Ah, you also like to use Douglas Murray's desperate attempts at gatekeeping what people can and can't talk about.

I have not been to Palestine, nor do I speak Arabic, but I fully support the Palestinian people, and I know what my country is doing is fully supporting a genocide.

I don't need to visit a certain country or speak any language to be able to see what is really going on.

More forever wars where the working class is sent to die while the oligarchs sit back and take all the important resources.

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It seems the divide and conquer strategy still works really well.

Glenn Greenwald is not a perfect person, but we cannot deny his great work as a journalist, his work with Snowden, and his continued integrity with his show, System Update.

Is the problem with him political tribalism, maybe due to him not supporting your preferred party (duopoly, blue or red team), or the distractions from the oligarchy (culture wars and identity politics, instead of focusing on addressing our society's systematic economic issues)?

I think he is worth uniting with.

“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.” – Frederick Douglass

Anyway, thanks for the link. I have heard of them, but I am not familiar.

Quick info. about video:

Part One: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy [01:11:59 | OCT 30 2025 | Behind the Bastards]

Generated Summary:

Main Topic:

The video, "Part One: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy," explores the early life and formative experiences of Peter Thiel, aiming to understand the origins of his controversial political views and actions.

Key Points:

• Peter Thiel's Background: The hosts discuss Thiel's upbringing, including his birth in Germany, his family's move to Cleveland due to his father's work in the oil and gas industry, and a subsequent move to Namibia (Southwest Africa) where his father worked at a uranium mine during the apartheid era.
• Family Influences: The video touches on the differing accounts of Thiel's parents' political leanings (Republican vs. Christian conservatives) and the impact of a specific childhood conversation about death.
• Early Personality and Interests: Thiel is portrayed as an intelligent but somewhat isolated child who excelled academically, enjoyed chess, and was deeply immersed in fantasy literature like "The Lord of the Rings" and Dungeons and Dragons.
• Libertarianism and Anti-Communism: The video highlights Thiel's development of libertarian and anti-communist views, influenced by Ayn Rand and the political climate of Silicon Valley.
• Experiences with Bullying: The hosts discuss how Thiel was bullied as a child, which may have contributed to his misanthropic views.
• Emphasis on Education: The video emphasizes the pressure Thiel felt to succeed academically and attend a prestigious university.

Highlights:

• The discussion of Thiel's father's involvement with a uranium mine in Namibia during apartheid, drawing a parallel between Thiel's childhood and a "supervillain origin story."
• The anecdote about Thiel's intense reaction to losing a chess match, even a scrimmage, suggesting a deep-seated need to win.
• The characterization of Thiel as a "wizard" figure by his peers, someone who was admired but also seen as fundamentally separate and unknowable.
• The mention of Thiel's later-in-life interest in anti-aging research and technologies.

I understand why the highly emotional response; we all have our subject that is dear to us. Mine is the Palestine genocide that is funded and fully supported by my country, the United States.

Fuck Glenn Greenwald. He is a russian shill and supports russian genocidal

I would implore you to stop only consuming Western pro-war propaganda and check out people like Professor Jeffrey Sachs.

He outlines, in simple terms, the events that led to the war between Ukraine and Russia, as well as the Western push to also antagonize Iran and China.

Self-built echo chambers and self-censorship are not healthy, nor do they help our society; we must always be critical of our governments and the politicians (paid-off lackeys of the owner class, oligarchs).

Ukraine, like many other countries, is being used as a pawn for the Western regime's agenda.

It seems like Western pro-war people are okay with continuing this war until the last Ukrainian is kidnapped and sent to the front lines so that the oligarchs can gain more natural resources and military contracts.

Propaganda really works on most Western people; Russiagate and Russiophobia are still seen as serious issues...

Even after we learned (Snowden leaks) that our governments lie to us so they can maximize their for-profit forever wars in the Middle East, now they are attempting to antagonize Iran and China.

I agree, but don't forget how MSM and the duopoly treat whistleblowers, as well as the Russiagate smears.

Propaganda works; that is why so much money is involved in politics and media.

Any thoughts on Whitney Web?

From what I know, she seems to be a great investigative journalist who has spoken about the surveillance state, Palantir, Peter Thiel, Jeffrey Epstein, and what industries have ties to organized crime.

Here is her archived website:

1. Homepage: https://archive.ph/wip/BdzIu | https://unlimitedhangout.com/
2. Authors: https://archive.is/oVpM5 | https://unlimitedhangout.com/content-blocks/author/
3. Palantir: https://archive.ph/1CBxh | https://unlimitedhangout.com/?s=Palantir

About:

Whitney Webb has been a professional writer, researcher and journalist since 2016. She has written for several websites and, from 2017 to 2020, was a staff writer and senior investigative reporter for Mint Press News. She currently writes for The Last American Vagabond and hosts an independent podcast called Unlimited Hangout.

Whitney has made numerous radio, television and video appearances, appearing on left-leaning programs like The Real News Network, Media Roots and The Zero Hour as well as right-leaning programs like The Tom Woods Show and The QTR podcast. Her work aims to highlight under-reported issues and find common ground between people of different political persuasions regarding corruption, government overreach, the lack of accountability for militaries and intelligence agencies and the military-industrial complex.

She is currently writing a book on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal based on her viral investigative series and has contributed to a soon-to-be available book on the Coronavirus Epidemic authored by former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Whitney lives in Chile with her 2 year old daughter and her dogs, Worf and Sisko.^[[1] https://archive.ph/CFF74 | https://unlimitedhangout.com/about-me/]

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700 Marines ordered to assist in Los Angeles

A U.S. official confirmed 700 Marines from Twentynine Palms, California, have been ordered to assist in Los Angeles. They are expected to arrive over the next 24 hours.

The Marines are from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines at Twentynine Palms, California, whom U.S. Northern Command had said Sunday were on a "prepared to deploy status" if the Defense Department needed them.

They will join 300 California National Guardsmen who are on Title 10 federalized active duty status in California. Those National Guardsmen were mobilized by Trump through Title 10 authorities and are under the command of U.S. Northern Command.

"We'll see what happens. I mean, I think we have it very well under control. I think it would have been a very bad situation. It was heading in the wrong direction. It's now heading in the right direction," President Donald Trump told ABC News' Karen Travers.

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1. https://m.slashdot.org/story/442846
2. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/apple-admits-to-secretly-giving-governments-push-notification-data/
3. https://www.vice.com/en/article/apple-just-confirmed-governments-are-spying-on-peoples-phones-with-push-notifications/
4. https://www.imore.com/iphone/apple-admits-governments-can-spy-on-your-iphones-push-notifications-and-they-already-are
5. https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/06/apple-governments-surveil-push-notifications/
6. https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/04/apple-approved-fewer-push-data-personal-info-demands-in-2024-despite-government-surge

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It is a possibility. Thanks for the input!

They look like concept cars, so many weird features, distracting screens, lack of menu languages.

Yes, the Chinese companies seem to be pushing the more experimental features on consumer cars much more than Western companies.

The funniest thing were cracked windshields and roof glasses.

You are right; Rich mentions that (26:06 mark), hahaha.

26:06: "number two every single windshield is cracked mysteriously yeah or in the sun yeah the sunroof over there that one's cracked this one is not cracked yet"

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Generated Summary:

This YouTube video features an interview with Professor Jeffrey Sachs, who discusses the shifting global order, focusing on the rise of China and its implications for the Western-centric world.

Main Topic: The re-emergence of China as a major global power and its challenge to the established Western-dominated world order.

Key Points:

• Historical Context: Sachs emphasizes the long view of history, noting that for most of the last 2000 years, Asia, particularly China, held a dominant position in the world economy. The rise of Europe and the subsequent dominance of the North Atlantic (Europe and the US) in the 19th and 20th centuries was an anomaly.
• China's "Century of Humiliation": He highlights China's decline and subjugation by Western and Japanese powers from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, leading to a drastically reduced share of the world economy.
• The Return of China: Sachs argues that China's current rise is a return to its historical prominence and a rebalancing of a previously unbalanced, Eurocentric world.
• Western Ideologies of Superiority: He points out that the West developed ideologies, including notions of cultural and racial superiority, to justify its dominance, making it difficult for many in the West to accept the shift in global power.
• China's Distinct Statecraft: Sachs contrasts European statecraft, characterized by fragmentation, constant warfare, and a "realist" view of international relations as inherently anarchic, with China's history of unification and Confucian emphasis on harmony. He argues that China's statecraft is different, prioritizing internal order and peaceful relations with neighbors, rather than external imperialism.
• Debate on China's Future Behavior: Sachs acknowledges the debate on whether China will behave like other great powers, driven by self-interest and competition, or if its unique history and philosophy will lead to a different approach to international relations. He disagrees with the view that China will inevitably follow the same path as previous dominant powers.

Highlights:

• The discussion of the historical context, framing China's rise as a return to a more normal state of affairs rather than an unprecedented threat.
• Sachs's critique of Western ideologies of superiority and their influence on perceptions of China.
• The contrasting of European and Chinese statecraft, offering a nuanced perspective on potential future geopolitical dynamics.
• The mention of the debate with John Mearsheimer, a prominent political scientist, who holds a different view on China's future behavior.

"We can confirm the reporting that Chang Guang Satellite Technology Company Limited is directly supporting Iran-backed Houthi terrorist attacks on U.S. interests," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told a regular news briefing.

I wonder if they got this information from the same people that said Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is MS-13 and Mahmoud Khalil is Hamas.

Iran, Russia, and China are all a part of BRICS and conduct military drills together. It would be better if our government learned some diplomacy and stopped our decades of aggression.

Col. Douglas Abbott Macgregor talks about Iran, China, and Russia.^[[1] https://lemmy.world/post/28282112]

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I see Richard Wolff; I upvote.

Bernie Sanders, the Justice Democrats, the Working Families Party, and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are a failed experiment.

We need an independent grassroots movement by and for the working class.

Check out Workers Strike Back.

For those interested:

We need to build an organized, unified movement of working people to systematically take on the rich who run society, and to undermine their ability to rule. Our goal must be to both fight for radical change in the present and to bring down the billionaires and their system. There is no other path to avoid total disaster for human civilization and the planet.

Working people need to be clear about who our enemies are. Our enemies are not other working-class or middle-class people, immigrants, the poor, Muslims, trans people, ordinary Republican or Democratic voters, nor independent voters or nonvoters. Our enemies are those who make millions or billions of dollars a year, own the politicians, own the land and resources, and who call the shots in this system. Our enemies are also those who justify and protect the interests of the rich.

The billionaires themselves are fully responsible for the disasters engulfing us — Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, the healthcare CEOs, the major shareholders on Wall Street. It is not some collective “we” or “human nature” which is responsible; it’s the rich who put their profits ahead of everything and everyone. We need to end the billionaire class and their system once and for all.^[[1] https://www.workersstrikeback.org/whatwestandfor]

Oh, interesting.

Compared to Piers Morgan interviews, I thought it went well for Gary Stevenson.

He was able to articulate his points across to a greater audience in simple-to-understand terms while having the time to restate his thoughts in many ways.

Awesome!

I love long-form discussions!

It is a privilege to witness the speakers express themselves in multiple ways instead of gunning for sound bites due to artificial time constraints.

Sad, but true.

Not Just Bikes informed many about city planning.

Yeah, Linus left a bad taste in many who followed what Gamers Nexus (and Louis Rossmann) exposed and brought to light about Linus's company and work ethic.

Thanks for taking the time and explaining your knowledge with the cameras and for informing us on what you use!

True, a great EDC (everyday carry) tool!

Awesome, thanks for sharing this link with is!

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