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Gotta get in to get out
To be an apostate takes courage, tenacity and perseverance. Oh, and bloody-mindedness. But in addition, becoming an apostate–an outsider–requires introspection. An examination of your own consciousness reveals a lot of unfounded assumptions about who we are, our place in society … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, propaganda
Tagged Donald Trump, George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia, Ian Welsh, idealogies
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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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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
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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Operation Epstein Fury
The corporate media is working overtime to suppress and censor any notion that the attack on Iran was related to Jefferey Epstein, sexual blackmail, Mossad, or Israel. Here’s the Bezos Post, author laying it on thick–“To erode public support for … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, feral elite, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged Donald Trump, Iran, Jeffrey Epstein, neocons, propaganda
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Trump more and more resembles the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, from Fantasia, where Mickey Mouse starts something that he can’t control. During negotiations, Trump and Netanyahu cast the spell of death and destruction with their cowardly assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, Ian Welch, Iran, Israel, Michael Hudson, neocons, propaganda
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