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biggest technological revolution of our lifetimes and it's not AI or blockchain or cryptocurrency or metaverse.
“South Africans like Dr. Booley have found a remedy for power cuts that have plagued people in the developing world for years. Thanks to swiftly falling prices of Chinese made solar panels and batteries, they now draw their power from the sun.”
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Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
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December 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
biggest technological revolution of our lifetimes and it's not AI or blockchain or cryptocurrency or metaverse.
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NEW ARTICLE: Why Don't Western Workers Have Class Consciousness? READ NOW:
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Why do Western Workers Lack Class Consciousness?
Understanding the Bourgeois Proletarian Mindset
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December 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NEW ARTICLE: Why Don't Western Workers Have Class Consciousness? READ NOW:
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The art for this game was done by Hiroshi Nagai! An incredible artist who creates gorgeous art for city pop albums. With these being a few examples!
December 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The art for this game was done by Hiroshi Nagai! An incredible artist who creates gorgeous art for city pop albums. With these being a few examples!
Chomsky forever mogged by Parenti. He will join all the succdems in the dustbin of history
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Chomsky forever mogged by Parenti. He will join all the succdems in the dustbin of history
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US National Security Strategy in Asia - get the Asians to front up the cash to deter China
..."to spend more on their own defense, and most importantly their own capabilities to deter aggression"
..."to spend more on their own defense, and most importantly their own capabilities to deter aggression"
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
US National Security Strategy in Asia - get the Asians to front up the cash to deter China
..."to spend more on their own defense, and most importantly their own capabilities to deter aggression"
..."to spend more on their own defense, and most importantly their own capabilities to deter aggression"
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Shockwaves in Europe & in Asia. As Policytensor puts it "We have the W Hemisphere, Europe & the Middle East but no Asia. The only core, vital US interest in the Indo-Pacific is described as the security of sea-lanes,supply chains,&critical minerals. No mention of Japanese, Korean,Taiwanese security"
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Shockwaves in Europe & in Asia. As Policytensor puts it "We have the W Hemisphere, Europe & the Middle East but no Asia. The only core, vital US interest in the Indo-Pacific is described as the security of sea-lanes,supply chains,&critical minerals. No mention of Japanese, Korean,Taiwanese security"
We use too many terms to describe what is really the natural social order under capitalism. These are all features of bourgeois rule.
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
We use too many terms to describe what is really the natural social order under capitalism. These are all features of bourgeois rule.
One of the most evil Americans alive. Trump doesn't come even remotely close to her level of bloodthirst yet.
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
One of the most evil Americans alive. Trump doesn't come even remotely close to her level of bloodthirst yet.
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Every time a socialist country falls there is another round of brutal primitive accumulation
I often think about how some of the first properties in Blackstone’s portfolio were public housing in eastern Germany that had been privatized
I often think about how some of the first properties in Blackstone’s portfolio were public housing in eastern Germany that had been privatized
The collapse of the Soviet Union coincided with the accumulation of capital into private hands. It isn’t that different from the effects of enclosure and industrialization had in England.
December 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Every time a socialist country falls there is another round of brutal primitive accumulation
I often think about how some of the first properties in Blackstone’s portfolio were public housing in eastern Germany that had been privatized
I often think about how some of the first properties in Blackstone’s portfolio were public housing in eastern Germany that had been privatized
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If you are one of the people with more advanced class consciousness in the United States and suddenly the masses are supporting social democrats- you know what you need to do? Push people further than that, agitate. Not mindlessly glaze those people. Come on. Grab the lib by the shoulders and push!
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If you are one of the people with more advanced class consciousness in the United States and suddenly the masses are supporting social democrats- you know what you need to do? Push people further than that, agitate. Not mindlessly glaze those people. Come on. Grab the lib by the shoulders and push!
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The combination of unique politics, climate change, and bad luck have brought a true drought emergency to Tehran.
"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that Tehran’s residents would have to ration water—and eventually evacuate the capital—if there was no rain by late November."
"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that Tehran’s residents would have to ration water—and eventually evacuate the capital—if there was no rain by late November."
Prolonged water cuts across Tehran have created widespread panic among the Iranian capital’s 10 million residents.
Tehran’s Residents Are Panicking as Taps Run Dry
Years of drought and neglect have left the city nearly unsustainable.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The combination of unique politics, climate change, and bad luck have brought a true drought emergency to Tehran.
"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that Tehran’s residents would have to ration water—and eventually evacuate the capital—if there was no rain by late November."
"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that Tehran’s residents would have to ration water—and eventually evacuate the capital—if there was no rain by late November."
The notion that ending USAID has killed 600,000 is questionable
Elon Musk Is repsonsible for the deaths of 600,000 human beings and yet is being rewarded by capitalists with 1000 billion dollars
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The notion that ending USAID has killed 600,000 is questionable
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"There are more US naval assets in the Caribbean than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis" - @adamtooze.bsky.social
"Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime."
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"Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime."
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November 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
"There are more US naval assets in the Caribbean than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis" - @adamtooze.bsky.social
"Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime."
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"Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime."
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November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Funnily enough, this is the contradiction of democratic socialism. Within our current juridical framework you actually can’t abolish private property. You don’t have to worry about it cause it’s impossible without revolution
Kelly Loeffler: "This is gonna be a crisis in the city of New York, to have a communist in there talking about seizing the means of production ... this is the face of Democrat Party now, and you saw that with everyone coming and bowing to him."
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Funnily enough, this is the contradiction of democratic socialism. Within our current juridical framework you actually can’t abolish private property. You don’t have to worry about it cause it’s impossible without revolution
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Southeast Asian history shows us that there are other pathways to international order and that, contrary to Western modes of thinking, a hegemonic power is not required for stability
What Southeast Asian history tells us about a multipolar order | Aeon Essays
As Pax Americana ends, a multipolar order is emerging. The history of Southeast Asia holds lessons for what’s to come
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October 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Southeast Asian history shows us that there are other pathways to international order and that, contrary to Western modes of thinking, a hegemonic power is not required for stability
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"As lungs need air, so the U.S. economy needs Latin American minerals."
—Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America
—Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"As lungs need air, so the U.S. economy needs Latin American minerals."
—Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America
—Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America
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No one died in blockaded socialist Cuba during Hurricane Melissa, one of the worst storms ever to hit the country.
At least two people died in the world's richest city, in the world's richest country, during a Nor'easter.
At least two people died in the world's richest city, in the world's richest country, during a Nor'easter.
I’m heartbroken to learn that two New Yorkers have drowned as a result of today’s torrential rain and flooding. Their families and loved ones are in my thoughts tonight.
This kind of sudden and intense rain has become the new normal—and our infrastructure isn’t prepared for it.
This kind of sudden and intense rain has become the new normal—and our infrastructure isn’t prepared for it.
Two Die in NYC Basements as Squall Brings Massive Rain Burst to City
Two men, one in Central Brooklyn and another in Upper Manhattan, were found dead in flooded areas after intense rain arrived late on Thursday.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
No one died in blockaded socialist Cuba during Hurricane Melissa, one of the worst storms ever to hit the country.
At least two people died in the world's richest city, in the world's richest country, during a Nor'easter.
At least two people died in the world's richest city, in the world's richest country, during a Nor'easter.
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(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald ..
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U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald ..
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It's the season for haunts and scares, and we got into the spirit in our latest feature! From creepy castles to ghost ships, we've compiled our favorite spooky RPG settings. What scary locales do you love (or fear) revisiting? Read below!
Spooky Settings: www.rpgfan.com/feature/our-...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It's the season for haunts and scares, and we got into the spirit in our latest feature! From creepy castles to ghost ships, we've compiled our favorite spooky RPG settings. What scary locales do you love (or fear) revisiting? Read below!
Spooky Settings: www.rpgfan.com/feature/our-...
Spooky Settings: www.rpgfan.com/feature/our-...
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New research on 42 countries around the world shows that in most cases people generally do not believe the system they live under is fair. With one exception: China.
I wrote a summary of this study and its methodology on Substack, which I'm posting in the reply.
I wrote a summary of this study and its methodology on Substack, which I'm posting in the reply.
October 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New research on 42 countries around the world shows that in most cases people generally do not believe the system they live under is fair. With one exception: China.
I wrote a summary of this study and its methodology on Substack, which I'm posting in the reply.
I wrote a summary of this study and its methodology on Substack, which I'm posting in the reply.
He's still so funny sometimes. Exposing America for the joke it actually is.
October 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
He's still so funny sometimes. Exposing America for the joke it actually is.