INDRAJIT—World War III is a world war in slow motion. Unlike the daily, massed clashes of WW1/2, we get much more precise, often almost symbolic fighting taking place over decades. I date WW3 to when America Pearl Harbored itself in 2001. Since then is has been open war across the world, complete with multiple invasions and genocides, reaching its climax, inshallah, now.

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Like the Nazis, who romped pretty hard before breaking their teeth on West Asia, the White Empire was winning World War III until they also started multiple land wars in Asia. Now they’ve hit their Stalingrad in Gaza and are finally being pushed back on their heels. After failing to take Tehran, they have been pushed out of their Persian Gulf bases entirely and are fighting from their second offensive line, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

RB—In a case of classic propaganda-washing, the newspaper refers to a report from the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), which refuses to name its donors. It is a member of the Atlas Network, a U.S. based organization that funnels oligarch and corporate cash into libertarian think tanks around the world. Its safe to say that the MEI is significantly funded by Canadian and US plutocratic foundations. A classic case of the US oligarchy working with vassal oligarchies to infiltrate courtier organic intellectuals into government policy discussions. Other examples are the Fraser Institute and the MacDonald-Laurier Institute. It goes without saying that the advice provided by the article is utterly ridiculous unless you wish to serve US oligarch interests as a vassal.

MK—The Ocasio-Cortez trajectory has remained the same, giving cover to the establishment with her fake credentials. Most recently and infamously, during the 2024 Democratic National Convention, she said of Kamala Harris, “She is working tirelessly to secure a cease-fire in Gaza and bringing the hostages home.” The claim was laughable at the time she made it, and now we know that, as a condition of receiving Biden’s endorsement, he demanded “no daylight” between the two of them. Intelligent observers knew right away that there was no “tireless” effort on Harris’ part, and AOC played the same role she always had.

ML—FIRE’s Creeley said he believes that intimidating Minnesotans was part of a broader Trump administration strategy to send a clear message to the rest of the U.S. public — standing up to ICE and Trump has consequences for the public regardless of what the Constitution says about the right to assemble freely and criticize public officials.

“I think when you have a drumbeat of news stories about the executive branch infiltrating peaceful protest groups, demanding information from nonprofits and unions, and even sneaking into churches.

BL—The existence of racism and the reality of the existence of races are two different things. As I said in the article, while the ideology and practice of racism is true historically from the 1840s in the United States, I am not claiming this is a good thing in the past or in the future. What I am claiming is that races of humans that were formed in the last 100,000 years have genetic predispositions which are still operating and which show up in health and disease studies. This “racial realism” is recognized among European and US scientists involved in the biological sciences such as population studies and behavioral genetics. I make no claim that races have differences in intelligence or that IQ tests are a good measure of intelligence.

DH—Since the end of 2024, Volkswagen had already agreed to reduce its work force by about 50,000 by the end of the decade. Agreements have been reached with 37,000 employees so far, the company said. The plan on Thursday would bring the total cuts to about 100,000.

Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest carmakers, is an icon of European industry and German manufacturing. It is now also an emblem of their challenges as China has risen as the world’s leading maker of autos and electric vehicles. The company’s business in China powered it for decades, but its Chinese sales have plummeted. All the while, a flood of cheap Chinese cars has hollowed out German factories.

The fate of four factories in Germany that have been targeted for possible closure remains unclear. But the company said it had far more manufacturing capacity than it needed. It added that “alternative uses for these plants are being assessed.”