In the final weeks of his time as UK Prime Minister in 2007, Tony Blair made an oddly casual but revealing remark about the climate crisis. “Don’t worry about the climate — technology will fix it.” At the time, it seemed like a vague gesture. A reassuring message from a departing leader trying to […]
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17 Mar 2025
When Dissent Becomes a Crime: The War on Political Speech Begins
“Once the principle is established that the government can arrest and jail protesters…officials will use it to silence opposition broadly.” Heather Cox Richardson, historian You can’t have it both ways. You can’t live in a constitutional republic if you allow the government to act like a police […]
13 Mar 2025
The digital ruble should be used for control: Refreshing honesty from senior Russian lawmaker
Restrictions on how digital rubles can be spent will be gradually introduced after the Bank of Russia’s CBDC enters mass circulation, Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta in an interview. The senior lawmaker revealed that the Russian […]
10 Mar 2025
Meet Mark Carney – Canada’s Next (Unelected) Prime Minister
After officially resigning two months ago, Justin Trudeau is finally stepping down as Prime Minister of Canada. His replacement? The recently-selected Mark Carney. Regular readers are no doubt familiar with Carney, he’s had quite a few high-profile jobs over the years. As a quick reminder, let’s run […]
19 Feb 2025
This is Not a Test
Do not adjust your telescreen. This is not a test. It’s a state of emergency! A full-blown national state of emergency! Yes, that’s right, once again, we need to dispense with the rule of law and take a series of emergency measures in order to save “democracy,” or “freedom,” or “to remedy the […]
6 Feb 2025
The Covid Pandemic was Fake…
The Covid pandemic was fake. I’m not talking about whether or not the disease existed, that’s moot, because the pandemic was fake. The photos of dead bodies on the street in Wuhan were fake. The refrigerated morgue trucks were fake. The overcrowded hospitals were fake. The “cases” and “deaths” were […]
4 Feb 2025
Hegemony and Propaganda: Love Your Servitude!
Today, we are witnessing a profound transformation. We are increasingly impacted by algorithmic decision-making, artificial intelligence, data proliferation, data harvesting and sophisticated monitoring of how we think and act. This affects how we work, how we access services and how we relate to […]
1 Feb 2025
Living Will Kill You
Will it? I don’t think so. But that seems to be a foundational tenet of the sheep worldview. Interestingly, though, the sheep-set fear most things that are rather innocuous, yet do not fear the things that will more than likely kill them, like chem-trails, fluoride, vaccines, and 5G (few listed here […]
28 Jan 2025
Ungrateful Russians apprehensive about budding biometric paradise
Sberbank CEO and Davos gospel thumper Herman Gref dreams of a happy Russia free from the shackles of cash and debit cards; a safe, convenient Russia where commerce is conducted with radiant smiles. It’s a fantastic dream—who could imagine such a pleasantly convenient Russia? But (and just hear me […]
24 Jan 2025
What Comes Next? IMA Panel Predicts 2025
Host Derrick Broze is joined by panelists Iain Davis, Hrvoje Moric, Steve Poikenen, Patrick Wood, Ryan Cristian, Jason Bermas... Continue reading
