Fan fav Tom Fowler joins us once again for an update on the UK Spycops inquiry and new details regarding the UK’s mass undercover police infiltration campaign. 

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Episode 161: Spycops Undercover II

It's not a matter of life and death – it's much more important. Football elicits some of the most intense emotions we're capable of feeling, from the hug-a-stranger joy of winning trophies to the phone-in misery of relegation. At the end of the day, it's only a game – but maybe games are more important than we think.

To discuss the emotional and social meaning of football, Keir and Tom are joined by writer, filmmaker and Clapton CFC centre-forward Juliet Jacques. They also speak to Novara's labour movement correspondent Polly Smythe about the trade union leader who's become an unlikely cheerleader for the Qatari government.

Keep up with Pro Revolution Soccer, the football podcast that doesn’t leave politics at the turnstile, every Friday until the World Cup final.

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Pro Revolution Soccer Ep 4: Why Do We Love Football So Much?

Biden’s administration used an Air Force F-22 Raptor jet fighter and Raytheon’s Sidewinder missile, to shoot down a meandering Chinese balloon on Saturday. Republicans in Congress called the balloon a “show of force,” and Biden canceled Secretary of State Blinken’s trip to China.

Brian is joined by Dr. Ken Hammond, professor of East Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University, founding director of the Confucius Institute at New Mexico State University, and leading organizer with Pivot to Peace.

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The War Drive Against China Keeps Ballooning

Late release! Jake and the stalker. Plus: Luisa interrupts, they talk mad shit, something about decompartmentalization ... Classic-style WYM! Enjoy!

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The One Where Jake Gets Attacked Again

Dimitri begins an x-ray examination of the first months of the Liberian Civil War, including: President Samuel Doe’s reaction to that Charles Taylor virus, the most fucked up episode of the West Wing ever starring the sus Kissingerians running George Bush’s NSC, Bob Gates telling Herman Cohen to stand down, Emmanuel Bowier’s shocking testimony, Larry Eagleburger’s sicko predictions, DAVID CHARLES MILLER and Ollie North’s shredder, US embassy political officer CHARLES GURNEY’S sinister b-plot, the surreal horror of The Checkpoint, and the mass weaponization of juju. Part one of two.

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*UNLOCKED* [#139a] DEMON FORCES IV, Part One: Here Comes Dead Body Trouble (1989-90)

Alexander Edward from Minion Death Cult joins us to talk about the possible upcoming UPS strike. But first, what the fuck just happened in Russia??? We sort of catch you up ish.

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Chris and Molly read Infinite Jest, part 124. Aaron Swartz's plot explanation essay. Vote for the next book over at twitter.com/saywhatagain for the next 24 hours (7/24/23)

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Part 124

Richard Seymour on the possibility of Israel's assault on Gaza leading to broader escalation in the Middle East. We talked about the strategic calculations of Iran, Hezbollah, the Houthi militia, and Israel, the possibility of the United States increasing its involvement on Israel's side, and whether the attack on Gaza might destabilise Egypt. And finally we talked about the proceedings at the International Court of Justice, where South Africa has asked the ICJ for an urgent order declaring that Israel is in breach of its obligations under the 1948 genocide convention.

Interregnum - Gaza, regional war, and Israel in the dock

We take a deeper look at Nvidia, a company that has — compared to software firms like OpenAI — flown under the radar for both investigative and critical analysis of AI. We discuss their meteoric rise and the monopolistic control they have over the hardware for artificial intelligence through their business for GPUs but also how they have solidified that control through the closed, proprietary CUDA system for AI development. We also get into the journalistic style of great man + myth making + ironic distance that structures how these powerful companies and their “visionary” leaders are covered by the media. Finally, we end with one word: Gooniverse.

••• How Jensen Huang’s Nvidia Is Powering the A.I. Revolution https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/12/04/how-jensen-huangs-nvidia-is-powering-the-ai-revolution
••• How Nvidia Built a Competitive Moat Around A.I. Chips https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/technology/nvidia-ai-chips-gpu.html
••• Nvidia’s $40bn takeover of UK chip designer Arm collapses https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/08/nvidia-takeover-arm-collapses-softbank
••• SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son piles debt on to Silicon Valley mansion https://www.ft.com/content/1ea9c819-3019-47f6-b768-c92a0d06ecdf 

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311. Selling Pickaxes for the AI Gold Rush

We discuss the 1982 Israeli siege of Beirut while I have the itis from eating too spicy of a burrito, but first: brain damage awareness.

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Hungover Palestinian History pt 4

In this Special Episode, we sit down with Maria Farmer, the first Epstein victim to go to the police, and discuss her experiences working as Jeffrey’s doorman and art procurer, her time at Leslie Wexners estate, and her struggle for justice afterwards.

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Episode 67: Maria Farmer

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Interregnum - Gaza, regional war, and Israel in the dock

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