Image, sourced from this article, is of George Bush in 2002 meeting with María Corina Machado, who was even then being trained as a figure to oppose Venezuelan socialism, and very briefly succeeded with the Carmona Decree. Now the latest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, she has begged the Zionist entity to drop bombs on the Venezuelan people.
As of me writing these sentences, it appears that the ceasefire in Gaza is underway. Zionist ceasefires are, of course, an oxymoron - not only in the grand sense that their work to continue genocidal atrocities against others locally and regionally will not cease until the Zionist entity's occupation of Palestine is overthrown and Palestinians can resume the governance of their territory - but also in the literal sense; that bombings and shootings are often only merely reduced, and rarely cease entirely (as was/is the case on their northern border with Lebanon). Nonetheless, hopefully the population can receive some aid, and the long process of rebuilding can begin.
On the other side of the world, it seems increasingly likely that a new war is set to begin. Because the US is eschewing the usual process of generating pro-war propaganda and casus bellis (aside from a laughably transparent Nobel Peace Prize award) and seems content to just skip straight to the "bomb and depose" step, it's quite hard to predict what precisely they want to do. Anything seems to be on the table - from freely striking Venezuelan territory where "drug dealers" are to try and prompt a Venezuelan response, to assassinating Maduro and/or his generals and hoping a power vacuum can be filled with compradors, to attempting to outright invade Venezuela and establish direct American control over important government sites. All appear to be possibilities, though as of right now, the most drastic measures seem unlikely due to their difficulty.
We know that the US has almost totally abandoned diplomatic communication with Venezuela, and that the US has deployed warships, a nuclear submarine, F-35s, surveillance planes, and at least 4,000 military personnel to the Caribbean, with some sources putting the numbers higher. Some people have suggested that the point is to try and force Maduro into a situation where he must begin hostilities, or be seen as weak and perhaps overthrown from within. It is at least encouraging that Maduro is not like Allende in Chile, and is taking this situation extraordinarily seriously; the masses are being trained and mobilized in the event of an invasion, and military drills are ongoing. Venezuela has no real capacity to stop the US from attacking and bombing them, but it is much more possible to prevent a West-friendly puppet from gaining meaningful control of the country. A comprador might be able to make a brief statement or decree in a Venezuelan city saying that Chavismo is over, but actual power will hopefully prove very elusive.
2020, and particularly 2022, has clearly become a turning point for the Western imperial system, in which increasingly aggressive and reckless moves are required to keep the system functional (stability is, at this point, out of the question). Unfortunately, this has also resulted in the deaths of many long-lasting, inspiring figures, such as Nasrallah, and many more will certainly die before the empire collapses. If Maduro is assassinated - and I'm having trouble imagining how he won't be doggedly pursued in the days. weeks, and months to come - I have hope that a successor will rise to continue to lead the Bolivarian Revolution.
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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Anyone else see how Mark Rutte is now pushing the ridiculous idea that China wants to go to war with NATO and is supposedly going to make the Russians start it for them?
https://www.reddit.com/r/GreenAndPleasant/comments/1o84v6i/nato_secretary_general_rutte_china_will_ask/
These mfrs actively want world war III
I had one of my "muh putler" relatives spout BS about russia being a chinese puppet, because putin wants to harvest his son's organs to live to a 200 and evul seeseepee has immortality technology or something. Also that russians (and belarusians) are suffering because they have to "eat cheap chinese garbage" and russia is going to collapse because russians cant buy superior western electronics now.
The idea that somehow china is already at war with nato has become common in those circles.
Annoying relatives love talking about Chinese organ harvesting and (when it was relevant) Prigo’s coup
You get either blank stares or rage when you ask why on earth would there be mass opposition to Putin. They get even angrier when you point out that Navalny was a racist piece of shit nobody liked, *and you would expect him to be hated if you remembered the atrocities committed the last time US allied politicians had the upper hand in Russia. *
Legitimately unhinged, guess I shouldn't be too surprised at this point but still
The pivot to Asia is truly completed, once the Europeans center of attention shifts to the Pacific completely. This will happen once Ukraine is truly over (will it ever be?).
I think the idea is that China wants to invade Taiwan, and will tell Russia to antagonise NATO to the point that the US would have to fight on two fronts (Europe and far East Asia) while China takes Taiwan. WW2 after all worked out like that with the main theaters being in the Pacific and Europe.
Honestly it's not the craziest idea ever, if China makes a move on Taiwan some other nations may seek to exploit the opportunity and create a poly crysis, even if there's no actual "agreement" between China and them. I think the idea of agreement may be a bit silly, but it's still a possibility.
Everyone was saying that it would be crazy for Russia to invade Ukraine and it would never happen (it was all made up in the minds of USA/NATO propaganda), and well here we are three years later. Putin has shown that he is willing to take direct military action.
I don't think anyone wants a world war, but Russia wants to restore it's former sphere of influence. China believes deeply that Taiwan is part of China. This is in direct conflict with US interests. Hence the war in Ukraine, tarrifs/import taxes on China.
The only people I have ever heard making this claim (other than you, right now) are NATO liberals. I have not seen any evidence whatsoever that this is the case.
In fact, Russia recently declared itself to be a primarily Asian power. It is turning its influence and focus eastward. I don't think Russia is under any impression that East Europe is coming back under its wing, nor would it be desirable to do so.
Have you listened to Putin speak? As much as the words of world leaders are worthless, listen to the 2007 Munich speech. He outlines all of Russia's concerns with NATO expansion and ambitions within what he considers Russia's sphere of influence. And less than a year later, Russia invaded Georgia.
Rybar (a telegram channel linked to the Russian Armed Forces, a limited hangout of sorts) uploaded this image a few days ago. Note how it starts with a "Russian invasion of Estonia", while saying it's the opinion of "Ukrainian analysis".
You are ridiculous. Russia didn't invade Georgia in 2008, Georgia attacked Russian peacekeepers and ate shit as a result.
Rybar are just a bunch of dumbass bloggers. They do not represent the Russian military or Russian government.
And everyone knows the Ukrainians are constantly making up shit to fearmonger about a Russian attack on NATO.
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China already had multiple chances to do that with Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, and Palestine. Right before the US started bombing Iran would have been an opportune time to deploy a blockade around Taiwan, they would have caught the US with it's pants down.
Well before the US takes any actions (in Iran and Yemen) they usually deploy some assets to the Pacific, be it an aircraft carrier strike group and/or long range bombers/cruise missile carriers, to deter Chinese or North Korean action. The US just did this again today, deploying 4x B-1s to Japan. I guess the hypothesis is that if the US is going to have to intervene to defend Europe, it will require a lot more assets than a bombing campaign in Iran or Yemen. And that way, it can be stretched thin. Russia has a lot of military assets not relevant to Ukraine, that would be very relevant to an attack on NATO. Assets that Iran or Yemen simply don't have.
The problem here is the US, with its election of Donald Trump, indicates it no longer even knows what its interests are.
The pivot to Asia and integration of the US into Southeast Asian economy was a target since Obama, but on the diplomatic front it pretty much failed (ASEAN has no direct US involvement). Maybe the Democrats will restart it for a few years, once they win again I guess.
Meanwhile Trumps points of Focus are different: (Territorial) expansion into Canada and Mexico, Greenland, Venezuela, Panama, Israel. In short: Securing the ~~North~~ American hemisphere. Also notice how Trumps government deleted many Taiwan references on government websites. Many problems to focus on, while the Democrats disagree with some of those. I believe disagreements on Geopolitics, and discussion on American ideals and goals, lead to Trump.
How will the Chinese strategists evaluate this mess: No idea, but maybe they are naive enough to think once the US pivots away from Taiwan there will be a peaceful resolution (until the US pivots back).
Openfront.io psychopath challenge
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