Image is the famous photograph Raising a Flag Over the Reichstag, taken during the Battle of Berlin.
On Friday is May 9th, which is the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, which Russia, among other places, celebrates as the day when the Soviets defeated the Nazis. Naturally, one of the current hotspots of fascism in the world today, Ukraine, is essentially threatening that they might strike Russia or even Moscow itself during that timeframe. Any such strike would almost certainly be symbolic and not aimed at anything too important, as I doubt even Zelensky and his American handlers would actually want to kill a world leader, not least somebody like Xi Jinping. But I would not be surprised if they tried something nonetheless, if only to disrupt the event in some way and not actually kill anybody.
And, as we’re on this topic, @EllenKelly@hexbear.net has reminded me that Tuesday is the anniversary of the Nazis burning the Institut für Sexualwissenschaf in 1933, an early institute advocating for the rights of LGBT people, and which also provided early forms of gender-affirming surgeries, as well as hormone therapies. We are currently seeing a crackdown on LGBT rights throughout swathes of the imperial core (as well as countries in the periphery, to the extent that those rights existed there already), and this Nazi-inspired movement will be similarly defeated in the future.
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Israel-Palestine Conflict
Sources on the fighting in Palestine against Israel. In general, CW for footage of battles, explosions, dead people, and so on:
UNRWA reports on Israel’s destruction and siege of Gaza and the West Bank.
English-language Palestinian Marxist-Leninist twitter account. Alt here.
English-language twitter account that collates news.
Arab-language twitter account with videos and images of fighting.
English-language (with some Arab retweets) Twitter account based in Lebanon. - Telegram is @IbnRiad.
English-language Palestinian Twitter account which reports on news from the Resistance Axis. - Telegram is @EyesOnSouth.
English-language Twitter account in the same group as the previous two. - Telegram here.
English-language PalestineResist telegram channel.
More telegram channels here for those interested.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Sources:
Defense Politics Asia’s youtube channel and their map. Their youtube channel has substantially diminished in quality but the map is still useful.
Moon of Alabama, which tends to have interesting analysis. Avoid the comment section.
Understanding War and the Saker: reactionary sources that have occasional insights on the war.
Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict. While he is a reactionary and surrounds himself with likeminded people, his daily update videos are relatively brainworm-free and good if you don’t want to follow Russian telegram channels to get news. He also co-hosts The Duran, which is more explicitly conservative, racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-communist, etc when guests are invited on, but is just about tolerable when it’s just the two of them if you want a little more analysis.
Simplicius, who publishes on Substack. Like others, his political analysis should be soundly ignored, but his knowledge of weaponry and military strategy is generally quite good.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent and very good journalist reporting in the warzone on the separatists’ side.
Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.
Pro-Russian Telegram Channels:
Again, CW for anti-LGBT and racist, sexist, etc speech, as well as combat footage.
https://t.me/aleksandr_skif ~ DPR’s former Defense Minister and Colonel in the DPR’s forces. Russian language.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad ~ A few different pro-Russian people gather frequent content for this channel (~100 posts per day), some socialist, but all socially reactionary. If you can only tolerate using one Russian telegram channel, I would recommend this one.
https://t.me/s/levigodman ~ Does daily update posts.
https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday ~ Patrick Lancaster’s telegram channel.
https://t.me/gonzowarr ~ A big Russian commentator.
https://t.me/rybar ~ One of, if not the, biggest Russian telegram channels focussing on the war out there. Actually quite balanced, maybe even pessimistic about Russia. Produces interesting and useful maps.
https://t.me/epoddubny ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/mod_russia_en ~ Russian Ministry of Defense. Does daily, if rather bland updates on the number of Ukrainians killed, etc. The figures appear to be approximately accurate; if you want, reduce all numbers by 25% as a ‘propaganda tax’, if you don’t believe them. Does not cover everything, for obvious reasons, and virtually never details Russian losses.
https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses ~ Pro-Russian, documents abuses that Ukraine commits.
Pro-Ukraine Telegram Channels:
Almost every Western media outlet.
https://discord.gg/projectowl ~ Pro-Ukrainian OSINT Discord.
https://t.me/ice_inii ~ Alleged Ukrainian account with a rather cynical take on the entire thing.
The U.S. says it has reached a ‘historic agreement’ canceling almost all reciprocal tariffs with China These ‘reciprocal tariffs’ did not exist before Trump got into power. Once again, he got rid of a problem he created in the first place.
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Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Espionage Targeting Greenland - Telesur English
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Intelligence agencies have been identifying individuals who align with U.S. strategic interests. On Thursday, Denmark’s Foreign Affairs Ministry summoned the acting U.S. ambassador for a meeting on Thursday over media reports suggesting an escalation of U.S. intelligence operations in Greenland.
The meeting with U.S. Acting Ambassador to Denmark Jennifer Hall Godfrey was held in Copenhagen and included a representative from Greenland’s government. “The focus of the meeting was the article in the Wall Street Journal: U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland,” the ministry said in a statement.
The report, published on Tuesday, said that U.S. intelligence agencies have been directed to identify individuals in Greenland and Denmark who align with American strategic interests concerning the Arctic island, citing unnamed sources.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen stressed that Denmark had expressed its concerns clearly to the U.S. “The purpose of the meeting was to make the Kingdom’s position completely clear. It is our impression that the acting ambassador took that seriously,” he said, adding that the meeting did not verify the article’s claims.
“I cannot disclose what was said during the conversation. The purpose of the meeting was to convey to the U.S. that we take what we read in the paper very seriously. I have not had the accuracy of it confirmed,” he said.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen strongly condemned the reported espionage activities. “Spying in Nuuk (the capital of Greenland) by the U.S. is completely unacceptable. It’s disrespectful to an ally and entirely abnormal,” Nielsen told Danish broadcaster DR.
Greenland, once a Danish colony, became an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark in 1953. It was granted home rule in 1979, expanding its autonomy, although Denmark retains control over foreign affairs and defense.
Trump Reaches a Trade Deal With the United Kingdom - Telesur English
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Britain will expand market access for U.S. products such as beef, ethanol and some industrial goods. On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Britain had reached a new trade agreement, which includes partially rolling back tariffs in certain sectors and further expanding market access for each other’s products.
“The final details are being written up in the coming weeks,” Trump said at the White House Oval Office. Meanwhile, the 10 percent reciprocal tariff previously imposed by the U.S. remains in place. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not attend the event in person but delivered a speech remotely via phone.
Under the deal, the first 100,000 vehicles imported into the U.S. from Britain each year are subject to the “reciprocal rate” of 10 percent and any additional vehicles each year are subject to 25 percent rates.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that 100,000 vehicles only accounted 0.6 percent of U.S. auto market. But according to a statement from the British government, a quota of 100,000 cars is “almost the total” the Britain exported last year.
Britain will reduce or eliminate non-tariff barriers and expand market access for U.S. products such as beef, ethanol and some industrial goods. Lutnick also noted that Rolls-Royce engines and aircraft components from Britain will enter the U.S. tariff-free, while Britain will purchase US$10 billion worth of Boeing aircraft. The British government didn’t mention this part in its statement.
The White House also announced that this deal creates “a new trading union” for steel and aluminum. The statement from the British government said that tariffs on British steel exports to the United States will be removed.
“In a win for both nations, we have agreed new reciprocal market access on beef,” the statement read. “We will also remove the tariff on ethanol — which is widely used in our manufacturing sector — coming into the UK from the U.S., down to zero.”
Kurdish PKK disarm and disband
Trump sells over $350 billion in weapons to 9/11 and ISIS funding Sauids which was then used to do genocidal war against Yemen, technically treason and definately impeachable
Trump potentially recieves a $400 million jet from Hamas negotiations moderator Qatar trying to end a genocide we’re arming.
The president has made it no secret that he is tired of waiting for Boeing to produce a new Air Force One to replace the current planes, two modified 747-200 jumbo jets known by the model number VC-25A, which date from 1990.
In February, he said he was “not happy” with the slow progress and cost overruns on the new presidential aircraft, which were ordered in 2018, during his first term.
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“The possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use as Air Force One is currently under consideration between Qatar’s Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense,” the statement said. “But the matter remains under review by the respective legal departments, and no decision has been made.”
Hamas and U.S. reach deal. “I think we’ll have to detox from US security assistance,” says Netanyahu | Drop Site News
Hamas and the United States announced an agreement today that will lead to the freeing of Israeli [sic] soldier Edan Alexander, a dual American citizen, ahead of President Donald Trump’s trip to the region. Israel [sic] was reportedly not involved in the discussions, but informed about the deal afterward. Israeli [sic] airstrikes have intensified throughout the day. “I think we’ll have to detox from US security assistance,” Israeli [sic] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded today.
The Ukrainian military has been briefing units on a new Russian cruise missile called “Banderol” (Parcel). Slavyangrad on telegram posted the following:
The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has disseminated information about the new Russian small-sized aircraft cruise missile S8000 “Banderol”, the episodic use of which has been noted by the Ukrainian side since the beginning of this year. According to the GUR, the developer and manufacturer of the missile is JSC “Kronshtadt”, and the missile is used from the UAV “Orion” (“Inohodets”) produced by the same JSC “Kronshtadt”, and in the future it is also planned to use this missile from combat helicopters Mi-28N.
According to known data, the S8000 “Banderol” cruise missile was first publicly demonstrated during a visit by Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev to the Kapustin Yar test site in the Astrakhan region on April 26, 2025.
Apparently, limiting the use of the new missile only from low-speed carriers (UAVs and helicopters) allows for low cost and simplicity of design, not designed for significant overloads.
According to the GUR, the S8000 “Banderol” cruise missile has a fuselage about 5 m long with stealth elements. The retractable wing has a span of 2.2 m. The missile is equipped with a small-sized (weight only 8.5 kg) SW800Pro-A95 turbojet engine with a thrust of 80 kg produced by the Chinese company Swiwin Turbine & Jets. The fuel reserve is estimated at 50-65 kg, which provides a flight range of up to 500 km. The cruising speed of the missile is 520-560 km / h, the maximum speed is 620-650 km / h.
The Banderol missile, according to Ukrainian data, is equipped with a 115-kg OFBCh-150 high-explosive fragmentation warhead, the explosive mass of which is 49.5 kg. The missile’s satellite guidance system is based on the 8-channel GLONASS/GPS receiver Kometa-M8 manufactured by JSC VNIIR-Progress. According to the GUR, the missile widely uses imported electronic components.
“Two senior Hamas officials to Asharq:
– Progress has been made on allowing aid into Gaza, securing a two-phase prisoner exchange deal, and reaching a ceasefire.
– The movement’s leadership has been holding direct talks for several days with official US envoys in Doha.
– The talks have covered a 70-day renewable truce in exchange for the release of 10 living Israeli captives.
– Discussions have also addressed US guarantees to prevent Israel from resuming military operations.“
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/34834
Could be just bluster and false promises, but Trump loves a deal he can say he got done.
In a historic deal, Hamas agreed to release the zionist American captive and IOF soldier Edan Alexander, in unprecedented direct communications with the United States and with zero input from “israel.”
The US is asking the zionist government to stop military activity, including drone flights, to secure Alexander’s release, which is expected to take place on Tuesday.
Zionist media has not neglected to take notice of their absence from the agreement or the negotiations preceding it.
A new UK left party with Corbyn is very close
“The Weapons of Al-Aqsa Flood (2024)
A field tour and report conducted by journalist Tamer Lubbad that documents the most prominent weapons used by the Al-Qassam Brigades and the Palestinian resistance in confronting the IOF’s invasion over the course of the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle.”
Apparently Palantir UK is run by the eldest grandson of Oswald Mosley. I did not know this until this morning when he was live on the BBC shilling Palantir to millions of people.
It is no accident that Peter Thiel landed on Oswald Mosley’s spawn as his man in the UK.
For those unaware, Mosley founded the British Union of Fascists and was the subject matter of the Battle of Cable Street
Edan Alexander, the last POW in Gaza with American citizenship, will be released by Hamas soon. Whilst officially this is being reported as a “good will gesture” from Hamas, it’s very likely they made a backdoor deal with Trump’s admin.
We know Hamas has been in talks with the US directly, having failed to get a deal with the Israelis, and we know Trump has evicted a few of the warhawks from his circles. The deal might involve some attempt to rein in Netanyahu for good before they spiral the region out of control.
