Tag Archives: Wall Street
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
Hauled it Away
On Paradise, John Prine sings. “And Daddy, won’t you take me back to Muhlenberg County? Down by the Green River where Paradise lay. Well, I’m sorry my son, but you’re too late in asking. Mister Peabody’s coal train has hauled … Continue reading
Flock You
The protest against AI, data centers and Flock cameras is an American revolt against corporate control, monopolies, elite impunity and the increasing surveillance of everyday life. Americans are rightfully furious at the political and economic conditions that are making their … Continue reading
The Doom Loop
The AI freakout is the latest doom loop where the sky is falling, the dead are rising and it’s the end of the world, this time because AI will kill us all in our beds at night. Or something. I’m … Continue reading
It’s a big club and you ain’t in it
Our feral elite may be oblivious but through their actions they are teaching us valuable lessons. From their unconcern during the Covid 19 pandemic, to their connections to Jefferey Epstein, to their commitment for Israel’s Gaza genocide, to their enthusiastic … Continue reading
Rich people must not be allowed to lose money
Our political/economy is based on the concept that rich people must not be allowed to lose money. Obama foamed the runway with American homeowners so that banks and the rich people who owned them didn’t’ have to take losses in … Continue reading
You will own nothing
What is the AI data center mania really about? Data centers are springing up everywhere, pushed by Silicon Valley hyper-scalers and state and federal governments, even as more and more Americans protest their implementation. None of the huge expenditure makes … Continue reading
Post Neoliberalism
If you thought neoliberalism was bad, just wait. Neoliberalism was the owners of the country rebelling against the New Deal class compromise between capital and labor. Back when the US maintained a manufacturing economy workers possessed more power and the … Continue reading
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
