Why do the Taliban and ISIS Hate Each Other? | Islamist Civil War in Afghanistan 2014-2021
“The only thing the Taliban hates more than the US is ISIS” – John “Shrek” McPhee (paraphrased)
“The only thing the Taliban hates more than the US is ISIS” – John “Shrek” McPhee (paraphrased)
By Barton Cockey M.D. Intellectual Takeout A brilliantly orchestrated, seemingly preplanned program of medical tyranny has followed the release of a probable bespoke germ known as SARS-Cov-2, which I call the Faucivirus. A striking feature of this program is the massive effort to frighten, cajole, threaten, and shame the public […]
The funniest part of this is the Commonwealth of Virginia’s motto is “Sic Semper Tyrannis”
This is a somewhat fanciful interpretation of Burnham. I have a somewhat more down-to-earth overview of Burnham here. By Cynthia Chung Klaus Schwab, the architect of the World Economic Forum (f. 1971), a leading, if not the leading, influencer and funder for what will set the course for […]
Do you know who else was a vegetarian straight edge who liked animals, and favored nationalized healthcare, environmentalism, and smoking bans? By Branko Marcetic, Jacobin Contrary to claims about “fascist” vaccine mandates currently circulating on the Right, the Nazis actually relaxed German vaccine mandates — and hoped doing […]
There was an “anarchist” group in British Columbia called Open Road that was doing stuff like this in the 80s, on the grounds that pornography is supposedly capitalist exploitation of women. Ironically, the Order (an Aryan Nations offshoot) was doing the same thing in neighboring Washington state during […]
So Steve Bannon is a closet Stirnerite? The line that Alexander Reid Ross takes in the interview is what I call the “new popular front” position, which amounts to support for liberal-capitalist regimes against the threat of “fascism.” It’s something of an inversion of the alt-right “globalism vs. […]
The present time really does have so much in common with the mid to late 70s. When Nixon (the Trump of his era, with some differences) was run out of office, he was replaced by a Rockefeller Republican regime (literally, as Nelson Rockefeller was Ford’s vice-president). Then Ford […]
Probably the main reason that I frequently butt heads with the left-anarchists is that I do not necessarily believe that the universalization of “wokeism” is the priority issue or even something that needs to happen at all. I tend to view “woke anarchism” the same way I might […]
The therapeutists vs. the theocrats. By Bonnie Kristian, The Week Brown University mandates COVID-19 vaccination for faculty, staff, and students alike, so over 95 percent of the campus community is vaccinated. And, as Brown’s pandemic policy pages note, the vaccines are “proven to be highly effective” in preventing […]
I’ve been saying the same thing for quite some time. North and South America have similar histories. North America was colonized by English-speaking Northern European Protestants, and South America was colonized by Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Southern Europe Catholics. Both continents have an African-descended population rooted in the trans-Atlantic […]
This guy’s stuff was well worth reading. He had many of the same limitations as most conservative critics of the existing ruling class, but a lot of important insights as well. By Matthew Schmitz New York Post Donald Trump’s election in 2016 caught most intellectuals by surprise — […]
This is a very good analysis. She was always a bit weak on the drone wars.
Well, I guess it’s something…maybe. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez introduces an amendment on the House floor to cut the NDAA topline by 10 percent.
A Maoist/Third Worldist critique of the American “left.” By Jason Unruhe and SMG John Introduction The big topic the last few weeks has been this reactionary notion of “American socialist patriotism”. The White middle-class talking heads of social media have been attempting to repackage American exceptionalism for the […]
Totally disagree with Tulsi on this. The way to end the Takfiri insurgencies is to stop backing regimes that are fostering them like Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, etc, and to stop opposing or weakening regimes and/or non-state actors that are opposing them like Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, […]
This essay by an an-com ideologue illustrates why the Western Left is so weak on the question of imperialism. Tankies are only anti-imperialist when it advances tankieism, and the rest of the left is only interested in anti-imperialism when it advances Western-style liberalism or “cultural progressivism” in the […]
In Western countries, unions have long become assimilated respectable institutions, kind of like churches or the Rotary Club. Early in my radical “career,” I held to the standard “workerist” paradigm of the Old Left. Working with real-life trade unions, socialist parties, and anarcho-syndicalist organizations cured me of all […]
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll reveals a plurality of Americans believe less than one million people will get vaccinated against COVID as a result of President Biden’s new mandates.
Ryan Grim and Alyssa Farah discuss the math error that led to millions of Americans receiving confusing letters from the IRS.
By Leia Idliby Mediate Historian and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said that the present day is one of the worst times in American history. Burns made the remark while on the “SmartLess” podcast, hosted by Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes, comparing current events with the Civil War, the […]
Dr. Trita Parsi reacts to the removal of funding for Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ from the bill set to fund the government through December 3.
Briahna Joy Gray, Ryan Grim, and Alyssa Farah discuss the Biden administration’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis at the Texas-Mexico border.
Team Rising discusses Congress’s efforts to halt an impending government shutdown.
Ryan Grim breaks down the progressive campaign co-op looking to unseat establishment politicians in Rhode Island.
Alyssa Farah makes the case for better media coverage of the country’s hundreds of missing Native American girls and women.
Ryan Grim and Alyssa Farah react to Politico reporter Ben Schreckinger’s new book. A portion of the book confirms that the NY Post’s 2020 reporting on two damning Hunter Biden emails was legitimate.
Is she finally knocking off the bullshit and getting to the point? Middle East Monitor Democrat representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez last week presented an amendment to the US defence budget bill. If agreed, the amendment will block the transfer of $735 million worth of Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munitions […]
“There is nothing Bin Laden could have hoped for more than the American invasion and occupation of Iraq, [which is] Osama Bin Laden’s gift from America.” – Michael Scheuer, former senior intelligence analyst in charge of tracking Osama Bin Laden, in his 2004 book “Imperial Hubris.”
Biden’s mental health issue isn’t something to debate about, it’s very transparent old age is screwing him over.
By Jp Cortez, Sound Money Defense League Money Metals America’s central bankers are tasked with impartial oversight over aspects of the American economy. But could these individuals be making decisions on interest rates and bailout operations based on what is best for their own personal investment portfolios? After […]
Yet another battle intensifies. Maybe there will be some violent streetfighting between pro-life and pro-choice the same way there has been between the alt-right/lite and the antifa/SJWs, with the large cities in red states declaring “abortion rights sanctuaries” and other places declaring “right-to-life sanctuaries.” Krystal and Saagar look […]
Krystal and Saagar respond to the comments made by the Democratic mayor of San Francisco after she was caught partying maskless in violation of her own covid guidelines
Krystal and Saagar break down the extensive findings by the CDC that childhood obesity has skyrocketed since the covid pandemic restrictions began
Krystal and Saagar bring viewers up to speed on the debt ceiling battle taking place within the halls of congress and what Dems are planning on doing about it
Krystal looks at the huge tax giveaway Democrats are planning on giving to their billionaire donors, despite the tax the rich dress worn by AOC that said otherwise
Krystal and Saagar are joined by journalist David Sirota to get the latest on the battles taking place among Democratic moderates and progressives in congress on drug prices and other issues
Saagar looks at the debates surrounding natural immunity that have been banned by big tech platforms as part of the latest messaging failure by public health officials
Krystal and Saagar take a deep dive into the forces leading to the stock market tanking, in particular the situation involving China’s real estate market which might sound familiar to many Americans
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds that only 20 percent of voters believe the pandemic will end within the next year. Ryan Grim and Alyssa Farah discuss.
Ryan Grim and Alyssa Farah discuss video showing that San Francisco Mayor London Breed publicly violated the city’s strict mask mandate.
I live in Virginia, and this is the lamest “contest” possible between a corporate Democrat and a corporate Republican. If you are in Virginia and must vote, I’d recommend Princess Blanding, a mildly anti-establishment liberal. Julia Manchester, Political Reporter at The Hill, explains what the results of the […]
This guy needs to be the Attorney-General. by Ryan Alexander-Tanner The NIB In 18 months, Chesa Boudin has introduced a huge shift in how San Francisco’s carceral system operates. Can he keep it up? READ MORE
Whatever one’s views on abortion, I think overturning Roe v. Wade will help pan-secessionism because it will provide liberals and the left with one less reason to cling to the federal government and conservatives and the right with less reason to cling to the GOP while escalating polarization […]
Congress is such a joke. Ryan Grim explains why Senate Democrats can and should subvert the Senate Parliamentarian’s guidance on including immigration reform in the $3.5T budget resolution.
Alyssa Farah details the Biden administration’s recent COVID-19 policy that limits the access some Americans will have to monoclonal antibody treatment.
When Tulsi was running for Prez, I thought she was the best of any of the major party candidates on foreign policy, although she was still too hawkish for my tastes, as this segment indicates. My second favorite candidate was Marianne Williamson, because I thought she was 2nd […]
By Peter Zeihan on September 21, 2021 The French are continuing to make their outrage over last week’s AUKUS submarine deal—and the subsequent cancellation of a pending Franco-Australian submarine supply deal—plain for all to see. IIn addition to withdrawing ambassadors from the United States and Australia (news outlets before […]
Krystal and Saagar talk about the future of Roe vs Wade, stock market tanking, the looming debt ceiling fight in congress, SF Mayor caught maskless, America’s childhood obesity crisis, the science behind natural immunity, Democrats’ tax policy, congressional gridlock with David Sirota, and more! Timestamps: Roe vs Wade: […]
By Ruth Kinna Sometimes vilified, often misunderstood, rarely taught in universities, anarchism is a political philosophy and social movement that’s far removed from today’s mainstream politics. But it was and remains a powerful motivator. Political theorist Ruth Kinna talks us through the best books to read to get […]
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