Are LOCKDOWNS Coming Back As Media Scaremongers On Delta Variant?
Krystal and Saagar explore the possibility of lockdowns and other covid restrictions coming back as hysteria around the delta variant skyrocket.
Keith Preston
Gas, Food, Car Prices SKYROCKETING Revealing DOWNSIDES Of Globalization
Saagar goes deep into the data to explain why inflation is on the rise and how a globalized economy lies at the heart of the problem.
Fauci COVERS UP As WH Thinks Lab Leak Theory Could Be True
Krystal and Saagar examine how Fauci’s dismissal of lab leak contrasts even the White House’s newest findings.
Brian Stelter HUMILIATED LIVE On His Own Show
Krystal and Saagar take pleasure in CNN host Brian Stelter getting embarrassed live on his show.
Biden administration transfers first Guantanamo detainee back to home country
ByJacob Knutson Axios The Biden administration transferred Abdul Latif Nasser, 56, a Moroccan man who was never charged with a crime, from Guantanamo Bay back to his home country on Monday, according to the New York Times. Why it matters: It’s the first time the Biden administration has […]
Florida man gets 8 months in prison in 1st felony sentence from Capitol riot
By Pete Williams A Florida man who was seen carrying a large red “Trump 2020” flag on the floor of the U.S. Senate during the Capitol riot received eight months in prison Monday in the first felony sentence from the Jan. 6 attack. Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, of […]
The Overlooked Factors in Police Abuse Cases
By Matt Taibbi Cops take most of the blame, often deservedly, but the single-minded media furor of the last year has let other bad actors off the hook. Seven years ago this past weekend, on July 17, 2014, a Staten Island man named Eric Garner was killed by […]
Margaret Killjoy on an Anarchist Approach to Prepping in an Age of Climate Change
It’s Going Down On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with long-time anarchist musician, author, activist, and podcaster Margaret Killjoy, host of How to Live Like the World is Dying, which embraces the concept of preparedness, or “prepping,” from an anarchist perspective, while interviewing […]
The Operating System: An Anarchist Theory of the Modern State
Eric Laursen (Author); Maia Ramnath (Foreword), AK Press One of the most unique aspects of anarchism as a political philosophy is that it seeks to abolish the state. But what exactly is “the state”? The State is like a vast operating system for ordering and controlling relations among […]
Eric Laursen Owes Me a Lamp: Some Reactions to ‘The Operating System: An Anarchist Theory of the Modern State’
An anarchist review and critique of The Operating System: An Anarchist Theory of the Modern State, by Eric Laursen. by anonymous, It’s Going Down It feels safe to say that contemporary anarchists have a pretty poor understanding of the State. We are not alone in this: some part […]
Breaking Points: 7/19/21 Full UNCUT Show
Krystal and Saagar talk about the Biden administration pressuring Facebook to censor, CNN humiliation, the latest on lab leak, panic around the delta variant, Caitlyn Jenner’s grift, what’s causing inflation, climate disaster around the world, right to repair, and more!
‘It’s A Private Company, Bro’ w/ Keith Knight
Keith Knight is the host of the Don’t Tread on Anyone Podcast. Keith joined Pete to discuss James Burnham’s 1940 book, “The Managerial Revolution,” in which he lays out, and even mentions by name, the path business and government were on towards Technocracy. Keith and Pete tie it […]
‘It’s chilling what is happening’: a rightwing backlash to Biden takes root in Republican states
Given that a left/right/center populist/libertarian/anarchist/decentralist political realignment is obviously not going to be happening any time soon, the best we can probably hope for at present is for an ongoing push-pull between the “Left” (Brahmins and their useful idiots) and “Right” (merchants and their useful idiots) as pan-secessionist […]
Ivanka spent hours trying to persuade Trump to call off rioters, new book claims
Assuming all of this is true, the obvious lesson is that the real power behind the state is the military and intelligence services, and their allies in the business and financial sectors, and not the elected government per se, which holds more of a managerial position. Trump wanted […]
The Hip-Hop Song That’s Driving Cuba’s Unprecedented Protests
By Bill Chappell, NPR Cuba is suffering through a summer of dire shortages, from food and electricity to medicine. Fed-up Cubans are taking to the streets in unprecedented protests — and they’re voicing their outrage through a song called Patria y Vida — homeland and life. The slogan […]
Tucker presses South Africa civil rights activist on why people are leaving
South Africa civil rights activist Ernst Roets issued a warning for the people of the United States as globalism and far-left racial politics rise to prominence in both nations on ‘Tucker Carlson Today.’
SOURCE: Cenk Uygur Forced Kyle Kulinski Out Of The Young Turks
Let’s not forget that Cenk called Dore a liar for saying Cenk had advocated for bombing Syria. Naturally TYT had deleted all traces off their network, in preparation of him running for congress. But since the internet exists, Dore could post a 5 minute debate where Dore argued […]
Right or Left? Right and Left!
An interesting example of left/right crossover tendencies from the pre-WW2 era. Hans Zehrer is somewhat of an obscure figure today, at least in comparison with like-minded members of the German national-revolutionary movement such as Ernst Niekisch and Karl Otto Paetel, both of whom have managed to acquire a […]
It’s Time to Unplug the Hype Over Electric Vehicles
By Robert Bryce Real Clear Energy For more than a century, the promise of electric vehicles (EVs) has been parked just beyond the nearest traffic light. In 1901, the Los Angeles Times declared “The electric automobile will quickly and easily take precedence over all other” types of motor […]
The White House Is Openly Directing Social Media Censorship | ‘Misinfo Takes Away Our Freedom’
Dear government: If you find spreading misinformation so dangerous, then why are you continuing to do it?
Caught between Internationalism, Transnationalism and Immigration: A Brief Account of the History of Anarchism in Egypt until 1945
By Costantino Paonessa Laura Galián Anarchism first appeared in the Southern Mediterranean countries at the end of the nineteenth century with the immigration of European workers and political exiles. Despite the important role anarchists played in introducing radical and revolutionary political thought in Egypt, only historians Anthony Gorman […]
Hanson on woke agenda: ‘Top-down movement’ organized by ‘largely wealthy people’
What Hanson is describing here is fairly consistent with the way that a range of social scientists and political theorists have characterized class relations in the present era. The “Left” represents the alliance of the rising forces of digital capitalism and the professional-managerial class (Joel Kotkin’s “tech-oligarch/new clerisy” […]
Mullen says post-election chaos within Trump White House “incredibly disturbing”
New reporting suggests Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley believed former President Trump might stage a coup to try to stay in power. Admiral Mark Mullen, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses his fears of the politicization of the military.
John Bolton blasts Trump: Being a fascist requires 10 seconds of thought
As is often said, “You can’t make this shit up.” Bolton certainly knows the requirements for being a “fascist.” Former national security adviser John Bolton questions whether former President Donald Trump was capable of orchestrating a violent coup.
Michael Wolff: ‘Trump Is Even Crazier Than I Thought.’
In his third book about Donald Trump, author Michael Wolff reports that Donald Trump made calls to U.S. attorneys in swing states to try to get them to investigate election fraud – Wolff wouldn’t be surprised if there are tapes: “I think that anyone who speaks to Donald […]
Brooks and Capehart on Indigenous boarding schools, Biden budget, child tax credit
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the assimilation of Indigenous students in Indian boarding schools, President Joe Biden’s budget plan, the child tax credit, and the latest reported in books on the […]
New revelations show Trump’s threats against democracy are ‘still very real,’ Panetta says
“Fears and suspicions” about how far former President Trump would have gone to remain in power are still very much alive, says former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. New revelations that Pentagon leaders were concerned Trump might try to use the armed forces to support his efforts to […]
‘Horrifying’: Officials Prepped For Trump Coup Attempt
As citizen Donald Trump’s namesake company faces a criminal probe in New York, several new books expose the “horrifying” final days of his administration. One details how Trump displayed no regard for Mike Pence as MAGA rioters targeted the former Vice President during the January 6 insurrection. Other […]
“Leftist” Caller Furious, Defends Fidel Castro
A voicemail caller is not happy about our criticism of the Castro regime in Cuba, and defends the regime while blaming the United States.
Two-State Delusion: Israel Is A Racist One State Nightmare
The two-state solution is a lie, a cynical charade to keep you distracted while Israel steals more Palestinian land for its ethno-religious nightmare state. How much longer until those who claim to be liberal support the obvious solution? One state with equal rights for all.
90’s Rothbard and The ‘Paleo-Strategy’ Explained w/ Tho Bishop
My own political history is somewhat similar to Rothbard’s. Rothbard was always an anarcho-capitalist/libertarian, but over time his strategic alliances changed dramatically. He was a Dixiecrat in the late 40s. A Stevensonian Democrat in the 50s. A New Leftist in the 60s. A centrist LP libertarian in the […]
Golden State Dysphoria
In my experience, most Republicans really don’t have a problem with racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, or gender minorities as long as they are Republican. And most liberals and leftists despise minorities who are not liberals or leftists. By Matthew Schmitz, The American Conservative Conservatives are lining up behind […]
God’s Fifth Column
By William S. Lind, The American Conservative In the 1930s, a minor British novelist started writing a new book, which was not a novel. Instead, William Gerhardie proposed a theory of history he called “God’s Fifth Column,” which was also his book’s title. His theory was that, just […]
The Strange New Doctrine of the Republican Party
Don’t worry, David. Israel is still going to get its money and weapons. By David Frum The Atlantic The GOP’s version of freedom puts greater priority on right-wing cultural folkways than on rights of property and ownership. About the author: David Frum is a staff writer at The […]
The Brightside of Crimewaves
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Tuning into the evening news has begun to take on all the charming qualities of a seventies Scorsese flick. Some nights I have to wipe the blood from the screen. From coast to coast, from sea to rising […]
How strong is Russia?
When the US collapses and is no longer the driving force behind NATO, the two main things the Europeans will have to worry about are renewed Russian expansionism and Turkey’s neo-Ottoman ambitions. Fortunately, Russia and Turkey will be a counterbalance to each other. By Rebecca Cambell, UK Defense […]
Anarcho-Fed Alexander Reid-Ross on Keith Preston
A reader sent me this ARR tweet from a few years ago. My position on these questions has always been clear. When the USA eventually breaks apart like the USSR, new countries will emerge reflecting a range of political and cultural values. The majority of the new countries […]
When conservatives become revolutionaries
By Damon Linker, The Week The conservative intelligentsia keeps returning to authoritarianism. Back in June of last year, I wrote a column about how the intellectual right was talking itself into tearing down American democracy. The occasion was a debate between David French, a social-conservative defender of the […]
The conservatives who want to conserve nothing
By Damon Linker, The Week The name “conservatism” conveys its political aim quite clearly: It aims to conserve. But what happens when conservatives come to despise pretty much everything about the world around them? That question comes to mind in reading a statement by the editors of American […]
What the Claremont Institute failed to learn from Leo Strauss
By Damon Linker, The Week This week’s must-read essay comes from author Laura Field at The Bulwark. “What the Hell Happened to the Claremont Institute?” is a tour de force of critical intellectual journalism, carefully laying out the history of the influential conservative institute and how it has […]
Welcome to Year Zero
By Wesley Yang The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of America announced last year that it would set diversity quotas for any film eligible to win a best picture award. In order to enforce these targets, there will be regular surprise inspections into the racial origins […]
What Happened To You? The radicalization of the American elite against liberalism
By Andrew Sullivan “What happened to you?” It’s a question I get a lot on Twitter. “When did you become so far right?” “Why have you become a white supremacist, transphobic, misogynistic eugenicist?” Or, of course: “See! I told you who he really was! Just take the hood […]
Joint Chiefs chairman feared potential ‘Reichstag moment’ aimed at keeping Trump in power
By Reis Thebault Washington Post In the waning weeks of Donald Trump’s term, the country’s top military leader repeatedly worried about what the president might do to maintain power after losing reelection, comparing his rhetoric to Adolf Hitler’s during the rise of Nazi Germany and asking confidants whether […]
When the problem is politics itself
By Damon Linker, The Week One of the best classes I took as an undergraduate was a course called “Writing as a Critic.” Students moved from genre to genre throughout the semester — one week writing a film review, the next tackling a play, then a record album, […]
Why the Soviet nuclear arsenal stayed secure as the nation collapsed
The nukes and avoiding a full-blown civil war would be the two most important considerations involved in a US breakup. By Clifton B. Parker, Stanford A professor of management science and engineering explains how cooperation between U.S. and Russian scientists helped prevent a post-Cold War catastrophe. When the […]
An Interview with John McWhorter
This is a great interview with McWhorter, and one of the best discussions I have seen on these topics. He gives the answers I would be inclined to give to the interviewer’s questions. PBS, Firing Line Columbia University linguist and race commentator John McWhorter explains the origins of […]
Glenn Greenwald: America First conservatives shouldn’t support unrest in Cuba
By Philip Nieto, Spectator World Glenn Greenwald wants right-wing populists to understand that the CIA is not their friend. On Sunday thousands of Cubans swarmed the streets of Havana amid ongoing blackouts, food shortages and rising prices. Increasing COVID infections have strained the island’s healthcare system and put […]
Shocking poll finds many Americans now want to secede from the United States
When the US domestic regime fractures, the US empire will naturally fall along with it. Think of all the other regimes that will fall like dominoes in the process. No more US aid to Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the Gulf States, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, or NATO. The slowing […]
Poll shows some Americans would entertain the idea of secession
This is like watching an enemy you have hated your entire life slowly dying or committing suicide. ‘Gutfeld!’ panel debate whether or not splitting certain states is a good idea.
The Novel Solutions of Utopian Fiction
By Kim Stanley Robinson, The Nation Climate catastrophe has transformed a minor literary genre into an important tool of human thought. Recently I read an excellent book: The Soviet Novel, by Katarina Clark. In it she observed that the USSR’s socialist realism suffered from what she called “modal […]
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