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Last Notes npub1nxummew0lr9pgg97rd3m3wmz3u6gy4v2u8aczs9kger23zezx9pqpth3yx GrumpyOldFart This piece by Deaglan O’Mulrooney in his ‘spectacle’ Substack might be of interest! “Keir Starmer is out but Andy Burnham is no friend of the British people” https://open.substack.com/pub/thespectaclemag/p/keir-starmer-is-out-but-andy-burnham #UK #UKPolitics #Starmer #Burnham #Labour npub1nxummew0lr9pgg97rd3m3wmz3u6gy4v2u8aczs9kger23zezx9pqpth3yx GrumpyOldFart “Tehran recruits psychologists to tailor messages for 'mentally ill' Trump: Report” by The Cradle News Desk @npub1kpt…uw4u @npub1xd5…eakr @npub1tvn…zqvw @npub12dy…tszm “Iranian officials reported that treating the US president 'like dealing with a patient' has already yielded 'some progress' in negotiations” https://thecradle.co/articles/tehran-recruits-psychologists-to-tailor-messages-for-mentally-ill-trump-report #Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony npub1nxummew0lr9pgg97rd3m3wmz3u6gy4v2u8aczs9kger23zezx9pqpth3yx GrumpyOldFart “Araqchi: Iran and Lebanon Share One Fate in War: Ceasefire Must Cover Both” by Palestine Chronicle Staff @npub1kpt…uw4u @npub1xd5…eakr @npub1tvn…zqvw @npub12dy…tszm “Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas #Araqchi said the wars affecting Iran and Lebanon are inseparable and must end simultaneously, stressing that any ceasefire agreement must include both countries. Speaking in an interview with Al-Mayadeen on Wednesday, Araqchi said, ‘Either the war stops in both Iran and Lebanon, or it stops in neither country’.” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/araqchi-iran-and-lebanon-share-one-fate-in-war-ceasefire-must-cover-both/ #Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah npub1nxummew0lr9pgg97rd3m3wmz3u6gy4v2u8aczs9kger23zezx9pqpth3yx GrumpyOldFart The true face of Zionism - pitiless racist barbarity! “‘You Either Leave Right Now or You Die’ —Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of a Village in Lebanon” by Lylla Younes in Drop Site News on Substack @npub1kpt…uw4u @npub1xd5…eakr @npub1tvn…zqvw @npub12dy…tszm “Israeli soldiers went door to door in the border village of Ain Arab, forcing residents from their homes at gunpoint as part of a systematic campaign to empty large swathes of southern Lebanon” https://open.substack.com/pub/dropsitenews/p/lebanon-ain-arab-israeli-military-hezbollah-displacement-trump- #Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah npub1nxummew0lr9pgg97rd3m3wmz3u6gy4v2u8aczs9kger23zezx9pqpth3yx GrumpyOldFart “LIVE BLOG: Rockets Reach Tiberias as Beaufort Offensive Fails to Stem Hezbollah Operations – Day 93” by Palestine Chronicle Staff @npub1kpt…uw4u @npub1xd5…eakr @npub1tvn…zqvw @npub12dy…tszm “Hezbollah intensified operations around Beaufort Castle as Israeli airstrikes expanded across Lebanon and Iran projected confidence amid negotiations” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/live-blog-rockets-reach-tiberias-as-beaufort-offensive-fails-to-stem-hezbollah-operations-day-93/ #Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah npub1nxummew0lr9pgg97rd3m3wmz3u6gy4v2u8aczs9kger23zezx9pqpth3yx GrumpyOldFart “Hezbollah publishes footage of a spectacular attack on Israeli troops” by Palestine Will Be Free on Substack @npub1kpt…uw4u @npub1xd5…eakr @npub1tvn…zqvw @npub12dy…tszm “This latest ground offensive has got off to another inauspicious start — and may well be a sign of what is to come for the Israeli genocide connoisseurs” https://open.substack.com/pub/palestinewillbefree/p/hezbollah-fpv-drone-attack-israeli-troops #Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #DismantleZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah npub1nxummew0lr9pgg97rd3m3wmz3u6gy4v2u8aczs9kger23zezx9pqpth3yx GrumpyOldFart “LIVE BLOG: Major Hezbollah Strike as US Aircraft Losses in Iran Revealed – Day 81” by Palestine Chronicle Staff @npub1kpt…uw4u @npub1xd5…eakr @npub1tvn…zqvw @npub12dy…tszm “Key Developments: - Hezbollah carried out a major operation near the Lebanese border, according to Israeli and resistance reports. - Israeli media described a ‘very difficult day’ following developments in southern Lebanon. - Resistance attacks targeted Israeli military positions, vehicles, and surveillance systems in southern Lebanon. - New reports revealed details regarding US military setbacks and the growing strain of regional escalation. - Military and political tensions continued to rise across multiple fronts across the region” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/live-blog-major-hezbollah-strike-as-us-aircraft-losses-in-iran-revealed-day-81/ #Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #DismantleZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah #US #AircraftLosses npub1nxummew0lr9pgg97rd3m3wmz3u6gy4v2u8aczs9kger23zezx9pqpth3yx GrumpyOldFart “LIVE BLOG: Gaza Strikes Intensify as Hezbollah Escalates Attacks, Israeli Officer Killed – Day 78” by Palestine Chronicle Staff @npub1kpt…uw4u @npub1xd5…eakr @npub1tvn…zqvw @npub12dy…tszm “Key Developments - Israeli attacks across Gaza killed and wounded Palestinians, including civilians targeted in Khan Younis, Jabalia, and Gaza City. - #AlQassam said Palestinian resistance would continue following the assassination of commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad. - Israeli media reported a #Golani #Brigade platoon commander was killed in southern Lebanon after a drone incident. - Hezbollah condemned Haddad’s assassination and launched new attacks targeting Israeli military positions and equipment. - Yoav Gallant admitted Israel failed to achieve any of its strategic objectives against Iran” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/live-blog-gaza-strikes-intensify-as-hezbollah-escalates-attacks-israeli-officer-killed-day-78/ #Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #DismantleZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah npub1nxummew0lr9pgg97rd3m3wmz3u6gy4v2u8aczs9kger23zezx9pqpth3yx GrumpyOldFart Great article! Well worth a read & boost! “The mortar of the mosaic” by Nora Hoppe in Al Mayadeen English @npub1kpt…uw4u @npub1xd5…eakr @npub1tvn…zqvw @npub12dy…tszm “An extraordinary mosaic is taking shape in Iran. A mosaic that takes on many different forms thanks to a mysterious mortar…” [..] “What matters here is not only military effectiveness but a valuable political side effect: by conferring responsibility to local commands, the state’s power sits closer to the people. Citizens become more active participants in national defence. And when people are more active in their country’s decisions, the state is stronger, the people more informed, and society more unified. That is a lesson worth attending to. That is, in fact, true democracy!” https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/the-mortar-of-the-mosaic #Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #MosaicDefence npub1nxummew0lr9pgg97rd3m3wmz3u6gy4v2u8aczs9kger23zezx9pqpth3yx GrumpyOldFart “Saudi Arabia's $1tn wealth fund opens Shanghai office as China ties deepen” by The Crash News Desk @npub1kpt…uw4u @npub1xd5…eakr @npub1tvn…zqvw @npub12dy…tszm “Saudi Arabia still conducts most deals in US dollars, but expanding financial ties with Beijing signal a broader effort to diversify trade and investment channels as China positions the yuan as a possible alternative in global energy markets.” https://thecradle.co/articles/saudi-arabias-1tn-wealth-fund-opens-shanghai-office-as-china-ties-deepen #Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #SaudiArabia #SovereignWealth npub1nxummew0lr9pgg97rd3m3wmz3u6gy4v2u8aczs9kger23zezx9pqpth3yx GrumpyOldFart “The Secret British Intelligence War on Iran” by David Miller in Tracking Power Update @npub1kpt…uw4u @npub1xd5…eakr @npub1tvn…zqvw @npub12dy…tszm [@BBCNews](https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews ) @npub1h2z…yaje “British intelligence spearheaded the overthrow of Iran’s elected prime minister in 1953, bribed officials, staged chaos and used the BBC for a coded coup signal — all to protect oil profits — after previously treating Zionist extremists as the top national security threat. Later and until today, they targeted the Islamic Republic of Iran and developed close collaborations with the Mossad” https://open.substack.com/pub/trackingpower/p/the-secret-british-intelligence-war #Press #SocialMedia #UK #Intelligence #MI5 #MI6 #Iran #Mossad #Mossadegh #Coup #BigOil #Israel #Irgun #SternGang #BBC #Nuclear