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Excerpt: If the GOP wants to fulfill one of its election mandates, it must bring those complicit in this lie to the fore to be mercilessly grilled and, if warranted, prosecuted. If they do not, then it is clear the rot has infected both parties, and those in charge of our supposedly representative government will try to kill this scandal by neglect.
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Congress Must Grill Biden About Whether He Was Actually POTUS

The American people have a right to know who was actually in charge of the executive branch, with all its awesome power, for four years.
Brad Schaeffer (The Federalist)

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Eduardo Galeano: The walls are the publishers of the poor. wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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Quotes

  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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Absolute Storm: Ep. 28 - 10pm ET - 5/21/25 - Mr Truthbomb|Cuomo|Weiner Whistleblower|Comey News

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Absolute Storm: Ep. 28 - 10pm ET - 5/21/25 - Mr Truthbomb|Cuomo|Weiner Whistleblower|Comey News

Join us for Episode #28 of Absolute Storm! Tonight we welcome special guest Mr. Truthbomb! We will be going through his latest documentary with him and discussing his thoughts on where things stand. W
Rumble

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Hot take: there won't ever be a left-wing Joe Rogan because Rogan is, in large part if not in entirety, a consequence of the inherently right-wing nature of corporate platforms like Spotify and YouTube.

Whether that political affiliation is explicit or implicit, outrage and hate sell clicks really well, and locking followers into the right-wing epistemological sphere ensures that they stay within the narrow spectra of opinions and ideas consistent with that epistemology.

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>If Grok’s sudden obsession with “white genocide in South Africa” was due to an xAI change in a secret system prompt or a similar mechanism, that points to the dangers of concentrated power. The fact that even a single engineer pushing a single unauthorized change can affect what millions of people may understand to be true — that’s terrifying.
funny, you didn't say that years ago when the hardcoded stances on diversity were being brought up

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Been away for a few days. Good to see family and help out with some things around the house. Had a great audiobook for the road trip which made the drive I usually loath rather pleasant. (@pluralistic The Bezzle)

Got home mid evening and hadn't had dinner so stopped into my local for a funky beer and a nice chicken sandwich.

Nice combination of good to visit and great to be home.

Hope you folks are having a comfortable week. Stay strong. Don't forget to celebrate your wins.

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Colombia and Guyana’s Pincer Strategy Against Venezuela orinocotribune.com/colombia-an…

Colombia and Guyana's Pincer Strategy Against Venezuela

By Misión Verdad  –  May 20, 2025The Venezuelan government has denounced a series of border provocations orchestrated for destabilizing purposes just ahead of the regional and legislative elections scheduled for May 25.
Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond

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Mobile Crane Parts to Watch: Prevent Downtime with This Guide


 This guide details the most commonly replaced mobile crane parts, their importance, and how to source dependable replacements.

Mobile cranes are workhorses, tackling heavy loads daily. But even the toughest machines face wear and tear. Whether you operate one crane or a fleet, knowing which parts need frequent replacement can save you time, money, and stress.

This guide details the most commonly replaced mobile crane parts, their importance, and how to source dependable replacements.

1. Wire Ropes


Wire ropes handle immense loads, enduring constant tension. Over time, they fray, rust, or weaken, creating serious safety hazards.

When to replace:
- Frayed or broken wires
- Visible rust or corrosion
- Kinks or crushed sections
- Manufacturer's maintenance schedule

What to look for:
Opt for ropes that meet OEM specs. A crane parts supplier with unusually cheap deals is likely offering low-quality ropes that risk safety.

2. Hydraulic Hoses and Fittings


These components deliver hydraulic fluid to power crane functions. A failure can cause leaks, halt work, and create messy spills.

When to replace:
- Cracks or swelling in hoses
- Visible fluid leaks
- Hoses that feel too stiff or soft
- Routine maintenance intervals

Tip:
Poor hose routing can lead to early wear. Proper installation is as important as the replacement itself.

3. Boom Wear Pads (Slide Pads)


Wear pads prevent friction between telescoping boom sections. Worn pads cause boom wobble or binding, affecting performance and safety.

When to replace:
- Excessive boom movement
- Squeaking or grinding noises
- Visible thinning or damage

Note:
These pads are often ignored until issues arise. Regular checks can prevent costly problems.

4. Sheaves and Bearings


Sheaves guide wire ropes, while bearings ensure smooth motion. Worn sheaves can damage ropes, and failing bearings risk lift failures.

When to replace:
- Grooves or wear on sheave surfaces
- Rope misalignment
- Grinding or squealing sounds
- Excessive vibration

Advice:
Replace sheaves and bearings as a pair to prevent uneven wear on new parts.

5. Brakes and Brake Pads


Brakes are crucial for safe load handling, especially during lowering or on slopes. Cranes use both disc and drum brake systems.

When to replace:
- Weak braking performance
- Burning odors
- Squeaking or grinding noises
- Worn brake pads

Don't skimp:
Quality P&H crane parts are essential for brakes. Cheap pads can fail suddenly, risking accidents.

6. Filters (Hydraulic, Fuel, Oil, Air)


Filters keep contaminants out of critical systems. Clogged filters can lead to overheating, reduced performance, or system breakdowns.

When to replace:
- During scheduled maintenance
- After system repairs or fluid changes
- If contamination is suspected

Tip:
Use filters tailored to your crane model. Generic options can cause more harm than good.

7. Electrical Components (Relays, Fuses, Switches)


Crane electronics endure harsh conditions, leading to corrosion or failure. These issues often cause intermittent, hard-to-diagnose faults.

When to replace:
- Partial or total loss of function
- Burn marks or smells
- Diagnostic error codes

Reminder:
Stock spare fuses and relays. They're inexpensive and can prevent costly delays.

8. Tires and Outrigger Pads


Tires face wear from road travel, while outrigger pads endure setup stress. Both are vital for mobility and stability.

When to replace:
- Low or uneven tire tread
- Cracks or sidewall damage
- Warped or cracked outrigger pads

Pro tip:
Choose outrigger pads rated for your crane's load to prevent sinking or cracking.

9. Turntable Bearings and Slewing Rings


These enable smooth rotation of the crane's upper. Wear causes sloppy movement, noise, or loss of control.

When to replace:
- Excessive rotational play
- Grinding or clicking sounds
- Jerky rotation

Heads-up:
Turntable bearings are costly, but their failure can lead to major downtime or safety risks.

Choosing the Right Crane Parts Supplier


Suppliers vary in quality and service. Some offer cheap parts that fail quickly, while others provide trusted, OEM-certified components.

What to look for in a crane parts supplier:
- Familiarity with your crane model
- Quick stock availability
- Transparent return policies
- Technical support for installation
- Focus on quality crane parts over cheap imitations

Price is a factor, but reliability matters more when downtime costs pile up.

Final Thoughts


Mobile cranes are tough but not immune to wear. The parts above fail often due to heavy use. Regular inspections, keeping spares, and working with a reliable crane parts supplier can prevent breakdowns.

Act before failures happen. Know what wears out fastest, replace proactively, and always opt for quality crane parts. Your crane's reliability and your team's safety depend on it.

PH Crane Parts | High-Quality Spares for Your PH Cranes

Discover a comprehensive selection of PH crane parts at crane-spares.com. Ensure the optimal performance of your PH cranes with our high-quality spares.
www.crane-spares.com

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Eduardo Galeano: When we had all the answers, the questions were changed. wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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Quotes

  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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因为我外甥女家里装修，我现在彻底打消了期待家里装修的事情了

家里的老的，根本不觉得这些事应该交给年轻人

对外“礼貌”的不行，对内说一不二，要做拍板决定的人

我外甥女给我吐槽的时候，我都惊了

我说:你们家三个大人了

我外甥女：没用，我一点点决定权都没有

我想我现在搞洗碗机都那么累

我之前还想说把客厅部分阳台和厨房以及餐桌部分综合利用起来

我哥哥他们觉得好，我妈一口否决

算了哈

就这么烂糟糟的住着吧

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India-Pakistan War: Winners and Losers en.reseauinternational.net/gue…

India-Pakistan War: Winners and Losers - Réseau International

By Pepe Escobar. Despite the alarming nature of a deadly clash between two South Asian nuclear powers, the 2025 war between India and Pakistan was bound to contain the ingredients dear to Bollywood.
Pepe Escobar (Réseau International)

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You know what? As a society, I don't think we have a data privacy problem, actually.

What we truly have is a
consent-respecting problem.

If, as a society and as individuals, we truly respected people's informed and freely given consent, we would not have problems with data privacy at all.

If we culturally improve our consent-respecting practices, we will inevitably understand better how to improve our privacy-respecting practices.

Ask first.
Give options.
Respect people's choices.
Never share without prior permission.

#Privacy #Consent #HumanRights #DigitalRights

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Trump's legislative agenda could add up to $3.8 trillion to U.S. deficit, CBO analysis shows
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trumps-legislative-agenda-could-add-up-38-trillion-us-deficit-cbo-analysis-shows/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Trump's legislative agenda could add up to $3.8 trillion to U.S. deficit, CBO analysis shows

Divisions among House Republicans remain as they race to try and pass President Trump's legislative agenda. A new estimate from the Congressional Budget Office found the bill, in its current form, would raise the federal deficit by $3.
CBS News

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我和我妈提了洗碗机的事情

她说家里不装这个

我：也就千把块的事情，大不了我买了，每个月用一次。反正我不会洗碗的

之前家里聚餐，我提了洗碗机，她说你问问你哥哥姐姐家哪个不是闲置的

然后我哥哥姐姐都说没有闲置，很好用

这次，她不说我哥哥姐姐家了，她说：你二伯母家的闲置了

我。。。

呵呵

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The Valley of Resistance, Where the Zionist Invaders Were Stopped. rumble.com/v6tn1h9-the-valley-…

The Valley of Resistance, Where the Zionist Invaders Were Stopped.

Laith Marouf & Hadi Hotait travel to Zebqine Valley and its surrounding villages in south Lebanon; where the invading Zionist forces were handed their most painful defeat and the only place where they
Rumble

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How Colombians Are Lured To Ukraine? Instruction For Foreign Mercenaries Discovered southfront.press/how-colombian…

How Colombians Are Lured To Ukraine? Instruction For Foreign Mercenaries Discovered

In April 2025, Russian servicemen discovered a sabotage and reconnaissance group of 3 people in their area of responsibility. After a firefight, one of the saboteurs was killed and two escaped.
Anonymous834 (South Front)

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Eduardo Galeano: The division of labor among nations is that some specialize in winning and others in losing. wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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Quotes

  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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Schiller Conference: Deliberating on Mutual Durable Survival eir.news/2025/05/news/schiller…

Schiller Conference: Deliberating on Mutual Durable Survival

May 20, 2025—In the realm of statecraft, world crises are not the starting point from which to determine the durable survival of the human race. It is the future of the human race that must determine the present.
Dennis Speed (EIR News)

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As @pluralistic stresses the importance of Milton Friedman's "ideas lying around", here's one to lay down for later: The monument to our current administration will be installed in a Washington D.C. sewer. Everyone who played his side gets a concrete bust. Every bust gets progressively more stained by effluvia. Visitors at ground level can view via closed-circuit TV. And the busts are arranged alphabetically with no name plaques. Let future archaeologists guess which one was President!
in reply to Taylor Jessen

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JWM

Ed Zitron had a recent banger of a post on Friedman and the vapid CEO culture his thinking helped create:

wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-the…


The Era Of The Business Idiot

Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize. Soundtrack: EL-P - $4 Vic Listen to my podcast Better Offline. We have merch.
Edward Zitron (Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At)

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U.S. ON THE BRINK OF CRISIS: Iran War, Recession Fears, Trump Not In Control –Col. Douglas Macgregor rachelblevins.substack.com/p/i…

U.S. ON THE BRINK OF CRISIS: Iran War, Recession Fears, Trump Not In Control –Col. Douglas Macgregor

We are now four months into Trump’s second term, and while his administration is engaging in talks from Russia to Iran, we’re still not seeing meaningful action in a number of areas that include: ending the war in Ukraine (as the U.S.
Rachel Blevins

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Trump openly soliciting bribes, in public, in front of the Press, because he knows his bitch #SCOTUS Chief #JohnRoberts won't do a fucking thing about it.

“I wish I had a plane to give you,” a seemingly exasperated Ramaphosa said at one point.

“I wish you did. I would take it,” Trump responded. “If your country offered the United States Air Force a plane, I would take it.”


#USpol #Trump #GrifterInChief #SouthAfrica #CyrilRamaphosa
rollingstone.com/politics/poli…


Trump Ambushes South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Oval Office

President Donald Trump claimed white South Africans were being systematically murdered during a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Nikki McCann Ramirez (Rolling Stone)
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Eduardo Galeano: The big bankers of the world, who practise the terrorism of money, are more powerful than kings and field marshals, even more than the Pope of Rome himself. They never dirty their hands. They kill no-one: they limit themselves to applauding the show. wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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Sanaa condemns EU’s “biased” position en.ypagency.net/357225

Sanaa condemns EU’s “biased” position

SANAA, May 21 (YPA) - The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the recent conclusions issued by the EU Council regarding Yemen, describing them as inaccurate and biased.The ministry asserted that the true threat to regional stability and
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Chinese defense minister holds talks with German counterpart eng.chinamil.com.cn/CHINA_2091…

Chinese defense minister holds talks with German counterpart - China Military

The Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun, who is currently on a visit to Germany at invitation, held talks with his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, on May 15.
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I wonder if the #British Government feels ensconced to support #Israel at all costs because they're the one's that created this mess in the first place by giving #Palestine to the "new" #StateOfIsrael back in 1947 (something they had no fucking right to do in the first place) and if they back out now then they'll have to admit they fucked up back in 1947 (something the rest of the World has known since 1948). #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #PalestineGenocide #GazaGenocide #IsraelWarCrimes #BritishWarCrimes
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Harry Haywood: The Crusader called for an alliance with the Bolsheviks against race prejudice. In 1921, the magazine made its clearest formulation, linking the struggles of Blacks and other oppressed nations with socialism: 'surest and quickest way, then, in our opinion, to achieve the salvation of the Negro is to combine the two most likely and feasible propositions, viz.: salvation for all Negroes through the establishment of a strong, stable, independent Negro State (along the lines of our own race genius) in Africa and elsewhere: and salvation for all Negroes (as well as other oppressed people) through the establishment of a Universal Socialist Co-operative commonwealth. wordsmith.social/protestation/…

Protestation

2021-07-31 15:43:02

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Quotes

  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


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Haskell County, Kansas, is the first recorded instance anywhere in the world of an outbreak of influenza so unusual that a physician warned public health officials. It remains the first recorded instance suggesting that a new virus was adapting, violently, to man.
The 1918–1919 influenza pandemic killed more people than any other outbreak of disease in human history. The lowest estimate of the death toll is 21 million, while recent scholarship estimates from 50 to 100 million dead.

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Biden Regime Hid Deadly COVID-19 Vaccine Heart Risks From Public, Explosive Senate Report Finds

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Biden Regime Hid Deadly COVID-19 Vaccine Heart Risks From Public, Explosive Senate Report Finds | The Gateway Pundit | by Robert Semonsen

          In an interim report that further unravels the lies and corruption behind the Biden regime’s COVID-19 vaccine push, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has revealed that top US health officials knowingly concealed critical safety data regarding hear…
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