Cutting "red tape" (aka public protections), as Reeves is doing, does not save money. Instead, it transfers costs from the rich to the poor. Other people pay for financial recklessness, filthy rivers, air pollution, lax building standards and consumer rip-offs.www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reeves says rules and red tape...

Reeves says rules and red tape are ‘boot on the neck’ of business

At the Mansion House dinner she calls for regulators to allow more risk to clear the way for economic growth

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Sanction Boravia!
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"(Yeah yeah, spoiler alert) Before now I didn’t know the fictional country of “Boravia” was first made up and depicted in 1930s comic books by the creators of Superman, Siegel and Schuster, two Jewish teenagers from Cleveland and Toronto. When I saw the new Superman movie last week, I understood Boravia as a generic post-Soviet More
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(Yeah yeah, spoiler alert) Before now I didn't know the fictional country of "Boravia" was first made up and depicted in 1930s comic books by the creators

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The Wearables Trap: How the Government Plans to Monitor, Score, and Control You
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"Bodily autonomy—the right to privacy and integrity over our own bodies—is rapidly vanishing. We are entering a new age of algorithmic, authoritarian control, where our thoughts, moods, and biology are monitored and judged by the state. This is the dark promise behind the newest campaign by Robert

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Chile: Brotherly Words from Prison, Before the Trial Against Aldo and Lucas Hernández

(Chile) Brotherly words from prison, before the trial against Aldo and Lucas Hernández

Words by Francisco Solar

To greet comrades Aldo and Lucas Hernandez in this difficult stage of the trial against them is, once again, to validate the insurrectional action. It is to support and understand the necessity of the forceful action for which Aldo is accused. An action that, by the way, shook the daily life inside this prison. An action that, like few others, made solidarity be felt in all its breadth.

The judicial spectacle is prepared, the anti-anarchist Prosecutor already has all his cards ready to return to condemn anarchists of action to harsh sentences, however, in the face of this adverse panorama, they will find themselves with dignified and whole comrades assumed in a life of combat as they have well demonstrated during these years of confinement. Aldo’s situation has been complicated by being classified and locked up, these last months, in a maximum security module where it is not clear when he will be able to get out.

All the strength for Aldo and Lucas with the certainty that no sentence is eternal and knowing that every action is worth it.

Aldo and Lucas to the streets!

Let the prisons explode!

Francisco Solar

La Gonzalina Prison – Rancagua

June 2025

Words by Joaquín García

Before the beginning of the trial against comrades Aldo and Lucas;

In the next few days a new theater of Power will begin: two comrades will begin the final stage of the judicial inquisition, the last media feast; after this, nothing is public….

I know, it is clear to me, that they will face this stage with all the solidity that characterizes them, firm in their convictions, as they have shown in and out of jail, in word and action.

In times when news, ideas and initiatives seem to have a superfluous, instantaneous and innocuous character, you have given a lesson of fortitude and antagonistic solidarity, you are and have been truly comrades to count on, who could doubt your commitment? How many others have put their will at the disposal of solidarity? Or of vengeance?

They are exceptional compañeros! And that is a treasure that will always accompany them.

Joaquin Garcia

July 2025

Words of Juan Aliste

I write from real affection, outside of the slogan, since your actions are in themselves an account of your imprint as comrades in solidarity and anarchists of action.

There where you crossed the bridge of no return of subversion, fusing thought/reflection with action. In this walk, hearts meet in an untamed beat of complicity and complicity that is proof against walls, oppression and death.

I know they have the pulse of the enemy they face, I reaffirm and salute their strength and integrity in this situation of juridical shit.

Today it is your turn to continue being what you are with the brightness of your antagonistic look, the tenderness towards your own and the fertile fist of resistance.

Brothers, with conviction and fighters who will know how to sustain the political tuck-in of those who hold power!

May this unwanted transit through prison and the dictates of the mercenaries of power not cloud for a second the conviction of their lives.

The complicit embrace reaffirms that neither walls, oppression or death reach the fiber of our hearts?

Memory, resistance and subversion!

Juan Aliste Vega.
Subversive prisoner
Prison Rancagua.
July 2025.

Words by Marcelo Villarroel

IN THE FACE OF THE TRIAL OF ALDO AND LUCAS HERNÁNDEZ WORDS OF INSURRECTIONAL SOLIDARITY WITH THE KOMPAÑERXS.

Always on the side of those who fight against Power and all Authority.

Solidarity among Insurrectionists is komplicity in the daily struggle for the total destruction of the prison society.

Solidarity among anti-authoritarians is the sharing of ideas and practices that have been maintained over time in this long march of Offensive Resistance for Total Liberation and that legitimize self-defense as essential in this winding road of struggle for the total transformation of the reality in which we live and resist without anything stopping us.
Aldo and Lucas Hernandez will be judged and condemned by the democratic inkisition of capital. Beyond the facts that they are accused of here what is intended to be judged is the black thread of anarkia. It is the thought and the subversive praxis of an antiauthoritarian konvixion that does not stop, that is still alive and surely nothing and nobody will ever be able to extinguish it.
A strong cry of call for Active Solidarity and Insurrectionary Complicity with the comrades Aldo and Lucas!!!

Make ideas a real threat!

Aldo and Lucas Hernandez to the street!

As long as there is misery there will be rebellion!!!!

Marcelo Villarroel Sepúlveda

La Gonzalina Rancagua Prison

Words by Tomás González

Prison is a sub-world where many get lost, but this is only the consequence of our actions. It is important to have the clear notion that once you have taken the path there is no turning back. Here we do not play at being a revolutionary, here our lives go happily as we give ourselves body and soul to strike against the tyrannical and oppressive enemy of our people and popular people. Prison is only a method and silent tool of the state to break the will of the people, but the conscience is never silent and that keeps us unbreakable in the face of any attempt of the miserable gears of this oppressive force. In this intramural walk where many looks have been almost a home based on the complicity and unique spark that scream freedom, I have met some beautiful comrades among them Lucas and Aldo who are about to face another process within a larger one, they keep their heads up ready to continue opening the way as many of us who remain prisoners making these filthy walls one more trench of war and thus move forward without stopping.

I want to leave these brief words as a way of complicity with all the prisoners and their families who resist inside and outside the prisons, to all the subversive comrades, anarchists, nihilists and rebels.

No dungeon, nor any of its guards will be able to put an end to our spirit that spreads like water in its channel, nourishing life itself.

Our weapons thirsty for popular justice claim our hands to aim them and occupy them against the defenders of misery.

Aldo and Lucas to the streets.

Tomás González Quezada.

Subversive prisoner.

Ex-Penitentiary.

Words from José Cáceres

I would like to begin by greeting all the comrades deprived of liberty in the different prisons throughout the country, to all of them my warmest greetings along with my respect to each one of them for bearing with dignity the unworthy, cruel, unjust and increasingly barbaric prison system to which we have been unjustly subjected.

On repeated occasions we cry out for justice, indeed we demand it, but have we ever thought to whom we demand it?

Yes… no more and no less than to those who throughout time and history have committed the greatest atrocities, human massacres, extermination of peoples, coup d’états, wars, colonization of “savage” peoples to “civilize” them, all this to increase their economic and territorial power and thus be able to have control over the rest of the people. All these actions have their consequences thousands of dead, disappeared, irreparable damages to our nuke mapu and its mongüeil itrofil.

All this supported and endorsed by laws that the kapitalist system through its various faithful dogs, its governments and institutions leave it unpunished, letting it be seen in the light as an act done in the name of science, technology or in the name of god

The bases of this system will be in charge of sentencing our comrades Aldo and Lucas, those who know them can attest to the drive, courage, bravery and conviction of these comrades, qualities that lead them to be today facing unjust accusations, which in practice, if they are real, could only be called popular justice.

Compañeras and compañeros, difficult times are coming for Aldo and Lucas. The enemy is vengeful, we must not forget it, the territory they are going through is difficult, we must be more present than ever, especially in this coming stage.

Comrades Aldo and Lucas all my newen for you, a strong hug and a cordial greeting for your family and loved ones.

Let’s stop surviving and accept the challenge of living, living with all that it entails, there is no justice for the people unless we do it ourselves.

Against the tightening of prison control, solidarity and action!!!!

Freedom for Aldo and Lucas!!!

Freedom for Milan and Tomás PP 6 de Julio!!!!!

Freedom for all subversive, anarchist and mapuche political prisoners!!!!!

Compañera Luisa Toledo presente!

Compañera Herminia Concha presente!!!!

José Cáceres Salamanca

Subversive prisoner

Module E/Comuneros.

Angol Prison.

Source: Informativo Anarquista

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Chile: Brotherly Words from Prison, Before the Trial Against Aldo and Lucas Hernández
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Trump Hits Amazon with 50 Percent Tariffs
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"Since we seem to again be in a tariff-crazy phase of Donald Trump’s presidency, it is worth explaining the meaning of a tariff so that even Treasury Secretary Bessent, Commerce Secretary Lutnick, and New York Times headline writers can understand what they are. The basic point — contrary to what you read in the paper More
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^{Dean Baker (CounterPunch.org)}

Regional Resistance Factions Respond to the Zionist Aggression in Syria

Regional anti-colonial Resistance factions released statements denouncing the Zionist aggression against Syria.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad condemns the zionist strike on Damascus, claiming that “israel” is trying to fragment the region through violence. The movement reaffirms solidarity with Syria and supports its right to resist by all means, stressing the importance of Syrian unity.

The DFLP links the attacks to Netanyahu’s regional ambitions, criticizing “israel’s” daily violations of Arab sovereignty. It calls for Arab and international action and warns that the affected peoples will resist with dignity.

Ansarallah denounced the “israeli” strike on Syria as part of a larger imperialist scheme to dominate the Arab and Islamic world. They call for a unified Arab-Islamic response and an end to silence in the face of “israeli” aggression.

Hezbollah framed the attack on Syria as part of “israel’s” long-term plan to dominate and divide the region. It calls for Syrian unity with a unified Arab and Islamic resistance, emphasizing that “israel’s” real goal is total regional subjugation.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command condemned the “israeli” aggression on Syria, emphasizing that “israel” remains the central existential enemy of the Arab nation. The statement affirmed that resistance is the only natural response to the occupation’s crimes, and that national, Arab, and Islamic unity among resistance forces is the most effective defense against “israel’s” plans and normalization efforts. Supporting the resistance, especially in Palestine, is seen as essential to sustaining the struggle and achieving genuine liberation for the land and the broader Arab and Islamic nations.

The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement condemns the zionist aggression on Syria as part of a broader U.S.-“israeli” campaign to destabilize the region. It identifies “israel” as the main threat to regional unity and calls for resistance and Arab-Islamic unity to confront its aggression and expansionist plans.

Hamas issued a strong condemnation of the recent zionist aggression against Syria.
The movement stated that this fascist aggression, which led to the martyrdom of dozens of Syrian army, security forces, and civilians, is a blatant violation of international law. Hamas affirmed full solidarity with Syria and called on all Arab and Islamic nations, alongside the free people of the world, to unite and confront this continuous zionist aggression and the occupation’s plans targeting the region’s will and independence.

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#aggression #imperialism #palestine #resistance #syria #westAsia

Regional Resistance Factions Respond to the Zionist Aggression in Syria
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“‘The #Jewish #AntiZionist #Congress Declaration unequivocally states: ‘As Anti-Zionist Jews, we stand together with all #Palestinians—in #Palestine & in exile—against Zionism & its crimes, including genocide, #apartheid, ethnic cleansing, & occupation. We affirm the right of people under occupation to #resist by any means, as is recognized by several UN provisions’.”

via The Palestine Chronicle

@palestine
@israel
@UKLabour

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#Press #Israel #Gaza #Genocide #AntiZionism

The Anti-Zionist Congress: A New Era for Jewish-Palestinian Solidarity - Palestine Chronicle

Zionism is finally being undone, primarily by Gaza and the sumud of the Palestinians, but also by international solidarity.

^{admin (Palestine Chronicle)}

💚 Hace mucho que no escribía en mi blog personal.

Es un blog sobre movilidad urbana y sostenible y hoy hablo de la "libertad" de tener un coche: mividaenbicicleta.com/libertad…

El mito de la libertad coche: una vida sin motor también es posible

Nos dijeron que tener coche era sinónimo de libertad. Pero ¿y si esa libertad es una trampa? Una reflexión sobre espacio público, justicia y sostenibilidad.

^{Marta Torre (Mi vida en bicicleta)}

Escape to Vatra Dornet
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"The heat dome tour finished its “Old Europe” dates, e.g., Iberia, France, Italy and even the Swiss Alps, of which I caught the last sweltering segment. Returning to Transylvania, although with the dome somewhat diminished, I opted for exit before the baking commenced. Where to go? Romania’s southern Carpathians would deliver relief and alpine scenery More
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"In the next earthquake – in Turkey or any other country in the world – one should hope that the IDF rescue units that dare show their faces in a feigned effort to look good and save people will be expelled in disgrace.

This army has lost its right to be hypocritical. An army that shoots rescuers and the starving has lost its moral right to offer help.

No thanks, the world will say. We won't accept help from your hands drenched in the blood of the helpless."
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@palestine

#CrimesAgainstHumanity
#genocide
#Israel
#IDF

Ansarallah’s Solidarity Blockade Shuts Eilat Port Down, Major Economic Blow to Occupiers

The Zionist economic media outlet The Marker reported that the port of Eilat will completely cease operations starting next Sunday after the city municipality froze its bank accounts due to millions of shekels in accumulated debts.

This development comes as the port has faced near-total paralysis since November 2023, when Yemen imposed a naval blockade on ships heading to the occupying entity, leading to a sharp decline in revenue and a collapse in commercial activity at the facility.

The Eilat Municipality announced that it had frozen the port’s bank accounts due to massive accumulated debts, and according to the Zionist economic outlet The Marker, all operations will come to a complete halt starting Sunday, signaling a total economic shutdown of the port.

The crisis at Eilat Port began when Yemeni forces imposed a naval blockade on ships heading to the occupation, prompting international shipping companies to avoid the Red Sea route, which brought the port’s operations to a near standstill and caused a collapse in its revenue.

The Eilat Municipality stated that the port’s debts had exceeded its repayment capacity, forcing the municipality to take legal action by freezing its accounts following months of declining commercial activity and the port’s failure to pay municipal fees, with Eilat Port being one of the occupation’s most important Red Sea harbors.

Earlier, The Marker revealed that Eilat Port’s revenues had plummeted by 80% in 2024 after ships stopped docking there due to Yemen’s maritime blockade in the Red Sea, which was imposed in support of the Gaza Strip.

Yemen remains adamant in its naval blockade

On Tuesday, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, confirmed that their forces had successfully targeted a key Zionist military site in the occupied Naqab region using drone strikes.

Brigadier General Yahya Saree emphasized in a July 15 statement that these operations represent a continuation of Yemen’s support for Gaza amid the war, affirming that military actions will continue without interruption until the aggression ceases and the siege on Palestinians is completely lifted.

“The operations are continuing as part of our religious, moral, and humanitarian duty toward the oppressed people of Gaza,” Saree stated.

Yemen’s armed forces have reaffirmed that their Red Sea operations exclusively target ships connected to the Zionist regime or participating in the aggression against Gaza, with recent strikes hitting the Eilat-bound vessel ETERNITY C and intercepting the Magic Seas in Red Sea waters.

The Yemeni Armed Forces released video footage on Wednesday confirming the successful targeting and sinking of the ETERNITY C, a commercial vessel headed toward the occupied port of Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat), on July 9, 2025.

The video, shared by the official Yemeni military media outlet, documents multiple communications made by the Yemeni Naval Forces to the ETERNITY C’s crew.

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British Open at Portrush starts with an Irish cheer. That's how the last one ended
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Esos morenitos que vienen a quitarnos el trabajo (1998 edition).

Neonazis obligan a 18 obreros de Huelva a dejar Alemania | Noticias de Andalucía | EL PAÍS
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Neonazis obligan a 18 obreros de Huelva a dejar Alemania

Un grupo de 18 trabajadores españoles abandonarán Alemania como consecuencia de las presiones neonazis, según informó ayer COM Radio desde Alemania. E

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Remember When Code Was Speech? It Still Is
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"On July 14, Roman Storm’s trial — on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, and violating US sanctions — began in a Manhattan courtroom. The allegations sound pretty serious, but they all boil down to one real action: Developing, in cooperation with others, a computer program. That program is More
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"President Trump, your supporters stuck with you through EVERYTHING… until you stopped supporting us.

“I regret ever supporting him.”

Nick Fuentes of America First

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Show HN: A 'Choose Your Own Adventure' written in Emacs Org Mode

Link: tendollaradventure.com/sample/
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The Diary of Ana Francisco
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"“Concentration Camp: A camp where persons are confined, usually without hearings and typically under harsh conditions, often as a result of their membership in a group which the government has identified as dangerous or undesirable.” —American Heritage Dictionary “I dissent, therefore, from this legalization of racism. Racial discrimination in any form and in any degree More
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Death, Humor and the Looming Unknown
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"Let’s call it the human guessing game. There comes a point in life when we find ourselves playing it whether we want to or not. Hallelujah for a sense of humor. It gives (temporary) relief from the unrelenting unknown . . . of dying. Yeah, I said it, not abstractly or politically, but personally. It’s More
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I am a simple man. For over a hundred miles of this god forsaken highway I kept seeing signs hyping up WALL DRUG like it was some kind of South Dakota paradise

So I went and it was just a shopping mall with a giant brontosaurus statue. Which was neat lol

CNEWS qualifie des violences racistes de «résistance populaire»
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"En France, les émeutes racistes sont valorisées sur Cnews. La chaîne de Bolloré a titré «Espagne : résistance populaire à l'immigration».
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CNEWS qualifie des violences racistes de «résistance populaire»

En France, les émeutes racistes sont valorisées sur Cnews. La chaîne de Bolloré a titré «Espagne : résistance populaire à l'immigration».

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@debuffs PDP, aka Armstrong hates Clussy, we've officially won.
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yeah fuck your weird ass groomer cringe jew

Gaza’s most vulnerable continue to face unimaginable suffering: children are malnourished, families are displaced, and many are left maimed amid ongoing conflict. The world cannot look away. #Gaza #HumanitarianCrisis #CeasefireNow #newz

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Gaza’s vulnerable suffer war’s toll: Malnourished, maimed and displaced

Conditions worsen with widespread hunger, life-altering injuries and near-total displacement and destruction.

^{Marium Ali (Al Jazeera)}

Is It Strategic to Refocus Towards Climate Adaptation?
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"In London, UK, last week, on a rare overseas trip, I attended the launch of a new campaign initiated by the Climate Majority Project to refocus the efforts of climate advocates from mitigation (cutting greenhouse gases) to what they referred to as “strategic adaptation”. The approach is outlined in the report they released called SAFER: More

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Palantir is very bad news and definitely not to be trusted

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Project Nectar: Another Palantir Special | naked capitalism

Meet Project Nectar, a new surveillance state initiative being tested for the UK and planned for rollout to police forces broadly.

^{Yves Smith (naked capitalism)}