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After Trump refuses to rule out military force to take Greenland, European Commission response at today's briefing:

"We're looking forward to working towards a strong Transatlantic agenda with the next US administration towards common goals and issues of key strategic interests"

https://xcancel.com/fbermingham/status/1876960394624835586#m

Lmao. I do prefer this more naked imperialism from the US, it's more honest. Well perhaps not more naked, just directed towards the imperial periphery this time.

But the disquiet brought on by Trump's refusal to rule out military intervention to seize Greenland remains.

Karsten Honge said Denmark would have suffer whatever decision the US takes.

"They just need to send a small battleship to travel down the Greenland coast and send a polite letter to Denmark," he said, only partly in jest.

"The last sentence would be: well, Denmark, what you gonna do about it?

"That's the new reality with regards to Trump."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp313e41jy1o

Holywood hills has caught fire now and it’s expanding rapidly and literally as I type this a small spot fire just popped up adjacent to it so… damn

His dad would be so disappointed, only stayed in power for 9 years.

Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as PM of Canada: “I intend to step down as party leader and prime minister as soon as the party selects its next leader through a competitive, robust and national process.”

This country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I have to fight internal battles [in the party], I cannot be the best option in this race.”

CW: Transphobia

Facebook etches out a specific exception for calling LGBTQ people "mentally ill"

New lancet paper

than official number, Lancet study finds

Analysis estimates death toll by end of June was 64,260, with 59% being women, children and people over 65 Guardian staff and agencies Fri 10 Jan 2025 18.47 GMT

Research published in the Lancet medical journal estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war was about 40% higher than numbers recorded by the Palestinian territory’s health ministry.

The peer-reviewed statistical analysis was conducted by academics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Yale University and other institutions, using a statistical method called capture-recapture analysis.

The researchers sought to assess the death toll from Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza between October 2023 and the end of June 2024, estimating 64,260 deaths due to traumatic injury during this period. The study said 59.1% were women, children and people over the age of 65. It did not provide an estimate of Palestinian combatants among the dead.

Up to 30 June last year, the health ministry in Gaza reported a death toll of 37,877 in the war, which began on 7 October 2023 after the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 taken hostages.

According to Palestinian health officials, a total of more than 46,000 people have been killed in the Gaza war, from a prewar population of about 2.3 million.

It has not been possible for international media to independently verify the death toll in Gaza as Israel does not allow foreign journalists into the territory.

A senior Israeli official, commenting on the study published on Friday, said Israel’s armed forces went to great lengths to avoid civilian casualties. “No other army in the world has ever taken such wide-ranging measures,” the official said.

“These include providing advance warning to civilians to evacuate, safe zones and taking any and all measures to prevent harm to civilians. The figures provided in this report do not reflect the situation on the ground.”

The Lancet study said the Palestinian health ministry’s capacity for maintaining electronic death records had previously proven reliable, but deteriorated under Israel’s military campaign, which has included raids on hospitals and other healthcare facilities and disruptions to digital communications.

Israel accuses Hamas of using hospitals as cover for its operations, which the militant group denies.

The study used death toll data from the health ministry, an online survey launched by the ministry for Palestinians to report relatives’ deaths, and social media obituaries to estimate that there were between 55,298 and 78,525 deaths from traumatic injuries in Gaza up to 30 June 2024.

The study’s best estimate was 64,260 dead, which would mean the health ministry had under-reported the number of deaths to that point by 41%. The estimate represented 2.9% of Gaza’s prewar population, “or approximately one in 35 inhabitants”, the study said.

The figure is only for deaths from traumatic injuries and does not include deaths from a lack of healthcare or food, or the thousands believed to be buried under rubble.

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) estimates that, on top of the official death toll from the health ministry, another 11,000 Palestinians are missing and presumed dead.

The researchers scoured the three lists, searching for duplicates. “We only kept in the analysis those who were confirmed dead by their relatives or confirmed dead by the morgues and the hospital,” said Zeina Jamaluddine, an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the lead author of the study.

“Then we looked at the overlaps between the three lists, and based on the overlaps, you can come up with a total estimation of the population that was killed,” Jamaluddine told Agence France-Presse.

However, the researchers cautioned that the hospital lists did not always provide the cause of death, so it was possible that people with non-traumatic deaths could have been included, potentially leading to an overestimate.

Patrick Ball, a statistician at the US-based Human Rights Data Analysis Group not involved in the research, has used capture-recapture methods to estimate death tolls for conflicts in Guatemala, Kosovo, Peru and Colombia.

Ball told AFP the well-tested technique had been used for centuries and that the researchers had reached “a good estimate” for Gaza.

Kevin McConway, a professor of applied statistics at Britain’s Open University, said there was “inevitably a lot of uncertainty” when making estimates from incomplete data, but it was “admirable” that the researchers had used three other approaches to check their estimates.

Agence France-Presse and Reuters contributed to this report

Link to lancet https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02678-3/fulltext

The first MP to publicly announce running for leadership to replace Trudeau is Chandra Arya from Nepean, Ontario, and he has vowed to turn Canada into a sovereign republic.

He's sort of a chud but damn getting rid of the king is a bold move.

Edit: he also wants to recognize Palestine as a state

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9ezyw0keo US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela's Maduro wait what

It's so Trudeauver

Hey everybody interested in the aforementioned Imperialism Reading Club, with some feedback, I think we'll start off with the foundation of Lenin's Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism. It's not a terribly long book, so it's a soft start for those who aren't really sure if they have the energy to commit to a big text right off the bat.

I was thinking two chapters per week to start off. That averages out to something like 20-30 pages per week, which should be achievable even for quite busy people, and we'd be done by mid-February. If you think that's too slow and would prefer to go faster, then let me know - I'm unsure how many of you are already involved in reading so I don't want this to be overloading. After Imperialism, I think we'll move on to Super Imperialism by Michael Hudson, with the benefit of adjustments to the pace and structure of reading as we learn lessons as we move through Imperialism.

To give everybody time to get their hands on a copy, digital or physical, we'll be starting next week. If you already have it, then feel free to read the introductions and prefaces and whatever for whichever copy you have.

As I previously said, I will take notes on each chapter and post them here, so that even if you don't or can't read along with us, you can still benefit from getting the basic idea and key arguments made.

Brother people are burning to death who fucking cares

A fifth fire has started in Los Angeles in the West Hollywood hills. Already at 10 acres and spreading downhill towards Hollywood Blvd.

https://ktla.com/on-air/live-streaming/

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-wildfires/palisades-eaton-hurst-los-angeles-fires-wednesday/3597466/

https://abc7.com/watch/live/

https://www.foxla.com/live (CW: fox news link)

https://app.watchduty.org/i/40469

I guess it's over for canadian black obama

Los Angeles is facing the worst fires in its history. More than 100,000 people have evacuated the region, while strong winds are making it difficult to fight the flames. Malibu and Hollywood Hills celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Jamie Lee Curtis and Billy Crystal have lost their homes.

Six major active blazes in the city hit landmarks such as Mulholland Drive and the 101 Freeway. The Sunset fire, near Hollywood Boulevard, is consuming luxury and tourist areas, leaving a scene of destruction. More than 6,000 hectares have been devastated so far. Residents seek shelter in community centers, while volunteers help with food and supplies. “War zone” is how witnesses describe the scene, with giant flames and gas explosions. Los Angeles is trying to contain the tragedy that has already left 5 dead.

The fires in Los Angeles have disrupted Hollywood productions, the awards season and local TV programming. In the awards season, the Critics Choice was postponed by two weeks, a BAFTA event was postponed, the announcement of the Oscar nominees was rescheduled for February 19 and the SAG Awards announcement event was canceled (and published online without a ceremony).

Films such as Unstoppable, Better Man and The Last Showgirl had their premieres canceled. So did Emilia Pérez and A Complete Unknown. On TV, Hacks, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS and Ted have been suspended. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! show has been canceled.

Photos from r/LosAngeles, they are super fucked

The founder of the far-right party National Front, Jean-Marie Le Penis, has died, L

Calling all Newsheads, I'm going to put together a 2025 News Mega Bingo Card, reply to this post with any suggestion you have and I'll put it together sometime later in the week to give time for submissions!

Edit: if there are more than 25 submissions I'll go with the highest voted comments

Remember when California voted against prisoners being not reduced to slavery this election?

Well it's to maintain a Penal unit, but that`s not really news since California fires are yearly events.

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/18/nx-s1-5042174/wildfire-california-firefighters-prison-program

Destroyed German tank in Kursk, Russia, surrounded by dead sunflowers. Symbolic.

COVID Year 6: Return of the Mask

In an effort to curb respiratory illnesses, medical masks will once again be required in B.C. health-care settings for staff and patients in most circumstances, effective immediately, CTV News has learned.

I listened to some of Death Panel's "COVID Year Five" podcast episode a few days ago, so this timing is peak.

All this ~~stupid~~ talk about Canada becoming a 51st state reminds me of this video from Radio Canada (CBC) in the 60s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70-WzzTW3jc

The last man in the video: ''I don't think (is it a good idea to become American), because we are already Americans. Our funds are Americans in Canada, you are in Ville-Marie (downtown Montreal) Square and it belongs to the Americans. Every corporations are here are Americans. I work for a company that claims to be Canadian, but the higher ups are all Americans. I don't see the reason to become Americans, it's American money in here.

Interviewer: ''so, we are already Americans''

Man: ''we are Americans, we speak french but we are already Americans, what do you want?''

Just because the colour and the political ceremonies are differents don`t mean you are different. Look at the military ~~base~~ collaboration and the economic linkage.

We are already annexed.

In a statement, the Paraguayan government has acknowledged Edmundo Gonzalez's victory in the July 2024 presidential elections in Venezuela. It has therefore given Venezuelan embassy officials 48 hours to leave Paraguay. Edmundo Gonzalez met this afternoon in Washington with US President Joe Biden. Edmundo Gonzalez met this afternoon in Washington with US President Joe Biden.

Paraguay is well known for recognizing fake goverments such as the goverment of Taiwan

LE PEN (father, not daughter) JUST DIED!!!

edit: replaced the source in French with a source in English

Being sworn in again.

Bit idea: try to get NAFOs to agree that the Soviet invasion of Poland was good (which it was) because it restored Ukraine's territorial integrity after Poland illegally invaded and annexed parts of it.

If they try to disagree, ask them if Lviv/Lwów should be given back to Poland. If they say no, ask how Ukraine should have gotten that land back otherwise.

Austrian guy calling himself Volkskanzler gets to attempt to make a government, very cool Austria! :austria-cool:

CGTN - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Monday tasked Freedom Party's leader Herbert Kickl with forming a new government, local media reported.

Reuters - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Monday tasked Kickl, head of the eurosceptic, Russia-friendly Freedom Party (FPO), with forming a coalition government after a centrist bid to assemble one without the FPO collapsed over the weekend.
[...]
[Kickl] then railed against a centrist attempt to form what he called a "coalition of losers" that sidelined the FPO. That collapsed at the weekend, leading Nehammer - who had described Kickl as a conspiracy theorist and security threat - to resign. The new leadership of Nehammer's centre-right People's Party (OVP) has signalled it will now enter coalition talks with the FPO, though there is no guarantee they will be able to form a coalition government and another election remains a possibility.

This guy is just a mask off Nazi, btw

In 2010, Kickl said he opposed branding Hitler's Waffen-SS as "collectively guilty" for war crimes. The FPO's first leader in 1955 had been a senior SS officer and a Nazi minister.
[...] Van der Bellen, a former leader of the left-wing Greens, said on Monday as he announced he had asked Kickl to form a government: "I did not take this step lightly."

Unrelated, did anyone make a news mega bingo for 2025 yet?

This is what I had for last year's bingo

Trudeaun't

Can't do the Assad meme

Labour Party is blasted after using 'forbidden' Brazilian funk to extol the Starmer government in the UK.

The post shows Labour's promises for the year 2025 with images of animals made by artificial intelligence and accompanied by the song 'Montagem Coral', by DJ Holanda, which suggests drugging 'novinhas' (“Novinha” is a term that appears in funk music lyrics, and also in sexual content. It is used for young girls) to have sex. The party apologized and the piece was deleted.

The funk lyrics suggest drugging “young girls” for sexual advantage. In the 34-second video, you can hear the lines: “Use poppers and weed! Go, naughty young girl, relaxing sit on dick, naughty, shameless! Go sit on your dick, crazy about marijuana” The Labour Party apologized for the video. “We recognize that the translation of the lyrics is completely inappropriate. We apologize and the video has been deleted,” the party said in a statement.

stated they also will not obey the ICC ruling and the Nazi entity will protect Satan if he enters the country - Al Jazeera

This is the same Poland who is tied with Estonia for being fanatically obsessed with NATO/NAFO and idolise Boer terrorists such as Janusz Walus, already ensuring tensions ahead of time (and even ahead of piSSrael) with South Africa once the Apartheid ended. It's been almost a decade since South Africa attempted to leave the ICC on the grounds of the court's illegitimacy, time to go for seconds maybe?

Xi, launch the rockets

Juan Guaidó: It is the first time and it will be the last time that a clown speaks from the elliptical hall of the federal palace. There is going to be justice.

I guess Juan Guaido is going to delete his twitter account?

Wait, the Trump Expansionism posting is real, and not a joke? Lmao, this really is the funniest timeline.

oh cool it's january and los angeles is already on fire

https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/eaton-canyon-fire-breaks-out-near-altadena-forcing-evacuations/

It's funny that so many news outlets are talking about the property values of the homes burnt down. But don't those values also include land itself?

And in most cities, land is more expensive than the house itself. It's not like your claim to the land is gone, only the house is.

New York Times rejects Quaker ad for calling Israel’s actions “genocide” | AFSC Press Release

here are some ads the @nytimes has seen fit to publish in recent years | New York Warcrimes

[not going to repost the hasbara ad images here, partly because of laziness and partly because it feels gross to repost]

lol Ukrainians are getting coverups done on their nationalist trident tattoos.

Someone flew a drone into one of the planes fighting the fires in LA

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-sopfeu-plane-grounded-1.7427777

Big fires on the north side of LA. Looks like they might even take out Malibu altogether. This is some very expensive real estate going up in smoke.