8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism

8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism

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Iran: Key to World Peace | Dissident Voice
Iran: Key to World Peace | Dissident Voice
From what is read and what is said, Iran is the major sponsor of international terrorism — creating turmoil, preventing peace, and wanting to dominate the Middle East. One problem with the accepted scenario is that the facts do not coincide with the assumptions. Except for revenging terrorist attacks by Iranian dissidents and Israeli intelligence
·dissidentvoice.org·
Iran: Key to World Peace | Dissident Voice
Israel, Not Iran or Hezbollah, Wants a Wider War
Israel, Not Iran or Hezbollah, Wants a Wider War
Having painted itself into a corner by launching a war that has killed 40,000 Palestinians and failed to defeat Hamas, Israel has doubled down, provoking a wider war with Iran and Hezbollah to bring in the US against enemies it cannot vanquish alone.
·jacobin.com·
Israel, Not Iran or Hezbollah, Wants a Wider War
The Toll of Israel’s War on Iran
The Toll of Israel’s War on Iran
Framed as a blow against the country’s nuclear ambitions, the campaign of airstrikes killed hundreds of civilians and made the public wary of those claiming to act on their behalf
·newlinesmag.com·
The Toll of Israel’s War on Iran
What the Oligarchs Really Want - CounterPunch.org
What the Oligarchs Really Want - CounterPunch.org
Right now, Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, is attempting to dismantle major agencies of the federal government which are designed to protect the needs of working families and the disadvantaged. These agencies were created by the U.S. Congress and it is Congress’ responsibility to maintain them, reform them or end them. It is not Mr. Musk’s responsibility. What Mr. Musk is doing is patently illegal and unconstitutional – and must be stopped.
·counterpunch.org·
What the Oligarchs Really Want - CounterPunch.org
'Extraordinary situation': How Musk could personally reap billions from 'efficiency' panel - Alternet.org
'Extraordinary situation': How Musk could personally reap billions from 'efficiency' panel - Alternet.org
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — the world's richest man with more than $320 billion in net worth — is openly planning an effort to gut federal budgets for virtually every agency. But he also stands to personally profit to the tune of potentially billions of dollars if some of those proposed cuts co...
·alternet.org·
'Extraordinary situation': How Musk could personally reap billions from 'efficiency' panel - Alternet.org
From Capitalism to Technofeudalism
From Capitalism to Technofeudalism

This post largely aligns with my views on the near future (and likely explains my fascination with cyberpunk culture to boot) - and name drops Naomi Klein's latest book Doppelganger.

I'm almost finished her book and you'll be hearing more about soon as it brilliantly connects the dots to the parallel (distraction) world of conspiracy culture while in reality capitalism continues its unchecked conversion of the living to the dead.

·open.substack.com·
From Capitalism to Technofeudalism
It’s not too late to stop Trump and the Silicon Valley broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now | Carole Cadwalladr
It’s not too late to stop Trump and the Silicon Valley broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now | Carole Cadwalladr
In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years ago
·theguardian.com·
It’s not too late to stop Trump and the Silicon Valley broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now | Carole Cadwalladr