PE—They have, on the surface, what was always supposed to be a distinct choice between parties, reinforced by conventional ideas of what they stand for, which did not always bear scrutiny.

The difficulty—thoroughly justified—comes in trying to identify, comprehend, and credit what the parties affirm as their prevailing philosophies now, and what actual positions they vow to defend.

Since the ridiculous implosion of the senile Biden apparatus and the Democrats frantic musical chairs farce to field a candidate, the Republican Party has undergone a hostile takeover by Trump.

In abject genuflection to him, it has abandoned any pretense of a coherent platform, and adopted in full that of Trump Victor, which consists of anything and everything he decides at any given time.

DH—Russian Academy of Sciences Academician Sergei Yuryevich Glazyev, listing potential conflict scenarios, writes about the “advisability of using effective weapons to neutralize the enemy’s advantages in information technology and communications systems”:

This could include cutting communications channels on land and on the seabed, disrupting data centers, destroying enemy reconnaissance and command aircraft within our strike zone, regardless of their nationality, and disabling communications satellites, including the notorious Starlink constellation, which forms the backbone of the enemy’s telecommunications network. Without communication with American and British target controllers, planners, and analysts, the Ukrainian Armed Forces would be blinded and lose the ability to systematically conduct combat operations.

BL—The prehistoric invasions of the Indo-Europeans had a transformative effect in Europe, inaugurating a prolonged period of aristocratic individualism that resulted in several different strands of Indo-European genetic and cultural influence. MacDonald points out there is a northwest-southeast genetic and psychological gradient in Europe with individualism being more common in the historical populations of northwest Europe. The Indo-European research found massive migrations into Europe about 4,500 years ago as associated with the Corded Ware culture. The profound influx of Pontic steppe ancestry of Indo-Europeans spread westwards into Europe and east into central Asia with metallurgy, horse riding and probably Indo-European language. The Indo-European expansion carried Yamnaya  genes over vast distances from Scandinavia to South Asia. Indo-Europeans did not eradicate people whom they dominated. They extracted services. Females were taken as mates and men for labor. Upward mobility would be possible for males of the conquered group for those with military talent. What was important was reputation for group coherence, not kinship. Being honest, trustworthy, fair, cultivating a reputation was crucial in a military leader in Indo-Europeans.

JM —Cheerful, energetic, and highly social exteriors hide childhood trauma, and, in the case of corporate executives and politicians, psychopathy, which I have been writing about.

Psychopaths oddly are particularly prone to depression.

A major public failure, loss of power, financial setbacks, or legal attacks are a kind of “narcissistic mortification” usually aggravated by childhood trauma. People who suffer such problems externalize with deep anger, feeling that the world is failing them, or persecuting them. In their minds they are not ever wrong—others in power are incompetent if not evil and they must constantly strike and take back the power that they think was, or might be stolen from them. Setbacks reinforces their feeling about the decline of the world they live in and their hunger for the world of the Past, that Golden Age.

Fake personae offer protection, and prevent these people from being seen as weak or, worse–twisted.

WYSIWYG? Not ever!

FPTV—They discuss the expiration of the memorandum of understanding and the shift in military engagement (0:52 – 4:20). Laith Marouf argues that the UShas lost its naval and air superiority in the region and suggests that Iran is now moving toward an offensive posture to strategically bleed the US empire without triggering a broader nuclear conflict (5:30 – 10:21).
Gaza and Operation Al-Aqsa Flood: The speakers analyze the legacy of October 7, 2023. They argue that the genocide in Gaza was an expected reaction from the Zionist colony, serving as a “revelatory moment” that exposed the imperialist order and forced global political polarization (12:32 – 14:02).
Jewish Anti-Zionism: There is a controversial discussion regarding the responsibility of anti-Zionist Jews. Laith Marouf critiques figures like Norman Finkelstein, arguing that Jewish anti-Zionists have failed to “liberate Judaism” from the influence of Zionism, which he views as a form of Jewish supremacy (17:08 – 25:00).
Syria, Turkey, and Regional Alliances: They discuss the role of Turkey in the Syrian conflict, asserting that there will be no direct confrontation between Turkey and Israel because Turkeyacts as a vassal regime. They also dismiss the so-called “Mecca alliance” as propaganda (34:08 – 47:04).
The Future of Imperialism: The conversation concludes with thoughts on the decline of US power and the potential collapse of the Zionist entity, which Laith Marouf compares to the end of the Crusader States (56:32 – 59:51). He advises people in the imperial core to move toward clandestine, cell-based direct action to oppose weapon manufacturers rather than relying on performative protests or the legal system

DW—Lt. Col. Aguilarexpresses serious concern that the United States is moving toward using tactical nuclear weapons (such as the B-61gravity bomb) against Iran due to a lack of viable conventional military options and a desire for an exit strategy from the current conflict.
Military Realities (0:18:30 – 0:28:48): The discussion highlights that the U.S. military is currently operating with aging naval assets, such as the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George Washington, and argues that these forces are not prepared for the conflict at hand.
International Stabilization Force (0:34:25 – 0:48:02): Major General Jasper Jeffers has reportedly taken command of an international stabilization force, with plans to deploy thousands of U.S. troops into Gaza. Aguilar criticizes the potential for these soldiers to be caught in the middle of ongoing war crimes.
Leadership and Strategy (0:48:25 – 0:59:45): The speakers characterize the current U.S. administration’s decision-making as an “echo chamber” of advisors, noting that military leaders like Admiral Brad Cooper are not physically in the war zone but are directing operations from afar.