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A ship (unnamed) headed for Israel was engaged by Yemen - apperently it had Mercs on Bord that returned fire making it a 3hour battle . Its burning now

Update: Sinking

Update: the Magic Seas has sunk.

I have been quite offline this week, so I don't know if this has been posted here, but look at this absolutely incredible Balticpost

Hamas' response to the ceasefire proposal, reported by most major news websites:

Hamas wrote on its official website: "The Hamas movement has completed its internal consultations as well as discussions with Palestinian factions and forces regarding the latest proposal by the mediators to halt the aggression against our people in Gaza.

"The movement has delivered its response to the brotherly mediators, which was characterized by a positive spirit. Hamas is fully prepared, with all seriousness, to immediately enter a new round of negotiations on the mechanism for implementing this framework," the statement said.

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Looks like the ceasefire could happen, depending on how negotiations go, potential conditions, etc. Hamas likely wants guarantees that Israel will not be able to restart the genocide and war unilaterally, and that the UN led aid mechanism will be reinstated.

Anyone remember trumps silly military "parade" sponsored by coinbase and palantir? No one cares now ig.

10,000 Danes Thrown Into Poverty And Forced Labour By Welfare "Reform"

On Tuesday, a new welfare reform quietly took effect in Denmark. Or perhaps not so much a reform as a deliberate act of class warfare, another chapter in the Nordic hermit kingdom's relentless experiment in punishing poverty rather than alleviating it. The reform, crafted by the nation’s Social Democrat-led right-wing regime, peddles the same old tired reactionary medicine: make the poor poorer, and then, to add insult to injury, force them to work for free.

Approximately 10,000 additional individuals receiving welfare benefits have now been unceremoniously relegated to the lowest possible tier of support: a princely sum of DKK 6,789 per month before tax (roughly RMB 7,680), an unlivable income in one of Europe's most expensive countries. By comparison, Denmark’s official poverty line for a single person hovers around DKK 7,400 kroner (RMB 8,370) after tax. It is estimated that 90% of those plunged into this financial abyss are non-Western immigrants, underlining the racist intentions behind the be punitive policies.

Isn't this convenient

Israel conducted a series of of airstrikes on Yemen. According to Al Masirah TV, airstikes took place at the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa, Saleef and the central power station Ras al-Khathib. Other Yemeni news outlets reported power outages as a result of the airstikes on the power station, and Israel stated that in addition, airstrikes were carried out against the captured ship "Galaxy Leader". All of these areas have been hit before by Israeli or US airstrikes. The Yemeni Armed Forces stated that air defence activities took place to repel the attacks, the statement was a first in this respect, to focus exclusively on air defence activities against manned aircraft. No claims were made about shooting any aircraft down, just on repelling the attacks. There are no images of the airstikes themselves or said air defence activity, all images currently spreading are old or from different conflicts. This is likely due to the war censorship media campaign instituted by Ansarallah/the Houthis in Yemen instituted during the US air campaign earlier this year, and due to the airstrikes taking place late at night/in the early hours of the morning, with little forewarning provided. Reports on the amount of munitions used range from 20-60. This is the most wide scale Israeli airstrike against Yemen since June last year.

Al Masirah TV link

The Imperial core is so fucked lmao.

It would be funny were it not for the fact that the US is bringing down the rest of the world with it.

Grayzone: before Mossad assassinated Iranian professor Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, they forged elaborate documents to frame him as "Iran's top nuclear scientist" when in reality he was not involved at all

These posts were 2 hours apart

Friend of mine was in Vietnam a few weeks ago and sent me some pics, it's all bikes and motorcycles, somehow I doubt they have the appetite for SUVs

Fetterman when asked re: timing

“Oh my God, I just want to go home. I've already my I've missed our entire trip to to the beach…, there's no drama that we know the votes are going to go…And I think, I don't think it's really helpful to put people here till some ungodly hour.”

When confronted on a statement that seemed to indicate Zohran Mamdani doesn't think billioniares should exist:

The vision that I'm speaking of, it's a vision that I want everyone to enjoy and benefit from, including billionaires....

So you weren't proposing that your policies would ultimately lead to a New York with no billionaires?

No. That's not what I was proposing.

— Zohran Mamdani on Morning Edition (NPR), July 1, 2025

I haven't seen much reporting on this, but it seems like in addition to killing the $7,500 EV mandate (federal subsidy) at the end of 2025Q3, the BBB also immediately kills the state-level ZEV credits that companies that make lots of EVs (like Tesla) can sell to other car companies for pure profit. I'm not sure how/if this is true, since ZEV is a state thing. If true, it would explain why Elon is so mad at the BBB.

Hong Kong Proposes System to Recognize Same-Sex Partnerships Bloomberg

Hong Kong has proposed a framework to grant legal recognition for same-sex partnerships, marking a major step forward for the LGBTQ community.

The city’s top court ordered the government to establish laws for such relationships two years ago. Legal recognition would allow same-sex couples rights including participation in each other’s healthcare matters and handling of post-mortem affairs, according to a proposal dated on Thursday and submitted earlier to legislature.

To gain recognition, couples must first register for legal marriage, partnership or other forms of union outside Hong Kong, according to the proposal. Registration in the city would also require at least one of the partners to be a resident.

Establishing a legal framework for same-sex unions could help Hong Kong improve its reputation. The financial hub saw an exodus of capital and white-collar workers after pro-democracy protests in 2019 followed by three years of Covid isolationist policies. Multinational companies in the city are increasingly showing support for LGBTQ rights, widely seen crucial in attracting talent.

But the government’s proposal noted that society still holds differing views on the matter. “We must carefully consider these perspectives and judiciously strike a balance to avoid division and maintain harmony in the society,” it said.

The top court had told the government to comply with its ruling by October 2025. The original case was brought by jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Sham, who has been seeking to have his New York-registered marriage recognized in the former British colony. It was the first time the city’s highest court directly addressed the issue of same-sex marriage.

The judgment followed a series of court rulings in the past several years that helped advance LGBTQ rights. The government recognized the overseas unions of couples in specific circumstances, including foreigners seeking spousal visas, in a Court of Final Appeal decision in 2018.

Tucker announced that his next interview is with THE PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Yemen struck a boat, presumably trying to get to the zionist colony.

🚨 BREAKING: The UKMTO confirms that the vessel which was targeted off the coast of Hodeida, Yemen, was hit with multiple projectiles and has caught fire.

https://t.me/PalestineResist/79848

HTS security forces have arrested former Syrian Arab Army officer 'Adel Al-Rayhan', who led a unit of Syrian paratroopers in the legendary recapture of Jabal Al-Sheikh (Mount Hermon) in the 1973 Yom Kippur war against Israel. Major Adel Al-Rayhan was arrested alongside his son, Anwar, in Syria's western Latakia Province, on suspicion of 'working with the Assad regime'. No evidence was presented

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⭕️ Iran opts for Chinese J-10C jets instead of Russian Su-35 jets

Following the 12-day US-backed Israeli war on Iran, the Islamic Republic, which had initially set its sights on the twin-engine Russian Su-35, is now shifting toward the Chinese single-engine J-10C, a jet priced around $40–60 million less per unit, due to delays in Russian deliveries.

Of the 50 Su-35 jets promised under a 2023 agreement, only four have been delivered so far, prompting Iran to turn its attention to the Chinese J-10C, the same model operated by Pakistan.

The J-10C is a single-engine, multi-role fighter that Chinese manufacturers market as a more affordable alternative to Western aircraft like the F-16 and Gripen. Its cost ranges from $60 million for the base version to $90 million for fully equipped variants that include weapons, spare parts, pilot training, and warranties.

The Military Balance 2025 report states Iran’s air force had as many as 150 fighter jets prior the the US-backed Israeli war on Iran.

(Khorasan News) Source: The Cradle

anyone with more military expertise able to weigh in on the implications of this?

my questions:

• why hasnt russia delivered jets
• how much does this strategically change the equation for iran
• is iran having a strong airforce feasible economically for them

Israel has bombed Yemen again, the boat sinking may have ruffled some feathers

Liberal Zionist "solidarity" organization throws Palestine Action under the bus.

Electronic Intifada's Asa Winstanley reports:

While Palestine Action is fighting for its life against proscription, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign threatens its branches with consequences if they support them. I’ve obtained an internal PSC email which shows its director Ben Jamal has ordered his branches:

“We will not allow any branch to jeopardise the organisation … Please DO NOT share your own statements or comment on this issue… Branches SHOULD NOT be signing public statements or open letters on this or any other issue… Putting out content framed such as ‘we are all Palestine Action’ which may be legal to say now but could be illegal by next week, puts your members and followers at risk”

Samidoun commented on the leak:

After becoming the US/Canada equivalent of this, this is the least surprising memo we've ever seen. There's nothing unique about this, unfortunately -- it's the standard large Western imperialist based NGO approach to designations, proscriptions and political bans.

An enormous amount of time and energy is spent on isolating groups subjected to such measures, and even on trying to do so with the actual resistance leading the movement, as they are also designated & proscribed, in the apparent belief that this provides some form of protection.

There is no shortage of "wise" and "smart" advice about how you should never: attend international events if someone or a group designated by the US/Canada/UK/EU will be there; speak to people from such groups as it may be "coordination"; doing otherwise is "putting ppl at risk."

People will even hold briefings about how to engage in compliance management most efficiently, and re-label this a service to the movement. Never mind all the advice about how you should never mourn Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, let alone Mohammed Deif.

This isn't a matter of alienating allies at a dangerous time, when the proscription of @Pal_action requires the organizing of all to fight. It's that every time the reaction is as described above, the imperialist powers learn that surely, they can get away with it.

If we don't rally - for real, even w/ risks - behind those who are targeted, and especially @Pal_action w/ its leadership in direct action materially resisting the Zionist-imperialist war machine, we encourage the state to do this MORE. So let's learn the lesson this time & act.

Yesterday a fog "Tsunami" washed over the portuguese coast, shit looked so crazy my first thought was that it was AI

Anyway, the weather has been quite fucky lately, last year we had an very long summer, lasting nearly into october, then this year a very long winter, barely any spring, right now an already extremely hot summer (part of a southern european heat wave that ends tomorrow) and to top it all off this Silent Hill ass weather event.

Wow republicans are destroying the country we will against them after 4 years.

You know you're in wartime production when your machinist friends are too busy to hang out. There has been an astronomical spike in defense production the last few weeks based on word of mouth.

The Gaza Ministry of Health published an infographic on the victims of the US-Israeli "aid distribution centers" in Gaza.

THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL PT1 VOTE IN THE HOUSE IS IN; All Republicans yes, all Democrats no. Full attendance, excluding all the empty seats from the Dem representatives who died and haven't been replaced.

The vote was to move forward with the Senate version of the BBB, with no changes allowed. There will be one hour for debate and then a straight yes/no vote on the bill.

[edit] nevermind, looks like the vote is still open, the rule now has 4 Republicans no votes. Probably just some public theatrics?

Stop Using the Term “Islamism”: A Call to Social Justice Movements

whoops

https://xcancel.com/grok/status/1941730038770278810

Brazilian government considering cutting relations with Israel after meeting with MPs and Palestinian federation. President of the Palestinian Arab Federation in Brazil (Fepal), Ualid Rabah, comments on the meeting with Lula's special advisor, Celso Amorim: “We appreciate his vision and position”.

Amorim defends a minimal relationship with Israel and says Brazil should not accept a new ambassador by Israel due to the military offensive in the Gaza Strip and the thousands of Palestinian victims. Amorim, Lula's main advisor on international issues, also advocated that Brazil formally join the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

“The correct position today, in my opinion, is for us to join as a party to South Africa's lawsuit for genocide; to keep relations [with Israel] to a minimum and to be very strict on the free trade agreement, perhaps even suspending it,” said Amorim.

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Looks like Canada always chickens out unsurprisingly. (Canada rescinds digital services tax as part of the 51st state appeasing USA).

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tariffs/article/canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax-in-a-bid-to-advance-trade-talks-with-us/

Tex@$$ flood death count now over 50

Cuba thanks China for its support against blockade and terrorist designation - Prensa Latina

Apparently Netanyahu is gonna meet trump much earlier (says next week) only Israeli media is reporting this though

Billionaire-funded CATO Institute is very upset that the Brazilian government expects foreign tech companies to obey their laws while making billions of dollars a year operating in Brazil. But most of their worries can be easily resolved.

Problem: Platforms must, "discover items not against their policies but against the laws of Brazil. Moderators and AI enforcement tools will be expected to be experts in Brazilian law [...]that simply isn’t realistic..." Solution: Hire lawyers. Avg salary in Brazil: US$1000/month

For a fresh take on Brazil's landmark court ruling that is not hopelessly mired in ideological dogma created by American billionaires, read my explanatory piece on Brazil's New Internet Civil Framework. There are no new laws, just more corporate liability

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Four House Republicans changed their votes to YES on Trump's BBB bill – after Trump gave them signed MAGA hats and selfies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/trump-bill-holdout-republicans.html