Sydney’s Lakemba Mosque Application Denied

 (Staff article from the Visegrad24 on 09 November 2026.)

A council in Western Sydney has rejected a proposal by Australia’s largest mosque to broadcast the Islamic call to prayer over loudspeakers every Friday.

Lakemba Mosque, run by the Lebanese Muslim Association, wanted permission to broadcast the call to prayer for 15 minutes once a week using four loudspeakers. The proposal triggered major opposition, with more than 1,600 submissions lodged against it.

Independent councilor Saud Abu-Sameh, who supported the proposal, told residents concerned about the sound: “If you're really annoyed about the bell or about the sound, close your windows.”

Lakemba Mosque wants to install four loudspeakers to its minaret so it can broadcast a Muslim call to prayer across the local area every Friday. They lodged an application with Canterbury-Bankstown Council last month, arguing the prayer call should be allowed because the suburb was 61.2% Muslim and 68% of residents were born overseas.

Aussie Dollar Drops to Lowest Level since March

(Tamika Seeto’s article from the NEWS.COM.AU on 09 November 2026.)

Aussie dollar drops to lowest level since March after RBA interest rate hike: An RBA call and global jitters have pushed the Aussie dollar into dangerous territory, and economists warn there’s more pain to come.

The Australian dollar has reached its lowest level since March as a “brutal” combination of factors saw it take the crown for the worst-performing of the major currencies last week. The Aussie dollar finished the week down 2.3 per cent against the US dollar, buying about 68.66 US cents.

CommSec equity market commentator James Gruber said there were a few reasons behind the Aussie dollar’s sharp fall. “The main one was a shift in interest rate expectations following the RBA’s rate hike last Tuesday,” Mr Gruber told news.com.au.

Muslim Takeover of America is Almost Complete!

Within days of getting elected as the very first Muslim Senator, Abdulrahman Mohamad El-Sayed is being foretold as the very first Muslim President of the Great United States of America. How the giant has fallen as the Muslim Takeover of US is nearly completed.

A notorious Islamist Imam in Burma’s Arakan Land, where every Muslim man had four wives and no less than five children per each wife, once claimed that their Prophet Mohamad quickly Islamized the whole Arabia in three short steps namely: firstly by quickly killing of all non-Muslim men (all the Jews and Christians): secondly by forcibly marrying all non-Muslim women to his Muslim followers: and Thirdly by forcing them to have a child each couple every year.

Mohamad might be a Statistician for he knew demographic is real power whether in a Theocratic Dictatorship or a Roman Style Democracy. That ruthless and brutally efficient strategy works anywhere the bloody Muslims settles and the highly civilised West including the United States and all Eoropean countries was no exception at all. Following videos are the evidence of that brutal Islamization in the West. Please enjoy!

Hasan Piker, Zoram Mamdani, and Mohamad El-Sayed

Hasan Piker — Twitch streamer, political commentator, and prominent voice in progressive/DSA-aligned media — is facing renewed backlash after an old clip resurfaced this week.

In the clip, Piker says: “We’re going to destroy the white race, bitch. That’s what we’re here to do.” The comment, originally made during a discussion on immigration, has been amplified by Elon Musk and other conservative figures who say Piker “means what he says.” Piker’s defenders counter that the remark was satire, mocking right-wing “white genocide” conspiracy theories.

Piker has campaigned alongside several Democratic candidates this cycle, and the resurfaced clip has intensified debate within the party over his influence.

Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, Hasan Piker is an American journalist, producer, activist, political commentator and Twitch streamer. He appeared at Politicon in 2015, 2017 and 2018. Hasan graduated Cum Laude from Rutgers University with a dual degree in Political Science and Communications.

United States is Fucked and Fallen Under Islamo-Leftists?

Thirteen years ago in May 2013, I was happily living and working in Manhattan, NYC. One day, just out of curiosity, I visited a large park in some poor part of Brooklyn for a so-called racial diversity celebration. I was expecting a joyful celebration of various races in their bright national costumes like back in the wonderful multiracial metropolis of Sydney. I was completely wrong.

There I was shocked to see a large Panjabi Drum Band playing loudly on the stage and then immediately after, the large Muslim crowd around the stage crouched down and started praying. I had never witnessed the large public Muslim prayer before in my life and seeing it in the biggest and the richest city of America shocked me to the bones.

What the fuck was going on in this part of New York City? I asked myself as I recrossed the amazing Brooklyn Bridge back into Manhattan. Later I horribly realized the coming hell in US after finding out the Muslim population in New York State and some other states like Michigan and Minesota and Texas was rapidly approaching the dreadful twenty percent of their total statewide populations.

RBA lifts interest rates to highest level in 18 years!

(Gareth Hutchens’s post from the ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA on 03 November 2026.)

RBA lifts interest rates to highest level in 18 years to try to dampen inflation: The RBA's monetary policy board has increased interest rates for the fifth time in 2026.  

The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates to their highest level in 18 years, while acknowledging it will take much longer to drag inflation down than it was expecting a few months ago. It has increased rates by 0.25 percentage points, which lifts the cash rate target to 4.85 per cent, up from 4.60 per cent.

The cash rate has not been this high in Australia since late 2008. It is the fifth time the bank has lifted rates in 2026. RBA officials argue the hit to borrowers' income isn't the main way rate rises lower inflation. But they often omit a key fact.

The RBA board's decision to lift rates was not unanimous. Six members voted to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.85 per cent, while three members voted to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.60 per cent.

“Simandou” A Pilbara killer: China’s African Iron Ore Mine?

(Matthew Dunn’s post from the YAHOO! NEWS on 27 October 2026.)

China’s huge mining move 11,000km away sparks grave fears for Australia: A massive new mining project in Africa could threaten one of Australia's biggest money-makers, with experts warning billions of dollars are potentially at stake.

China's growing investment in Guinea's massive Simandou iron ore project could threaten Australia's lucrative mining exports, with billions of dollars potentially at stake. Australia's biggest export industry is facing a multibillion-dollar threat from a massive $30 billion Chinese-backed mine in Africa, sparking fears that funding for essential mining services and jobs within the sector will be impacted.

For decades, Australia's economy has prospered on iron ore exports — the essential raw material behind global steel production for infrastructure, housing, and vehicles. WA's Pilbara region generates over $100 billion annually from iron ore sales to China, however the emergence of the massive Simandou mine in Guinea allows Beijing to diversify its steelmaking supply and reduce its reliance on Australia.

Doomsday warning: Why governments are warning?

 (Jatin Verma’s post from the WIONEWS on 29 October 2026.)

Doomsday warning? Why governments are warning people to stockpile emergency supplies for 72 hours: Governments in Britain, the US, Japan and Europe urge households to prepare 72-hour emergency supplies amid rising security and disaster concerns.

Governments in Britain, the United States, Japan and across Europe are urging households to take emergency preparedness seriously, with many recommending that people keep essential supplies for at least 72 hours.

Russia's war in Ukraine, concerns about cyberattacks and sabotage, and the risk of natural disasters are contributing to this shift. However, officials stress that preparing for emergencies does not mean predicting a third world war. Australia also issued a warning and urged people to stockpile essential stuff at least for 72 hours.

The Data Centers: So-called “Clouds” On The Ground?

 (Robert J. Szczerba’s article from the FORBES on 09 July 2026.)

What Is A Data Center And Why Are They Suddenly Everywhere? Data centers, once unseen infrastructure, are now being built everywhere. The brief explanation as to why is scale: soaring AI and cloud demand has made them much more noticeable.

Data centers reliably store and process vast amounts of data. Many businesses have relied on them for decades, but what's changed is that data centers are now being built to train and run AI, which needs more power and specialized hardware.

The growing demand of data centers brings significant challenges. While they bring economic benefits like construction jobs and tax revenue, their immense energy and water consumption strain local resources and grids. AI's power needs also make reliable energy access a bottleneck, pushing operators towards on-site generation and new locations.

Scam Centres growing ‘exponentially’ despite Crackdown

(Libby Hogan’s article from the ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA on 21 July 2026.)

Scam centres growing ‘exponentially’ despite Myanmar crackdown: The scam industry in Myanmar is morphing and heading into the jungle, according to satellite imagery, victim testimony and local investigators.

Deep in Myanmar’s borderlands, pro-democracy fighters from an ethnic Karen armed group made an unexpected discovery after retaking territory held by a militia. The Karen National Liberation Army entered a large apartment complex behind jungle and razor wire fences. Inside, they found one of the country’s largest online scamming operations. About 3,000 people were working in the compound.

“When we started to hear their stories, I realised just how plain evil the treatment of workers was in there,” said Cameron, a pseudonym used for security reasons as he continues working inside Myanmar. He works for the Free Burma Rangers, a humanitarian organisation that provided medical assistance for the newly freed victims. “Some were out in the cold, all freezing and vulnerable near the river.” The compound, known as Shunda Park, was a hub of industrial-scale cyber fraud.

Australian House Values Fall as Downturn Spreads

(Aidan Devine’s Post from the REALESTATE.COM.AU on 09 October 2026.)

Australian house values fall in 82 per cent of suburbs as downturn spreads: A “perfect storm” of interest rate hikes, war abroad and controversial federal tax reforms has broadened previous weakness in Australia’s housing market into a wider downturn that is now touching nearly every suburb.

New data shows what began as a slump confined to Sydney and Melbourne’s blue-chip enclaves has morphed into a bigger correction, ripping through working-class suburbs and coastal hubs alike.

The analysis of exclusive realestate.com.au figures revealed a staggering 82.2 per cent of suburbs nationwide recorded average drops in house values over the past three months. It marks the first full quarter of suburb-by-suburb market data since sweeping federal budget reforms hit the property sector in May, including caps on negative gearing.

Just 10.6 per cent of suburbs eked out growth in house values, while 7.1 per cent recorded no change. The past three month represent the first full quarter of sales results since the Labor government’s sweeping tax reforms in the May federal budget.

Pervitin: The NAZI War Drug & The Predecessor of ICE

 (Peter Andres’s Post from the TIME on 08 January 2020.)

Methamphetamine Became a Key Part of Nazi Military Strategy: In The Art of War, Sun Tzu wrote that speed is “the essence of war.” While he of course did not have amphetamines in mind, he would no doubt have been impressed by their powerful war-facilitating psychoactive effects.

Amphetamines—often called “pep pills,” “go pills,” “uppers” or “speed”—are a group of synthetic drugs that stimulate the central nervous system, reducing fatigue and appetite and increasing wakefulness and a sense of well-being.

The quintessential drug of the modern industrial age, amphetamines arrived relatively late in the history of mind-altering substances—commercialized just in time for mass consumption during World War II by the leading industrial powers. That war was not only the most destructive war in human history but also the most pharmacologically enhanced. It was literally sped up by speed.

Few drugs have received a bigger stimulus from war. As Lester Grinspoon and Peter Hedblom wrote in their classic 1975 study The Speed Culture, “World War II probably gave the greatest impetus to date to legal medically authorized as well as illicit black market abuse of these pills on a worldwide scale.”

How China Saved Myanmar Army after 8-8-88 Uprising?

(Based on Burmese Facebook Posts in July-August 2026.)

Madam Chen Baoliu

It was November 1988, just after the failed-and-horribly-bloodied 8-8-88 Uprising in military-ruled Socialist Burma, and there were huge border battles like Maing Yang in Shan-North, Mae-tha-waw and Wan-kha in Karen State raging.

Maing Yang was under siege by overwhelming BCP (Burma Communist Party) forces on the China-Burma border line, while Myanmar Army was massively attacking KNU (Karen National Union) forces digging in at fortified fortresses on the Thai-Burma border line.

The CPB and KNU were taking advantage of serious disruption faced by Myanmar Army because of the nation wide uprising on 8-8-1988. And the insurgents had overwhelming manpower, weapons, and ammunition stockpile. 

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang: The King of AI!

(Aung San Oo’s post from the FACEBOOK on 09 October 2026.)

True crowned emperor of new AI era - NVIDIA's father Jensen Huang: The person solemnly receiving country's highest science honor award (National Medal of Science) from US President Donald Trump is NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang who is backbone of world's AI technology revolution.  

Who is Jensen Huang? Jensen Huang is an engineer born in Taiwan and moved to US since young to study, and in 1993 started founding NVIDIA company.

Many decades ago only produced graphics cards (GPU Graphics Processing Unit) to make better visuals for computer game players, but today chips he produces have become indispensable "Brains of AI era" needed for world's AI big models to think calculate.

Traditional CPUs can only do one calculation at a time, but GPUs invented by Huang can do parallel millions of calculations at same time, so it is irreplaceable foundation in driving Generative AI, AGI and Super Intelligence (SI).

Russian Bubonic Plague Spreading Fast?

(AI Overview article from The GOOGLE.COM on 08 October 2026.)

A 28-year-old laboratory technician named Daria Shipilova died in Siberia after contracting an undiagnosed pneumonia, triggering unconfirmed media reports and international concern over a potential pneumonic plague exposure.

Shipilova worked at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute in Shelekhov (near Irkutsk, Siberia). She was hospitalized on September 29, 2026, placed on a ventilator, and died on October 2, 2026.

Russia’s consumer health watchdog (Rospotrebnadzor) and federal officials officially classify the death as pneumonia of unknown origin. They state that tests on known contacts have returned negative for plague and that there is no risk of an epidemic.

Unofficial media reports and a regional governor initially claimed she accidentally broke a test tube containing Yersinia pestis (the bacterium behind the Black Death) or caught it on a trip, leading to fears of pneumonic plague.

Myanmar air strike killed 50 in Arakan States’s KuaukTaw

(David Brunnstrom’s article from The REUTERS on 30 September 2026.)

UN alarmed by reports that Myanmar air strike killed 50: Smoke rises as fire burns following a Myanmar military airstrike, according to a rebel group that controls the area and a local aid worker, in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, Myanmar, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released September 28, 2026.  

Sept 29 (Reuters) - The United Nations expressed alarm on Tuesday at reports that an airstrike ​by the Myanmar military near the country's border with Bangladesh had killed 50 people and wounded ‌dozens more, many of them critically.

A UN spokesperson said continuing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state underscored that conditions did not currently exist for the safe return of refugees and other displaced people to Myanmar.

"This latest airstrike brings that reality into sharp focus," UN ​spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a UN briefing in New York. The secretary-general strongly condemns the attacks and calls ​on all parties to end the violence immediately, to protect civilians and comply with their ⁠obligations under international law," he said, citing UN chief Antonio Guterres.

Flooded Bangkok Declared Disaster Zone: Heavy Rains

(Staff article from the ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA on 27 September 2026.)

Bangkok declared disaster zone after heavy rain floods homes, submerges roads: Bangkok's governor on Saturday declared Thailand's capital city a disaster-affected zone after torrential rain led to widespread flooding. Nearly 300 millimetres of rain has fallen in the past 48 hours. Bangkok's governor said flooding should recede once the rain subsides.

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Saturday declared Thailand's capital city a disaster-affected zone after torrential rain led to widespread flooding, while the weather agency forecast thunderstorms ​over the weekend.

Major roads were flooded, with cars partly submerged, and people were forced to wade through waist-height water after nearly ⁠300 millimetres of rain fell within 48 hours. Mr Sittipunt said the crisis "poses a risk to people's lives" and could damage ​public and private property, and added that the situation was most severe near canals.

Time Magazine’s View on HAUGHTY Myanmar Dictator

(Charlie Campbells’ article from the TIME on 23 September 2026.)

Myanmar Dictator Wants to Rebuild Ties With the West: First came the mirror. Before Min Aung Hlaing enters the room for his first Western media interview since seizing power in a 2021 coup d’état, aides maneuver an ornate Rococo revival looking glass into place for preening. Then come requests for his portrait: light him from the left, the better to disguise a thinning hairline no longer hidden beneath an olive cap.

Myanmar’s former commander in chief now calls himself President, following January elections widely condemned as fraudulent. His fitful transformation from generalissimo to civilian statesman extends even to awkward attempts at bonhomie. He confesses to loving golf—he plays off an 18 handicap—though a bad back has lately kept him from the fairway.

Yet the makeover has limits. The geniality fades when questions turn to human rights, narcotics trafficking, or sanctioned relatives. Even his birthplace remains classified. “I used to revisit my township very often, so if you can carefully watch the news, you can figure out where I’m native,” he says cryptically.

In His Own Words: Rise and Fall of General Khin Nyunt

(Myint Swe’s article from The BANGKOK POST on 08 April 2012.)

In a rare interview since the lifting of his house arrest, the ex-spy boss and former prime minister talks about the events leading to his downfall, peace deals with ethnic groups, his 'brotherly' admiration for Aung San Suu Kyi and the awakening of his faith.

The quiet narrow street leading to our destination is lined with big houses and mansions once inhabited by some of Myanmar's former ruling military elite. Most of them, including the now officially retired Senior General Than Shwe, have moved to new homes in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw, many with new civilian jobs.

However, one formerly very high-ranking member of the old military regime, former prime minister General Khin Nyunt, is still living in Yangon. No new house has been built for him in Nay Pyi Taw; in fact until recently he was under house arrest at his home in Yangon.

Once dubbed the "prince of evil" by the Western media, Gen Khin Nyunt was freed in January by the new government led by President Thein Sein, himself a former general and a junior to Gen Khin Nyunt in the old regime. The charges levelled against him in October 2004 by the now-defunct State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) led by Sen Gen Than Shwe, were "disobedience" and "corruption".

Aussie households warned $1.3 trillion wipeout looms?

(Cameron Micallef’s article from NEWS.COM AUSTRALIA on 08 September 2026.)

Property price fall ‘tip of the iceberg’ as Aussie households warned $1.3 trillion wipeout looms: Australian homeowners are officially $34.1bn poorer – and economists say that staggering loss barely scratches the surface of what’s coming.

Households are officially $34.1bn poorer, but experts warn the worst is yet to come as property prices are tipped to fall for the next 12-months. Australian Bureau of Statistics latest values of dwellings shows homeowners have officially lost $34.1bn as the housing market decline begins. The total value of Australian residential property is now $12.7 trillion.

AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told NewsWire this is just the tip of the iceberg, with up to a trillion dollars expected to come off the market. “There’ll be a lot more to come, the downtrend is only just starting,” he said. “Even allowing for data that has already been reported there is more downside to show up in the current quarter and of course the current quarter has seen an acceleration in price falls.”

Bathla: Sydney-Indian Property Developer Collapsed (3)

(Staff article from The DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA on 25 August 2026.)

A Sydney property developer whose company has left up to 25,000 homes in limbo after being placed into voluntary administration is building a luxury compound complete with an eight-car underground garage, tennis court and pool.

Bhart Bhushan, who co-owns the Bathla Group alongside his brother Rajinder Mohan, announced the property group would enter voluntary administration on Tuesday, citing a 'perfect storm' of softening sales, tax change impacts, and higher construction costs. The business is believed to owe an estimated total of $3.6billion to private credit firms and other creditors.

Administrators from Teneo have been appointed to undertake an 'immediate assessment' of the company's finances in an effort to stabilise operations. Urgent discussions are now taking place with lenders, and 500 jobs are now at risk.

Mr Bhushan founded the business in 1997 after originally starting out as a taxi driver. Bathla develops budget-friendly housing estates, townhouses and apartments across Sydney, including growing suburbs Schofields, Marsden Park and Tallawong in the city's north-west.

One Nation secures historic victory in WA by-election!

(Keane Bourke’s article from THE ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA on 30 August 2026.)

One Nation secures historic victory in Secret Harbour by-election, taking first WA lower house seat; One Nation has scored a historic win in Western Australia, securing its first lower house seat in the state.

The ABC's chief elections and data analyst Casey Briggs called the outer suburban seat of Secret Harbour for One Nation's Luke Herdegen a little over four hours after votes began to be counted. One Nation's WA leader Rod Caddies claimed victory at 9.30pm local time, although Labor had yet to concede.

Labor's candidate was political staffer-turned-Woodside lobbyist Georgia Tree. The area was traditionally safe Labor territory, having been held in different shapes and under different names since 1989, including most recently by Paul Papalia on an 11.5 per cent margin. 'Fight of our lives'; WA Labor Premier Roger Cook had repeatedly described the by-election as a "fight for our lives", given the threat posed by One Nation.

Bathla: Sydney-Indian Property Developer Collapsed (2)

(Ben Graham’s article from The NEWS.COM.AU on 26 August 2026.)

Contagion fears in troubled $2.5 trillion industry after shocking collapse of Bathla Group: A contagion infecting a $2.5 trillion industry has hit Australia and a domino effect of panic has set in after a major builder collapse.

A contagion infecting a $2.5 trillion industry has officially hit Australia, with billions of dollars now trapped as a domino effect threatens to ripple through the property sector following a major builder collapse.

In a dramatic escalation of a global crisis that has been bubbling away all year, MA Financial — one of the country’s largest private credit investment managers — has slapped severe limits on how much cash investors can pull out of its $2.3 billion secured property loan fund.

The move comes during a concerning week for the $200 billion Australian private credit industry, triggered by the spectacular collapse of major western Sydney-based home builder Bathla Group, which has plunged into voluntary administration, straining under a staggering $3.2 billion in debts.

Bathla: Sydney-Indian Property Developer Collapsed (1)

(Heath Parkes-Hupton’s article from The NEWS.COM.AU on 25 August 2026.)

Home builder Bathla Group collapses into voluntary administration: The major developer has announced it has been placed into voluntary administration as it creaked under $3b in debt. The major western Sydney-based home builder has collapsed into voluntary administration as it strained under more than $3 billion in debts.

Bathla Group’s managing director Bhart Bhushan announced on Tuesday he had placed the firm into voluntary administration, per a statement on its website. “Our first thoughts are with our employees and the customers who have put their faith in us to deliver their dream of home ownership,” he said.

“It is my sincere hope this process can allow that to happen by working collaboratively with the administrators, our suppliers, contractors and lending partners.” Bathla currently has about 15,000 properties under construction across Sydney’s west but had racked up more than $3 billion in debt, largely to private creditors.

US debt hits $40 trillion: Who does Washington owe?

 (Shola Lawal’s article from THE AL JAZEERA on 21 August 2026.)

US debt hits $40 trillion: Who does Washington owe and why does it matter? Heavy borrowing, increased spending and tax cuts by Democratic and Republican administrations have long raised concerns.

Total United States debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time  in history, according to a Department of the Treasury update on Wednesday. Ballooning debt, especially during President Donald Trump’s second term, which began in January last year, has raised concerns about a looming fiscal crisis for some time, with economists fearing a toxic combination of heavy borrowing, increased spending and lower taxes could land the world’s biggest economy in crisis.

The rising US debt comes despite Trump’s championing of cost-cutting and efficiency as a hallmark of his second term, with his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative slashing between 250,000 and 350,000 federal jobs and cutting global aid since the start of last year. In May 2023, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted that the US would reach the $40 trillion mark in 2028.

Rise and Fall of MDY-PDF (Mandalay PDF) Gen-Z Army!

(Basing on staff posts from The JUSTICE FOR TRUTH on 15 July 2026.)

What exactly happened to the famous MDY-PDF, the Mandalay-PDF, which together with the mighty Palaung ARMY (TNLA) basically kicked the collective arse of Myanmar Generals and their raping-robbing-murdering-burning army during the 1027 operations in late-2023. And then in early 2024 as the following SHAN-MAN Operations, they liberated major regions of Mandalay Administrative Division and nearly captured Mandalay City itself?

But then they had suddenly lost all their captured territories in mid-2025 and utterly disappeared! I was horribly wondering what happened to the MDY-PDF and trying to find out the reasons for their sudden collapse. And finally, I did manage to connect the hidden dots and dashes and then figure out the following dramatic story.

Apparently, there was a violent internal coup by two medical doctors-turned-revolutionary- politicians (Dr Tayza-Soe and Dr So-Thura-Zaw) to take over the rich organization from the two main military leaders (Bo Mone-Dai and Bo Naing-Gyi) responsible for the earlier success that brought along military power and enormous wealth in the form of gold and precious gemstones from the naturally-rich Shan-Man region.

'mini-Mamdanis' reignites anti-communist Red Scare!

(Don Sheil’s post from the ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA on 01 August 2026.)

Wave of 'mini-Mamdanis' reignites anti-communist Red Scare playbook from Trump ahead of midterm elections: President Trump has reignited anti-communist rhetoric after a series of democratic socialist victories in Democrat primary races.  

US President Donald Trump and Republicans have been raising the alarm with voters about what they say is an impending political apocalypse for over a month. Their dramatic warnings speak of a "dark road of death" and "a philosophical war to save" the United States itself.

The threat, according to them: communism. Their argument goes like this: If Democrats regain control of both houses of congress in the November midterm elections, they will intentionally dismantle the country from the inside-out.

Indians hiring Only Indians in Aussie Govt Agencies

(Staff post from THE NOTICER on 01 August 2026.)

Aussie reveals Indians only hiring each other at federal agency: ‘Not very diverse’. An Australian public servant has revealed that Indian managers at a federal agency are only hiring other Indians, sparking a flood of similar complaints. The Public Service worker said in a post on Reddit this week that they were pro-diversity, but that Indians dominating hiring was having the opposite effect.

“I really don’t want to sound racist but I’m currently working for a federal agency,” the post read. “Over the last year our team of analysts got broken into silos and every manager of those silos is now Indian. Since then, the only new hires have been Indian from every single silo.

“I really have nothing against people that are not of my ethnicity, but previously we had complete diversity in the new hires in our team, from all over the world. East Asian, European (as in someone born in Europe, not white Australian), central Asian and South American. I know this sounds like crackpot One Nation nonsense, and I’m a big believer in diversity but this is really not feeling very diverse.”

Burma’s Fault Lines: Ethnic Federalism and Peace (2014)

 (Charmaine Benson Craig’s post from the DISSENT MAGAZINE in Fall 2014.)

Burma’s Fault Lines: Ethnic Federalism and the Road to Peace. As gross human rights violations against the country’s ethnic groups continue, can peace and democracy really take hold?

After more than half a century of war and broken ceasefire agreements, Burma is currently in the midst of landmark peace talks between its government and a coalition of ethnic resistance groups.

In July, the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT)—representing sixteen ethnic nationalities including the Karen, the Kachin, the Mon, the Arakanese, and the Shan—met in Kachin-held Laiza to discuss the terms of a proposed national ceasefire, under negotiation with the government since last November.

The ethnic nationalities, of which all but the Kachin and the Ta’ang have already struck bilateral ceasefire agreements with the government, are calling for greater administrative autonomy within a new federal Union of Burma, control over natural resources in their territories, and a guarantee that political dialogue with the government will take place within months of a national ceasefire accord.

2024 Cut-5-Cuts Blockading of Kokang Army By China

  (Concise translation of Thuta Zaw’s article from MYANMAR NOW on 4 October 2024.)

MNDAA the Kokang Army has recently declared, as the obivious response to China’s relentless pressure, that its members are now being prohibited from travelling to the Western Nations especially the US, and the ASEAN nations. The MNDAA also prohibited all their members from meeting or discussing the crucial matters with those nations.

That is in addition to its declaration stopping all collaboration, either politics or military, with US-aligned NUG (NLD’s exile National Unity Government based in US) or any international organization that opposed China, in early September this year. But China wants more than those written assurances from seemingly recalcitrant MNDAA. China wants the Kokang Army to withdraw from the prized Lashio City they captured from Myanmar Army this year on July 25.

To force MNDAA to meet that impossible demand China has been severely blockading the Kokang Territory as their so-called Cut-5-Cuts Operation along the Chinese Border since last September. Strictly No Electricity, No Water, No Internet, No crucial supplies such as rice, fuel, medicines, and essential-consumables, and No Cross-border Movement. The whole Kokang-China border has been tight shut by a division of PLA, the People Liberation Army.

Refined, but Not Destroyed, in the Fire (Isiah 48:10)

(AI post from the GOOGLE SEARCH on 23 July 2026.)

Isaiah 48:10 states: "See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."

It means God uses times of intense hardship, pain, and trials as a purposeful tool. Rather than destroying His people, He uses these "furnaces" to burn away character flaws, purify faith, and draw them into deeper dependence on Him.

"Not As Silver": In ancient metallurgy, silver ore was heated over a fire until the dross (impurities) floated to the top, and the silversmith skimmed it off. This process was continued until the metal was pure enough to reflect the smith's face.

By saying "not as silver," God means two things:  The intensity: Literal silver requires a very specific, controllable heat. The "furnace of affliction" He uses represents intense, overwhelming trials rather than a mild test.

The outcome: A human silversmith refines to produce a valuable commodity. God refines you for something much greater: to draw out all spiritual impurities and conform you to His likeness.

2021-Coup Turned Myanmar Into A Failed State!

(Joshua Kurlantzick’s post from COUNCIL on FOREIGN RELATIONS on 10 July 2026.)

How the Coup Turned Myanmar Into Asia’s Deadliest Conflict—and Why the World Is Looking Away: Five years after its generals seized power, Myanmar has collapsed into Asia’s deadliest war and a nearly unequalled humanitarian catastrophe. And yet, the rest of the world has decided to ignore the conflict amid other major geopolitical developments.

The war in Myanmar, driven by a 2021 coup, is now Asia’s deadliest conflict. ACLED, a conflict-monitoring group, counts more than 100,000 people killed since the military overthrew the democratically elected government in February 2021. The group calls it the most fragmented conflict anywhere—with over 1,200 armed factions—and considers Myanmar one of the most war-torn countries on earth.

It was not always this way. While Myanmar often seemed to be in a time warp through decades of autocratic military rule, it began to change. In the decade since the country began opening up its political system in 2011, the economy grew by an average of about 6 percent a year, and poverty fell steeply—from 48.2 percent in 2005 to 24.8 percent by 2017, according to the World Bank.

China, Russia and India make inroads in Myanmar

(Staff post from the BENGAL BAY POST on 06 July 2026.)

China, Russia and India make inroads in Myanmar with transit corridors: Competing regional powers accelerate massive transport and energy projects in Myanmar to secure vital Indian Ocean routes despite ongoing civil conflict.

Myanmar is emerging as a focal point in Asia's strategic connectivity race, with China, Russia and India simultaneously advancing major transport and energy projects that could reshape regional trade despite the country's ongoing civil conflict.

Myanmar government has intensified efforts to revive long-delayed infrastructure initiatives, viewing the projects as critical to transforming Myanmar into a regional logistics hub linking East Asia, South Asia and the Indian Ocean.

Typhoon Maysak Bursting The Nanning Dam.

(AFP News Post  from the STRATS TIME on 06 July 2026.)

BEIJING - Typhoon Maysak brought heavy rain and severe flooding to China’s southern Guangxi region, with the authorities on July 6 raising flood alert levels as the system weakened into a tropical storm.

Officials in Nanning, Guangxi’s capital, raised the city’s flood control emergency response to the highest level after torrential rain breached dams. Videos shared by state broadcaster CCTV on July 6 showed ferocious torrents of muddy water gushing through a breach in a dam on the Liulan reservoir – described by state media as a “medium-sized” reservoir – heading for buildings in the distance.

A dam on the Yunbiao reservoir also burst, while the Liuwang reservoir overflowed, the Nanning authorities said in a statement on their official WeChat account. More than 800 residents were evacuated due to severe flooding in Fangchenggang, also in Guangxi, according to state media.

The heavy rainfall caused waters to rise above warning levels in 66 hydrological monitoring stations on 55 rivers in Guangxi on July 6, CCTV reported. Luwei Town, also in Nanning, recorded 637mm of rain in 24 hours between July 5 and 6 morning, according to CCTV.

Trump Screwed by Supreme Court: Anchor-Babies Won?

      (Staff post from the ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA on 01 July 2026.)

US Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship: The US Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump's bid to overturn birthright citizenship.

It is a major blow to the US president's hardline agenda on immigration and comes after the same court earlier this year limited his ability to impose sweeping tariffs. What's next? Mr Trump has urged Congress to implement legislation to end birthright citizenship, despite the court finding it was a constitutional right.

Donald Trump's controversial attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the US has been rejected by the Supreme Court, up-ending the president's hardline agenda on immigration. The 6-3 ruling marked the second time this year that the court has invalidated one of Mr Trump's major initiatives, following its February decision to strike down his sweeping global tariffs.

The Arakan Army's Ascent From State to Nation

           (Suu Mon’s article from the ACLED on 31 October 2025.)

From state to nation: The Arakan Army's ascent in post-coup Myanmar. The Arakan Army’s successes in Rakhine state advance its regional goals and provide it with strategic leverage against the military and its backers in India and China.

Since the 2021 military coup, the Arakan Army (AA) has rapidly become the most powerful armed actor in western Myanmar, where it controls the most territory, has built administrative structures, and asserts authority over the wider region.

The AA is now a significant national-level actor that conducts multi-regional operations with old and new allies and has influence far beyond Rakhine state. The AA controls part or all of major foreign investment projects in Rakhine state, which gives it strategic leverage with China and India, countries that desire project continuity and currently support the military regime.

Rare Earth Extraction by China in Kachin State

(Based on AI Overview of GOOGLE Search on 28 June 2026.)

Chinese Rare earth extractions in Myanmar's Kachin State relies on in-situ leaching, an industrial process that pumps chemical solutions directly into mountainsides to dissolve and collect valuable heavy metals like dysprosium and terbium.

The operations are highly destructive, supply chains are entangled with armed conflict, and the output feeds heavily into China. The Extraction Process In-Situ Leaching is often described as an "IV drip" for the mountains. Workers drill holes into hillsides, lay a network of pipes, and inject leaching agents (such as Ammonium Nitrate or Ammonium Sulfate) into the soil.

The chemical solution seeps through the earth, dissolving the naturally occurring rare earth elements bound to the ionic clay. The metal-rich liquid flows downslope and is captured in large, tarpaulin-lined leaching pools for collection.

Myanmar Rebels on Back Foot As Conscripts Fill Army

(Quentin Sommerville’s post from the BBC NEWS on 10 June 2026.)

Inside Myanmar, rebels are losing ground as military forces men into army: The four young men in the rebel camp hidden deep in jungle-covered mountains never wanted a part in Myanmar's civil war. They didn't choose to be soldiers for the military either.

One had been a chef on his way home from work when he was grabbed off the street. His lack of ID was enough for the military to detain him and force him to sign up. Another was taken on his way back from a late-night karaoke session; a third had been working for the forestry department when he was arrested. The fourth man says on being arrested, drugs were slipped into his shoe, and he was framed and made to enlist.

"Before we even understood what was happening, we were sent straight to the front lines," one of the men – all between the ages of 19 and 25 – tells the BBC. They made us do all kinds of things we didn't want to do," another adds. "We never got any real rest, not in the morning, not during the day, and not even at night. The conscripts had to do everything. While the regular soldiers hardly had to work."

Burmese-American Scholar Min Zin Arrested in China

(Staff post from IRRAWADDY NEWS JOURNAL on 19 June 2026.)

China Arrests Myanmar-Born US Scholar on Suspicion of Spying: China arrested a Myanmar-born scholar on its southwestern border in Yunnan Province early this month, accusing the US citizen of spying ⁠and endangering Chinese national security, China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday. 

China has notified the US Consulate General in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou of the arrest, Lin ‌Jian, ⁠a ministry spokesperson, told a regular news conference when asked about U Min Zin’s disappearance ⁠in Kunming last ⁠week, Reuters said. U Min Zin, a US citizen originally from Myanmar, was arrested by security forces on June 3 upon his arrival at the airport in the provincial capital Kunming.

The Irrawaddy has learned that he was invited to attend an event hosted by a Chinese university there. He studies Myanmar politics and is a founding member and executive director of the Institute for Strategy and Policy-Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar), a nongovernmental policy think tank whose research focuses on China-Myanmar relations, among other issues. ISP-Myanmar was not available for comment on Friday.