🇷🇺💥🇺🇦 Multiple further explosions reported in Kiev.

Waiting for Klitschko to confirm 1m missiles were successfully shot down...

UPDATE: Brain damaged former boxer “Mayor” Klitschko reports about explosions in the Podolsk district of Kiev.

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🇮🇱⚔🇵🇸Israel-Gaza Conflict: Decembe 16 (Recap)

1️⃣ Israeli forces killed Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abudaqa on Friday in an attack in Gaza’s Khan Younis. Correspondent Wael Dahdouh was also injured in the attack. The pair were covering the aftermath of the bombing of a UN-run school.

2️⃣Abudaqa was left to bleed out for hours after the attack, with medical teams prevented by Israeli forces from being able to get to him.

3️⃣ Three Israeli captives were killed by the Israeli military in Gaza after they were “mistakenly identified” as threats, leading to protests from family members of captives in Tel Aviv.

4️⃣ The UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has welcomed Israel’s decision to open the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing into Gaza.

5️⃣ US wants role for ‘revamped’ Palestinian Authority in Gaza after the war.

At least 18,787 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 7. In Israel, the revised official death toll stands at about 1,147.

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◾Al Jazeera reporter Wael Dahdouh speaking about what happened with him and Samer Abu Daqqa after Israeli forces targeted them today.

◾Israel's military prevented medical teams from reaching Abu Daqqa, leaving him bleeding for over 5 hours until he died.

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China and Geopolitics is doing a livestream tonight with Ben Norton of ​⁠Geopolitical Economy Report and Carl Zha of Silk and Steel podcast to discuss a host of breaking developments including Ukraine's EU accession drama, Biden's Gaza theater, Xi Jinping’s state visit to Vietnam and more!

Watch it tonight 12/15 at 9pm eastern Dec 15th. Here's the link.

🇮🇱⚔🇵🇸Complicit Silence: How the MSM Masks Gaza's Genocide

In the labyrinth of global narratives, the truth about Gaza's heartbreaking plight whispers in the shadows, unheard, unheeded. The American media complex, a colossus in the realm of global storytelling, stands suspiciously silent. The whispers of genocide, a word heavy with the burden of history, hover over Israel's actions in Gaza. Yet, these whispers drift like ghosts through the corridors of American newsrooms, unacknowledged spectres in a narrative tightly controlled.

Why this silence? Is it ignorance or something more calculated? The portrayal of Gaza's suffering is often sanitized, the language meticulously chosen to veil the stark reality. Terms like 'evacuations' and 'self-defence' are masterfully employed, painting a picture far removed from the harsh strokes of reality. This is not mere oversight; it is a deliberate act of narrative control, a refusal to give voice to the unspeakable suffering unfolding in the Gaza Strip.

The term 'genocide' is not wielded lightly. Its weight is immense, its implications profound. Yet, the situation in Gaza begs the question: are we witnessing this gravest of crimes unfold before our eyes? The silence of the media is not just a failure of journalism; it is a complicit act, a tacit endorsement of the horrors unravelling.

The definition of genocide, as laid out in the 1948 Genocide Convention, is clear and unambiguous. It describes acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. The acts in Gaza – the killings, the mental trauma, the oppressive living conditions – do they not align eerily with this definition? The reluctance to use the term 'genocide' is not just a semantic choice; it is a reflection of a deeper, more disturbing reality.

In a world where traditional media falters, the law remains a beacon of faint hope. Organizations like the Center for Constitutional Rights are not just fighting a legal battle; they are waging a war for truth. Their lawsuit against the Biden administration is a bold statement, a challenge to the narrative that has been carefully curated and maintained.

The legal arguments are compelling. The allegations of complicity in genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity are not baseless accusations but grounded in international law. The efforts to bring these issues to Congress, to hold the U.S. accountable for its support of Israel, are more than legal maneuvers; they are acts of moral courage.

In this narrative war, reality is often the first casualty. Accusations of anti-Semitism are weaponized, used to silence and discredit those who dare to speak out against the atrocities in Gaza. The irony is bitter – those advocating for peace and justice are labeled as promoters of hate, while the real hatred, the systematic oppression of Palestinians, is glossed over and excused.

This distortion of reality is not just a failure of media; it is a failure of humanity. It reveals a world unwilling to face uncomfortable truths, a world where the narrative is controlled by the powerful, and the voices of the oppressed are drowned out by the clamour of propaganda. The battle for Gaza is not just a battle of bombs and bullets; it is a battle of narratives, a battle for the very soul of truth.

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🇮🇪✊Rebellious Echoes: Dublin 1916 and Gaza's Present, Parallels in Defiance and Sorrow

On the 24th of April 1916, the Nationalist Irish Volunteers and the Socialist Irish Citizen Army joined forces to challenge the British Empire in Ireland.

In response, the British indiscriminately shelled Dublin City, killing 700 civilians. Leading to the surrender of the rebels " to prevent the unnecessary suffering of the civilian population"

The British went on to execute the leaders of the revolt who had called an end to the fighting to protect the civilian population. All sounds so familiar.

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🇬🇧🇮🇱🇵🇸Britain's Shadow in Gaza: Tracing the Roots of Complicity in Israel's Actions

As the Mass Killing continues in Gaza, Israels' key allies and facilitators must and should be called out.

The British bear a unique and intimate responsibility for the behaviour of the Zionist State they helped create, and now supply with the weapons to kill Palestinians.

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⚖️🌍Truth in Chains: Linking Assange's Imprisonment to Gaza's Oppression

The greatest journalist of our time, Julian Assange, remains illegally imprisoned in Britain, emblematic of an era where the truth is incarcerated and dissent silenced. His confinement is a stark mirror to the ongoing plight in Gaza, both scenarios underscoring a narrative where truth is the most feared adversary. Assange's revelations shook the foundations of the powerful, unmasking the machinations behind geopolitical agendas. His continued imprisonment is a sombre testament to the lengths to which these forces will go to stifle transparency and suppress uncomfortable truths.

This is not just an isolated incident of judicial overreach but a glaring pattern of control and suppression. The same entities that now overlook the atrocities in Gaza are those who seek to keep Assange behind bars. His pursuit of truth exposed the underbelly of wars led by the US, UK, and EU, unveiling the hypocrisy and duplicity at play. The tragedy of Gaza and Assange's detention are entwined in this web of deception and power play, both victims of a world where geopolitical interests trump human rights and transparency.

Freeing Assange transcends the liberation of an individual; it is a battle cry for the freedom of truth itself. His case is emblematic of our collective right to be informed and to question the narratives fed to us. As the world watches Gaza's erasure, Assange's plight stands as a reminder of the cost of truth in a world riddled with hidden agendas and silenced voices.

Free Assange! His release would not merely be a victory for one man, but a resounding affirmation of the power of truth over silence, a testament to the relentless spirit of free speech, and a beacon of hope in our collective quest for a more just, transparent, and accountable world.

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◾In Carpathian region, Ukrainian Nazis demolished a monument to local Soviet soldiers who fought against Nazism. On the sides of the monument, you can see the names of local residents who gave their lives in the fight against Nazi Germany.

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After 3 big wins - 1815, 1945, 1991 - is the Anglophone empire finally losing?
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WONDERFUL analysis. Must Read.

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The decision to begin negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU has no legal force, and the European Union itself is still very far from real expansion that includes Ukraine - French President Macron.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 16 December 2023; pub. 10:01⚡️

🔹In the #Zaporozhye direction, the RF Armed Forces continued pressure on the Ukrainian troops in the village of #Rabotino from the west and south. In turn, the AFU tried to advance in the #Verbovoye area.⚠️ There were no significant changes in the frontline at any of the sites. (Fig. 1)

🔹On the #Donetsk Front, Russian forces continue their offensive on #Novomikhaylovka from the south and southeast with the aim of levelling the frontline and cutting off the AFU's ledge. Also, after the practical capture of #Maryinka, they are concentrating their efforts on the assault on #Pobeda, where is a powerful Ukrainian fortification.⚠️ The AFU are holding their positions. ⚠️Russian troops managed to advance at #Nevelskoye. They also attacked in the industrial zone southeast of #Avdeyevka, in the area of #Stepovoye (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledar directions) and near #Berdychi.⚠️ There is a slight advance in the last of these areas. (Fig. 2)

🔹In the #Bakhmut Direction, the RF Armed Forces continued their offensive on the heights northwest of #Kleshcheyevka, on the side of #Khromovo and near #Bogdanovka.⚠️ Ukrainian troops do not leave the occupied defence lines. (Fig. 3)

🔹In the #Lugansk Direction, counter fighting continued in the #Serebryanskoye forest area southeast of #Dibrova. The RF Armed Forces are attacking in the direction of #Terny, near #Kislovka and #Sinkovka.⚠️ The frontline has not changed significantly. (Fig. 4)

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🇪🇺💶🇺🇦🫴🏻 The EU promises to fund Ukraine despite Hungarian veto – Financial Times reports bloc will work on ‘Plan B’ after Orban refuses to help Kiev.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 If Russia needs peace negotiations with Kiev, then only on Moscow’s terms and after achieving the set goals of the special operation - Governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo said in an interview with RIA Novosti

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🇺🇦🥩 The meat hunt continues in Odessa.

Ukrainian military commissars conduct raids on minibuses in search of draft dodgers in Odessa. They stop buses and check the documents of men

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