happy birthday to this future president

From @/Iran Spectator on X:

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗿-𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗛𝗮𝗷𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗵 [commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces]:

“We will soon reveal a weapon more sophisticated than drones, missiles and nuclear technology that will change everything”

Is there anything to this? And if so, does any newsmega heads wanna wager a guess at what the new weapon could be?

Anyone remember when Osama Bin Laden was killed? The echoes of people chanting “USA USA” still makes me sick when I remember it.

The exhibition "Lenin" has opened in the State Historical Museum. It will last almost a year!

1200 rub per ticket for adult citizens of the Russian Federation and EAEU countries; 2600 rub for adult citizens of all other countries.

Hexbear group tour when?

Preventive deployment of Iraqi security forces was reported around the premises of MBC TV, a channel majority-owned by the Saudi government, following the broadcast of a report that labeled several leaders of Iraqi militias, part of the Axis of Resistance, as “terrorists,” along with leaders of Hamas including Al Deif, Haniyeh, Sinwar and even Hassan Nasrallah.

Several armed groups issued threats against the channel over these statements, and even declared Saudi Arabia as a target.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, says he's a friend of Brazilian President, Lula da Silva, but won't come to the G20 summit in Brazil. The Russian president has an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. As Brazil is a signatory to the treaty, it should comply with the decision.

During a press conference, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O, estimated that between Monday and Tuesday, the electric system will be re-established. Over 160,000 users in Havana have access to power, according to the Minister of Energy.

Seems like most of the island power plants are online, but only the more central ones are producing energy, the eastern and western plants are only starting up. We will see, but most hospitals, hotels/resorts and goverment buildings use generators. If Joe Biden (and democrats in general) actually cared about the people in Cuba, they would have given aid to Cuba and continue the Cuban Thraw Policies that Obama started (Obama was so well received in Cuba that he literally appeared in Cuban TV and some TV Shows as a special guest).

But no, Biden will continue to pressure Cuba and Venezuela, and continue to give support to Gusanos, people that not only doesn't vote democrat, but are openly strong supporters of Republicans. Meanwhile, they throw Haitians, Mexicans, Central Americans and South Americans in prison camps to appeal for people that will never vote for them.

@RomCom1989@hexbear.net I'm posting a reply as a separate post as it's easier for me to respond to all of your points.

This might be a controversial take,but I'm frankly pro the west winning on this one

Moldova is basically owned by the US embassy, see: https://thegrayzone.com/2023/05/18/leaked-recordings-state-corruption-moldova/

Moldova getting integrated into the imperial structures even more will be a disaster for its population. Moldova is already embargoing Pridnistrovie (Transnistria is the name proposed by the Romanian invaders when they conquered the region.) which makes it incredibly hard for the people living there in that small enclave. Moldova needs to "fix" it's "problem" in Pridnistrovie to join NATO and EU which means to destroy it passively or actively. Even if the pro EU cucks are in charge which want Romania to annex Moldova, majority of the population is opposed even with their 24/7 propaganda about Russian influence and how Moldova needs to "unite" with Romania.

Now, obviously I don't support the EU or western interests expanding,but,and this may be chauvinist brainworms,I do believe Moldova's future

Moldova was never "romanian" this is Great Romania chauvinist brainworms indeed. Moldova was its own thing dating back to the 1400s or earlier, even sources adopted by Romanian historiographers admit this.

Either us or Russia

Romania had a committee for the romanianization and colonization of Moldova:

Translation: Directorate of Romanianization, Colonization and Inventory

If you are interested you can see how badly Moldovans were treated after the "unification" of 1918 here https://moldovapentrumoldoveni.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/documente-din-vremea-anexarii-de-la-1918/. Keep in mind it it isn't a Marxist source, just pro-Moldovan historiography which is hard to find already.

Again,this is the only point where I believe Romania's interests should align with the west

The same rhetoric was used in WW2 that Romania was to ally with Nazi germany to "gain back Moldova". We saw where the Great Romania rhetoric has lead.

If the EU project can limp along enough for us to practically reunite before it dies,I'd see that as a win.

The EU wants to Romania to "unite" with Moldova so it can exploit Moldova through the Romanian state apparatus this is not something you should be praising.

Moldova is sacked by the western imperialists already and the president must push out constant propaganda to make the people not rebel against her and by promising hopes and dreams of a better future via the EU when it will result in mass privatizations and brain drain and etc even worse than now.

it'll probably become a Romanian appendage, which I'm not opposed to

Why are you wishing for capitalist Romania to annex a sovreign nation in the name of "unity"? This is all Great Country brainworms.

The video you have linked is produced by a pro EU shitlib rag:

Ziarul de Gardă also won the Delegation of the European Union in the "Media against disinformation disinformation'. Fact proved - investigations journalistic investigations are the best cure against corruption and disinformation. Throughout the year, ZdG has deconstructed and uncovered falsehoods and myths who and how much they spend on disinformation and encouraged the community readers to think critically

It is LITERALLY sponsored by the NED/CIA and USAID and the US embassy:

Please stop spreading "Moldova is Romania" talking points that only fascists use, especially to people not familiar with the history of the region.

edit:

Basically what you're saying already happened,so they wouldn't see a drop in quality of life,like then, because they are already gutted

Yes it would see a drop in quality of life due to EU pillaging and NATO occupation and turn it against BRICS/Russia even more so it becomes ingrained with Europe.

"Moldova got already sacked by the West so it won't get any worse if they join western power structures!"

Now that's unexpected

DW: Moldova says 'no' in vote on joining EU: partial results

90% of votes counted put it at 47/52

Presidential election, likely going to the second round

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/house-democrats-say-trump-overcharged-secret-service-at-dc-h

A new report by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee highlights how Donald Trump's hotel charged the Secret Service rates up to 300% or more above the authorized federal government rates.

The US Secret Service lost about a fifth of its experienced agents by 2024, with the remaining personnel overworked, underpaid, improperly educated, and without the newest technology, The New York Times reported.

The attempt on Trump's life "revealed deep problems in the Secret Service," ranging from a lack of technology to "failures in command" and communication. For example, the Butler shooter researched the site with a drone, but the protective detail lacked one and their radios did not function correctly.

The major training site is so "decrepit" that it frequently floods after heavy rains, according to the NYT.

Meanwhile, a plan to compensate for attrition by rehiring recently departed agents failed catastrophically, as agents raced to retire early so they could get both a pension and an income while avoiding serving in the field where bodies were most needed.

Palestinians blast German FM for claiming "Israel" has ‘right to kill civilians’ | The Cradle

A portrait of Alexei Navalny is on the cover of the New Yorker this week. Incredible.

"Israel invented cherry tomatoes"

Wrong response: that is not true. Here is some proofs...

Right response: Idgaf. Fuck tomatoes and fuck israhell

Biden:

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is dead.

This is a good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world.

Here’s my full statement.

spoiler

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The IOF bulldozing a UN position

The UN mission in Lebanon, UNIFIL, alleges that the Israeli army has demolished a peacekeeping force position in Marwahin using a bulldozer.

Kuwait taking part in the genocide

https://xcancel.com/MenchOsint/status/1847899301134962876#m

The vassalization of Europe is now complete. The Ukraine war has succeeded in turning Europe away from China as an export market, and towards the US. In other words, Europe now depends on the US for security, energy and its consumer market.

This is to be expected because Europe now needs to earn dollars to pay for its energy bill, and to earn dollars you gotta sell stuff to Americans. America gets free stuff from a dependent Europe simply by starting a war between Ukraine and Russia.

Incredible, even the US Congress now admits that Australia will probably not get the AUKUS submarines. And they propose an alternative that achieves the feat of being even far worse than AUKUS (which was already a terrible deal).

In a new report (which you can find here: crsreports.congress.gov/prod…) the US Congressional Research Service admits that the country's industrial base is very far from achieving the target of building 2.33 submarines per year needed to build replacement submarines for those sold to Australia: in fact the rate is currently only "1.2 to 1.4".

Given this, they actually propose to just forgo the sale of submarines entirely (!) and go for an alternative approach where the US deploys US submarines manned by the US Navy to Australia instead: "up to eight additional Virginia-class SSNs would be built, and instead of three to five of them being sold to Australia, these additional boats would instead be retained in U.S. Navy service and operated out of Australia."

But since they don't want to miss out on the Australian money meant for the subs, they conveniently propose that Australia instead spends it on other US military products: "Australia, instead of using funds to purchase, build, operate, and maintain its own SSNs, would instead invest those funds in other military capabilities—such as, for example, long-range anti-ship missiles, drones, loitering munitions, B-21 long-range bombers, or other long-range strike aircraft".

All this for the purpose of "performing military missions for both Australia and the United States".

So essentially, from Australia's standpoint, the new deal would mean:

• Zero control over the submarines operated on its territory since it'd all be manned by the U.S. Navy
• Australia still spends a similar eyewatering amount of money ($368 billion) on US military equipment that is mostly "long-range": "long-range anti-ship missiles", "B-21 long-range bombers", "long-range strike aircraft". Meaning by definition not used for the defense of Australia but undoubtedly to attack China. Which is pretty clear: China is mentioned 44 times in the document...
• This US military equipment is to be used, as per the document, to "perform military missions for both Australia and the United States" which is extremely unusual: militaries normally don't perform missions FOR another military. Allied countries might perform missions alongside each other or in support of each other, but not explicitly "for" each other.

How could Australia possibly justify such a deal to its public? AUKUS was already, according to former Australian PM Paul Keating the “worst deal in all history” because it'd "turn Australia into the 51st state of the United States", but this new proposal would strip away even the illusion of Australian sovereignty.

https://nitter.poast.org/RnaudBertrand/status/1847162340829262239

Failed "assassination" "attempt" on the king of Morocco, his convoy got hit by the worst most pathetic molotov cocktail I have ever seen like wow it was bad

telegram link, https://t.me/AL24newschannel/40379

I'll see if anyone upoaded it somewhere else

China has announced that military exercises around Taiwan, which were revealed this morning, have now ended. They involved 125 Chinese military aircraft. Chinese troops were practicing blockading the island. The exercises took place four days after Taiwan President Lai Qingde said he would resist Beijing's "annexation" of the island

Hello newsmega heads, I have a question. Has the USA declined in absolute power since the 90s, or just in relative power? Is it's ability to wage war, maintain alliance and influence other countries less than what it used to be, or does it just face more resistance?

https://xcancel.com/AryJeay/status/1846686153098846403#m

🛑| Footage shows an Israeli Merkava tank on fire in Labbouneh, South Lebanon, after being targeted by Hezbollah.

🛑| Israeli army rescue units are unable to reach the burning tank in Labouneh.

Palestinian Resistance Telegram

17 martyrs and 182 wounded were reported as a result of the IOF's attacks on Lebanon yesterday, Tuesday, bringing the toll since October 8th, 2023 to 2,367 martyrs and 11,088 wounded. Since dawn today, 17 additional martyrs and about 100 wounded have been reported so far.

In the Gaza Strip, 65 martyrs and 140 wounded were reported yesterday, while at least 15 additional martyrs (half of them children) have ascended due to IOF airstrikes since dawn today.

Glory to the martyrs.

Why did that drone dodge

I am really trying not to doom, but by all accounts Israel’s plan is to seal off the north of Gaza and starve everyone who lives there; then functionally annex the north (at least) into Israel. The end result, if successful, would be the deaths of tens if not hundreds of thousands and another big chunk of their own land taken from the Palestinians.

Is there any way these deaths can be prevented? I know Hamas has not weakened at all in the last year and they are fighting hard in the north as we speak, but there’s a limited amount of time to get the IOF out of north Gaza and get more food (and fighters) in.

Just watched footage of some of the Ukrainian infantry retreats from Kursk. It consists of dozens of infantrymen running through open fields while being bombed by drones and motars. It's like a scene from a movie. Somehow, some of them survived. Hell on earth...

Zelensky claims North Korean troops are there as well. They're going all in with this huh https://archive.ph/W0zja

Argentina saw a 22.3% drop in consumption in September compared to the previous year. This drop, the biggest in ten years, includes basic items such as food, drinks and cosmetics. Milei's “economic adjustment” policy is seen as the main factor.

The austerity measures adopted by Javier Milei's government have exacerbated the loss of purchasing power in Argentina, with inflation outstripping wage adjustments. The discontinuation of the “Fair Prices” program, created under the previous administration, has intensified the fall in consumption and the economic challenges.

Despite the 6.6% wage increase in July, inflation of 4% continues to erode earnings. In August, the situation worsened, with inflation outstripping wages.

Recently, Bolsonaro supporters got angry at Lula da Silva because his government gave a medal to Xuxa Meneghel (famous children's entertainer and actress, pretty sure she did support Lula in 2022 too) and his wife, Rosangela da Silva (Her nickname is Janja), for encouraging children to get vaccinated and some pro-mental health stuff. It's very funny that they get upset about this, while Bolsonaro himself gave medals to literal neo-Nazis and people who were related to actual Nazis.