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Skunked
You may have noticed that I despise both of our political parties. There’s a reason for that: Both Republican and Democrats portray themselves as alternatives to the other but when it comes down to important economic and foreign policies there’s … Continue reading
Lost in Space
Boeing is emblematic of the late stage American empire, where neoliberal, financial looting takes precedence over national security. The two lost astronauts, who NASA insists “are not stranded in space,” represent just how far a once great company–Boeing –and by … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, deep state, neoconservatives, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged China, Iran, neocons, neoliberalism, North Korea, Russia, Wall Street
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Rolling the Dice
All empires fall. And all empires experience a sort of go-for-broke response from the ruling elite, who fight to preserve their wealth and privilege, while committing monstrous atrocities along the way. In Ukraine and the Middle-East, the American empire is … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, deep state, propaganda
Tagged China, Iran, Israel, neocons, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
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The Guns of August
August is usually a slow month where people are on vacation but this year feels different. The Guns of August, written by Barbara W. Tuchman, in 1962, is centered on the first month of World War I, where Tuchman describes in … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, deep state, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged deep state, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, neocons, propaganda
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More basic shit
Neoliberal capitalism doesn’t work for average Americans. To paraphrase James Madison, if bankers on Wall Street were angels there would be no need for government regulation, but you may have noticed that there is a distinct shortage there. And neoliberal … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Edward Bernays, Joe Biden, neoliberalism, propaganda
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Who’s minding the launch codes?
Democrats are rightly freaking out over Biden’s debate performance but I want to know who’s minding the launch codes? The bigger question is who has the authority to launch the nukes?. If it is Biden, then, God forbid. And if … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, deep state, propaganda
Tagged deep state, Joe Biden, presidential debates, propaganda, Wall Street
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Crazy
I’m surprised more Americans are not wandering around babbling and shaking their fists at the clouds because it sure is fucking hard to maintain ones sanity in our crazy world. Stress, anxiety and depression are on the rise, and they have been for years. Studies have found that increases in … Continue reading
Posted in neofeudalism, propaganda, Uncategorized
Tagged AI, neoliberalism, primitive accumulation, propaganda, Terence MacKenna
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The end of neoliberalism?
I’ve been writing for a while about how you can’t run an empire with a neoliberal economy, but the contradictions can be overwhelming. As the late Mark Fisher wrote about neoliberalism –“It’s easier to imagine the end of the world … Continue reading
Censorship/Industrial/Complex
I’m old enough to remember when liberals believed in free speech, but the election of Donald Trump broke something in their brains. Since then the pandemic and now US proxy war against Russia in Ukraine have exposed an ominous new … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, propaganda
Tagged censorship, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jacob Siegel, matt taibbi, propaganda
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