Yes, it was broke decades ago?? And collapsing demographically, past point of recovery. Both served as live tests for the West on how to manage the collapse whilst wringing the last value for supranational elites, at expense of locals and imperial enemy states.

However even collapsing paradigms can do a lot of damage, built on accumulated inertia, as we see in western behavior in 404 and West Asia. So Japan can still do harm.

Much can be merely as a lily pad or base, to be used by entire combined West as we also see in 404. The Lilliputians are really pooling resources! We see NATO already prepositioning itself with recent aggression on China Seas by Holland, Canada, Oz, Germany, in addition to usual suspects and Phillipines. So the eternal Drang continues..

Japan’s location would have been ideal to attack China, had Russia and DPRK been taken out. That it is triply suicidal now is not apparently a deterrence, as with their spiritual brethren the UkroNazis

💠 @Seyed Mohammad Marandi:
⭕ Those who remain silent have no dignity, honor, or shame. #GazaHolocaust
⭕ My views on the Iranian election and President Pezeshkian.

Western media will always portray events in Iran in a very negative light, but the fact is that the Islamic Republic of Iran has hotly contested elections as well as open debate.

Do Western regional allies have either?  |media|
⭕ Dr. Pezeshkian has many stated policies that are similar to those of President Raisi. He plans to expand ties with the Global South. Also, regarding the nuclear talks, his stated policies are the same as Dr. Raisi’s. In fact, Dr. Jalili was opposed to Dr. Bagheri’s negotiations. |media|
⭕ More families have been slaughtered by the Western backed Zionist regime today. #GazaHolocaust
⭕ President Pezeshkian fought as a volunteer during Saddam’s Western backed war of aggression.

He’s a staunch supporter of the Resistance and the Palestinian people.

He isn’t a naive politician who can be deceived into believing that the collective West has benign intentions
⭕ Western backed Zionist childkillers have been very busy today. #GazaHolocaust
⭕ As we slept last night, Zionist forces continued bombing civilian targets, slaughtering many and forcing others to flee the “safe zones.” #GazaHolocaust
⭕ As we slept last night, Western backed Zionists continued the #GazaHolocaust.

💠 @Hamas/Tsahal:
⭕ Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that even if a ceasefire and hostage agreement was reached with Hamas in the Gaza Strip; Israel will continue operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, saying the war in the north has already gone “too far” to stop.

💠 @DDGeopolitics:
⭕ 🇬🇧🇺🇦 Britain’s new Defense Minister didn’t waste any time picking up the Zelensky Curse.

💠 “The iceberg awaits just over the horizon, and this doomed ship’s arrogance cannot be arrested in time to avoid its appointed fate.”

💠 @ejmalrai:
⭕ Hezbollah martyr Maytham al-Attar is not the engineer head of the anti-air missiles as #Israel claims
⭕ Gaza affected the #French_elections, giving the pro-Palestinian left a majority and the far right an unexpected minority (between the leftists, Macron and the far-right Le Pen). Nobody won the absolute majority of 289 out of 577.

thanks for that link to garland/joti – I think Grieved also linked to it recently. I had ignored it initially since I avoid elections and such politics of bread & circuses, but your repeated linking by both got me to finally listen. One of their best. I couldn’t stop listening to the end.  It really packs a punch through to the end. They both mused cogently through the sea change in the west, the “pre-revolutionary” moment.

There comes a time when the greatest most cherished delusions can no longer be indulged. When the middle class has visibly collapsed around you and the chickens come home to roost and the criminals in charge are pulling the plug on the entire contrived ‘western project’ one has to exit La La Land, if only to stay sane and dodge falling meteors.

Among the sharp breeze clearing the fumes of Hollywood and other narratives are what Smoothie tonight refers to “Hanging in Shame.“ Even more than 404, Gaza is the most terrible mirror of all. Even drugs and booze cannot erase such stain. Everybody knows the US military funds, arms, leads and mans key bases and missions in occupied Palestine. With all that entails in perpetuity, not to mention ongoing despair and withdrawal

Well, the conventional holster is depleted. What next? When have desperate cornered criminals blinked from the unthinkable? And note the severe drop in quality of Perfide’s PR — during their entire deployment, they admit to repelling the equivalent of less than an hour’s barrage by the Houthis! Then they gave the traumatized sailorboys enough medals to cause neck pain, and loads of shrink services. This is not even a Monte Python skit of the former Royal Navy that owned the Seven Seas. The everlasting shame!

💠 @Strategika51:
⭕ According to Israeli media reports, members of a US delegation visiting the Yukinton base in the far north were wounded by a Lebanese Hezbollah missile. In reality, it was not a delegation but US military personnel permanently deployed at Israel’s most important military bases. These bases cannot be operational without the Americans.

💠 @Fotros Resistance:
⭕ ⚡️SUMMARY of Al-Qassam’s spokesperson, Abu Obeida:

• We remind the world that the Al-Aqsa flood was not the beginning of the resistance work, but rather was the explosion in the face of the enemy’s crimes.

• 9 months have passed since the start of Al-Aqsa Flood, and our people are still exposed to Zionist-American aggression and genocide.

• 9 months have passed and our resistance is not tired, and we are still resisting without external support of weapons and supplies, and our people are still steadfast without food or medicine.

• The crimes of the occupation culminated in systematic cleansing and extermination in the West Bank, Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip.

• The occupation army uses civilians as human shields, bombs homes, and invades hospitals.

• Independent opinion polls show, after months of aggression, how our people are rallying behind their resistance.

• Our fighters are fighting the enemy with a great fighting spirit, as if they were in the time of the Companions [reference to The Prophet (pbuh)]

• Throughout the war, all of our 24 battalions fought from the farthest part of Beit Hanoun to Rafah, and the performance of our resistance fighters improved every time.

• The world saw through the enemy’s crimes in Gaza the lies of international organizations and the alleged impotence of human rights laws.

• There is no place in Gaza for forces holed up in homes like thieves, nor for officers hiding behind armored vehicles.

• We presented righteous martyrs, soldiers and leaders at all levels, but the flag will not fall and will not fall.

• The battle of Rafah, which has been ongoing for about 2 months, and what is happening in Shuja’iya and the northern and central Gaza Strip is the greatest evidence of the strength of our resistance and the failure of the enemy.

• The Netzarim axis will be the axis of terror, God willing.

• We confirm that the Al-Qassam’s capabilities are very well in tact, with God’s help, and that we were able to recruit thousands of new fighters during the war.

• The ability of our fighters to fight and withstand has become greater and greater, and the fire of revenge that the enemy has ignited is enough to burn him and destroy all his plans.

• (‼️) What happened on October 7 will be insignificant compared to what we will reveal in due time.

• All Netanyahu is doing is trying to escape the failure that will haunt him throughout his life.

• A due tribute to Hezbollah, the Palestinian Resistance factions in Lebanon, AnsarAllah in Yemen, and the Iraqi resistance.

• The response of our people in the lands of 1948 to what they are exposed to is coming inevitably and at the hands of our heroic people.

• We are still keen to stop the aggression, and we are with you and for you.

• We have documents that we will reveal at the appropriate time and will show how we carried out a complex strategic deception of the Shin Bet and the enemy’s security system.

• Expelling an ambassador or severing ties with an enemy that is exterminating Arab Muslim people has become a dream for a great nation that has dominated the nations of the earth for centuries.

💠 @BhadraPunchline:
⭕ 1/4 Lavrov: “Seriously speaking, it [US election] is a pitiful sight. And if the system of so-called American democracy produces such results or such a course of the election campaign, everyone could draw their own conclusions about how it’s all orchestrated, how it’s arranged
⭕ 2/4 “Let’s take another democracy — France. The first round of parliamentary elections has passed, and they have two rounds. Moreover, the second round, apparently, was conceived precisely in order to manipulate the will of voters during the first round.
⭕ 3/4 “When some candidates can withdraw their candidacies — they are talked into it to clear the way for the victory of, as they say, conservatives or populists. This is not very reminiscent of democracy.
⭕ 4/4 “Because, the result of public opinion is direct expression of will. And this result is known. If the results of the first round were the basis for the formation of parliament, there would be very serious changes in France.”

💠 “Snake dies from man bite“
[Well, I once saw “dog dies of man bite” but this is way kooler. Among the comments were “Send him to bite von der Leyien.” and another I am too shy to detail what was said about Big Mike]

💠@Intel Slava Z:
⭕ This is just ridiculous, finally: the US said that the Iranian presidential elections were “not free or fair”, they “will not lead to fundamental changes in the direction of Iran”
[no this is such beautiful encapsulation of the art of projection. It really describes what is happening in WESTERN “democratic” elections]
⭕ Ukraine has lost more than half of its electricity production capacity, and in winter there may not be enough electricity even for water supply and heating, writes the Kyiv Post.

In response to a request from the Kyiv Post, the general director of Ukrenergo refused to name the figure for energy consumption last winter, and what can be expected in the coming winter, calling it confidential information.

Damage to Ukraine’s transmission system and substations also impacted the country’s ability to transmit and distribute electricity.

In the worst case scenario, there may not be enough electricity to power heating and water supply systems this coming winter, the publication writes.
⭕ Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó advised European politicians to “fasten their seat belts and closely monitor” further steps within the framework of the “peacekeeping mission” of Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, which are expected next week
[respect to the wily Hungarians. They are determined to avoid Armageddon. Let’s wish the ancient survivors well….]

💠@Hamas/Tsahal:
⭕ The launch of dozens of rockets from Lebanon against northern Israel is reported. Some were intercepted and others fell in open areas. Currently, there are reports that one Israeli was injured.
⭕ Protests take place across Israel
Protesters are demanding early elections from the authorities and decisive action to free the hostages in Gaza.

💠@Fotros Resistance:
⭕ Several of Hezbollah’s rockets made successful impacts in the Mount Meron area, following the latest barrage.
⭕ Hezbollah just launched dozens of rockets towards the lower Galilee as far as Sde Ilan, located some 35km from the Lebanese border.
[they strike deeper, to match the crazed zionazi deep strike yesterday..]

💠🌎🛡GEOPOL360🕊🌍:
⭕ 🇧🇦 Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik said he “will not allow Bosnia and Herzegovina to join NATO.”
[DEFIANCE worldwide! What is a drowning Empire to do? Drown faster?]

💠@Sputnik Africa:
⭕ 🇲🇱 The Malian leader reacts to his appointment as President of the AES Confederation for one year

“On this historic day for our populations, I am delighted with the signing, with my brothers from Burkina and Niger, of the texts relating to the operationalization and creation of the AES Confederation. I am honored that Mali has been designated to assume the Presidency,” Assimi Goita on his official account on X.
[this new AES confederation of the Junta Belt appears to have a rotating executive. One year each of the members. Membership may be expanding to Chad and others..]
⭕ No to terrorism and colonizers: residents of Niger’s capital Niamey demonstrate in support of the Alliance of Sahel States [AES]

The United States and Europe are colonizers”; “No to terrorism”; read the placards carried by the demonstrators. |media|
⭕ A Russian Iskander ballistic missiles destroys two US-made Patriot systems in Ukraine

A Swedish-made Giraffe radar station was also hit.

The Russian military regularly targets Patriot systems in service with Ukraine’s armed forces; several were destroyed in the spring, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
[what will be, will be…]
⭕ Russian forces liberate the settlement of Chigari in the Donetsk People’s Republic: MoD

More statements from the ministry’s daily briefing:
🟠 Ukrainian forces lost a Kozak and a Humvee armored vehicles, as well as two Patriot missile launchers and a Giraffe radar;
🟠 Russian air defenses shot down three Hammer bombs, two HIMARS projectiles, and 31 enemy UAVs in 24 hours;
🟠 Ukraine lost up to 1,590 servicemen in a day.
[per our Smoothie, they are really losing 3-4,000 KILLED alone daily, as Russkies undercount and do not factor in rear strikes and those many manning the weapon pieces. This is unsustainable. This may inform the rush to jettison Biden; the Collapse will come before the elections. Just yesterday the respected Chechen-Russian General Allaudinov said 2024 would see to the Victory in 404. This is a significant increase in the prognostication of Shoigu just several months ago (he’d said by 2025). The pace is really upped on the demented West]
⭕ 🇲🇱 🇧🇫 🇳🇪 The Presidency of Mali releases a copy of the Niamey Declaration issued at the end of the first AES leaders’ summit

As a reminder, here are some of the key points of the summit as announced yesterday:

🔸 A confederation has been created by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
🔸 Mali will chair the Confederation of Sahel States for one year.
🔸 An AES investment bank and a stabilization fund for member countries will be created.
🔸 Alliance leaders want to “pool resources” in strategic sectors such as agriculture, water, energy and transport.
🔸 They call for greater use of local languages in their countries’ public and private media.