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Nexus X HumectressSadly Saying Goodbye (For Now) To Andrew Yang
America is in Danger
DRESDEN WAS *NOT* DA BOMB
Today seems to be quite the day for anniversaries! Not only is this day, the 13th of February 2020, the half-century anniversary of Black Sabbath’s self-titled album—and, by extension, the whole heavy metal genre—it’s also the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden, one of the least salutary […]
Nancy the Ripper: Democratic Panic
A Vote for Mayor Pete is a Vote for Assimilation
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Once again, dearest motherfuckers, I feel obligated to reprise my roll as ‘that bitch.’ Do I really have to be the queer bummer who smashes the Buttigieg delusion? Are all the other faggot anarchists busy? Oh well, fuck […]
No Gods No Masters A History of Anarchism
In Support of Brexit and Independent Catalonia
Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Comosition This was quite a captivating performance. Regardless of whether you support Brexit or decry it, it’s hard not to identify with the mobilizing passions Nigel Farage appeals to. While it remains an open question whether the UK is better off with the EU or without […]
Free Marketers vs. Vulgar Libertarians
By Jake Recktenwald Rational Anarchy I recently stumbled upon this debate between Patrick Smith, a vulgar libertarian, and Mike Shipley, a comrade and libertarian who does great activist work. Smith, unsurprisingly, says some very dumb things that require rebuttal. This is not to say, of course, that Mike […]
99 Reasons to Impeach (But Ukrainegate Ain’t One)
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Urgh! Ma, do I have to write about impeachment again? Cant I just take the trash down to the curb instead? Yeah, that’s right, dearest motherfuckers, its another goddamn impeachment piece, because apparently the thing about purgatory is […]
The New Class War author: How the PMC ruined everything
How to Spot a Wahhabist- Our Saudi Arabia Problem
Kim Iversen has a great series of videos on this topic.
Are The MIC and CIA Behind The Impeachment Of Donald Trump?
This is interesting.
House approves war powers legislation pulling authority back to Congress
By Jesse Naranho Politico The House on Thursday approved two measures aimed at clawing back President Donald Trump’s war powers, a direct result of recent aggression between Iran and the United States that culminated earlier this month in missile attacks on Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops. The […]
McConnell Claims He’s Short on Votes: Is This True or Is He Playing Games?
Listen here. On this episode of The Critical Hour, Dr. Wilmer Leon is joined by Keith Preston, author and writer at the blog Attack the System. “In a closed-door meeting after closing remarks, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told colleagues he doesn’t have the votes to block […]
Sad Watching the Left Idolize (and Believe!) Neocon Bolton Re: Impeachment Nonsense
Yes.
Do We Agree? Ft. Derrick Jensen
Todd Lewis joined by Derrick Jensen from Deep Green Resistance to engage in a constructive dialogue.
Are the Ruling Class just Capitalists any more?
Todd Lewis is joined by Keith Preston, RR and Swithun Dobson to discuss the ruling class in the Modern World.
The Many Faces of Bernie Derangement Syndrome
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley It’s getting pretty damn near impossible, even for a vengeful anarcho-cynic like myself, to deny that the system clearly despises Bernie Sanders. Both the DNC and their moronic B-team in the so called mainstream media seem to be […]
Trump lawyers launch defense on 5th day of Senate impeachment trial
‘I Was In Three Riots In Four Months’ – A 30+ Year Anarchist Journey
Pete invited Keith Preston to return to the show to talk about his 30+ year journey through anarchism. Keith has devoted much of that time to anarchism’s historical study and hosts the largest pan-archist site on the web, Attack The System. Listen here. AttackTheSystem.com Keith’s Books Donate at […]
Episode 101 – Season 5 with Bellamy
A great interview that covers many topics that are relevant to ATS such as the value of “pan-secessionism” as opposed to “world domination anarchism,”and left-wing authoritarianism. Listen here. “Since Bellamy was here at the start of The Brilliant project it is great to check in where he is […]
Trump’s travel ban imposed on nations not subservient to US
Listen here. US President Donald Trump’s travel ban is based on geopolitical reasons and imposed against countries that refuse to join America’s sphere of influence, says a political analyst in Virginia. “I noticed that Belarus was included. Belarus is of course another nation that is widely considered to be […]
Mike Gravel: I’d probably vote Present like Tulsi
My take on the Trump impeachment is the same as Mike Gravel’s and Tulsi Gabbard’s. There are many things that are objectionable about Trump (and virtually all other presidents), and calling him out on those things would be justifiable if Congress cared to do so. But the impeachment […]
Democrats slam Republicans over Trump impeachment rules
Democratic lawmakers in both chambers of the US Congress have slammed the rules of impeachment against President Donald Trump announced by Senate Republicans, saying the process is “rigged” and different from the impeachment of former Democratic President Bill Clinton.
It’s Time to Bring the War Home Again
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley As the dust settles on Donald Trump’s latest high octane game of chicken with the Islamic Republic, an eerie calm seems to have risen like fog from Soleimani’s grave to take its place. But while the whole world […]
Why the Left Fails
Todd Lewis and Keith Preston discuss the failure of the political left in its historic mission of checking private power.
UN urges ‘foreign’ players to stop ‘meddling’ in Libya conflict
The United Nations has urged all “foreign” players to stop “interfering” in the conflict in Libya, just a day before a peace summit in Germany aimed at establishing a permanent ceasefire between the two warring sides in the North African country.
US officials connected to Israel lobby pushed Trump to order Soleimani’s assassination
Press TV. Listen here. Senior US officials in President Donald Trump’s administration who are “heavily connected” to the Israel lobby and US arms industry pressured Trump to order the assassination of Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, says a political analyst in Virginia. “The reason he did that seems […]
Lyceum Round-Table #8: Defining Right and Left
Soleimani assassination was an act of war, says analyst
Balkans Post “An act of assassination carried out against a high-ranking official of another state is an act of war,” said Keith Preston, chief editor of AttacktheSystem.com, in an interview with the Balkans Post. Here’s the full transcript of the interview: Balkans Post: The United States assassinated Iran’s […]
Trannies with Guns: Because Enough is Enough!
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I need to buy a gun. I can’t state it any simpler than that. It’s something I’ve needed for sometime and I seem to feel like I need it a little more each day. The gun doesn’t have […]
Tulsi Gabbard Exclusive: How I tried to stop Trump’s Iran actions
Some pretty good insights into how “democracy” actually works: The “people’s representatives” receive their marching orders from the overlords of the empire, which they are then expected to rubber stamp.
How Our Government Is Trying To Gaslight Us into A War With Iran
Lawrence Wilkerson on Trump’s Iran aggression: same neocon lies, new target
A great interview with Colin Powell’s former chief of staff. Pushback with Aaron Maté As millions of Iranians mourn the US murder of Qassem Soleimani, ex-Bush administration official Col. Lawrence Wilkerson discuses the parallels between Bush’s war on Iraq and Trump’s campaign against Iran; the history of US […]
Sympathy For Soleimani
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley A preemptive strike, that’s what white people call terrorism, and that’s apparently what transpired this Thursday on the tarmac of the Baghdad International Airport. A preemptive drone strike, ordered by our president, murdered General Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s most […]
The Anarchist Era Collective’s Statement on the Assassination of an Iranian State Terrorist
An interesting statement from an Iranian anarchist group that more or less takes a “pox on all their houses” perspective. Read here. “Qasem Soleimani has long tormented the people and we congratulate the survivors of his crimes in the Middle East, particularly Syria, Iraq and Yemen. And while […]
America is exiting the world stage. Who replaces it?
This discussion makes an interesting argument that multipolarity will create a world order where France rather than Germany is dominant in Europe, Turkey rather than Russia in Central Asia, Japan rather than China in East Asia, and Argentina rather than Brazil in Latin America. Not sure I agree […]
The Agonist: Winter Edition
A new issue of the paleoconservative journal The Agonist is now available with a lead article from yours truly. Read the entire edition online here.
Iran, Russia, China Countering US Influence in Region: American Analyst
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The joint naval drills of Iran, Russia and China in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman were aimed at countering US influence in the region, an American political analyst said. “The three countries appear to have as their primary objectives the protection of […]
Washington Prefers to Continue Its Occupation of Iraq: US Expert
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An American Middle East expert described the recent US attacks on positions of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units as a “clear violation” of the Arab country’s sovereignty, adding that Washington prefers to continue its occupation of Iraq. “This (the attack on PMU bases) was a clear […]
California Is Booming. But Californians Are Unhappy
The New York Times Conor Dougherty Fire, garbage and homelessness increasingly plague the Golden State. SAN FRANCISCO — Christine Johnson, a public-finance consultant with an engineering degree, was running for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She crisscrossed her downtown district talking about her plans […]
Chinese scientist who edited twin babies’ genes jailed for 3 years
CNN Updated 3:30 AM ET, Mon December 30, 2019 (CNN) – A Chinese scientist who helped create the world’s first gene-edited babies has been sentenced to three years in prison. He Jiankui shocked the world in 2018 when he announced that twin girls Lulu and Nana had been […]
Keith Preston Joins Extremist Hall of Fame: Banned from Facebook
[Update: At one point, I had been banned from Facebook, with my account subsequently being restored. Apparently, I am now banned again. As I say, I can be reached through the ATS contact page.] Apparently, I am now under a total ban from Facebook. I’ve encountered more Facebook […]
Iraqi President condemns US attack on PMU bases as death toll reaches 25
Watch here. https://urmedium.com/c/presstv/5344 Iraqi President Barham Salih has condemned Washington’s attacks on Kata’ib Hezbollah, which is part of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), as the death toll from the attack reaches more than two dozen.
Some People Who Actually Didn’t Suck In 2019
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I love holiday traditions, dearest motherfuckers, and every year since I started this blog several years ago, I’ve welcomed in the new year by compiling a short list of the few people on this goddess forsaken rock who […]
Typhus, Torchwood, Chaos, and Immortality: Am I the Face of Boa?
By Ann Sterzinger Medium The Doctor Who spin-off that speaks to the invincible community, or: How I survived a typhus coma without any competent medical help. Almost a year after falling into a should-have-been-fatal coma due to complications of typhus (yes, the medieval/concentration camp disease; welcome to Los […]
AirBnB and LA’s Housing Hell, PART THREE: The Killing Fields
By Ann Sterzinger Medium In which the conspiracy sends a teenager to try to disgustingly fuck me (so what else is new?) and tragically kills my little cat. Something (Else) Rotten in the State of California In California, I soon discovered, AirBnB has metastasized into a whole new […]
AirBnB and Los Angeles’ Housing Hell: PART TWO.
By Ann Sterzinger Medium THE FILTHENING. Oh, and how I could have escaped. Peace Is For People Who Know How to Drive My lease in Chicago was ending, but Hammer Man took his sweet time. He and Psycho Roommate were supposedly cleaning the place up, but a month […]
AirBnB: The Weird Measure of LA’s Housing Hell. PART ONE.
By Ann Sterzinger Medium In which a refugee from whatever the hell Chicago has become prepares to confront whatever the hell LA has become. Yes, it’s very easy to get shot through the head if you stay in Chicago. Or raped through the ass, eye, vag, head, or […]
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