Posts that I especially recommend today: Friday, January 1, 2021

• Pigs Catch COVID – UK Bans Free Range Chickens! – War on Meat / Animal Ag by Christian Westbrook of California from his weblog Ice Age Farmer. (Note: He addresses various signs of shortages of animal protein in this 16:21m video report that, in his opinion, suggests future shortages of our meat supply. He cites current articles which report coronavirus infections in animal stocks which supply our meat. At the end of this video he refers us to a website that promises so much as solutions to meet this protein crisis as well as many other societal problems. I will comment on this website in the next post.)
  

• The Greater Reset by followers of a relatively new philosophy of "agorism". (Note: "The Greater Reset" is a response to the Great Reset.) My commentary follows: 

This website espouses a new movement created by followers of "agorism" that offers solutions to many societal difficulties that we are now experiencing. Agorism is a philosophy that is gathering support from various critics of neoliberalism. Is this an effective answer to today's problematic capitalist nightmare? My tentative conclusion is negative. After perusing various websites that offer explanations about various aspects of agorism, I have found numerous disturbing elements.

Perusing the Wikipedia entry for agorism, I find that it was strongly influenced by the American version of libertarianism, the followers of Ludwig von Mises of the Austrian School, and such "notables" as Ayn Rand. They (seminal ancestors and current agorists) all want a return to earlier forms of pure capitalism which has inevitably spawned what we are currently experiencing as neoliberalism, a transnational capitalist philosophy that exclusively focuses on profit, and non-capitalists, that is, ordinary people be damned. 

This movement is no threat to the transnational capitalist class--in fact, they welcome these new antagonists--that is in control of the US/Anglo/Zionist Empire that has a history of ignoring in practice the destabilization of our climate such that they are ensuring our extinction along with most other species. This is their cardinal sin, but it ignores their history of exploitation of workers, numerous and neverending wars, poverty, inequality in all aspects, etc. To return to some mythical golden age of capitalism is out of the question. Capitalism is the problem and the solution is revolution. 

I think that the leaders of the agorist movement have been influenced by ruling class's version of history, the indoctrination and 24/7 propaganda that they have been exposed to throughout their lives that they are so confused and inadequately prepared to solve anything. My tentative conclusion is that they (agorists) are excelling as critics but totally failing as revolutionaries. As a result, we will have to look to foreign activists to find revolutionary solutions (or at least outside of the core nations of the current Empire, that is, USA and what was formally known as the British Empire).

• Planet Lockdown featuring Catherine Austin Fitts in a 48:31m interview posted on Truth Matters channel of YouTube (with some unnamed person) expressing her views regarding the significance of the lockdown and related matters that our ruling class has in the form of governors' emergency powers to dictate activities on the general population. According to this post "The full film, when released, will be available at https://www.PlanetLockdownFilm.com".
  

Posts that I especially recommend today: Thursday, December 31, 2020

• There Will Be No Questioning [of] the Corona Vaccine featuring Tucker Carlson of Fox News commenting on the widespread promotion of corona vaccines and censorship of news-items that cast doubts on official pronouncements in a 14:50m video.

• Tribes: A short comedy film mocks identity politics by Ed Hightower from World Socialist Web Site. (Don't worry--a link to the movie is provided at the end of the article.) 

There are various things the filmmakers haven’t figured out, including, of course, the fact that there are powerful social and economic interests invested in identity politics. But that will come.

• Who Is Bill Gates? (part 1 of 4 parts) by James Corbett from his website. Corbett is a Canadian who lives in Japan. (Note: This is first part podcast lasts about two hours and focuses on a billionaire, top funder of the UN's health agency (the World Health Organization), and one of our successful capitalist masters. I've only will listened to 20 minutes of this video, and already I am impressed.) This series promises to be best posts--Part Two / Part Three / Part Four.

• 2020: the year the elites failed upwards by Jacob Siegel from Unherd (British based).

Perhaps some reputational damage has been inflicted on the experts who warned that the real threat of the coronavirus was overreacting, or worse, racism, and on the elite activists who advanced a deeply unpopular police abolition agenda ahead of national elections, and on the scientific establishment that declared “white supremacy” to be “a lethal public health issue that predates and contributes to COVID-19”. 

But those costs are marginal compared to the material and political gains. If you are one of the people or organisations which repeatedly got the coronavirus wrong, abetted wanton political violence and destruction, or once again misread the American electorate, odds are very good that your funding streams, political influence, institutional power and leverage over your fellow Americans are going increase over the next four years of the Biden administration.

• TOP 5: Most Censored News of 2020 (A Review) by "Felix Rex" from his channel on Bitchute. 
  

• The American Money Tree: The Untold Story of US Aid to Israel by Ramzy Baroud from Mint Press News. My reaction: Israel plays an important part in securing the Middle East for the US/Anglo/Zionist Empire. They deserve the annual billion dollar reward for their services, that is, in the eyes of the directors of the Empire. Spending this money on useless eaters like ordinary Americans such as universal health care, forgiveness of student debt, and to sustain them through this official pandemic is always a wasted effort, that is, in the eyes of our masters in the transnational ruling capitalist class of the Empire.

Posts that I especially recommend today: Wednesday, December 30, 2020

• 10 Facts From the UK Government Pfizer Vaccine Guidance that Promote “Vaccine Hesitancy” by Johnny Vedmore from Unlimited Hangout.
  

• The ‘New Strain’ of COVID Propaganda by Jordan Schachtel from Anti-Empire.

• Despairing America: The Astonishing Psychological Cost of Lockdown by Sandy Szwarc from American Institute for Economic Research. 

• New Exposé Shows UK’s COVID Response was Rife with Corruption and Cronyism by Brad Polumbo from Foundation for Economic Education. 
  

• Polarization, Then a Crash: Michael Hudson on the Rentier Economy featuring an interview with Michael Hudson, a left-wing economist, with Lynn Fries who writes for her blog GPEnewsdocs.com. My reaction: I often wonder what moral conflicts Hudson, a child of Trotskyist parents, have had when he worked as an advisor to Wall Street, major banks, figures like Rockefeller, and as a professor at American institutions of higher learning. He still writes for left-wing publications in the USA and occasionally speaks in the language of Marxism. It appears that material advantages as an economics advisor to capitalist organizations seduced him. He now only distinguishes the productive aspects of industrial capitalism (capitalism v. 1) in contrast to the anti-social aspects of what is referred to as neoliberalism (capitalism v. 2--Hudson refers to this as a "rentier economy") which places making money as an end to itself, and which exploits entire societies as well as workers. But it is hard to deny his affection for version 1, a more pure exploitation of workers which might cause his parents to roll over in their graves.

• Russia vs the Biden Administration by "The Saker" (Andrei Raevsky) from his weblog. My reaction: I always like to read Raevsky's article because, as a descendent of White Russians and an American entrepreneur himself, he knows a lot about Russia. However, in contrast to his ancestors, he is very critical of US policies toward today's Russia. 

• America Sucks by Danny Antonelli from CounterPunch.

• The Year the Ruling Class Got Woke by Tom Slater from Anti-Empire. This is a best post because it points to the significance of the use of  identity politics as instrumental for imposing censorship.

• Hollywood’s “Illiberal Left” by Fiona Harrigan from American Institute for Economic Research.
  

• Why Senators Must bReject Avril Haines for Intelligence by Medea Benjamin and
  Marcy Winograd from Mint Press News. 

• The Woke Freikorps by John Steppling from his weblog. (Note: He is primarily a culture critic, but makes clear that his politics are informed by Marxism.) My reaction: This is a somewhat lengthy article, but very worthwhile reading if you have the time and need to be mentally challenged to think about the broader aspects of culture today. I found a correspondence (def. #3) with his observations about American culture and my own.

• The Year in which Comforting American Myths Were Ravaged by James Bovard from American Institute for Economic Research.
  

• The International Criminal Court: Now Simply Indefensible by Craig Murray, a Brit, from his weblog.

Posts that I especially recommend today: Tuesday, December 29, 2020

• 2020: The Year We Lost Our Common Sense, Courage and Civil Liberties by Robert Bridge from Strategic Culture Foundation.

• Meet The Pseudo-Left Imperialists Fighting Against Universal Healthcare by Dan Cohen from Mint Press News. (Note: This post includes a transcript.)

• The Lawsuit That Could End Covid-1984 with Dr. Pam Popper in which Spiro Skouras from Activist Post interviews Popper. (Note: This is about working legally within the capitalist system to change the onerous effects of the current pandemic.)

• 2020: The Year the Tree of Liberty Was Torched by John W. Whitehead from The Rutherford Institute. My reaction: 2020 was not the "year the tree of liberty was torched". It has been happening ever since capitalism took over from feudal authorities some several hundred years ago. The bourgeios proponents merely replaced the feudal authorities.
  

We could transform this nation if only Americans would work together to harness the power of their discontent and push back against the government’s overreach, excesses and abuse.

Targeting a capitalist government for this situation is the problem which all anarchists will embrace, but will accomplish nothing. The only solution is revolution, that is, a change from an advanced capitalist system to a democratically empowered socialist system. Anarchists, agorists, libertarians (as practiced in America), etc. have much to learn. But will they learn it in time to avert the impending catastrophes of nuclear war or the destabilization of our climate? Stay tuned and stay informed.

• 11 questions / 11 answers about the new global debt crisis and how it can be radically reduced (part 1 of 5) by Eric Toussaint , Olivier Bonfond, and Mats Lucia Bayer from CATM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt). (Note: I doubt that I will be posting the other parts because Toussaint has previously written so much about this topic.)
  

• Another Flawed Data Model from Imperial College to Blame for Latest UK Lockdown by Whitney Webb from The Last American Vagabond.

• Should Dr. Birx Be Forgiven For Breaking Her Own Rules? by Ethan Yang from American Institute for Economic Research.
  

• A More Honest Perspective of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Richard Gale and Dr. Gary Null from Global Research. (Note: This is a kind of summary of previous articles that I've posted.)

• Another Vatican Insider: COVID Is Being Used By “Certain Forces” To Advance Their “Evil Agenda” by Arjun Walia from Collective Evolution.

• The 'Mighty Wurlitzer' - How U.S. Financed 'Human Rights' Organizations Create Anti-Chinese Headlines by Bernhard from his weblog Moon of Alabama.

• Update : Transcript Added : A Hard Look at Rent and Rent Seeking with Michael Hudson & Pepe Escobar from "The Saker". 

Posts that I especially recommend today: Monday, December 28, 2020

• Mass Media Propaganda Is Enemy #1: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix by Caitlin Johnstone from her weblog. My reaction to the first part of her post: She identifies the very core of neofascism which is the control of the public's minds regarding their reality.

• The Threat of Authoritarianism in the U.S. is Very Real, and Has Nothing To Do With Trump by Glenn Greewald from Substack. This is a best post.
  

• Here's What's Wrong With COVID-19 Case Counts by Robert Hagen, MD from Medpage Today. (Note: PCR positive tests = cases)

• CDC Issues New Guidelines, Launches Probe After 1000s Negatively-Affected Following COVID-19 Vaccination by Tyler Durden from ZeroHedge. 
  

• Government program tapped to pay for COVID-19 vaccine injuries rarely sides with consumers by Ken Alltucker from USA Today.

• WARNING: Covid Vaccines! by Peter Koenig from Dissident Voice.
  

• Weighing in on Wireless: New Report on ‘Havana Syndrome’ + Palm Coast Keeps 5G Tower at Bay + More by Shannon Koenig from Children's Health Defense. My reaction: Whenever profits can be made in a capitalist society, the capitalist-controlled state will always permit it. (Also read this.)

• Turkey pivots to the center of The New Great Game by Pepe Escobar from "The Saker". My reaction: Turkey under Erdogan erratically appears to be playing games, and Escobar tries his hand at unraveling them.
  

Posts that I especially recommend today: Sunday, December 27, 2020

• What Time Is It in Lockdown? by Edward Curtin from his weblog Behind the Curtain.
  

• Developers of Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Tied to UK Eugenics Movement by Jeremy Loffredo and Whitney Webb from Unlimited Hangout. 

• What’s Not Being Said About the Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine. “Human Guinea Pigs”? by F. William Engdahl from Global Research. 

• Covid-19 catch-22: Regime-change policies come packed with US pandemic relief by Alexander Rubinstein and Jeb Sprague from The Grayzone.

• Bloomberg News Attempts to Capture the “Speculative Frenzy” of Today’s Markets; Here’s the Key Stuff It Missed by Pam and Russ Martens from their weblog Wall Street on Parade.

Apparently, a proven background in preying on average Americans is now a prerequisite for getting a job as a Wall Street regulator.

• Nature Bats Last Radio Show: Guest, Andrew Glikson featuring an interview (via YouTube) with famed Australian geologist Andrew Glikson by scientists Kevin Hester and Guy McPherson in about 50 minutes. The video starts about 1:18m. (Note: In case you have difficulties following this video interview, I recommend a well-documented article by Glikson from Arctic News entitled "An Orwellian climate while Rome burns".)

• Professor Bill McGuire on The Hazards of Geoengineering by Shani Cairns from Scientists Warning featuring a 32 minute video interview with McGuire.

• Why Ecosocialism: For a Red-Green Future by Michael Löwy from Great Transition Initiative.