maybe a sign that european leaders are starting to get a little nervous about the implications of a regional war? we’ve seen how disastrous the (failed) attempt of weaning europe off russian oil has been for their industries. what would happen then if suddenly the export of oil from the middle east comes to a sudden stop? i’m not sure european leaders are as keen on this murder-suicide pact as the US seems to be

Israel Defense Forces tells Ireland and Unifil to remove peacekeepers from Lebanese border outpost Irish Times, Oct 4 2024

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has told Ireland to remove its peacekeepers from an outpost on the border with Lebanon as its invasion of the country continues.

Sources confirmed the request was made to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) and individual countries contributing troops, including Ireland. Israel has been told the troops will remain in place.

edit: this part is probably also worth highlighting

There is one Irish outpost on the Lebanese-Israeli border, which is known as the Blue Line. This outpost, designated post 6-52, is manned by a single Irish platoon who are responsible for observing the border and reporting on incursions.

very fascinating to watch this bozo stumble his way through all his pre-prepared zionist talking point. you can see the wheels turning as he tries to remember all the key points he’s supposed to hit.

uuuhhh… october 7th! 1400! hamas terrorists! massacre! hostages! humanitarian crisis in… wait, was i allowed to say gaza again?

they would run out of targets to bomb within a week

the new POLITICS OF JOY is not looking very joyful

if you go to the harris-walz merch store and begin scrolling down you can actually see the right-wing shift in the democratic party. all the lgbt stuff, like the kamala pride stickers, are hangovers from the old biden merch store. any of the bi and trans flag stuff that the biden store would sell is nowhere in sight. even the ‘control guns not girls’ is a biden antique. apart from a few reproductive rights items, the new harris-waltz stuff doesn’t convey anything resembling a political message or vision. they’re instead offering the most uninspiring campaign logo imaginable, a merch line with the slogan ‘yes she can’, another with ‘when we fight we win’, and some camo stuff that feels like its made to appeal to conservative voters. it’s all very dull and visually unappealing.

for comparison, this is what the biden-harris merch store looked like in november 2020:

From Al Mayadeen:

Lebanese Resistance field source to Al Mayadeen: Heroic epic which our fighters are conducting against Israeli elite forces at several axes in South Lebanon resulted in killing, wounding of more than 80 soldiers, officers; almost five tanks destroyed.

Saw this just now as a news update from NRK (machine translated from Norwegian):

Iran’s defense chief threatens Israel with destroying all Israeli infrastructure if Israel attacks Iran. AFP reports.

“The bombing will be repeated with higher intensity and all infrastructure in the country will be affected,” Major General Mohammad Bagheri said on state television.

no way that’s true, but if that’s the lie they’re sticking with then yeah, that could be a sign they’re hesitant to retaliate

they really do think the iron dome is some magic forcefield lmao

Syrian operated S-300PM

is that the same air defense system that’s being delivered to iran now by russia?

BREAKING NEWS: the oldest man in the world has gone to the beach that makes you even older

there’s not a single person in the US-government that’s seriously trying to negotiate a ceasefire. this should be obvious to everyone, including iran

just a reminder that you can still get the vaccine as an adult, whether you have a cervix or not.

oh, so that’s what the JD dossier stuff is about. i saw mentions earlier today of the iran hacking but it sounded so stupid i refused to look into it lmao

maybe…?

i’m placing my bets on:

• israel shooting down a passenger plane
• tim walz pedophile allegations
• kamala drug scandal

News alert from NRK (Norwegian state media), published a few minutes ago:

Norwegian in [pager explosion] case is wanted internationally

The Norwegian [Rinson Jose] who is connected to the sale of exploding pagers in Lebanon was yesterday officially reported missing. On Thursday, Kripos [The National Criminal Investigation Service] issued an international wanted notice for the person, the police said.

On Monday, NRK could report that the Norwegian was still not back at work. The employer said they were going to have a meeting with the police to report him missing.

Apparently no one, including his friends and family, has heard from him since the first terror attack in Lebanon. Rinson got on a plane for a business trip to Boston the day of the attack, but never checked into his hotel or showed up at the conference he was there to attend. All traces of him ends in the U.S.

Friends and family claim they had no knowledge of the firm (Norta Global) he was running in Bulgaria. Rinson’s social media profiles only shows him running a company called NortaLink, which is based in Norway. His profile also shows up on Founders Nation, a website that aims to connect Israeli entrepreneurs and co-founders.

Iran Observer: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to speak live on television tomorrow at 10.15 Tehran time

Hezbollah targets the city of Haifa for the first time since the war started last October