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Image is from this article, of a Chilean copper quarry.

Title is a reference to Trump's social media post about copper, which was, as usual, mostly deranged.


Trying to follow Trump's administration is pretty difficult, but as of right now, he is threatening 30% tariffs on Mexico and the EU starting on August 1st, as well as new tariff announcements on a bunch of other countries (including, bizarrely, a 50% tariff on Brazil), and also apparently a 50% tariff on copper, which the US imports half its supply of and is, of course, a very important metal in many applications.

I'm not sure what the plan is to bring back domestic copper production beyond hoping that it just sorta works out, but prominent copper producers, such as Chile and Canada, seem both concerned and confused. Reuters had a line that made me chuckle:

Boric said he was awaiting official communication from the U.S. government, including whether the tariffs would include copper cathodes, and questioned "whether this will actually be implemented or not."

Big mood, Boric.


Last week's thread is here.
The Imperialism Reading Group is here.

Please check out the RedAtlas!

The bulletins site is here. Currently not used.
The RSS feed is here. Also currently not used.

Israel-Palestine Conflict

If you have evidence of Israeli crimes and atrocities that you wish to preserve, there is a thread here in which to do so.

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.


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[-] Tervell@hexbear.net 56 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

https://archive.ph/QLFo4 weapon line go down stonks-down

France, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary don’t plan to participate in NATO program to purchase weapons from USA for Ukraine

Denmark and Germany have so far agreed to participate in the new format of arms supplies to Kyiv, proposed by US President Donald Trump, while France, Italy, the Czech Republic and Hungary have refused, Western media reported on Wednesday. In addition, Bloomberg noted on Wednesday that Europe increasingly feels the need to end its dependence on American weapons.

"Europe relies heavily on the US defense industry. However, due to trade tariffs, President Trump's attitude toward NATO and his lack of commitment to defending the alliance's countries, European countries will increasingly prioritize investments in their own defense complexes," the agency's sources said.

According to the European portal Politico, France has refused to participate in the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine. The publication's sources reported that the country's government intends to focus instead on increasing its own defense budget, which last weekend the president of the republic, Emmanuel Macron, promised to increase by 2027 almost twice as much as the 2017 budget. In addition, Paris wants to support European manufacturers who previously supplied Ukraine with anti-missile systems and other weapons.

Italy also does not intend to purchase weapons from the USA for delivery to Ukraine, but will continue to provide military assistance to Kyiv. Unnamed representatives of the Ministry of Defense told the ezine La Stampa - the department has never discussed purchasing American weapons for Kyiv. The ezine also notes that Italy does not have the means to carry out such operations. According to the publications’ sources, this problem is so acute that the only purchase from the USA that Italy has planned for the next ten years is a batch of F-35 fighters for its own needs.

The Czech government, in turn, stated that military aid to Kyiv would continue, but through participation in other initiatives and purchases from Czech, not American, manufacturers.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Budapest does not intend to participate in the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine.

Official consent to purchase weapons from the USA has so far been given by Berlin and Copenhagen. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Rasmussen has declared his full readiness to join in the financing. The Dutch Foreign Ministry, in turn, said that it was considering the possibility of participating in the program. However, despite the government's positive assessment of the initiative, Amsterdam has not yet confirmed its commitment to direct participation in it. According to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, it is expected that Sweden and Norway, as well as the United Kingdom, may join in the funding.

On July 11, Trump announced that USA’s NATO allies would buy weapons from Washington that could later be transferred to Ukraine. Rutte, during a press conference with Trump on Monday, called it "logical" that European countries would pay for the supply of American weapons to Ukraine. The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, said on Tuesday that EU countries would prefer Washington to provide some military aid to Ukraine free of charge. "If we pay for these weapons, it means that it is we, and not the United States, who provide this military aid," Kallas said at a press conference in Brussels. She stressed that Brussels "would like to see a distribution of these costs."

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[-] plinky@hexbear.net 55 points 1 week ago

my take that tucker is the most dangerous person on the right continues to be vindicated for me

https://nitter.net/davidsirota/status/1944047240265576660

[-] jack@hexbear.net 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yup, he is very intelligently positioning himself to lead the post-Trump right wing movement in the US. He's reading the wind.

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[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 55 points 1 week ago

The xAI team have announced that they have made changes to the 'Grok' chatbot to ensure it won’t call itself 'MechaHitler' in the future, along with other tweaks and updates.

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[-] Boise_Idaho@hexbear.net 55 points 1 week ago

IMHO, the Zionist entity will move to kill Jolani very soon. What better way to irreparably divide people than to kill Jolani and spare Assad?

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[-] Sasuke@hexbear.net 54 points 1 week ago

Chinese Experiments in Socialist Modernisation

Volume 3 of Wenhua Zongheng, Issue no. 1 / June, 2025

This issue of Wenhua Zongheng (文化纵横) explores socialist experiments, China’s unique industrial development, and debates over agrarian transformation amidst ideological struggles.

not really news per say, but maybe of interest for the newsmega head? i wish we had weekly theory megas so we could bully each other into doing some more reading. it would probably be good for the site culture

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[-] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 54 points 1 week ago

Shot: https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/16/labour-conference-passport-gender-checks/

Kerr Stürmer has decreed that the national labourite conference will mandate that participants report the gender on their passports, which is both useless and performatively evil in equal measure.

Chaser: https://skwawkbox.org/2025/07/16/starmer-on-track-to-lose-his-seat-to-the-corbyn-party-that-doesnt-even-exist-yet/

Corbyn's still-hypothetical party that has already been mired in a power struggle behind the scenes... is polling highest for Starmer's own seat.

Of course we're 4 years off the next GE and the party hasnt even registered itself yet (and these polls don't even know who would run for the seat!!) so don't take this at any deeper than "lol lmao get fucked kerr stürmer"

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[-] OnceUponATimeInWeHo@hexbear.net 54 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Fighting has progressed into the city center of suwayda. HTS fighters, not content with killing and capturing Druze rebels, have begun humiliating them by shaving their beards and mustaches, as well as other acts of sectarian/cultural violence. CW for blood and corpses of people who are definitely not wearing military fatigues

https://t.me/enemywatch/38766

https://t.me/syriajusticearchive/7164

More forces are being massed in Aleppo

https://t.me/nayaforiraq/35020

Context

spoilerThe reality on the ground is now much clearer: Julani initially unleashed Bedouin militants against the Druze community. The Druze, however, resisted fiercely and pushed them back. In retaliation, the Bedouins, joined by HTS forces, launched a coordinated attack. But the Druze fighters ambushed them, inflicting significant casualties and proving their resilience. Throughout this escalation, Julani remained silent. The CIA openly declared its support for him, and Israel, too, said nothing. In fact, when it became apparent that HTS and allied factions were advancing within 28–30 km of the occupied Golan border, Israel finally intervened not to protect the Druze, but to bomb convoys that had crossed Israeli-defined red lines. Let it be clear: Israel did not target HTS to shield the Druze, but to protect its own border interests.

So far, over 100 Druze civilians and fighters have been killed. Many others have been kidnapped, and there is growing fear that they could be executed. On the other side, more than 200 HTS terrorists have been eliminated in the clashes. The Sawfar–Aley road has now been shut down, and the Lebanese Army has deployed to contain the situation. But the conflict is far from over, it is expanding.

Israeli airstrikes have already hit over 30 targets, with the latest ones focused on the Daraa countryside near Ezra city. Israel is using the pretext of border security to bomb Syrian air defenses and military installations, not to defend any civilian population. Meanwhile, HTS and their cyber Takfiri cheerleaders remain too blind or complicit to understand how they’re being used as pawns in a much larger game. Fighting is now spilling into civilian zones, including around Suwayda National Hospital, where doctors and staff have issued urgent pleas for the hospital to be neutralized and kept out of the conflict. This is not a local tribal clash. It is a multi-layered war involving HTS aggression, external intelligence coordination, and strategic bombing campaigns with the Druze community caught in the crossfire and left to defend themselves alone.

https://t.me/thecradlemedia/39607

Analysis from relatively resistance alligned Lebanese political commentator Khalil Nasrallah

spoiler“Events in Sweida took a different turn. The al-Jolani group repeated the same mistake of the coast, with the difference that the people of Sweida had prepared for a day when their homes would be violated. What happened was that, for the people of Sweida, the calculations of who was supported by Israel and who was not, and who aligned with Sharia law and who was not, were no longer subject to considerations. The issue became a matter of honor and dignity. Accordingly, they rose up in a manner that has begun to produce some repercussions. "Shaving off mustaches" and killing people, executions and burnings, "you pigs" and "you infidels," and kidnappings, targeting those with and without ties to the Hijra, led to the perception that the threat now lies with the Druze community. The one who committed the sin is the one who brought sectarian slogans to Sweida.“

Now Israeli Druze have crossed the border into Syria to protest, the IOF have moved further into Daraa, and there are rumors of Lebanese Druze forming a group to go fight in Syria (time is a flat circle)

The Lebanese army is taking measures to control the border and stop people going to fight

“The road closure and military deployment come amid heightened tensions in the region, which has a significant Druze population and borders Syria. The Lebanese Army is reportedly taking precautionary measures due to fears of potential spillover from the ongoing conflict in Suwayda, Syria.”

https://t.me/PoliticsGR/9475

https://t.me/PoliticsGR/9476

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[-] stink@lemmygrad.ml 54 points 1 week ago

I'm not sure what the plan is to bring back domestic copper production beyond hoping that it just sorta works out

The plans have been in motion for a while now

Auctioning off Tribal Lands and BLM (Beaureau of Land Management) lands to the highest bidder, destroying cultural and religious heritage sites in the process.

Soon enough Yellowstone is gonna be auctioned off, pumped dry of whatever resources are there before being paved over and turned into a luxury apartment complex.

[-] SteamedHamberder@hexbear.net 53 points 1 week ago

So, my Gut reaction to Israeli air strikes on Damascus is it’s just a flex of “Look how many capitals we can hit” adding to Beirut, Sanaa, Tehran. As a way to exert pressure on Egypt and Jordan to participate in ethnic cleansing by accepting Palestinian refugees.

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[-] SoyViking@hexbear.net 53 points 1 week ago

The Rot Behind The Rainbow: One In Five Danes Holds Homophobic Beliefs, New Study Reveals

Denmark presents itself as a gleaming bastion of LGBTQ tolerance, its rainbow flags fluttering proudly against crisp Nordic skies, a model of enlightenment for supposedly less civilized nations to emulate. Yet, a landmark study from the Danish State Serum Institute (SSI) and Aalborg University reveals that beneath this polished veneer, homophobia remains stubbornly entrenched, festering in the shadows of its progressive self-image.

This world-first representative national mapping of homophobic attitudes, involving 31,808 Danes aged 15 to 89, delivers a sobering verdict: 22% of this ostensibly liberal populace deems sex between same-sex partners morally wrong. The prejudice wears a distinctly masculine face, 29% of men hold this view, compared to just 14% of women. Age deepens the stain dramatically: a remarkable 58% of men over 75 cling to such beliefs. While fading somewhat among the young, it persists stubbornly; 16% of men aged 15 to 24 still profess homophobic views.

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The study paints a pitiful portrait of the typical homophobe: often socially marginalised and personally frustrated, left behind by Denmark's neoliberal residual welfare state. These individuals are statistically more likely to possess lower educational attainment, grapple with economic insecurity, report poorer health, and suffer unemployment or loneliness. Their intimate lives reflect a pattern of dissatisfaction and constraint, marked by later sexual debuts and fewer partners. Homophobic men are more likely to report having bad sex lives while homophobic women are more likely to be virgins.

Education, or rather the lack of it, goes hand in hand with bigotry. Many homophobes report never receiving sex education in school and never having discussed sex with their parents.

Homophobia correlates with a broader landscape of restrictive sexual puritanism. A striking 79% of homophobic men and 73% of homophobic women also condemn sex outside marriage, a view shared by only 8% of non-homophobic men and 12% of non-homophobic women. Similar correlations exist for views on topics such as pornography, sex on the first date, and multiple partners. Homophobia as a stand-alone belief among otherwise permissive opinions on sexuality, so-called selective homophobia, the study notes, is vanishingly rare.

Urbanisation, too, plays a role with homophobia being more prevalent outside the cosmopolitan cocoon of the Capital City Region.

Religious affiliation unsurprisingly acts as a reliable friend to intolerance. Among Muslims in Denmark, only 17 percent of men and 26 percent of women find same-sex relations morally acceptable. Among other religious groups, such as Jehovah’s Witnesses and fundamentalist Christian groups like "Inner Mission", the darkness is similar. However, even among supposedly enlightened secularists, 19 percent of men and 8 percent of women harbor homophobic views.

State media, reporting on the study, has conveniently amplified the Muslim angle. One might cynically anticipate Denmark’s political elite wielding these findings primarily as a cudgel for islamophobic attacks, deftly sidestepping the pervasive rot within broader society.

Meanwhile, LGBTQ Danes continue to pay the price. Queer individuals face markedly higher rates of loneliness, anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicide. A recent string of violent attacks on gay men in the city of Odense provide brutal evidence that homophobia is not some abstract difference of opinion but a daily, lingering threat to life and limb.

Since homophobia is so clearly tied to educational neglect, the researchers behind the study recommend strengthening sex education and ensuring that all students in primary and secondary schools receive comprehensive, mandatory sex education.

Denmark may continue to drape itself in rainbows but beneath the self-congratulatory phrases, something old and sour still lingers, a stark reminder that bigotry does not simply evaporate because a society closes its eyes and proclaims itself tolerant.

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[-] plinky@hexbear.net 53 points 1 week ago
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Nvidia chips likely have a vulnerability that can cause bit flips and severely degrade the efficiency of neutral nets - arstechnica https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/nvidia-chips-become-the-first-gpus-to-fall-to-rowhammer-bit-flip-attacks/

For mitigation, Nvidia recommend enabling error correction (ECC) which decreases performance by 10%

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[-] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 48 points 1 week ago

Albanese definitely deserves it. I mean, since they won’t give it to Sinwar posthumously, Albanese is probably the best of people they would actually choose.

But also, Trump’s cope and seethe if she won it instead of him would be quite a marvel.

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[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 51 points 1 week ago

Syrian State TV coverage suddenly ends. Syrian local sources deny that the clashes have spread inside As-Suweyda and clarify that they are confined to the outskirts of the city. Reports of Israeli airstrikes in Homs. Reports that Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and his family have left Damascus – Al-Mayadeen

Al Mayadeen has claimed that an assassination operation targeted 3 major figures in the Syrian Transitional Administration, including Defense Minister Marhaf Abu Qasra.

The TV station was stormed by a rogue Syrian military unit – Al Mayadeen

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[-] corvidenjoyer@hexbear.net 51 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

US attacks on Iran damaged only one of three nuclear sites targeted: Report

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US attacks on Iran damaged only one of three nuclear sites targeted: Report

President Trump reportedly called off a sustained, multi-week US bombing campaign that would have been needed to destroy Iran's nuclear program

A new US intelligence assessment has concluded that only one of the three Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities targeted in last month’s US airstrikes was seriously damaged, casting doubt on US President Donald Trump’s claims that Iran’s nuclear capabilities were completely obliterated, NBC News reported on 17 July.

According to five current and former US officials, the Fordow facility sustained significant damage, setting back enrichment activities there. However, the other two sites – Natanz and Isfahan – suffered only partial degradation. Intelligence suggests that Iran could resume operations at those locations within several months.

The findings, shared with US lawmakers and allied governments in recent days, indicate a more nuanced picture than the Trump administration initially presented. Following the strikes, President Trump declared the operation “a spectacular military success” and asserted that Iran’s “key enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.”

However, the internal assessment suggests otherwise. While Fordow’s setback is considered major, analysts believe that the other facilities could quickly return to operational status, especially if Iran decides not to re-engage in nuclear negotiations.

A White House spokesperson maintained the administration’s line, stating, “Operation Midnight Hammer totally obliterated Iran’s nuclear capabilities.” The Pentagon echoed that stance, with spokesman Sean Parnell dismissing media reports as “fake news” and reiterating that Iran’s nuclear program had been “destroyed, in the dirt.”

Despite such rhetoric, planning documents reveal that US Central Command had originally developed a broader military operation that included additional targets and a prolonged campaign that could have lasted weeks. President Trump ultimately rejected that plan, reportedly due to concerns over potential casualties and his desire to avoid further entanglement in the region.

“We were willing to go all the way in our options, but the president did not want to,” one of the sources with knowledge of the plan told NBC News.

On the Iranian side, officials have offered conflicting responses. On 27 June, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged “excessive and serious” damage to some facilities following the US attack. But Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, dismissed the strikes as ineffective, stating that they “failed to accomplish anything significant.”

Several reports have emerged suggesting Iran was able to move much of its stockpile of enriched uranium to new locations in advance of the bombing.

Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi explained that the extent of the damage done in the actual strikes was not crucial.

“Bombing cannot erase this knowledge – it will only come back stronger,” he stated.

Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful, while the US and Israel claim Tehran is seeking a nuclear weapon, which would help counter Israel’s nuclear capabilities.

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[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 51 points 1 week ago

In a direct reference to President Donald Trump, Lula was emphatic: "We don't accept anyone, from any country outside Brazil, meddling in our internal problems. This is the first time in the history of this country that we have three four-star generals in jail. And they're not in jail for nothing. They're in prison because they tried to stage a coup. And they're going to be tried, not because Lula wants them to be. They're going to be tried on the basis of the case file."

The president compared the Brazilian situation to the attempted coup in the United States in 2021: “If Trump had tried here in Brazil what he did on Capitol Hill, he could also be arrested.” Lula continued in a confrontational tone. "It's not a gringo who's going to order this president of the Republic. I know who I have to respect in this country. That person's name has only four letters: his name is the Brazilian people."

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[-] grandepequeno@hexbear.net 51 points 1 week ago

Trump has been diagnosed with Chronic venous insufficiency

Idk what that means though but I hope he suffers trump-anguish

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[-] plinky@hexbear.net 50 points 1 week ago

tfw you miss bond posting/collapse of dollar imminent time-window and now yields are lower than 5% again. mr trump, fire jpow pls

[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 50 points 1 week ago

Ignoring the failed US attacks, China grew by 5.2% in the second quarter, above the estimates of Reuters and the Wind consultancy. Industrial production rose 6.8% and retail sales rose 4.8%. The National Bureau of Statistics pointed out that the stimuli adopted since 2024 are having an effect.

The country should reach the 5% growth target by 2025, even with the tariffs imposed by US leader Trump. Exports grew by 5.8% in June, with a 17% rise to Southeast Asia and a 16.1% drop to the US. Domestic consumption now accounts for more than half of Chinese growth.

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[-] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 50 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Israeli Air Force F-16 seen popping flares while carrying out airstikes against HTS forces in Syria

Does HTS not have someone with some sort of man portable air defence system, like a stinger or igla missile, to aim at the very visible Israeli aircraft? Are they just going to let themselves be bombed by Israel? The Israelis are just straight up flying over them, well within visual range.

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[-] companero@hexbear.net 48 points 1 week ago

https://t.me/kalibrated/22964

Russia has crossed the Vovcha river in western Vovchansk. Leaving their comfortable defensive position along the river likely means that they intend to capture the remainder of the city very soon.

Coupled with the Oskil beachhead and the Milove incursion, I still think the larger plan is to capture the entire swath of territory east of the Seversky Donets river, and north of the dam.

[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 48 points 1 week ago

https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/federal-court-hands-down-decision-in-australian-climate-case/av8f97gqv

No duty of care: Torres Strait Islander Uncles lose their climate case against the Australian Government

Federal Court judge Michael Wigney has found that while Torres Strait Islanders are at the forefront of climate change, the plaintiffs did not prove their case of Commonwealth negligence.

aus-delenda-est

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[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 48 points 1 week ago

New York State will now offer universal free school meals to its pupils from September this year. The measure is part of the new state budget, signed into law by Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, and guarantees two meals. New York State will now offer universal free school meals to its students from September this year.

The measure is part of the new state budget, signed into law by Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, and guarantees two meals. As well as fighting hunger, the governor is betting on better school performance. “No student should go to school hungry,” said Hochul. New York now joins eight other states with universal free school meals, such as California and Massachusetts.

Before that the children and teenagers were given a magnetic card, like a prepaid debit card, which was filled by their families. If a student didn't have any money on the card, the card would go negative. At the end of the school year, the family was charged by the state.

These individual debts became known as meal debts. If the family doesn't pay the bill, the debt migrates to the school district, which has to “plug the hole” with resources from the general fund, money that could pay for teachers or teaching materials.

The State School Board estimates that, when all 700 districts in NY are added together, meal debts amount to 25 million dollars a year. All to avoid giving children free food.

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[-] cinnaa42@hexbear.net 48 points 1 week ago

There have been clashes between HTS government forces and allied Bedouin militias, and Druze militias, in Suwayda and the surroundings, over the past day. Over 90 have been killed and the IOF claims to have struck HTS regime tanks.

https://apnews.com/article/syria-clashes-druze-bedouins-sweida-be7e45ae4adc631b758d2bebfb06e0a1

[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Lula's disapproval and approval ratings have tied for the first time since November 2024. According to Bloomberg, the rise in approval is directly linked to Lula's actions against Trump and the right-wing parties, two entities that have been blackmailing the federal government in recent weeks.

  • Disapprove: 50.3% (-1.5)
  • Approve: 49.7% (+2.4)

According to the polls, Lula's reaction to Bolsonaro's tariffs is adequate and the population trusts that the president will know how to negotiate with Trump:

How do you rate the government's reaction to the tariffs?

  • 44.8% Adequate
  • 27.5% Aggressive
  • 25.2% Weak
  • 2.5% Don't know

Will the government be able to negotiate with the US?

  • 47.9% Yes
  • 38.8% No
  • 13.3% Don't know

In addition to that, the polls shows that anti-American sentiment among the Brazilian population is growing:

What is your perception of the USA?

  • 50.5% Negative
  • 45.9% Positive

Brazil-US relations are:

  • 75.7% Weaker
  • 18.2% The same
  • 1.5% Stronger

Should Brazil retaliate against the US?

  • 51.2% Yes
  • 40.9% No

Was Trump's decision justified?

  • 62.2% No
  • 36.8% Yes
  • 1% Don't know

Is Trump's tax a threat to Brazil's Sovereignty?

  • 50.3% Yes
  • 47.8% No
  • 1.8% Don't know

What is your opinion of Trump?

  • 63.2% Negative
  • 31.9% Positive
  • 4.8% Don't know

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[-] ColombianLenin@hexbear.net 47 points 1 week ago

So, as I understood, Turkey and the gulf states were OK with the Julani comprador state if it meant stability in the region and kicking Iran out.

I can't imagine they are too happy at the destabilization taking place in Syria. Will they spring into action?

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-- Repeated consecutive posting of reactionary sources, fake news, misleading / outdated news, false alarms over ghoul deaths, and/or shitposts will result in a comm ban.--

-- Neglecting to use content warnings or NSFW when dealing with disturbing content will be removed until in compliance. Users who are consecutively reported due to failing to use content warnings or NSFW tags when commenting on or posting disturbing content will result in the user being banned. --

-- Using April 1st as an excuse to post fake headlines, like the resurrection of Kissinger while he is still fortunately dead, will result in the poster being thrown in the gamer gulag and be sentenced to play and beat trashy mobile games like 'Raid: Shadow Legends' in order to be rehabilitated back into general society. --

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