March 11, 2024

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Tossed-Aside Headlines

1. Palestine Update: Israelis raid and arbitrarily arrest Palestinians as Ramadan begins, and have been seen placing barbed wire along the sacred Al-Aqsa mosque. UNRWA accused Israel of torturing its staff for “confessions.” US aid airdrops killed 5. A US ship departed to build a “temporary port” in Gaza “to deliver aid,” reportedly under UAE pressure; Doctors Without Borders called the action “a glaring distraction.” At least 27 Palestinians have been tortured to death in Israeli custody since Oct 7; the same number has died (TW: underfed child corpse) of hunger. Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion of Lebanon. Israel’s tech sector (~50% of the country’s exports and ~20% of its GDP) is struggling, as the country faces an ammunition shortage despite US replenishment.

2. Ukraine Update: Russia says it “took more advantageous lines and positions” in the Kharkiv region, claiming heavy Ukrainian losses; the West has been silent thus far. Sweden officially joined NATO. Western NATO countries have shot down Macron’s renewed warning that further Russian advances “could force a French intervention,” but Baltic allies welcome the threat.

3. The US, Canada and France’s meeting with Caribbean countries today on the fate of Haiti does not include a single Haitian, as the country’s unrest prevents its Western-chosen president Ariel Henry’s return from Porto Rico, where he’s reportedly escorted by the FBI. The US plans to send Marines to the island to “protect [its] embassy,” as its press smears the popular armed community leader Jimmy “Barbeque” Cherizier.

4. In response to an annual US-led “massive war games with 10,000 troops” with South Korea and Thailand, the DPRK flexed its artillery fire power.

5. Venezuela invited observers from all over the world, including from the US, for its upcoming July 28 election.