The reason Yemen is not an imperial proxy is because it’s a democratic, revolutionary government acting within its own interests. Proxies work for the empire at a detriment to themselves.

For instance, Ukraine refused a peace plan in favor of a protracted war because the UK and US wanted to use Ukraine to weaken Russia.

The Yemenis are in conflict with the Saudis and any country allied with them, which includes Israel. This is because the Saudis wanted regime change in Yemen and has split the country in two.

Fair enough, considering Ukraine is an imperial proxy vs Iran and Yemen, which are independent countries acting in self-defense.

Genocide begets resistance and technology closes the gaps between rich states and oppressed ones.

So the USA is planning a Great Firewall, much like a certain other country that we claim “lacks freedom.” If I didn’t know any better, I might think that my government was self-serving, hypocritical, and corrupt, but that’s impossible. We’re the freest nation in the history of the world.

Even if AI does the job of reading medical imaging extremely well, I’d still want a radiologist to double-check the scans.

They’re openly starving out the country by threatening tariffs on every nation who trades energy with Cuba.

This was expected due to the debate around trans women affecting intersex women. This is a return to norms, ostracizing intersex women and shaming them as “not real women”.