Senator Lindsey Graham has called on President Biden to strike Iranian oil refineries following the Iranian missile attack on Israel. - The Hill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) responded to Iran’s launch of a missile on Israel and said the attack deserves an “overwhelming response” from the United States.

“This missile attack against Israel should be the breaking point and I would urge the Biden Administration to coordinate an overwhelming response with Israel, starting with Iran’s ability to refine oil,” Graham said in a statement Tuesday.

His statement follows the news that Iran launched missiles toward Israel. Israeli military spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said sirens have been sounded across Israel, and civilians were warned to remain vigilant and follow orders from authorities.

The Israeli military said its air defense systems were fully operational and ready to intercept missiles. Graham was one of the first U.S. lawmakers to react to the news Tuesday. In his statement, he called the Iranian regime “religious Nazis” who want to “purify Islam and attack the United States.”

He called on the Biden administration to hit Iran’s oil refineries. “These oil refiners need to be hit and hit hard because that is the source of cash for the regime to perpetuate their terror,” Graham said. “My prayers are with the people of Israel, and may God continue to bless Israel.”

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said online, “Pray for Israel.”

I’ve found several good video compilations from yesterday’s Iranian Operation True Promise II missile strikes.

The first shows some of the missile launches: https://odysee.com/@RT:fd/Missles_YT:0

The second shows many of the missiles striking their targets: https://odysee.com/@RT:fd/Compilation_0210:c

And the third shows people throughout the regional celebrating afterwards: https://odysee.com/@RT:fd/People-celebrate-iran-attack:d

How is it that zionist intelligence has been effective in Lebanon(pager terror attack, Nasrallah assassination) but failed so completely in Gaza, that they were blind to al-Aqsa Flood before it happened?

❗️IRGC: We targeted three military bases: Nevatim, which houses F-35 aircraft, Netzarim, which houses F-15 jets used in the assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and Tel Nof base near Tel Aviv with Fateh ballistic missiles.

rember this minor news item from 3 decades ago ?

Last Laugh

According to Danish media TV2 (state media) leaked documents from the Royal Guards regiment shows that security around their weapons caches is full of leaks. Fences around storage bunkers are in disrepair in many places and the alarms intended to alert the military about intruders are not working.

The regiment has increased security by posting two conscripts as guards at each bunkers but due to budgetary concerns the conscripts, having only short-range walkie-talkies, lacks communication equipment to get in touch with their base quickly and ask for backup. According to military sources there has been sightings of "suspicious persons and drones" near weapons caches lately.

When told about the security flaws by TV2, the chief of the army claimed not to be aware of the situation and claimed that he thought the guards had been equipped with communication equipment. He has claimed that he ordered the procurement of the equipment the same day he was made aware of the issue.

Politicians are pissed, as can be expected. When asked for comment by TV2 a retired rear admiral claims that many of the logistical and organisational woes of the Danish military can be traced back to a 2014 reorganization in which several bureaucratic agencies tasked with things like HR and procurement were created under the Liberal Party-controlled ministry of defense, outside of the military organisation but equally powerful to the military proper.

Meanwhile in Gaza:
https://xcancel.com/ME_Observer_/status/1841527667591368990

Israeli reporters are confirming they are currently under a military gag order.

🚨🟡🟢 Hezbollah:

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You will have no more tanks left.

‎לא יישרו לכם טנקים

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Notes:

0:05 - Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in his most recent speech: "If your tanks come to Lebanon and southern Lebanon, you will not suffer from a shortage of tanks. Because you will have no more tanks left."

1:04 - The anti-tank missile "Qaher" is shown.

1:08 - "We are at your call, O Nasrallah!"

https://streamable.com/4sidin

Mildly nerd question (cause I don’t feel sick rewatching iran strikes): is it lots of “very fast” rockets or do they use kinda non-nuclear mirv thingies (so strategic ones)? Cause in some videos they have lots of rockets striking very fast in rapid succession, while the claims that they launched like 200, but in some videos you have more like slow moving interceptable rockets

While we wait for footage of the IOF getting owned by Hezbollah ground forces, here's an old video of Radwan special forces riding on snowmobiles:
https://xcancel.com/PopularFront_/status/1493999199159005189

I think this is happening very soon. IDF forces are positioned along the entire border and troops have been seen in full gear including night goggles.

The time is currently 21:35 in Lebanon.

Two Swedish nationals aged 19 and 16 has been charged with terrorism by a Copenhagen court today. The charges are related to to two handgrenade explosions that happened near the so-called "embassy" of the illegal zionist entity last wedensday. The two Swedes are pleading not guilty.

Peter Hummelgaard, head of Denmark's succdem-controlled ministry of justice, seizing the opportunity to cause fear and paranoia, has made the following statement to Ritzau:

If somebody were questioning the severity of this week's events around the "Israeli" embassy, the new charges unfortunately clearly underlines that the terrorism threat against Denmark is significant. Unfortunately there are dark forces who wants to harm us.

Hummelgaard failed to explain how a targeted strike at a foreign facility of the zionist terror movement affects the threat level to Danish citizens.

Apparently Denmark's secret police PET has not received this memo from their boss. According to them the so-called terror threat remains unchanged at "severe" which is level 4 out of 5. What that number means and what people can use it for besides justifying further expansions of the police state remains unexplained.

As a reaction to the incident at the "embassy", Danish regime has ramped up security theatre at the borders, especially at the Swedish border.

• Source: DR (state media), October 5th 2024

❗️Israeli army:

"Following a situational assessment, the areas of Metula, Misgav Am, and Kfar Giladi in northern Israel have been declared a closed military zone. Entry to this area is prohibited."

https://t.me/thecradlemedia/21126

Ed note: metula is one of the most northernmost settlements in Israel, also my god there are so many “national parks” and “nature reserves” that the colonists have used to encroach on their neighbors

not a military expert by any means, but an arrow 3 missile costs ~$62 millions. some footage (cannot find it anymore, one was on a beach) showded basically intact "metal tubes". some explosions of hits were so small, it seemed there wasnt even a warhead on it.

is there something to that?

l mean why spend money on warheads when gps/whatever can collect intel and force israel to spend $62 millions to try to intercept it?

Milei vetoes university funding increase hours after massive march

The opposition is expected to call for a session in Congress to try and overturn it

President Javier Milei finally vetoed the bill that had granted a funding increase for public universities. The president went through with the measure just a few hours after the massive march on Wednesday protested this decision in cities across Argentina. The President’s Office account on X confirmed Milei would overturn the bill before the decree including the veto was published in the Official Gazette shortly after midnight on Thursday.

The decree states that the decision was made because the bill “clearly violated the current legal framework” and did not consider the measure’s fiscal impact nor specify where the money would come from. It added that compliance would have made Argentina’s fiscal sustainability “considerably more difficult” as it claimed that an “extraordinary and unforeseen funding source would be needed” to finance the raise. The communiqué published on X called the funding increase law “irresponsible” and said Milei would veto it as well as any other bill that did not specify funding sources and jeopardized fiscal balance.

It's literally less than 1% of the GDP or something like that lmfao. However, when it comes to buying submarines from France or armored vehicles from the US, there's a sudden need to stop talking about fiscal balance...

“It is time for lawmakers to understand that they cannot do demagogic populism with taxpayers’ money, and start acting with the responsibility that this moment demands,” the release said. “The proper place to discuss university funding is during the 2025 National Budget debate.”

Despite the veto and its harsh rhetoric, the government said it has a “commitment with public universities.”

“This administration will not give in to the media show, irresponsible bills and the manipulation of a noble cause for partisan means,” they added. “The government’s goal is clear: end the impoverishing model that has been in place for the last 100 years and make Argentina great again.”

Yes. They used the "Make Argentina Great Again" slogan. They're completely out of this place, they just look upon the US and cream their pants over it. It's pathetic, truly truly pathetic. They're alien to our society and to our culture, which is why they'll end up being destroyed one after another. They can't even come up with something original for once, so much for innovation under capitalism..

On Thursday, opposition deputies are expected to request a special session to debate the veto on Wednesday, October 9. Congress can reject a presidential veto only if two thirds of lawmakers from both the Lower and Upper House vote to overturn it. If those conditions are not met, the veto will remain in place. This is the second time Milei has used the veto power since he became president. The first time was in early September, when he overturned a pension increase.

In mid-September, Argentina’s Senate passed legislation securing all university personnel bimonthly budget increases and monthly pay rises for university personnel indexed to inflation. Less than 24 hours later, Milei said he would block it, but waited until the second university march of the year was carried out to comply with his promise.

Same decision, different story?

Three weeks ago, Milei secured a major victory when the Lower House voted to uphold his presidential veto overturning a pension increase that had been approved by both chambers. Even though most deputies voted to reject the president’s decision, it wasn’t enough to reach two thirds.

Crucial in that case were five deputies who had initially backed — and even promoted — the bill but ended up changing their stance after meeting with Milei. The five are members of the centrist bloc Unión Cívica Radical (UCR) and four of them were sanctioned by the party for going against the position held by the majority of their bloc mates.

(We will remember their names for when our time comes)

However, things may be different this time. Assuming all deputies attend the voting session, the government needs at least 86 votes to uphold the veto. In the August 15 session, the university funding bill was approved 143 to 77 — one abstention — as 35 deputies were absent. All eyes will now be on those who did not attend last time, as most of them are members of the opposition. The government would need the backing of 9 additional lawmakers to reach 86. As of now, the numbers don’t add up for Milei.

The UCR will request the session with the backing of almost the entire bloc, a source from the party confirmed to the Herald. Three of the five deputies that met with Milei — Martín Arjol, Pablo Cervi and Federico Tournier — may not back the veto. They had voted for the university funding bill, and have close ties with the rectors of their respective provinces. “The government doesn’t have it easy,” the UCR source said. Luis Picat and Mariano Campero, the other two, will likely vote for the veto to remain in place. They were both absent at the time of voting during the session, “and will surely do that again.”

Almost all the votes against the bill in the Lower House were from ruling coalition La Libertad Avanza (LLA) and right-wing bloc PRO, Milei’s main ally in Congress. PRO has not made any statements on their vote so far, and a lawmaker from the bloc told the Herald their position is not defined yet. “It all depends on PRO,” said a LLA source, who added that there may be clashing opinions within their ally party.

we literally depend on neoliberals lmfao

Anyways, I went to the march carrying my Palestinian flag because there is ONE BIG STRUGGLE and all well-meaning struggles are part of it. Overall it was a good experience, lots of people but it was better organized than the last one, meaning that if you needed to get out for whatever reason, the sidewalks were mostly available for you to use. I went with some of my university friends, that's the way to go. One of our Spanish History professors was seen carrying a flag with the Hispanic Visigoth Cross lmfao, just shit you get to see in marches. They're beautiful, I can't stress that enough. I love them, the drums, the people, the flags, everything about it is awesome. Some individuals shouldn't have been there but it's a big march anyways.

Here's a neat picture of the massive size. Lots of people are left out of the picture because they're marching in the streets around the Congress, unseen due to the buildings.

Meanwhile milei and his party hosted a rally in a park and they couldn't fill it. They don't have this power of mobilization and we must use it to our advantage.

It's been interesting how stable Lebanese pound has been even in the black market despite Israeli invasion and bombings (at 92,000LBP for a dollar)

Likely because their current policy (after the crash and 6000% devaluation, it was 1500 LBP for a dollar for decades) is to provide more pounds to foreigners than they would get at market rate.

Whenever there is instability the black market prices go up, it happened in Venezuela too during the recent elections and that wasn't anywhere close to as damaging as what Israel is doing.