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Russiagate Grand Wizard Deceives Audience About Assange
Russiagate Grand Wizard Deceives Audience About Assange When it was first revealed in November that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is under secret charges by the Trump administration, I spent the next few days being told by Russiagaters that this was proof that I have been wrong about their demented cold war cult all along, because #MuellerTime is fast approaching. At […]
How (And How Not) To Beat A Smear Campaign
How (And How Not) To Beat A Smear Campaign Anyone who opposes western interventionism or thinks the poor are human beings is a Russian antisemite. If you disagree, it’s because you are a Russian antisemite, too. Narrative is a funny thing. You can do everything right, cross all your ‘T’s and dot all your ‘I’s and […]
Anyone Buying This Venezuela Bullshit Is A Complete Fucking Moron
Anyone Buying This Venezuela Bullshit Is A Complete Fucking Moron #VenezuelaAidLive is trending on Twitter in the USA as I write this, forced to the forefront of public consciousness and into everyone’s eyeballs by a concert staged by billionaire plutocrat Richard Branson. Branson’s Virgin Group controls hundreds of companies and brings in some $21 billion annually, with Branson himself valued at […]
How To Tell If Someone Is Controlled Opposition
How To Tell If Someone Is Controlled Opposition Every day in my article comments and social media I get people warning me that this or that journalist, activist or politician is “controlled opposition”, meaning someone who pretends to oppose the establishment while covertly serving it. These warnings usually come after I’ve shared or written about […]
Dissidents Must Understand The Difference Between Fact And Narrative
Dissidents Must Understand The Difference Between Fact And Narrative A politician can run a flawless campaign, say all the right things from a place of authenticity, hold wildly popular positions and an impeccable public record, but if they say things which upset the powerful, the narrative can be reshaped to paint them as crazy, incompetent, […]
If The World Understood Sovereignty, It Could End All Our Problems
If The World Understood Sovereignty, It Could End All Our Problems My own Australia has of course joined the chorus of US lackeys who are refusing to recognize Venezuela’s only legitimate and elected government, recognizing instead the presidency of some guy named Juan who decided to name himself Venezuela’s president with the blessing of the United States government. A […]
Antiwar Hero Medea Benjamin Disrupts Venezuela Coup Circle Jerk
Antiwar Hero Medea Benjamin Disrupts Venezuela Coup Circle Jerk Before they launch missiles, they launch narratives. Before they drop bombs, they drop talking points. Before they implement crushing starvation sanctions, they demonize and condemn. Before they invade, they propagandize. Before the killing starts, manipulation paves the way. For this reason, the front line of any antiwar […]
Top 5 Dumbest Arguments Defending Trump’s Venezuela Interventionism
Top 5 Dumbest Arguments Defending Trump’s Venezuela Interventionism Ever since the Trump administration announced that it was no longer recognizing the legitimacy of the elected government of Venezuela I’ve been arguing with people on social media about this president’s brazen coup attempt in that country. The people arguing with me in favor of Trump’s interventionism are almost […]
MSM Begs For Trust After Buzzfeed Debacle
MSM Begs For Trust After Buzzfeed Debacle Following what the Washington Post has described as “the highest-profile misstep yet for a news organization during a period of heightened and intense scrutiny of the press,” mass media representatives are now flailing desperately for an argument as to why people should continue to place their trust in mainstream news outlets. On […]
Fight The Establishment’s Narratives By Getting Clear On Your Own
Fight The Establishment’s Narratives By Getting Clear On Your Own Anti-establishment movements are a mess. Whether they’re left-wing or right-wing, whether they’re statist or anarchist, whether they’re organized or decentralized, whether they place emphasis on official or unofficial narratives, any circle of people who are interested in opposing the status quo on a deep, meaningful level […]
If America Stopped Destroying The World, The Bad Guys Might Win
If America Stopped Destroying The World, The Bad Guys Might Win Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Saturday that the government under Venezuela’s recently re-inaugurated president Nicolas Maduro is “illegitimate”, and that “the United States will work diligently to restore a real democracy to that country.” Pompeo’s remarks, which were echoed by Trump’s National […]



