Image is of the aftermath of an Israeli bombing of Beirut in 2006.
We are now almost one year into the war and genocide in Gaza. Despite profound hardship, the Gazan Resistance continues its battles against the enemy, entirely undeterred. Despite Israeli proclamations throughout 2024 that they have cleared out Hamas from various places throughout Gaza, we still see regular attacks and ambushes against Zionist forces. Just today (Monday), Al Qassam fighters ambushed and destroyed another convoy of Israeli vehicles. The predictions early on in the war were that Israel would defeat Hamas in mere months, needing only until December, then January, and so on. This has proven very much untrue. Israel is stuck in the mud; unable to destroy their enemy due to their lack of knowledge about the "Gaza Metro" and, of course, a lack of actual fighting skill, given how many times I've seen Zionists getting shot while they gaze wistfully out of windows.
The same quagmire will occur in Lebanon, only considerably worse. Both Nasrallah and Sinwar possess a similar strategy of luring Zionist forces onto known, friendly territory, replete with traps and ambushes, to bleed them dry of equipment, manpower, and the will to continue fighting. The scale of the invasion could fall anywhere on the spectrum from "very limited" - more of a series of raids on Hezbollah positions than truly trying to occupy land - to a total invasion which would seek to permanently take control of Southern Lebanon. Neither is likely to destroy, or even substantially diminish Hezbollah's fighting abilities. This is not wishful thinking: Hezbollah has convincingly defeated Israel twice before in its history, pushing them from their territory, and both times Hezbollah had almost no missiles and a limited supply of other equipment, relying on improvisation as often as not. The Hezbollah of 2024 is an entirely different organization to that of the early 2000s.
Attempts to drive wedges between Hezbollah and the rest of Lebanon are also unlikely to succeed. Hezbollah is not just a military force, it is extremely interlinked into various communities throughout Lebanon, drawing upon those communities to recruit soldiers. Throughout its history, it has provided education, healthcare, reconstruction, and dozens of other services one would attribute to a state. Amal Saad's recent suggestion of using "quasi-state actor" as a more respectful replacement for the typical "non-state actor" seems advisable. And the decentralized command structures, compartmented leadership, strong succession planning, and aforementioned community ties almost entirely neutralizes the effectiveness of assassinations. Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem has confirmed that Hezbollah's path has been set by Nasrallah, and his martyrdom will not stop nor even pause their efforts. Additionally, he confirmed that despite the recent attacks by Israel which nominally focussed on destroying missile depots, Hezbollah's supply of weapons has not been degraded, and they are still only using the minimum of their capabilities.
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Israel-Palestine Conflict
Sources on the fighting in Palestine against Israel. 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.
⚡️⭕️ IOF announces the start of the invasion of #Lebanon:
In accordance with the decision of the political echelon, a few hours ago, the IOF began limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbullah targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
They add that these targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel.
so far no incursiona reported in Lebanon
It's official now. I have an horrible pit in my stomach
https://nitter.poast.org/ME_Observer_/status/1840888777503621543#m
Uncritical support to the Resistance in their fight against the genocidal Zionist entity.
Strike on Beirut International Airport
https://tankie.tube/w/7MSfdDNWeVKbzhDugbhqrG
You can see the second bomb dive towards the target right before the second explosion, at the start of the video.
You could substitute them with monkeys and the monkeys would do a better job
Reporter: "Any comment on the strikes in Yemen?"
Biden: "I've spoken to both sides. They gotta settle the strike. I'm supporting the collective bargaining effort. I think they'll settle the strike."
The fact it's a valid question is the really scary part.
BREAKING NEWS: the oldest man in the world has gone to the beach that makes you even older
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Lula traveled to the North American country to attend the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum. Lula praised Mexico for electing a woman and defended new bilateral agreements.
Article (Translated)
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) once again condemned Israel's actions, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Middle East. The PT president classified the Israeli offensives against the Hamas and Hezbollah groups in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, respectively, as “unnecessary killing”.
Lula made the statements during the Mexico-Brazil Business Forum in Mexico City. He said he was against conflicts, such as those in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, because war “doesn't bring any benefits”.
“That's why I am against, and condemn, what Israel is doing in Lebanon right now, attacking and killing innocent people. Because only the leaders they want to kill appear in the newspapers, but the innocent people who die don't appear,” said Lula.
“That's why I'm against the slaughter in the Gaza Strip. Because more than 41,000 women and children have already died. And then you have to rebuild what took centuries to build,” he added.
The president also criticized what he called the “unnecessary killing” taking place in the Middle East. Israel says the actions are a response to Hamas and Hezbollah.
“War is proof of a citizen's incapacity for civilization, who thinks he can, in the explanation that he has to take revenge for an attack, go on an unnecessary killing spree with people who have no way of defending themselves,” he said.
Lula reaffirmed that Brazil wants “to be a zone of peace” and that it is willing to hold the necessary meetings to help end conflicts.
The conflict in the Middle East began in October 2023, when Hammas carried out a terrorist attack in Israel. Since then, Israeli troops have attacked and occupied the Gaza Strip.
The tension and conflict has spread to Lebanon, with Israeli attacks against Hezbollah, and risks reaching Iran. Brazil is evaluating a plan to remove Brazilians from Lebanon who want to leave the conflict zone, as happened in the Gaza Strip. The Brazilian community on Lebanese soil is large. Two young Brazilians have already died in attacks.
Last week in New York, where he attended the United Nations General Assembly, Lula had already raised his voice against Israel's prime minister. On that occasion, when asked about the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, he said that the prime minister was promoting “genocide”.
Last week, in an offensive against the extremist group Hezbollah, Israel carried out an air strike in Lebanon. According to Lebanese authorities, around 500 people died and more than 1,600 were injured. It was the bloodiest day in Lebanon since the 2006 war. Leaders from other countries fear that the conflict will turn into a “total war”.
A total war is an armed conflict in which two adversaries mobilize all their military and civilian resources for the sake of a complete victory over the other, which can widely affect the society and economy of the parties involved.
So if we run with the idea that both Epstein and Diddy are/were assets, it starts seeming weird that they're both going down one after another (I guess 5 years apart but still)
It's not like metoo did it, that movement was gutted the second it threatened power. And I don't think it's a matter of public attention finally shifting to them, or some final bit of irrefutable evidence, because to some degree the info was already out there.
Is blackmail no longer valuable to state agencies, in an age of deepfakes? Were these people just getting old and too well-known, so they were turned into sin eaters and disposed of, while other operations continue or replace them?
Were these people just getting old and too well-known, so they were turned into sin eaters and disposed of, while other operations continue or replace them?
This is my guess but we'll likely never know the full truth
spoiler
We’ve seen a very sharp escalation by Israelis, so has your call for restraint failed
Miller: Israel has a right to defend itself
Tom: Killing of more than 1000 people in 🇮🇱 strikes, million+ people displaced is a huge escalation, you were calling for restraint
Miller: We support them bringing terrorists to justice
Al Mayadeen: German police conduct raid on homes of pro palestine activist
5 pro palestine activist were raided and police took all phones and laptops, because they allegedly had "banned symbols".
Some lib tried to tell me Germany's support for Zionism is "complicated" due to their past. Like, no the fuck it isn't, shit never changed
The lesson that West Germany learned from WWII is that, under the "international rules based order," you're not allowed to do genocide to white people.
Kann news agency posted this video of their troop movements titled "Trucks with soldiers on the way to the northern border" then deleted it.
https://x.com/aryjeay/status/1840863885382816153?t=P1DQrEyGxQ0X-IFfq7mhEw
We will see iranian drones going into these. I hope everyone of them will die a painful death.
The PA has gone mask off.
In a traitorous assassination attempt, the treacherous “Palestinian Authority” targeted a car in #Tubas with gunfire and abducted the wounded Tubas Brigade fighter who was in the vehicle.
Security Forces of the PA began firing indiscriminately at people gathered around the Martyr’s Mosque.
According to local reports, fierce armed clashes have erupted between the resistance fighters of Tubas and the Security Forces
Colonial projects require collaborators like the PA, because without them, it's entire oppressive structure is at the danger of collapsing. It has to be there, invested with legitimacy, to channel the interests of the local population and to keep them out of armed resistance. It also serves as an "auxiliary force" in security matters, much like the ukrainian auxiliaries during WW2.
It has been the case in many places, Spain took advantage of the "Kurakas" (indigenous communal leaders) that enjoyed legitimacy during their Andean colonization, Britain exploited local rulers in Africa, investing them with powers and privileges, to act as the intermediaries between the colonial state and the colonized peoples, same story in India and so on. When that relation is severed because such figures and institutions are no longer recognized by the colonized peoples, the entire apparatus is at it's weakest and decolonization becomes very possible.
It's a tough fight, and some may even believe it's couterproductive. But efforts must be directed against the PA to undermine it's legitimacy, it's nothing but a tool that "Israel" uses to complete their genocide and keep resistance at it's lowest.
Mask off? comrade they shot a 7 year old girl in the beginning of the war
How do Palestinians tolerate these traitors? They eat the same food right? Poison them.
They've been doing this since 10/7 and I'm sure before. Specifically they tried to capture/kill abu shuja before his martyrdom
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Some old news as I can't confirm ANYTHING currently being posted by shitters on telegram
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4116628,00.html
Cuba has worked directly with Hezbollah in the past.
DEATH TO ISRAEL, a trillion 9/11s upon the genocidal state
⚡️⭕️ Israeli evacuation orders to a whole neighborhood in Beirut.
This is Sayyed Shuhada compound area. They are evacuating this whole area and the area near Al-Qaem mosque (which several assassinations took place in)
This is a big area
https://nitter.poast.org/ME_Observer_/status/1840844381936382458
Just in
#BREAKING | Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Israeli airstrike on #Beirut's southern suburb.
https://nitter.poast.org/MayadeenEnglish/status/1840859761861853325#m
