“When corruption is the very foundation of a regime, those who battle it are extremists.” - Navalny
that a culture should foster and demand individualism might seem deeply ironic a collective denigrating collectivism may be more obviously absurd political power arises through collective recognition of claim of land, resources, and the value of people the collective defines the culture
the same regime which slanders woke socialists also demands taxpayers fund the military industrial complex and militarized police forces socialism returns societal wealth to the people in order to decrease conflict and suffering, while fascism and imperialism use conflict to concentrate wealth
the people who are shooting us in the streets... they are the same people telling us that woke communists who want to end world hunger and provide universal healthcare are the dangerous ones
the ranked privilege of classful societal hierarchy can become equitable universal empowerment in a classless society the strategies of exploitation and extraction of wealth at the expense of others must be abandoned to achieve equity [especially given multi-generational inheritance]
i noticed the impulse of repression it was an immediate negation, devaluation, and perhaps even disgust it was in reaction to the use of the word "excursion" the word may be correct, but it feels polluted somehow
Hundreds of masked white nationalists marched in the nation's capital on July Fourth. Who were they and where does their funding come from?
With the white nationalist group Patriot Front, what you see is not what you get
Hundreds of masked white nationalists marched in the nation's capital on July Fourth. Who were they and where does their funding come from?
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globalization seems the inevitable result of colonial extractivism with the emergence of [relatively] efficient global transport systems in past contexts, this may have been expressed as mercantilism, where manufacturing and labor are protected in modern contexts, outsourcing protects only revenue
one of the most poignant ironies of the present is that a justice system which exhibited symptoms of pathology in the before-times is now the primary bulwark against tyranny in the US
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it is almost ironic that maga emerged from within the ranks of republicans despite demographic and ideological transposition of democrats and republicans, the principles of republicanism defended the republic and stood for freedom with responsibility [until Reagan] e pluribus unum
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... respect to Kristen Welker for maintaining reasonable pressure focused on false claims made by 47, and for maintaining composure while subject to verbal abuse from him.
Read the transcript: President Donald Trump interviewed by NBC News’ ‘Meet the Press’ moderator Kristen Welker
Trump spoke about the war with Iran, the “anti-weaponization” fund, the economy, recent elections in California and more in June 2026 interview.
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I kind of love that NASA announced Artemis III crew as Earth's first starfleet. I kind of love the style and color scheme of the Orion Crew Survival System suits used by the Artemis II crew. It's just a bit challenging to figure out which universe we are in at any given time.
US AH64 down off the coast of Oman. Reason unclear. Two crewmembers rescued by drone. I saw this on BBC News, and they led with the first-of-its-kind drone rescue, which shows encouraging potential for use in rescue and fire suppression operations.
i had guessed US forces would have exited the Persian Gulf and spent a few days of ceasefire in the Sea of Oman, then power back under the banner of Operation Epic Fury 2, merely to avoid congressional oversight looks like i was wrong
since the current US federal executive regime has run out the clock on release of the epstein files and exercise of the requirements of the War Powers Act in regard to operation epic fury...
pretext: Auschwitz-Birkenau, Buchenwald, Dachau, Dora-Mittelbau, Flossenbürg, Gross-Rosen, Mauthausen, Neuengamme, Ravensbrück, Sachsenhausen, Vorkutlag, Sevvostlag, Norillag, Xinjiang, Masanjia, Camp 14 Kaechon, Camp 15 Yodok, Camp 16 Hwasong, Camp 25 Chongjin, all US detention facilities...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoTrump: "I've given a special edict that the defense companies who have the best equipment, they're not making it fast enough, and now they're all building plants all over the place. I said, 'I'm gonna reduce your salary. You're gonna put it into weapons.'"
every time i hear a jet overfly in supercruise, i wonder if some poor fisher is about to die
forays into regime sm messaging channels have left me with the impression of selective memory, selfish disconnect from humanity, lack of empathy, and utter ruthlessness. people appear devoted to a cause i thought antithetical to americanism, but now i see it is consistent.
In a scenario in which China dominates the South China Sea, and Taiwan falls, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, Singapore, Papua New Guinea will have immediate alignment checks
modus operandi of 47 wrt bipoc in general and Obama in particular: marginalization, exclusion, and erasure
along the lines of unexpected asymmetrical modes of conflict between US+IS and IR+RU is the potential for disruption of exchange and commerce to force global geopolitical realignment, isolation, and attendant economic reversal
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In case you haven't been on meta in a while, it has become something of a state propaganda network, with far too many US departments putting time into messaging rather than serving the people so, you are not missing much but this was pure gold:
![image appears to show an official The White House post from meta in which current POTUS announces "IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR FULL PASSAGE. THANK YOU!" with [perhaps stock] image of current POTUS speaking from behind a podium before an American flag and the seal of The White House, posted 20260417](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yadkf7dl757h4nxgq7bvuy7o/bafkreigaxbt7ue4dc6uqsw6rx6pcrfttfq3zmbznkhsq7lvmkqr4v75jqy)