“There is a very simple reason why the UK government refuses to acknowledge the genocide in Gaza. If they did, they would be admitting their own complicity in one of the greatest crimes of our time. End all arms sales to Israel, now.”
Truth be told, Coriolanus and media outlets are facing difficulties keeping up with the IDF and Likud atrocities in the Middle East.
The Israeli Death Forces (IDF) continue their horrific Nakba, amassing casualties in the three Arab Killing Zones (AKZ): Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon.
A wounded Palestinian boy is brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza after an IDF attack on Thursday [Photo: Ashraf Amra / Anadolu]
In AKZ-L, five Lebanese paramedics were among six people murdered in an IDF strike on a civil defence center in the country’s southern Nabatieh area, while 12 rescue workers were reported killed in a second attack on a civil defence center near Baalbek city. At least 3,386 Lebanese people have been killed and 14,417 wounded in IDF attacks since Oct 2023.
In AKL-G, at least 24 Palestinians have been murdered and 112 maimed in the latest 24-hour reporting period. The UN reported that Israel is using starvation as a weapon again Palestinians in Gaza that is “consistent with genocide.”
Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has called on USSECSTATE Antony Blinken to resign after the US deadline for Israeli authorities to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza passed unfulfilled and without any consequences for Israel.
Since 7 Oct 2023, the IDF has killed at least 43,736 Palestinians and wounded 103,370.
Palestinian Nafin Abu Al-Jidyan informs the UN in Gaza that her son was stricken with polio. (Photo: UN News/Ziad Taleb)
In AKZ-W, the IDF stormed a family home in the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya and assaulted one of its inhabitants. During the raid, Israeli troops smashed the family’s furniture while stealing gold jewelry. In Qalqilya’s Jaidi neighborhood, Israeli forces stormed a home and arrested a young man. The charges against him, other then being Palestinian, were not disclosed.
Allowing people to die by starvation, disease, or wounds, without proactively killing them, is called “NHI” (“No Humans Involved.”) Above, emaciated prisoners stand around in a Nazi Concentration camp at Evensee Austria in the Alps (7 May 1945, AP Photo, File)
Coriolanus estimates that by year’s end, the Likud IDF Nakba will have murdered approximately 50,000 Palestinians while maiming close to 150,000. At this rate the Israeli Death Forces would have crippled the health infrastructure of Lebanon. President-Elect Donald Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Israel, evangelical Mike Huckabee, calls the occupied West Bank territory “Judea and Samaria.” Expect more Palestinian murders and expulsions and the removal of fanatical settlers from US sanctions. Only a few were placed on the list as a token gesture by the Biden Administration.
The Arab Holocaust will continue, regardless of which presidential administration occupies the White House. The only difference is that the Democratic Party paid lip-service to the world during the incessant IDF massacres. The earnest and hard-working SECSTATE and D/CIA failed to reach a ceasefire or release any of the hostages, thanks to Likudnik war-criminal Benjamin Netanyahu who welcomes the new Trump Administration that his Nakba helped to usher in.
Sources:
Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north | UN News
How Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war | TV Shows | Al Jazeera
Russia-Ukraine Update
On the offensive since at least midsummer, Russian forces have been grinding down Ukrainian troops across the 1,100-km front line: in the south near Vuhledar and Pokrovsk; in the north near Chasiv Yar and Kupyansk; and in Kursk, the Russian region where Ukraine staged a surprise invasion in August.
The Trump presidential win has given impetus to Kiev and Moscow to discuss peace options so both militaries are trying to make as many territorial gains as possible in order to negotiate from a position of strength. The impact of the North Korean soldiers on the battlefield is not immediately clear. A senior official at Ukraine’s national security agency reported that North Korean forces deployed to Russia’s Kursk have not yet been involved in attempts to dislodge Ukrainian troops from the region.
In Oct, Russia was reportedly losing up to an appalling 1,500 troops a day in combat, euphemistically called “meat attacks.”
Morale and desertion problems continue to plague the Kremlin
The Kremlin recently banned all potential draftees and conscripts from leaving Russia. These young conscripts pictured above can only hope that peace takes place soon because their battlefield chances of survival are nearly zero.
In southern Siberia, more than a dozen wounded Russian contract soldiers deserted a military unit when they were ordered back to the battlefield despite their wounds. The soldiers had signed contracts to fight in Ukraine in exchange for the termination of criminal prosecution for various offenses. Police managed to detain seven of those who fled, but the rest are still on the loose.
And in Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodomir Zelensky replaced the commander of the armed forces in yet another shake-up.
Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskiy (R), the new head of Ukraine’s armed forces conferring with Pres. Zelensky
Putin Quashes Any and All Dissent Anywhere
In London, the late Chef Alexei Zimin owned the Russian restaurant Zima and published a magazine with the same name. (Undated photo).
Russian celebrity chef and London restaurateur Aleksei Zimin (53), an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was recently found dead in Belgrade.
Aleksei Zimin had openly criticized Russia’s war in Ukraine and was in Belgrade to host an event and present his recent book, Anglomania, a personal look at the cultural history of Great Britain.
In his last Instagram post on 4 Nov, Zimin announced that he would prepare a special dinner in a club in Belgrade.
“There will be no new episodes due to the anti-war position of the host. Do I regret it? No, I regret that we ended up going to war. I don’t take part in the war, the war takes part in me,” he said on Instagram at the time.
Zimin had started several restaurants in Moscow and wrote or edited for Afisha, Komersant, and Vedomosti. He hosted a cooking show on Russian television channel NTV that was discontinued after he posted anti-war messages on social media following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in Feb 2022.
The cause of Alexei Zimin’s death was unknown and Belgrade authorities were conducting an autopsy and toxicology tests.
Theater director Anastasia Berezhinskaya (43) pictured above was sentenced to eight years in prison over her posts and comments on the VKontakte social network in 2022, condemning Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and making calls to “kill” and “eliminate” President Vladimir Putin.
She was found guilty of “justifying terrorism,” “distributing false information about the Russian military,” and “discrediting Russia’s armed forces.”
Berezhinskaya, who refused to testify during the trial, pleaded partially guilty.
When giving a final statement to the court, Berezhinskaya said:
“Your Honor, I do not have anything to say, anything to add. I will accept any decision of yours.”
After the judge handed down his ruling, Berezhinskaya was immediately arrested. Before and during the trial, she was under orders not to leave Moscow.
Berezhinskaya, who is the mother of children aged eight and ten years, has been diagnosed with a personality disorder, but the court ruled that she does not need hospitalization.
Alexei Zimin must have been on Putin’s “hit list” and he made it too easy for assassins to kill him in Belgrade by advertising his plans on social media. As for poor Anastasia Berezhinskaya, she stoically said little in her defense, accepting her dismal fate in a gulag.
The war between Ukraine and Russia must inevitably end one way or another so both sides will hammer each other relentlessly until a ceasefire takes place. The future landscape may look like the DMZ between North and South Korea. Putin will continue to demand that Ukraine not join NATO or the EU, which Kiev will initially reject. But to save lives, an option for Ukraine may be to become a neutral country, like Austria (or Finland, before she recently joined NATO). Putin can not live forever and in a few years the Kremlin may be led by a less nationalistic, murderous leader.
Hardworking American taxpayers have provided Kiev with billions of dollars of military and economic aid (before and after Putin’s brutal invasion). But President-elect Donald Trump, a friend of Putin, will no doubt waste the costly resources and investment over the past several years to Ukraine’s eternal chagrin. Kiev will have to rely on other members of NATO and EU for support against Moscow in the future.
Sources:
Wounded Russian Soldiers Flee Unit To Escape Return To Combat
Peace Talks Brewing, Russia And Ukraine Jockey For Advantage — On And Off Battlefield
Russian Theater Director Gets 8 Years Over Anti-Putin Posts
North Koreans in Russia in place but not in combat: Ukraine official – Radio Free Asia
French Overseas Territory Guadeloupe Declares Dengue Epidemic
The Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe has declared a dengue epidemic, with authorities noting the outbreak was being driven by a less common strain of the mosquito-borne disease.
Guadeloupe has been a French possession since 1635. The island of Saint Martin is shared with the Netherlands; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten. Approximately 450,000 inhabitants reside on the archipelago.
“Dengue fever has entered the epidemic phase” in Guadeloupe regional health authorities warned, just at the beginning of the tourist season and on the eve of the end-of-year festivities.
This strain of the dengue virus has not circulated much in the last 20 years leading to the possibility of “severe forms” with “a high number of cases to be expected if control and prevention actions are not implemented”.
The dengue 3 serotype (DENV-3) is one of four variants of the virus.
The health authorities said among 62 samples analysed between late September and mid-October, 97 percent were caused by DENV-3.
The average of 80 cases per week at this time of year has been far surpassed.
At the end of October, the agency estimated the weekly figure hit 540 – more than double the number seen in September.
Hospitals were reporting a similar spike, with around 40 emergency room visits per week for suspected dengue cases, compared with 25 in Sep 2024.
At least 22 human pathogens are associated with the tiger mosquito which flies by day and night. Mosquitos are the deadliest animal on earth today. Dragonflies are one of nature’s remedies for mosquitos. As larvae, dragonflies eat mosquito larvae; as adults, dragonflies eat adult mosquitos. (Photo: © Shutterstock _ InsectWorld)
Dengue, also known as “tropical flu”, can cause high fever, fatigue and body aches, although most people have no symptoms. Severe cases can trigger bleeding, internally or from the mouth and nose.
The virus is spread by the Aedes “tiger” mosquito that breeds in stagnant pools.
Guadeloupe authorities stressed the need “to combat mosquito vectors and breeding grounds for larvae that can develop in water reservoirs around or inside homes, which may have accumulated after recent rainfall”.
It also advised people to wear loose-fitting clothing to cover the skin, use insect repellent and mosquito netting over beds.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the number of reported dengue cases worldwide has approximately doubled each year since 2021, with over 12.3 million cases, including more than 7,900 deaths, reported in just the first eight months of 2024.
The WHO has linked the spike in the number of cases to global warming.
Sources:
Thailand: Ammonia Leak at Pattani Ice Plant Sickens 18
Local residents were evacuated and schools closed after an ammonia leak at an ice plant sickened 18 people in Muang district of this southern border province on Wednesday.
The leak happened at an ice-making factory in Tambon Taluboh.
Eighteen employees and rescue workers tried to contain the leak but were exposed to the gas and suffered dizziness, eye irritation, breathing difficulties, and vomiting. They were rushed to Pattani Hospital.
A firefighter sprays water near the loading dock of an ice-making factory to reduce the impact of an ammonia leak, in Muang district of Pattani on Wednesday. (Photo: Pattani Provincial PR Dept)
Local authorities then ordered more rescue workers, all fire engines and emergency vehicles in the district to the scene. Firefighters sprayed water to reduce the impact of the leak and neutralise the vapors, while others tried to reach the point where the leak originated.
Witnesses said the incident happened while employees were checking gas containers, and a metal object fell and struck and ruptured a big ammonia pipe.
Local officials asked people in the area to wear masks while they cordoned off the scene. Local schools and daycare centers were evacuated and closed as a precaution. for the safety of children.
“People within the five-km radius of the ice plant should wear layers of face masks or N95 masks,” the governor of the province advised.
There were about 20 ice plants that used ammonia in Pattani which suffered similar incidents in the past.
Also in Thailand, officials closed a school in Bangkok for 15 days after two students were diagnosed with Pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
The Ministry of Public Health is encouraging people, especially children and those in physical contact with them, to get vaccinated.
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an infectious bacterial disease of the respiratory tract. It spreads easily through the air between people by coughing or sneezing.
Whooping cough mostly occurs in unvaccinated children and at places such as schools and nurseries.
The disease usually begins as a common cold and develops to a more serious stage of coughing violently, vomiting and creating a “whooping” sound when breathing. The symptoms can seriously affect high-risk groups, such as infants and pregnant women.
Sources:
Bangkok Post – Ammonia leak at Pattani ice plant sickens 18
Bangkok Post – Whooping cough vaccine urged for children
Elderly Pennsylvania Maniac Sentenced for Assaulting Law Enforcement During 6 Jan 2021 Attack on US Capitol
Terry Allen holding a metal bar that he threw at a police officer during the 6 Jan 2021 Capitol attack. Allen’s attorney claims the throwing of the pole was a reflex action after being pepper sprayed. (Photo: Government documents)
Terry L. Allen (65) of Spring Mills, PA, was sentenced by the Honorable US District Judge Amit P. Mehta to 24 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution for his heinous, violent, and felonious conduct on 6 Jan 2021.
On 6 Jan 2021, Terry Allen repeatedly accosted, menaced, and assaulted police officers protecting the US Capitol. Officers sounded the alarm that a rioter was “using the flag as a spear.” This geriatric jerk was not dissuaded from violence even after USCP deployed chemical irritants at him. Allen threw his flagpole at a police officer, striking him. This court document did not specify the extent of injuries to the police officers
The FBI arrested Allen on 6 July 2023 in Pennsylvania.
A photo of Terry Allen and the reinforced gloves he wore during a trip to Washington DC on 14 Nov 2020 to join the Million MAGA March. (Photo: Government documents)
In the nearly four years since 6 Jan 2021, more than 1,561 suspects have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to attacking the US Capitol, including more than 590 seditionists charged with feloniously assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The FBI investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.
65 is not a good age to get jammed up by the federal government, as this miscreant will soon find out. But the FBI is futilely “hoovering up” these racist American Fedayeen Saddam (FS) as the Trump Administration will no doubt pardon him and other MAGA cretins convicted and sentenced for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results at his behest. D/FBI Christopher Wray, (a Trump nominee) will most likely be asked to tender his resignation after Inauguration Day in 2025.
Sources:
North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Pushes for Speeding Up Mass Production of Kamikaze Drones
Kim Jong-Un standing next to a North Korean Solid Fuel IRBM Drone (Undated photo: KCNA)
North Korean supremo Kim Jong-Un has called for accelerated mass production of exploding drones designed to crash into targets.
Kim said the development of the weapons in the country was going well, and stressed the need to go into “full-scale mass production” as soon as possible, according to state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
The outlet paraphrased Kim, saying that the drones were easy to make at a low cost for a range of military activities, and reported that Kim had acknowledged the importance of drones in modern warfare.
The news comes as the US, South Korea and Japan recently joined together for military exercises involving advanced fighter jets and a US aircraft in nearby international waters in a show of their strength against North Korea.
Last month, North Korea accused South Korea of sending drones into its capital of Pyongyang to drop anti-Korean propaganda leaflets, threatening to respond with force if the incident happened again.
South Korea’s military has not confirmed if the allegations were true or not.
The incident is one in a series that indicates escalating tensions between the neighbours as Kim flaunts his advancing nuclear and missile program, which includes weapons able to target South Korea as well as intercontinental ballistic missiles that could potentially reach the US.
North Korea has also sent around 12,000 troops into Russia’s Kursk region, according to US, South Korean, and Ukrainian intelligence.
Their involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine, which is nearing its third year, comes North Korea ratified a landmark defense pact with Russia on Tuesday promising to provide each other with mutual military aid and assistance if attacked.
The pact has sparked fears in Seoul about what North Korea could be getting in return for its support to Russia, such as Russian technology Kim could use to further develop its nuclear arsenal.
South Korean officials have said that North Korea will be a key topic in a summit between POTUS Joe Biden and his South Korean and Japanese counterparts set to be held this week at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Peru.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is nearly two years long which Kim Jong-Un observed through the media and his espionage network, where he noted the effectiveness of drones. The corpulent supreme leader, who has been building up strategic WMDs with the help of the Kremlin, also received first-hand accounts from his military contingent in Russia on drone warfare. Kim Jong-Un probably see another weapon system that he can produce and sell to Russia while adding to his already formidable arsenal. Meanwhile, the poor people of North Korea will continue to endure food insecurity under his selfish and maniacal rule.
North Korean supremo Kim Jong-Un enjoying a smoke and a laugh with an unidentified sycophant while his people starve. He already pocketed the $2,200 per month salary of each NK troop sent to die against Ukraine. (Undated Copyright AP Photo).
Regarding the US, the imminent APEC and G-20 Summits in South America will be POTUS Biden’s farewell tours to world leaders and allies. This past September he performed his swan song at the UNGA in NYC with the world asunder. Heaven only knows how he will re-assure his colleagues at these conferences that America can be relied upon as a trustworthy and reliable ally with white nationalist Donald Trump (and friend of Vladimir Putin) ready to take the reins in Washington.
Sources:
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un pushes for speeding up mass production of exploding drones | Euronews
India: Delhi Air Pollution Blankets Capital in Dense Smog, Sparking Emergency Measures
Thick smog blanketed India’s capital Thursday as the annual ritual of choking on incredibly polluted winter air took hold of New Delhi yet again. Authorities ordered many students to stay home as the smog delayed more than 300 flights and prompted health warnings and a halt to all construction activity in the city.
The air quality rating in the densely packed city of roughly 33 million people first spiked on Wednesday to the highest “severe” category, under the WHO’s Air Quality Index ratings. With an AQI reading Thursday afternoon above 450, Delhi was contending with the worst air pollution in any city in the world.
Any reading over 150 on the AQI index — which measures the levels of five key pollutants harmful to human health in the air at any given time — is considered unhealthy. When the AQI rises to 301 or above, it’s considered an emergency, and harmful to all people.
Higher AQI levels pose serious health risks, particularly for children, the elderly and those with respiratory issues, who can all be affected at even lower levels.
A man feeds seagulls on the Yamuna River, engulfed in smog amid severe air pollution in New Delhi, India, 14 Nov 2024. Photo: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty
Indian authorities have advised Delhi residents to limit their outdoor activities and, Thursday night, the Delhi government announced enhanced anti-pollution measures, banning all non-essential construction and demolition work, restricting the entry of buses and trucks to the city, and banning the use of diesel generators. Elementary school students were told to switch to remote learning for Friday.
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport issued an advisory to air travelers Thursday, saying “low visibility procedures” had been enacted at the busy airport. Earlier, the IndiGo airline asked passengers to keep tabs on their flight status and leave for the airport early due to the low visibility on roads around the airport.
In addition to the hundreds of flights delayed Wednesday, at least ten flights were diverted from Delhi altogether.
Delhi’s air quality started worsening at the beginning of November, when fireworks lit up the skies for the Diwali Hindu religious festival.
Source:
Delhi air pollution blankets India’s capital in dense smog, sparking emergency measures – CBS News
Diaper-Wearing Baby Kangaroo Captured in Florida
A four-month-old kangaroo wearing a diaper was captured after a brief time on the loose in Hernando County, FL. Photo courtesy of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
A diaper-wearing kangaroo escaped near a Florida elementary school, sparking a search before being apprehended by sheriff’s deputies.
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert on social media Wednesday telling local residents that a baby kangaroo wearing a diaper and a blue harness was on the loose near J.D. Floyd Elementary School. The joey was located and captured in Plantation Estates.
Hernando County, Florida.
Coriolanus 