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Image is of Trudeau and Trump together at Mar-a-Lago in November 2024. Source is here.


The Liberals, headed by Trudeau, have not been doing so hot lately. Polls have been rather poor, showing the party far behind the Conservatives, and the Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (an outspoken apologist for Ukrainian Nazis) resigned recently, with more MPs following her lead. Trump's return to power has shaken the Canadian establishment due to his threats to impose massive tariffs on Mexico and Canada, which will have substantial economic consequences given that Canada sends most of its exports to the US, compounding the economic malaise that has affected most of the world over the last few years.

With all this bad news, there are rumors and reports that Trudeau will soon resign, ending his nine years of rule. His fall would be yet another casualty in the wave of incumbent parties falling across the imperial core, only to be replaced by more conservative parties that have very similar policies but wish to cast all blame and hardship onto minorities.


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[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 60 points 1 day ago (10 children)

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

[–] combat_doomerism@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

you mean towards the imperial core, right?

[–] Lemister@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yeah Imperial periphery is like Croatia, Greece, Romania or Bulgaria. Those who exploit the least of the west and are exploited the most by the west.

[–] combat_doomerism@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago

the original comment is about denmark

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[–] BigBoyKarlLiebknecht@hexbear.net 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"2001 GMV Yukon" that thing is begging to die at this point.

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A little news from Kursk oblast. All of the Kiev regime’s recent attacks failed – they could not capture a single settlement. Meanwhile, over the past few days, Russian forces liberated the Kursk oblast settlements of Leonidovo, Russkoye Porechnoye, and Kruglenkoye.

In addition, over 20 Kiev regime invaders (from the “82nd Airborne Assault Brigade” and the “225th Separate Assault Battalion”) surrendered to Russian forces in Kursk oblast, near Berdin (videos): https://southfront.press/testimony-of-ukrainian-soldiers-captured-in-russian-kursk-region/

More drone strikes on Kiev regime armored vehicles near the Kursk oblast settlement of Berdin (video): https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20890-Berdin.mp4?_=1

Russian drone strikes on Kiev regime positions in Kursk oblast (video): https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20924_1.mp4?_=1

[–] SexMachineStalin@hexbear.net 54 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

poland-cool 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

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 6 points 23 hours ago

Pucking foland

[–] Lemister@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago

They want those american bases and american financial aid so they can recreate the PLC.

[–] Eldungeon2@hexbear.net 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't think I saw it posted but a couple of days ago the DPRK claimed to have successfully tested a hypersonic missile

[–] Torenico@hexbear.net 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm actually a bit surprised Qassam doesn't use drones too much against the genocidal entity. We have seen a bunch of those on Oct 7th and a few afterwards, which includes that famous shot of a drone dropping a small grenade on a gathering of iof soldiers. Tbh I expected to see more of that, and perhaps even FPV drones which would disable enemy armour.

Huh, perhaps they couldnt get ahold of a significant number of drones due to the blockade and the limited number they have are used to plan for ambushes or observation, who knows. Also FPV drones are a novelty too, but the ones that drop explosives aren't. It's a shame because they could inflict a fuckton of casualties on the colonizers.

[–] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

For me the surprise was not Qassam Brigades because they were under siege for a long time, but Hezbollah. We only saw a cruise missile attack for instance, just days before the ceasefire, limited ballistic missile activity, and only a few FPV drone attacks towards the end, like with the cruise missiles. Lots of one way attack drones though.

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's probably difficult for them to acquire drones, since they are under an embargo and total siege by Israel, and Egypt has also closed its border

[–] combat_doomerism@hexbear.net 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

probably difficult to get electricity for them too no?

[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Most likely, these consumer drones use known frequencies and are trivial to jam. It is one thing on a large front like Ukraine, but Gaza is relatively small, and Pissrael has practically unlimited resources when it comes to deploying surveillance technology.

[–] edge@hexbear.net 53 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The opposition takes to the streets in an empty march in Caracas on the eve of Maduro's inauguration.

María Corina said that this Friday will be the 'final sentence of the regime'; her alleged arrest has been denied by the government. The opposition has tried to create a climate to interfere with Nicolás Maduro's inauguration. Videos on social networks, calls for marches and an international tour of countries governed by the right were the main tricks used by the extreme right that questions the result of the July 28 elections. But what was seen on Thursday (9) was a demonstration that brought together around 3,000 people in eastern Caracas.

Ultra-liberal María Corina Machado called on opponents to hold what she called a “march for freedom” on the eve of the presidential inauguration. The group claims that the former Unity Platform candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, will be sworn in on Friday (10) in a move that has not been detailed by the opposition.

[–] combat_doomerism@hexbear.net 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

bruh i honestly thought maybe maduro's party cooked the books a little bit (i dont care if they did or not, in fact if you're going to cling to the stupid form of liberal democracy i support rigging the election every time), but holy hell if they could only get 3000 people protest there's no way they won the election lol

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most of Anti-Maduro voters have left Venezuela a long time ago, this is why they are so dependent on Colombian, American and Ukrainian mercenaries.

It's funny. A lot of them are now in America, and now these MAGA-type regime changers can't bare to even see their gusanos' faces

No wonder they wanted Maduro desperately gone ~~so that they can deport them back, like Europeans and Turks did with Syrian refugees~~

[–] Boise_Idaho@hexbear.net 45 points 1 day ago (7 children)

The Baltics bootlick the West so hard only to be placed in the same tier as Indonesia and the AES i-cant
https://xcancel.com/Gokul_Sahni/status/1877211735364374700

A very interesting proposed list – a lot of countries friendly to the US will not make the cut for the most permissive AI exports.

[–] TechnoAnomie@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"Well, actually, you forgot Poland" dubya-paint

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 23 points 1 day ago

Always the same fucking map. international-community-1international-community-2

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[–] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Requesting a quick @LargePenis@hexbear.net summary of what to expect out of the Joseph Aoun presidency, if you're in a good place and have the time, please and thank you.

[–] very_poggers_gay@hexbear.net 52 points 1 day ago

457 Israeli Violations against Lebanon were recorded from the date of the ceasefire, November 27 until December 27, 2024.

i'm not familiar with the source, but i'm not surprised by israel's unwillingness to stop destroying land and people after agreeing to its own "ceasefire"

[–] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 28 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Has anyone proposed using MOABs yet?

[–] Torenico@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago

I think the US used bombs to put out a fire on Sweden a couple of years ago iirc

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[–] MuinteoirSaoirse@hexbear.net 59 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

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

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[–] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 52 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Eaton Fire in Los Angeles now approaching Mount Wilson Observatory. Buncha science shit gonna get rekt.

Both the Eaton and Palisades fires are both around 0% contained

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[–] Moss@hexbear.net 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm already bored of news of the fires. Back to nothing ever happens hours

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 39 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, things keep happening even if they bore you

[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 6 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately? Isn't it Hollywood that's burning?

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 5 points 21 hours ago

I mean unfortunately in the sense that we don’t get to flip a switch that says “nothing ever happens” and stop massive fires just because we’re bored

[–] MaxOS@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago

Shit's getting worse

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[–] Test_Tickles@hexbear.net 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not necessarily news but relevant given the LA fires and other recent natural disasters in the USA alone. There is some kind of poetic justice here that the empire that threatens the environment of the only home that humans have, should receive the worst of its wrath when it isn't respected (of course most of the people don't deserve this). Also curious that what gives the USA a geopolitical advantage (being between two very large oceans etc) also creates for more varied and possibly violent climate.

Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and frequent extreme weather than anywhere on the planet, several experts said. Two oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, jutting peninsulas like Florida, clashing storm fronts and the jet stream combine to naturally brew the nastiest of weather.

Tornadoes. Hurricanes. Flash floods. Droughts. Wildfires. Blizzards. Ice storms. Nor’easters. Lake-effect snow. Heat waves. Severe thunderstorms. Hail. Lightning. Atmospheric rivers. Derechos. Dust storms. Monsoons. Bomb cyclones. And the dreaded polar vortex.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/why-the-u-s-is-leading-the-world-in-extreme-weather-catastrophes>

[–] PointAndClique@hexbear.net 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

US exceptionalism even in climate catastrophe. Climate models predicted that continental USA would be less impacted than more populated regions of the globe and was factored into the risk equation in releasing more GHGs. Now fucking PBS is asking me to treat USA catastrophic climate events with more concern than, say, my neighbours whose houses are sinking in Jakarta or my friends grandparents who are boiling to their deaths in Tokyo? Galling, imo

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[–] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

LA is damaged a fraction of a percent compared to Gaza.

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[–] HidamariSou@hexbear.net 52 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Mainstream media glosses over role of Ukrainian far-right in Wpg hate crimes - People's Voice

Mainstream media in Canada is glossing over the role of far-right Ukrainian groups in acts of hate. Specifically, coverage of the recent appearance of swastikas on a southwest Winnipeg community centre have failed to acknowledge the presence and significance of the spraypainted “M.K.Y.” next to the hate symbols. MKY (or MKU) is an extreme-right accelerationist Ukrainian group that recruits online and encourages acts of racist acts of violence.

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