Summary

U.S. airstrikes on Houthi-held areas of Yemen killed at least 31 and injured 101, according to the Houthi health ministry.

The strikes followed renewed Houthi attacks on shipping, which they say are in response to Israel’s blockade of Gaza.

A Houthi spokesperson vowed retaliation, stating, “Our response will not be delayed.” Trump warned Iran to stop supporting the Houthis, while Iran distanced itself from the group.

The conflict has disrupted Red Sea shipping, prompting the U.S. to redesignate the Houthis as a terrorist organization earlier this month.

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    24 hours ago

    It’s hilarious that your name is Robin Hood but you’re completely against imposing a blockade to stop a genocide

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      Did Robin Hood go out and pepper innocent people with arrows? Was that the moral of the story?

      Most ship crew members come from neutral developing countries, such as the Philippines. Maybe their lives don’t mean much to you, but they mean a lot to me. Sorry, I’m never going to condone attacking innocent civilians.

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        9 hours ago

        Do you think they are civilian vessels operated by mom and pop shops? They are owned by those innocent billionaires Robin loved so much.

        Boats have been warned not to travel through the Red Sea until Israel lifts its illegal blockade on Gaza.

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          What does any of that have to do with with the workers on the boats? Most of whom come from developing countries and are just trying to feed their families?

          Astounding.

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            Most of whom come from developing countries and are just trying to feed their families?

            Shame billionaires are using those workers as human shields and send them through a blockade. Those millions in lost revenue must affect only the poor worker and not the owner of the ship.

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              Yeah, and it’s a shame that people, especially from developing countries, are forced into these situations due to economic realities.

              Stop mentioning the billionaires. They are not important in this conversation. They are not on the the ships, and the only impact these events have on them is pushing up insurance prices and other costs but even that is a drop in the bucket.

              And stop acting like you’re some sort of hero. Given your position, I highly doubt you actually care any more about these workers then then billionaires. Both you and them seem to be looking at 'em as disposable.

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                Stop mentioning the billionaires. They are not important in this conversation.

                They are the people with influence in the governments committing genocides. They are also the people primarily being impacted. They and the insurance companies. And the consumers. And Western people do not care about anything unless it costs them money

                In the wise words of Mohammed Al Kurd:

                You can’t protest peacefully. You can’t boycott. You can’t hunger strike. You can’t hijack planes. You can’t block traffic. You can’t throw Molotovs. You can’t self-immolate. You can’t heckle politicians. You can’t march. You can’t riot. You can’t dissent. You just can’t be.

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                  “They are the people with influence in the governments committing genocides.”

                  And the civilians who are actually targeted are not the ones who can influence governments.

                  And the attacks on the boats are not going to cause much damage to the billionaires. If the attacks reach the point that the billionaires are going to be hurt, the USA military will step in.

                  The people actually shouldering must of the impact are innocent civilians, primarily from developing countries, who actually main the boats.

                  We are the heroes of our own stories but, and I am sorry if this is rude, it’s straight up gross that you’re here trying to justify attacking neutral, innocent, largely unarmed, and financially constrained civilians.

                  I really hope you can arrive at the point where you can look back on this and realize how messed up this position is.

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        Robin Hood committed crimes to help people in need. What’s worse? Taking cargo vessels and holding their crew ransom or genociding millions of people? Fighting evil is usually ugly, if playing nice was effective we wouldn’t be here

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          yeah, robin hood wasn’t out attacking innocent people.

          We’re all the heroes in our own story but you’re sitting here trying to defend attacking innocent civilians. I hope some day you’re able to realize how messed up that is.

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          holding their crew ransom

          You seem to have hallucinated a Disney movie version of events.

          If you want to be pro Houthi attacks in the Red Sea that’s your prerogative, but don’t tell yourself bedtime stories about how that particular conflict is playing out.

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          They didn’t hold the crew ransom, they blew them up with missiles and caused such a huge turmoil in supply chains that the cost of shipping went up by shitloads and affected the livelihoods of workers all across the world and affected cost of goods for consumers all over the world