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More than half of the Senate's Republican senators are saying off the record that they see no chance of approving the nomination of former Congressman Matt Gaetz for the post of attorney general of the United States, reports NBC.

Gaetz resigned as a congressman last Wednesday, just days before the House Ethics Council voted to impeach him in an investigation into sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. As attorney general, Gaetz would be in control of the files detailing the evidence uncovered by the FBI

What you people think? I thought he had more chances of being approved than people like Elon Musk and RFK JR. since he already is a Republican.

Big floods in Spain once again, Malaga now

OK so US presidents can start wars out of spite before leaving office so who do you think Trump will start a war against before he leaves?

Russian Emergency Minister Aleksandr Kurenkov arrived in Cuba to strengthen diplomatic relations and support the Caribbean island after the impact of the recent hurricanes.

I have invented a new word: reactionize (-izing, -ized)

I am sick of people using the word "radical" to mean picking up extreme/out-of-the-box reactionary ideology. Fuck that. Don't let them have our adjective, even in a verb or participle form.

Pretty sure this counts as news, as it is at least novel. I used this word for the first time a few minutes ago on Reddit, and I guarantee you that—unlike every other thought I've ever had that turned out to be a duplicate of someone's previous one—this is unique and never-before-seen and I will not accept information to the contrary.

This has been my Bread Talk. Thank you.

An update on the dutch education protests (mentioned here by @[email protected] ): In the end student unions and the youth wings of the socialist party and the communist party said they would go anyway to the protest. The police (that yesterday said they couldn't guarantee the safety) said today that they will facilitate the protest so there was no ban. The labor unions still asked people not to go. In the end around 3-4k people gathered (mostly students and some university employees), which I think was very good given the circumstances. Some universities decided to host local protest on campuses (but as far as I can tell those were small). The university staff and unions are calling for another protest on the 25th of November.

https://nos.nl/artikel/2544475-toch-studentenprotest-in-utrecht-ondanks-oproep-van-de-gemeente-om-weg-te-blijven

Is there any reason to believe the entirety of the "west" isn't just a massive engulfing black hole of evil that was created as part of a thousand-year conspiracy to ruin and enslave the world? I've seen literally no evidence of them ever doing anything good, in fact, I don't even think they're capable of any sort of good or decency. This is a belief that came about from the constant string of the "west" consistently making the most evil fucking choices possible, so if you want to convince me otherwise better show me something that suggests otherwise lol.

Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals

r/all is full of timeout mike and jack paul fight shit and nothing on Palestine. Can Americans help me understand where this was all advertised? How are people finding this? I'd like to find out where this imagined community spawned in real life, because it was certainly not formed online organically.

Ironic that I am posting something with this title as an anarchist, but apparently its use of the word is also somewhat ironic. LOL. Anyway, very good discussion: Tankie Therapy Session #26: Liberals are the problem

I especially appreciated the discussion of how the liberal establishment is hell-bent on exacting revenge for the community defense done in Amsterdam.

The Israeli attack on Iran in late October destroyed an active top secret nuclear weapons research facility in Parchin, according to three U.S. officials, one current Israeli official and one former Israeli official.

New cope bopping around Western media about Israel's response to Operation True Promise 2. Very funny, because the "destroyed" is doing very heavy lifting here. Even the satellite photos that ultimately underline this claim (seen here) show a decidedly not destroyed nuclear weapons research facility, the bulk of which is almost certainly deep underground. What those photos do show is that Israeli strikes blew up like four above ground buildings in this complex, including one "Taleghan 2," which they claim

was roughly 40 meters long and built into a hillside. Prior to mid-2003, when Iran allegedly halted the Amad Plan, the Institute assessed that Tehran used a small test chamber inside Taleghan 2 to test high explosives. The Institute’s analysis of Iran’s nuclear archive also indicated that in addition to a test chamber, Taleghan 2 contained flash X-ray equipment powered by a Marx generator, which could “deliver fast pulses of energy” and “enable a rapid succession of images to be taken” of “high explosives compressing a core of natural uranium, simulating the initiation of a nuclear explosive.” This equipment could enable Tehran to test weapons components using natural uranium in lieu of weapons-grade uranium.

So taking this all together, Israel blew up a bunker that was used to test small explosives that hasn't been used since 2003. Really cool. Iran is fucked now folks, better watch out.

Since the Amsterdam maccabi hooligan event, Israel has been trying really hard to influence the narrative put out by media and politicians. The ministry of Diaspora has put out a document detailing supposed ties between Palestinian liberation activist groups and Hamas (lol). They also claim that these liberation groups preplanned the attacks on hooligans, and their proof is literally just a call for people to come join their protest during the match.

These ‘allegations’ would be funny if we did not have a right extremist government that is receptive to them.

Here is Minister Amichai Chikli outlining these conspiracies himself: https://x.com/amichaichikli/status/1856397777548284273

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the frogs are appealing so might not happen

Suicide Bomber attacks Brazilian Supreme Court - CNN

Two explosions near Brazil’s supreme court are ‘suicide attack’: authorities. Two explosions have taken place near Brazil’s Supreme Court in what authorities say is a suicide attack, CNN Brasil reports.

One person was killed in the explosions, CNN Brasil said, citing the Executive Secretary for Public Safety of Brasilia. It is unclear if the person is the alleged attacker.

Military police are now sweeping the area. Citing a Supreme Court spokesperson, CNN Brasil reports that federal security police are on the scene and the Three Powers Plaza, which is home to all three branches of Brazil’s government, has been blocked off.

CNN Brasil said the court’s justices had been evacuated following the explosions in the capital Brasilia.

Tulsi as head of DNI will finally have information that will lead to arrest of Hillary Clinton.

Unbelievable certain "left" outlets are loving the Matt Gaetz pick because he is supposedly anti-establishment. He is Tulsi Gabbard but worse.

Ooooh bticoin at 88k (

truly the unwisest timeline

*Wait, does this mean electical grid in the global south will get fucked again

fucks sake

https://www.wusf.org/2024-10-23/why-the-garment-workers-of-bangladesh-are-feeling-poorer-than-ever

According to the U.S. International Trade Commission, the average price American retailers paid two years ago for a cotton t-shirt made in Bangladesh was $1.83. This year, it’s $1.65 – nearly a 10% drop.

One reason is increased competition among factories in Bangladesh to sell their wares, so prices are dropping.

At the same time, the country is experiencing a wave of inflation that has meant greater expenses for the workers in their daily lives — and for factories as well.

Mobarak says that Yunus has an opportunity to use his influence to protect workers’ rights.

“He could use his voice effectively to bring international buyers to the table and help them recognize their ethical obligations toward poor Bangladeshi workers,” he says.

So far, Yunus has not publicly addressed this issue.

I love npr passive descriptions here (at least seems like fairly objective reporting without matty saviourism, but jesus christ)

Just a few random thoughts about Russian strategy and current short term goals in Ukraine. I've been religiously following this war since the first few days and I guess like many of you nerds here, one begins to sort of develop an understanding of military affairs after consuming so much content in a short period. My analysis of the current South Donetsk offensive is that it is the most coherent and well-executed campaign since the start of the war. Previous long-term Russian and Ukrainian offensives were like separate islands of small gains, never joining together into one single front that drastically collapses an entire part of the front. Ukraine for example during their 2023 summer offensive attacked in three different directions, south of Orikhiv, west of Bakhmut, and south of Velika Novosilka. All those fronts never had a realistic chance of actually linking up, as they were too far from each other and there was never a real coherent "what happens next" plan. Same with the Russian offensive in the start of the war. They attacked near Kiev, near Kharkov, from the South and north of the old LPR territory, but the first two fronts could never realistically collapse an entire sector and link up to be one continuous front with supply lines entirely located in the captured zones. Even Bakhmut was the same, Russia made a dent in the frontline, but the lack of offensives in Siversk and Toretsk meant that Russia couldn't collapse an entire sector and straighten out the line again, so they only took the city and some territory around it.

Their current southern offensive is different though, with three big arrows that are actually threatening the entire South Donetsk sector for Ukraine. An advance of a few km from each direction now is lethal for the AFU. They would lose one of the most fortified sectors of the front, and escape into open fields with no fortifications all the way to Pavlograd. According to a map of fortifications that I saw last week, the whole section from Kurakhovo to the centre of Dnipro Oblast has barely any defensible ground, and the opening of that sector for Russian troops means that they will be able to outflank Ukraine's north-south trench systems in Zaporozhye, and the east-west systems in fortified central Donetsk. 2025 will be extremely decisive for this war if Trump doesn't pull off a 4D chess peace agreement.

(cw: one mildly NSFW blurred image of Benny Gantz being kissed on the stomach)

The Iranian Handala hacking group hacked into Gallant’s personal computer and released images.

Handala teases Israel’s Aman and says they should answer their public with some questions:

• Explain the secret relationship between Adi Sabag and Gallant in the red bed room on the 16th floor of Matcal Tower and the leak of some classified data by Gallant and the online spying of Adi's mobile at that moment.

2- Explain the secret relationship between Netanyahu's trusted doctor and Benny Gantz at the Savoy Hotel in London and the transfer of some confidential data from Bibi to Gantz by that doctor.

3- The suicide of Noga, Gantz's daughter, after hearing the story of her father's secret relationship, who was only looking for more information from Bibi.

The Iranian Handala hacking group also exposed the identity of “Adi Sabag,” the Inspection Commander of the General Staff of the Israeli Army, for the first time.

Her appearance was unknown to the public.

— Handala writes:

This senior female commander is responsible for many events and criminal decisions of the Israeli army. Now, for the first time, the images of this senior commander are revealed. This is a historic failure for Aman! Do you know how much top-secret data reached us when Adi was in charge of the General Staff Office?

We have said many times that it is painful for you to even imagine what secret organizations we are apart of!

In the post above, Handala exposed the secret relationship between Adi Sabag & Gallant.

from https://xcancel.com/AryJeay/status/1855940843321827819

Do we have any users here in The Netherlands? I’m curious to know how this Israeli football hooligan story is playing out with more non-political folks or those who at least didn’t stake out a position on Palestine before. From what little bits and pieces I have heard, it appears that no one is buying the story that the government and the media are pushing, and quite a few “normal” people are taking notice.