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The Empire Only De-Escalates In One Area So It Can Escalate In Another Nov 15, 2025

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Just as things cool down a bit in the middle east, the US has relocated the USS Gerald Ford from the Mediterranean Sea to the Caribbean while the Trump administration discusses plans to bomb Venezuela. Reading by Tim Foley.

AI Companies Are Encouraging Users To Believe Chatbots Are People, And It's Insanely Creepy Nov 14, 2025

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Actor Calum Worthy has gone viral for posting an ad on Twitter for the 2wai app he co-founded which promises users the ability upload footage of a loved one which will be converted to an AI avatar that they can continue having a relationship with, years after their loved one has died. Reading by Tim Foley.

The Media Focus On Epstein's Ties To Trump And Ignore His Ties To Israel Nov 14, 2025

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The way the press have been covering Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Trump while completely ignoring far more significant revelations of Epstein's ties to Israeli intelligence is such a perfect example of how western media ignore anything that doesn't fit neatly into the two-party worldview. Reading by Tim Foley.

The Difference Between The US Empire And The British Empire Nov 13, 2025

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The difference between people who supported the British Empire and people who support the US empire is that those who supported the British Empire knew they were supporting an empire. Reading by Tim Foley.

Sometimes The Media Ignoring A Major Story Becomes The Story Nov 12, 2025

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One of the craziest things happening right now is how there's been report after report confirming that Jeffrey Epstein really was an Israeli intelligence operative, based on publicly available documents, and yet it's had no measurable impact on mainstream media or politics. Reading by Tim Foley.

This Is All Our Rulers Are Offering Us Nov 11, 2025

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This is all the ruling class has to offer you. Fake love. Fake connection. Worthless technological parlor tricks at the expense of our dying biosphere. Reading by Tim Foley. Get my new book: https://caitlin-johnstone.myshopify.com/products/faces-of-the-empire-the-battle-for-humanitys-soul

Israel Constantly Stretches The Ceasefire Rules Because That's What Israelis Do Nov 10, 2025

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It's interesting how much the IDF's constant ceasefire violations in Gaza and Lebanon line up with the way people familiar with Israeli culture say Israelis like to test everyone's boundaries to find out exactly how much they can get away with. Reading by Tim Foley.

The US Empire Keeps Getting Creepier Nov 09, 2025

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Secretary of War™ Pete Hegseth said during a speech on Friday that the US is at "a 1939 moment" of "mounting urgency" in which "enemies gather, threats grow," adding, "We are not building for peacetime. We are pivoting the Pentagon and our industrial base to a wartime footing." Reading by Tim Foley.

Artificial Intelligence Is Making Everything Dumber Nov 08, 2025

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Just today I saw two viral tweets that had received Community Notes from Twitter users warning that the posts featured AI-generated videos. Both were shared by right wing accounts with large followings, and both were used to spread Islamophobia. Reading by Tim Foley.

Things Are Shitty Because We Are Ruled By People Who Want Things To Be Shitty Nov 08, 2025

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Our rulers want us to be stupid, misinformed, distracted, sick, struggling and suffering, because if we all had enough time, information and mental acuity to form an understanding what’s going on in our world, things would get mighty guillotiney real quick. They have a vested existential interest in keeping us all in a mental fog of propaganda, diversion, ignorance, illiteracy, and psychological dysfunction. Reading by Tim Foley.

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