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Caitlin Johnstone
Caitlin Johnstone

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1 day ago

The February Issue Of TreaZine Is Available Now

Sedition #7 of my print-friendly zine is now available and ready for download. This month’s TreaZine, “We’re Ruled By Assholes Because We Have Asshole Systems,” Sedition 7 features articles like: More Evidence That The West Sabotaged Peace In Ukraine Top 20 Most Cringeworthy Zelensky PR Moments US Surrounds China With…

Zine

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The February Issue Of TreaZine Is Available Now
The February Issue Of TreaZine Is Available Now
Zine

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1 day ago

More Evidence That The West Sabotaged Peace In Ukraine

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Days after the war in Ukraine began it was reported by The New York Times that “President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has asked the Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, to mediate negotiations in Jerusalem between Ukraine and Russia.” In a recent…

Ukraine

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More Evidence That The West Sabotaged Peace In Ukraine
More Evidence That The West Sabotaged Peace In Ukraine
Ukraine

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2 days ago

They’re Not Worried About “Russian Influence”, They’re Worried About Dissent

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Being labeled a Russian propagandist all day every day for criticizing US foreign policy is really weird, but one advantage it comes with is a useful perspective on what people have really been talking about all these years when they warn…

Propaganda

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They’re Not Worried About “Russian Influence”, They’re Worried About Dissent
They’re Not Worried About “Russian Influence”, They’re Worried About Dissent
Propaganda

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3 days ago

US Surrounds China With War Machinery While Freaking Out About Balloons

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ In what Austin journalist Christopher Hooks has called “one of the stupidest news cycles in living memory,” the entire American political/media class is having an existential meltdown over what the Pentagon claims is a Chinese spy balloon detected in US airspace…

News

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US Surrounds China With War Machinery While Freaking Out About Balloons
US Surrounds China With War Machinery While Freaking Out About Balloons
News

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4 days ago

Just Beneath

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Don’t let the fraudulence of this civilization eclipse the supernova of authenticity hidden just beneath that thin membrane. Don’t let the vapid artificiality of mainstream culture cause you to miss the weird magic of life as it actually is. Don’t let…

Life

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Just Beneath
Just Beneath
Life

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5 days ago

We’re Ruled By Assholes Because We Have Asshole Systems: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ It’s funny to think about how all our abusive, oppressive systems are only there because the people who benefit from them are able to keep everyone else too divided and distracted to notice that we vastly outnumber them and could literally…

Capitalism

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We’re Ruled By Assholes Because We Have Asshole Systems: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative…
We’re Ruled By Assholes Because We Have Asshole Systems: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative…
Capitalism

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Jan 30

Celebrities Protect The Interests Of The Empire: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ If you say you oppose Russia because you’re an anti-imperialist but you don’t oppose the US empire for its role in starting and perpetuating this war, then you’re a liar. …

Celebrity

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Celebrities Protect The Interests Of The Empire: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Celebrities Protect The Interests Of The Empire: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Celebrity

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Jan 28

“Why Don’t You Ever Criticize RUSSIA’S Warmongering??”

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ “Why don’t you ever criticize RUSSIA’S warmongering?” is a question I am often asked with great indignation. People cannot comprehend why I would spend all my time criticizing the warmongering of the power structure I live under without spending any time…

Russia

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“Why Don’t You Ever Criticize RUSSIA’S Warmongering??”
“Why Don’t You Ever Criticize RUSSIA’S Warmongering??”
Russia

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Jan 27

The Mass Media Used To Publish Perspectives On Ukraine That They Would Never Publish Today

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ The other day I stumbled across a 2014 opinion piece in The Guardian titled “It’s not Russia that’s pushed Ukraine to the brink of war” by Seumas Milne, who the following year would go on to become the Labour Party’s Executive…

Ukraine

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The Mass Media Used To Publish Perspectives On Ukraine That They Would Never Publish Today
The Mass Media Used To Publish Perspectives On Ukraine That They Would Never Publish Today
Ukraine

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Jan 26

The West Is Incentivizing Russia To Hit Back

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Well the omnicidal war sluts won the debate over sending tanks to Ukraine, so now it’s time to start arguing for sending F-16s. In an article titled “Ukraine sets sights on fighter jets after securing tank supplies,” Reuters reports the following: …

Russia

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The West Is Incentivizing Russia To Hit Back
The West Is Incentivizing Russia To Hit Back
Russia

6 min read

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