WHY WOULD ISRAEL RELEASE THAT VIDEO OF HIM THROWING A STICK AT THE DRONE

This is like releasing footage of Che shouting "Shoot coward, you will only kill a man" right before his death. They've released the exact footage you should not release when a leader dies a hero's death.

The greatest gift the enemy and occupation can give me is to assassinate me… so I can go to Allah as a martyr by their hand. Today, I’m 59 years old and truthfully, I prefer to be killed by an F-16 or missiles than die from COVID, from a stroke, heart attack, car accident, or any other thing people die from… As you know, at 60 we are closer to death, to dying from natural causes… I prefer to die a martyr than to die a meaningless death.

—Yahya Sinwar

in this week's newsmega there have been several reports on posts for being "cringe" because the posts compare Sinwar to fictional figures in pop culture, like anime/game/books/movies. I haven't acted on these. Reporters, you have the casualty wrong. It's not that Sinwar resembles these fictional heroes, it's that fictional heroes are created to exemplify and embody real life virtues. Real people throughout history including Sinwar demonstrate virtues like bravery, defiance, and sense of justice through their real actions. The history of real people in turn informs and inspires the type of characters artists create in fiction.

When a poster says "the dying moments of Sinwar makes me think of one of my animes" they are consciously or unconsciously picking up on how fictional characters are inspired by reality. There is a rich and storied history of heroic, liberatory fighters that inspire artists, and while Sinwar was obviously his own man with his own legacy, he is also part of that tradition.

In short, no I will not take mod action on posts just for being cringe.

العصا اللي رماها السنوار ما فاتت، المحرومين مسكوها على طريق القدس

The stick that al-Sinwar threw did not fall, it was caught by the masses on the road to Al Quds (Jerusalem.)

Displaced Palestinian children in Gaza imitating martyr Yahya al-Sinwar by covering their face and wielding sticks.

I can't get this vid of Sinwar out of my head.

Israel is so self-righteous and so arrogant that they must have assumed this would be seen as their glorious Osama Bin Laden moment. But it's the opposite. It's like something out of a dystopia movie where the bad guys have all the advantages and all the tech but the hero dying in the rubble refuses to quit. A stick is all he has and it's a physical struggle for him to use it but he uses it anyway.

The Israeli details about the killing of Sinwar depict him as fighting to the end. He was wearing a keffiyeh and fatigues. And stares down his high tech assassin’s flying robot. Throws a stick at it with his one good hand. For a year, Israel has portrayed Sinwar as a coward hiding in tunnels surrounded by hostages. And they will continue to portray him that way. But the details of his death they’ve released will solidify his image as fighting Israel to the end.

https://xcancel.com/jeremyscahill/status/1847016025579008481

I think they don't want to publish it in part because it'll be hard for people to forget. Like the video of the man burning alive while on IV.

Speaking of Sinwar, even in Gaza there has been a wave of trash floating over people about him, a lot would curse him the past few months because they believed he was sitting comfortably while they had to endure the war, this breaks that. And I don't think anyone was expecting this 62 year old man to have been fighting in the front lines, you don't understand how dumb israel is for showing us how they killed him, they disproved the same lies they've spread for an entire year, a cowar rat living in the tunnels surrounded by human shields turns out to have been the entire time in the safest place can be when fighting western forces... the front lines

What's going on in Northern gaza right now is truly horrifying.

Literal killing fields happening

Breaking Israeli occupation forces prepared a deep hole in one of the squares surrounding the Indonesian Hospital, and placed some males in it with their hands tied and their eyes blindfolded In north Gaza

Link has a video, no gore. There's also other photo where children can be seen

https://nitter.poast.org/HossamShabat/status/1847653843288441319

Every little detail I hear about Sinwar's life and death makes it feel straight out of Shōnen Jump. A man born in a refugee camp that outlives him. A man who went from emiseration to a college degree. A man who became fluent in his oppressors language in captivity. A man who went from indefinite imprisonment to leading the resistance. A man who projects a Samsonian level of indomitability. They have to keep making excuses that 'he's in another country', 'he's underground' for why they just can't kill him for years, but you can find him walking down the street in Gaza and just pull him aside for an interview.

He's still above ground fighting, a year into the entire region being carpet-bombed with the expressed intent to kill him specifically. He gets hit with tanks, missiles, dronefire, he's still fighting with a severed hand–he's 61 years old! Even when he's bleeding out in a dusty-old chair exposed to the elements, the surveillance drone pilots are still instinctively dodging the pieces of rebar he's chucking at the damned thing in a final 'fuck you' to his oppressors with his one good hand.

They have to finish him off with a sniper round. They can't touch this man. They can't be near this man. He's the bogeyman. It feels intrinsically embarrassing to even make the comparison–it makes me feel like my analysis is fundamentally juvenile, but I just cannot shut it out of my mind, it keeps coming back to me the more I think about it–this man went out like Gojo Satoru. A life and a death that can only be rivaled by Che Guevara's in terms of it feeling straight out of fiction. What a guy.

Opsec looking more important in the UK lately

At the rate she’s going, Kamala will next appear on Lex Friedman with special guest Jordan Peterson to discuss why men feel isolated. Then she’ll make a surprise appearance on Asmongold’s stream to react to Tyler Olivera while muttering “based” every time he suggests that immigrants should be culled.

Finally, she’ll clinch the undecided vote by attending a book signing with celebrated author and beloved feminist, JK Rowling.

Edit: I forgot her one-upping Trump by having Peter Thiel attend one of her rally’s.

Jesus fucking christ. I said last week that Israel was going full steam ahead with extermination in the north, and it seems my worst fears have come to pass

Hossam Shabbat, a Palestinian journalist reporting in North Gaza, says the IDF has made a “deep hole” in the grounds of Indonesian Hospital, and has placed males in it with hands tied and eyes blindfolded.

This follows reports of summary executions taking place in the hospital.

https://nitter.poast.org/NaksBilal/status/1847656402908561581

It's completely insane to me that the Israelis actually released the video of Sinwar's death, along with a bunch of details that confirmed that he died fighting until his last breath on the front lines. Do they not understand how that looks?

Folks, it's time for the latest installation of "Western media finally says the things the news mega has been saying for 2+ years". I'm just going to highlight a couple quotes I think are interesting, but the article is a quick read.

FT - Israel races to supply anti-missile shield: Intense war demands have left the IDF relying on the US to fill gaps in air defences

Israel faces a looming shortage of interceptor missiles as it shores up air defences to protect the country from attacks by Iran and its proxies, according to industry executives, former military officials and analysts.

The US is racing to help close gaps in Israel’s protective shield, announcing on Sunday the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) antimissile battery, ahead of an expected retaliatory strike from Israel on Iran that risks further regional escalation.

“Israel’s munitions issue is serious,” said Dana Stroul, a former senior US defence official with responsibility for the Middle East.

“If Iran responds to an Israel attack [with a massive air strike campaign], and Hizbollah joins in too, Israel air defences will be stretched,” she said, adding that US stockpiles were not limitless. “The US can’t continue supplying Ukraine and Israel at the same pace. We are reaching a tipping point.”

As it turns out, profit maximization, lean manufacturing, and just-in-time logistics is not compatible with a rapidly expanding warfront. Apparently, stockpiles and excess industrial capacity are kind of important when you want to fight another country with a peer or near-peer industrial base, let alone multiple.

The US-supplied Thaad battery, which is designed to shoot down ballistic missiles, will sit alongside Israel’s Arrow system. It bolsters Israel’s overall air defences as Benjamin Netanyahu’s government plans its retaliatory strike for Iran’s missile barrage in October, which Tehran said was to avenge the killing of the leaders of the Hamas and Hizbollah militant groups.

Is "sit along side" metaphorical or literal, here? My gut feeling is that this is literal, and they are going to place the THAAD battery, which will be operated by ~100 US troops, next to an Arrow battery, meaning that the strategy is to use US troops as human shields to deter a strike on the interceptor batteries.

“We are not seeing Hizbollah’s full capability yet. It has only been firing at around a tenth of its estimated prewar launching capacity, a few hundred rockets a day instead of as many as 2,000,” said Assaf Orion, a former Israeli brigadier general and head of strategy at the Israel Defense Forces.

“Some of that gap is a choice by Hizbollah not to go full out, and some of it is due to degradation by the IDF . . . But Hizbollah has enough left to mount a strong operation,” Orion added. “Haifa and northern Israel are still on the receiving end of rocket and drone attacks almost every day.”

Analysts said that defence planners and Israel’s AI-powered air defences were having to choose which areas to protect over others.

More than 20,000 rockets and missiles have been fired at Israel over the past year from Gaza and Lebanon alone, according to official Israeli figures.

“During the October 1 attack, there was a sense the IDF reserved some Arrow interceptors in case Iran fired its next salvo at Tel Aviv,” said Ehud Eilam, a former researcher at Israel’s Ministry of Defence. “It’s only a matter of time before Israel starts to run out of interceptors and has to prioritise how they are deployed.”

We are getting to the point where Israel is having to choose which missiles to let through, which is not a great spot to be in when your population has a very low tolerance for casualties.

The US is now openly deploying troops to Palestine and it seems the world has not a single care.

US Pentagon Confirms it will send THAAD battery and troops to 'israel'

The THAAD battery is accompanied by approximately 100 US troops that operate the anti-missile system, according to a US defense official.

The Harris campaign has released a 5 point agenda to "Create Opportunity for Black Men", that, on the surface, appears to be an attempt to steady what I am sure are cratering polls, and cynically, seems to have been created so they have something to point to and blame black men for not supporting her if and when she loses. Among the highlights: legal weed and "protecting cryptocurrency" lmao

If this were a Trump platform, the liberal media would be screaming about him a racist for thinking what's most important to black men is crypto and weed.

Greek trade unionists blocking shipments from being send to the Zionist entity:
https://xcancel.com/illwilleditions/status/1847001663506198631

The B2’s that bombed Yemen flew out of Australia. British warplanes are thought to be participating in the bombing of Lebanon. German ships are taking down drones. France is contributing to the Iron Dome. The US is tracking targets for assassination. It’s basically a fucking crusade at this point.

OF COURSE the CEO of Wikifeet lives in Tel Aviv.

Wes Streeting has called to force people on the dole to take Ozempic.

This is what happens I suppose when you put someone who believes the NHS is a cult in charge of healthcare.

Mr ban puberty blockers, who once compared their usage to medical experimentation, now wants to carry out unethical medical experimentation on the unemployed.

"Israel" spent years talking about how Hamas uses human shields when fighting, yet when they found Sinwar (actually, Sinwar found them) he was alone armed with nothing but an AK, a vest and a bunch of grenades. Sinwar proved them wrong over and over again, he was not in Qatar, he wasn't hiding in bunkers never coming out and he wasn't fighting against the enemy hiding behind defenseless women and children. He stood alone against an elite group of "israeli" soldiers that included artillery and tanks, he fought them even as a tank shell severed his hand and left him mortally wounded.., but still kept fighting, all by himself with whatever strenght he had left.

When you read the details about how "israel" got him, it proves that Sinwar, despite his age, was still able to fend off a much larger "israeli" force by himself with inferior tools, and only after they employed overwhelming firepower they were able to take him down. "Israel" will not win and destruction awaits for them at the end of the road.

The zionists are trying to accelerate their extermination campaign in North Gaza at these moments.

Hossam Shabat, journalist in North Gaza:

What’s happening in the Jabalia refugee camp can be summed up as a rapid extermination mission; we have never seen anything like this.

Harris says death of Yahya Sinwar is chance to finally end "Israel"-Gaza war | The Guardian

Kamala Harris has hailed the death of Yahya Sinwar as an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza and prepare for “the day after” when Hamas no longer dominates the territory.

The US vice-president and Democratic nominee said “justice has been served” with the death of the Hamas leader, adding that the US, "Israel" and the wider world were “better off as a result”.

fucking hate her so much. rest in power Yahya Sinwar you will always be remembered

Just go back from the assembly we held at our university, and we resolved: The building will be occupied by the students and the authorities will be displaced*, effective now the premises are under student control for an indefinite period of time. Classes will resume as normal (most will be held in the street). We also declared a state of permanent assembly.

*I'll dig more into this. We voted on displacing them, however, I think some will remain in their posts to fulfill their duties. What I think happens is that their authority is shared with the students, meaning that we kinda abolished hierarchies lmao.

Meanwhile, more and more universities are being occupied by students, althrough such occupations differ from one another. I think the number is well above 50 institutions around the country, more will be joining us as the movement gets bigger.

A few days ago, milei announced that occupations are illegal and thus efforts must be directed to evict those who participate in the occupations.

So, anybody knows how to deal with riot police? Honestly I don't know what to expect, in one hand we're protected by the right of protest and there's also the fact that neither police or federal forces are allowed to intervene in universities (they can't even step inside), on the other, it's milei we're talking about, not that he gives a shit about all this. I do expect shady people to come and go from the building to collect intelligence for the cops, this has happened before.

What keeps me worried are possible sporadic attacks by pro-milei people. Today, during the assembly to decide on the occupation of the University of Quilmes, a group of libertarians tried to crash it by using tear gas on students. They were promptly kicked off the establishment and the university was occupied regardless. This hasn't happened in previous times when universities were occupied because the conext was different, but now, fascists and libertarians (they are the same thing) are completely empowered by the state. Gotta keep watch I guess.

death to "israel" btw

Death to

They're out here doing literal kristallnacht re-enactment

Tonight, over 100 armed Israeli terrorist settlers invaded the village of Jaloud in Nablus, West Bank.

They set cars ablaze, fired at houses, hurled stones, and cut water and electricity lines. After their assault, they blasted music and danced in the streets, celebrating the terror they had caused.

https://nitter.poast.org/IhabHassane/status/1847076394695905591

So there is an American Football Game going on, and I was right under the fighter jets flyby path. That was one of the loudest things I've heard. I also can't help but to realize this is the sound millions of people around the world hear and assume it is their death.

Sinwar died like an anime character, and I don't mean to trivialize his death with that statement, I mean it in the most respectful way possible. Defiant to the end, almost brings a tear to my eye how powerful it was.

I'm convinced that the Zionists sent the drone to kill him out of fear that if any of them tried to do so in person, he would have merc'd them with the stick.

excuse me I'm gonna wax poetic for a bit, except poorly written because I only have a couple minutes.

All through this it's become more and more clear that the oppressed of the world, the very people the "civilized" world consider to be "sub-human savages", have exhibited far more humanity than any of the ghouls in the "civilized" world ever has. In them I see the kind of strength, bravery, compassion, and fire that the "civilized" world arrogantly believe themselves to possess; the oppressed and their defiance to the savagery of the "civilized" world are truly inspiring, they have shown what humanity truly looks like. The "civilized" world believes themselves to be the bastion of compassion and humanity. But that cannot be further from the truth. The "civilized" world is a world of evil, cowardice, and barbarity. Their only desire is to satiate their own greed and desire to crush and dominate others. They have no values, and I can hardly believe they can exhibit human emotions. The "civilized" world are the true savages and barbarians, only hungering for blood, slaves, and sacrifices. Only... when it comes to the "savages" they look down on, they don't consider any of them to be "sacrifices" in any sense.

This isn't limited to Palestine, this goes throughout all of history of anti-colonial struggles.

EDIT: I had to edit this because a line I added while writing it fucked up the sequence.

Israel is barring entire aid organizations after their doctors were featured in a NYT article about the conditions they saw in Gaza

Cuba: A massive march in solidarity with Palestine took place in Havana, to condemn the genocide of the Israeli government against the Palestinian people for the past year. This demonstration is also being replicated in Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.

Not gonna look at polls, kamala will lose. They'll blame Black/Hispanic people, men, Muslims, Jews, Jill Stein, and more, but the root cause will be the genocide in Palestine. If I'm wrong I'll run a marathon with no training or something similar idk

Both campaigns have no energy. Boring election cycle

Apparently, Zelensky is flailing around threatening that Ukraine will develop nuclear weapons.

Absolutely delusional, Ukraine is finished.

Critical support for Uyghur separatists pocketing most of the NED money and doing the absolute bare minimum:
https://xcancel.com/AbdurehimGheni/status/1845468670203433112

Pro-Palestine solidarity organization Samidoun and Palestinian-Canadian activist Khaled Barakat designated "foreign terrorist organization" and "terrorist" respectively by the US and Canada.

Canada news outlet

US Treasury release

I just saw a video of a child being burned alive in a hospital tent Israel bombed.

I feel sick. I don’t have words for what I want to happen to the people that did this. If I found the words and wrote them here the FBI would show up at my door.

I hope every American politician and every past or current member of the IDF experiences even 1/10th the pain and suffering they have inflicted on innocent children, women and men. Every IDF soldier deserves to be burnt alive in a tent like their victims. I’d say they deserve worse but I literally cannot think of anything worse.

The Last Supper: the Hezbullah's drone attack is a response to the Pagers incident

The "New York Post" newspaper chose a mocking headline, "Beep Beep Boom!", for the terrorist attack involving pagers. Users on the internet responded with a picture of Hezbullah's drone and Whizz_Whizz_Boom hashtag where the whizz is the sound of drones.

Kamala is getting cooked in a Fox News interview right now, complete surrender to the far-right on immigration

Edit: lmao holy shit she is just falling for one trap after another, she's noticeably flustered

🇵🇸 | Yahya Sinwar’s narration of a saying by Imam Ali (as), he said:

“I have well remembered this saying from Imam Ali: There are 2 days in a person's life: a day when death is not your destiny, and a day when death is your destiny. On the first day, no one can harm you, and on the second day, no one can save you."

from https://xcancel.com/AryJeay/status/1846933415704019321

My very least favorite phrase today are versions of this "He was suspected of using hostages as human shields to protect himself." Fucking US media parroting hasbara when the general public doesn't even know the word "hasbara".

Breaking News: Yemeni Armed Forces target the ship "MEGALOPOLIS" in the Arabian Sea due violation of Yemeni law banning ships and companies linked to Israel from shipping.

Yemen really didn't like the movie

Mandela grandson blocked from entering the UK because he was against the gaza genocide and smoked lammy https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ-VHz7MmrU

Hezbollah Resistance fighters are currently engaged in the most fierce battles on the Lebanese-Palestinian border since the invasion began.

Israelis suffered significant losses in personnel, evac helicopters have not stopped transporting soldiers to hospitals for the past hours.

https://xcancel.com/eyesonsouth1/status/1846593645019062451?s=46

German media is currently plastering the image of a Palestinian burning in his hospital bed everywhere - not because they’re outraged over Israel’s crime against humanity, but because they’re demanding a politician who shared said image critically to resign over “antisemitism“

Germans just can't help themselves being nazis

https://nitter.poast.org/frutiger_sof/status/1847665436566933873

for demonrats thats basically a duel huh. She should just explode his head

I think Harris and Biden are starting to realize they are losing the Arab Americans. It should probably be it's own thread but I wonder what people here think of this.

rest easy soldier.
the battle may be lost but the war is not over.

“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'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.

Algeria: Funeral prayer done for Yahia Sinwar

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.

Folks, the kids say :

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

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

At the meeting of the Russian President with the BRICS media, the first question was from a representative of the Chinese CGTN, the second question was given to the Arab colleagues: "Does Russia feel like a junior partner of China in what is happening (in the confrontation) between China and the US?"

Putin: "Russia and China listen to each other, for 5-7 years I have spoken many times about "improving the balance" in trade - so that there would be more Russian industrial products in China. We hear each other, we straighten everything out, we are succeeding.

We do not interfere in the relations between China and the US.

The US is 15 years late, they will not be able to slow down the development of China, the same as telling the sun - don't rise.

NATO is dragging the Europeans into Asia. They were asked if they want to spoil relations with China? They are being dragged by a lasso like little dogs.

In relations with China, there are no seniors or juniors.

China is our strategic partner and ally.”

Looking forward to BRICS summit next week.

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

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

On September 27th, the Biden regime issued DoD Directive 5240.01: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodd/524001p.PDF?ver=UpTwJ66AyyBgvy7wFyTGbA%3D%3D

This directive does what the libs keep telling us Trump is going to do - it creates a legal framework for the US Military to be called in to "assist" local law enforcement and that they can be authorized to use deadly force against American citizens when doing so.

RIP Yahya Sinwar. Palestine will be free

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

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

Israel is going to regret releasing that video of Sinwar.

Permanently Deleted

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."

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

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?

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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"

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.

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

Drone Assassination attempt on Netenyahu, the drone hit his home, but he wasn't in it.

edit: apparently it reached there using a helicopter as a meat shield

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

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.

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:

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

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

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”.

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

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

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

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?

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.

According to Hezbollah, around 55 Israeli soldiers have been killed in clashes since the start of the invasion last month, while more than 500 have been wounded.

They also claim to have destroyed 20 Merkava tanks, four military bulldozers and two drones.

“According to the Resistance leadership, the operations room announces the move to a new phase of escalation in the confrontation,” which will become clearer in the coming days, he added.

IOF detonate a whole village in south Lebanon

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."

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.

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!?!

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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 US has 7 batteries,8 batteries in the future.

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?

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.

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.

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.

"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

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?

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)

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.

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.

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.

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

happy birthday to this future president

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

brits best country

aside from greeks, stellar work as well

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?

Let's take a closer look at the UN resolution on the eradication of colonialism: https://xcancel.com/EmbassyofRussia/status/1847260063506812974

Not going over the people of NATO^TM countries, but some things stand out:

• Armenia abstained. I guess the current regime continues to think sucking up to the West would benefit them somehow.

• Argentina voted yes while Chile abstained. Imagine being somehow worse than Milei's regime.

• Côte d'voire, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, and Senegal abstaining just shows everyone where the new front against the AES is located at. Senegal is especially revealing since a lot of people were hyping them for being a progressive force. Even Nigeria voted yes.

• Fiji just shamelessly licking the boots of their US masters for the entire world to see.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

For the past few days, Russia and Syria have been carrying out a significant aerial bombardment campaign against NATO-backed HTS militants in the occupied northwestern regions of Syria near Idlib.

Image below is of an HTS underground communications center in rural Idlib getting destroyed. It's from Mohammad Dabaa's telegram channel.

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

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.

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

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

spoiler

https://xcancel.com/POTUS/status/1846984629573542269

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

@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.

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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!"

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?

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