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.

John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs | All-In Summit 2024 (1h video)

Their liberalism shows through quite a bit: they “love liberal democracy” and line-go-up and all that. Still some good discussion regarding Ukraine, Russia, China, India, Iran, and Palestine/Isntrael.

Moldovan referendum tomorrow https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2024/10/18/g-s1-28762/photos-moldova-referendum-vote-russia-meddling

This might be a controversial take,but I’m frankly pro the west winning on this one

Moldova is in a tug of war between Russia and the EU at the moment,and it looks like both are going all out.

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,minus Transnistria is to be reunited with us. Either us or Russia, because as it stands it’s really not viable as a state. Again,this is the only point where I believe Romania’s interests should align with the west.If the EU project can limp along enough for us to practically reunite before it dies,I’d see that as a win.Either way maybe we can work out something like a Romanian-Moldovan Schengen since neither of us are getting in the actual one and pave the way for reunification.

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

Looks like Russia about to be discarded by China like a used toy. I have already warned of this since earlier in the year when signs begin to emerge, and recent indications are all pointing toward the same direction.

Let’s see what this article from a Chinese academic in Australia has to say:

Why China now wants to put some limits on its ‘no limits’ friendship with Russia

Quoting a few banger paragraphs here:

In sharp contrast to 2022, China’s growing wariness is increasingly being discussed in the open, even among those who were previously censored. In early 2022, for instance, a joint letter by six Chinese emeritus historians opposing Russia’s invasion was censored by the government. The scholars were also warned.

Now, however, it appears the government is seeking to balance its relationships with both Russia and the West. Beijing may not want to be seen as a “decisive enabler” of the war.

For example, the once-prominent “no-limits” friendship language quietly vanished from a Sino-Russian joint statement in May.

And Beijing’s response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit that month was notably subdued. Putin ingratiated himself with Xi, saying they were “as close as brothers”. Xi’s response was more perfunctory – he called Putin a “good friend and a good neighbour”.

lol Putin must be sad.

Scholars are also articulating their concerns about China’s political and economic investments in Russia, both publicly and privately.

Shen Dingli, a leading scholar of Chinese security strategy at Fudan University in Shanghai, said China doesn’t want to be seen as collaborating with Russia against Ukraine or any other country.

He also quoted Fu Cong, China’s former ambassador to the European Union, who said last year the “no-limits” [friendship] is “nothing but rhetoric”.

And in August, after Putin referred to China as an “ally” during a visit to far-eastern Russia, Chinese scholars promptly sought to clarify this statement to prevent any misunderstanding China wants a formal alliance with Russia.

Putin, after being rejected by Europe, sought to pursue a relationship with China only to be rejected again.

As Feng Yujun, director of Fudan University’s Russia and Central Asia Study Centre, argued, the Wagner rebellion was a reflection of Russia’s internal conflicts and domestic security challenges. He noted every time Russia has faced both internal and external crises in history, its regimes have become less stable.

More recently, Feng has been even bolder, predicting Russian defeat in Ukraine. He argued China should keep its distance from Moscow and resume a policy of “non-alignment, non-confrontation and non-partisanship”.

lmao

While Russia-China trade reached a record US$240 billion (A$360 billion) in 2023, it has slowed so far this year, as Chinese financial institutions have sought to limit connections with Russia.

The relationship still heavily favours Beijing. Russia accounts for only 4% of China’s trade, while China accounts for nearly 22% of Russia’s trade.

Many Chinese experts are now warning against an over-dependence on Russia, instead calling for more cooperation with neighbouring countries. This echoes a recent concern Russia has been using its natural resources as a bargaining chip to extract greater benefits from China.

It is absurd to think that Russia could ever replace the West as the main economic partner for China without any kind of ideological commitment. As long as China wants to remain a global net exporter country instead of a domestic consumption oriented economy, it is never going to give up the American and European consumer markets. That means Russia will have to be sacrificed at some point.

Zhao Long, deputy director of the Shanghai Institute of International Relations, says there is an important difference in how they view the world:

Russia wants to destroy the current international system to build a new one. China wants to transform the current system by taking a more prominent place in it.

Yes, you heard that right. Russia wants to destroy the current system and build a new one. China wants to transform the current neoliberal system by taking a more prominent place in it lol.

Recently, Feng Yujun warned China risks being led by the nose by Russia, despite being the stronger economic partner. He says every time China has attempted an alliance with Russia in history, it has had negative consequences for China.

Consequently, it is crucial for China to maintain its long-term partnership with Russia without undermining its constructive relationship with the West.

lol yes it is the relationship with the West that is constructive. Russia is just a spare tire.

Russia has arguably benefited from the current competition between the US and China, as it has sought to exploit the rivalry for its own benefit. But this has also led to uncertainty in the China-Russia relationship.

As another analyst, Ji Zhiye, argues, relying too heavily on Russia will leave China isolated and vulnerable. And this is not a position China wants to be in.

I guess relying on the West is a much safer option for China then.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the coup against liberals over the past two years has failed. They really have made a come back. Chinese banks succumbing to US secondary sanctions on Russia was alarming. The recent monetary easing policy that closely followed the US Federal Reserve rate cut has all but confirmed this.

The same Shanghai libs who screwed up Zero Covid so bad that the entire country had to give up on the policy that had worked so well for nearly 3 years, are now begging the central leadership to save the stock and property markets and mend relationships with Western capital.

Just like Ukraine is about to be discarded by the US, Russia too will soon experience the same fate of being discarded by China. Going to be interesting to see how the BRICS summit goes next week.

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.

Thread about how Pezeshkian might be in trouble for trying to get Zarif into government:
https://xcancel.com/fresh_sadegh/status/1847231258062880923

Nyyonw know of a Blackwolffeed for American prestige?

World’s first cyber-technical?

https://t.me/shustryii_i/1047

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.

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

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.

Some news from the Lebanon, Kursk, and Syria fronts.

Lebanese Hezbollah resistance forces have eliminated around 55 Zionist invaders (and wounded over 500) and destroyed 20 Merkava tanks along the border since October 1st: https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/18/735470/Heds

Russian forces inflicted significant losses on Kiev regime invaders in Kursk oblast today (with videos): https://southfront.press/kiev-forces-take-more-losses-during-failed-attacks-in-kursk-videos-2/

Russian Aerospace Forces recently conducted airstrikes on Washington’s al-Queda proxies in Syria’s Idlib province: https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_7868.mp4

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.