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This week marks the one year anniversary of Honduras ceasing to recognize Taiwan and instead only recognizing China. Over that time period, China and Honduras have gone through several rounds of negotiating a free trade agreement, with trade expanding. Additionally, they have just signed a $275 million cooperation agreement, providing education infrastructure for Honduras.

The other major news piece relevant to Honduras is the battle against Prospera, a US-based crypto libertarian firm that sought to buy a private island in order to create an ancap paradise, in which Bitcoin would be legal tender. In 2022, Honduras killed the island's special status that made the deal possible, and so Prospera is seeking $11 billion in compensation.


The COTW (Country of the Week) label is designed to spur discussion and debate about a specific country every week in order to help the community gain greater understanding of the domestic situation of often-understudied nations. If you've wanted to talk about the country or share your experiences, but have never found a relevant place to do so, now is your chance! However, don't worry - this is still a general news megathread where you can post about ongoing events from any country.

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Israel-Palestine Conflict

If you have evidence of Israeli crimes and atrocities that you wish to preserve, there is a thread here in which to do so.

Sources on the fighting in Palestine against Israel. In general, CW for footage of battles, explosions, dead people, and so on:

UNRWA daily-ish reports on Israel's destruction and siege of Gaza and the West Bank.

English-language Palestinian Marxist-Leninist twitter account. Alt here.
English-language twitter account that collates news (and has automated posting when the person running it goes to sleep).
Arab-language twitter account with videos and images of fighting.
English-language (with some Arab retweets) Twitter account based in Lebanon. - Telegram is @IbnRiad.
English-language Palestinian Twitter account which reports on news from the Resistance Axis. - Telegram is @EyesOnSouth.
English-language Twitter account in the same group as the previous two. - Telegram here.

English-language PalestineResist telegram channel.
More telegram channels here for those interested.

Various sources that are covering the Ukraine conflict are also covering the one in Palestine, like Rybar.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Sources:

Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map. Their youtube channel has substantially diminished in quality but the map is still useful. Moon of Alabama, which tends to have interesting analysis. Avoid the comment section.
Understanding War and the Saker: reactionary sources that have occasional insights on the war.
Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict. While he is a reactionary and surrounds himself with likeminded people, his daily update videos are relatively brainworm-free and good if you don't want to follow Russian telegram channels to get news. He also co-hosts The Duran, which is more explicitly conservative, racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-communist, etc when guests are invited on, but is just about tolerable when it's just the two of them if you want a little more analysis.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent and very good journalist reporting in the warzone on the separatists' side.

Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.

Pro-Russian Telegram Channels:

Again, CW for anti-LGBT and racist, sexist, etc speech, as well as combat footage.

https://t.me/aleksandr_skif ~ DPR's former Defense Minister and Colonel in the DPR's forces. Russian language.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad ~ A few different pro-Russian people gather frequent content for this channel (~100 posts per day), some socialist, but all socially reactionary. If you can only tolerate using one Russian telegram channel, I would recommend this one.
https://t.me/s/levigodman ~ Does daily update posts.
https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday ~ Patrick Lancaster's telegram channel.
https://t.me/gonzowarr ~ A big Russian commentator.
https://t.me/rybar ~ One of, if not the, biggest Russian telegram channels focussing on the war out there. Actually quite balanced, maybe even pessimistic about Russia. Produces interesting and useful maps.
https://t.me/epoddubny ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/mod_russia_en ~ Russian Ministry of Defense. Does daily, if rather bland updates on the number of Ukrainians killed, etc. The figures appear to be approximately accurate; if you want, reduce all numbers by 25% as a 'propaganda tax', if you don't believe them. Does not cover everything, for obvious reasons, and virtually never details Russian losses.
https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses ~ Pro-Russian, documents abuses that Ukraine commits.

Pro-Ukraine Telegram Channels:

Almost every Western media outlet.
https://discord.gg/projectowl ~ Pro-Ukrainian OSINT Discord.
https://t.me/ice_inii ~ Alleged Ukrainian account with a rather cynical take on the entire thing.


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[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 57 points 6 months ago

If I was ISIS I would claim I destroyed the Baltimore bridge

[–] Commiejones@hexbear.net 56 points 6 months ago (4 children)

galaxy-brain Bridge was destroyed by USA as a false flag to distract from their operatives getting caught doing terrorism in Russia.

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[–] Torenico@hexbear.net 54 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Yes I got first!

Well, kind of.

Here's a photo from yesterday's demonstration in memory of the Coup of 1976. Meanwhile, the government, through official channels, officially challenged the 30,000 victims number of the dictatorship and uploaded their own video which tries to "tell the whole story", which goes like there was a war and "the other side" were bloodlust terrorists (Even though by the time the coup happened, the guerrillas were all battered) and the actual number of disappeared people is 8,700 and there's no genocide. This is the first time ever in which a government has made a very clear genocide denial case, at least regarding this case of genocide in particular (This government also denies there's a genocide in Palestine and also it is common for many governments to deny that the "Conquest of the Desert", the expansion of the State through native lands in Patagonia, constitutes a genocide). This is extremely dangerous.

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[–] edge@hexbear.net 54 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Al_Sham@hexbear.net 51 points 6 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)
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[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 51 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[–] buh@hexbear.net 50 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 50 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Corina Yoris, the candidate chosen by the Venezuelan opposition to replace Maria Corina Machado, has complained that she is not being allowed to register as a candidate. "My rights as a Venezuelan citizen are being violated".

With just a few hours to go until the deadline, the opposition parties authorized by the CNE to register candidates are unable to access the registration system. During Yoris' speech, the campaign put up a television to prove that the system is not accepting registrations.

Yoris is opposed to socialism and communism; she says that the free market regulates prices, that communism was responsible for the death of millions and that the ideology resulted with Venezuela becoming divided.

Holy shit, they keep choosing the most unpopular dipshit to run against Maduro. Her wikipedia page was created literally 2 days ago, she lacks a spanish version of it.

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[–] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 49 points 6 months ago (7 children)

CW: SA

New media blitz discussing rape and sexual assault of israeli hostages during captivity by Hamas. The account quite frankly seems believable enough at first blush. Hamas has apparently released a response criticizing the account's truthfulness, but of course the western press isn't covering that with any kind of detail (such that I can't even find it!) and instead uncritically repeating the claims of the victim and Israeli politicians bloviating about why they have to continue genocide "tO sAvE tHe HoStAgEs" as if their operations have anything to do with that at this point.

Even if the allegations are true, which is at least plausible, the timing and media strategy seems more in response to the recent UN ceasefire vote than actually seeking justice in any meaningful sense of the word.

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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 48 points 6 months ago (2 children)

also seems like bangladeshi strikes petered out cause they arrested organizers deeper-sadness they seem to be having medical professionals strike now.

Which reminds me, wtf happened to south korea licensing strikes?

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[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 48 points 6 months ago

Remember when Trump did his infrastructure week

Good times

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 47 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

There were protests in Argentina and Brazil against their respective dictatorships and in favor of democracy. Milei, being the smartest man, decides to say that the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo movement (which is a movement in favor of democracy, progressive ideas and justice) lied about the victims of the dictatorship. Ancap President defending a dictatorship to own the zurditos.

Meanwhile, in Brazil, Lula da Silva simply banned the army from holding any commemorations, as they were doing during the right-wing governments of Bolsonaro and Micheal Temer. You could say that this is an L for Lula, since he could promote a mega pro-democracy demonstration or you could say that this is pragmatic. The Workers' Party will still take part in the organic demonstration on the 30th.

[–] Captain_Wtv@lemmy.ml 47 points 6 months ago (5 children)

It seems Germany restored UNWRA funding and increased it? It's like 45-50 Million USD too. Shouldn't have paused it in the first place but I'm kind of surprised. I think the US might be the only nation left which didn't restore funding at this point.

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[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 47 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Denmark is selling 24 vintage F-16 warplanes, scheduled to be replaced with F-35's to Argentina. In all likelihood the sale is made on orders from Washington as the evil empire is afraid that China will get the deal, causing American power over Argentina to fade.

Some politicians are angry that the warplanes were not given to Ukraine, like it has already happened with 19 other planes. However Washington chose differently and the Danish government is happy to oblige their masters.

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[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 46 points 6 months ago (5 children)

MFW the walls start speaking Arabic (CW: gunfire and IOF goons getting owned):
https://twitter.com/revolutionaryem/status/1772335549438902562

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[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 45 points 6 months ago

NATO's Attempt to Dismember Serbia Fails: President Vucic

In 1999, NATO forces carried out airstrikes for 78 days against Yugoslavia, leaving over 8,000 civilians dead or injured.

On Sunday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that his country will never surrender its province of Kosovo and Metohija nor join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

On the Remembrance Day for the Victims of the NATO Aggression on Yugoslavia, people gathered in Prokuplje to pay tribute to the victims of the NATO bombings.

"They wanted to destroy our homeland, to destroy Serbia and dismember it, but they failed," Vucic said at a commemoration event marking the anniversary of NATO bombing.

"25 years have passed, and we remain unbroken... We will never consent to the dismemberment of Serbia! Kosovo and Metohija shall never willingly be torn from us," he stressed. Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Serbia rejects it and considers Kosovo its own province.

The event began with a somber commemoration led by Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Porfirije, who later stressed in his speech that the bombing revealed "the depth of human cruelty when one chooses to abandon humanity."

President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik condemned NATO's violation of international law and disregard for innocent lives, while praising Serbia's defiance and resilience.

"We remain dignified people who cherish our freedom," Dodik said, emphasizing the importance of unity as reflected in the widespread observance of the Remembrance Day.

In 1999, the U.S.-led NATO forces carried out continuous airstrikes for 78 days against Yugoslavia, leaving over 8,000 civilians dead or injured and nearly 1 million more displaced.

Cluster bombs and depleted uranium bombs banned by international conventions were used in the strikes, which also caused wide destruction of infrastructure.

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[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 44 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Ecuador's youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, was assassinated on Saturday, along with municipal network communicator Jairo Loor. Garcia was 27 and was elected last year by the Citizen Revolution, Rafael Correa's party.

Brigitte Garcia was mayor of the municipality of San Vicente, in the province of Manabi. The former presidential candidate for the Citizens' Revolution, Luisa Gonzalez, condemned what she called a political assassination.

The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, lamented the death and linked it to drug trafficking, which "wants to bring the state to its knees", and said that he would not be intimidated by these violent acts. The authorities have yet to clarify the motives behind the murder.

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