Zanus
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This is an interesting idea - I really like it. A few problems / comments though -the model is in some sense extractive… skim a % of international trade -the model was used heavily by China, but it probably wouldn’t scale beyond a city -a big part of South-South solidarity is a grievance culture. It always ends badly which seems to be why LKY avoided it

Israel is bringing 1,200 more Indians from the "Bnei Menashe" community to the northern Israeli town of Nof HaGalil, to push against the demographic rise of the Palestinian population in the city. The thing is, because Bnei Menashe aren't actually Jews in any way, certainly not according to Jewish law, they are first going through Orthodox conversion, in order to be eligible for immigration. So Zionists are basically bringing non-Jews to Palestine and converting them to Judaism, in order to push out the native non-Jews (who can't legally convert to Judaism even if they truly want to be Jews.)


Israel’s presence in southern Lebanon has two objectives: protect northern residents from direct rocket fire and choke Hezbollah’s “logistical oxygen line.” But to fully strangle the organization, Israel needs—and has received—the help of another pair of hands: those belonging to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. In the eighteen months since his ascent to power, al-Sharaa has been guided by one instinct: survival. In the “New Syria,” that survival is defined by three pillars: centralization of power, international legitimacy and a desperate need for financial rehabilitation. These interests have converged into a singular, pragmatic mission: the expulsion of Iran and its proxy, Hezbollah, from Syrian soil. In a recent visit to the Chatham House research institute in London, al-Sharaa stated that Syria “paid a heavy price for Hezbollah’s involvement” and that his duty now is to “cut the lifeline” of the organization passing through his territory. Analysis by the Institute for the Study of War points to a dramatic change in Syrian behavior. Recently, Syrian forces exposed a massive smuggling tunnel in the Homs area and intercepted a shipment of 6,000 explosives and missile components hidden inside a “humanitarian aid” truck. Videos are also circulating on Telegram showing Syrian soldiers manning roadblocks near the Lebanese border, searching Hezbollah trucks and tearing down posters of Nasrallah. In one video, a Syrian officer is heard telling a Hezbollah operative, “The days when Syria was your backyard are over; now we are the ones in charge here.” The crackdown has even escalated into direct military disruption. Between April 15 and 19, Syrian security forces thwarted several rocket attacks directed at Israel by seizing a truck containing ready-to-fire rocket launchers and arresting members of a Hezbollah-linked cell. These actions are hardly the result of al-Sharaa’s secret Zionism. Rather, by persecuting the network, he is proving to the international community and the Trump administration that Syria is no longer a forward base for Iran. The Syrians aren’t doing this for free, either. In addition to an American rehabilitation package and the removal of sanctions, President al-Sharaa received a significant political and economic boost from the European Union this week. The EU mission proposed a full renewal of the 1978 cooperation agreement with Syria—a dramatic step providing the country access to development budgets, technical assistance and trade concessions. Alongside this, the EU announced a support package of 620 million euros for 2026-27, part of a wider rehabilitation plan expected to reach 2.5 billion euros. Outside of the West, al-Sharaa received a royal welcome in the Gulf. While Israel celebrated its Independence Day on Wednesday, the Syrian president arrived for an official visit to Saudi Arabia and met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Hezbollah was a key pillar of support for Ahmed al-Sharaa’s predecessor, Bashar al-Assad, and it was ultimately Israel’s crippling of the terror group that afforded the former jihadi the sudden opportunity to race for the grand prize in Damascus. While Israel rightly remains deeply distrustful of its operation’s beneficiary, it’s nice to see the new regime pay us back for the favor. To read the rest of today's newsletter click here newsletter.amitsegal.net/p/its-noon-in-…






BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi- "Those who talk about Bengali identity, first I want to ask a question: they did not even name their manifesto in the Bengali language. Is Istehar a Bengali word? Yusuf Pathan comes from outside, wins elections, and leaves, and cannot speak a single word of Bengali."

So far, cards promised by BNP are listed below. If any card is missing, please add it to the list. 6-Fuel Card 7-Captain's Card 8-LPG Card


Indians and Pakistanis arguing over a Bangladeshi dessert.. kinda cute.


US FARM BANKRUPTCIES UP 46% YoY — 70% IN THE MIDWEST

On this day in 1913, Leo Frank, 29, brutally raped and murdered his 13 year-old employee Mary Phagan. Frank was president of the Atlanta chapter of the Jewish chauvinist fraternal group B'nai B'rith. B'nai B'rith founded the ADL to advocate a hoax that a Black man did it.
















