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"When the revolution is for everyone, everyone will be for the revolution"

Essays News Politics War

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Six Things I Think: Eve of Destruction Edition

A look at the unfolding nightmare that is American foreign policy under Downmarket Mussolini, his State Department minions and the Witch King of Turtle Bay.

Essays Media Madness Politics War

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Human Rights & Pig Empire Imperialism on Media Madness

The US doesn’t really care about human rights; and thanks to Trump muppet Rex Tillerson’s bumbling, we now have proof – read more on Media Madness.

Essays Fascism Neoliberalism Theory War

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Praxis of Evil: Words As Weapons

Editor’s Note: I have spent many nights over the past five months ruminating on just how I would explain my

Essays Fascism Politics War

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The Swine Emperor’s Corrupt Crusader Cabinet

In today’s Deep Dive we take a look at Trump’s corrupt crusader war cabinet and why the swine emperor is rocketing towards a conflict with Russian-allied Iran.

Essays Opinion Politics War

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The Pig Empire Prepares For War

It’s been a very, very bad week if you’re rooting for peace…

Essays Fascism Memes News War

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New Forever War: Turkey, Tayyip & Playing Both Sides Against the Middle

As the New Cold, Old Forever War in the Middle East between the US, Russia and their various client stats inches closer to reality, it’s time to stop and take a look at a longtime NATO power sending off confusing signals to the West; Turkey and its president Recept Tayyip Erdoğan.

Essays media Memes News War

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Fear and Droning: Manufacturing Consent for War as a Public-Private Partnership

After finally finishing a protracted move, I’m back with a thorough study of the US perpetual war machine and why the elite class in western democracies are always manufacturing consent for conflict

Memes News Russiagate War

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The Simple Truth: No Puppet

Despite being in the middle of a move, I took a night off to talk about what recent foreign policy developments in Ukraine, Iran & Syria do for the Trump is Putin’s puppet theory in the Russiagate scandal – hint, it’s not pretty.

Essays Politics Russiagate War

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Bipartisan Support: Russiagate, Foreign Policy & the Coming Forever War – Part Two

As news comes out of Iran faster than I can write about it, we take a look at mounting evidence of a coming storm and proof that regime change in Iran is a bipartisan issue for the bloodthirsty US political establishment

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Fear & Droning: A War on Everyone, Including Ourselves

My internet conked out on New Years Even and it was either write about something I knew from memory, or read a book written by Hillary Clinton; so let’s talk about the endless US war on everyone, including ourselves.

Essays Memes News Russiagate War

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Gimme Shelter: Russiagate, Foreign Policy & the Coming Forever War – Part One

After a holiday break, I’m back with a detailed and heavily-sourced look at what I think is the coming US “forever war” in the Middle East

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