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Doom Blogging

I have been accused of doom blogging because all I ever write about is bad news. But, in my defense, chronicling the implosion of the American empire is good news because this state of affairs has become intolerable for a … Continue reading

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Greenspan Moment

I keep waiting for a Greenspan moment from a prominent neocon where he admits that he has found a flaw in his ideological model. According to the wayback machine–in the wake of the 2008 Wall Street Crash, Alan Greenspan, the … Continue reading

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The Unraveling

It’s only been 22 years since 9/11 but for the US empire it’s been a great unraveling. The American empire is now in unstoppable decline. Certainly there are things that could be done to stop it, but at this point … Continue reading

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Priorities

At the end stages of empires the priorities of its elite diverge radically from those of its citizens. “The United States can certainly afford wars on two fronts,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Sky News. Not to be outdone in … Continue reading

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The same game

The neocons thought they were so cute by opening up another front in the new Cold War against Russia/China/Iran in Nagorno-Karabakh but what if the latest developments in Palestine is the “Axis of Resistance” playing the same game? Since war … Continue reading

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By their words you shall know them

There are bloodthirsty monsters in the Senate. Maybe it has always been thus but since 9/11 they have sanctioned an orgy of violence–bombing, assassinations, torture, invasions and proxy wars utilizing al Qaeda and Nazi terrorists. Their latest human sacrifice involves … Continue reading

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Most of the money

Sometimes US politicians blurt out the truth. Recently Mitch McConnell stated that: ” Most of the money that we spend related to Ukraine is actually spent in the US, replenishing weapons, more modern weapons. So it’s actually employing people here … Continue reading

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Our Democracy

I swear if I hear some liberal politician or pundit use the expression “our democracy” again I’m going to scream. The whole idea of the US as a democracy is a joke. I don’t know exactly which cabal of Wall … Continue reading

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Absolution

David Brooks (of all people) has an op/ed in the Times, where he takes the professional/managerial/class (PMC) to task. “What if We’re the Bad Guys Here?” [David Brooks, New York Times]. “We built an entire social order that sorts and excludes … Continue reading

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Cheap

We are going to have to learn to care for one another again. Neoliberalism has turned us into selfish assholes. We have followed Thatcher’s maxim that there is no society only individuals, and in the process have lost our humanity. … Continue reading

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