1 day agoUnprecedented Times Call For Unprecedented MeasuresListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child, Listen to the DON’TS Listen to the SHOULDN’TS The IMPOSSIBLES, the WONT’S Listen to the NEVER HAVES Then listen close to me — Anything can happen, child, ANYTHING can be. ~ Shel Silverstein …Humanity4 min readHumanity4 min read
1 day agoNobody Who Fought Against Russia Could Possibly Be Bad!Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix ❖ Just because Ukraine has Nazi paramilitaries and just because it’s impossible to take photos of Ukrainian soldiers without capturing Nazi insignia and just because Ukrainian Nazis get applauded in parliament doesn’t mean we’re on the side of the Nazis, you crazy Russian shill. https://twitter.com/caitoz/status/1706116389029969957 Western minds have become so…Russia4 min readRussia4 min read
3 days agoBill Kristol’s Refreshingly Honest Ukraine War AdListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): The Bill Kristol-led group “Republicans for Ukraine” has released a TV ad to help drum up GOP support for Washington’s proxy war against Russia, and it’s surprisingly honest about what this war is really about: advancing US strategic…Ukraine5 min readUkraine5 min read
4 days agoThis War Wasn’t Just Provoked — It Was Provoked DeliberatelyListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): In an interesting speech about the way US imperial aggression provokes violence around the world, antiwar commentator Scott Horton made reference to an April 2022 article from Yahoo News that had previously escaped my attention. The article is…Ukraine5 min readUkraine5 min read
5 days agoWe’re Being Prepared For The Ukraine War To Last Into The 2030sListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): Western officials and media pundits are now directly acknowledging that Ukraine’s much-touted “spring counteroffensive” has been a catastrophic failure, but rather than seeing this as a reason to reconsider the mainstream political consensus on this war, they are…Nato5 min readNato5 min read
6 days agoOkinawa Disproves The US Narrative About Overseas BasesNotes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki has implored the UN for international backing in his opposition to the prefecture being overrun with US military bases. The Japan Times reports: “I am here today to ask the world to witness the…News6 min readNews6 min read
Sep 20War Profiteers Are A Sign Of A Profoundly Sick SocietyListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): “War is good for business.” So reads a quote from an arms industry executive in a recent Reuters article titled “At London arms fair, global war fears are good for business” about Europe’s biggest arms show, the biennial…War5 min readWar5 min read
Sep 20On The Idiotic Notion That It’s Brave To Support Nuclear Brinkmanship In UkraineListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): During a Sunday appearance on Face the Nation to plug his new Zelensky movie, actor Sean Penn decried the “cowardice” of the US government in its caution around provoking a nuclear exchange with its proxy warfare in Ukraine. …Ukraine4 min readUkraine4 min read
Sep 19On Escalation, De-Escalation, And “Deterrence”Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): A very confused and distressed young man wandered into our home on Sunday and began acting erratically. …China4 min readChina4 min read
Sep 17It’s Hard To Find Fulfillment In A Civilization That Revolves Around Corporate ProfitsListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): It’s so hard to live as an authentic human being in a civilization whose every molecule is wrapped around something as vapid and soulless as corporate profit. It’s what most of us pour most of our life force…Capitalism5 min readCapitalism5 min read