It's Joever: U.S. Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine

In case you're wondering what those very special US military personnel that were photographed with Biden in Israel were doing, here are the first insights:

https://theintercept.com/2024/01/11/israel-air-force-targeting-intelligence/

TARGETING INTELLIGENCE — THE information used to conduct airstrikes and fire long-range artillery weapons — has played a central role in Israel’s siege of Gaza. A document obtained through the Freedom of Information Act suggests that the U.S. Air Force sent officers specializing in this exact form of intelligence to Israel in late November.

Sir, a third front has opened.

Hearing some pretty cringe stuff in light of the tunnels discovered in NYC. Already seeing people imply that it was for pedophiles and other unhinged shit. Two coworkers started talking about how "Jews control the media". I was able to talk them down a bit from that, but it's still sad how many people believe in these right-wing talking points.

Seen a couple comments here about how Yemen is legally within it's rights within it's naval territory, could anybody source and explain it for me

Russia opened the first front in Ukraine

Hamas opened the second front in Gaza

Houthis opened the third front in the Red Sea

Xi my man what the fuck are you waiting for?!

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/biden-warns-more-strikes-yemens-houthis-if-red-sea-attacks-persist-2024-01-13/

They did it again for fucks sake. Motherfuck Amerikkka man

WASHINGTON/ADEN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The United States carried out an additional strike against Yemen's Houthi forces on Friday, two officials told Reuters, after President Joe Biden's administration vowed to protect shipping in the Red Sea.

The latest strike, which one of the U.S. officials said targeted a radar site, came a day after dozens of U.S. and British strikes on the Iran-backed group's facilities.

The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not provide more details. Radar infrastructure has been a key target in the U.S. military effort to halt Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

a reminder that Henry Kissinger is in fact fucking dead. You didn't imagine it. It happened. The fucker died and it was funny as hell.

remember all that stuff about how Russian nukes don't work? well, add another one to the "it's all projection" pile (archived)

The aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles that have formed the land-based leg of the nation's nuclear deterrent triad for half a century can no longer be upgraded and require costly replacements, Adm. Charles Richard, head of U.S. Strategic Command, said Tuesday.

"Let me be very clear: You cannot life-extend the Minuteman III [any longer]," he said of the 400 ICBMs that sit in underground silos across five states in the upper Midwest. "We can't do it at all. ... That thing is so old that, in some cases, the drawings don't exist anymore [to guide upgrades]," Richard said in a Zoom conference sponsored by the Defense Writers Group. Where the drawings do exist, "they're like six generations behind the industry standard," he said, adding that there are also no technicians who fully understand them. "They're not alive anymore."

I love using highly destructive weapons that I don't fully understand! Praise the Omnissiah!

these are apparently going to be replaced... starting in 2027. And here's a great bit about that:

The new missile to be phased in over a decade from the late 2020s are estimated over a fifty-year life cycle to cost around $86 billion.

On 14 December 2019, it was announced that Northrop Grumman had won the competition to build the future ICBM. Northrop won by default, as their bid was at the time the only bid left to be considered for the GBSD program (Boeing had dropped out of the bidding contest earlier in 2019). The US Air Force said: "The Air Force will proceed with an aggressive and effective sole-source negotiation." in reference to Northrop's bid.

You see, the free market ensures superior technology by letting different companies compete and thus allowing for the best solution to be picked! Except when, you know, there's only one competitor and they just win by default.

The EU wants to join operation "Prosperity Guardian" (tagesschau | archived)

Berlin is "ready" to join, and are "working hard" on plans. EU foreign ministers are going to have a meeting on the 22nd of January to discuss this.

23 hours ago

https://nitter.net/African_AAA/status/1745144923370742114

https://twitter.com/African_AAA/status/1745144923370742114

Palestinians gathered today in Nelson Mandela Square, Ramallah, playing the South African anthem as a tribute to South Africa for its case against Israel at the ICJ.

🇵🇸🤝🇿🇦

Australia outlaws Nazi salute and hate symbols

In a disingenuous attempt to equate Pro Palestinian as Nazis and use the state to clamp down on Pro Palestinian demonstrations.

The new law also bans the public display or trade in symbols associated with organisations that Australian designates as “terrorist,” such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), Hamas, Hezbollah, or the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

That means that the display of the Hamas flag is now banned, which cause legal complications for pro-Palestine groups and demonstrations

We are just months away from liberals deciding that "critical support" is entering general vocabulary and they begin coopting it as a means of explaining their dogshit foreign policies.

I predict "critical support for israel" is regularly uttered by liberals in not too long.

Gloria La Riva, co-founder of the PSL, is just like

here

at my campus

what

Large marches in Yemen planned tomorrow in support of the Sana'a (Ansarallah) government. I'm worried about ISIS-K making another appearance.

Semite solidarity

From Slammer

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/01/your-man-in-the-hague-in-a-good-way/

Former UK ambassador Craig Murray attended the International Court of Justice yesterday on South Africa's genocide case against Israel:

Russia Condemns British-US Attacks on Yemen

On Friday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused the United States of using United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions to increase geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

"We strongly condemn these irresponsible actions. A military escalation in the Red Sea region could lead to a destabilization of the situation throughout the Middle East," she said, recalling that Russia had previously denounced the United States using the Security Council's resolution 2722 to justify illegal actions.

"Our fears have been confirmed: the U.S. position on Red Sea shipping in the UNSC is just a pretext for a further escalation of tensions in the region," Zakharova stressed.

"They have long used absolutely unscrupulous methods, contrary to international law... The West has used perverse interpretations of UNSC decisions to unleash criminal actions in Iraq and Libya," she recalled.

China urges all sides in Yemen to prevent conflict expansion

China called on all sides on Friday to prevent the Yemen conflict from expanding, saying it is concerned about the escalation of tensions in the Red Sea.

"We urge the relevant parties to keep calm and exercise restraint to prevent the conflict from expanding," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said.

I hate men who say Asian women are easy. We are not. The women you see on social media that want only white men in Asia are club girls who are often drunk and very shallow. Sometimes you also see poor women who see white men as having lots of money. The rest of us do not want you if you approach us with your terrible fashion sense and bad body odor.

One of them approached me today and asked if I like white men. I told him no and he look like I just slapped him.

i need to see some yanks getting blown up

Is a decade happening? checks news mega comment count

Bolivia is the first Latin American country to endorse South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel for genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

The Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia appreciates the historic action taken by the Republic of South Africa, which filed a lawsuit on December 29, 2023 against the State of Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), regarding Israel's violations of its obligations under the Genocide Convention with the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

Bolivia, committed to peace and justice, signatory of the Genocide Convention, recognizes that South Africa took a historic step in the defense of the Palestinian people, a leadership and effort that should be accompanied by the international community that calls for respect for life (considering that the report prepared by the United Nations reports that more than 21,000 people have died since October 7, 2023, mostly children and women, accounting for the inhumane actions of the State of Israel).

It should be remembered that on November 17, Bolivia along with South Africa, Bangladesh, Comoros and Djibouti, filed with the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) a request to investigate the situation in the State of Palestine.

Iran has to consider taking out an aircraft carrier, should these strikes involve multiple countries. Iran could be next.

Succession Saga: New King Sets Off Nationalist Craze In Denmark

Today in Denmark, the enigmatic kingdom at the windswept far northwestern corner of the Eurasian landmass, the baton of power was transferred from queen Margrethe 2. to her son and hand-picked successor crown prince Frederik, making him king Frederik 10. amidst a carefully staged display of adulation and subservience, perpetuating the enduring cult of personality enveloping the Danish monarchy.

The transition comes a mere two weeks after the now-retired queen Margrethe announced her impending abdication in her New year's speech, citing age and health reasons for her decision. Reports coming out of Denmark indicates several instances of citizens, brainwashed into fanatical loyalty by regime propaganda, literally weeping upon learning about the queen's impending abdication.

The formal transfer of power happened when the queen attended her last meeting of the nation's secretive Council of State and signed an instrument of abdication. Her abdication automatically made her son king without even the pretence of a democratic process. King Frederik, now at the helm, then allowed the incumbent government to continue its tenure under his reign.

Shortly after the newly minted monarch was to be showcased to the public. The square in front of the Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen was filled to the brim with fanatical flag-waving regime loyalists, many of them bringing their children to be brainwashed into the cult of personality. Some of the most fanatical royalists were wearing bizarre costumes ranging from king's costumes bought in toy stores to cardboard crowns from Burger King.

The king appeared on the balcony of the palace, wearing an admiral's uniform despite never having commanded any ship with more firepower than a yacht, together with strongman social democratic prime minister Mette Frederiksen to have his new fancy title proclaimed. Frederiksen, herself an ardent supporter of the monarchy and a fan of the royal family, was basking in the adulation of the masses, hoping some of the worship of the royals would rub off on her and her widely unpopular right-wing government. Butchering Danish grammar she said that the old queen "was abdicated" and formally announced the new king by shouting "Long live his majesty king Frederik the tenth!" at exactly three world corners, sparing herself the inconvenience of having to turn her back on the crowd and shout into the palace, as the crowd, seemingly swept up in the royal theatrics, erupted in cheers.

Frederik, lacking the eloquence of his mother, proceeded to address the crowd with the expected vacuity typical of Danish royals ending by revealing a boring an uninspired regnal motto that few of the assembled crowd will remember by this time next week. Then began a theatrical performance of royals entering and leaving the balcony to wave at their hysterically cheering supporters.

Following the ceremony Frederik departed the palace in a horse-drawn carriage accompanied by cavalry in uniforms as antiquated as the monarchy itself. Copenhagen was adorned with colossal billboards spewing monarchist propaganda, creating a nauseating atmosphere of sycophantic devotion as cheering crowds lined the streets to watch the carefully choreographed procession make it's way to the royal residence.

It has been impossible for independent sources to verify whether the cheers of the crowd were sincere or if they were coerced by the regime.

The pomp and circumstance of central Copenhagen stands in stark contrast to the deteriorating living conditions endured by Denmark's poorest citizens. Ravaged by unchecked inflation in essentials like food and energy, coupled with harsh neoliberal austerity measures, life has become harder in the Nordic country with food bank use at an all-time high. It is unlikely that the change in figure-head will bring any relief, as the regime is more intent on spending money on military buildup and anti-democratic pageantry than on helping it's own people.

In the weeks leading up to the transfer of power, Danish media has been overflowing with hagiographies for the departing queen and the monarchy. Parts of central Copenhagen were shut down to produce TV shows singing the praises of the royals, state media has been facilitating the writing of thousands of letters of gratitude from members of the public to the retiring queen and state media newscasts has been giving more prominence to reports on important topics like bakeries selling new cakes celebrating the incoming king over minutiae like the multiple escalations in the middle east. Any form of dissent or criticism of the monarchy has been excluded from national media who are instead pushing the narrative of a nation united in unquestioning support for their rulers.

Frederik, unlike his snobbish but cultured mother, the queen emeritus, boasts a rather pedestrian set of interests. Attending football matches, running and indulging in beer, rock music, and fast cars seem to be the zenith of his pursuits. His lackluster public speaking skills were glaringly exposed at a recent climate change event, where a softball question about what measures the monarchy was taking to reduce its own emissions left him fumbling for a coherent response, raising legitimate doubts among independent commentators about his suitability for the role of head of state.

Despite lacking any democratic legitimacy, the monarchy seemingly enjoys large public support with available polls claiming over 70% support for the monarchy and even higher personal approval ratings for the queen emeritus and the new king. It has not been documented whether respondents to these polls were able to speak freely or if they were fearing reprisals from the regime. The dusty and archaic constitution of Denmark grants the king the power to dismiss and appoint governments at will although the monarchy has decided to shy away from interfering with parliamentary politics since king Frederik's great grandfather Christian 10.'s ill-fated attempt to depose a parliamentary-backed government led to mass protests in Copenhagen during the Easter Crisis of 1920, imperiling the monarchy's very existence. Instead the monarchy exercises power behind the scenes by acting as gatekeepers for an exclusive network of the absolute elite of Denmark's business, government and culture.

"Oh, you think Gaza's tunnels are bad and illegal? Do you condemn Chabad?"

Libs of TikTok lady claims bizarre Jewish tunnel was dug by “disrespectful teens”

Tomorrow she’ll say it’s Hamas.

New slammer banger

I have bluesky codes if you nerds want them

Here an Israeli newspaper reports that a „mass Hannibal doctrine“ took place on October 7th: https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/yokra13754368

In the end they mention that they will release a minute by minute report on that on Friday in „Yedioth Ahronoth“ (I think that’s just ynet?) but all I could find is this other article from them where they say it’s in the weekend issue and you have to subscribe: https://www.ynet.co.il/yedioth/article/hkk00hyh00t

Can anyone find/has access to the minute by minute report they supposedly published?

"Everyone is talking about the north, but this is one of the hardest days we had in Gaza, if not the hardest" - Israeli Journalist Yair Altman now has deleted the tweet.

Let's Go

if i find out Iran hasn't sent our boys any cool anti ship missiles I'm gonna be mad af

My own summary and interpretation of Israel's arguments to the ICJ:

1. Israelis are the real victims of genocide in this conflict, as is literally the only possible relation between genocide and Israel/Jews. I mean, we own the term after all. Source: Holocaust (duh!).
2. There is no "dispute" between Israel and South Africa that the court can rule over, because that would require that we engage with them. We decided to instead use the get-out-of-jail-free-card of just ignoring them and continuing our genocide. Us doing genocide obviously doesn't mean we oppose South Africa's view that we should stop doing genocide. Therefore you can't do anything. Nah, nah, sorry!
3. Pffffft! "Random quotes" of people like the Israeli Prime Minister, Secretary of Defense, and Knesset members mean nothing. Our highest authorities could literally say explicitly, "We intend to commit genocide and we are currently doing so," and have every IDF troop repeat this after them, and it doesn't matter because it's not "policy". (Also, )
4. But KHamas/Hamas!!!! (Surprisingly, one or two of them actually pronounces it correctly.) Literally in every home and hospital, in every humanitarian zone and aid vehicle, and embedded in every facility of civilian infrastructure!
5. We provide all the food, water, medicine, fuel, etc. that Gazans could possibly want, so they must just be refusing to eat. We're good daddies, but what'cha gonna do if the kids just won't eat?!
6. How dare you imply we can't do as much war as we like under whatever conditions we like! If we can't blow people up, we'll literally all die. We are the Allies in WW2, Hamas are the Axis, and South Africa is some neutral third-party trying to get us to surrender to the Nazis and let them do their thing!
7. Our ethnic cleansing is actually an anti-genocide measure!

TBH I can see the court doing the "procedural"/"technicality" thing and cowardly deciding that South Africa didn't jump through all the hoops necessary to bring the case (#2). Then they can just shrug and hold up their hands and go "doesn't really matter if they're really doing a genocide, sorry." It would be completely in line with how systemic racism generally pervades elite, liberal systems of injustice. Legalism is so fucking awesome!

Some extra thoughts:

• Israel literally claimed to find a pistol in an incubator.
• I wonder if their plan is to capture Hamas fighters and tie them to the nose cones of their missiles. Then there'd literally be Hamas anywhere they choose to strike! It's like the offensive equivalent of "human shields".
• God, several of these people still wear the silly wigs along with all the ridiculous robes. I vote we start taking these stodgy idiots seriously no sooner than when they start dressing like normal people.

The regional war begins.

U.k ministry of ~~war~~ defense says Russia is on track to lose 500,000 soldiers by the end of this year.

Has anyone even bothered keeping track of the wild numbers everyone in the West keep throwing out on Russian losses?

Watching Sky News UK because I hate myself.

Presenter: now we turn to a retired British general for his opinion on the war. Sir Bottomsworthy do you feel this strike was proportionate and successful? Was it “run of the mill”?

Very old white man: yes I think our boys did a good job. It’s nothing out of the ordinary for them. This is what they train for. I think it was all very surgical and precise.

Presenter: let’s hope this sends the Houthi’s the message and they de-escalate… although I don’t think they will.

Presenter: Keith Stummer expresses his support for the necessary surgical strikes in Yemen although time will show if there are political divisions, much more likely among the Labour Party than the conservatives.

This shit is going to take at least 1-2 years to clean up, if not more. China can relax for the forseeable future they are not going to be the focus of anything at all.

And by the time the US has finished with this shit the window will be closed on their opportunity to do anything about rising China.

holy shit, death to America, death to the west

Namibia is backing South Africa's case. Deputy prime minister of Belgium is also saying Belgium should back SA