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The Cocoon Sessions Episode 2: People Aren’t The Problem, Capitalism Is

Snuggle in with us for another Cocoon Session where we give you a really cool and easy trick to hack your anxiety, talk about the way the quarantine is changing

Liberal NPCs Hate Russia, Conservative NPCs Hate China

The hashtag #ChinaLiedPeopleDied was recently sent trending on Twitter by "new right" pundit Michael Courdrey with the amplification of all the usual Trump

Podcast: Cocoon Sessions, Episode 1

Hey everyone, we're back in your earphones with a special series of Going Rogue, The Cocoon Sessions. Let's hang out, eat ALL the snacks and quarantine together.

The Official Bad Guy Of The Day: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Missing the cute, innocent days of early 2020 when our biggest concern was just that the continent of Australia would burn to ashes and Trump would start a full-scale

Nine Thoughts On COVID-19 And What’s Coming

This gig is kinda weird at the moment. I write about what's going on in the world for a living, and there's certainly plenty going on in the world to be written

Chelsea Manning Supporters Raise A Quarter Million Dollars In Two Days

In the likely event that you need some news to give you a bit of faith in humanity today, you should know that supporters of whistleblower Chelsea Manning have raised

DESPICABLE — Joe Biden Promotes Trumpian Conspiracy Theory That Joe Biden Has Dementia

During a "virtual town hall" staged to avoid public gatherings amid COVID-19 fears, former vice president Joe Biden advanced a disgusting, ageist, ableist

Judge Releases Manning After Suicide Attempt, Effectively Fines Her Supporters $256,000

A federal judge has released whistleblower Chelsea Manning from jail following a suicide attempt and a year behind bars, while ordering her to pay more than a

The Great Unpatterning Continues. Make Sure You Take Advantage Of It.

In an attempt to contain the Covid-19 pandemic the president of the United States has just announced a 30-day travel ban between the US and Europe, the super-rich

Keep Up The Fight: Electoral Politics Was Never Meant To Be The Solution

The primary race is not looking good for Bernie Sanders. After Obama worked behind the scenes to coalesce the entire Democratic establishment behind former working

Gaffelighting: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Gaffelighting¹, noun. Meaning: When narrative managers insist that obvious signs of serious mental deterioration are just innocuous "gaffes". E.g. "I

Dear America, Please Stop This Nonsense Immediately. Love, The Rest Of The World.

Heyyy America. Rest of the world here. How's it goin'? How are the kids? Are you still making those Marvel movies? Those are fun. So, I know you don't like us to

Chris Cuomo Is A Fucking Shitbag

CNN's Hilary Rosen has been rightly taking a hammering for lecturing Sanders surrogate Nina Turner, who is black, on how she is and is not permitted to use Martin

America’s “Two”-Party System Is Like Bill Cosby’s Routine About Beating His Children

Today I just want to make the simple observation that America's two-headed one-party political system is a lot like an old stand-up bit Bill Cosby once did about

DNC Scrambles To Change Debate Threshold After Gabbard Qualifies

On a CNN panel on Monday, host John King spoke with Politico reporter Alex Thompson about the possibility of Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard qualifying

Dems Converge Around Dementia-Addled Warmonger Ahead Of Super Tuesday

Back in January, well before the Democratic primary race had taken on its current composition, independent journalist Ruth Ann Oskolkoff reported that a source had

My Qualifications

I wear my mother's dress and shake the earth with bare feet. I spurn the -ists and -isms of dead men. I have an obsessive attraction to elephants in rooms. I think

Humanity Is Making A Very Important Decision When It Comes To Assange

The propagandists have all gone dead silent on the WikiLeaks founder they previously were smearing with relentless viciousness, because they no longer have an argument.

To Be Assanged: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Assange, verb. Use: To be assanged. Meaning: when the nationless alliance of elites imprison a dissident by using their power to manipulate vagaries in the laws

This Assange "Trial" Is A Self-Contradictory Kafkaesque Nightmare

The first week of the Julian Assange extradition trial has concluded, to be resumed on May 18th. If you haven't been following to proceedings closely, let me sum