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Folks, the kids say :

https://x.com/daveweigel/status/1847341169467949283

https://xcancel.com/daveweigel/status/1847341169467949283

“Germany should give a part of its territory to the Israelis.”

This comes after Germany’s immense support to provide Israel with weapons.

— Seyyed Hassan Ameli, representative of Iran’s leader to Ardebil Province

from https://xcancel.com/MiddleEastIndex/status/1847269751665369252 retweeted by AryJeay

I love how Kdolf Hitler is just making all the statements now. They’ve completely given up on the pretense that Genocide Joe is still conscious

Wikipedia has already added North Korea to the infobox for the war in Ukraine, but makes no mention of any Ukrainian allies

I'm just one episode away from finishing listening to Blowback Season 5, about Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge. I encourage newsheads to listen to it, like all their seasons it's very well put together and detailed. Every so often in the newsmega there are posts about 'why don't the vietnamese like the chinese very much?' Without being vietnamese myself or having any special insight into vietnamese public opinion, I can't help but think that China's actions actively supporting the viciously murderous Khmer Rouge regime in the late 70s has something to do with this. It's pretty wild to me that there was a time within living memory where China and the US were working together to support the Khmer Rouge against their shared foes of Vietnam/USSR. Bizarre and ugly history.

blowback season 5 is paywalled but the hosts appeared on free episodes of radio war nerd and chapo earlier this month if you want to get the jist.

Is the IOF literally actually completely incapable of fighting actual Resistance fighters? From what I've seen they've done literally nothing but attack and murder civilians and children, but I've never seen them fighting someone who shoots back, at least not without standing in an open window and getting domed. Do you think they're actively trying to avoid Resistance fighters?

RIP Yahya Sinwar. Palestine will be free

The fascist cowards killed a man. They can never kill the resistance.

Thank you, Comrade Beast. I take back everything bad I've ever said about your delicious Lunchly™ products. (hacked billboards near Chicago)

Matt Miller: “Israel has the right to tаrget civilians”

Okay, I have been obsessing over this Tiktok for over an hour. When they say that Zionists do everything to prove to the world that every single anti-Semitic stereotype is true, they really do fucking mean it.

Behold the Tiktok in question: https://www.tiktok.com/@elongilad/video/7405549775493401873

Seriously absorb what he's saying. I literally thought he was just some anti-Semitic crank until I searched for him online and it turns out he writes for Zionist newspapers. And it's not just him that describes this concept since I've found newspaper articles as well.

From this dude and other articles I've read, Zionist society apparently exalts the cheater and liar while being an honorable person invites only contempt and makes you a mark that will be exploited by others. They try to tone it down by saying that it's only applicable to stuff like cheating on your taxes or cutting in line, but that shit 100% goes way deeper especially when we're talking about a genocidal settler colony.

This is also a clue into why the Zionists actually thought it was a good idea to release the video of Sinwar's martyrdom. If we take this concept of frayer seriously, then from the warped perspective of Zionists, Sinwar was the ultimate frayer: a man who gave his life for the sake of others. In their eyes, he's the ultimate sucker and the video of his final moments on Earth as the ultimate sucker who could've send a bunch of low level Hamas grunts to die in his place should've invited universal mockery and contempt.

Israel is going to regret releasing that video of Sinwar.

I bet that in the Universe where the sandals hit bush, the stick hit the drone

Lie down. Try not to cry. Cry a lot.
https://xcancel.com/AryJeay/status/1845822391504585090

🛑| Reporter from Channel 14:

Sirens sounded today at an Israeli military base in the Beit Lid area after rockets were launched from Lebanon.

The instructions given to the soldiers in case of sirens were to lie on the ground and put their hands on their heads. The soldiers were verbally told: "Go hide in the sewage channels; they are safer."

Zelenskyy released a "plan" to end the war that boils down to

1. beg to join NATO as soon as possible
2. sell off natural resources to the West to make them want to defend those resources

From the Resistance News Network Telegram channel, posted 12:44 GMT

🟢 Hamas (1/2): — In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Announcement of the Martyrdom of the Mujahid Leader and Great National Symbol Yahya Al-Sinwar "Abu Ibrahim," Commander of Al-Aqsa Flood Battle

"Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah. Some of them have fulfilled their vow, and some are still waiting, and they have not changed in the least."

With all the pride, dignity, and honor, the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, mourns to our Palestinian people, to our entire nation, and to the free people of the world, one of the noblest and bravest men, a man who dedicated his life for Palestine and gave his soul for the sake of Allah on the path to its liberation. He was true to Allah, and Allah was true to him, choosing him as a martyr alongside his fellow martyrs:

We mourn the great national leader, the Mujahid Martyr Brother Yahya Al-Sinwar (Abu Ibrahim), Head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Commander of Al-Aqsa Flood Battle

He rose as a heroic martyr, advancing and never retreating, wielding his weapon, engaging and confronting the occupation army at the frontlines. He moved between all combat positions, steadfast and stationed on the honored land of Gaza, defending the land of Palestine and its holy sites, inspiring the spirit of endurance, patience, steadfastness, and resistance.

Our great people, our Arab and Islamic nations, and the free people of the world:

The martyred leader Yahya Al-Sinwar lived as a mujahid, and from his youth, he carved his path within the ranks of Hamas, engaging in its resistance operations. During 23 years of imprisonment, he triumphed over the zionist jailer. After his release in the Wafa al-Ahrar deal, he continued his contributions, planning and fighting until his eyes witnessed, on October 7, 2023, the day of the great flood that shook the depths of the entity, exposing the fragility of its supposed security. The heroic epics of our people and the valor of our victorious resistance followed, until he attained the highest rank and the noblest medal, ascending as a witness and a martyr, content with the jihad and sacrifice he offered.

The martyr leader Yahya Al-Sinwar followed in the footsteps of great martyred leaders, including the founding martyr Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Dr. Abdelaziz Al-Rantisi, Al-Maqadmeh, Abu Shanab, Jamal Mansour, Jamal Saleem, the martyred leader Ismail Haniyeh, and his deputy Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri, along with the caravan of martyrs from all our leaders and people. We affirm that these sacrifices will continue to illuminate our path and drive us to more resilience and steadfastness. Hamas remains committed to the promise of its founding leaders and martyrs until the aspirations of our people are fully realized: the complete liberation and return, and the establishment of the Palestinian state on the entire national soil with Al-Quds as its capital, by Allah’s will. This will become a curse upon the invading occupiers who are strangers to this land.

Our great people, our Arab and Islamic nations, and the free people of the world:

The martyrdom of Brother Leader Yahya Al-Sinwar, along with all the leaders and icons of the movement who preceded him on the path of honor, martyrdom, and the project of liberation and return, will only strengthen Hamas and our resistance, making us more determined and steadfast in following their path, honoring their blood and sacrifices. A movement that offers its leaders and members as martyrs in defense of the rights of its people is a noble, genuine movement deeply rooted in its people.

🟢 Hamas (2/2): — To those lamenting the captured occupiers held by the resistance, we say: they will not return except with the cessation of aggression on Gaza, its withdrawal, and the release of our heroic prisoners from the occupation’s jails.

We continue in the path of Hamas, and the spirit of Al-Aqsa Flood will remain a living flame in the hearts of our people.

We remain faithful to your pledge, Abu Ibrahim, and your banner will never fall but will remain high and proudly raised.

Peace be upon you, Abu Ibrahim, the humble, devout, and pious man. Peace be upon you, the prisoner. Peace be upon you, the fighter. Peace be upon you, the martyr. Peace be upon you, for history will record that you wrote the first line in the war of liberation and the end of the occupation.

May Allah have mercy on you and grant you the highest place in paradise with the prophets, the truthful ones, the martyrs, and the righteous, and what excellent companions they are.

And it is a jihad of victory or martyrdom

Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas

Friday: 15 Rabi’ al-Akhir 1446 AH Corresponding to: October 18, 2024 CE

Israeli article says that the IDF is facing severe manpower shortages due to poor morale. Interesting notes:

Of a platoon of 30 soldiers called for their 11th deployment in Gaza, only 6 showed up.

Hamas repeatedly sets traps in building that have already been cleared, and soldiers feel their task is impossible/pointless. The seemingly endless conflict is the primary reason for the loss of morale.

Many platoons are lacking in manpower due either to physical or mental injury

Problems were occuring before the incursion into Lebanon, reportedly for months now. IDF goon quote: "I don't know with what army they think will enter Lebanon, because there is no army. I'm not going back to the battalion." Another says "We’re sitting ducks in a shooting range. We don’t understand what we’re doing here...The hostages aren’t coming back, and it just feels never-ending—soldiers are getting injured and dying along the way. It all seems pointless."

Israeli government is not prosecuting people that refuse to show up. Internally, the IDF shames/humiliates deserters but ultimately lets them go.

At least some soldiers are being fined for lost/damaged equipment.

There are a lot more quotes from soldiers in the article. Assuming the article isn't totally fabricated or something, the IDF is facing a Vietnam-esque situation, except that all their soldiers are close to home and can just leave. An invasion of Lebanon seems extremely unlikely at this point - other than Israel randomly lashing out with air strikes, the status quo probably isn't going anywhere.

Aid airdrops today from UAE planes in the southern Gaza Strip resulted in the martyrdom of 81-year-old Arif Khalil Hassan and the wounding of several others. His son stated: "We were sitting in our tents safely... Six boxes fell on him. We don't want aid. We want the war to end... Even the aid is killing us! The whole world is just watching

From NYT:

"Vice President Kamala Harris’s advisers say the empathy she has expressed for Palestinians in Gaza should not be confused with any willingness to break from U.S. foreign policy toward Israel as a presidential candidate."

Himmler Harris echoing Genocide Joe's "Nothing will fundamentally change"

80 years ago yesterday the Soviet Union liberated Belgrad, Serbia, from nazi occupation.

Images from Russian language telegram channel

80 years ago, on October 20, 1944, Soviet troops, together with units of the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia, liberated the capital of Yugoslavia, Belgrade, from the fascist invaders

The Soviet-led forces engaged in the Belgrade offensive included 660,000 soldiers, 4,477 artillery pieces and mortars, 421 tanks and self-propelled guns and 1,250 warplanes.

The Chairman of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito emphasised that without the USSR "victory over the fascist invaders would have been impossible, the liberation of Yugoslavia would have been impossible, the creation of a new Yugoslavia would have been impossible."

Advance units of the Soviet battlegroup, along with a detachment of Yugoslav guerrillas, reached the outskirts of Belgrade by October 14, 1944.

Seeking to minimise the damage to the city, the Soviet forces refrained from carrying out large-scale aerial bombardments and airstrikes.

Instead, assault teams stormed the German Nazis’ positions using machine guns and grenades, with artillery units firing directly at the designated targets.

The city residents assisted the liberation effort however they could, providing the Soviet and Yugoslav forces with coordinates of Nazi strongpoints.

From communist Russian language telegram channel.

The "North Korean troops heading to Ukraine" story is such an absolute mess. None of the sources agree on the number of troops, their mission, where they currently are, or whether they are actually soldiers instead of civilian engineers.

And then there's the possibility that there are no such troops, and NATO/Ukraine are being racist to Buryats.

I will drink to the man. might have underestimated just how evil the west is, still fought for liberation to the end.

Lt.Col Daksa was the head in charge of the operation in Jabalia. He and his team arrived to the camp to gather intelligence from the field before Hamas blew up his military vehicle

There are others dead. Some senior officers were with him in the vehicle

https://nitter.poast.org/ytirawi/status/1848031646185857362

They really would rather Nasrallah be alive than a martyr:
https://xcancel.com/Currentreport1/status/1845748655342731659

⚡️Israeli media Hadshot Yisrael:

Hassan Nasrallah has deceived us and is still alive and running military operations.

The Palestinian Resistance in Gaza uses an unexploded US-israeli missile to annihilate an 'israeli' tank.

East of Jabalia camp. They are still resisting with everything they have.

1 minute video:

The NYC Mayor Eric Adams corruption story is so dumb annd funny and somehow just keeps getting funnier. He’s been fundraising to pay for his legal defense (lol) and has basically run out of money to keep his legal defense going (lmao). A ton of his team for his regular job as mayor resigned and now he’s short staffed there too.

I was mad bored at work today and inspired by his stupidity so I wrote a joke article about the Eric Adams corruption charges as if he was a governor in the Ottoman Empire during the 1600s in case anybody wants a laugh

a more "positive" video. As good as we are going to get from the humanitarian disaster that is the war in Ukraine I guess. Ukrainian women confront military recruiters trying to kidnap men for the war and load them into a white van, and almost tip it over, before the recruiters flee and the van is pelted with a few rocks.

Can't believe we're at the stage of trying to kidnap men into unmarked vans to continue the war. It's comically evil. The acts of bravery by the women trying to prevent the kidnapping of their sons, husbands, fathers and brothers gives me just a tiny bit of hope though. Humanity is not dead, not yet at least.

The live streaming platform Twitch has banned users with Israeli IPs from creating new accounts, gamers are very mad.

The first actual evidence of North Korean troops being present in Russia has just been released, with a video showing soliders speaking what sounds like Korean, and getting outfitted with Russian military gear likely in the far east of Russia, near the border with the DPRK. I wonder what will happen with these troops, are they in Russia just for military drills, or will they be deployed to the front lines.

I think if they do end up on the front lines (which seems more likely as time passes), it is a negative signal for stability in the Korean peninsula, and shows that the DPRK are preparing for war and want battlefield experience in a modern conflict. This would likely be in response to the military escalation by the ROK, who unveiled the gigantic bunker buster Hyunmoo-5 IRBM, a missile the weight and size of an ICBM, but with a range of only 3000km, while simultaneously flying drones over Pyongyang this month. The message is clear. This is a first strike weapon designed to take out the leadership of the DPRK in a decapitation strike, and the ROK can track them with surveillance drones.

The DPRK's reaction to this massive escalation in the media has been to deny the effectiveness of this weapon and call it useless, but to me the actions taken by the DPRK in response (stating that reunification is not possible, blowing up roads connecting to the ROK, artillery on high alert) show that they think the opposite with regards to this escalation. If North Korean troops end up fighting in Kursk or Ukraine, it would be one further sign that the DPRK are preparing for war and improving their combat readiness.

Halting US arms shipments to Israel, not killing Sinwar, will lead to Gaza ceasefire: Analyst

Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and international adviser to Jewish Voice for Peace, told Al Jazeera the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will not lead to a ceasefire in Gaza.

“There has been a path to a ceasefire all along and it has to start with the US ending its shipment of arms that enables the war to continue,” Bennis told Al Jazeera.

“I don’t think that there is going to be any change if Blinken goes to the region or if Biden calls Netanyahu. None of that really matters. Their words don’t matter if their actions don’t change and if the actions continue to be sending Israel all of the weapons that they require to enable this war, this genocide to continue,” Bennis said.

“There is no reason in the world that they should see the death of one more Hamas leader – this time Yahya Sinwar – as a change. The war has been against the entire population of Gaza not against one man,” she said.

Normality in Cuba as the Island's government works to solve the electricity disconnection.

Cuba suffers a total blackout and announces an 'energy emergency'. The Cuban electricity company announces that “there is no set time for total restoration”.

On Friday morning (18), Cuba's electricity system suffered a “total disconnection” that left the country without power. The massive blackout occurred after the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant, the most important in the country, broke down causing an “unforeseen exit” from its functions, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mines.

In a brief message on social media, President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated that the country's authorities are “giving absolute priority to the attention and solution of this highly sensitive energy contingency for the nation”, guaranteeing that “there will be no rest until it is restored”.

The collapse at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant comes at a dramatic time, just hours after the government declared on national television that the country is in an “energy emergency”.

Netanyahu's house after getting hit with the drone:
https://xcancel.com/MenchOsint/status/1847628719566782968

IOF detonate a whole village in south Lebanon

According to Telegram resistance may have just drone striked Bibi's house, tons of cops there and media has been shut out, it's not clear if he was home tho

This is the 1488th comment in this thread ugh

According to israhell pm office he wasn't home :( But it doesn't matter. We only have to be lucky once.

Image of Ukrainian mathematics textbook for primary school, posted in a telegram based out of Donetsk.

2. Solve the task. Dmytro collected 10 shells for his battery. Two friends joined him and each collected 5 shells. But the evil muscovites came and took away 4 shells. How many shells Dmytro and his friends have to defend Ukraine?