Redlines Report – Weaponized Information | April 23, 2025

Daily revolutionary dispatches from the frontlines of global class war, settler empire, and technofascist recalibration.

Africa

Kenya Set to Overtake Ethiopia as East Africa’s Largest Economy Kenya’s rise in GDP is the IMF’s victory lap—not the people’s. As speculative finance flows into Nairobi and Ethiopia reels from war and destabilization, imperialism repositions its pieces. The economy grows, but so does inequality, debt, and Western dependence.
Africa Investment Forum Boasts $22.5B in Deals “Bankable Africa” is code for extractable Africa. These deals don’t build sovereignty—they lease it out. Western capital gets pipelines and ports. The people get evictions, pollution, and more debt disguised as opportunity.
U.S. Denies Embassy Closures While Rubio Unveils Africa Policy This ain’t diplomacy—it’s a pivot to neocolonial hard power. Rubio’s blueprint drops diplomats and installs generals. The U.S. is militarizing aid and outsourcing empire to AFRICOM, all while pretending to “reform” its presence on the continent. Same boots, new branding.

China Asks South Korea Not to Export Rare Earth Products to U.S. Military Rare earths are the real battleground in the U.S.-China war—not TikTok. With a single request, China reminds the empire that its war machine is built on minerals it doesn’t control. It’s leverage through geology, not just geopolitics.
China Expands Indigenous Payment System Amid U.S. Trade War The death of dollar dominance is being coded in lines of payment software. Beijing’s digital yuan isn’t just a currency—it’s a battering ram against U.S. financial supremacy. While Washington wages sanctions, China builds escape routes.
Tashkent Hosts Central Asia–GCC Strategic Forum This isn’t just a forum—it’s a funeral for Western unipolarity. As Gulf states and Central Asia map new corridors, NATO’s old supply routes crumble. These talks aren’t peripheral. They’re the blueprint for a world beyond Washington’s whip.

Ansarallah Launches Missile at Haifa, Israel The empire calls it provocation. The oppressed call it resistance. Ansarallah fired a missile into northern Israel—not just to retaliate, but to remind the world that Gaza’s genocide will be answered from every front. The Red Sea ain’t silent—it’s armed and watching.
Atlantic Council Hypes Gas as Middle East Peace Plan They want to build peace with pipelines? Please. This is fossil fuel imperialism wearing a diplomat’s smile. These deals serve Shell, Total, and Chevron—not displaced Palestinians or hungry workers. It’s resource war with a business card.
Jordan Bans Muslim Brotherhood, Seizes Assets Jordan’s purge isn’t about extremism—it’s about obedience. Crackdowns like this keep the monarchy cozy with Israel, Saudi, and the U.S. When opposition becomes illegal, repression becomes policy.

German Industry Contracts as War Economy Backfires Europe’s biggest economy is slipping on the banana peel of its own loyalty to U.S. empire. While Berlin funds tanks and buys overpriced gas from Texas, workers face stagnation and layoffs. This is the price of Atlanticism.
Apple, Meta Fined $750M by EU Amid Trump Threats Big Tech got fined—but don’t call it justice. This is an inter-imperialist beef between Brussels and Silicon Valley. They’re not protecting our privacy—they’re fighting over who owns our data.
Klaus Schwab Investigated as WEF Loses Credibility Schwab’s WEF was never neutral—it was the think tank of the ruling class. Now that the empire is cracking, even its mouthpieces are under scrutiny. Don’t cheer accountability—demand abolition.

Brazil Readies Carbon Market Scheme Carbon markets are the new plantations. Western polluters get to keep burning while Brazil turns its forests into carbon credits. This isn’t climate justice—it’s green colonialism in digital form.
Latin America’s Rising Soft Power Petro, Lula, AMLO—they’re not just doing diplomacy. They’re reminding the empire that Latin America has its own rhythm, memory, and muscle. Call it soft power. We call it refusal.

Colombian President Petro Says Trump Admin Revoked His U.S. Visa
Colombian President Gustavo Petro revealed his U.S. visa was revoked during the Trump era—an imperial slap meant to punish defiance. Petro’s pro-sovereignty, anti-neoliberal stance challenges U.S. interests in Colombia, long a beachhead for empire. This isn’t about visas—it’s about disciplining leaders who refuse to serve Wall Street and the Pentagon. But the backlash is failing. From Bogotá to Brasília, the tide of regional autonomy and anti-imperialism is rising.

Trumpism Haunts Canada’s Election The settler project is shaking. Between housing collapse and Trump-style rage, Canada’s political elite can’t keep the lid on. The contradictions are bubbling—and this time, the mask won’t hold.
Western Separatism Rises Again in Alberta and B.C. Don’t confuse oil nationalism for people power. This separatism is a tantrum by energy tycoons and gun-club populists. When imperial capital is threatened, it doesn’t run—it fractures.
Transborder Freight Surges Under NAFTA 2.0 Trade flows rise, but wages don’t. NAFTA 2.0 keeps the goods moving for capital—while border militarization and wage theft keep labor in check. This isn’t free trade. It’s free exploitation.

Major Carmaker Halts U.S. Production Over Tariffs Tariffs were supposed to bring jobs back. Instead, they brought closures. This is protectionism without a plan—economic nationalism with nothing but spin and layoffs to show for it.
White House Considers Slashing China Tariffs Behind the tough talk lies the truth: the U.S. needs Chinese imports. This isn’t a trade war. It’s a circus to distract from the fact that the empire can’t produce its own toothbrushes anymore.
U.S. Treasury Tells IMF, World Bank to ‘Refocus’ Translation? Squeeze the South harder. Washington wants Bretton Woods 2.0 running smoother for Cold War 2.0. The leash is tightening—and the debt colonies will feel it first.