Tape Loops + Casio SK8 + Classic Guitar
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1 - CAMBIO D PERSPECTIVA

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A recent article in The Guardian parroted a US state-funded group's evidence-free allegations that The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté -- who has reported extensively on the OPCW’s Syria cover-up scandal -- is "the most prolific spreader of disinformation" about Syria among a "network" of "conspiracy theorists."

Aaron called Guardian reporter Mark Townsend on the phone to ask him to substantiate these defamatory claims, and why he didn’t reach out before printing them. 

Guest: Mark Townsend. Reporter for The Guardian who wrote the story, “Network of Syria conspiracy theorists identified” — now updated with Aaron Maté’s response. 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/19/russia-backed-network-of-syria-conspiracy-theorists-identified

Note: to reduce repetition, the recording of the phone call between Aaron and Mark Townsend has been shortened. Townsend was contacted for comment prior to publication of this segment, but did not respond.

Grayzone challenges Guardian reporter on US state-funded Syria smears

Russia hit Kyiv with missile strikes yesterday, in response to the attack that damaged the bridge to Crimea. The war in Ukraine is escalating—and the United States is cheering.

Esther Iverem talks with Brian about the accelerating state of the war.

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Ukraine War Gets Bigger: Russian Missile Strikes in Retaliation for Terrorist Attacks

What is it about Twitter that turns us into such objectionable creatures? What has social media done to the language we use and the way we interact with each other? Ash Sarkar talks to Richard Seymour, author of The Twittering Machine, about the state of social media: tweets, memes, grief trolling, outrage porn, duckface, Spidermen and Jorts the Cat. Could our urge to tweet be diverted towards a more politically useful kind of writing?

Novara Audio: Radio For A Different Politics

Downstream: Twitter's Toxic Downfall w/ Richard Seymour

This is my submission for this week's Disquiet Junto assignment. 

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Meissner Effect [disquiet0603]

Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain how imperialism is a product not only of the struggle between classes but also nations, and how the framework of geopolitical economy helps us understand the international relations of the capitalist world system.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vKVjpKCFd28

You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP

Imperialism: How the struggle of both classes and nations creates our world

UnusualEncounter III (extract)

a little "krellish" patch using the Tiptop Buchla Source of Uncertainty 266t to drive the sonic show.

Tiptop Krell

Extremist Javier Milei won Argentina's presidential election on a far-right platform, pledging to abolish most government ministries, abandon monetary sovereignty, and adopt the US dollar, while cutting ties with China and withdrawing from BRICS. Ben Norton explains how a history of debt and colonialism keeps the South American nation trapped in seemingly endless crisis.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=FN6hoIb-QqA

Check out our article "How Argentina has been trapped in neocolonial debt for 200 years: An economic history": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/18/argentina-neocolonial-debt-history

Our related video "Global debt is unpayable: How Wall Street traps poor countries, profiting rich ones": https://youtube.com/watch?v=WRkhWQ0sRn4

Judicial coup in Argentina: Corrupt judges conspire with media oligarchs to ban Cristina Kirchner from office: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/08/judicial-coup-argentina-cristina-kirchner


TOPICS
0:00 Meet Javier Milei
7:54 History of debt traps
13:38 Sergio Massa and Peronists
19:27 Economist Ha-joon Chang on dollarization
22:27 Cut ties with China and Brazil?
24:51 Far-right "libertarianism"
27:55 Inflation, IMF, and foreign debt
30:46 Alberto Fernández surrenders to IMF
33:58 Investocracy: Rule by foreign investors
38:09 Exports and imports
39:35 Dependency theory
43:09 Protectionism and kicking away the ladder
46:28 Past failed dollarization schemes
52:56 Outro

How extremist Javier Milei became Argentina's president: A story of debt, crisis, and empire

Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the fracturing international order between the NATO/West bloc and the Global Majority, analyzing Israel's war on Gaza, Ukraine's defeat in the proxy war against Russia, and the rise of the far-right in Argentina and Europe.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Io0H1i7Xf8s

You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP

NATO/West or Global Majority? Unipolar destruction or multipolar development? The world must choose

Abby & Robbie Martin discuss the current controversies surrounding AI, Elon Musk's creepy declaration of a 'Digital God' in 3 years, Tucker Carlson espousing beliefs in spiritual warfare via aliens and UFOs,  and the US media's cartoonish level of bias when it comes to covering casualities in Ukraine VS Gaza.  This episode continues in Pt 2 which will be availible soon after January 1st.  

Happy New Year! - Abby & Robbie

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