility than a possible transfer to the former president's location ," he stated.
He could also consult other family members , although Benítez clarified that they are not obligated to help. “The only problem we have is that they are not required to help us. However, we are in discussions to see if that is a feasible possibility,” he said.
The third alternative is a controlled explosion . "We are even analyzing the possibility of carrying out a controlled detonation, if there is no other way to open it," he said.
He acknowledged that it could damage the contents and the structure: there's a swimming pool above the vault, and the property is on high ground. He clarified that it's "just an analysis" and that experts will "tell us the best way to open it."
Investigators are working on the hypothesis that it's a safe room. "It's being argued that it could be a panic room ," he mentioned.
The raid began shortly before 7:00 p.m. on Sunday in the Ciervo Cuá neighborhood, about 50 kilometers from Asunción, and resumed this Monday at 7:00 a.m.
During yesterday's operation, agents discovered a vault behind a false wall, equipped with a security system that, according to local media, is of Israeli origin. ABC reports that the system requires access codes and multiple verifications, including iris recognition of the owner , and the team was unable to unlock it. Other Paraguayan media outlets also mentioned fingerprints and keys, and described a hidden passageway leading to the armored door.
The statement confirming the raid made no mention of the vault. There were also no comments from Peña's defense team. A video circulating on social media, whose authenticity has not been verified, appears to show the house during its construction, when the work was still underway. In the footage, a man with his face covered enters and shows the interior.
The prosecution maintains that Peña financed the construction, between 2024 and 2025, with two simultaneous loans from Ueno Bank totaling 3.548 billion guaraníes (approximately US$600,000), which he received while serving as president. The project cost approximately 7.7 billion guaraníes, and the property is valued at US$2 million . The monthly installments of 239 million guaraníes were equivalent to six times his presidential salary.
The house had already generated controversy. In January 2025, in response to criticism of the mansion, Peña said that he had "worked since he was 18" and considered himself "an honest, hardworking person ," according to Última Hora. :::
that comma
to check if her iris is authorized in the recognition system.
Screw driver. Wouldn't be surprised if they did the lockpickinglawyer special and the wires to the locking mechanism are accessible.
Otherwise? Angle grinders. Lots of angle grinders. You ladies have all day after all.
I wish detonation was an option for some other deposed presidents
Fr the rest of the plan is shit but I’m sure we can keep “detonate” and workshop some real bangers
yeah for a second ther ei thought wow thats a funny mistranslation
There should be more detonations to go around.
https://jacobin.com/2026/11/oil-currency-hegemony-empire-warfare
while the piece argues that oil is not central to usa empire, to me it says china is the bag fumbler of the decade.
Handala hacking group announced it placed hundreds of thousands of warning notices outside homes across Tel Aviv, threatening to target vital Israeli infrastructure if resistance energy facilities are attacked again.
https://t.me/presstv/214009
kinda wanna see the flyers themselves
Here is an example:
(found here - careful, settler media)
On the right is the website the QR Code reportedly points to. I have not managed to find a non-blurred version of the QR Code to get the URL. I quote the article above:
A message in broken Hebrew was written on the site warning Israelis that if “your leaders once again act foolishly and attack the energy infrastructure of the resistance front, you must be prepared to pay the heavy price for this aggression.”
“On that day, not a single power station, oil refinery or water desalination facility will remain in the occupied territories,” the message read, referring to Israel. “From south to north, your energy and water arteries will shatter like glass.”
“This is the final warning. The choice is yours: wisdom, or sinking into darkness and the silence of catastrophe,” the website continued.
Finally, a pic of the flyers in the mailboxes:
Obviously the way it was posted is a large part of the warning itself.
I'm not usually one for biblical allegories but is it intended to evoke the marking of doors for passover?
They got people inside . No doubt the zionazis are going to try to find whoever delivered the pamplets.
Very creative. You don't have planes to airdrop but you got gophers to personally deliver.
i would suggest not reading any url's from any qr codes in the future, you ain't immune to 0-days (unless inside virtual machine or idk what level of paranoia on burner phone)
nah ive just reverse engineered their malware:
bool shouldHackUser() {
if(user.ipAddress in HEXBEAR_USER_LIST) {
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
that's pretty impressive. takes a lot of folks on the ground 👀👀👀👀 to do that
Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations says Havana is taking the threat of a possible US military aggression against the island seriously and preparing its population to defend the country.
https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/11/09/780322/cuba-preparing-to-defend-against-possible-us-military-aggression-un-envoy
Cuba and China aim to strengthen business cooperation - Prensa Latina
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Shanghai, China, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and regions of China expressed their interest today in strengthening trade and business ties, during meetings between representatives of both sides in the context of the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE).
The Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba, Tania Aguiar Fernández, held talks with the Vice President of the Shanghai Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Ma Yi. Both parties reaffirmed their interest in strengthening relations to expand business cooperation and promote greater integration of Cuban export products into the market of that Chinese municipality.
At another time, Aguiar Fernández presided over the Cuba-Henan Business Forum, together with the president of the Henan Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Li Yousheng. The meeting provided an opportunity to showcase the potential for cooperation between the two territories and to promote business opportunities for Cuban and Chinese companies.
Representatives from Cuban state and private companies attending CIIE 2026 participated in the meeting. Cuba is participating in the fair with a National Pavilion and a BioCubaFarma Pavilion, spaces intended to promote both consumer goods and food as well as the country's scientific and technical capabilities.
The Cuban exportable offer includes rum, coffee, honey, cigarettes, traditional clothing and other products from state and private companies. The ninth edition of the CIIE opened its doors here on November 5 and will run until the 10th, with the participation of 162 countries, regions and international organizations.
The event brings together more than four thousand foreign companies and constitutes a platform to promote access to the Chinese market, establish business contacts and expand opportunities for international economic cooperation.
According to data released about this year's edition, the exhibition area exceeds 370,000 square meters and more than two thousand companies are participating for the first time. :::
Cuban economic reforms seemed to be made in a way that facilitated this kind of increased cooperation, which should be good for Cuban material conditions. Hopefully it will be an expansion on their existing ties, and fold Cuba into an economic bloc where the US does not have the ability to truly blockade.
The French CGT calls for another major national strike day - Prensa Latina
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Paris, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The general secretary of the French General Confederation of Labor (CGT), Sophie Binet, today called for the upcoming 17th to be a major national day of strikes and marches, considering the government's offers insufficient.
After participating in a meeting between the executive branch, unions, and employers, Binet called on workers, retirees, and young people to halt activities and extend the protest throughout the country. He also confirmed his support for the student mobilization this Saturday and in the following days, considering the treatment of young people to be scandalous and demanding answers to their demands.
The leader described the government's wage measures as insufficient and denounced that the increase in the minimum wage (Smic) will be only 23 euros from December 1, compared to the 18 euros that would correspond to the automatic revaluation planned for January.
This indicates that there will be an additional increase of only five euros, equivalent, he quipped, to the price of a kilo of tomatoes. The CGT leader rejected what she considers a pittance in the face of the magnitude of social unrest and demanded wage increases that recognize work and allow for the recovery of purchasing power.
Binet denounced that 122 of the 260 professional branches maintain minimum wages below the SMIC, an illegal situation that affects numerous workers. He also pointed out that 850,000 public employees earn below the minimum wage and that, with the freeze on the public service salary index for practically 10 years, their salaries lost 20 percent of their value.
In his opinion, the Government is threatening non-compliant companies with sanctions that, in the best-case scenario, would not arrive until 2028, while favoring employer demands.
The union leader warned that the 2027 budget proposal could reduce retirement pensions by an average of 250 euros, civil servants' salaries by 600 euros, family allowances by 150 euros, and housing assistance by 110 euros.
It added other blows to the wallet: 100 euros more in the cost of health insurance companies (mutual) and an additional 200 euros to finance training through personal training accounts.
In response to this adjustment affecting workers and families, he criticized the Executive's preparation of new tax exemptions for overtime, a measure that benefits businesses and reduces resources for public services and social protection.
For her part, Marylise Léon, general secretary of the French Democratic Confederation of Labor (CFDT), called for accelerating wage negotiations in the professional sectors.
The CFDT leader also called for a review of the agreements within two weeks and for ensuring that no conventional minimum wage falls below the minimum wage. :::
Unsurprising, since the government announced today that in response to the cost-of-life protests they would raise the minimum wage by a resounding 24€ more. Already ridiculous, and to top it off I'm unclear on whether it's on top of the usual ~18€ of raise that was planned for January but it seems not - so that'd make it a 6€-a-month increase. The CGT's leader Sophie Binet called it 'crumbs'.
As I'm writing this, the PM is currently receiving students' representatives prior to what I imagine will be a similarly lackluster response to the student protests (with the same result).
Edit: I just realized much of this was in the article you posted, apologies
what deterrence looks like in practice
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The phone conversation took place a day after the new president's inauguration, and both sides included security, technology, trade, investment, and development among the strategic areas of joint work.
The President of Paraguay , Pedro Alliana , and the United States Secretary of State , Marco Rubio , held a telephone conversation in which they reaffirmed bilateral cooperation in security, technology, trade, investment and development , according to reports from the new Paraguayan president and the State Department.
The call came a day after Alliana assumed the Presidency to complete the constitutional term ending on August 15, 2028, following the removal of Santiago Peña in a political trial linked to the Ueno bank case.
The State Department said in an official statement dated November 9 that Rubio spoke with Alliana on Sunday. The U.S. Secretary of State congratulated him on assuming the position and reaffirmed Washington's commitment to a strong and lasting partnership with the Paraguayan people.
Alliana confirmed the contact on Monday on his social media accounts. The president indicated that they discussed relations between the two countries and agreed to continue working together in areas of strategic cooperation .
The president also thanked Rubio for an invitation to a future meeting, although he did not specify the date, location, or agenda of the potential encounter. Alliana stated that the Secretary of State expressed his willingness to strengthen the alliance between Asunción and Washington.
The conversation took place after a week of political crisis in Paraguay. The Central Bank of Paraguay initiated a resolution process against Ueno Bank, a private entity that received state funds during the Peña administration, according to information available about the case.
The Senate impeached Peña for malfeasance and activated the succession mechanism that led to Alliana, then vice president, becoming head of state. Antonio Barrios was sworn in as vice president.
Peña was remanded in custody after the Prosecutor's Office charged him with alleged breach of trust, as an instigator, and with embezzlement, as the perpetrator. The investigation into the financial institution affects approximately 2.9 million customers in a country of 6.1 million inhabitants .
Those affected by the resolution process include thousands of savers with frozen funds, including 32,000 retirees from the Social Security Institute (IPS), as well as accounts and investments of state institutions.
The relationship with the United States was a cornerstone of foreign policy during the Peña administration, in which Alliana served as vice president. Paraguay participated in the Shield of the Americas military coalition at the invitation of President Donald Trump and maintained positions aligned with Washington on issues such as support for Israel and Taiwan.
Alliana had already met with Rubio in Washington in August. After assuming the presidency, the president also thanked the U.S. government for its solidarity during the crisis and assured that he would continue working to strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation between Paraguay and the United States . :::
Saudi Ministry of Energy: A pipeline in the east-west region near Medina was targeted, resulting in a fire. -bonzerbarry
Interesting wording, since the pipeline is mostly underground. I'm guessing they are talking about a pumping station, Anserallah did say they targeted Pumping station 8 two days ago.
nothing the saudi régime claims deserves to be believed, especially in regards to mecca and medina.
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Businessman and former president of FIESP (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo), Josué Gomes, in an article this Sunday (8) in the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, stated that the debate about the current interest rate maintained by the Central Bank at one of the highest levels in the world cannot be “censored”.
"The ban on debate about interest rates must end," Josué stated in the title of his article defending "a national pact to recover the economy's growth capacity and overcome one of the biggest obstacles to our development: the extraordinarily high cost of money."
“But there is an even more worrying issue: a kind of ban has been established on the debate about interest rates. Everyone recognizes that they need to fall, but any discussion about how to achieve this goal that is not limited to cuts in public spending is met with distrust or dismissed in advance,” he added.
In introducing the topic, the president of Coteminas calls for "reflection" on the panic in the markets after Lula's victory in the presidential elections, linking it to the "frustration of investors' bets" on Flávio Bolsonaro, and criticizing the interference of the "market" which tries to "determine alone how Brazil should organize its adjustment."
Next, the former president of Fiesp cites an article by André Lara Resende, one of the creators of the Plano Real (Real Plan), which places interest rate policy and the gains of holders of government bonds at the center of the discussion.
In “I Accuse: A Proposal to Eliminate Absurd Interest Rates,” published on September 25, Lara Resende suggests gradually reducing the Selic rate from 13.75% to approximately 7.5% over 12 months, in addition to creating a National Fiscal and Monetary Council to coordinate targets for interest rates, inflation, and public accounts.
The text was harshly criticized, especially by representatives of Faria Lima (a wealthy financial district in São Paulo) and rentiers, supported by the conservative media, for reversing the logic of the Brazilian fiscal debate, which seeks to hold public spending responsible for the growth of debt and demands budget cuts in social programs and areas such as health and education, by decoupling them from the Union's budget.
“The debate sparked by the technical work of economist André Lara Resende is an example of this difficulty. We don't need to agree with his proposals to recognize the importance of discussing them. What we cannot accept is that they are censored even before a lucid debate. A society that intends to solve complex problems cannot turn the discussion about the higher cost of the economy into a taboo ,” says Josué Gomes in his article.
“The indebtedness of individuals, families, businesses, and governments demands this. We also need fiscal responsibility. It is necessary to review expenses, combat waste, evaluate subsidies, eliminate privileges, and improve the efficiency of the State. But the adjustment cannot simply transfer the burden to social programs and those who depend on them most,” he emphasized.
The businessman then calls on the financial market to take responsibility and argues that the adjustment should also fall on the exorbitant profits paid in interest on public debt.
“There’s a curious characteristic in Brazil: everyone defends fiscal adjustment, as long as it’s done at the expense of others. Each segment of society has its own proposal, but almost always the expense to be cut is one from which it doesn’t benefit. When it comes to self-interest, the willingness to sacrifice disappears. This applies to everyone, including the financial market,” he wrote.
"We also cannot limit the discussion to the primary result," he adds, referring to the mechanism that calculates what the government collects and everything it spends, without considering interest on public debt.
“When the nominal deficit approaches 10% of GDP, it is essential to recognize the weight of interest in this equation. In the 12 months ending in August 2026, nominal public sector interest cost R$ 1.18 trillion, or 8.86% of GDP. There is no way to discuss debt sustainability while ignoring this cost ,” he continued in his article.
“This is not about advocating for artificially lower interest rates. It's about recognizing that monetary policy also needs to be discussed, that its premises are not dogmas, and that the autonomy of the Central Bank, an important institutional achievement, does not mean an absence of debate or immunity to criticism,” the businessman argued.
Finally, Josué proposes a consensus capable of bringing together "the national intelligence around a table, not to impose a pre-selected solution, but to build a common diagnosis and evaluate alternatives that reconcile fiscal balance, monetary stability, interest rate reduction, and growth."
“The election is over. The bets of part of the market were thwarted. But our structural problems remain. It’s time to abandon the dispute over who should foot the bill and start discussing how we can make it smaller for everyone. Brazil needs fiscal, monetary, and social responsibility. But above all, it needs the courage to think differently, the generosity to listen, and the maturity to build solutions. If we are not able to sit at the same table, we will remain trapped by interest rates that suffocate our present and compromise our future. And we can no longer afford that luxury,” the businessman concluded in his article.
Josué Gomes is the son of former Vice-President of the Republic José de Alencar, who in his time launched a veritable crusade against the financial orgy that was rampant in the Brazilian economy to the detriment of those who work and produce. :::
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/odyssey-cruise-ship-arrest-singapore-villa-vie-6536471
The "Endless Cruise" ship has been placed under arrest after docking in Singapore, with "the company's creditors" being responsible for the wellbeing of the crew and (200) disembarked passengers.
If you've got estranged memaws and peepops, better time than ever to make sure they're not about to take out predatory loans in your name to cover for them blasting their pensions on a 2yr long cruise.
Panama will rebuild areas affected by the earthquake, says president - Prensa Latina
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Panama City, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino assured today that his government is committed to the reconstruction of the areas most affected by the earthquake of October 9, with priority given to damaged homes and buildings.
After inaugurating the 65th World Congress of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) in this capital, the president announced that tomorrow he will travel to La Villa de Los Santos, one of the territories most affected by the earthquake, to join its inhabitants in commemorating the First Cry of Independence from the Spanish colony, in 1821.
"We ask the population to have confidence," Mulino said, referring to the recovery efforts, which include the rehabilitation of public buildings and religious institutions.
When asked about the numerous aftershocks recorded after the earthquake, he acknowledged that they generate fear among the population, although he explained that specialists predict that they will continue for some time, with a tendency to decrease in frequency and intensity as the tectonic plates readjust.
Mulino also expressed the government's willingness to fund a national early warning system for future seismic events. "Whatever needs to be paid for, will be paid for," he stated when asked about the cost of this initiative.
Last week, Néstor Luque, director of the Institute of Geosciences at the University of Panama, estimated that the investment needed to develop this platform, which would allow for seconds of advance warning in the event of an earthquake and the activation of life protection protocols, would be between 1.5 and three million dollars.
The president stressed that national preparedness should not be limited to the installation of technological equipment, but should also incorporate actions of prevention, planning and organization to respond to future emergencies.
As part of the recovery, the Government set the goal of building 2,700 homes for the affected families, with the expectation of completing the deliveries in March 2027.
The earthquake occurred at 12:56 p.m. local time on October 9. The United States Geological Survey revised the magnitude of the event from 7.6 to 7.7, while the Institute of Geosciences of the University of Panama placed it at 7.5, following a preliminary estimate of 7.2.
The earthquake caused damage to homes, educational centers, historical buildings and infrastructure in several provinces, mainly in Los Santos, Veraguas, Herrera and Coclé, as well as communities in Chiriquí.
Furthermore, the ICCA World Congress, inaugurated by Mulino, brings together in Panama more than 1,200 participants and representatives from a hundred associations, in an event aimed at promoting the country as a destination for international meetings, attracting investments and expanding convention tourism.
In statements to Prensa Latina, Andrés Escandón, ICCA's regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighted that the impact of this activity transcends the number of events, as it also benefits hotels, restaurants, shops and other services.
During the meeting, plans are underway to establish a regional ICCA office in the isthmus, as part of an initiative coordinated with the Panama Tourism Authority. :::
Oil is down quite a lot (3-4%) on fake news that Iran is willing to give up on all of its demands and reopen SoH in exchange for $8 billion. There were a couple of months where this didn't move the market much, but suddenly it does again. I guess everyone wants it to be true and/or they don't want their trading positions to get wiped out because everyone else reacts to the news but they don't - even if they know that the news is fake.
Whooooaaaaaa I just got news that Iran has agreed to surrender unconditionally to the United States, reinstall the monarchy, disband the IRGC, and normalize relations with Israel!!!!
Source? It's me, of course!
Incredible - President Pezeshkian has agreed to take me to prom. This is huge for the markets!
It’s like clockwork at this point. Curious what, if anything, will break the oil market.
There will be potemkin gas stations advertising $1/L but nothing comes out of the bowser. They'll be pushing their cars around flintstones style while instisting with a straight face it's running on petrol.
Wile E. Coyote is so far off the cliff it's starting to get uncomfortable
banger
You don’t have to fall if you never look down
we'll be sure to find out sooner or later c:
Just more and more proof that the US backed global economy is completely made up
Bessent is shorting via banks
fits the iranian diplomacy though, doesn’t it? the compressed 2 day schedule (admitted by lib-agchi) is already impossible with ceasefires included, but works fine for “i’ll give you 100 bucks to fuck off” diplomacy
as a reminder of 5d chess rhetorical position of iran mutated through: reparations for attack->control of the strait tolls and all the money stolen->removal of blockade and all the money stolen (this is already status quo position, removing usa active doings as a win)->removal of blockade and 10% of the money stolen (?rumored for now?). to say nothing about ceasefires
*to say nothing that multiple rumors circling that both ukkkkraine and syria has sent drone/meat guys to yemen, so that ceasefire is simply going by wayside.
A ceasefire in Yemen would hurt Ansarallah, no? Like how the "ceasefires" in Lebanon allowed for Israel to employ the "no hit backsies!" doctrine indefinitely.
The Yemeni war can't continue dragging out like this for its own sake, especially when its finally turning against the Saudis.
it's not that it would hurt them, it's rather what the fuck southern yemen want, what happens to "internationally" "recognized" government. i might think ansarallah might be fine with freeze of frontlines, they got the coast and important mountain ranges (outside of taiz itself), with removal of blockade/some compensation (very rapidly negotiable parts), but the first ones are very slow moving things, you can't just impose ceasefire there and let southern yemen remain saudi proxy, and when something happens saudis will be like "not us, it's those southern yemenese air forces"
(at least that the impression i got from some negotiation proposal posts on twitter, where they seemingly want to detach aden from saudis, and then negotiate among themselves)
on the other hand new moon is today
Kill Israel
https://t.me/presstv/213980
An Israeli security system and iris scanner were found inside a hidden vault behind a false wall at former Paraguayan President Santiago Peña’s mansion during a police raid.
The raid is part of an investigation into alleged financial misconduct linked to Ueno Bank, which reportedly financed the residence, valued at more than $1 million.
it's honestly insulting how stupid and inept our exploiters are. false walls, really?
that's just what you need to log in to youtube these days
I wanted to thank @oliveoil@hexbear.net for this comment https://hexbear.net/comment/7594487 in the old mega. It helped me to disprove my colleague who doubted that the cracow shooter was fascist. Additionally to the nazi Totenkopf you can also make out the falanga symbol on the arm patch. Would love to also hear @PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml perspective
Yeah of course he was nazi, Interior Minister Kierwiński even said immediately after the perpetrator was arrested that he was "ultranationalist" and "far right". Media are not talking about this so far.
The attack itself don't seem to be specifically politically targeted though, it look exactly like the usual American family extermination* and then going postal in public. My first thouught was that the only surprising thing was still how little it happens in Poland, with how we blindly import Usian culture. Probably because low gun saturation, though this dude and his father had afaik 11 guns and tons of ammo, yet another Usian custom.
*Idk if it was said in foreign news but before shooting in public he murdered his parents and sister. He also died today morning in hospital.
Yeah of course he was nazi, Interior Minister Kierwiński even said immediately after the perpetrator was arrested that he was "ultranationalist" and "far right". Media are not talking about this so far.
Adding to this, they found gadsden flag at his place and instantly went "It's a historical flag!!! It has different meanings: libertarian, defiance of authority. Not necessarily negative or extremist!!! Even metallica got it as an album cover!!!". Also, he's apparently the creator of Oskar's fucking Dirlewanger twitter fanpage and discord.
he’s apparently the creator of Oskar’s fucking Dirlewanger twitter fanpage and discord.
Holy shit. But i'm wondering why he went to shoot Kraków instead of Warsaw like his idol, his home in Ostrowiec is roughly same distance from both.
Thank you for your response! US (cultural) exports will haunt the world for a long time
https://hexbear.net/post/10000613
In the picture on this post that is higher quality it looks like it's some other symbol. Probably some other fascist symbol, unless the pic was "AI enhanced" or something.
https://hexbear.net/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmygrad.ml%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F3869f913-7fe0-4cc4-8b21-66c5de3b9d02.png
Picture was ai enhanced but it's either totenkopf or polska walcząca and polska walcząca is being actively subverted by fascists.
Bx, Belgium.
The german king refused the PM resignation. PM is from a party with direct lineage from the flemenpolitiek and the waffen SS. He created a coalition that gathered zionists, ethnic clainsing supporters and whitewingers. They took away free meals for needy children (fkn rats). But the coalition cant get along on how much they should cut from the budget and how much they should give to their little golf weapon-manufacturers buddies.
The gouvernement might fall, which might complicate things in a country where the rural, dutch speaking north consistently vote right and the industrial french-speaking south votes left.
As i waloon i haven't forget that they shot us after the war to put their stupid king back
the news headlines have begun stealing directly from heavy-handed metaphors in self-published near-future dystopian sci-fi
Judge denies preservation group's request to stop sinking of SS United States
https://6abc.com/post/preservation-group-sues-stop-sinking-ss-united-states/20022855/
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WPVI) -- A Florida federal judge has dismissed the latest legal challenge seeking to prevent the SS United States from being sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Okaloosa County.
The county plans to sink the vessel in mid-November, weather permitting, after months of preparation and remediation work.
The SS United States, launched in 1952, still holds the trans-Atlantic speed record for an ocean liner.
It will be delayed due to weather (organizational ineptitude) and eventually sunk on December 31st, capping the year the ship of state sunk with a literal sinking of the United States
Weather permitting?
Surely bad weather would be exactly what you want to sink a ship.
Trump to meet with Qatari PM Monday
The meeting will take place behind closed doors, according to the White House schedule. A US official also confirmed that Vice President JD Vance is expected to hold separate talks with the Qatari prime minister.
This could just be another meeting that keeps the oil market happily pretending everything is fine, but Qatari delegations have been flying into Tehran at least once or twice a week for awhile now so it might be something
of course the meeting will be behind closed doors - it's winter!
since i got here early can i claim second, third and fourth for myself?
Just claim first and declare the others to be wreckers
occident delenda est
