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Image is of the Herðubreið tuya in northeast Iceland, formed when ice sheets covered Iceland thousands of years ago. It's not really relevant to the Grindavik situation but I think they look neat. The title also doesn't make much sense but I saw the pun and took it.


Off in Iceland, different kinds of tunnels are causing problems. Underneath the town of Grindavik in southwestern Iceland, not far from the capital of Reykjavik, tens of thousands of earthquakes are portending the movement of magma in tunnels underneath the peninsula, which could breach the surface and cause an eruption. The 4000 residents of the town have been evacuated as the magma has risen to less than a kilometer below the surface.^TRG^

Icelandic volcanism is pretty fascinating, with the country sitting on the mid-Atlantic ridge, the birthing line of new oceanic crustal rock running right down the Atlantic ocean for many thousands of kilometers, as well as a hotspot, an upwelling of mantle material of debated origin which also feeds otherwise-inexplicable volcanism in the middle of tectonic plates, like Yellowstone and Hawaii.

An additional factor here is the presence of glaciers. When a volcano erupts underneath a glacier, the melting water cools the lava rapidly, causing features usually seen in volcanoes that erupt under the sea like pillow basalts, but also unique features like tuyas, which are steep-sided but flat-topped volcanoes. The rapid melting of water can also cause glacial floods called jökulhlaups.

Icelandic volcanoes have had significant regional and even global impacts in the past. In 2010, the volcano Eyjafjallajökull, which was a volcano covered by an ice cap, erupted and the ash cloud spread across Europe, causing airline disruption for about a month which caused nearly $2 billion in total losses for airline companies - though this seems pretty quaint compared to the pandemic's impact on airlines in retrospect. Back in the 1780s, the Laki volcano killed a quarter of the Icelandic population due to sulphur dioxide causing massive crop failure and cattle death. This eruption's impacts spread to Europe and beyond, causing notable worldwide temperature drops and thus crop failures and may well have been a contributing factor to the outbreak of the French Revolution, which obviously heralded the death of the feudal order and the eventual primacy of capitalism in its place. That being said, any eruption at Grindavik is very probably not going to have any significant worldwide impacts - there are over a hundred volcanoes already in Iceland, and regular climate change is doing a great job at causing mayhem right now anyway. It's also still possible that there won't be an eruption at all, at least not in the short to medium term.


Friendly reminder: when commenting about a news event, especially something that just happened, please provide a source of some kind. While ideally this would be on nitter or archived, any source is preferable to none at all given.

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 daily-ish 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 (and has automated posting when the person running it goes to sleep).
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.

Various sources that are covering the Ukraine conflict are also covering the one in Palestine, like Rybar.


The Country of the Week is Iceland! Feel free to chime in with books, essays, longform articles, even stories and anecdotes or rants. More detail here.

This week's update is here!

Here is the map of the Ukraine conflict, courtesy of Wikipedia.

Links and Stuff


The bulletins site is down.

Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists

Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Add to the above list if you can.


Resources For Understanding The War


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.

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.


Telegram Channels

Again, CW for anti-LGBT and racist, sexist, etc speech, as well as combat footage.

Pro-Russian

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

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.


Last week's discussion post.


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[-] Torenico@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago

Apparently things are looking pretty bad and a milei victory is imminent, or so it seems.

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[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

Guess it's R.I.P. Argentina

[-] thirtymilliondeadfish@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

::: spoiler 🟢 Hamas press conference today on the 43rd day of Al-Aqsa Flood

— In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate,
"Permission [to fight] has been granted to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory."

Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you,

  • Firstly, we pay our respects to the souls of our people's martyrs and pray to Allah Almighty for the speedy recovery of our wounded and sick.
  • We salute the heroes of the resistance and the victorious Al-Qassam Brigades, who are inflicting heavy losses on the occupation army in their vehicles, soldiers, and officers, who are defeated, by the will of Allah.

First: The massacres of the new Nazis:

  • You have followed how the new Nazis commit massacres around the clock. Yesterday, the occupation committed many massacres, including bombing Al-Fallah school, where about 150 martyrs ascending. Not least of all, today, they committed a horrific massacre against children, women, and displaced families at Al-Fakhoura School.

After attacking and storming the Al-Shifa Medical Complex with tanks four days ago, the occupation gave all patients, wounded, medical staff, and displaced people one hour to evacuate the place, in revenge against everything in this complex, and in violation of the most sacred human professionalism. Their falsehood and lies were exposed, as they found neither command nor control rooms nor any of their captured soldiers and officers. Faced with their security and military failure and psychological defeat, they committed more killing and destruction, even affecting the stores of medicines, devices, and all medical equipment in the Al-Shifa Complex.

  • What happened at Al-Shifa Hospital is an episode in a series of criminal acts representing the pinnacle of moral and human degradation. The occupation forces forcibly evicted everyone in the hospital, forcing them to walk long and exhausting distances, especially the sick, wounded, and elderly, in a criminal step unprecedented in this century.

  • The forced evacuation of Al-Shifa Hospital, turning it into a military barracks, and destroying buildings and properties is a war crime and a crime against humanity. The free world, humanitarian and international organizations should stand against it and impose sanctions on the terrorist occupation as stipulated in international laws.

After the criminal forced evacuation of Al-Shifa Hospital, any reality the occupation attempts to fabricate will be part of their exposed campaign of lies.

  • These ongoing crimes and massacres, at the hands of the new Nazis, which claimed more than 12,000 martyrs, including more than 4,500 children, and nearly 4,000 still under the rubble, and about 30,000 wounded, would not have been possible without the green light from President Biden and his administration, providing them with protection and support. We hold them responsible for the continued genocide war committed by the new Nazis brazenly and barbarically in fully view of the world.

The escalation of these massacres, the war of genocide, starvation, targeting hospitals, and all aspects of human life, come in the context of the Nazi enemy's plans to displace our people. We reaffirm that our people and resistance's decisive decision is to reject this malicious plan and all the enemy's plans. Despite these daily massacres by the occupation, hundreds of thousands of our people in northern Gaza Strip are standing steadfast on their land, rejecting all these plans.

🟢 Hamas press conference today on the 43rd day of Al-Aqsa Flood (2/3): —

  • We also salute the heroic men of the resistance in all cities, villages, and camps of our proud West Bank, who clash with zionist occupation soldiers, continuing their uprising, revolution, and heroic operations against occupation soldiers, in response to their crimes and massacres against our people in the Gaza Strip, and their escalating terrorism against our people in the occupied West Bank cities and villages. We strengthen their hands to continue their jihad and sacrifices to enhance our the battle of our people and our resistance in Al-Aqsa Flood.

Second: Regarding the occupation's claims about traces of prisoners in Al-Shifa Hospital:

  • As for the occupation leaders' claims of discovering traces indicating the presence of prisoners in Al-Shifa Hospital, we clearly state: Al-Qassam Brigades have moved many of their wounded prisoners to hospitals for treatment after some were injured due to zionist bombing. Our fighters risked their safety to provide them with treatment.

  • This matter was confirmed by the photos broadcasted by Al-Qassam Brigades, and this is a point in our favor, not against us. We operate according to our morals, customs, and religious teachings. In contrast, the occupation army deliberately committed hundreds of massacres against patients, wounded, and even premature infants, confirming that this army is nothing but the largest terrorist and Nazi organization in the world.

  • We say to the new Nazis: In vain, you try to prove your claims and illusions, and it has become clear to the world the moral downfall of your army by killing children, and the level of your psychological defeat, even failing in fabricating a play to hide your lies about using hospitals as military headquarters.

Third: Rafah Crossing and Humanitarian Corridors:

  • In connection with the horrific massacres committed by the enemy, the occupation continues its policy of starvation and collective punishment against children and unarmed civilians. Today, only 10% of our people's needs for foodstuffs are allowed into the Gaza Strip, after the occupation destroyed bakeries, food warehouses, cut off water sources, and targeted water tanks and desalination plants.

  • Here we remind and question the fate of the decision of the emergency Arab-Islamic summit, which was held eight days ago, and which emphasized breaking the siege and immediately introducing food, medicine, and fuel into the Gaza Strip.

  • We call upon the United Nations, international organizations, the League of Arab States, and the Islamic world to take up your humanitarian, political, and legal responsibilities in stopping the occupation's crimes against children and unarmed civilians. Silence or inaction means not only the continuation of killing in the Gaza Strip, but also a threat to regional and international peace and security at the hands of an occupation unrestrained by any values or laws

🟢 Hamas press conference today on the 43rd day of Al-Aqsa Flood (3/3): — Fourth: Managing the Gaza Strip after the aggression:

  • To the American administration and the new Nazis who delude themselves seeking to manage the Gaza Strip after the aggression: we reaffirm our clear and firm stance that our people, in all their places of residence and their political and social components, have not and will not accept guardianship from anyone. Our people are free and do not accept enslavement. They will decide their fate themselves. Our hand will remain on the trigger until the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital, whether you like it or not, for we believe that rights are extracted, not begged for. This is our covenant; we will not retreat from it until we achieve our people's aspirations for freedom and return, by the will of Allah.

Fifth: In conclusion:
We extend a greeting of pride and honor to our patient and steadfast people in the Gaza Strip, whose patience and pride cannot be descried in words. They defy the zionist war machine and stand as an impenetrable barrier against the occupation's plans to displace them from their land. We declare with a confident Palestinian voice: no more migration from now on, but liberation and return.

  • We also extend our thanks and appreciation to all Arab and Islamic nations and the free people of the world. We call upon them to continue their solidarity and support for our Palestinian people in the triumph of the values of freedom, justice, and shared destiny, to besiege the new Nazis and their supporters, by activating demonstrations in all capitals, in front of embassies, and by activating economic boycotts to stop the occupation's crimes and the genocide it commits around the clock against children, civilians, and displaced people in schools and hospitals.
[-] professionalduster@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

Neoliberal vs Awful Candidate gave us Awful Candidate this time. Reminds me of France where we all had to cheer Macron because "at least he's not Le Pen" or whatever the fuck her name is.

Sure would be nice if a left movement existed in one of these countries. I say left movement and not leader because a movement is harder to kill than a single leader. A leader by themselves can even win an election and the (deep) state can make sure they don't get anything done. That's harder to do if the leader is connected to their nation's labour movement which coordinate strike action etc.

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[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

BREAKIGN [sic.]

White House warns Israel to account for ~~displaced civilians~~ Biden's re-elect before conducting operations in southern Gaza

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