December 2022
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British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism
British colonialism caused at least 100 million deaths in India in roughly 40 years, according to an academic study. Continue reading
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Canada offers tax ‘charity’ receipts for NGO dispossessing Palestinians
A foreign based “settler colonial NGO” is seeking Canadian government subsidies. This week a representative of Jerusalem-based Regavim will be hosting a series of fundraisers in the Greater Toronto Area. Continue reading
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Biden Opens Africa Summit With Sanctioning African Leaders
The Biden administration is holding a summit with some 40 leaders of African countries. The New York Times headline of its reporting on the summit is revealing: Biden Is Bringing Africa’s Leaders to Washington, Hoping to Impress Continue reading
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The UK in Ukraine
Yesterday the British media covered a story regarding the use of Royal Marines in the Ukraine both before and after Russia began its Special Military Operation in the country. This article will examine what this could mean as well as the significance of this announced being made. Continue reading
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The Cuban Missile Crisis @60: POSTMORTEMS
Washington, D.C., December 13, 2022 – In the immediate aftermath of the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev met with the Czechoslovakian Communist Party leader, Antonin Novotny, and told him that “this time we really were on the verge of war,” according to minutes of their October 30, 1962, meeting posted today… Continue reading
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Dutch farmers battle technocratic forces driving them into oblivion
Dutch farmers are in open struggle against a cartel of multinational corporations, Davos-aligned parties and NGO’s seeking control over the global food supply. “They are sweeping the culture from the land,” a farmer laments. Continue reading
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EU cracks the whip (gently) on Iran
The European Union has returned to the ritual of sanctioning Iran to leverage its foreign and security policies. The highlight of the EU Foreign Affairs Council ministerial meeting in Brussels on Monday was the imposition of sanctions against Iran over a range of issues. Continue reading
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf, December 2022
Saturday, 10 December 2022 — — Origin: Climate & Capitalism Six important new books on fungi and racism and building socialism and wheat and more Ecosocialist Bookshelf is a monthly column, hosted by Ian Angus. Books described here may be reviewed at length in future. Inclusion of a book does not imply endorsement, or that C&C Continue reading
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The U.S. Cuckoo in the European Nest
For Europe, its unreflective taking of this American ‘cuckoo’ thinking into its own European nest is nothing short of catastrophic. Continue reading
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Will Belated Open Letter by The New York Times and other Media Outlets Be Enough to Compel Julian Assange’s Release From Prison?
Or will vindictive elites exposed as war criminals in documents Assange released and who engaged in deep-reaching smear campaign directed against him try to lock up the heroic truth-teller forever? Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 11-12 December 2022
Monday, 12 December 2022 — The New Dark Age Brian Berletic Sitrepping. https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/12/brian-berletic-sitrepping.html Short Clarification On “50/50” Offensive. https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/12/short-clarification-on-5050-offensive.html Andrei Raevsky Asks A Reasonable Question. https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/12/andrei-raevsky-asks-reasonable-question.html Continue reading
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The journalist-run, intelligence-linked operation that warped British pandemic policy
Presented as an independent voice for “unbiased” scientific advice, iSAGE provided a channel for media spinmeisters, spies and psy-op specialists to influence Britain’s pandemic policy without accountability. Leaked internal emails show members fretting over its unethical methods. Continue reading
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Uneven Earth’s November readings
Once a month, we put together a list of stories we’ve been reading: news you might’ve missed or crucial conversations going on around the web. We focus on environmental justice, radical municipalism, new politics, political theory, and resources for action and education. Continue reading
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Watch Lowkey and Matt Kennard on The British-American Project
Lowkey is joined by investigative journalists Matt Kennard (Declassified UK) and Asa Winstanley (Electronic Intifada), along with activist Huda Ammori (Palestine Action), for a special episode of The Watchdog. Continue reading
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The Heat of the Artemovsk Cauldron
As the assault on Artemovsk (Bakhmut) continues, rather than attempting to steamroll Ukrainian defenses in the town, Russian forces are now encircling the area, effectively cutting the it off from resupply and reinforcements from the rest of the Ukraine. This article will look at why Russia is choosing to do this and the potential consequences… Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 10-11 December 2022
Sunday, 11 December 2022 — The New Dark Age Journalist in Donestk: Ukrainian Gov’t Put Me On a Hit List Because of My Reporting https://popularresistance.org/journalist-in-donestk-ukrainian-govt-put-me-on-a-hit-list-because-of-my-reporting/ Larry On The US Military… https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/12/larry-on-us-military.html Capitalist decay, the prospect of social upheaval, & the path to victory over the bourgeois state https://seeyouin2020.blogspot.com/2022/12/capitalist-decay-prospect-of-social.html Continue reading
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Watch: Lift the criminal sanctions on Syria NOW! Please watch, share and write to your MP, media/government
Vanessa Beeley explains the impact of sanctions on the people of Syria and appeals for everyone to assist in raising awareness, and having them lifted. Continue reading
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War as an Option
Russia’s Special Military Operation has now been ongoing since February, yet there are still an immense number of people still saying that the situation should have been solved through diplomatic rather than bellicose means. With news this week regarding Merkel’s revelations concerning the Minsk Agreements, this article shall examine whether peace ever was an option… Continue reading
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Ukraine SitRep – Catastrophic Losses, Failing Wonder Weapons, NATO Escalation
The Russian military is still integrating most of the mobilized 300,000+ men and volunteers. According to Putin 25% of the mobilized forces are in combat units, 25% in rear positions, while 50% train in Russia. It does not look like an imminent all out attack on the Ukrainian front lines is in the cards. The expected large… Continue reading
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‘Minsk II Was Agreed On To Arm Ukraine’ – Did Merkel Really Say That?
Helmholtz Smith, Andrew Korybko and Andrei Martyanov have some thoughts about a recent interview the former German chancellor Angela Merkel gave to the German weekly broadsheet Die Zeit. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 