6 hours agoThe June Sedition Of Treazine Is Now AvailableSedition #11 of my print-friendly treason zine is now available and ready for download. As usual anyone is free to print, copy, republish, distribute, or use any and all of these materials in any way they choose, either digitally or out there in the analog world. This month’s Treazine, “Propaganda…Zine2 min readZine2 min read
1 day agoChina Places Country Dangerously Close To US WarshipListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ The US military has released video footage of a Chinese navy ship cutting across the path of an American Destroyer in the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, reportedly forcing the US vessel to slow down to avoid…Satire4 min readSatire4 min read
2 days ago15 Reasons Why Mass Media Employees Act Like PropagandistsListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ If you watch western news media with a critical eye you eventually notice how their reporting consistently aligns with the interests of the US-centralized empire, in almost the same way you’d expect them to if they were…Media20 min readMedia20 min read
3 days agoRight Wing ‘Populism’ Is Fake And StupidListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ Republican politicians have found a way to reconcile the fact that scrutinizing the behavior of the US war machine appeals to their base and wins votes with the fact that the Republican Party is built around facilitating…News6 min readNews6 min read
4 days agoThe Biggest Problem With The Western Left Is That It Doesn’t ExistListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ The biggest problem with the western left is that it doesn’t exist. To look at a lot of leftist discourse today you might think the left’s biggest problem is that some leftists have the wrong beliefs about…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
4 days agoTrump Is Bad Because He’s Similar To Other US Presidents, Not Because He’s DifferentListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ We’re already seeing a ton of ridiculous drama queenery about Trump’s second presidential run, claiming he’s grown even more extremist and fascistic than when he was president in what amounts to a repeat of the “Trump is…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
6 days agoAuthoritarianism Keeps Surging In Western “Free Democracies”Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ Today in tyranny we’ve got three stories on the rapidly increasing authoritarian abuses in western “free democracies”. Let’s dig in. 1. Grayzone reporter detained by British counter-terrorism police for doing journalism. The Grayzone’s Kit Klarenberg was detained by “six anonymous plainclothes counter-terror officers” who “grilled him for over…News6 min readNews6 min read
May 30Propaganda Restricts Speech More Than Censorship Does: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative MatrixListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ The biggest impediment to free speech is people’s belief that they have it. Not censorship. Not refusal to platform critical voices. Not the war on journalism. …Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
May 29You Can’t Vote Your Way Out Of A Mess You Never Voted Yourself IntoListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ Well it’s that time again. Time for everyone to spend a year and a half pouring mountains of mental energy into arguing about who should be the next President of the United States of America. Friendships will…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
May 28Most Propaganda Looks Nothing Like ThisListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ When most people in the English-speaking world hear the word “propaganda”, they tend to think of something that’s done by foreign nations who have governments that are so totalitarian they won’t even let people know what’s true…Propaganda9 min readPropaganda9 min read