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Mapping the Deep State
Federalist Papers author and first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Jay, presciently described the deep state: “The people who own the country ought to govern it.” And so they have. America is not really a country. It’s … Continue reading
The Hamptons are not a defensible position
Skimming Karp’s screed it stuck me once again that our feral elite would kill us off without a thought as they transform the US government from being run by humans to being run by algorithmic computations. And they don’t seem to … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neofeudalism, propaganda
Tagged Alex Karp, deep state, Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, Palantir, techno-fascism, William Gibson
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Can’t run an empire with neoliberalism as the operating system
Trump’s attack on Iran is proving conclusively that the US can’t run an empire with neoliberalism as the operating system. The evidence mounts every day, from inability to manufacture more than a few precision munitions, to fragile supply chains, to … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, feral elite, neofeudalism, neoliberalism
Tagged Cory Doctorow, Donald Trump, enshittification, Iran, Israel, Michael Hudson, neoliberalism
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What Now?
The US government in its present captured state is beyond redemption. Under Trump the US has openly declared itself to be a violent empire that’s above any international laws. The only available courses appear to be a US military coup … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, feral elite, neofeudalism
Tagged Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Wall Street
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Be Evil
I thought I hated the tech-bros before but this article reinforced just how despicable they are–2026: The Year US Corporations Used AI to Allegedly Help Commit War Crimes and Make Themselves Military Targets: The Untold Story of Google, AWS, and … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, deep state, feral elite, neofeudalism
Tagged Amazon, Gaza genocide, Google, Iran, Israel, Microsoft, Open AI, Oracle, Palantir, Silicon Valley, tech-bros
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Priorities
By threatening the civilization of Iran and the social cohesion of America, Trump is making the priorities of our feral elite crystal clear. Savage cuts to health care and childcare while massively increasing Pentagon spending to kill more people. Donald … Continue reading
La-La Land
Our feral elite inhabit a completely different reality. It’s what Naked Capitalism writer Nat Wilson Turner calls “The Interregnum of Unreality ” and what I refer to as La-La Land. Trump’s daily social media posts set the standard, becoming more and … Continue reading
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Kill it with fire
Our feral elite are determined to install data centers no matter what the plebes want, even if they have to deploy robot dogs to force the issue. As Americans grow increasingly angry at the rapid encroachment of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neofeudalism, propaganda
Tagged AI, Douglas Rushkoff, Lambert Strether, Naked Capitalism, robot dogs, tech-bros
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King Croesus
Trump’s Iran adventure is going so swimmingly that he could be our first anti-imperialist president by destroying the American empire. In a way that history doesn’t repeat but rhymes, Trump is behaving like Croesus, ruler of the Lydian Empire. According … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, deep state, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged Croesus, deep state, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, neocons, propaganda
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