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Moving and hard to watch documentary from Al Jazeera on the 12-day war on Iran by the US and Israel. "When Israel and the United States launched a 12-day war on Iran, Donald Trump hailed it as “one of the greatest moments in history”. More than 1,000 people were killed in Israeli strikes that ripped through homes, hospitals and even a prison during visiting hours. Fault Lines travels to Iran to uncover the human cost of the conflict. We meet grieving families who lost loved ones, from 12-year-old Amir Ali and his father, to two-month-old Rayan and his parents — and follow the painful recovery of four-year-old Kian, who survived with life-altering burns. We also speak with the brother of Maryam Vahed Panah, killed in the attack on Evin Prison. The team secures a rare on-camera interview with Iran’s foreign minister as the country braces for the possibility of another war. Target Tehran examines the motives behind the attacks, which Israel and the US claim were centred on Iran’s nuclear programme, and asks the pressing question: why now?"

Great article by Jeff Rich from the Burning Archive. Worth reading or listening. Check it out. "The Black Legend of Russian History asserts that Russia is an expansionist empire. Always was. Always will be. Despite the fall of Tsardom and the USSR. Despite the evidence of a century of disavowal of imperialism since 1917. It’s just in their siloviki’s DNA. Look, they say, at the appetites of that tyrant, Catherine the Great."

The Black Legend of Russia's "Lost Empire"

Why Catherine the Great Will Rise Again in Odessa

Norman Finkelstein Exposes Israel’s Darkest Secret

"The sudden arrival of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink at the Ukraine negotiating table has turned a sensitive diplomatic mission into a striking symbol of transatlantic tension. At the heart of the controversy is a recently circulated, confidential U.S. blueprint for Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction, which envisions channeling hundreds of billions in frozen Russian state assets through U.S.-dominated investment frameworks. Fink’s presence signals that Wall Street is no longer a distant observer but a direct participant in shaping Ukraine’s economic future, raising concerns in Europe that the war’s aftermath risks being framed as a market opportunity rather than a moral and political imperative."

21st Century Wire

Wall Street at Ukraine’s Reconstruction Table: Fink and BlackRock in Command - 21st Century Wire

21WIRE | Inside the secret U.S. plan reshaping post-war Ukraine.

⚠Satire Alert⚠ "Somebody’s drunk uncle has died on his patriotic mission to save his neighbourhood from foreigners by tying flags to lamp posts. He tragically fell off his ladder several weeks ago and never regained consciousness. I can only assume a brown person pushed him. I would therefore like to call for the mass deportation of all Muslamists."

Patriot who tragically died while hanging flag on lamp post to be given state funeral

Somebody’s drunk uncle has died on his patriotic mission to save his neighbourhood from foreigners by tying flags to lamp posts.

Quote of the day by H. L. Mencken "It is the classic fallacy of our time that a moron run through a university and decorated with a Ph.D. will thereby cease to be a moron."

Trump To Appoint General To Lead Gaza Force, US-Backed Somali Forces Kill Civilians, and More

"Israel is hoping to make the first phase of the agreement a permanent one. This intent is evident in the continued bombings, the prevention of life-saving supplies and aid, and the constant, unsubstantiated accusations that Palestinians are the ones violating the ceasefire."

If Gaza Resistance Ends

What History Tells Us About the Palestinian Fate

#freepalestine #warcrimes #gazatribunal

The video #nostr was waiting for! It's finally here... You ever wondered what Socialism with Chinese characteristics means? Ben Norton takes a deep dive into how China's economic model works.

"On 10 December, US forces consisting of the Coast Guard, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and US Navy seized a vessel carrying 1.8 million barrels of Venezuelan oil in the Caribbean. The crew were mostly Indian nationals, making this an attack on India as well as Venezuela and Cuba. The US claims it has the right to keep the oil due to the vessel’s alleged use in sanctioned activities, even without criminal conviction. In other words, they just have to accuse you of something and they get to steal your property. Isn’t that convenient?"

Trump administration switches from murdering fishermen to piracy

After the bother Pete Hegseth got in by ordering the killing of fishermen, you would think the Trump administration would be less blatant in its vi...

Today I learned that the EU declared the genocide in Gaza isn't a gencide. They described it as "geopolitical challenges"...🧐 "The very idea of Ursula von der Leyen and Tony Blair dictating which Palestinians can be deemed “legitimate” shows that the West has generally maintained a business as usual approach as a genocide is being carried out." https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/david-cronin/von-der-leyen-and-blair-still-want-boss-palestinians-around

⚠ Satire Alert ⚠ "When the government announced it was launching an inquiry into grooming gangs, there was huge concern about which grooming gangs would be targeted and whether our favourite paedophiles, such as Prince Andrew, might be in trouble. Thankfully, I can confirm the inquiry will only focus on the worst kind of paedophiles - the brown ones."

Prince Andrew hugely relieved to be kept out of grooming gang inquiry

When the government announced it was launching an inquiry into grooming gangs, there was huge concern about which grooming gangs would be targeted ...

I think this woman will have to discuss a few things with her boyfriend...🙄

A top ex-DEA official and veteran CIA asset were busted in a $12 million scheme to launder cash and procure drones for Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation cartel. Max Blumenthal visits a Northern Virginia home raided by federal agents and wonders who America’s drug warriors are really working for.

Ex-DEA official and CIA veteran busted in drug trafficking scheme

By Max Blumenthal

US Forces Seize Oil Tanker Near Venezuela, Palantir Helped Israel's Pager Attack, and More

In a riveting interview with OANN host and former US congressman Matt Gaetz, The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal discusses the recent indictment of a former top DEA official and veteran CIA asset in a $12 million scheme to launder money and procure drones for Mexico's Jalisco cartel. Blumenthal uses the scandal as a window into the US government's history of covert collaboration with drug traffickers, explaining how the CIA created Venezuela's so-called "Cartel of the Suns," and calling out Trump's pardon of Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former Honduran president convicted of shipping over 400 tons of cocaine into the US.

Another failed Trump peace deal...😏 "At least four people were killed and dozens of others were injured in a series of airstrikes carried out by Thailand inside Cambodia on Monday 8 December. The airstrikes, which started in the early morning, continued throughout the day causing massive displacement of civilians and destruction of civilian infrastructure."

Thailand Launches Airstrikes Inside Cambodia

After Accusing Cambodia of Violating July Ceasefire, Cambodia Has Denied Thai Claims

China, Iran, and Russia denounce the lies of Germany, France and the United Kingdom regarding Iran’s nuclear program. by Amir Saeid Iravani, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations and Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of the Federation of Russia to the United Nations

Voltaire Network

China, Iran, and Russia denounce the lies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom regarding Iran

We write in response to the joint letter dated 20 November 2025 from the Permanent Representatives of France, Germany and the United Kingdom (the E...

"Russia is attempting to shape a Eurasian security model that transcends blocs, rejects Western dominance, and claims to offer equal, sovereign and indivisible security for every state from Lisbon to Shanghai."

21st Century Wire

Eurasia, Reimagined: Inside Valdai’s Ambitious Blueprint for a Post-Bloc Century - 21st Century Wire

21WIRE | How the Valdai plans could turn Eurasian complexity into cooperation.