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China warns it will take "resolute and reciprocal" countermeasures against countries negotiating with the US if they strike deals at China’s expense in the ongoing trade war.

Responding to reports that Donald Trump is pressuring nations to limit trade with China in exchange for tariff exemptions, China’s commerce ministry stated, "China firmly opposes any party reaching a deal at the expense of China’s interests."

The ministry added that "appeasement will not bring peace," warning that seeking temporary selfish interests at the expense of others will ultimately fail and harm everyone involved.

— From The Cradle (21/4/25)

There's an unverified DPRK AMA going on over on Lemmy and .world

Edit: pretty nuanced and not a caricature of Yeonmi Park, so either a well-educated troll or real.

Edit 2: .world took theirs down, lol

Edit 3: it's back. Decent but not verified info, interesting but take it with a large heaping of salt.

MAJOR PORTUGUESE election campaign drama, possibly compromised judiciary???

So the public prosecutor received an anonymous complaint about possible wrongdoing in the acquisition of 2 apartments (or something like that) by the leader of the center-left socialist party, Pedro Nuno Santos (often called PNS). This comes after the leader of the center-right government, Luis Montenegro has been under public scrutiny for months because of payments made to his family's company by casino and hotel conglomerates, which the public prosecutor said they were "pre-investigating" but nothing came of it yet, and the guy is still still running for PM. Also after the former socialist party PM Antonio Costa (now president of the EU council) resigned after the public prosecutor announced they were investigating him for possible corruption, which ended up not leading anywhere.

PNS immediately came out and, unlike Montenegro who just insisted he did nothing wrong, explained everything about those properties and how he acquired them (and how he owes the bank 400k), basically, he has a rich dad and a rich wife, he used to have a really good car that his dad bought him but he sold it off after saying it "didn't match with his socialist values", honestly I doubt he actually did anything illegal and so do most people that's why this smells fishy.

The government and the socialist party are pretty much tied in the polls now but the socialists have been rising, and after striking down an absolute majority socialist government, and mostly ignoring a PM that technically gets monthly payments by private companies, the public prosecutor suddenly announces they're investigating the leader of the opposition 1 month away from elections?

The guy is also the most "left-wing" leader the socialists have had this century, during the troika he got caught on a hot mic saying portugal should just declare we wouldn't be paying our debts to german banks and then "their legs would shake", during the contraption government he was also in charge of negotiating with the left block and communist party for them to approve government budgets. That's pretty based but he's also not that left-populist guy anymore, he's to the right of, say, Bernie and Corbyn, and his idea of a developmental regime for Portugal would immediately have to face EU restrictions, which would split the socialist party (one of the most europeanist parties in europe).

In better news, there's some groundswell for Paulo Raimundo the leader of the communist party's performance in the 20 minute long televised debates between party leaders, I'm hearing this from both friends and, surprisingly, family who did not like the guy 2 years ago. Now I despise the format of these debates so I'm not watching them, basically each candidate gets in theory 10 minutes and then after each debate they bring out the fucking dumbest pundits in the office to talk for 30-60 minutes and, I shit you not, "give scores" to each leader for their "performance", not the content or politics of what they said, just their performance and how much they owned the other guy, WHICH IS CRAZY, does that happen in your country too???

Anyway while a lot of these pundits would never give a communist a good score some of them have pretty much been forced to, or at least they lower the score of whoever he as debating since they can't possible argue that Raimundo had lost the debate. Surprisingly I'm hearing that there's not a lot of ukraine talk, there's only been a couple of instances where Raimundo had to reiterate for the umpteenth time that the party doesn't support arms shipments to ukraine. Now this has a lot of comrades feeling very hopeful that the party might regain some of the vote share it lost last time, which would mean the party would increase its vote share in a national election for the first time since 2015, and possibly regain some of its strongholds. I'll remain cautiously optimistic since the anti-communism and vulgar propaganda skyrocketed after the ukraine war, but if the party manages to regain support in these conditions I'll call that a victory regardless of what comes out of the elections

European news stations doing damage control over the luxury brands thing is hilarious

Ukraine truce is broken as many predicted it would be. Don't know full details too many western outlets laying the blame on Putin. Non western outlets blaming Ukraine. Fog of war right now.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-putin-zelensky-easter-truce-latest-news-b2736321.html

US airstrikes continue on Yemen for the 37th night in a row, with multiple airstrikes on Kamaran Island and Marib Governorate.

More airstrikes on the capital, Sana'a.

Renewed airstrikes in Sana'a and Saada Governorates.

More airstrikes on Saada, Sana'a Ma'rib, Al Mahwit, and Amran Governorates. ~~I think this is the first strike on Al Mahwit during this campaign.~~

Turns out that the cruise missile that landed in Al Mahwit government was likely not from a US airstrike, but a failed Ansarallah Quds series cruise missile launch.

Warning for potential graphic imagery of casualties during ongoing airstrikes:

Al Masirah TV twitter

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not sure if posted but CW:SA Israeli Minister Orit Strook’s daughter accuses parents of sexually assaulting her as a child https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bL6S5e3-KB4

Glory to the martyrs, modern day Achilles and Patroclus

“This video features a rare glimpse of the intense clashes that took place in Odaisseh, southern Lebanon, on October 2nd, 2025 by Hezbollah. These clashes lasted throughout the entire night. On that day, the IOF's Egoz unit was ambushed there, resulting in 7 killed soldiers and 30 wounded.

The video features the martyrs Mohammed Ahmad Tabaja "Amir" and Mohammed Suli "Ali Atwi," who ascended hours after filming this video.”

https://streamable.com/75zbpj

https://t.me/PalestineResist/76205

US airstrikes continue on Yemen for the 36th night in a row, with 13 airstrikes reported on the sea port and airport in Hodeidah.

Multiple rounds of airstrikes in various areas of Sana'a Governorate, along with airstrikes in Ma'rib Governorate.

More rounds of airstrikes in Sana'a.

Footage of heavy airstrikes in Sana'a, along with a cruise missile strike at the end

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Another statement from the Yemeni Armed Forces, announcing the shoot down of the 21st MQ-9 Reaper drone. It appears that the electro optical sensor based (with minimal radar) anti drone air defence network is difficult to suppress, despite recent US attempts in doing so.

Iran is unlikely to sign any nuclear deal, either permanent or temporary, without assurances and guarantees that Trump will not withdraw like he did in 2018, according to senior Iranian officials – Reuters

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U.S. President Trump regarding his rejection of an Israeli offer to bomb Iran:

I never said I'm ruling out an attack on Iran, but I'm not in a rush to do it.

Are there any places that provide English-language news on Burkina Faso? I keep seeing stuff on tiktok and ngl some of it is unsourced and possibly bogus

US airstrikes continue on Yemen for the 34th night in a row, with multiple airstrikes targeting a government complex in Al Bayda' Governorate. Saudi Arabian artillery shelling was also reported along the border in Saada Governorate.

More airstrikes in Sana'a Governorate, as well as strikes hitting oil port facilities in Hodeidah Governorate.

Fires still raging in Hodeidah. The fires at the oil facilities are massive. This likely has to do with US sanctions on the port, trying to eliminate it as a source of income. Big escalation. Also makes the Saudis visit to Iran today make sense, they likely knew this strike was coming and fear Ansarallah/Houthi retaliation.

Videos of the fires

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Just as reports have come in that 80% of the fires have been extinguished, there have been even more US airstrikes at Ras Isa Fuel Port in Hodeidah. A double tap strike, the US really wants to try destroy everything there and keep it burning.

22 deaths, including 5 emergency workers, have been reported as a result of the US double tap strike on the Ras Isa Fuel Port in Hodeidah.

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Link to yesterday's update

https://www.namibian.com.na/nandi-ndaitwah-dismisses-social-media-claims-of-american-deportations-from-namibia/ Ppl using AI spread fake news about namibia expelling Americans. social media is a disgrace

General Counsel of US DHS Joseph N. Mazzara says, if Kilmar Abrego Garcia showed up at a US port of entry, they would let him into the country per the court's orders, then deport him to El Salvador:

8. DHS has established processes for taking steps to remove domestic obstacles that would otherwise prevent an alien from lawfully entering the United States. I have been authorized to represent that DHS is prepared to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s presence in the United States in accordance with those processes if he presents at a port of entry.

9. I have been authorized to represent that if Abrego Garcia does present at a port of entry, he would become subject to detention by DHS. In that case, DHS would take him into custody in the United States and either remove him to a third country or terminate his withholding of removal because of his membership in MS-13, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and remove him to El Salvador.

Hamas statement regarding the passing of Pope Francis:

The Islamic Resistance Movement extends its deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the Catholic Church worldwide and to all Christians on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, Pope of the Vatican, who passed away after a distinguished career in the service of human and religious values.

The late Pope Francis was a noted advocate of interfaith dialogue, calling for understanding and peace among peoples, and rejecting hatred and racism. On more than one occasion, he expressed his rejection of aggression and wars in the world, and was one of the prominent religious voices to condemn the war crimes and genocide being perpetrated against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

While we, in the Islamic Resistance Movement movement, value his moral and humanitarian stances, we emphasize the importance of continuing the joint efforts between the bearers of divine messages and people of living consciences to confront injustice and colonialism, and to support the causes of justice, freedom, and the rights of oppressed peoples. 

The death knell chimes for the PSDB (Social Democratic Party of Brazil). Once the most powerful party in Brazil and perennial favorite of US Democrats. After a series of dismal elections, it announced it's merging with another right-wing party, Podemos. How did it fall so fast?

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"It Is Heartbreaking": Speaker Of Danish Parliament Proposes Free Counseling For Those Voted Out Of Parliament

The Danish welfare state is not crumbling everywhere, in fact there are people who are trying to expand it. One of these people is Søren Gade, the Liberal Party speaker of the Nordic hermit kingdom's rubber-stamp parliament.

Gade is proposing to give counselling to MP's who fail to gain reelection. Gade has not settled on a concrete scene but he is proposing that ex-MP's should receive psychologist appointments or help from headhunters free of charge.

Gade is proposing this after having conversations with several ex-politicians who were voted out in the 2022 general election. "It dawns to me that some of my former colleagues had actually been struck by depression or a depression-like condition after being voted out of parliament," Gade says to Danish state media and closing he have heard of ex-politicians who "doesn't leave the house or feel like they have to stay in bed most of the days". He sympathises with the emotional pain of the ex-MP's who are turned down by voters: "It is heartbreaking that you want it so much and then you don't get it."

Gade compares his proposed scheme with what several big companies provide to workers who are laid off.

Danish workers who are fired do not have access to free counselling unless their employer choose to provide it for them. Gade is not suggesting to make such counselling a right for everyone, just for ex-politicians

Unfortunately for Gade his colleagues in parliament have a less humane attitude to the most vulnerable in society, such as ex-MP's, and his proposal has failed to gain support from anyone.

• Source: DR (state media)

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possible satellite images of CECOT are floating around, searching by name on google maps is censored but if you put in the coordinates you get some results (at least you did yesterday, unsure about today). its as horrific as you imagine.

(note that info for this was sourced from twitter threads, please take with a massive grain of salt)

NGO's Takes Danish Pro-Genocide Arms Exports To Supreme Court

Four independent NGO's—Amnesty International, Oxfam Denmark, ActionAid Denmark, and the Palestinian group Al-Haq—are appealing to Denmark’s Supreme Court after a lower court rejected their case against the Nordic hermit kingdom's arms exports to the illegal zionist entity.

The groups argue that Danish-made components used in U.S.-produced F-35 fighter jets are contributing to war crimes in Gaza, where indiscriminate zionist bombings have murdered large numbers of civilians. They claim this violates international law, including EU and UN arms export regulations.

Denmark’s Eastern High Court dismissed the case, stating the organizations lack legal standing. In response, the NGO's criticized the ruling as a dangerous precedent that shields the regime from accountability. They argued that civil society groups with direct connections to victims of zionist atrocities must be allowed to challenge arms trade decisions. Al-Haq questioned who, if not humanitarian organizations, can represent the victims of atrocities in court. Similar lawsuits are underway in the UK and the Netherlands.

• Source: Organisationer tager retssag om våbeneksport til Højesteret, Arbejderen, April 11th 2025