/leftypol/ - Leftist Politically Incorrect

https://x.com/HadiNasrallah/status/2005737674272116799
Syrian regime terrorists are attacking Alawite neighborhoods, destroying property and terrorizing civilians. They filmed themselves beating an Alawite child who was trying to get bread for his family, forcing him to “accept Islam” and renounce Alawites
(video)

>>493020
>>493022
People act like Hamas do things like this, but then it's the US-backed forces that are in actuality doing things like this

>>493026
Speaking, of: >>492932

Suicide bomber kills at least one police officer in Syria’s Aleppo
Officials say a ‘terrorist’ detonated suicide belt as officers protecting New Year’s Eve festivities tried to detain him.

A suicide bomber targeted a group of Syrian police officers in the city of Aleppo killing one member of the security forces and wounding two others, the official news agency SANA reported.

Syria’s Interior Ministry spokesman Noureddine al-Baba told Al-Ikhbariah TV that the original target of the attack on Wednesday was likely a church gathering in the city’s Bab al-Faraj neighbourhood.

“We were able to thwart this attack, although unfortunately the martyrdom of one of our colleagues is a great loss,” al-Baba said.

The Aleppo governorate administration said the assailant blew himself up after officers approached to detain him.

“The relevant authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the incident and have imposed a security perimeter around the site,” it said.

Azzam al-Gharib, the governor of the province, said security forces observed the “terrorist agent” and tried to arrest him while securing New Year’s Eve celebrations in the city.

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Unsalvageably reactionary. After a Z victory they’ll be liquidated on a national basis.

https://www.politico.eu/article/latvia-a-disappearing-nation-migration-population-decline/
Latvia, a disappearing nation
January 5, 2018

Since it joined the EU, the country has lost one-fifth of its population.

To be sure, economic migration is not the only reason for the country’s declining population. The small Baltic republic’s comparatively low birth rate and high mortality rate are also contributing factors.

“Borders are open, information about life in other EU states is available and everyone is doing it. So, off our young people go to England or Ireland or Germany” — Aleksandr Rube, journalist

https://europeannewsroom.com/latvia-completes-fence-on-border-with-russia-2/

Maybe Latvia can employ their remaining population as border guards.

>>492922
>Atleast they're bugs in South Korea.
What the fuck does this mean?

>>492922
There's Lithuanian Jews that immigrate to Israel

source: a Youtube couple's parents and family moved from Lithuania to Israel

>>492993
https://x.com/M_Simonyan/status/2005668567069651191
Lavrov: On the night of December 28-29 the Kiev regime launched a terrorist attack on President Putin's residence in Novgorod with 91 long-range UAVs.

Such actions will not go unpunished. Targets and time for retaliatory strikes have been selected by the Russian Armed Forces.

>>492993
>>493006
The sad thing is it is the Ukrainian people who continue to pay for this CIA rat's games.

>>493006
https://x.com/Alex_Oloyede2/status/2006005446205923389
The mysterious soviet “Doomsday” radio station UVB-76 unexpectedly began playing Swan Lake.

This comes moments after promised retaliation by Moscow against Kiev.

>>493056
Am I gonna die?

>>493057
Eventually, yes.
Probably soon.
Maybe tomorrow.

>>492819
https://x.com/Ollie_Vargas_/status/2002166029389267437
Bolivia's workers unions announce an indefinite general strike against the neoliberal austerity measures announced this week.

No dialogue or negotiation, all the measures must be repealed first. No honeymoon period for the right-wing govt.

>>492837
Started on December 22nd:
https://x.com/Ollie_Vargas_/status/2003295093332295974
Bolivia’s indefinite general strike against neoliberal austerity measures began today.

Mass marches are underway in the cities, and rural workers have blocked all major highways by erecting barricades on roads across their regions.

https://x.com/Ollie_Vargas_/status/2005083611327070274
Day 6 of Bolivia’s general strike against the new govt’s neoliberal austerity measures.

The largest union (miners) hold daily protests in the capital, while rural workers plan to march on cities. Though some smaller corrupt unions are demobilzing after signing deals with govt.

https://x.com/Ollie_Vargas_/status/2005829534134759699
Day 8 of Bolivia's general strike against neoliberal austerity measures. This march is in the city of Cochabamba.

A recent presidential decree eliminates fuel subsidies and opens up state assets for privatization.

https://x.com/Ollie_Vargas_/status/2006186523159584916
Day 9 of Bolivia's general strike against neoliberal austerity measures.

Bus drivers in southern La Paz join the strike. Their corrupt union leaders signed a deal with govt promising not to mobilize, but members have rejected it and graffitied 'traitors' on the union office.

>fascisms is capitalist response to a mass organized communist movement
Close, but not quite. When capitalism has an existential crisis that the liberal center is unable to resolve, a lane is opened for the public to consider other types of politics. Fascism is what you get when the left fails to take power. We're not quite at an existential crisis yet, but it could very well be lurking around the corner when the AI bubble explodes.

Methinks fascism has now lost its meaning on leftist forums due to being used as a slur for "opinions/practices I don't like".

>>493041
lol

>where is the organized communist movement of our day?
In China

>>493037
>Assuming OP isn't a bot

Well this question was asked in leftypol.org/leftypol/res/2528259.html using picrel, but that page 404'd already plus it's an interesting thread

BULLETS AT BONDI BEACH | Twelve shot dead | Hanukkah horror | Hero of the sands | MOATS REACTS LIVE
🚨 BREAKING NEWS — George Galloway is LIVE reacting to the horrific terror attack at Bondi Beach, Australia.

As reports emerge of twelve people shot dead in a shocking act of violence during Hanukkah celebrations, MOATS goes on air in real time to follow developments as they unfold.

Australia is waking up as we broadcast — and new information, official statements, eyewitness accounts and political reactions are expected throughout the show.

🌊 BULLETS AT BONDI BEACH — a nation in shock. Who was responsible? What is known so far? What is being hidden, spun, or delayed? George delivers immediate analysis as the story breaks, cutting through speculation while demanding answers.

⚖️ Professor Daniel Kovalik — Professor, lawyer and author, joins George to examine the international and political context as the world reacts. From Venezuela to Western security failures, Kovalik brings clarity at a moment of global instability. (Twitter: @danielmkovalik)

📰 Chris Hedges — Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, author, and host of The Chris Hedges Report. One of the most respected voices in global journalism joins live to assess the deeper meaning of this attack, the climate of violence, and how power and media respond when terror strikes. (Twitter: @ChrisLynnHedges)

As the show unfolds, George covers:
– LIVE reaction to the Bondi Beach terror attack as updates break.
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BLEAK MIDWINTER | 'Warmongering' Trump | No peace | Bethlehem lament | MOATS LIVE
❄️ A BLEAK MIDWINTER for the world — and George Galloway is LIVE to confront it. As accusations of warmongering swirl around Donald Trump, peace slips further out of reach in Gaza, and Bethlehem marks another Christmas under siege, MOATS goes live with fearless analysis, global perspective, and real-time reaction as the news unfolds.

🇻🇪 Angelo Giuliano — Political and financial analyst — joins George to examine Venezuela, global markets, and the economic pressures driving today’s conflicts. From sanctions to currency warfare, Giuliano explains the forces pushing nations toward confrontation rather than peace. (Twitter: @Angelo4justice3)

🇺🇸 Gerald Celente — Founder of the Trends Research Institute and publisher of Trends Journal. One of the world’s most quoted forecasters joins live to break down US politics, Trump’s global impact, Europe’s decline, and what the next phase of geopolitical instability looks like. (Twitter: @geraldcelente)

Tonight on The Mother of All Talk Shows, George covers:
– “Warmongering” Trump and the mounting global backlash.
– No peace in Gaza as the war grinds on and diplomacy fails.
– Bethlehem’s lament: Christmas under occupation and conflict.
– Europe’s decay — political, economic, and moral.
– Venezuela, sanctions, and the weaponisation of finance.
– Gerald Celente’s outlook for 2026 and beyond.
– Gayatri Galloway’s Social Media News Update tracking what the world is really saying.
– Your calls LIVE from the UK, US, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond.

THE COVER-UP | Epstein files blackout | Syria attack diversion | Another Venezuela tanker seized
🚨 THE COVER-UP — George Galloway is LIVE as explosive questions erupt over the Epstein files, war escalations, and a global diversion strategy playing out in real time. As key documents remain blacked out, another Venezuela tanker is seized, and Syria is hit again, MOATS goes on air to ask who is being protected — and why.

🗂 Epstein Files BLACKOUT — critical names still hidden, pages redacted, accountability delayed. Is this a deliberate cover-up to shield powerful figures? As political pressure mounts, George reacts live to the latest developments and demands answers as the story continues to unfold.

🎙 Garland Nixon — veteran radio host and political analyst — joins George to dissect the Epstein files blackout, media silence, and the political interests at stake. Who benefits from the delays? What happens next? (Twitter: @GarlandNixon)

🎖 Scott Ritter — former Marine Corps intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector — delivers a hard-edged War Report. From Syria strikes to Ukraine, Russia, and the seizure of yet another Venezuelan tanker, Scott explains how military escalation is being used as a smokescreen while domestic scandals rage. (Twitter: @RealScottRitter)

Tonight on The Mother of All Talk Shows, George covers:
– The Epstein files cover-up and why key information remains hidden.
– Whether the blackout is designed to protect Donald Trump or a wider elite.
– Syria attacks as diversion politics: coincidence or coordination?
– Venezuela tanker seizures and rising global confrontation.
– Scott Ritter’s live war analysis across Ukraine, Russia and the Middle East.
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MOATS Christmas Eve Special | The First Half of 2025 | A World on the Brink | With George Galloway
🎄 This Christmas Eve, The Mother of All Talk Shows takes a moment to reflect. In a special Best Of edition, George Galloway looks back at the first half of 2025 — a period marked by war, crisis, propaganda, resistance, and moments that shaped the year we are living through.

From terror attacks and wildfires to Gaza, Ukraine, Iran, and the growing threat of global confrontation, this Christmas Eve MOATS revisits the most powerful conversations, predictions, and warnings from the opening months of the year — many of which proved chillingly accurate.

In this special look back, George revisits unforgettable moments with some of the most important voices to appear on MOATS in 2025 so far, including:

– Chris Hedges on terror, empire, and moral collapse
– Max Blumenthal on wildfires, power, and elite failure in California
– Greg Stoker on Iran, Trump, and the world standing on the brink of war
– Judge Andrew Napolitano on tariffs, law, and the US economy
– Professor Richard Wolff on Gaza, genocide, and Trump’s dangerous fantasies
– Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi, live from Tehran, during the days many feared a nuclear war was imminent

This Christmas Eve edition is not just a compilation — it is a warning, a record, and a reminder of how quickly the world changed in 2025, and how close it came to catastrophe.
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YEAR OF THE GUN | Trump and Zelensky | Myanmar poll | Old world over | MOATS LIVE
🔫 2025 has become the YEAR OF THE GUN — and George Galloway is LIVE to confront it. From Trump and Zelensky’s dangerous dance, to Gaza, Ukraine, Myanmar and the collapse of the old world order, tonight’s edition of The Mother of All Talk Shows lays bare a year defined by weapons, war, and the failure of diplomacy.

As power shifts east, institutions crack, and conflicts multiply, George examines how the language of peace has been replaced by the language of force — and what that means for the year ahead.

🎖 Retired Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar — former US soldier and ex-worker at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — joins George with firsthand insight into Gaza, humanitarian failure, military reality, and the consequences of war decisions made far from the battlefield. His testimony cuts through spin and exposes what civilians are really facing.

📰 Max Blumenthal — award-winning journalist, author, and editor of The Grayzone — returns to MOATS to dissect US politics, Trump and Zelensky, media deception, Ukraine, Palestine, and why the “old world” is rapidly coming to an end. Few journalists have been more consistently right — or more fiercely attacked — for telling the truth.

Tonight George covers:
– Why 2025 is shaping up as the Year of the Gun, not diplomacy.
– Trump, Zelensky, and the politics of perpetual war.
– Gaza, Palestine, and the collapse of humanitarian credibility.
– Ukraine, Russia, and the grinding endgame.
– Myanmar and forgotten wars the media ignores.
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US pledges $2bn in new UN model for delivery of humanitarian assistance
The US and UN will sign 17 memorandums of understanding with individual countries identified by the US as priority countries, officials from the state department and UN said in Geneva. But some areas that are priorities for the UN, including Yemen, Afghanistan and Gaza, will not be receiving US funding under the new mechanism, UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said, adding that the UN will seek support from other donors to find funding for those.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/29/us-pledge-un-model-humanitarian-assistance

A look at how Trump-era work requirements could impact people who receive public benefits
Previously, adults older than 54, as well as parents with children under age 18, at home were exempted from SNAP’s 80-hours monthly work requirement. Now, adults up to age 64 and parents of children between the age of 14 and 17 have to prove they’re working, volunteering or job training if they are on SNAP for more than three months. … HUD in July also proposed a rule change that would allow public housing authorities across the country to institute work requirements, as well as time limits. In a leaked draft of that rule change, HUD spells out how housing authorities can choose to opt in and voluntarily implement work requirements of up to 40 hours a week for people getting rental assistance, including adult tenants in public housing and Section 8 voucher-holders.
https://apnews.com/article/snap-medicaid-hud-work-requirements-trump-big-beautiful-bill-05c560dc624acd69d9da5c5631721c29

Case dropped against TikTok streamer who was shot by US immigration agents
The government had charged Parias with assault, saying that he used his car as a “weapon” to ram against two law enforcement vehicles. But in video footage leading up to Parias’ shooting, reviewed by the LA Times, Parias’ car did not appear to be moving. The footage shows him asking officers why he is being detained, and an officer threatening to shoot Parias if he doesn’t get out.
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Epstein and Leviathan: How the Financier Opened Doors to Netanyahu and Ehud Barak Amid Israel's Offshore Gas Fight
On December 17, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a $35 billion deal to sell natural gas to Egypt in what officials describe as the largest energy export agreement in Israel’s history. The natural gas will be produced from Leviathan, a massive field west of Haifa. “On this day,” Netanyahu wrote in a statement that day, the third day of Hanukkah, “we’ve brought another jug of oil to the nation of Israel. But this time, the flame will burn not just for eight days, but for decades to come.” The gas export permit for Egypt came after months of delays and behind-the-scenes disputes between Tel Aviv, Cairo, and Washington. The decision is expected to reinforce the Camp David peace framework between Egypt and Israel—an arrangement strained by the Gaza genocide—while cementing Israel’s emergence as a major natural gas supplier in the eastern Mediterranean and beyond.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/epstein-leviathan-jpmorgan-gas-deals-netanyahu-ehud-barak

Spontaneous strikes at Arcelor Dunkirk and steel worker riots in Genoa – And in the UK?
We translated this article by comrades from France, as we think that it has international relevance. The global steel industry is at the centre of trade wars and, related to this, the process of militarisation. With the downturn of the automobile industry we see a global overproduction of steel. The US and the EU react by putting up tariffs, which squeezes the steel industry in the UK. In reaction to the blackmail from steel companies, the Labour government promises further subsidies with their £2.5 billion ‘steel fund’. In times of general preparation for larger wars, steel production becomes a national security asset. When the Chinese steel manufacturer Jingye announced the closure of the blast furnaces at the Scunthorpe site in April 2025, the UK government stepped in and semi-nationalised the plant. As you can read in the article below, nationalisation has little to offer for the workers on the ground. Given this global picture it is not a coincidence that things are kicking off elsewhere. In November and December 2025, steel workers in Genoa occupied squares, blockaded motorwayPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

3 days until this!

Netanyahu is currently in Florida, and will be in DC tomorrow.

Why is Trump accused of being a Russian asset when the Israel Zionist stranglehold on US politics is a thing?

Netanyahu meets with Rubio before Trump
The Israeli prime minister has met with the top US diplomat before his meeting with Trump.

In a post on the social media platform X, Netanyahu said it was a “great” meeting with Rubio.

The US secretary of state has been peripherally involved in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, which have been spearheaded by Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.

Trump greets Netanyahu as meeting kicks off
With a handshake and a pat on the back, the two leaders have reunited at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

The meeting is the fifth time since Trump returned to office in January that Netanyahu has visited the US.

Phase two of the ceasefire in Gaza, Iran and Syria are expected to loom large in their talks.

Here’s what Trump and Netanyahu have said so far
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Iranian official promises ‘harsh response’ to any aggression
Ali Shamkhani, a top adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that any aggression towards Iran will be met with a “harsh response”.

His post on the social media platform X comes as Trump meets with Netanyahu. The Israeli leader has been pushing for more strikes on Iran following a ceasefire agreement that ended a 12-day war in June.

While such strikes are largely seen as at odds with Trump’s priorities, the US president said today that the US would “knock the hell” out of Iran if it sought to increase its nuclear or military capabilities.

https://aje.io/fq97o1?update=4202646

>>475365
This is the first year in my 34 years on this planet I could conceivably live on my own and without help from others.

It's been an objectively good economy for myself.

>>475387
Actually the electoral college was set up by the Founding Fathers to prevent any potential tyranny, which is ironic.

>>475387
Correct.

>>492574
Incorrect, it was established to protect a tyranny from the masses. It's not ironic at all once you understand that nearly every founding father had extremely hostile views towards democracy.

Way worse ever since he stole the election

Say what you want but being an actual factory worker working in a mill. We cut 200 jobs under trump because of those tariffs. Bidens economy we had jobs out the ass people literally had jobs that we didnt have to have them at but they helped things run more smoothly.

>one chromosome than you do with your own family.
Tf is this supposed to mean?
You don't have any female family?