Caitlin Johnstone

Painted Roger Waters in the middle of a furious tirade against the evils of the empire. Thinking of calling it "The Most Vindicated Man On Earth" or "You Shoulda Listened To Me, Thom".
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They Want You Relying On Artificial Intelligence So That You Will Lose Your Natural Intelligence Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

They Want You Relying On Artificial Intelligence So That You Will Lose Your Natural Intelligence

They want you to require easily controllable software to form your understanding of the world, and to express that understanding to others.

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In theory the press are there to create an informed electorate who can then use their votes to move their government in a healthy direction. In practice the press are there to keep the public too ignorant, propagandized and distracted to meddle in the workings of the imperial machine.

Americans Have No Idea Who Their Government Is Bombing, And Other Notes Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

Americans Have No Idea Who Their Government Is Bombing

What percentage of Americans even realize that Trump has bombed Somalia nearly a hundred times this year? I doubt it’s even one percent.

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New Painting: "Has Anyone Seen The Antichrist?" The other day I read an article about how Peter Thiel has been going around giving strange speeches in which he speculates about who the Antichrist might be and what signs we should look for to spot h...

"Has Anyone Seen The Antichrist?"

Portrait of Peter Thiel

Oil on canvas.

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Notice Which Genocides You Are And Are Not Allowed To Oppose Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

Notice Which Genocides You Are And Are Not Allowed To Oppose

"Do you notice how nobody’s losing their jobs or getting deported for criticizing the genocidal atrocities in Sudan?"

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It's Just Wall-To-Wall News Stories About The US And Its Allies Abusing The World Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

It's Just Wall-To-Wall News Stories About The US And Its Allies Abusing The World

The US empire is a giant murder machine feeding on human blood and the life force of our biosphere while providing nothing but obstacles to a healthy world.

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You Believe The Mainstream Narrative? Of Course You Do, You're Twelve Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

You think Hamas killed Israelis because they’re monsters who hate Jews? Of course you do, you’re 12.

You think Trump is trying to get rid of Maduro because Maduro is an evil dictator who wants to poison Americans with fentanyl? Hell yeah homie, you’re 12.
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Capitalism Is Shoving AI Down Our Throats Because It Can't Give Us What We Actually Want Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

Capitalism Is Shoving AI Down Our Throats Because It Can't Give Us What We Actually Want

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Guillotine Song

Reading by Tim Foley.

As usual, anyone who wants to set these words to music is free to do so.
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They Tell Us To Fear Muslims While The US Empire Terrorizes The World Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

They Tell Us To Fear Muslims While The US Empire Terrorizes The World

The empire we live under is everything we’re trained to fear. Our own rulers are the murderers. Our own rulers are the terrorists. Our own rulers are the tyrants. Our rulers are the problem.
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New Painting: Jeff Bezos

"The freaks who rule our world do not have a healthy vision for humanity’s future. Their best ideas are a normal person’s worst nightmare."

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Zionists Push Islamophobia Because It's Easier Than Getting People To Like Israel Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

Zionists Push Islamophobia Because It's Easier Than Getting People To Like Israel

"Israel makes everything gross. It makes the world more violent, more sociopathic, and more hateful. The entire state is sustained by nonstop violence and hatred."
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New Painting: Larry Ellison The subject of my latest painting is Larry Ellison, one of the empire’s nastier oligarchs.

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Larry Ellison

Oil on canvas.

The Imperial Propaganda Machine Is Failing In Unprecedented Ways Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

The Imperial Propaganda Machine Is Failing In Unprecedented Ways

They’re on the back foot. This has never happened before.
We’ve got a real shot at winning this thing.

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Give me some questions and comments you'd like a response to and I'll get to as many as possible in essays over the next few days.

Medea Benjamin

Oil on canvas.

US Politics Is Just Nonstop Fake Revolutions Now Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

US Politics Is Just Nonstop Fake Revolutions Now

"They get everyone fighting a fake revolution so that nobody thinks about fighting a real one."
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Israel Flipped Out And Killed 45 Palestinians After Running Over Their Own Bomb Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

Israel Flipped Out And Killed 45 Palestinians After Running Over Their Own Bomb

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In today’s news, Israel’s stupid fucking genocidal rapists ran over an unexploded ordnance from their own evil carpet bombing campaign, blamed Hamas, started fucking bombing Gaza again, killed scores of civilians, and then quietly backed down on urging from Washington.

They Said The Massacres Would Stop When The Hostages Were Released. They Haven't Stopped. Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

They Said The Massacres Would Stop When The Hostages Were Released. They Haven't Stopped.

On Friday Israel reportedly blew up a vehicle carrying a Palestinian family of eleven people, including seven children.

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Israel Foreign Ministry Falsely Claims Palestinians Tore Apart A Beached Whale Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

Israel Foreign Ministry Falsely Claims Palestinians Tore Apart A Beached Whale

They falsely claimed the animal was a “whale” because “starving civilians eat a fish” does not make for good propaganda if you’re trying to frame them as loathsome barbarians.
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The West's Dehumanization Of Arabs Is Completely Unforgivable Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

The West's Dehumanization Of Arabs Is Completely Unforgivable

These last two years have shown us that western civilization doesn’t need protection, it needs redemption. It needs to save its soul.

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