Many years ago, the US moved intermediate range missiles into Turkey and Italy, aimed at the Soviet Union. The Soviets did not appreciate this action, so they proceeded to move their similar missiles into Cuba. The result was a huge uproar and end-of-world hysteria, but the US quietly withdrew its missiles and the Soviets turned around and also took their missiles back home. The two countries learned their lesson and proceeded to negotiate arms-control agreements. Fast forward a half-century and the US decided to try the same maneuver again by moving weapons closer and closer to the Russian border while ditching many of the arms-control agreements. The Russians were not amused and suggested that Russia might move weapons closer to the US border in response. In addition, the president of Russia had some long discussions with the presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, which sparked more speculation that something was afoot.
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Parler, Spotify, and now substack: The system goes after the few remaining free-speech zones on the internet
25 minutes readKIM PETERSEN—Rogan supports Spotify’s plan to put a disclaimer at the start of controversial episodes. For his part, Young denied pushing censorship. “I support free speech. I have never been in favor of censorship. Private companies have the right to choose what they profit from, just as I can choose not to have my music support a platform that disseminates harmful information.” Neil, you say you support free speech, but did you not just threaten Spotify because that platform allowed Joe Rogan to exercise his free speech?
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China Sitrep: Cookies, Lil’Blinky and The Pain Dial
22 minutes readAMARYNTH—Global Times wrote an op-ed about all of this, explaining: “The root cause of the Ukraine issue is that the US has promoted NATO’s eastward expansion unrestrainedly, thus pushing Russia into a corner where there is no way to retreat. Washington is the culprit of the crisis. The US now hopes China will “persuade” Russia. In essence, it wants China to urge Moscow to make a concession. The perfect plan Washington desires is that Moscow will cooperate unconditionally with the US’ geopolitical ambitions. How absurd and ridiculous its logic is!”
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ANDREI MARTYANOV—Reality is catching up with Washington. The West will have to pay for the mess it created in 404 in 2014. Russia is NOT taking this freak of a country on her balance sheet, and it was the West that precipitated Russia’s ultimatum and the issue today is way bigger than just the Ukraine. It is about Russia breaking off with the West on Russia’s terms. Those in the West who would have second thoughts are welcome in Moscow if they have something of substance to say. If not, too fvcking bad, it’s the West’s problem and they should roll back. As The Saker noted, Russians are “snow niggers” for the West and Russians, the overwhelming majority of them, are just fine with that. This is the fact the combined West should internalize. Russians don’t give a damn. Except when they do, but for that Russia has a Defense Ministry and damn good Armed Forces.
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MSM Pundits Push Idea That Criticizing US Policy On Russia Makes You A Russian Agent
33 minutes readCAITLIN JOHNSTONE—I’m highlighting this deranged behavior not to defend the odious Carlson, but to point out that it works very much in the US empire’s favor to have a bunch of influential narrative managers aggressively manufacturing the consensus that anyone who criticizes America’s posture toward Russia is suspicious and untrustworthy.
The mass media, whose primary job is to propagandize the masses and who have an extensive history of lying to the public to manufacture consent for war, are not pushing the belief that Tucker Carlson is suspicious and sinister for questioning the official narrative about Russia. They are pushing the belief that anyone is suspicious and sinister for questioning the official narrative about Russia.