Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that the U.S.-backed genocidal policy of blocking lifesaving humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip will continue, and that Israel Defense Forces troops will remain in the embattled Palestinian enclave indefinitely. “Israel’s […]
The US and Israel is seeking anywhere to dump over 2 million survivors of their Gaza Genocide. The UK is offering Somaliland, a militarized gangland enclave they have colonized in all but name
In recent months, Somaliland has become a subject of intense, unprecedented interest for the Western media. As Israeli and US officials scramble to find a destination to forcibly relocate Gaza’s population from their shattered homeland, the little-acknowledged, unrecognised breakaway statelet is increasingly viewed as an attractive option.
Multiple mainstream media reports indicate officials in Tel Aviv and Washington are making discrete overtures to Hargeisa on the topic. On March 14th, the Financial Times revealed:
“A US official briefed on Washington’s initial contacts with Somaliland’s presidency said discussions had begun about a possible deal to recognise the de facto state in return for the establishment of a military base near the port of Berbera on the Red Sea coast.”
The US is seeking anywhere to dump 2 million survivors of the Gaza Genocide they are still sponsoring
Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi has made international recognition a major priority, and the prospect of a permanent US military presence insulating the breakaway territory from violent instability that regularly engulfs Somalia is also no doubt enormously attractive.
From Washington’s perspective too, such an arrangement offers profuse geopolitical gains well-beyond the involuntary relocation of millions of Palestinians, to make way for Trump’s fantasised ‘Gaza-Lago’. For one, Somaliland’s proximity to the Arabian peninsula makes the territory an ideal staging ground for strikes on Yemen.
This would represent a vital new strategic foothold for the Empire in Africa, at a time French and US occupation forces are being evicted from countries across the continent with ever-increasing rapidity. Moreover, it could serve as a counterweight to constantly growing Chinese and Russian influence locally.
In 2017, Beijing established its very first overseas military base in Somaliland’s neighbouring Djibouti. Ever since, the country has been a pugnacious critic of Western policy in the region, and allowed Iranian ships to dock at its ports.
In the Valley of Death: Somaliland’s Forgotten Genocide.. 1989 ‘Even in Hargeisa, many people don’t realize the extent of US support during the genocide. No American has ever apologized for what happened in Somaliland..’
The geopolitical and military utility of Somaliland’s recognition as a state has long-been understood in Washington. Project 2025, a lengthy “mandate for leadership” drawn up by the right-wing Heritage Foundation think tank, widely-perceived as a blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term in office, contained a dedicated section on “[countering] malign Chinese activity” in Africa.
It specifically recommended “the recognition of Somaliland statehood as a hedge against the US’ deteriorating position in Djibouti.”
Campaigner David Powell has issued a new warning about the spectre of corporate tyranny facing the UK.
We reported in The Acorn 100 that he has been drawing attention to the dangers involved with the UK’s deregulated Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Freeports first introduced by the global mafia’s “Conservative Party” puppets and now being pushed through by their “Labour Party” marionettes.
In a new article, published in The Canary on April 8 2025, Powell writes: “Freeports and Special Economic Zones are variations on the same thing: deregulation, privatisation, tax evasion, and corporate governance.
“Complexity is their camouflage, and we must understand what they are, because they are carving up the UK into regions where corporations are protected from parliamentary and public scrutiny under secondary legislation”.
With Keir Starmer’s regime notoriously close to the Rothschilds, it is little surprise to know that one of their better-known fronts is involved in the dodgy scheme.
Writes Powell: “Blackrock has bought three British Freeports. In partnership with Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), a subsidiary of the shipping line MSC, it has acquired an 80% stake in Felixstowe, Harwich, and Thamesport, as part of a larger $22.8 billion deal with CK Hutchison.
“Freeports are bad news for the UK. They are playgrounds for predatory corporations, which are free to indulge in all manner of illegal and illicit activity, such as modern-day slavery, private banking, fraud, the suspension of corporate taxes and custom duties, discarding environmental protections, erosion of workers’ rights, the smuggling of weapons, drugs, and people, hoarding of stolen art, installation of private security forces, extreme worker surveillance, acceleration of land-grabbing, and the trashing of regulations in favour of all-out deregulatory frameworks.
“It should be noted that the UK’s 86 free zones, unlike Thatcher’s SEZs, are now embarking on something they couldn’t do when the UK was an EU member: dishing out public money to their corporate friends to facilitate economic growth for the 1%”.
Elsewhere, Powell refers to Starmer’s use of the label “blockers” to designate the new bogeymen, in the proud totalitarian tradition of “extremists”, “counter-revolutionaries”, “conspiracy theorists” and “enemies of progress”.
He writes: “Who do you think the blockers are? They are ordinary people who have business, agricultural, and residential properties that the UK Govt can seize under Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs).
“Where do you think CPOs are most likely taking place? Inside any one of the 86 deregulated free zones across England, Scotland, and Wales that were resurrected by Sunak and Truss immediately after Brexit, and signed off by Labour MPs, Mayors, councillors, Lords, and Baronesses who were part of a cross-party consortium with major stakeholders like Blackrock, Palantir, Amazon, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Fujitsu, Deloitte, PwC, EY, Google, The City of London Corporation, BP, Goldman Sachs, Thames Water, BlackStone, Telstra Health, Macquarie, Meta, SGN, EDF, Leonardo, BAE Systems, Cadent Gas, National Gas, Natwest, Virgin Atlantic, Abrdn, Barclays, Coinbase, The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, Bluebird Care, and Edelman.
“These are just some of the firms that have met with senior Labour figures over the last 12 months; Labour recently announced they were handing over governance powers to 700 corporate lobbyists while the Government takes a ‘secondary position’.
“6,000 people could have their homes torn down as part of a £2.2bn project in which 1,266 council houses and 567 properties belonging to private homeowners could be repossessed in a mass compulsory purchase order for the area”.
This all amounts, warns Powell, to “government-by-BlackRock”.
In a recent post – Something feels…off…5.4.25 – I wrote that I was going to take my foot off the gas for a bit, rest up and take some time to reflect ahead of what I feel is going to be a heavy summer. I’d like to reassure my readers that I’m not throwing the towel in – all I want to do is look after myself to be as ready as possible for what’s coming.
A fair-sized part of that process is taking long walks in the surrounding countryside. Walking across the fields, through the woods, taking in the views and enjoying the way spring is transforming the landscape is doing wonders for my state of mind. Getting closer to nature is a boost to mental health. As is getting away from the screens, the ‘news’ agenda, the rage baiting, the divide and rule merchants and all of the other crap that comes with life in the 21st century.
The best part about all of this is that it’s free. The only thing that isn’t free is the end-of-the-walk drink at our adopted riverside local pub:)
The thing is, the bastards who presume to rule over us, and the banksters and corporations they serve, hate the idea of anyone getting closer to nature in their local countryside, and taking time out to think and reflect on what’s really important in this life. We have the misfortune to have rulers that can only measure our worth by how much we contribute to their cherished bottom line. This is something I’ve reflected upon in a couple of recent(ish) posts:
The Labour government exists to serve their corporate masters while we, the populace, have to suck up the consequences. Even if those consequences destroy the environment, take out productive farmland and damage human health, physical and mental. We’re forced to live in an increasingly stress-inducing society, where wanting to take time out to reconnect with nature and heal, is viewed as an abhorrent aberration by a government whose only concern is boosting the bottom line for their corporate masters.
We also live in a world that has increasingly lost touch with nature. This is a process that started with the Industrial Revolution and has been accelerating since then. When we lose touch with nature, we start to lose touch with who we really are. Disassociation with the natural world that supports us and worryingly, disassociation from our bodies, can only lead to a dystopian future where you have to fit in with the high-tech matrix just to survive. Which raises the question – just what are we surviving for?
My response to these nature-hating psychopaths is a poetic one, as follows:
This wood is my sanctuary
When the world grinds me down, I come to this wood for solace
I come to hear the rustle of the breeze in the trees
I come to feel the calming, protective presence of the trees
I come to restore my balance so I can face the world again
The bastards hate the idea of sanctuary, calm and reflection
They hate it when it comes for gratis, no money required
They want us working, stressing, spending, spending...spending...
They hate us retreating from their sordid world into the woods
I come to this wood, to escape, think, reflect and wonder
The bastards don’t want us escaping, thinking or reflecting
As for wonder, the nature hating, soulless bastards despise it
All because it adds nothing to the bottom line they worship
You could almost pity them for their shallowness...almost...
But, I can’t pity the bastards who would destroy what I love
They can’t comprehend anything with a deeper meaning
They fear and loathe the secrets of life the wood could tell them
This wood is a web of life, more rich than they can ever understand
This wood has a spirit and a presence they can never understand
When the stress of modern life crushes my spirit and soul
This wood is my sanctuary, my salvation, my muse and inspiration
There’s this as well regarding a physical reconnection with nature, something those who presume to rule over us not only have no understanding of – it’s also something they would absolutely abhor:
The old oak in the woods
On a bright Spring day, the two of us came to these woods
We came seeking escape from the madness of the world
We came seeking connection with nature that would heal us
And...we came seeking re-connection with each other
We stopped at the old oak to rest awhile under her boughs
We looked at her twisted, gnarled branches and trunk in wonder
We wondered about the history she has seen over the years
And all of the wisdom she has gathered in that time
We touched her bark and branches, seeking connection
We felt a calming energy that brought us together
We felt the cares of the world lift from our shoulders
Restored, we slowly walked away, thankful for her presence
We’re in an existential battle as to what it means to be truly human in a world run by soulless techno-fascists. A big part of what that means is reconnecting with, and being a part of, nature. It also means a sense of belonging to community, place and the environment that sustains us. Thankfully, this is something that is taking place… Leaving on an optimistic note, this is happening in the region we live in: Taking action for the Avon9.4.25. I’ll leave you with these words from We Are Avon in The Thriving Avon Charter:
We are each invited to become a guardian of the Avon — whether you’re a swimmer, farmer, artist, dog walker, or dreamer. This is a movement of many hands, hearts, and voices, working together to restore the soul of this land through care for its waters.
We are pleased to announce the final speakers line-up for our ‘Uniting the pro freedom and pro Palestine liberation left’ conference taking place in just under a month in central London.
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Facing trade barriers in the U.S. and other wealthy nations, Chinese solar firms are still exporting cheap panels to poorer countries, fueling a surge in solar installations in parts of the world.
Trump’s tariffs on China will likely make them even cheaper as export destined for to US may stop completely with over 140% tax and a billionaire owned media feeding anti Chinese hysteria and war fever.
China finally stopped promoting new Coal plants in Africa and is beginning to back local solar projects. However the boom there and worldwide is fired not by geopolitics but by low price and easy installation, followed by free electricity.
Data from energy think tank Ember details the rise of Chinese solar exports as poorer countries are taking advantage of cheap solar to shift away from costlier or less reliable sources of power.
Last year, Pakistan imported enough Chinese solar panels to expand its total power capacity by a third.
In Pakistan, farms and factories are rapidly installing rooftop panels to cope with rising energy costs.
China’s monthly solar exports, in gigawatts. Ember
A similar shift is underway in southern Africa, where locals are turning to solar as drought saps hydropower. Last year, the region suffered its worst mid-season dry spell in more than a century.
When hydropower began to stutter, Zambia’s government called for a “solar explosion,” moving ahead on a slate of new projects that, if completed, would raise its power capacity by a third.
A report from Ember last year detailed how China is building solar panels faster than they can be deployed domestically. For manufacturers, the solution lies in broadening their market overseas, particularly in the developing world.
The glut of cheap solar means poorer countries can speed their shift away from fossil fuels while shoring up their supply of energy, said Ember analyst Richard Black. He added, “It’s one of those rare times when there’s a win for just about everyone.”
China’s Role in Financing the Energy Transition in the Global South Feb 13, 2025 As the world inches closer to the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, the demand for decisive climate leadership has never been more pressing. The US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on January 20, 2025 has left a leadership void.
The grave significance of Spain promoting the normalization of an occupying, colonizing, and aggressive state. And the immoral EU collusion in genocide for perks, profit and power
The government continues to fill the Spanish people with disgrace by not showing the slightest sign of distancing itself from the genocide.
While still enforcing thousands of sanctions supporting the US proxy war against Russia the Western Elite continue business as usual with the genocidal Israeli war state’s atrocious blitz and invasion of its neighbours
Spain, though nominally opposing the Gaza Genocide, is participating alongside Israel in the Iniochos 2025 military exercises, led by the Greek army and taking place between March and April 2025..
The statement from the Ministry of Air and Space, headed by Minister Margarita Robles, dilutes and minimizes Israel’s participation, without considering the grave significance of Spain promoting the normalization of an occupying, colonizing, and aggressive state.
Injured Palestinian children and a baby receive medical treatment at the Ahli Hospital in Gaza [Omar al-Qattaa/AFP]
At least 500 children killed since Israel broke Gaza truce: OfficialMore than 1,500 people killed since Israel resumed new offensive on March 18, with UNRWA chief describing Gaza as a “post-apocalyptic” killing zone.
The Israeli army is bombing and massacring the population of Gaza with impunity; it is terrorizing and killing settlers in the West Bank. It has invaded Lebanon and Syria and bombing Yemen.
The International Criminal Court has requested the prosecution of, among others, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The Justice Department sees evidence of Israel committing genocide against the Palestinian people.
Spain is participating with six F18s, and Israel with a Gulfstream G550 spy plane. Other non-NATO countries, such as India, the UAE, Qatar, and Montenegro, are also participating in the maneuvers.
Normalizing military or security relations with a state that is ignoring all United Nations resolutions and violating international law, with evidence of committing genocide, is an affront and an absurdity on the part of states that claim to defend international law, support the International Courts of Justice, and uphold United Nations resolutions.
In 2023, the Qatargate scandal led the European Parliament to push for new transparency measures that affected representatives of several countries, not including Israel, despite the intense activity of its lobbyists in Brussels.
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