Sounds too good to be true but here's hoping it inspires similar acts:
https://twitter.com/SilentlySirs/status/1797323174826459476?mx=1

🔴⚡️URGENT: An Israeli soldier suffering from severe psychological issues after fighting in the Gaza Strip went to the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv today and threw hand grenades at the ministry. It is unknown if there are any casualties.

Protectorate of Jews battling antisemitism by pushing an elderly orthodox Jewish man onto the pavement, head first, then threatening anyone who comes to his aide. https://t.me/FotrosResistance/6699

Request: Does anyone here have resources and research about how the "dismantling apartheid" in SA after the boycott campaign was actually not that much of a victory for indigenous South Africans but was in some ways a big victory for capital in maintaining its stranglehold on South African resource extraction?

I've heard people discuss it but never investigated.

I want to write a political/history article about why the South Africa solution is unacceptable for Palestine and people need to stop making comparisons between "If America sanctioned Israel like it did South Africa then Palestinians would end apartheid".

I have a deep suspicion, shared by many other Arab communists, that the "2-state solution" or a South Africa scenario is the new end-goal of the American enemy after the war and that all these schemes to distract from the reality that the zionist entity must be annihilated and armed struggle is the only way forward are an attempt to promote this agenda.

I'd be willing to talk over dm's as well more comprehensively if you know a lot.

tfw things are going well

Going to after lunch. There's three ballots I have to vote on, national, regional and provincial.

You may not like it, but this is what peak performance in war looks like

Several European regimes has joined NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg's recent demands for the Kiev regime to be allowed to use NATO weapons to attack Russian soil.

German premier Olaf Scholz has given the Ukrainians a carte blanche to attack Russia with German weapons, as long as it is "within international law". French supreme leader Emmanuel Macron has also joined the choir for escalation, albeit with the caveat that attacks inside Russia should only be against missile systems targeting Ukraine.

Danish autocrat Mette Frederiksen is baying for more war as well, giving the Ukrainians the same blanket permission to use Danish weapons for whatever they like as long as it is within "international law". As an example of the state of the serious and objective journalism we're blessed with in the west, I give you the following exerpt from Danish government broadcaster DR:

"The prime Minister's statement is a natural development," says Kenneth Øhlenschlæger Buhl, military researcher at the Institute for Strategy and War Studies at the Defence Academy.

"One must also recognize that if Ukraine is to have a chance to win this war, this step must be taken, otherwise Ukraine will be fighting with one hand tied behind its back - and that's not how you win wars."

Mette Frederiksen also said in the interview with TV2 News that she agrees with the Ukrainian assessment that one cannot defend oneself if "one is not allowed to do something the other way."

very interesting video of a russian soldier using a shotgun to stop a suicide drone (warning this is a reddit link)

jacobin posted another silly article

I just feel the third campist vibes emanating from the pixels on the screen.

New mandatory reading for those interested in Iran How the West weaponized women's rights to demonize Ebrahim Raisi By Farah Hajj Hassan https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/how-the-west-weaponized-women-s-rights-to-demonize-ebrahim-r

It's a longer read for al Mayadeen with a lot of things too much to cut excerpts.

How soon until Mosad starts assassinating ICJ justices and lawyers?

Sisi

There was a Innicent

Please Blame your Soldiers ! Be A Good Dog , be a good dog .. you might get a treat if your a good dog .

please repeat " My Soldiers shoot first , then they got killed because they are really bad at Shooting first , please excuse the Inconvinence"

Excuse me for a sec while I do some great man of history psychologizing

If Biden loses in November he'll be ok with it because he'll think he's sacrificing his presidency for Israel

That said, I think he's the favourite 55:45 over trump. Americans don't vote based on foreign policy, there are a lot of Normal Whites in the country, and for the 8 Americans that do vote based on policy, he's the same as the republicans except Normal anyway.

Check in on your chud relatives, they're probably not doing well right now.

So is anything coming from this verdict?

Any updates on the military base that was taken over by Russians while the American troops were still occupying it?

Slovak premier's health improving after attack, says Slovak government

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's health is improving as he recovers from an assassination attempt this month, the Slovak government and the hospital where he is being held said on Monday.

An assailant shot Fico four times at close range as the prime minister greeted supporters at a government meeting in the central Slovak town of Handlova on May 15.

Woke up bright and early to do a bit of trolling against the ACDP's website right on South Africa's election day and they've installed malware now, XD

Yeah I'm going to be Congo posting for the foreseeable future as I work my way through Gérard Prunier's primer on the 21st century's deadliest conflict. To the surprise of nobody, in reading Africa's World War I've regrettably discovered that the first and second Congo Wars were indeed in part proxy wars between the French and the Americans for control over the DRC's vast mineral wealth. Obviously a lot more complicated than just a proxy war, and it involved dozens of state and non-state actors, but the French tried desperately to uphold the Mobutu regime in Zaire whilst the Americans poured money and even American troops into Kagame's RPF to overthrow Mobutu. If you'll remember, Mobutu (leader of Zaire after the CIA/Belgian assassination of mildly leftist Lumumba in the 60's) was allowing the perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide to re-arm in refugee camps on the Zaire/Rwanda border. The following excerpts are from pages 118-120

The U.S. government did not sound very keen to get involved, declaring, “We want to co-operate with our partners in solving the crisis in Eastern Zaire. But we must make sure that these plans are sound, logical and that they would work.” This was partly a result of the Somalia syndrome and also partly due to the fact that other segments of the U.S. government were physically supporting the operation without making that fact public. As the crisis unfolded it became obvious that decision making in Washington was taking place at several levels simultaneously and that they were not always in agreement with each other. But the general tone of the U.S. approach to the crisis was of support for the Kigali regime and its actions; U.S. Gen. George Joulwan, head of NATO, even described General Kagame as "a visionary."

After the taking of Bukavu, whose last defenders had been FDD Bu¬rundian guerrillas, the mixture of RPA and Congolese rebel troops pushed southward. They were soon joined by a group of about sixty African American mercenaries. According to English-speaking Zairians who had occasion to talk with them, they had been privately recruited in the United States and flown to Uganda, from where they had been taken by road to Kigali and later to Bukavu. The way their passage from the United States had been facilitated by Customs and police suggested undeniably that they were on some kind of unofficial government mission. They were soon battling the FDD at Mwenga and Kiliba.

It was increasingly obvious that the refugees had become political pawns. France and the pro-Mobutu West African francophone states pretended to back a multinational intervention force (MNF) to save the refugees; what they really wanted was to save Mobutu. On the opposite side the United States was dragging its feet on the MNF question (and Rwanda was openly opposing it) because it was increasingly collaborating in trying to bring Mobutu down, while not caring too much about what would happen to the refugees, or even, in the case of Rwanda, wanting them back under control, dead or alive. Similarly among foreign NGOs and political parties, pro-Hutu groups saw the refugees as innocent lambs about to be slaughtered, while the pro-Tutsi groups saw them as largely killers who were getting their comeuppance.

On November 8 fighting started around Mugunga, and UN Secretary General Boutros Ghali called for the rapid creation of a multinational intervention force, fearing the possibility of “genocide by starvation.” In spite of frantic diplomatic activity from Paris, negotiations were still bogged down. The British press made “the West” in general responsible for the delay, while the French press clearly accused the United States.

Trump found guilty in hush money trial

I'd like to see ol' Donny Trump wriggle his way out of this jam!

Not to lathe this into existence, but sometimes I wonder if platforms like YouTube or Facebook will someday hide identifying information in plain sight when you screenshot something and share it. Similar to how YouTube adds ?si=nNelxk402fj38fh to urls, but harder to identify. Could be as simple as a seemingly random pattern in the background, decodable by an algorithm and then searchable by feds.

Two ministers - interior and finance - with their parties promised to leave the ruling coalition in Israel if the government led by Netanyahu accepts the peace plan proposed by Biden.

Everything is predictable - the nationalist Ben-Gvir and the Haredi Smotrich are sharply against such a plan, because this is simply Israel’s capitulation against the backdrop of the fact that the IDF in the Gaza Strip has not yet achieved a single goal

More action from a bunch of plane nerds on how the still non-existent B-21 raider Stealth Bomber can hold off the entire Chinese airfleet by itself and an f-35 spotter

Like I just fucking can't, how do these people even fucking believe this shit much less come up with it in their mind palaces.

US Navy Operations Specialist explains how a B-21 Raider loaded with a gazillion of air-to-air missiles could keep Chinese J-20 stealth fighters at bay

Just an FYI. There's only, to my knowledge at this time, only 1 flying B-21. And that was produced as one of those public proof-of-concept exhibitions after years of dumping money on the bonfire of vanities that is the military industrial complex. Who knows how long it will take them to even have enough for a single wing.

The Raider

The B-21 Raider will be a dual-capable penetrating strike stealth bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. The B-21 will form the backbone of the future Air Force bomber force consisting of B-21s and B-52s. Designed to operate in tomorrow’s high-end threat environment, the B-21 will play a critical role in ensuring America’s enduring airpower capability.

I wonder if "high-end threat environments" include rainy weather, something that apparently defeats and routes its predecessor the B-2.

The B-21 Raider will be a component of a larger family of systems for conventional Long Range Strike, including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, electronic attack, communication and other capabilities. It will be nuclear capable and designed to accommodate manned or unmanned operations. Additionally, it will be able to employ a broad mix of stand-off and direct-attack munitions.

Yap yap yap the most it'll likely be used for is dick-waving the Russians and Chinese from a safe distance and maybe, if someone's unlucky enough, be used to bomb civilians who can't fight back.

Given its unique capabilities would it be possible to load a B-21 with air-to-air missiles and keep an entire air force at bay?

An exceptionally take I never thought I'd ever see in my lifetime. "Wot if one plane could hold off an entire country's airfleet by itself"

Fuck is this? Gamer logic?

B-21 paired with the F-35

Eric Wicklund, former US Navy Operations Specialist, explains on Quora;

Well there's your first mistake. You're delving into the internet's morass of dumbasses.

I give you the B-21 Raider (below) paired with the F-35, which could be an awesome combination.

'Currently, the Chinese air force has a long-range missile called the PL-15, with a range of 120–190 miles. Some have called it an “AWACS Killer” because it can be loaded on the stealthy J-20 aircraft. Theoretically, J-20s might sneak past American fighters and launch on the AWACS or aerial tankers, removing vital force multipliers for the American side.

So back in like 2022 there's been quite a few encounters between the f-35 and J-20 out and around the south China sea, with a U.S PACOM airforce commander remarking that their AWACs were insufficient for detecting the J-20s effectively, which when read between the lines means there's a good chance that J-20s can indeed take down AWACS and tear holes into any airforce C4ISR networks.

Combine this with China's work in creating anti-stealth radar system countermeasures that have been reported to be capable of detecting F-22 decades back and how most likely this tech has continually been developed since then it would stand to reason that China's air defenses would be a tough nut to crack so as long as they maintain a regional defense strategy while utilizing the J-20s combined with KJ-500s as surgical implements to take out strategic assets and hamstring any attempted offensive air operations. Now you're probably feeling pretty thoughtful and introspective right now after reading this, so let me give you a heads up to prepare for some major whiplash of dipshittery.

B-21 with a gazillion AIM-260 missiles

‘So, why not load up a B-21 with a gazillion AIM-260 missiles. F-35s would scout ahead looking for any J-20s trying to slip past the fighter screen. J-20s are stealthy, but not as much as the F-35, and this would allow the F-35 to target the J-20 before they get close enough to launch. An F-35 pilot could request a launch from the B-21 and then take over control of the missile, directing it towards the inbound J-20.

Ever play the game battleship? Imagine a ten thousand by ten thousand peg board with the enemy team using "boats" that only take up 1 peg, and your plan is to try and sus them out like that. Fucking jackass

‘And even if a J-20 is able to launch, F-35s could direct the missiles to intercept the inbound PL-15s.’

The fuck do you mean "if"? Do you got magic hypersonic missiles that can hit the military airbase on mainland China from fuckknowswheresville outside of the PLA missile commands reach? If that's the case why the fuck do you need F-35s near by?

Jesus christ holy shit how high off your supply are you fuckers

Wicklund concludes;

Please you don't have to. I insist

Other than that, there’s no reason to expect holding off a large air force with just one aircraft. If it’s big enough it won’t be stealthy enough. If it’s stealthy enough it won’t have space for the fuel to have the necessary loiter time. But, having multiple aircraft teaming together, you could have similar effect.’

A message to everyone involved making this article.

mfw Nigel Farage did another racism on TV

In the last thread I was discussing the fact that the Labour right has spent the last five years being advised by the US Democrats in how to restrict electoral turnout and fight a strategy dependent on low-turnout, highly exclusionary elections. Also the fact that Labour absolutely would not reverse the provenly (and now confirmed to be deliberate by Tory sources) prejudicial voter ID laws. Both me and @Awoo@hexbear.net agreed that Labour probably wouldn't reverse them.

Der Starmer was asked about it earlier today and, after some confused waffle, said no (in such a way to avoid a quote of it).

Nazis having a meltdown about Mexico electing a Jewish president

Today a large majority in the Danish parliament consisting of the succdems and other right-wing parties passed a law increasing the yearly transfer of money to the royal family from USD 18.4 mln. to USD 20.9 mln. In addition the state will now party for internal maintenance of palaces and castles used by the royals. The income is tax free.

To my surprise giving more money to the royals is not a popular move. A recent poll shows that while 48 percent of people disapprove of the royal raise, only 20 percent supports it.

Succdems have tried to explain the lack of generosity towards the nation's most pampered family by complaining about the question not explaining that they really deserve it. I think the explanation is completely different. For its entire time in power, the current succdem-led right-wing regime has tried to scare the public into being more "crisis-conscious", constantly talking about how the world is a scary place where danger looms everywhere, especially Putin's Asiatic hordes who lusts for conquest. There's no money for anything, not for schools, not for healthcare, not for green transition, everything has to be spent on more military stuff to defend ourselves against the Russian menace. — And then these ghouls come and throw money at people who wants for nothing. It doesn't make sense and it feels like they're adding insult to injury.

• On June 2, in addition to president, Mexico will choose all 500 deputies in the lower house of Congress and all 128 seats in the Senate.
• The main presidential candidates are left-wing Claudia Sheinbaum and right-wing Xóchitl Gálvez, with center-left Jorge Máynez representing a third, dark-horse option.
• Both Sheinbaum and Gálvez want to invest more in renewable energy, but disagree about some controversial infrastructure projects.

MEXICO CITY — Mexico will hold elections on June 2 that are likely to shape the country for years to come. In addition to president, all 500 deputies in the lower house of Congress and all 128 seats in the Senate are on the ballot. The winners will have to reckon with a host of pressing environmental concerns that range from renewable energy and mining to access to clean water and infrastructure.

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A disappointing result of rainbow imperialism is that the most vocal and aggressive NATO leftists I’ve come across irl have all been lgbt.

On the opposite spectrum, I’ve also had some of the most dedicated and well-read comrades in my country also be lgbt. Our old left is weak on lgbt but the younger generation has done a better job at bringing them over and keeping them from falling into the NATO-Rainbow Trap.