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by Thomas NeuburgerAmong the many thoughts these rebellious times inspire is this one: How will it ever end?It could end in mass and chaotic violence, of course, with anti-killercop protests hijacked by cop provocateurs and Proud Boy "bust 'em up" squads, followed by the inevitable law-and-order crackdown that shuts the whole thing off in a National Security State way — a crackdown that white and suburban liberals and conservatives alike will appl

The Sack of Rome in 1527 by Johannes Lingelbachby Thomas NeuburgerDiverse pathes leden diverse folk the righte way to Rome.—Geoffrey Chaucer, A Treatise on the Astrolabe The following offers a brief look into the middle distance, a view past the immediate future — the next few weeks or months when the virus will run its predictable, consequential course — but not so long a view as to reach the logical next phase of human history, the reduction of the species by t

Pledging to “end endless wars,” Pete Buttigieg claims he has “never been part of the Washington establishment.” But years before…
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The Grayzone premieres its new show Red Lines with Anya Parampil with an interview with the former foreign minister of…
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Donald Trump discussing the new NAFTA trade deal (source)by Thomas NeuburgerIf Trump gets re-elected, if Big Tech continues to evade accountability, if imperial adventures continue abroad, if migrant farmworkers cannot feed their families, you can trace it back to this Tuesday, and the actions a House Speaker took wh

Authored by Serban V.C. Enache via Hereticus Economicus:
I employ the word “cucked” with the meaning: person, group, or movement who was defeated in a particularly ridiculous manner.
In this RT piece ‘Obsession with extreme PC behavior is a hindrance to the progressive movement,’ the author writes the following:

There wasn't a policy of his I ever agreed with when Sanford was a congressman the first time, nor while he was governor, nor when he rejoined Congress. And I still don't. When he hits on a truth-- example: Trump is a shit head who is wrecking our country-- his analysis is never correct. Same goes for shit-for-brains professional centrist and NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman.

Authored by Serban V.C. Enache via Hereticus Economicus:

This is propagandaMembers of Congress mostly sign up for the Financial Services Committee because it's the easiest committee in Congress to sell your vote for big bucks. There are a lot of really corrupt committees, but Financial Services is numero uno. Every now and then a Democrat or two will manage to get on the committee with the express purpose of reforming it. They rarely last long.

Former US President Barack Obama admitted that the neoliberal capitalist policies he and his predecessors supported fostered the rise of…
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