https://t.me/AMK_Mapping/19559

Generals Mud and Frost when General Fog pulls up with a bunch of dudes on dirt bikes:

Really though, this Russian breakthrough in Zaporizhzhia has practically become an (unscheduled?) big arrow offensive. Ukraine relies overwhelmingly on FPV drones to hold back the Russians, but the low visibility cloudy/foggy/rainy weather has not been favorable for that tactic.

Hulyaipole and Orikhiv could fall within weeks, bypassing Ukraine's major defensive line in the region.

It looks like an average one term US president knows less about what is happening in the world than the average Hexbear user.

The Pentagon presented Trump with plans for possible operations against Venezuela, including strikes on ground targets, CBS reported.

South Africa very narrowly avoided becoming an international pariah yet again and forsaking any goodwill the non-Western world (especially Palestinians) built over the last 32 years since the end of Apartheid, especially with the Cuban Ambassador present in Johannesburg as Africa's most important city was experiencing a humanitarian crisis in the middle of it's airport.

Border security was prepared to force the plane with the 160 Palestinian refugees to leave because the Nazi entity had intentionally not stamped the passports and falsely claimed they are not allowed to request asylum. Pastor Nigel Branken was onboard the flight and during an interview given to Salaamedia at the airport even called the border patrol as counter-revolutionaries. He even stated that the flight was only halted because an ambulance was responding to medical emergencies onboard the plane and had strategically parked in the path of the aircraft, preventing it from taxiing and sending the refugees "into the ovens". This "delay" also gave time for other South African heads of state to intervene.

Had the flight taken off, it would have caused a permanent black stain on the post-Apartheid South Africa's reputation that will never wash off in the eyes of the world. There may even be mass civil unrest in South Africa against the government's lack of timely action resulting in turning away Palestinians who were hopeful to finally live in guaranteed safety and normality once they saw the iridescent South African flags and the cityscape of Johannesburg and Pretoria out of the plane windows. And we would have yet one more burning flag emoji to add to our collection.

G20 was also present in Johannesburg, but...

Death to piSSrael, unlimited Iranian hypersonic missiles on the Nazi entity. If Tel Aviv wants to cosplay as the Third Reich, Tehran should play along as the Soviet Union and bring down Stalin's Hammer on that wee Nazi shite

Today's referendum in Ecuador seeks to allow the U.S. regime to install military bases which are currently prohibited under the Constitution. The NO vote is currently leading by a large margin, 59.15% to 40.87% YES. Looks like a huge blow to the Noboa and Trump regimes. NO is leading on 4 of 4 referendum questions.

Resounding NO in the province of Manabí where the gringo military base was located (in Manta) before foreign forces and bases were banned under President Correa. The RC's digital tracking produced estimates close to tonight's actual results on the referendum. This same tracker had Luisa winning the April 13 election. The election was stolen and should have never been conceded to Noboa. Luisa & Correa were within their right to dispute the CNE result.

NO vote maintains over 60%, with counting nearing completion. Noboa recognizes his defeat across all four referendum questions.

Some more brilliant strategic thinking by the EU here, see point twenty regarding establishing closer official relations with Taiwan.

When various EU thinkers have talked about europe needing strategic autonomy instead of just following the American lead, I doubt they meant independently following the most fervent American neocon fantasy as policy.

This kind of thing where the US eggs on its vassals while having more conciliatory policies itself is interesting though and might be valuable for American interests. I'm not sure what the consequences would be if the loudest voices for war and interference are coming from the lapdogs instead of the master.

Fellow recession watchers will have waited anxiously for the latest release of the Sahm rule recession indicator. (FED link)

This was supposed to happen on the 7th. Of course and just like in October, the indicator has NOT been updated:

Anyone know why that is? Software glitch? Shutdown? Did the Trump admin decide to just not publish these numbers anymore? No recession happening?

For the uninducted, the Sahm rule is supposedly a pretty good indicator for when a recession is just about to happen; that's when the indicator jumps above 0.5. The last time was in summer 2024; of course, Sleepy Joe somehow managed to avert the recession that - technically and strictly going by the Sahm rule - should have followed in the months after that. Now the vibes feel like we're in deep recession territory again, and the rule is just not updated any more? Huh.

Next week we might have to start following CDS (Credit Default Swap) spreads for our favorite companies that we all love. We especially love Oracle, Palantir and Tesla don't we, we loooove them. CoreWeave as well, that AI company really came out of nowhere (talking about its general recognition among the public). Oracle CDS spreads went from ~40 basis points to ~100 basis points in the last two months.

UPDATE

Of the 153 Palestinian refugees trafficked into South Africa, 23 of them have chosen to depart to other destinations. The 130 who are remaining in Johannesburg have all been granted a 90-day standard visa-free stay, during which they now have access to medical care, food, housing and in this time can decide whether to formally file for asylum to become South Africans.

None of the 153 refugees were even given water for over two days, at near-death from dehydration, until they disembarked in Johannesburg after a 6,500 kilometer black-bagged flight.

Never forget to leave some of your money in money.

Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people signed in Victoria

In short:

Australia has seen its first ever treaty with Aboriginal people signed and formalised as law today.

It follows nearly a decade of consultation and negotiation between the Victorian government and Indigenous leaders.

The treaty has been applauded internationally by the United Nations.

I listened to a professional seminar about battery materials earlier. The speaker was legit but for dox reasons I won't name them. Here is a roundup of their points:

• While there are lots of battery formula and also lots of niche applications, lithium iron/manganese phosphate is the main battery technology to beat for either stationary batteries or EVs. android robots like that Unitree one will probably be higher density formula with lots of nickel.

• No one outside of China is doing commercially useful work on batteries. Companies/researchers in the west are either too silo'd and aren't integrated with the big picture, or their value proposition is predicated on LFMP batteries being more expensive than they have proven to be

• They expressed general concern about the ability of the US power grid to keep up with projections of datacenter build out, discussed renewables+batteries as the only power generation technology that could potentially meet demand. To them, nuclear is a waste of time owing to long permitting times/very high costs.

• Western EPCM firms get an 'F-' grade from him for project delivery, often having price tags 5-7x more than advertised. This applies to Western implementation of Chinese technology too, so just importing Chinese technology/talent is a fix for this issue.

• Recent total installed cost (not just cells) of a grid scale stationary storage battery by a Chinese firm operating in Saudi Arabia was ~$75/kWh. Even a year ago I saw estimates more like 2-4x that.

• There are no rare earths/critical minerals in batteries, but lithium supply can be a bottleneck and should be considered a strategic mineral. There are plenty of rare earths used in other car parts, just not the batteries.

• China EVs are great quality, with 1000+km range batteries that charge in minutes in nice cars widely available. If exposed to Chinese EVs via free trade, vehicle manufacturers in the rest of the world would be 'decimated'

Some definite malding from the crowd about China being so obviously good and ahead of the pack compared to anywhere in the West, so that was fun too.

The invasion of the Presidential Palace in Mexico was planned. The “Generation Z” protesters brought a circular saw capable of cutting metal to cut through the protective fences, as well as gas masks and helmets. The “protesters” were also seen with swastikas, Nazi and fascist symbols, and One Piece flags. They spray-painted racist and anti-Semitic slogans on the walls outside the palace, such as “Jewish whore.”

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https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251110-paris-court-decides-to-release-nicolas-sarkozy-early-from-prison

What a surprise, nobody could have predicted it but Sarkozy (ex French president) is already out of prison after only 20days (out of 5years) while waiting on his appeal.

The French right and media class became prison abolitionists over night on this case. Given as far as saying on TV that prison was not for people like them.

The justice minister even went to meet him in prison to show support and days before having to go to prison Sarkozy was received in the Elysée by Macron

https://archive.ph/N3REj

Baltics' big bear hug of Israel is a strategic blunder

They're deepening European divisions and undermining the moral authority they invoke in defense of Ukraine

the "moral authority" and all the international law credibility stuff is lib shit, but at least it's a good overview of the depraved baltic chihuahuas

https://xcancel.com/AgenciaVNews/status/1990068323078361588

Maduro sung a part of "Imagine" by John Lennon in response to US aggression in the region.

I am the walrus

50 year old GenZ protestors in Mexico lol

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Also, wtf is up with the one piece flag? Is this their new Harry Potter, Hunger Games whatever the fuck thing they will use?

Bridge at Sichuan hydroelectric plant collapses after landslide

No casualties reported, the bridge was closed yesterday when survey made clear that it was unsafe.

Cuba Thanks French Aid After Hurricane Melissa - Telesur English