Redlines: May 30, 2025

Daily revolutionary dispatches from the frontlines of global class war, colonial contradiction, and technofascist stabilization.

Africa

AFRICOM Panics—Because Africa’s Tired of Being a Military Plantation

AFRICOM’s commander is sounding the alarm over China’s growing presence in Africa—accusing Beijing of trying to “replicate U.S. assistance.” As if AFRICOM’s legacy is humanitarian, not hegemony. What terrifies Washington isn’t Chinese “imitation,” but African liberation. Because as U.S. bases get booted and aid dries up, African nations are forging new partnerships—ones that don’t come wrapped in airstrikes and austerity. China, operating as a socialist state navigating a hostile capitalist-imperialist world system, is offering infrastructure, training, and trade—not occupation. And that’s a threat—to empire, not to Africa. AFRICOM isn’t defending peace—it’s panicking over a continent slipping out of imperial control.

Kobold Metals Buys Lithium in Congo—But Can’t Buy Legitimacy

Kobold Metals just bought into the Manono lithium mine in the DRC—a site mired in local conflict, unresolved land claims, and contested ownership. The ink isn’t dry on the deal, but the narrative’s already being spun: “green investment,” “strategic resources,” “win-win.” In reality, this is the same old imperial blueprint—just electrified. It’s green colonialism: extract the minerals, extract the profit, and leave behind ecological ruin and political instability. The Congolese people won’t see justice from tech investors chasing battery futures. They’ll see more of the same—unless sovereignty over the land and its riches is placed in their hands, not in the spreadsheets of Wall Street.

Nigeria Commits $500M to Africa Development Fund—A Step Toward Pan-African Sovereignty

Nigeria has pledged $500 million to the Africa Development Fund, marking the largest single contribution in over a decade. This move signals a strategic shift toward regional self-reliance and collective growth. In a world where Western aid often comes with strings attached, Nigeria’s investment represents a commitment to building African solutions for African challenges. It’s a tangible step toward anti-imperialist sovereignty, where resources are pooled not to serve foreign interests but to uplift the continent. While challenges remain, this initiative lays the groundwork for a future where Africa charts its own course, free from the dictates of former colonial powers.

Asia

China Launches Peace Initiative—Because Empire Can’t Solve the Conflicts It Started

China has launched a global mediation group, with dozens of Global South countries signing on—and the imperial press is losing its mind. Why? Because a socialist state standing on its own feet, offering diplomatic alternatives outside of NATO bombs and IMF traps, threatens the entire Western order. This isn’t charity—it’s strategy. It’s the construction of multipolarity through cooperative diplomacy. While the West manufactured wars and then sold the bandages, China is helping the wounded stand up. Not because it’s a perfect model, but because it offers something the empire can’t: a future not based on exploitation. ABC News can sneer all it wants. The Global South sees the offer—and is stepping forward.

Philippines Pushes Back—Caught Between Sovereignty and Superpowers

The Philippines is flexing its maritime sovereignty and clashing with both Washington’s militarism and Beijing’s assertiveness. But the story isn’t as simple as “China bad, U.S. good.” The Philippines, like much of Southeast Asia, is navigating a treacherous terrain shaped by a century of colonialism and Cold War militarization. The U.S. wants a client state. China—operating within the contradictions of global capitalism—wants a strategic partner. What Manila needs is sovereign agency to reject both vassalage and vulture diplomacy. This isn’t about choosing sides. It’s about breaking the chokehold of empire and asserting regional dignity—on Philippine terms.

Vietnam Bans The Economist—Because Imperial Media Isn’t Free, It’s Weaponized

Hanoi just banned a print issue of The Economist—and Western media immediately cried censorship. But they won’t admit the truth: imperial journalism isn’t neutral. It’s ideological warfare in a glossy wrapper. For decades, magazines like The Economist have demonized socialism, praised dictators who privatize, and offered cover fire for coups. Vietnam banning the issue isn’t the end of free speech—it’s a defensive maneuver against foreign propaganda. In the era of algorithmic control and narrative war, denying platforms to imperial megaphones isn’t tyranny. Sometimes, it’s just protecting your revolution.

Middle East

Macron Criticizes Israel’s Blockade of Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron has publicly criticized Israel’s blockade of Gaza, stating that Europe’s collective position on Israel must harden unless the humanitarian crisis in Gaza improves. Macron emphasized that the situation is untenable and called for increased humanitarian aid to the region. Israel’s foreign ministry responded by accusing Macron of undertaking a “crusade against the Jewish state,” highlighting the growing international tensions surrounding the conflict.

Poll Reveals Majority of Israelis Support Expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza

A recent poll conducted by the Geocartography Knowledge Group reveals that 82% of Jewish Israelis support the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza. This alarming statistic underscores the deep-seated tensions and the potential for further escalation in the region. The poll’s findings have raised concerns among human rights organizations and the international community about the prospects for peace and the rights of Palestinians.

UN Declares Gaza the ‘Hungriest Place on Earth’

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that Gaza is now the “hungriest place on Earth,” with the entire population at risk of famine. The report highlights that Israel’s significant restrictions on humanitarian aid have led to severe food shortages, with only a fraction of aid trucks being authorized to reach Gaza’s border. The situation is further exacerbated by the non-operational status of half of the region’s medical facilities due to shortages of fuel and essential medical equipment.

Central & South America / Caribbean

SCOTUS Greenlights Deportation Machine—Targeting Half a Million Latin American Migrants

The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for Trump to end a humanitarian parole program protecting over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Venezuela. The ruling doesn’t just target individuals—it weaponizes migration policy to discipline and destabilize sovereign nations resisting U.S. domination. These migrants didn’t leave home chasing the “American Dream”—they fled the wreckage of IMF austerity, CIA coups, economic blockades, and climate collapse. Now, the U.S. state is rounding them up to score electoral points and reinforce its border regime. This is imperialist blowback turned technofascist policy, where the victims of empire become scapegoats for the empire’s own crisis.

Petro Pushes Labor Reform—The Oligarchy Pushes Back

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is bypassing a hostile congress and taking his labor reform agenda directly to the people. The plan? A national referendum. The goal? Roll back neoliberal labor laws, strengthen unions, and give workers a real stake in the economy. But the oligarchy is already crying foul. Big business, backed by U.S.-aligned media, is mobilizing against Petro with lawsuits, scare campaigns, and thinly veiled threats. This is class war by referendum. And the stakes go beyond Colombia: if Petro wins, it will signal to the entire region that neoliberalism can be broken—not just in the streets, but at the ballot box.

IMF Wraps Its Chains Around Bolivia—Again

The IMF just completed its Article IV review with Bolivia—and the final statement reads like a blueprint for recolonization. Behind the diplomatic language of “fiscal sustainability” and “investment climate” lies the same old script: privatize state industries, slash social spending, open up natural resources to foreign capital. Under pressure from inflation and internal contradictions, the Arce government risks backsliding into dependency if it continues down this path. Bolivia doesn’t need another austerity plan—it needs a sovereign economic model rooted in redistribution, national control of resources, and solidarity with the poor. Anything less is surrender dressed as stability.

Europe

Europe and the U.S. Rebuild the Arsenal—One Tariff at a Time

The EU and U.S. are ironing out tariff disputes not because they care about free trade—but because they need a smoother war economy. Talks on steel, chips, and planes aren’t about markets—they’re about military supply chains. Europe’s “strategic autonomy” is a fairy tale. What we’re witnessing is the quiet rearmament of Western capital: a technofascist pact built on semiconductors, warplanes, and rare earths. It’s not cooperation—it’s consolidation. The empire isn’t breaking—it’s integrating. NATO gets the guns, Silicon Valley gets the chips, and the working class gets austerity dressed up as competitiveness.

Germany’s Merz Says “Freedom”—But Means Profits

Chancellor Friedrich Merz insists Europe stands for “freedom.” But what he really means is freedom for markets, monopolies, and militaries. In a not-so-subtle jab at Trump’s nationalist tantrums, Merz says Europe will defend its values—while quietly feeding the same corporate beasts. From Berlin to Brussels, liberal technocrats cloak themselves in democracy while selling off sovereignty to the highest bidder. This isn’t a battle for ideals. It’s a turf war between two wings of the same capitalist hydra—one in red, white, and blue; the other draped in EU stars. Don’t be fooled by the speeches. This is transatlantic technofascism with a friendlier font.

Ukraine Sells the Soil—Because Empire Demands It

Ukraine is “revamping” its mineral sector—code for handing it over to Western investors. Under the guise of reconstruction, the state is opening the vault: lithium, titanium, rare earths—all up for auction. The U.S. calls it a “joint investment fund.” But in truth, it’s just colonialism with better PR. As war rages, the real battle is over what lies underground. The people of Ukraine suffer, but the deals flow. This isn’t recovery—it’s recolonization. The oligarchs get the contracts. The corporations get the minerals. And Ukraine becomes a resource corridor dressed up as a democracy.

North America

The Office of Remigration—Fascism Gets a Bureaucracy

The Trump regime is launching a new State Department office—dedicated to “remigration.” What sounds like bureaucratic jargon is really fascist euphemism for mass deportation. The goal? Strip citizenship, expel migrants, and reengineer the U.S. population along white nationalist lines. This is more than immigration policy—it’s settler revanchism with a federal budget. Remigration isn’t about border control. It’s about consolidating technofascist power through demographic cleansing. And the liberals? They’ll object politely, then fund the software that makes it possible.

Canada’s GDP Grows—On War, Oil, and Extraction

Bloomberg cheers as Canada’s economy “beats expectations,” growing 2.2% last quarter. But behind the numbers is a brutal truth: this isn’t growth—it’s extraction. Fueled by fossil exports, militarized manufacturing, and housing speculation, Canada’s boom is a bubble of settler accumulation. What’s expanding isn’t national wealth—it’s imperial integration. Canada isn’t a peaceful neighbor. It’s a junior partner in global plunder—arming NATO, selling LNG, and locking Indigenous people in prisons while bankers pop champagne in Toronto. This isn’t prosperity. It’s profit on stolen land.

Mexico’s Judicial Shakeup—A Crack in the Colonial Consensus

Mexico’s judicial elections are shaking the foundations of the old settler order. President Sheinbaum is backing major reforms, and grassroots forces—led by Indigenous and working-class blocs—are mobilizing to seize the moment. This isn’t just a ballot-box contest. It’s dual power in formation.The judiciary, long a fortress of comprador elites and U.S.-aligned technocrats, may soon face real accountability. And that’s why the empire is panicking. If the courts shift left, the whole neoliberal scaffolding begins to wobble. The struggle in Mexico is no sideshow—it’s a frontline in the war to decolonize law itself.

United States

Musk’s Starbase Expands—And Residents Get Eviction Notices

Elon Musk’s SpaceX colony in Texas—now officially chartered as the city of Starbase—is warning residents they may lose the right to live on their own property. Under a new zoning ordinance crafted by SpaceX officials-turned-city-leaders, the town will be converted into a “Mixed Use District” designed to prioritize rockets, retail, and real estate over human beings. This isn’t urban planning—it’s corporate expropriation dressed up as development. Starbase is a billionaire’s feudal playground: publicly funded, privately governed, and enforced through zoning law instead of muskets. Over $20 billion in government contracts helped build this outpost—not for the public good, but to launch the next phase of technofascist settler colonialism. Musk isn’t reaching for the stars. He’s building a privatized launchpad on stolen land.

ICE Shake-Up—Because Mass Deportation Is the Regime’s KPI

Trump just purged ICE leadership—because they weren’t deporting fast enough. Forget compassion. Forget discretion. This is a regime measuring success in human removals. The new marching orders are clear: accelerate expulsions, expand raids, and crush any bureaucratic resistance to the plan. ICE isn’t malfunctioning—it’s functioning exactly as intended. It’s the paramilitary wing of white nationalist capitalism, tasked with removing the surplus labor and disciplining the domestic colony. This isn’t immigration policy. It’s racial counterinsurgency in the language of law and order.

Chinese Students Denied Visas—Because Empire Fears a Smart Global South

The State Department has revoked hundreds of student visas from China, citing “national security.” But this isn’t about spies—it’s about stalling the rise of a sovereign socialist superpower. The U.S. doesn’t fear theft—it fears competition. A Chinese AI researcher or quantum physicist doesn’t challenge America with what they take, but with what they can build. This is cognitive containment—an imperial firewall to preserve unipolar hegemony in science and tech. In the Cold War, they bombed Vietnam. In this one, they’re banning the brightest minds from campus.