Image is from Futurama.

Happy holidays, fellow godless communists. We are in year three of the Five-Year Plan to eliminate all Christmas cheer and create a world free of the joys and festivity of Christmas. Nobody should have to be reminded that in our concrete brutalist communist strongholds, NO ornaments are allowed in December. Please report any Christmas trees, snowflakes, baubles, and presents to the evil secret police, and anybody caught violating their Volcel Pledge by having a tentative kiss under a mistletoe will be shot on sight.

Developments lately have been grim. Our Supreme Communist Dictator Brandon is being removed from office by Christmas-loving patriots, and soon, Christmas will adorn the White House for another four years. This is obviously very disappointing, but while Christmas joy is strictly prohibited, good vibes are still strongly encouraged. Revolutionary optimism (a term we only bring out when things are going very badly and we need to be delusional) shall triumph over defeatist rhetoric by stooges of the Christmas regime.

We must have hope. Our foreign allies aiding us in destroying Christmas now possess hypersonic weaponry, allowing us to compete with and overcome the engine technology powering Santa's sleigh. Abroad, they have destroyed factories and hit cities with missiles travelling at unimaginable speeds into precise targets, while the Christmas regime struggles to produce their own such missiles, as they are still reliant on aircraft bombing campaigns. Precision has a quality all its own, or something along those lines. We just have to hold out another two years or so, and I swear to you: we will live in a world without this accursed holiday.

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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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.

  • borschtisgarbo@lemmygrad.ml
    ·
    20 hours ago

    Zionist invasion of Egypt in 1... 2...

    Israel accuses Egypt of violating peace treaty, worried about Egypt's "growing military strength"

    David Govrin, Israel’s former ambassador to Cairo, has accused Egypt of breaching the peace treaty between the two countries and warned Tel Aviv about Egypt’s growing military strength, Sama reported, citing Yedioth Ahronoth.

    In an interview with the Israeli news site, Govrin claimed that Egypt is investing significant sums in military enhancement and violating the military annexe of the peace agreement.

    Govrin served as Israel’s ambassador to Egypt from 2016 to 2019 and, as of November 2021, was Israel’s first ambassador to Morocco before retiring from the Foreign Ministry.

    Govrin alleged: “There is no doubt that Egypt is breaching the military annexe of the peace treaty. It has deployed a larger number of military forces in Sinai than permitted under the agreement and beyond what Israel approved, citing its recent requests to combat terrorism in Sinai.”

    READ: Israel PM Netanyahu is not visiting Cairo, Egypt source says

    He also warned that Egypt is heavily investing in its military capabilities despite its struggling economy and the absence of external threats.

    “There is substantial investment in military and civilian infrastructure east of the Suez Canal,” he said. “Israel must take Egypt’s military capabilities into account and not rely on good intentions or shared interests. These can change quickly.”

    Discussing Egypt’s attitude towards Israel, Govrin remarked: “On one hand, there is hostility and resentment, as Israel is perceived as an imperialist entity, a foreign implant, and an artificial creation.”

    Govrin concluded his interview with Yedioth Ahronoth by saying: “After all these years, and even after 7 October 2023, questions remain about Egypt’s genuine recognition of Israel within its 1948 borders.”

    https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241224-ex-israel-envoy-accuses-egypt-of-breaching-peace-deal/

    • CyborgMarx [any, any]
      ·
      8 hours ago

      We need more of this unironically, Israel voluntarily forcing Egypt's hand and putting it back into play would be the coup of the century and doom the Israeli and American project

    • SaniFlush [any, any]
      ·
      9 hours ago

      Okay, sure IDF, open a sixth front, surely you won't overextend yourself.

    • plinky [he/him]
      ·
      17 hours ago

      Nah, why would they invade their puppet?

        • miz [any, any]
          ·
          17 hours ago

          trial balloon usually comes from outside first

            • miz [any, any]
              ·
              16 hours ago

              in their minds, it's not too early to lay the groundwork for that

              I mean Netanyahu is already openly saying "Sisi we'll keep you in power" which is not something you should have to be that direct about, in the "any man who has to say he is king" sort of way

              • bbnh69420 [she/her, they/them]
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                15 hours ago

                To me, the greater Israel groundwork, especially the Sinai, has been laid historically, but I’m sure a reminder doesn’t hurt their legitimacy