chesmotorcycle 3 days ago • 100%
From the article:
According to the Korean Iron and Steel Association, Chinese steel costs an average of $863 per ton, compared with a price of $2,570 per ton for Korean steel.
Reminds me of this bit in the Manifesto:
The cheap prices of commodities are the heavy artillery with which it batters down all Chinese walls...
Capitalism is set to go the way of feudalism:
At a certain stage in the development of these means of production and of exchange, the conditions under which feudal society produced and exchanged, the feudal organisation of agriculture and manufacturing industry, in one word, the feudal relations of property became no longer compatible with the already developed productive forces; they became so many fetters. They had to be burst asunder; they were burst asunder.
chesmotorcycle 3 days ago • 100%
XD
chesmotorcycle 3 days ago • 100%
Cope, meet seethe.
Even if Ukraine’s bet that the Kursk incursion would relieve pressure on the eastern front has not yet paid off, it could still lure Russia into expending forces in a counteroffensive. If negotiations beckoned, Putin would probably feel compelled to deprive Ukraine of its Kursk bargaining chip, Leviev said.
chesmotorcycle 3 days ago • 100%
They are so chill!
Alpaca 1: "Is that a fire?"
Alpaca 2: "Yeah, probably"
Alpaca 1: "Oh, ok. Just making sure."
Alpaca 3: "Huh?"
chesmotorcycle 3 days ago • 100%
You too tovarish!
chesmotorcycle 6 days ago • 100%
Hehe, you're welcome, tovarish. Sadly, most Americans probably believe all you have to do before fucking a nightlight is turn it on.
chesmotorcycle 1 week ago • 100%
Gotcha. The patent process is weird either way I guess.
chesmotorcycle 1 week ago • 100%
Am I reading this right? They've had EUV for more than a year now, but can't use it due to patent review?
A newly revealed patent from Chinese lithography systems maker Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) shows how domestic firms could progress in the local advanced lithography tools market despite US sanctions.
The “extreme ultraviolet [EUV] radiation generators and lithography equipment” patent, filed in March 2023, was published publicly on Tuesday and is still being vetted by the China National Intellectual Property Administration, according to a record from company registry website Qichacha.
chesmotorcycle 1 week ago • 100%
"Please help, China shit my pants 😭"
Deity tier
chesmotorcycle 1 week ago • 100%
With Germany already saying it's not on board, this thing is dead on arrival.
chesmotorcycle 1 week ago • 100%
Lemmygrad is small. Posting on the one most relevant community is usually enough. Otherwise everyone with their feed set to "New" will see every duplicate posting.
chesmotorcycle 1 week ago • 100%
I understand feeling lonely and desperate, but having sex with a nightlight is a new low...
chesmotorcycle 1 week ago • 100%
Sadly, Patagonia is a big supplier to the US military and police: https://www.backpacker.com/stories/issues/outdoor-brands-make-big-bucks-selling-gear-for-war-but-cant-always-control-who-uses-it/
chesmotorcycle 1 week ago • 100%
"Wow!" The voice on this video of Hezbollah shelling "israel" has me cracking up.
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
So stealthy!
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
You too! Juche!
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
tips beret...
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
There's definitely plenty to question in the article. I've added an edit to point out the most important evidence he provides though.
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
These points should make us tread very cautiously with this source. I'm going to add an edit.
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
Yeah, this is just odd speculation on the author's part. There's really no need to guess how the neutron bombing has been done, or worse invoke discredited mechanisms for how the reaction took place. The discovery of enriched uranium is more than enough.
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
Yeah, these are neutron bombs. They're "a low-yield thermonuclear weapon designed to maximize lethal neutron radiation in the immediate vicinity of the blast while minimizing the physical power of the blast itself." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_bomb
"Israel" has, since its attacks on Lebanon in 2006 and those on Gaza in 2008 and 2014, used a new nuclear weapon, one which kills with a high temperature radiation flash and with neutrons. ... "Israel" and the USA (at least) have developed what is almost certainly a mini-neutron bomb. "Israel" is using it in Gaza. And may be using it in Lebanon (again). --- EDIT: some important criticisms of the author have been raised in the comments. It's quite possible he's speculating too much from insufficient evidence. However, he does offer the following, which we shouldn't dismiss either: 1. Enriched Uranium was [found in Gaza](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-02559-7) according to this *Nature* article. 2. A crater from an "israeli" bomb in Lebanon was found to be radioactive (original source was an unnamed Lebanese newspaper in 2006, but it was also discussed in [this](https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-mystery-of-israel-s-secret-uranium-bomb-6230359.html) article in *The Independent*). 3. Samples from the crater were found to contain enriched uranium (independently verified by the Harwell laboratory, as mentioned by *The Independent* article in 2).
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
No worries!
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
No, it's the children who are wrong...
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
Sullivan’s visit is doomed to be a fruitless attempt by the U.S. to gain concessions from China without offering anything in return. The goal is to secure practical commitments from China to maximize Harris’s chances in the election, all without guaranteeing future commitments.
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
Adorable pincushions!
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 90%
Incremental regress!
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
you^2^!
chesmotorcycle 2 weeks ago • 100%
Yar, I be good. Hew bout ye?
chesmotorcycle 3 weeks ago • 100%
Ahoy!
chesmotorcycle 3 weeks ago • 100%
Inshallah
chesmotorcycle 3 weeks ago • 100%
Any chance this will succeed? The article makes it sound pretty unlikely.
chesmotorcycle 3 weeks ago • 100%
The magic of the market!
chesmotorcycle 3 weeks ago • 100%
This is the worst meme I've ever seen. I love it.
chesmotorcycle 3 weeks ago • 100%
tl;dr
But sending in the Kara-Dag Brigade hasn’t halted the Russian advance.
chesmotorcycle 3 weeks ago • 100%
For your viewing pleasure, Ansar Allah blowing up a tanker that tried to evade their Red Sea embargo: https://x.com/MayadeenEnglish/status/1829192803202781281
chesmotorcycle 3 weeks ago • 100%
Deer wants all the boops!
chesmotorcycle 4 weeks ago • 100%
Back at ya! :D
chesmotorcycle 4 weeks ago • 100%
Long article, some good data, then they end it with this gem:
“Everybody makes stuff in China,” said Joerg Wuttke, former president of the European Chamber of Commerce in China and now a partner at Washington consulting firm DGA Group. “But nobody makes money.”
chesmotorcycle 4 weeks ago • 100%
Hezbollah statement here: https://t.me/PalestineResist/54342
🚨🟡🟢 BREAKING - Hezbollah: — 2 In His Name, the Almighty
25-8-2024
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful "Indeed, we will take revenge upon the criminals."
First, by the grace of Allah Almighty, the first phase has been completed with complete success. This phase involved targeting zionist barracks and sites to facilitate the passage of attack drones towards their intended targets deep within the entity. By the grace of Allah, the drones crossed as planned.
Second, the number of Katyusha rockets fired so far has exceeded 320 towards enemy sites.
Third, the sites that have been successfully targeted and hit by the grace of Allah are:
- "Meron" Base
- "Neveh Ziv" Artillery Position
- "Zaatoun" Base
- "Zaoura" Artillery Positions
- "Sahel" Base
- "Keila" Barracks in the occupied Syrian Golan
- "UAV" Barracks in the occupied Syrian Golan
- "Nafah" Base in the occupied Syrian Golan
- "Yardena" Base in the occupied Syrian Golan
- "Ein Zeitim" Base
- "Ramot Naftali" Barracks
Fourth, further details about the military operation will be provided in subsequent statements.
"And victory is only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise."
Islamic Resistance
After fucking around, "israel" is finding out...
According to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the US intends to launch a campaign to undermine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in order to replace him with a more malleable person. According to the agency, former Interior Minister Arsen Avakov is being considered for the job. In a statement released on Tuesday, the SVR stated that "the American elite" is becoming increasingly unhappy with Zelensky as politicians on both sides of the aisle begin to "doubt the targeted spending of billions of dollars in military aid to Kiev." Officials stated that Zelensky is engaging in "crazy steps" that threaten escalation "far beyond Ukraine," adding that Kiev “has moved to feverish action” as Zelensky tries to stay in power after the end of his official term in May.
There's no useful analysis here, since the author hasn't bothered to ask any protestors why they're protesting, but here's hoping these are more steps towards a [Red Africa](https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5153940). Countries with active or recent protest movements mentioned in the article include Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Angola, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique, and South Africa.
Some great information and critique here. Dominant western perspectives, even when dubbing themselves "decolonial", still paint Africa as the Dark Continent, whose inhabitants are powerless against external forces. Instead, Vijay Prashad and Mikaela Nhondo Erskog argue, we need to center the (re-)emergence of Red Africa, the indigenous efforts towards socialism.
French President Emmanuel Macron publicly asked residents of New Caledonia on Tuesday to lift the barricades that had closed roads for the past month, following widespread and violent unrest. According to French media, Macron called the situation "unacceptable" after condemning it and called for "the firm and definitive lifting of all blockades." Local media circulated a letter by Macron calling on New Caledonians to engage in dialogue. "It always takes longer to build than to destroy," he was cited as saying, stressing the need for constructive efforts toward resolution. Massive protests and rallies broke out on the Pacific archipelago on May 13 after a voting reform that would allow non-native long-term residents of the island to participate in local polls. The Indigenous Kanaks on the archipelago, driven by the fact that the move would dilute their input on decisions on their native lands, led demonstrations against the French government. **Reform plan suspended** The territory is located more than 17,000 kilometers from mainland France in the southern Pacific Ocean and is comprised of several islands, yet Paris has relentlessly asserted its right over the territories. After deploying troops under the guise of police control in the South Pacific territories, Macron has suspended the reform plan. Macron justified the decision by stating "ambiguity" ahead of the French elections, adding that it was to prioritize "dialogue in the field and restoring the order." "I have pledged that this reform won’t be pushed through with force today in the current context and that we are giving ourselves a few weeks to allow for calm, the resumption of dialogue, with a view to a global agreement," he said two weeks ago.
The initial phase calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire, the release of captives including women, the elderly, and the wounded, the return of the remains of some deceased hostages, the exchange of Palestinian prisoners, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from populated areas in Gaza. This phase also includes the safe and efficient distribution of humanitarian aid across Gaza, ensuring that all Palestinian civilians in need receive assistance, including housing units provided by the international community.
Yankee pigs go home! > The Yemeni Armed Forces targeted the flagship of the United States Carrier Strike Group 2, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, in response to multiple American-British strikes on Yemen. > > In a statement, the spokesperson of the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF), Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced that the YAF's Rocket Force and Navy launched a composite strike on the aircraft carrier. > > The strike consisted of multiple anti-ship ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, which dealt direct and precise hits to the USS Eisenhower, Saree explained. The YAF's attack on US Navy assets deployed in the region comes in response to 13 airstrikes that targeted both civilian and military areas across Yemen, leading to 58 casualties. > > In detail, Saree said that the strikes in Hodeidah alone killed 16 people and injured another 41, including civilians and military personnel. > > Saree reiterated that the YAF will "not hesitate to directly and immediately respond to any renewed aggression on Yemeni soil."
See? China is going to crash for real this time. Just you wait, tankies! > But the IMF noted that, by 2029, China's economic growth is expected to decline to 3.3 percent, citing aging and slower productivity growth.
In a congressional testimony on Wednesday, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo emphasized the potentially severe consequences for the United States if China were to decide to reunify with Taiwan. Raimondo, showcasing that the US is only interested in Taiwan's "security" because of its importance in the microchip sector, highlighted the critical role of Taiwan in microchip supply and production, stressing the decades-long collaboration between Taipei and Washington in this domain. Speaking before the US House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, Raimondo underscored the significance of Taiwan's contribution to the microchip industry. She pointed out that the United States currently relies heavily on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), procuring 92% of its leading-edge chips from the Taiwanese firm.
The Israeli occupation forces officially began, on Monday, the forceful displacement of the already-displaced Palestinian people currently seeking shelter in Rafah, which had been designated by the Israelis as an alleged "safe zone" early in the war.
Israeli news broadcaster Channel 12 on Sunday reported that a total of 30 servicemembers in the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) refused to comply with orders to ready the army for a ground invasion of the city of Rafah. The broadcaster cited fatigue as the primary reason for the refusal, stating that these servicemembers feel unable to continue fighting in Gaza after nearly 7 months of combat.
**Iran imposed itself as major regional player** Scott Ritter, a writer and former Marine Corps officer, told Al Mayadeen that Iran sent a message to the United States that it is capable of breaching the Israeli occupation's sophisticated air defense. He added that Washington is beginning to see that its capabilities in the Middle East are declining, and this began when Iran shot down a US drone under former US President Donald Trump. He pointed out that one of the indicators of the decline of the US capabilities in the region has been its inability to stop Yemen's operations in the Red Sea. Ritter said the United States could no longer do anything in the region, while Iran, on the other hand, is developing its capabilities and is able to harm Washington. Ritter went on to ask: What does it mean for the United States to tell the Israeli occupation that it would defend it but would not support it in an attack on Iran?
Will we see Irish reunification in 2024?
...during the first weeks of the war, the army almost completely relied on Lavender, which clocked as many as 37,000 Palestinians as suspected militants–and their homes–for possible air strikes.
Isn'treal may be reaching a breaking point, at least in terms of its ability to escalate further > ...total losses incurred by the Israeli economy amount to a whopping $6 billion since October 7, 2023. > When comparing the median cost of reservists to that of regular troops, a huge gap in costs arises, as an individual from the former group costs "Israel" an average of $13,000 while the latter costs $7,500. See also: https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-military-demands-14-500-new-recruits--situation--not
The ongoing war on Gaza and confrontations with the Lebanese Resistance on the northern front has caused a shortage of ammunition and supplies within the Israeli occupation forces' arsenal, Israeli broadcaster Kan reported on Friday.
Hehe
Ukraine's Western allies were “overly optimistic" about the war in 2023 and assumed that providing Kiev with the required ammunition and training would lead to victory, chief of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer told the Financial Times on Sunday. ... For now, the West’s plan is to “keep the Ukrainian military from collapsing".
Are there any books folks would especially recommend for young kids? I found [Tales for Little Rebels](https://nyupress.org/9780814757215/tales-for-little-rebels/) quite good, but also somewhat dated.