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 Profit -- Naturalised Exploitation posted by lynx, 2019-02-01 19:23:49
The difference between the cost of production and the revenue gained from selling the produced item is profit; sounds ‘natural’ enough as presented by economists and capitalists, BUT if fair wages are paid to workers and consumers are not overcharged for produced items then profit would not exist, hence profit must be EXPLOITATION -- its real meaning. (full story)
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US Superpower Roundly DEFEATED by Rag-Tag Taliban Fighters in Afghanistan posted by Finian Cunningham via gus, 2019-01-31 21:06:58
The title is the truth, not that American defeat would be portrayed that way in the lying American mass media. Indeed, determined nationals would always defeat a foreign invader as has happened throughout history but who learns? No-one it would seem so America is pulling out of its longest LOST war, though the writing was on the wall from the start, talk about thick and the PROFITS of contractors and arms manufacturers. And therein lies the tale of defeat. Afghans were/are fighting for their FREEDOM, a real cause, Americans were fighting for corporate profits -- the least passionate reason to fight. And so it was INEVITABLE, though America is attempting to save face as I write, but the truth as always stands immutable, D-E-F-E-A-T! (full story)
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  Future World posted by Chris Hedges via pru, 2019-01-30 19:18:33
The massive social failures we witness today are the direct result of OUR collective failures. First, the failure to rein in the criminals that set the course for permanent illegal wars beginning with Yugoslavia/Iraq; then the failure to prosecute and jail those responsible for the 2008 global economic collapse from which we are yet to recover -- temporary life support equates with QE, a (temporary) measure which has become permanent, though it must inevitably collapse, as the global economy CANNOT be sustained on paper money printed from 'air' not based on production. (full story)
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‘5,000 troops’ to Colombia posted by Eli Rosenberg and Dan Lamothe via jane, 2019-01-29 20:12:31
National security adviser John Bolton appeared to disclose [clearly no accident] confidential notes written on a yellow pad Monday that included a plan to send U.S. troops to Colombia amid escalating tensions with Venezuela. (full story)
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 Russian FM Lavrov Warns US about Intervention in Venezuela posted by lex, 2019-01-29 18:42:43
Reuters released a tiny piece on Russian FM Lavrov stating that economic sanctions on Venezuela are illegal, doh! But has that stopped the US in the past? Lavrov also stated that America was attempting to "confiscate Venezuelan state assets" [OIL] and that Venezuela has Russia’s full support, see link below. (full story)
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 How Much Is China’s Economy Slowing? posted by Keith Johnson via claire, 2019-01-27 20:50:30
Beijing is preparing another massive stimulus, but the economy is visibly running out of steam. (full story)
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 Pompeo to UN, “pick a side!” posted by jaxie, 2019-01-26 19:30:26
There is only one criminal nation responsible for all the wars and mayhem of the 21st century and no-one need guess, THE USA! And yet Pompeo at a meeting of the UN security council accused the elected leader of Venezuela of creating “mayhem!” Then it was dubya Bush redux, Pompeo asked UN members to ‘pick a side,’ you're either ‘with us or with the terrorists’ or today, the new Washington backed puppet or the democratically elected Maduro. Surely by now you would think the US could do a bit better, but no, the old absurd scripts continue to plague the nation, though they carry no real impact anymore, only corruption money serves the US these days. (full story)
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Energy is Power, Literally posted by jess, 2019-01-26 17:49:12
The gambit is afoot, and it’s not the usual illegal oil appropriation THEFT (Iraq, Libya) for corporate profits, it’s far broader. Venezuela has huge oil reserves, enough to affect global markets if fully exploited which in turn affects those nations which rely heavily on oil and gas exports to sustain their local economies, Russia and China for instance. The former due to its narrow based energy supply economy, the latter for reasons of continued international development projects. (full story)
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 Venezuela and the REALITY of American Imperialism posted by rod, 2019-01-25 20:06:59
The outworn feeble justification the USA utilises to illegally pursue ‘regime change’ (an international crime in itself) around the globe is tattered to ribbons today, the LIE of spreading ‘liberty, democracy and freedom’ -- what a farce/laugh. Now note that when the US-sponsored Arab spring uprising strategy failed to install compliant Washington puppet governments, in Egypt particularly, America quickly subverted the new democratic process and deposed democratically elected leaders in favour of servile to Washington puppet leaders. (full story)
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Second US Orchestrated Brazen Coup Attempt in Venezuela posted by Finian Cunningham via sal, 2019-01-24 18:33:54
The dramatic events unfolding in Venezuela have “US-orchestrated coup d’état” written all over them. Washington is also giving itself license for military intervention which could spark a proxy war involving Russia and other powerful nations. (full story)
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 Google Hit Again with Another Multi-Million Dollar Fine -- This Time for Privacy Breaches posted by Jessica Corbett via claire, 2019-01-21 19:17:08
French regulators on Monday hit Google with a $57 million penalty—the first fine targeting a U.S. technology giant under Europe's strict new data privacy rules. (full story)
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Algorithmic 'Collateral Damage' Acceptable to Police, Agencies and Military posted by lex, 2019-01-20 21:32:28
Algorithms are simply unthinking computer programs that re-act to the results their initial searches produce, they react to themselves according to programming, a highly problematic process as algorithms REMAIN insentient, unable to THINK intuitively or ASSESS abstractly, which characteristics have earned humans dominance over other species and to a large extent their environments, whereas algorithms are purely self-re-actionary. Therefore, they are prone to fault as they are programmed by faulty human minds not able to assess future outcomes until they happen and as the faults grow (exponentially) and lead to faulty conclusions, due to self-reliance, the more inaccurate and faulty they become; they cannot say wait or slow down, I need to look/think about that result in order to avoid a larger fault as I go, they continue to MINDLESSLY react at light speed until they inevitably fail. (full story)
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They Spy with Their 5 Little Eyes -- the Entire Apparatus Serves Elites NOT States posted by Suzie Dawson via jaxie, 2019-01-19 20:21:20
People are sold the notion that spying is about national security, like James Bond against the villains, however, in REALITY that is myth and popular fiction; spying is about serving elite enterprises and ensuring a competitive edge and increased PROFITS for elite interests, the people and nations are of hardly any consequence as these interests are Global in scope, they care little for States/nations and people. It is already known fact that the USA spies on its allies, the Merkel personal phone scandal made headlines internationally, but what was Merkel's very revealing reaction? She took it as a given, NOT as an affront, simply an overlord watching over its subjects. (full story)
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'Deepfakes' and the New Disinformation War posted by Robert Chesney and Danielle Citron via cyd, 2019-01-18 20:21:55
"Thanks to the rise of “deepfakes”—highly realistic and difficult-to-detect digital manipulations of audio or video—it is becoming easier than ever to portray someone saying or doing something he or she never said or did." (full story)
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 FOUR Americans Killed in Syria posted by stacey, 2019-01-18 18:49:55
American media reports that two soldiers and two Pentagon ‘civilians’ were killed by a suspected ISIS suicide bomber in Manbij on the west bank of the Euphrates river where Americans are illegally occupying Syrian territory. Of course the media is using this event as a ploy to counter Trump’s troop withdrawal but where is the LOGIC in this tissue-thin media ruse, notwithstanding logic is a rarity in America? (full story)
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