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Bulletins and International News Discussion from September 15th to September 21st, 2025 - Democracy By Discord - COTW: Nepal
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For more on the situation in Nepal, I recommend @MelianPretext@lemmygrad.ml's comment here.
Following a "anti-corruption" protest movement spurred by a social media ban (but with much deeper roots) in which dozens of protestors were killed by state forces, the government of KP Oli has been ousted, and an interim leader is currently in power as the country prepares for elections. Notably, events have been characterized as "Gen Z protests", and this leader was decided (at least partially) by a Discord vote. When a non-western government rapidly falls, it's wise to at least glance in the direction of the United States, and there are almost certainly elements of color revolution here. But, as always, it's more complicated than simple regime change - Nepal is a deeply troubled economy even as developing countries go.
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Despite winning 75% of the seats in parliament in 2017, the various communist parties have failed to unify towards forming a common agenda and solving the problems of the people. When the nominally united communist party split in 2021, infighting and opportunism eventually brought on the rightist politicians we see today.
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The Nepalese economy is not successful. Disasters are slow to be ameliorated, education and healthcare is underfunded, and poverty is fairly rampant. There have been significant developments made by the communist parties, such as electrification programs and some poverty reduction, but it has been insufficient.
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The petty bourgeois usually come from oppressed Hindu castes, and are frustrated by the domination of upper castes, and so are inspired by India's BJP. They essentially want a return to monarchy, under the guise of anti-corruption, and despite their relatively small numbers, are powerfully organized.
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Of the countries that aren't tiny islands, Nepal has the highest per capita rate of work migration, due to insufficient employment in Nepal. The jobs that Nepalese citizens receive overseas range from unpleasant to unbearable in both labour and wages, and this has generated rightful suspicion that the government cares more about foreign direct investors than their own citizens overseas.
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The government of KP Oli was close to the United States, and India's Modi has promoted the BJP in Nepal. Both countries have sought to exert influence over Nepal, though Prashad speculates that, if there is indeed a foreign mastermind at work, India is more likely to be the culprit behind these recent protests, in a gambit to use the chaos to promote/install a far right monarchist government.
I agree with Prashad that it seems unlikely that mere electoral changes will result in anything terribly productive, though whatever government emerges will inevitably hoist the banner of anti-corruption to try and legitimize themselves. We have seen the same breakdown of electoralism as a meaningful pathway to solve national problems all across the world, from the superpowers to the poorest states. Until a rupture occurs, greater surveillance, policing, and repression seems guaranteed.
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Israel'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.
the last thing many a economy sees before entering the IMF deathloop
(Imagine this furry is Milei’s dog that he keeps cloning)
the problem with anarcho capitalism is that eventually you run out of imf money
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Yea, very funny how these free market "anti-globalist" ancaps never want to go for the "default and float" strat
'No evidence' Putin wants peace in Ukraine, outgoing MI6 chief warns
Meanwhile, the outgoing MI6 chief Richard Moore warned that he sees "no evidence" that Russian president Vladimir Putin has any interest in a negotiated peace short of Ukrainian capitulation, Reuters reported.
Speaking in Istanbul, he said that Putin was "stringing us along" with promises of progress on peace, AP added.
"He seeks to impose his imperial will by all means at his disposal. But he cannot succeed," Moore said.
"Bluntly, Putin has bitten off more than he can chew. He thought he was going to win an easy victory. But he - and many others - underestimated the Ukrainians."
"Putin has sought to convince the world that Russian victory is inevitable. But he lies. He lies to the world. He lies to his people. Perhaps he even lies to himself," he told a news conference.
He said that Putin was "mortgaging his country's future for his own personal legacy and a distorted version of history" and the war was "accelerating this decline."
Moore will leave the post at the end of the month
Maybe, maybe he's winning the war? and that's why he wants the losing side to capitulate?
Maybe it' wasn't an "easy" victory, bit is he losing?! Motherfucker
Deeply unserious people
British people (5-eyes intel officers, no less) accusing others of "imperial will"
What's more "imperial"? Funding a proxy war on the other side of the planet and involving yourself in it to divide and conquer? Or fighting your neighbor who you have grievances against?
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It's way to late to be having this take
I had to double check what year this was from
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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article312042943.html
This seems pretty bad. 1200/1800 prisoners missing.
Senate Democrats voted unanimously to create a "National Day of Remembrance" for Charlie Kirk, fearing that not voting for the resolution would be a "messaging coup" for Republicans.
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-national-day-remembrance-senate
Put a fork in it, we're done here lmao
BTW the spd also did break out in standing ovation and sang the national hymn of germany when the nazis declared the KPD illegal. Just a heads up in what direction we are all going with "reformist" progressives.
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Further reinforcing the view that bipartisan support is the mark of bad policy
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have you considered the optics of not agreeing with the fascists to honor their bigoted champion of white supremacy? it wouldn't be a good look to the voters, sweaty
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Israel [sic] kills more than 21 Palestinians in Gaza as its assaults escalate. An Ansarallah (Houthi) drone strikes a hotel in Eilat, Israel [sic]. President Donald Trump makes a push to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation to the UN again vetoes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, invoking its Security Council privileges. The NYPD arrests New York elected officials, including city comptroller Brad Lander, after they attempted to inspect ICE holding cells at a facility in the city. Airstrikes resume in southern Lebanon. Iran continues to discuss the terms of an agreement with the West concerning its nuclear program, while France and Germany threaten snapback sanctions if a deal is not reached. Ukraine strikes Russian oil facilities deep within Russian borders in Bashkortostan. The Venezuelan government claims it disrupted a U.S. false flag operation by seizing a massive quantity of cocaine, and fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is poised to resume.
“Earlier today, Russian jets violated Estonian airspace. Nato responded immediately and intercepted the Russian aircraft. This is yet another example of reckless Russian behaviour and Nato’s ability to respond.”
The European Commission had adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia
That'll show em!
"intercepted" is a dangerous term to be throwing around in this context, as it's not clear if that means shot down, engaged or just buzzed and warned off. Since I'm just now hearing of this and not burning in nuclear hellfire, I assume it's the latter.
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Nato intercepted three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets that violated Estonia’s airspace over the Baltic Sea in a 12-minute incursion
I recall Estonia attempting to seize Russian ships sailing through waters Estonia claims but Russia doesn’t recognize.
In the past Russia has mobilized fighter jets to chase off the Estonian coast guard.
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Zarah Sultana has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for a ban on landlords serving as MPs.
Im still not up to date with the internal drama of the your party but Sultana seems cool
This is pretty funny, considering one of the guys Corbyn appointed secretary of his new party (Adnan Hussain) is not only a transphobe but also a landlord. I wonder if this move from Sultana is a message to either of them, or just a coincidence. Either way, I can't believe we're at a stage where I prefer Sultana over Corbyn. I'm getting really fed up with his dog shit political instincts.
He's like the anti-Lenin
Where Lenin had razor sharp instincts and consistently made the correct move, Corbyn seems to always do the incorrect one instead.
Remember when the BBC tried to portray him as the new Lenin by photoshopping a picture of him to make it look like he was wearing an ushanka? If only Western leftist politicians were as cool and ruthless as the bourgeois media portrays them. 
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Apparently 2026 elections have been canceled in Wholesome Democratic Ukraine.
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Denmark Sparks Regional Alarm With Plans for Long-Range Missiles
Denmark's Social Democrat-led right-wing regime has announced plans to acquire offensive long-range precision missiles, capable of striking civilian targets deep inside Russia. The move has drawn sharp criticism from Moscow and raised fears of an escalated arms race in Northern Europe.
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The plans, unveiled by the Nordic hermit kingdom's autocratic leader Mette Frederiksen at a carefully staged press event on September 17th, involves the acquisition of missiles, likely to to be capable of carrying nuclear payloads. For decades, Denmark upheld a ban on hosting nuclear weapons. But a new defense agreement with Washington quietly removed that safeguard, opening the door to possible deployment of U.S. warheads on Danish soil.
Russian officials have denounced the Danish regime's decision as a reckless provocation and a direct threat to Kaliningrad and wider regional security. Ambassador Vladimir Barbin accused Copenhagen of transforming the Baltic island of Bornholm from a “peace island” into a military launchpad for American ambitions.
Copenhagen, however, insists the weapons are purely defensive. Frederiksen hailed the move as a “paradigm shift” and declared Russia to be a “long-term threat,” while Troels Lund Poulsen, the powerful head of the fledgling nation's Liberal Party-controlled Ministry of Defence, claimed the missiles would strengthen NATO’s "deterrence". Yet neither were able to offer any concrete evidence of an imminent Russian danger to justify such an aggressive departure.
State media have dutifully portrayed the purchase as a necessary “deterrent,” carefully omitting any discussion of the arms race it will inevitably fuel or the reason's for Moscow's concerns. Domestic coverage ignores the broader dangers, presenting the escalation as a defensive measure even as alarm bells sound abroad.
The regime has refused to name to concrete missile systems to be acquired or to name the cost the Danish people will have to bear for this escalation. While the Danish welfare state is falling apart from decades of mismanagement and neglect and while ordinary Danish are shocked daily by exploding grocery prices, the regime prioritizes limitless bmilitary spending over the needs of their own civilian population.
However, this sabre-rattling seems to be less about national defense and more about the Danish regime's wish to ingratiate themselves with their American overlord, whose supreme leader Donald Trump has made repeated threats to annex Greenland by force, using unfounded claims that Copenhagen has failed to sufficiently militarize its Arctic colony. Seen in this light, Copenhagen’s haphazard military buildup looks less like a rational national strategy and more like an act of submission intended to appease Washington.
Sources:
- Rusland mener, at Bornholm truer landets sikkerhed , DR (state media), September 19th 2025
- Посол РФ рассказал об угрозах Калининградской области со стороны Дании, Izvestia, September 19th 2025
- Ракетное соглашение: Дания готовится к возможному размещению ядерного оружия, Izvestia, September 19th 2025
China launches an online visa application for Yanks to increase US tourism^[https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3326152/china-launches-online-visa-application-system-us-amid-drive-boost-visitor-numbers]
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