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I found a few interesting excerpts from Pepe Escobar's write up on his recent visit to Yemen.

We were relaxing in the dewanya of our hotel in Sana’a, drinking tea and waiting for the daily televised address to the nation by Leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi when suddenly he entered the room, unannounced. We were speechless: that was none other than Yahya Saree, the spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces, who Prof. Ma told me is a superstar in China – actually all across the Global Majority.

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In a private conversation with Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a member of the High Political Council and former head of the Revolutionary Committee, I asked him whether Yemen had diplomatic efforts with Russia and China. The response, in flowery Arabic with several metaphors – lost in translation - and a profusion of smiles, was priceless: yes.

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That neatly tied up with leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi, on X, announcing “there is an upcoming surprise regarding the development of Yemen's military capabilities that may surprise the United States. It could be revealed after its use, as actions will precede words.”

Source: https://sputnikglobe.com/20250331/pepe-escobar-from-sanaa-to-saada--yemen-during-wartime-1121717925.html

Right after Booker ended his "epic" filibuster, the GOP leadership brought up Trump nominee for NATO ambassador Whitaker. All Democrats and Republicans agree to advance this Trump nomination by unanimous consent. LMAO.

Al-Houthi Claims U.S. Escalation Will Not Affect Yemen’s Military Operations - Telesur English

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The leader of the Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi, stated that the aggressive escalation by the United States will not impact Yemen’s military operations, both at sea and against the occupying entity. According to al-Houthi, the Arab nation is prepared to face new challenges and undertake actions during a phase of isolation for the Palestinian people.

In his remarks, al-Houthi emphasized that U.S. objectives in Yemen are difficult to achieve and that Washington seeks to pressure those who support the Palestinian cause, exerting maximum pressure on Iran and threatening military aggression. The recent U.S. offensive targeted civilian sites in Sana’a and other provinces, while the U.S. claims its attacks are aimed at weakening military capabilities.

Al-Houthi reaffirmed the steadfast position of the Yemeni people and announced the continuation of bombings against occupied Palestine. In this context, he highlighted that defensive operations from Yemen have demonstrated the inability of the United States to prevent such actions by Israeli occupation forces.

The situation reflects an increase in regional tensions and Yemen’s commitment to supporting Palestine in the face of what they consider external aggression.

Tesla deliveries down 32% QoQ missing targets by 14% vs consensus

In a new book, top Biden aide describes ‘out of it’ president before Trump debate

“At his first meeting with Biden in Aspen Lodge, the president’s cabin,” Whipple writes, Klain “was startled. He’d never seen him so exhausted and out of it. Biden was unaware of what was happening in his own campaign. Halfway through the session, the president excused himself and went off to sit by the pool.

Corn Pop was a bad dude and he ran a bunch of bad boys, and I did... And back in those days -- you see, things have changed -- one of the things you had to use if you used Pomade in your hair -- you had to wearing a bathing cap. And so he was up on the board, wouldn't listen. And so I said, "Hey, Esther! Off the board or I'll come up and drag you off." Well, he came off, and he said, "I'll meet you outside." My car was mostly... These were all public housing behind you. My car, there was a gate out here. I parked my car outside the gate, and I... He said, "I'll be waiting for you." He was waiting for me with three guys and straight razors. Not a joke! There's a guy named Bill Wright, the only white guy, and he did all the pools. He was the mechanic, and I said, "What am I gonna do?" He said... There used to be a chain that went across the deep end, and he cut off a six-foot length of chain. He fold up, and he said, "You walk out with that chain and you walk to the car and say, 'You may cut me, Man, but I'm gonna wrap this chain around your head,'" and I walked up to my car! And they had (muttering)... In those days, you used top... Remember the straight razor? You'd bang 'em on the curb, get 'em rusty, put 'em in a rain barrel, gettin' 'em rusty. I said, "When I tell you to get off the board, you get off the board, and I'll kick out out again. But I shouldn't have called you Esther Williams. I apologize for that." You said, "You apologize to me?" I said, "I apologize for that. Not for throwing you out, but I apologize for what I said." He said, "Okay, "closed the straight razor, and my heart began to beat again.

Gaza civil defense confirms rescue workers 'bound, executed, buried in mass grave' | The Cradle

'They were killed by "Israeli" forces while trying to save lives,' the UN humanitarian chief stated

The General Directorate of Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip confirmed on 2 April that "Israeli" forces executed Palestinian first responders and buried them in a mass grave in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah, southern Gaza, on 23 March.

The General Directorate reported that the bodies of eight from the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), six from the Palestinian Civil Defence (PCD), and one UNRWA worker were found eight days later, buried approximately 200 meters from where their vehicles, an ambulance, and a fire engine had also been destroyed.

Some of the bodies were found with their hands bound and with bullet holes visible in their chests and heads. One of the victims had been decapitated, while others had been disfigured and dismembered.

what in the actual fuck

Very large US military movements have been observed over the last 72 hours, with mainly large redeployments and airlifts from Osan Air Base in South Korea, to Isa Air Base in Bahrain. Over a dozen C-17 transport aircraft have made flights into Bahrain, along with a handful of C-5M transport aircraft, the largest aircraft in the US military. Ramstein in Germany has been used as an intermediary base. Osan is home to the USAF's 51st Fighter Wing, which operates A-10 close air support attack and control aircraft, and Block 40 F-16C/D multirole fighter aircraft. There has also been a redeployment of A-10 aircraft from the National Guard in the USA to the Middle East at this time, with 300 airmen making the trip. Osan is also home to the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade of the US Army, which operates the MIM-104 Patriot air defence system, and battery D of the THAAD Anti Ballistic Missile (ABM) system.

So this airlift is suspected to be in support of the A-10 deployment, and transfering air defence systems to the region. The potential use of the air defence systems is obvious (combatting ballistic and cruise missiles launched from Iran), but the A-10s less so. Iranian air defence systems would shoot them down, and they are meant for close air support, not launching standoff weapons. I think the A-10s are being deployed to intimidate the Popular Mobilisation Forces in Iraq, they would be used against them in a potential conflict. A-10s can also be used to counter Iranian fastboats and slow flying drones if necessary.

Israeli PsyOps and propaganda are hyping these movements up as the "largest military action since WW2 is about to take place against Iran ". So I hope this post can provide clarity in the propaganda space.

If anyone wants an idea of how a potential conventional attack on Iran would look like, the twitter thread below by a suspected ex Iranian Air Force pilot provides a good breakdown. It's quite long and I'm not going to break it down myself now, so use translation software like Google translate, deepL, or even AI LLMs like ChatGPT or deepseek to to translate it. Also ignore any political commentary.

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"Groceries, such an old fashioned term, but a beautiful term! It's a bag with different things in it"

why tho

Trump is calling it Liberation day because he's going to liberate the rest of the world from America's boot

He's fired

RE: that Trump tariff chart.

The European Union, has weighted average tariff rates of ~ 3% and arguably lower on US goods.

Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon

To be honest I was surprised he lasted this long. But the recent Tesla news, Wisconsin election results and DOGE trying to run the US Government as a private sector agile takeover have been too much now, the Trump-Musk relationship is no longer beneficial for both sides, so it will be put on the backburner.