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News 10/27/26 News Anon 3.0 27-10-26 21:33:40 No.2941053

Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the United States, according to multiple media reports
A spokesperson for Bolsonaro did not respond to a request for comment. Bolsonaro’s brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, who lives in Texas, had publicly encouraged him to leave Brazil if he lost the election. Bolsonaro has touted his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and visited the White House in May. The family connections go deeper: His brother Eduardo Bolsonaro was convicted in absentia in June of illegally lobbying the Trump administration and sentenced to four years in prison. A warrant was recently issued for his arrest.
https://apnews.com/article/brazil-flavio-bolsonaro-passport-lula-1f64bda20de066eeea04349e0319820a

Venezuelan: Acting Rodríguez Gov’t Advances Fiscal, Labor Reforms
“We seek to lower the barriers to formalization across all sectors, particularly for the smallest businesses, entrepreneurs, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),” he stressed. Rodríguez also announced a review of the registry of Special Taxpayers, known as “special contributors,” with the list reduced from 132,000 to around 44,000. These are individuals or legal entities that, because of their high income or assets, are subject to additional tax obligations.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-acting-rodriguez-govt-advances-fiscal-labor-reforms/

Around 1,000 soldiers from El Salvador have deployed to Haiti, source says
It remains unclear who will command the new Salvadoran contingent, and how long they will operate in the Caribbean country. The government, which has gone without elected leaders for years, has struggled to rally foreign support to fight armed gangs that have taken control of much of the capital and surrounding regions, triggering violence that has displaced nearly 1.5 million people.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/around-1000-soldiers-el-salvador-have-deployed-haiti-source-says-2026-10-27/

Exit polls following Israeli elections indicate no clear winner
According to exit polls, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc is projected to secure 50 seats, while the bloc led by opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot is expected to win 52 or 53 seats. Sixty-one seats are needed to form a majority government. Arab parties are projected to collectively win 18 seats. Polling stations closed at 10pm (20:00 GMT) local time. Preliminary results are expected on Wednesday, followed by a final tally on Friday. The official results are due to be published on November 4, eight days after the vote.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/27/exit-polls-following-israeli-elections-indicate-no-clear-winner
https://archive.ph/5wyEf

'Autocratic capture': Rights groups say UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh too dangerous to lead UN
Her candidacy drew immediate criticism, owing to the UAE's support for parties accused of genocide, namely the breakaway paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, as well as Israel, whose acts of genocide in Gaza continue despite a year-long ceasefire. Some members of the former Biden administration, as well as other former US diplomats, praised her on social media, and Abu Dhabi's close ties with Washington may indeed prove a boon for her candidacy.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/autocratic-capture-rights-groups-say-uae-diplomat-lana-nusseibeh-too-dangerous-lead-un

Yemen's Houthis say they hit Saudi Ras Tanura oil refinery with missile
The Houthis also said they had attacked Saudi military aircraft and repelled an advance by Saudi-backed forces near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an important Red Sea shipping route. The Houthis' military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said the strike on the Ras Tanura refinery had caused a fire at the complex, which also includes a shipping terminal and is located on the Gulf, west of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/yemens-houthis-say-they-hit-saudi-ras-tanura-oil-refinery-missile

IMC and anti-migration groups agree to tackle illegal immigration
The partnership will focus on addressing illegal migration, the hijacking of owned buildings and other challenges linked to migration. Kubayi confirmed that the discussions had been lengthy but fruitful. “They told us that what they oppose is illegal migration and are not against foreign nationals. They expressed interest to work with government to deal with the social challenges that stem from the anti-migration tensions.” Kubayi says the groups have also agreed to join hands with government in some of the migration-related litigation against the state.
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/imc-and-anti-migration-groups-agree-to-tackle-illegal-immigration/

British politicians among international delegates barred from entering West Bank
The delegation of 23 people, including four elected representatives, was drawn from countries including France, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Holland, Ireland and the US. It included the Labour MP Clive Lewis, the Scottish National party MP Lara Bird, the Scottish Greens MSP Kate Nevens and the former Labour MP Sam Tarry.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/british-politicians-among-international-delegates-barred-from-entering-west-bank

2 men charged with UK national security offenses over incident at US-run military base in England
Both suspects spoke in court to confirm their names, addresses and dates of birth. Essghir was ordered detained until his next hearing, while Abdulkarim, who attended court in a wheelchair, was granted bail. Both are due to appear in court again on Nov. 20. Six other men have been arrested and released on bail as police investigations continue.
https://apnews.com/article/uk-us-air-base-charges-08e70681b4524de2d620f2ec7d337098

Rights groups say proposed French law to make rioters pay for damage is anti-democratic
Critics have said that a proposed French law that would make rioters liable to pay thousands of euros for any damage they cause is anti-democratic, as it could undermine the legitimate right to protest. The government put forward the law in a bid to quell looting and vandalism on the fringes of ongoing national protests over poor conditions in French schools and the high cost of living.
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261027-rights-groups-say-proposed-french-law-to-make-rioters-pay-for-damage-anti-democratic
https://archive.ph/MFl2t

On nuclear policy, Koizumi agrees with Finnish defense chief: Japan ‘must not be naive’
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday said he had discussed Finland’s decision to allow nuclear weapons onto its soil with the Nordic country’s defense chief during a meeting a day earlier, as Japan weighs a similar policy shift. Koizumi held talks Monday with Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen, with the pair agreeing to beef up defense cooperation hours after the two countries inked a defense equipment and technology transfer agreement.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/27/japan/japan-koizumi-finland-nuclear-weapons/
https://archive.ph/bq8Uu

Philippines defends bounty for fugitive senator wanted by ICC
Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said in an interview with state-run Radyo Pilipinas that the bounty was an operational strategy of the Interior Minister and the Philippine National Police, when ⁠asked whether it had been ordered or approved by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-defends-bounty-fugitive-senator-wanted-by-icc-2026-10-26/

News Anon 3.0 27-10-26 22:08:05 No.2941082

Top Rubio adviser for Venezuela and Cuba leaves State Dept.
Lewin played crucial roles in shaping the administration's foreign policy, particularly in normalizing relations between the U.S. and Venezuela after the Jan. 3 ouster of Nicolas Maduro. Lewin first entered the federal government via Elon Musk's DOGE effort to cut government spending. He is getting married and has a job lined up in the private sector after he returns from his honeymoon.
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/27/rubio-adviser-state-department-venezuela-departs
https://archive.ph/onnYl

Trump administration asks Washington to set aside hundreds of ballots from suspected noncitizen voters
The Trump administration on Monday asked Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it alleges are registered to vote without US citizenship, less than two weeks after making a similar demand in California. The announcement is the latest sign of the administration’s attempts to sow doubts about the election or its outcome in states with races that will help determine control of the US Senate and House.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-washington-ballots-aside-noncitizen-voters

Alexander brothers each get 30 years in prison after women spoke of being drugged and raped by them
Three once high-flying brothers convicted of exploiting their wealth and access to luxury real estate to drug and rape dozens of women were sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni announced the punishment for Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander — known collectively as the Alexander Brothers — after 11 accusers spoke in court.
https://apnews.com/article/alexander-brothers-sex-trafficking-sentencing-7bb4833c8b049f8f35228c30ba605452

Minimum Wage Freeze Hits NYC Workers Amid Rising Inflation
The quirk that precludes an increase on Jan. 7 is a result of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s insistence, during negotiations over the 2023 law that increased the minimum wage and tied it to inflation, that annual hikes would be suspended in the event of an economic downturn. But the actual yardstick — that July seasonally adjusted private employment in the state was less than both January and April — is so technical that the pause will take effect despite the fact the state is likely to end the year with an increase in jobs.
https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/26/minimum-wage-employment-prices-inflation-kathy-hochul/
https://archive.ph/oUig7

Californians revolt against police drones after rapid adoption across state
The increasingly heated public debates are driven by landmark privacy litigation and a 2021 law that mandates explicit local board approvals for the use of “military equipment,” including drones. Those disclosures make clear that police are increasingly looking to drones as potential “first responders” in cities like San Francisco, Berkeley, Santa Ana and Stockton — forcing local leaders to face skeptical residents in public hearings required before drone programs can expand.
https://apnews.com/article/californians-police-drones-revolt-rapid-adoption-aa2ba5165458eed3444e9d44cb4f2c3a

Trump-appointed CDC deputy director to resign after six months on the job
The appointments were meant to stabilize the agency after the previous CDC director, Susan Monarez, left less than a month into the job – publicly describing the directives of the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, as “unscientific”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/cdc-deputy-director-resigns-jennifer-shuford

OP/ED News Anon 3.0 27-10-26 22:25:42 No.2941088

Communism is potatoes? Capitalism is no potatoes!
The most common slander thrown at communism, or the degenerated Soviet Union, are that there were perpetual famines. There is also the myth that Soviet citizens only ate potatoes, despite the CIA reporting the Soviet Union enjoyed a richer diet than the US in the 1970s. Yet capitalism in Europe is facing a potato shortage. A brutal heatwave over the summer wiped out 3 million tonnes of spuds worth £525 million as fields baked and stunted growth. This is in addition to the 3.6 million spuds that weren’t grown last year, making Europe dependant on imports for food, and harming agriculture industries in Netherlands, France, Belgium, and Germany.
https://communist.red/communism-is-potatoes-capitalism-is-no-potatoes/

Focus on the Real Drivers of the Affordability Crisis
Over the past five years, the price of consumer goods has dominated American political discourse. From Donald Trump to Zohran Mamdani, winning candidates have used “affordability politics” to articulate popular dissatisfaction with economic conditions. From the price of eggs to gas to burritos, the terms of discussion in the media, the campaign trail, and the proverbial kitchen table have revolved around the cost-of-living crisis embodied in these consumer goods. Although figures on the Right and center of the political scene have used inflation and affordability politics to bolster their agendas, during the second Trump administration, it is the Left and center left that have principally benefited from the salience of price talk. Indeed, the Democrats’ 2026 midterm messaging strategy has centered on blaming Trump’s Republicans for the cost-of-living crisis that Trump himself successfully pinned on Joe Biden just two years ago. That aggressive focus on the cost of living and a promise of consumer affordability will likely continue to be a successful playbook for both left and right anti-incumbent campaigns in the coming years. But in order for a political movement to actually address the cost-of-living crisis once in office, it needs a clearer picture of where those costs are coming from and how they have changed over time. Our affordability politics must go beyond lowering the price of eggs. And trends in American household spending underscore perhaps the central task of the Left: expanding the welfare state with universal, solidaristic, and visible social programs.
https://jacobin.com/2026/10/affordability-consumption-social-reproduction-policy

Max Stirner: The Ego and Its Own First Part: MAN
I've set my cause on nothing [Ich hab’ mein’ Sach’ auf nichts gestellt]
What is not supposed to be my concern [Sache] ! First and foremost, the good cause [Sache], then God’s cause, the cause of mankind, of truth, of freedom, of humanity, of justice; further, the cause of my people, my prince, my fatherland; finally, even the cause of Mind, and a thousand other causes. Only my cause is never to be my concern. “Shame on the egoist who thinks only of himself!” Let us look and see, then, how they manage their concerns – they for whose cause we are to labour, devote ourselves, and grow enthusiastic. You have much profound information to give about God, and have for thousands of years “searched the depths of the Godhead,” and looked into its heart, so that you can doubtless tell us how God himself attends to “God’s cause,” which we are called to serve. And you do not conceal the Lord’s doings, either. Now, what is his cause? Has he, as is demanded of us, made an alien cause, the cause of truth or love, his own? You are shocked by this misunderstanding, and you instruct us that God’s cause is indeed the cause of truth and love, but that this cause cannot be called alien to him, because God is himself truth and love; you are shocked by the assumption that God could be like us poor worms in furthering an alien cause as his own. “Should God take up the cause of truth if he were not himself truth?” He cares only for his cause, but, because he is all in all, therefore all is his cause! But we, we are not all in all, and our cause is altogether little and contemptible; therefore we must “serve a higher cause.” – Now it is clear, God cares only for what is his, busies himself only with himself, thinks only of himself, and has only himself before his eyes; woe to all that is not well pleasing to him. He serves no higher person, and satisfies only himself. His cause is – a purely egoistic cause.
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stirner/ego-and-its-own.htm#p1

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