Author Archives: camelotkidd
The Blob
The US national security elite, also known as the “blob”, wasn’t on the ballot Tuesday but its presence contributed to the massive repudiation of the Republicans and the sitting president. Obama’s advisor Ben Rhodes originated the pejorative–the blob–to refer to … Continue reading
Green Lantern
I’ve been thinking about the contrast between the Republican means of governance and the Democrat way in the wake of Trump’s steamroller approach. At the Jackpot Blog, Lambert Strether, points out that Trump is a massive repudiation of the theory, … Continue reading
Days of Rage
Neoliberalism, with its emphasis on markets rather than human needs, is finally getting the appropriate response. Days and nights of rage. There are currently widespread riots in France. The triggering event was police brutality: Rioting then spread to Spain and … Continue reading
The Resistance
The donkeys are already informing us that their first priority will be to super-size US support for Ukraine. Democrats plot major escalation of Ukraine war after midterm election. Fucking Democrats! While cynically appealing to working-class anger over the cost of … Continue reading
Satanic Kingdom
Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, has managed to make Trump and Netanyahu look like geo-strategic geniuses with his decision to restart a war with Ansar Allah. What’s crazy is that 3 years … Continue reading
Lawless
Why should I obey the laws when our feral elite openly flout them? A country is only as good as the application of its laws. Are they universal in the way in which applied or are they situational? If an … Continue reading
The Good Stuff
The best propaganda is aimed at the professional/managerial/class (PMC). A large part of its effectiveness is due to the fact that the PMC view themselves as too sophisticated to be propagandized. That shit is reserved for the mouth-breathers watching Fox … Continue reading