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https://www.reuters.com/world/uks-cameron-says-hes-worried-israel-may-have-breached-international-law-gaza-2024-01-09/

UK's Cameron says he's worried Israel may have breached international law in Gaza

lol

China demands full payment of the currency swap and explores possible embargo on Argentina.

The situation is very tricky. Apart from us, the working class, who are deep in the shit, milei's government is standing on quicksand and sinking in. The international panorama for Argentina is looking really bad, few friends, some enemies and many worried onlookers. Cutting relations with China and Brasil is demential, and as the article said, will have an immediate and apocalyptic effect in society and the economy. On the other hand, milei's approach to the United States yields no practical results, for he is explicitly anti-Biden. A Trump victory might "clear" the way for improvements, but Trump is Trump. Brasil and China are out of the equation now, China looks for alternatives and so does Brasil, with the latter looking to tap into Paraguayan and Chilean goods as a replacement for Argentina's.

The IMF is another tricky actor here, sure they want to completely dismantle the Argentinian State, but despite publicly showing "promise" in "Argentina's recovery", internally they're a bit worried. The government of milei doesn't seem to be too reliable, and the problems that we have have worsened in just one month. Yesterday, Minister of Economy Caputo struck a "hard fought" deal with the IMF to secure funding (about 4 billion or so) to pay for expired debts, a minuscule amount compared to the 40 billion milei promised during his campaign. The IMF, despite being THE evil institution, is showing some reluctance in "assiting" a government that drives an entire country to it's doom, this is not quite their modus operandi. We truly are the Sick Man of South America.

Biden is now more of a warmonger than the fucking Rand corporation

I'm gone for 12 hours and the CIA decided to blow up ecuador

From time to time I check on Jimmy Dore to see how deep he fell into right wing shit. And oh boy he's now making collaborations with Alex Jones lmfao

Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says Australian personnel had been present in "operational headquarters" but said he could not elaborate further on the precise nature of their participation.

Mr Marles said Australia's participation was "completely consistent" with the national interest. "Australia must stand up for freedom of navigation," Mr Marles said, accusing the Houthis of "disruption of the rules-based order."

Hey does anybody in here have a link to that post / article about fucked up archaic US nukes? I think it was either its own post, or a post in one of these megathreads, but it was basically some Warhammer 40k stuff where the understanding of some of the weapons systems we have has basically just been lost to time and shit like that.

Hamas and the IOF are currently competing to see who can kill the most IOF members

Hamas in the lead, but the IOF is giving its all to catch up

If the following prediction is incorrect I will eat my shit and hair:

The ruling by the ICJ will be some variant of “no conclusive evidence to support the accusations of genocide”

NEW: The Biden administration has told leaders in Congress there will be US-UK airstrikes in Yemen tonight, per a US official.

The official tells me the attacks on Yemen "will not solve the problem" and the approach "doesn't add up to a cohesive strategy."

https://nitter.net/AkbarSAhmed/status/1745581360562004269#m

Edit: DPP won. KMT has conceded defeat.

DPP showing a strong lead over the KMT so far.

Currently 40% to 33% in favour of the DPP, with 95% of polling stations reporting. Will update.

Pope encourages Marxists and Christians to fight corruption, uphold rule-of-law - Vatican News

Pope Francis meets with representatives of the Dialop Transversal dialogue project, an initiative that invites socialists and Christians to work for a common ethic, and invites them to build a better future for our polarised world.

People who are poor, unemployed, homeless, immigrants, or exploited, as well as all those killed by past dictatorships and turned into rubbish by the "throwaway culture" of the present: the level of a society's civilisation is measured by the way they are treated, the Pope said.

Pope Francis reiterated the centrality of the vulnerable as well as the urgency of countering the triple "scourge" of corruption, abuse of power, and lawlessness—both in politics and in society—in his address on Wednesday with representatives of the DIALOP transversal dialogue project.

This is a dialogue project between socialists/Marxists, communists, and Christians aimed at formulating a common social ethic that can be proposed as a new narrative for a Europe in search of its identity, with an integral ecology between the Social Doctrine of the Church and Marxist social critique at its core.

The initiative was born in 2014 after a meeting between Pope Francis, Alexis Tsipras, then president of the Syriza party and later Greek prime minister after 2015, Walter Baier, president of the Party of the European Left, and Franz Kronreif of the Focolare Movement (both present at the audience).

"Do not stop dreaming"

Pope Francis received this morning, in the Paul VI Hall, before the General Audience, 15 members—7 from the left and 8 Catholics from different European countries—of this association.

He shared with them his pain for a world that today appears "divided by wars and polarizations" and, on the other hand, his encouragement to look to the future and try to imagine a "better world."

"We Argentinians say: don't wrinkle, don't go backwards. And this is the invitation I extend to you too: don't back down, don't give up, don't stop dreaming of a better world."

Freedom, equality, dignity, fraternity

"It is in the imagination, in fact, that intelligence, intuition, experience, and historical memory meet to create, venture, and risk," the Pope stressed.

He recalled how, over the centuries, "it has been the great dreams of freedom and equality, of dignity and fraternity, a reflection of God's dream, that have produced progress and advances."

In this sense, the Pope indicated three attitudes for DIALOP to carry out its commitment: the courage to break the mould, attention to the weak, and promotion of a culture based on the rule-of-law.

Turning the tide

Having the courage to break the mould means "opening up, in dialogue, to new ways."

"In an era marked at various levels by conflicts and disagreements, let us not lose sight of what can still be done to reverse the course," he said.

"Against rigid approaches that divide, let us cultivate confrontation and listening with an open heart, without excluding anyone, at the political, social, and religious levels, so that the contribution of each one can, in his or her concrete peculiarity, be positively accepted in the processes of change to which our future is committed," Pope Francis exhorted.

Criticism of finance and market mechanisms

The Pope then called for constant attention to be paid to the weak because the measure of a civilisation is evident in how it treats those on the margins of society.

In off-the-cuff remarks, the Pope recalled the history of the recent past. "Let us not forget that the great dictatorships—think of Nazism—discarded the vulnerable and killed them," he said.

He urged world leaders to put in place policies that are "truly at the service of humanity," saying society "cannot allow itself to be dictated by finance and market mechanisms."

"Solidarity, besides being a moral virtue, is a requirement of justice, which requires correcting distortions and purifying the intentions of unjust systems, as well as radical changes of perspective in the sharing of challenges and resources among men and among peoples," the Pope said.

And he defined "social poets" those who dedicate themselves to this field, because "poetry is creativity," and here it is a question of "putting creativity at the service of society, so that it becomes more human and fraternal."

Fighting corruption and illegality

Finally, Pope Francis encouraged a culture based on the rule-of-law.

"Fight the scourge of corruption, abuses of power, and illegality," he said, because "only in honesty, in deeds, can healthy relationships be established and we can cooperate with trust and efficiency in the construction of a better future."

Hence he expressed his gratitude for the "courage" to work "for a more just and peaceful world" and the recommendation that "the Gospel of Jesus Christ may always inspire and illuminate your research and actions."

During the audience, the DIALOP group presented to the Pope the results of the work of the last ten years, carried out also with the support of the Dicastery for Catholic Culture and Education.

"Beyond religious and ideological boundaries, Christians and Marxists, as well as people of good will," the association explained in a note, "recognise today that they are united in their commitment to the end of armed conflicts in the world and the security of the most basic human rights, in order to guarantee social equilibrium and peace for humanity."

the whole lloyd austin situaiton is honestly bizarre. a complete self-own for no reason and absolute bungling of the PR by the white house. They didn't know their Secretary of Defense was undergoing surgery for prostate cancer? It just seems so comically incompetent, nobody is at the wheel

https://www.rt.com/news/590289-hezbollah-leader-killed-in-alleged-israeli-airstrike/

More assassination bombing in Lebanon

The danish government has just removed the last bit of protections from being surveiled lol source is in danish don't worry though, it has to go into public hearings first, which totally matter guys

If the Saudis move even a muscle the Houthies can attack their oil refineries, like they have done so in the past.

Summary of Burkina Faso mopping up Western-backed insurgents: https://nitter.cz/marcus_herve/status/1745399537340977336

TIL what Bab el Mandeb means, and inshallah the Great Satan will find out just how apt the name is

The name Bab el Mandeb means “Gate of Tears” or “Gate of Grief” in Arabic, from “bab” meaning “gate” and “mandeb” (or “mandab”) meaning “lamentation.”

I need to stop watching CNN, not a single fucking peep about Ecuador but wall to wall coverage of Trump and Biden's failchild.

A man accused of assaulting a worker during a protest against the sale of armoured steel for use in Israeli military vehicles has pleaded not guilty in a New South Wales court.

Key points:

• Jeremy Krebel was one of 30 protesters involved in the sit-in at the company's Unanderra office
• He says Bisalloy is complicit in the actions of the Israeli army in Palestine
• Bisalloy says it respects people's right to protest peacefully and claims its products are used for defensive purposes

The steelmaker also said it "typically only exports lightweight protection grade products".

"Any international sale of these products is done with the strict scrutiny and approval of the Australian Government, Defence Export Control," the company said.

Following the protests Bisalloy said it does not "manufacture steel products for the use in bullets, missiles or similar weapons".

"Bisalloy respects the right of peaceful protest, however breaching premises, trespassing and intimidating our employees is not acceptable.

in other news: lots of layoffs in big tech

Wait davos is happening? There's so much going on I haven't even heard about the ghoul conference

Ecuador's situation, and I guess Mexico's too, is so unthinkable to me. The last time the government had cause to clamp down on excessive crime around these parts was in the years preceding the Rio Olympics / World Cup. The government literally called up the big criminal orgs and told them to just move to the next towns over for a bit, or to hold back from faction warfare while police were stationed everywhere. The one group that rebelled against the arrangement got their shit kicked in by the armed forces without delay.

Even then they didn't cross the rubicon like in Ecuador. Burn a bus, sure. Rush around with big motorcades in broad daylight, ok. Attack police? Of course. But in Ecuador the groups thought they could do a coup.

Protesters in Georgia demand punishment for woman accused of defacing religious icon depicting local war hero

I expect all you news hogs to be red mad and nude over this one.

Edit: this is spicy enough to make its own post lmao

Edit 2: requesting any replies to this be stuck in a spoiler

17% drop in total votes for the DPP in this election vs the last election is a significant development. TPP took those votes from them.

TPP 2020: 11.22%

TPP 2024: 26.46%

KMT might win the next election if the US comprador vote continues to split in this way.

If I was president Xi I would at least be launching a couple of troll balloons. C'mon China do something for once

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/12/rishi-sunak-to-visit-kyiv-after-announcing-rise-in-uk-military-aid-to-ukraine

been a busy day for rish sunak

Tomorrow (11 January) at 10:00 to 12:00 CET, South Africa will be presenting their case before the ICJ.

And on Friday at the same time, Shitreal will be doing the same. Hm y'all wanna bet it is just going to be basically nothing but Nazi apologism and rapacious use of the hard-R like a million simultaneous Call of Duty matches on Xbox Live?

Statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, January 9th:

The occupation falling into ambushes of death and explosive tunnels is an important indicator of its sinking in the mire of Gaza. Gaza has become an explosive minefield, harvesting more leaders, officers, and soldiers of the occupation.

The escalation of strikes of the resistance against the zionist forces entrenched in various areas of the Gaza Strip confirm that the Strip has become entirely an explosive minefield, harvesting more leaders, officers, and soldiers of the occupation, and a graveyard for its vehicles and armored vehicles.

The enemy’s admission of the killing and wounding of dozens of soldiers in the last hours by falling into resistance ambushes, explosive tunnels, sniper fire, mortar shells, and explosive devices in the ongoing battles in the central and southern Gaza Strip, and the continuation of the resistance in striking the zionist depth with rockets after more than 90 days is an important indicator that the occupation is sinking in the mire of Gaza, and that the resistance is imposing itself in the field, owning bases of control and command, and an element of surprise and ambush for the occupation soldiers.

The resistance, with its qualitative operations, succeeded in shattering the zionist deterrence force and breaking the overwhelming qualitative superiority of the zionist army in terms of weapons, equipment, and forces, through engaging in a long attrition battle and guerrilla warfare, in addition to its success in psychological and media warfare, all of which have resulted in this significant field achievement and the blatant zionist failure.

The occupation’s announcement of the death of a zionist commander in the Givati Brigade from a heart attack after watching his colleagues being killed one after the other by the Palestinian resistance reflects the reality in the Gaza Strip and what the occupation soldiers are subjected to from painful and quality strikes and from continuous unprecedented exhaustion. This enemy will find in Gaza nothing but hell, death, and destruction, and will inevitably retreat defeated and humiliated from the Gaza Strip, dragging the tails of disappointment and defeat without achieving any of its goals or the ability to rebuild its crumbling and collapsing deterrence force forever.

Those tunnels are really making the most antisemitic people on the internet freak out

In a few years (months even?) we will see yet another Call of Duty (TM) where we get to play as a MARINE HURRAH and we invade some middle eastern country with an insanely unimaginative name like "UPIKISTAN" whose government is a cartoonishly evil regime and they will make it look like Ansar Allah without saying Ansar Allah because this "FICTIONAL" country has been "disrupting commerce" and just boarding cargo ships and killing people for no reason at all other than being evil and america bad i guess.

And of course the Russians are behind all of this.

Snippet from SA's ICJ case:

The Applicant requests the Court to indicate provisional measures in order to “protect against further, severe and irreparable harm to the rights of the Palestinian people under the Genocide Convention” and “to ensure Israel’s compliance with its obligations under the Genocide Convention not to engage in genocide, and to prevent and to punish genocide”.

Imagine if they say "no" to this. Like, no we do not want to ensure that Israel is not commiting genocide