DictatrshipOfTheseus [comrade/them, any]

And the reason why there’s all those islands in that region to begin with is plate tectonics, which also makes them vulnerable to quakes. If the region was more geologically stable, it wouldn’t have had all those island chains, and the national borders there would have ended up rather differently.

This is excellent material analysis. I’m not joking, to be clear. Understanding how the geology of a region directly influences its politics, geopolitical situation, and even how it is a significant factor in the material circumstances that lead to revolutionary successes or failures, and recognizing how those factors make seemingly unrelated events (like revolutionary history and earthquake frequency) an inevitable part of the picture is rather fascinating and in my opinion beautiful.

BREAKING: Hamas urges Iran to stop ‘targeting neighbouring’ countries

https://xcancel.com/DropSiteNews/status/2032711023761719468#m

Press Statement Issued by the Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas:

“The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, is following with deep concern the war unfolding in the region. The movement once again strongly condemns the American–Zionist aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which violates the rules of international law and international humanitarian law and threatens security and stability in the region and the world.

The movement affirms that the interest of the Islamic nation and the region lies in stopping this war. It calls on all states and international organizations to work immediately to halt it. Hamas also expresses its appreciation for the efforts made by various countries to prevent the outbreak of war and to prioritize the language of dialogue and diplomacy.

While the movement affirms the right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond to this aggression by all available means in accordance with international norms and laws, it calls on its brothers in Iran not to target neighboring countries. It also calls on all countries in the region to cooperate to stop this aggression and preserve the bonds of brotherhood among them.”

Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas March 14, 2026

Al Jazeera tweet

Edit to add:
I have to admit, I would not have expected this. Here’s another source though:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-urges-iran-not-target-neighbouring-countries
https://xcancel.com/MiddleEastEye/status/2032701161354977468#m

That line made my blood fucking boil too. On one hand it’s gratifying to see him so desperately clinging to the narrative and floundering as the lie becomes increasingly obvious and untenable by the hour. On the other hand even though I know it’s just standard fare for him and his ilk, sometimes the right mixture of the repulsive sadism and their dripping arrogance hits me hard and I am physically revolted, I tense up and feel like the only valid response is to [redacted]. The honor of murdering little kids playing in school (many schools now) and the sick and elderly in hospitals, and even with the martyring of the supposed “enemy,” it included the murder of his little toddler granddaughter. Ah yes, what a great honor and privilege to get to slaughter the innocent! Such a worldly great man of high office! Are you a literal fucking demon?!

Iceland, Netherlands join South Africa’s ICJ case against Israeli genocide in Gaza

Iceland and the Netherlands have filed declarations to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ highest court.

The move by the two European countries took place on Thursday, bringing to 18 the number of countries seeking to participate in the proceedings.

Colombia, Libya, Mexico, Palestine, Spain, Turkey, Chile, the Maldives, Bolivia, Ireland, Cuba, Belize, Brazil, the Comoros, Belgium and Paraguay have already joined the case.

[…]

The Palestinian Hamas resistance group welcomed the move by the two European countries, describing it as an important step towards strengthening the principle of international justice.

Better late than never I suppose?

I didn’t see this mentioned yet.

Trump threatens new attacks on Iran: “Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today.”
https://xcancel.com/DropSiteNews/status/2032334093388541966#m

Trump also accused major media outlets, including the New York Times, of falsely suggesting the United States is losing the war.

“And now I, as the 47th president of the United states, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!”

And how many days in a row will it continue to work without fail?

That doesn’t necessarily preclude them from nuking others on the way out. It does makes it less likely to happen, but I think there are still plenty of realistic scenarios where their zealotry, dogmatic cruelty, and supremacist fanaticism leads them to try to destroy as much as they can in their death throes, even if what is fatal to them is internal to their own cancerous project. Even if it is the case that they collapse from the inside, it is still going to happen in the presence of external pressure and threats, and their hatred of Palestinians and others is also not going away. Hell, I think it could even be internal strife about the Samson option that could potentially lead to a terminal split in the Zionist project leadership.

I know, I wasn’t expecting to hear from him because of that. It’s why I said I would have thought to ask him. I’m still hoping he’s doing alright anyway though. I added the ping in because I thought he might appreciate seeing that he was mentioned when he does get back online again.

‘Just getting started’: Iran blasts Israeli censorship of punishing blows

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has slammed the Israeli regime for censoring how Iran is punishing the regime for its aggression, saying “we’re just getting started.”

In a post on his X account on Tuesday, Araghchi slammed the Israeli regime for its severe censorship over what Iranian missiles are doing to the occupied territories.

“Netanyahu doesn’t want you to see how Iran’s powerful Armed Forces are punishing Israel for its aggression,” he said. “Here’s what our men & women on the ground report: utter destruction caused by our missiles, panicked leader and their air defenses in disarray,” he noted, adding that “we’re just getting started.”

https://xcancel.com/araghchi/status/2031475873212248355#m

The hexbear I would have thought to ping and ask… well, let’s just say I have really been hoping @daniyeg@hexbear.net is doing alright.

That’s one of the beauties of dry bulk foods and canned foods, you can pretty much keep them anywhere. Oliveoil already gave specific examples and they’re good, I have a bunch of flats of canned goods in the same closet as my clothes. It can be a bit of a challenge if your living space doesn’t actually have much, you know, space, but if you don’t mind a bit of an eye sore, you can even just stack some up in a corner. I keep a 20kg sack of quinoa in a corner under my table.

Speaking of which, it may be more expensive than rice, but quinoa is really great, and I would highly recommend it as a food to stock up on in bulk alongside your rice, lentils, and beans if you can. It has higher protein per volume than rice and is a complete protein unlike rice. It has more fiber which helps with satiety aka feeling full (very important when you can’t afford or don’t have access to food), and tends to have more nutrients like vitamins (E, B’s), phosphorus, iron, magnesium, potassium, etc. It’s lower on the glycemic index, at least compared to white rice, so better if you have any issues with your blood sugar levels. And it’s just super tasty with that nuttiness, it really helps break up the monotony if you’ve been eating a lot of rice for a while.

Maybe one thing to keep in mind whether you have (or could get) any pest species that could potentially get into bags or sacks of your dried bulk foods (your quinoa, rice, beans, lentils). If there’s a possibility of that, you can put it in plastic totes or similar. But flats of canned food can pretty much go anywhere, as is.

‘Be careful’: Iran’s top security official dismisses Trump’s threats on Strait of Hormuz

The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, has issued a sharp rebuke to US President Donald Trump, warning the American leader to “be careful” after he threatened a massive military strike that would cause total national destruction.

“The Ashura-centered nation of Iran does not fear your hollow threats,” Larijani stated, referring to the Shia Muslim tradition of martyrdom and resistance.

“Those even greater than you were unable to eliminate the Iranian nation. Be careful about yourself, so that you are not the one who is eliminated!”

So did I, but it’s still lovely to hear it explicitly confirmed.

Iran announces new retaliatory strike as 9 million settlers advised to take shelter

Tuesday, 10 March 2026 9:15 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 10 March 2026 10:36 AM ]

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/10/765196/Iran-renews-strikes-on-occupied-territories

Iran’s Army has announced a new round of retaliatory strikes against targets in the Israeli-occupied territories as Israeli media report the blaring of sirens in the city of Tel Aviv and its surroundings.

The Islamic Republic’s Army issued a statement on Tuesday, announcing targeting of oil and gas refineries as well as fuel storage tanks in the occupied port of Haifa.

[…]

The situation has prompted more than nine million illegal settlers to seek shelter, they added.

Iran views any US ground, air assault as opportunity to ‘kill or capture’ forces: Source

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/10/765199/iran-views-us-ground-air-assault-opportunity-kill-capture-forces-sources

Iranian security forces are fully ready to confront any potential American sabotage operations, a highly placed security source told Press TV on Tuesday.

Reacting to the claims made by some American and Israeli sources about an air assault and ground incursion into certain sensitive areas and Iran’s nuclear capabilities, the source said the Iranian security forces are ready for any eventuality.

The source asserted that this “window of opportunity” will be very suitable for the Iranian forces to “either kill a number of them or take them prisoners.”

“We have been preparing ourselves for such a day for 20 years. Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and some other places have been good exercises on the ground for facing such an enemy,” he said in a conversation with Press TV.

The source further stated that the Americans would do better to pay more attention to the bitter experiences of the past and the deadly dangers that await them.

Trump administration officials have been toying with the idea of sending ground troops into Iran as the Israeli-American war against the country intensifies.

Picturing them desperately trying to scoop dust into a sample collection vial from where the balls may have once been on some old desiccated corpse while saying “maybe it’s not be too late!”

it opens the door for Russia to tac nuke Ukraine.

It opens the door, sure, but would Russia use a tactical nuke in a war they are all but destined to win (and have been slowly winning for a long time) anyway? Why? Or are you saying that Russia would do that purely as a show of force and willingness since the US got to?

I’m an atheist too but have no problem believing that those responsible for these actions are demons, or at least non-supernatural analogs of demons. That they have their origins in a material world of ultra-privilige (within a system that rewards cruelty and encourages greed and fosters supremacism of the depraved) rather than having origins in a mythological netherworld seems irrelevant to me. They still epitomize cruelty, greed, sadism, satisfaction from the despair of the innocent, “blasphemy” against life and human thriving and joy. They are demons or ‘close enough as makes no difference.’

The part that I have come to struggle with as an atheist is that I desperately yearn for some kind of cosmic justice. I wish there was a hell for these demons to burn in for their crimes against humanity and life and the literal earth. Perhaps not for eternity but I want them to burn long enough that the suffering they have to endure is somewhat commensurate with the suffering they have caused, a bit longer still for the suffering that they delighted in causing.

But instead, most of them will live statistically long lives of oppulance, where all their needs and nearly all their wants are met, their demonic work praised by the other demons that surround them, smug and self satisfied only to eventually die while being coddled and cared for, ultimately facing the same neutral oblivion we all face.

It enrages me in a way I can’t ever find a release for. It eats at me. I know I “shouldn’t let it,” but that’s easy to say. I also know rationally that such an intense desire for revenge (or retributive justice) isn’t really conducive to the kind of future that communists want to build via socialism, and it isn’t conducive for my personal well-being. But I’d be lying if I said I don’t yearn to see these fucking demons suffer for what they’ve done, for what they are doing. But most of them proba ly won’t and I have to learn to accept that and focus on the small things that can be done now to help build a future where demons are never even allowed the opportunity to fulfill any of their evil fucking deeds let alone rule much of the earth through large scale terrorism like they do now.

That seems a lot less likely when his daughter, granddaughter, and son-in-law were also killed in the strike.