Image, sourced from this article, is of George Bush in 2002 meeting with María Corina Machado, who was even then being trained as a figure to oppose Venezuelan socialism, and very briefly succeeded with the Carmona Decree. Now the latest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, she has begged the Zionist entity to drop bombs on the Venezuelan people.
As of me writing these sentences, it appears that the ceasefire in Gaza is underway. Zionist ceasefires are, of course, an oxymoron - not only in the grand sense that their work to continue genocidal atrocities against others locally and regionally will not cease until the Zionist entity's occupation of Palestine is overthrown and Palestinians can resume the governance of their territory - but also in the literal sense; that bombings and shootings are often only merely reduced, and rarely cease entirely (as was/is the case on their northern border with Lebanon). Nonetheless, hopefully the population can receive some aid, and the long process of rebuilding can begin.
On the other side of the world, it seems increasingly likely that a new war is set to begin. Because the US is eschewing the usual process of generating pro-war propaganda and casus bellis (aside from a laughably transparent Nobel Peace Prize award) and seems content to just skip straight to the "bomb and depose" step, it's quite hard to predict what precisely they want to do. Anything seems to be on the table - from freely striking Venezuelan territory where "drug dealers" are to try and prompt a Venezuelan response, to assassinating Maduro and/or his generals and hoping a power vacuum can be filled with compradors, to attempting to outright invade Venezuela and establish direct American control over important government sites. All appear to be possibilities, though as of right now, the most drastic measures seem unlikely due to their difficulty.
We know that the US has almost totally abandoned diplomatic communication with Venezuela, and that the US has deployed warships, a nuclear submarine, F-35s, surveillance planes, and at least 4,000 military personnel to the Caribbean, with some sources putting the numbers higher. Some people have suggested that the point is to try and force Maduro into a situation where he must begin hostilities, or be seen as weak and perhaps overthrown from within. It is at least encouraging that Maduro is not like Allende in Chile, and is taking this situation extraordinarily seriously; the masses are being trained and mobilized in the event of an invasion, and military drills are ongoing. Venezuela has no real capacity to stop the US from attacking and bombing them, but it is much more possible to prevent a West-friendly puppet from gaining meaningful control of the country. A comprador might be able to make a brief statement or decree in a Venezuelan city saying that Chavismo is over, but actual power will hopefully prove very elusive.
2020, and particularly 2022, has clearly become a turning point for the Western imperial system, in which increasingly aggressive and reckless moves are required to keep the system functional (stability is, at this point, out of the question). Unfortunately, this has also resulted in the deaths of many long-lasting, inspiring figures, such as Nasrallah, and many more will certainly die before the empire collapses. If Maduro is assassinated - and I'm having trouble imagining how he won't be doggedly pursued in the days. weeks, and months to come - I have hope that a successor will rise to continue to lead the Bolivarian Revolution.
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The Zionist Entity'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.
'Making Greenlandic Families Human Shields': Indigenous Leaders Condemn Danish Militarisation Of The Arctic
Indigenous leaders from Naleraq, Greenland's only opposition party, are condemning the Danish colonial regime for using civilian Greenlanders as human shields through an aggressive military buildup that sacrifices their safety for US/NATO strategic interests.
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An emotional Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, who represents Naleraq in both the Greenlandic and Danish parliaments, condemned the newly signed “Arctic Package 2” defence agreement, which places military infrastructure directly among civilian populations, characterizing it as "making Greenlandic families human shields" and condemning the policy as "unforgivable."
She is backed by Naleraq leader Pele Broberg "When you militarize and make Greenland's largest city a direct military target, you are endangering our inhabitants," he stated.
The Danish regime’s Arctic Package 2, worth DKK 27.4 billion, represents the most extensive militarisation of the Arctic in modern times. It includes new Arctic warships, surveillance drones, patrol aircraft, and, critically, the construction of a military command compound and naval pier in the heart of Nuuk, Greenland’s capital. The Danish colonial regime's plans represent the most significant militarisation of the Arctic in modern history and risks destabilizing the entire ARctic region.
Greenland's business elite rubs their hands at the prospect of lucrative contracts but indigenous leaders are now condemning what they see as the colonial overlord in Copenhagen, aided by a loyalist Greenlandic government, trading away the sovereignty and safety of the Greenlandic people for a place on the world stage.
The colonial regime in Copenhagen and its allies in the loyalist Greenlandic government have insisted the military buildup is purely "defensive" and about "preparedness." The Greenlandic Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt, claimed the new capacities "are not intended to wage war on other countries" while Troels Lund Poulsen, the powerful head of Denmarks Liberal Party-controlled ministry of defense, went so far as making the peculiar claim that the massive increase in military assets does not constitute a military buildup at all, arguing that an increased Danish military presence would somehow keep the Arctic an area of low tension.
However, the construction of naval bases and a military command compound is everything but defensive and the project effectively embeds Danish military infrastructure inside a densely populated civilian area. Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam pointed to the obvious peril, noting that "in a war situation, military installations are always priority targets." By building them within a city like Nuuk, she argued, "you are practically making the city's population into human shields to protect Danish military assets." She and fellow Naleraq leader Pele Broberg are united in their conviction that Denmark is using Greenlanders as a protective buffer for its own military. The emotional impact for local civilians is one of betrayal and fear, seeing their homes transformed into a potential frontline. "This is where people live, where our childrenb are. It is outright life-threatening what they're doing," Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam stated.
The backlash has been so severe that Høegh-Dam, one of Greenland's two members of the Danish rubber-stamp parliament, is threatening to withdraw her parliamentary support for Denmark's Social Democrat-led right-wing regime, calling the agreement "a decisive break in trust."
Criticism is not limited to the opposition; it simmers even within the loyalist Greenlandic government. Aleqa Hammond, the new chair of the social democratic Siumut party who is part of Greenland's ruling coalition, broke ranks to say, "It seems as if Denmark and its NATO partners see us as a place where they can do whatever they want."
Hammond is critical of militaryexercises in Greenland as well as of how the militarisation plans stand in direct violation of the spirit of the 2008 Ilulissat Declaration, which envisioned a peaceful Arctic. However, her coalition partner Vivian Motzfeldt dismisses these concerns for international obligations, stating that the challenges the world faces today "can't be solved with agreements made 20 years ago".
The plans for militarising the Arctic were drafted in secret by Danish top regime officials and loyalist Greenlandic ministers, completely bypassing the Greenlandic parliament and the public. The opaque process has drawn fierce criticism. Broberg revealed that the secretive Danish colonial regime has gone so far as to ban Greenlandic parliamentarians like himself from informing their constituents on what is going on, citing confidentiality. Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam called the process "dictatorial."
The current militarisation plans are should be seen as Denmark's attempt to appease its imperial overlords in Washington. Earlier this year incoming American supreme leader Donald Trump made direct threats to annex Greenland by military force. He claimed that Denmark was not militarising the Arctic island nation enough, a claim repeated by Trump's hand-picked successor JD Vance during a show-of-force visit to the U.S. Thule Air Base, located on occupied land near the indigenous Qaanaaq community. Since then Denmark has rushed to commit to large, uncontrolled increases in military spending at the expense of its own civilian population, in an attempt to show Washington that they are capable and loyal imperial enforcers.
The indigenous resistance to foreign miitarisation is inextricably linked to the larger Greenlandic struggle for national liberaltion. After centuries as an underdeveloped Danish colony, the Greenlandic people are asserting their right to independence. Naleraq has vowed that, if it comes to power, it will expel Danish occupation forces and replace them with a purely defensive civilian coast guard under Greenlandic control, modeled on the Icelandic example.
The Greenlandic people's yearning for freedom cannot be dismissed, but for now they find themselves forced to be pawns in a game they never agreed to play, at the hands of imperialist NATO powers whose least concern is the safety and freedom of their colonial subjects.
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