DoomsdaysCW<p>How to Turn an “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EconomicBlackout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicBlackout</span></a>” Into an All-Out War on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporatePower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporatePower</span></a><br> <br>Friday’s economic boycott is a one-day attack on corporate interests. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>degrowth</span></a> movement calls for a broader societal shift.</p><p>Jonah Valdez, February 28 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "Rooted in the work of American and European political theorists of the 1970s, the 'degrowth' movement criticizes a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalist</span></a> system that seeks unending growth and profit, which has led to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecological</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> ruin such as the impacts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>. </p><p>"Instead, it advocates for a system that prioritizes the needs of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> and its people, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a>. According to Jason Hickel, a leading advocate of degrowth and author of 'Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World,' the movement calls for reducing consumption and production of things that harm the planet such <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SUVs</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateJets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateJets</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mansions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mansions</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FastFashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FastFashion</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndustrialBeef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialBeef</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CruiseShips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CruiseShips</span></a>, and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MilitaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIndustrialComplex</span></a>.</p><p>"While the term may be unfamiliar to many Americans, its core ideas have cropped up in the Green New Deal’s goals of a post-fossil fuel economy; the pandemic-era phenomenon of white-collar workers voluntarily quitting their jobs and working less; and the recent social media trend of '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoBuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoBuy</span></a>,' which encouraged people to purchase less and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/repurpose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repurpose</span></a> more. </p><p>"'People are getting a sense that they’re ripped off, that they’re being taken advantage of and exploited as consumers,' said Aaron Vansintjan, co-author of 'The Future Is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism.' 'It is promising that people are responding to the current moment by showing their distrust of these corporations.'</p><p>"The boycott has drawn wide–ranging media coverage, along with the attention of some celebrities. It also caught the attention of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LindaSarsour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LindaSarsour</span></a>, a progressive activist best known for organizing the 2017 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensMarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensMarch</span></a> after <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s first election. </p><p>"'It is an easy risk-free way to invite masses of people to act in reaction to the outrageousness of this Administration,' Sarsour told The Intercept in an email."</p><p><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/02/28/no-buy-nothing-corporation-boycott-capitalism-degrowth/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/02/28/no</span><span class="invisible">-buy-nothing-corporation-boycott-capitalism-degrowth/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryOfThings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReuseRepairRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReuseRepairRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CircularEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CapitalismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismKills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CapitalismMustDie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismMustDie</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectMotherEarth</span></a></p>
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Peter Riley<p>Automation of Repression <a href="https://declassifiedaus.org/2025/02/18/the-global-spread-of-palestines-agony/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">declassifiedaus.org/2025/02/18</span><span class="invisible">/the-global-spread-of-palestines-agony/</span></a></p><p>The Palestine Laboratory Part 1 testing Military tech <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GvkFwpzDhI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=1GvkFwpzDhI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Part 2 Exporting to the world <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pPQydBGwQY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=5pPQydBGwQY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>See also <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEq1gOUvc3c&list=PLBHEewtctkq-rddH3vhxHYNosj7P3uyTv&index=11" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=UEq1gOUvc3</span><span class="invisible">c&list=PLBHEewtctkq-rddH3vhxHYNosj7P3uyTv&index=11</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elbit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryIndustrialComplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a></p>
Your Conscience<p>The ‘Israel Lobby’ Works for the US Military Industrial Complex - CounterPunch.org <a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/06/27/the-israel-lobby-works-for-the-us-military-industrial-complex/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">counterpunch.org/2024/06/27/th</span><span class="invisible">e-israel-lobby-works-for-the-us-military-industrial-complex/</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a></p>
Your Conscience<p>US Air Force: The CRISIS No One is Talking About - YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtalvxDJAI4&pp=0gcJCfcAhR29_xXO" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=YtalvxDJAI</span><span class="invisible">4&pp=0gcJCfcAhR29_xXO</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a></p>
Your Conscience<p>Just a bailout for Boeing:</p><p>The F-47, Another New, Pricey, Warplane for the Air Force - Antiwar.com Blog <a href="https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/03/22/the-f-47-another-new-pricey-warplane-for-the-air-force/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">antiwar.com/blog/2025/03/22/th</span><span class="invisible">e-f-47-another-new-pricey-warplane-for-the-air-force/</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a></p>
Your Conscience<p>There you go, problem solved. <br>Now kiss the planet good-bye.</p><p>How to get the money for Europe’s defense – POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/money-europe-defense-friedrich-merz-germany-us-donald-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.eu/article/money-euro</span><span class="invisible">pe-defense-friedrich-merz-germany-us-donald-trump/</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a></p>
BenjaminKlein<p>Trump is announcing a new fighter jet program the F-47. Worth remembering the primary mission of the F-35 was to spend money, I think this will be even worse, just open grift and corruption.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/N1Z_DuF87Sc?feature=shared&t=451" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/N1Z_DuF87Sc?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared&t=451</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/f47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>f47</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/f35" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>f35</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a></p>
Your Conscience<p>The Military Industrial Complex:<br>The biggest scam in the history of scams. Attacking Teslas is just punk-ass behavior.<br>Let me know when you're ready to take on Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrup Grumman & Raytheon.</p><p>DOGE Avoids Cutting Defense Contractors - YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3ZEoTIkqCI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=C3ZEoTIkqC</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a></p>
Larry Sharpe (@LarrySharpe)<p>Sharpe Way No. 580! Why Did the Ukraine "Deal" Fail & What’s Next? 🇺🇦🔍</p><p>The recent Ukrainian peace talks and mineral rights deals have collapsed—why? Who is to blame? What went wrong, and what does this mean for the future of the war? In this LIVE open discussion, we’ll break down the key factors behind the failed negotiations, the impact on Ukraine’s future, and how this affects global politics.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UkraineWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MilitaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIndustrialComplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/T" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>T</span></a>rump</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odOSTfSqAbw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=odOSTfSqAbw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>“Prophets of War “ (Peter Thiel - Elon Musk - Palmer Luckey) <br>The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts USA <br><a href="https://tomdispatch.com/the-new-age-militarists/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tomdispatch.com/the-new-age-mi</span><span class="invisible">litarists/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArcherAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArcherAviation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Anduril" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anduril</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CerebusCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CerebusCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LockheedMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LockheedMartin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palantir</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LockheedMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LockheedMartin</span></a> ( $64.7 billion in defense revenues), <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RTX</span></a> (formerly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Raytheon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Raytheon</span></a> $40.6 billion), <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthropGrumman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthropGrumman</span></a> ($35.2 billion), <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralDynamics</span></a> ($33.7 billion), and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boeing</span></a> ($32.7 billion) — the bulk of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> contracts. </p><p><a href="https://tomdispatch.com/a-new-military-industrial-complex-arises/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tomdispatch.com/a-new-military</span><span class="invisible">-industrial-complex-arises/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryIndustrialComplex</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@edwiebe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>edwiebe</span></a></span> </p><p>Ed, it all depends on perspective. Right now, if <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> were to invade <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/F16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>F16</span></a>'s we had been using as ALLIES of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> would be rendered useless the moment their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIndustrialComplex</span></a> flipped the "kill switch" on those jets. America's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ODIN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ODIN</span></a> program controls <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> and targeting equipment, among other things. Once that kill switch is engaged, our pilots would be flying blind. Useless. </p><p>We can't depend on America anymore. We need our own planes.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Never51" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Never51</span></a></p>
maple<p>I just want to point out something about <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>. He seems to be forgetting what got him in power, and that no U.S. president has ever held the real strings of power. A strongman is really only strong if he has has other strongmen to defend him from all his enemies, foreign and domestic. If those other strongmen (let's take the Secret Service as an example) take to intensely disliking him, OR if they are overpowered by some opposing force, then the jig is up. The way <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> have been disrespecting U.S. veterans, there's a good chance that a lot of people who used to be very loyal to him are having second thoughts.</p><p>Think about the <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> theories you have heard about the Kennedy assassination. Just as Kennedy was about to take office, outgoing president Dwight Eisenhower gave a farewell speech warning about the <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/MilitaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIndustrialComplex</span></a>. See <a href="https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-dwight-d-eisenhowers-farewell-address" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">archives.gov/milestone-documen</span><span class="invisible">ts/president-dwight-d-eisenhowers-farewell-address</span></a> and/or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-jvHynP9Y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-jvHynP9</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p>Some people think that Kennedy failed to heed this warning and was assassinated as a result. Not that many people believe that his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald (who was himself assassinated before he could go to trial) acted alone. I remember seeing Oswald shot on live television. There were a whole bunch of people around him, supposedly protecting him, and yet Jack Ruby got off a clean shot.</p><p>After Kennedy died, V.P. Lyndon Johnson became president. Johnson was a "hawk" and dramatically increased the U.S. involvement in the VietNam war. Now, who profits from a war? The Military-Industrial complex, that is who. All they care about is making money and often they will sell arms to both sides (indirectly if necessary) just to increase their profits. And Johnson's actions made them a lot of money, at the expense on hundreds of thousands of lives on both sides of the conflict.</p><p>Well, a funny thing has been happening in the last day or two. Trump and <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> have so managed to swing world opinion against the USA that many countries have been cancelling contracts for American-made fighter aircraft, saying they do not trust anything coming out of the USA anymore. That's a lot of money that would have gone to the USA military-industrial complex, that is now going to go to European and other sources instead. And that money will probably never come back.</p><p>Now, who do we have waiting in the wings today? J.D. Vance, who definitely seems like a "war hawk", although I suspect he is more of a paper tiger. So all I am saying is that if I were Trump and Musk, I think I'd be a little worried that they have stepped on an invisible but very real trip wire, and that forces more powerful than them are seeing their money take flight and they don't like it a little bit. They may not have liked Biden or Obama, but at least they were stable and predictable and somewhat pliable. Trump and Musk are none of those things. They THOUGHT Trump would be good for them but, in a "I never thought the Leopards would eat MY face" moment, I think they may be waking up to the fact that they made a terrible miscalculation in supporting Trump.</p><p>The interesting thing about this is that if something does happen to Trump and Musk, that may strengthen the case that all those conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination may have had some basis in fact. But if nothing happens, the manufacturers of military equipment are going to take a big hit, and by extension so will the investors who though you could never go wrong investing in a military equipment manufacturer. Of course if Trump foolishly decides to invade Canada, Mexico, Greenland, and the Panama canal, one of the first things those countries will likely try to do in retaliation is bomb the facilities that manufacture the military equipment - and they are in a much better position to do that than some far away country. Much of the manufacturing capacity is in northern states, just a few minutes from the Canadian border by jet!</p><p>I do not pretend to be a prophet, I do not have any inside knowledge, and maybe I'm just a batshit crazy old coot. And I am definitely not wishing that anyone be assassinated (although I suspect there are ways of delivering a message that don't go quite that far). As bad as Trump is, Vance would be 100 times worse. But I remember that old Chinese curse, "may you live in interesting times", and these are definitely interesting times.</p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Nadi Ah🍉☮️🌍🌲<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ohai.social/@MeanwhileinCanada" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MeanwhileinCanada</span></a></span> that should be the least of the reasons to cut ties with the US <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Sta</span><span class="invisible">te_shootings</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KentState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KentState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/educationworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>educationworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/studentprotests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>studentprotests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5xOFeOWB_4&t=23s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=s5xOFeOWB_</span><span class="invisible">4&t=23s</span></a></p><p>From Kent State to Palestinian Protest<br><a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/03/12/from-kent-state-to-pro-palestinian-protest/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">counterpunch.org/2025/03/12/fr</span><span class="invisible">om-kent-state-to-pro-palestinian-protest/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/educationworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>educationworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KentState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KentState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/studentprotests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>studentprotests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@MiBaWi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MiBaWi</span></a></span> </p><p>“The vast majority of the Pentagon purge targets women and minorities, including notable milestones made in the military. And it also removes a large number of posts that mention various commemorative months — such as those for Black and Hispanic people and women.” </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/dei-purge-images-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/dei-purge-i</span><span class="invisible">mages-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Purges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Purges</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://palestineaction.org/allianz-city/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">palestineaction.org/allianz-ci</span><span class="invisible">ty/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Allianz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allianz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elbit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MilitaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIndustrialComplex</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PalestineAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a></p>
RaymondPierreL3<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@fixatedpersonsunit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fixatedpersonsunit</span></a></span> <br>The <a href="https://aus.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> economy is taking a hit, and more hits are sure to follow (especially on the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MilitaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIndustrialComplex</span></a> with former allies eschewing American-controlled equipment en masse over the next few years).</p>
Peter Riley<p>Australia's Prime <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minion</span></a>, Anthony Albanese (aka <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Albo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Albo</span></a>) 2023 historic $368 billion deal with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AUKUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AUKUS</span></a> for eight USA nuclear-powered submarines in “three decade” … hard to swallow crunchy sub. </p><p><a href="https://streetartcities.com/markers/69248109-d10e-44ee-9f91-3bf9921c8699" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">streetartcities.com/markers/69</span><span class="invisible">248109-d10e-44ee-9f91-3bf9921c8699</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AUKUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AUKUS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MilitaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIndustrialComplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NuclearSubmarines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearSubmarines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SubWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SubWay</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VanNishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanNishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VanTRudd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanTRudd</span></a></p>
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