USAID officials take 'daily meetings' at Sde Teiman torture camp: US aid agency is led by Samantha Powers, a scholar of genocide who has refused to step down amid US support for genocide of Palestinians in Gaza | The Cradle

I have a theory that thanks to the precedent Israel has handed western governments, if George Floyd-style rebellions ever broke out again people will be gunned down in droves, not just beatings, mass round ups, or maiming with "sub-lethal" rounds but straight up firing squads and police bombs with mass use of armed drones sniping people which will be blamed on "gang/outside agitator violence"

Trump just dancing probably did more to improve his campaign than him actually getting shot lol. Meanwhile Kamala goes to Joe Rogan and still comes out as the most generic dem politician ever to exist.

Pentagon confirms US troops to operate THAAD missile defense in "Israel" | The Cradle

I kneel before Sinwar, the entire resistance seen him fight to the last moment along his men.

And indeed Israel's bank of low-risk high-award targets is shrinking, they will eventually reach a point where all the targets are Iranian.

Two days ago there was an interview with a high-ranking former IRGC official who was part of committee responsible for acquiring, building and modernizing weapons. He said:

No country is empty-handed. We have equipment that is far superior to nuclear bombs. The request of honorable parliamentarians to change the nuclear doctrine is right, but they do not know some matters, because not everyone knows these matters. These information are confidential, completely confidential. We can't reveal many things and the day may not be known. But if one day a direct war happens or the Americans enter directly, then they can and will understand. I will just point out and give a hint; when Trump wanted to reduce our oil exports to zero, some tactical operations happened.

I don't want to say who did it. But five oil tankers exploded in the port of Fujairah. What exploded? If it was in the sea, a torpedo would have hit them or gunboats, unknown boats or drones would have hit them. But they were hit in Fujairah port, which is almost the most secure port. They don't even know where they were hit. Two oil tankers were also attacked in the Oman Sea, when the Prime Minister of Japan came to Iran as Trump's envoy. By the way, both tankers were Japanese.

DPRK promises to retaliate against ROK for having a drone violate DPRK airspace. DRPK usually ends a press statement like "if ROK/US continues, we will retaliate" or like "we're warning you, please don't do this again". This press statement is different in that the conclusion is a direct promise. The tone is changed. "The provocateurs will have to pay a dear price."

Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK

Pyongyang, October 15 (KCNA) -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement on Tuesday:

We secured clear evidence that the ROK military gangsters are the main culprit of the hostile provocation of violating the sovereignty of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea by intruding into the sky over its capital city.

The provocateurs will have to pay a dear price. -0-
www.kcna.kp (Juche113.10.15.)

http://kcna.kp/en/article/q/96a1d0b468adc047aa85aaca679cd626.kcmsf

https://archive.is/sl8KV

Since it's been one year on since the Gaza War started, I decided to look at some defense stocks to see how profitable the genocide machine has actually been. Overall, it seems pretty profitable for the companies with relevant weapons and supplies for the war at this stage, but if I was a vampire capitalist and just threw my money into defense as soon as I thought war demand was coming I'd be pretty disappointed at the outcome so far. One year in NVIDIA outperforms all of them by a ton, and the S&P 500 keeps pace in the middle of the pack.

• Raytheon (+70.05% 1 YR) is the best performer by far. It makes sense since the Iron Dome missiles are made by them. They are making a whole new facility in Arkansas for the purpose of making more of these things that won't be online until 2025, apparently. Whose to say whether the entity known as Israel will even last that long but hey, that just means money in Raytheon's pockets.

• Caterpillar (+47.03% 1 YR) a construction company that makes bulldozers for the IOF, so it's part of the genocide machine obvs. Recently they've been downgraded by Morgan Stanley so we'll see if this keeps up.

• L3Harris Technologies (+39.97% 1 YR) military helicopters and aircraft electronics. Great year for them, Oct 7 represents the bottom of a 2 year losing streak for them.

• Lockheed Martin (+38.14% 1 YR) has a sudden jolt right around the time the US authorized the production of more F-35s. It also happens to be the week where Netanyahu visited the US Congress. Below I have a photo of other companies that have a little jolt around that time as well.

• General Dynamics (+23.92% 1 YR) naval and communications. The stock seems to have been doing well before Oct 7 though so IDK.

And some losers...

• Boeing (-19.49% 1 YR) you know why. But you could have sold when the news was still breaking and done well for yourself.

• Elbit Systems (-0.56% 1 YR) they make drones and they made the Gaza wall defense towers that got owned on Oct 7. Israel doesn't care for defending its citizens right now because genocide but they seem to be pivoting towards the genocide business judging by the swing towards profitability recently.

Just compare the two

Al-Qassam Brigades ambushing a military convoy with explosives:
https://xcancel.com/RFN3138/status/1845770152622563826

The IOF panicking and shooting at random things:
https://xcancel.com/Lebnews2004/status/1845920852090745063

Democrats suspect Netanyahu attempting to tilt Trump-Harris race.

Democrats increasingly suspect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to interfere in U.S. domestic politics by ignoring President Biden’s calls to negotiate a peace deal in Gaza and by confronting Hezbollah and Iran weeks before the U.S. election.

The fate of the free world lies in the hands of the these fucking people. Most important election of our lifetime. Not impressed? Well guess who else is on board: Dick Cheney!

This had to be kayfabe, right? How could they not know this from the start? Can they actually be this guillible?

(cw: immolation) "Israel" is turning northern Gaza into a killing cage | Drop Site News

So a priest, a monk and an imam walk into an SMO

Bit idea: Tell the libs in your life that you agree with them that the Ukraine war has to end and that "it is possible that Russia has made mistakes". Tell them you support a two-state solution that guarantees Russian security.

If it's true he's dead, an absolute hero and a symbol for the resistance shines brighter than ever; after life spent in hiding he's now out in the open and adding more fire to the hearts of the fighters.

If it's a lie, then this might be the best possible scenario for an "if you come for the king you best not miss."

Nothing is true about the supposed martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar or any other leader until or unless Al Qassam provides an official statement.

Did we learn Nothing this past year!?!

It took Israel over a year since Oct 7th to kill Sinwar within a tiny strip of land ~~requiring intelligence from all the western countries.~~

"Israel" bombs north Gaza shelter killing over a dozen displaced Palestinians | The Cradle

"Tel Aviv’s" forces, under the so-called ‘General’s Plan,’ recently launched an operation to expel the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who remain in northern Gaza and turn the entirety of the area into a military zone.

~~Generalplan Ost~~ Generalplan Coast

Israel asking for another THAAD. Theres only like 7 around when I checked https://www.eurasiantimes.com/thaad-israel-requests-for-2nd-thaad-ad-system/?amp#:~:text=The%20US%20has%207%20batteries,8%20batteries%20in%20the%20future.

So if Sinwar was killed in a strike on Gaza, does that mean the talking point of Hamas' leaders hiding in Qatar is complete hasbara?

In my petty podcaster parasocial disgust news:

know your enemy are such lib cowards, dissent affiliation is truly mark of a shitlib

ooh we've changed after equivocating war on iraq, boohoo, eat shit, leiffer simps.

Apparently the IOF cut off Sinwar's index finger, ostensibly "to check his identity". There's a video, but I'm not gonna link it.

First off, isn't that considered desecration of a corpse and therefore a war crime?

Second, isn't that also kind of a religious hate crime? Raising the index finger has significance in Islam, no? (I am not Muslim, please fact check me)

America, uk, germany and israel are evil countries, without single shred of humanity in the whole government and military.

In Ecuador, the country is in flames and without electricity, while the president was in the US on a yacht, dancing with his wife and other rich people.

Where is Punxsutawney Phil when you need him? Instead of these grotesque media campaigns, each swing state should just have 50/50 pagan ritual involving cute critters to decide the electoral winner.

brits best country

aside from greeks, stellar work as well

Hezbollah released a new video showing the drone side of their operations yesterday.

The video starts in a warehouse showcasing dozens of Ababil-T and Shahed 101 attack drones. A Hezbollah soldier then picks up a piston engined and petrol/gasoline powered Shahed 101 drone, with a single radio antenna on the front. The video then cuts to the battlefield.

In the next scene, we can see Hezbollah drone operators preparing a group of Shahed 101 "suicide drones" for launch. However, there is one very big difference seen here, along with a few smaller ones. These Shahed 101 drones have electric engines and are battery powered, with the charging and data cables clearly visible. They also have a fresh coat of camouflage paint applied. This is done to reduce the chances of detection, an electronic motor has a lower heat signature than a piston engine, due to the lack of exhaust gases and cooler operation. They are also quieter, making less noise. The camouflage paint scheme is also designed to reduce detection, with a drab olive to dark green top to make the drone blend in with the ground when viewed from above, and a sliver bottom to blend in with the sky when viewed from below. The reduction in heat signature, along with a reduced visual and audio presence, makes the drone harder to detect. The drones also have no radio antenna or cameras, suggesting a one way attack approach with a pre-programmed flight path. We can see a drone operator presumably uploading flight data from his laptop using a USB interface. This makes them ~~immune to being jammed.~~ more difficult to jam, see discussion below.

All in all, the modifications made to the Shahed 101 drone by Hezbollah to make it harder to detect, combined with the rocket fire in a close range saturation attack to overwhelm Israeli air defences, allowed the Shahed 101 one way attack drones to carry out their attack undetected and without interception. The drones are relatively small with a small warhead, which limits targets to soft unprotected ones, like the dining hall hit yesterday.

https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/oxfam-condemns-killing-water-engineers-gaza

Oxfam condemns in the strongest terms the killing in Gaza today of four water engineers and workers from the Khuzaa municipality who were working with our strategic partner the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU).

The four men were killed on their way to conduct repairs to water infrastructure in Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis. Despite prior coordination with Israeli authorities their clearly-marked vehicle was bombed. Oxfam stands in solidarity with the CMWU, their partners and the families of the victims. 

This is like the world central kitchen strike the Israelis did

death to germany

Germany reportedly asked Israel to sign a 'genocide clause'

On 13 October 2024, German newspaper BILD reported in an exclusive (behind a paywall) that Germany asked the Israeli government to sign a so-called ‘genocide clause’ as a precondition for further arms deliveries. This clause apparently contained a written assurance from the Israeli government that German arms will not be used to commit genocide. The document is said to have arrived in Berlin on 10 October and allowed Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz to declare in parliament the next day that "We have supplied arms, and we will supply arms".

This raises several questions:

1. Does this imply that the German Government shares in the suspicion that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip?

2. Can such an assurance absolve Germany from its responsibility under international law not to aid or assist acts of genocide?

https://nitter.poast.org/StefanTalmon/status/1845765106451329190

Update on Cuba's Energy Crisis:

According to official information, the restoration process of electrical system has already begun in western Cuba CTE Santa Cruz has started up and work is being done to link CTE Mariel Energás is in service and a load level is being served in Havana and Mayabeque.

In the Central zone the microsystem remains stable. CTE Guiteras is in the process of starting up. CTE Nuevitas is in the process of starting up, feeding off the Camagüey microsystem. CTE Felton and CTE Renté are further behind due to problems in the 110KV busbar at Renté.

CTE de Cienfuegos is unavailable due to a breakdown. 370 MW served in the country. There are microsystems in almost the entire country, except Artemisa. Unlike other outages, explained Lazaro Guerra, there was now less availability of fuel. This situation will gradually recover.

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.

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

happy birthday to this future president