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Winter is coming
The corporate media that spent months breathlessly flagging Russia-gate is quiet now that the Durham investigation is close to unraveling it. And Durham’s investigation only just getting started. The key takeaway is that it was a coup, set in motion … Continue reading
Can’t make it here anymore
The Democratic Party is poised to deliver a Build Back Better betrayal to the American people. Indeed, the ways in which President Biden’s social and infrastructure spending proposals have been hollowed out are a good microcosm of the Democratic Party’s … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged Build Back Better, Democratic Party, Joe Biden, New Deal, public infrastructure, Simon Patten
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Corporations are people too, my friend
Of course, they’re psychotic people with a death count in the millions and if there was any justice or accountability Senators like our little Mittens would have to wear jackets that showed the logos of the various corporations that sponsor … Continue reading
Posted in neofeudalism, propaganda
Tagged Chevron, fascism, neoliberalism, propaganda, Santa Clara vs Southern Pacific, Steve Donziger, Wall Street
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Old Time Religion
We are endlessly lectured that there are no conspiracies but what was Russia-gate? All the cool kids have moved on now that icky Trump is out of the White House and not embarrassing them and their corporate media play-things but … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, feral elite, propaganda
Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, propaganda, Russia-gate
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This is why we can’t have nice things
The New York Times, with its insufferable class and elite bias, recently pondered economic policy–“How House Dems Plan to Raise $2.9 T” Gee, I wonder how they will get the money? Maybe they can find some spare change under the … Continue reading
Posted in neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged John Maynard Keynes, MMT, neoliberalism, Wall Street
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Your problems are our problems
I always thought the official narrative of 911 was bullshit. The original story never made sense. There were just too many unanswered questions, too many suspicions, too many physical impossibilities. By September 2001 the Internet had been around for a … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged 911, Israel, neocons, Ron Unz
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Shut up and Sing
The 20 year anniversary of 911 promises plenty of weepy testimonials and homages to the heroic first responders who died in the attacks. What we won’t see is a reckoning on how 911 was used to fundamentally transform the United … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged 911, deep state, invasion of Iraq, neocons, propaganda, war on terror
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McKinsey-ified
Matt Stoller has coined the perfect description for the late-stage American empire. He says we’ve become McKinsey-ified. “More fundamentally, the people who are in charge of the governing institutions in our society are simply divorced from the underlying logistics of … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, feral elite, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged corporate media, deep state, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Matt Stoller, propaganda
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Purple
There’s a fascinating online discussion going on that you’ve probably never heard of if you’re trapped in the liberal tribal media enclosure. Author of the Mega-Viral Thread on MAGA Voters, Explains His Thinking. The writer, a podcast host whose real name is … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, feral elite, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged Donald Trump, Russia-gate
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Double Truth
Neoliberalism, as a political ideology focused intently on maximizing the power of “capital,” deploys a double truth to cover its inherent contradictions: 1) that an ideology dedicated to liberal values has to continuously resort to illiberal practices; 2) that an … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged deep state, neoliberalism, Phillip Mirowski, propaganda
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