
The 15 rounds of voting it took to install Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House is part of the carnival of folly that passes for politics.
Chris Hedges: America’s Theater of the Absurd

The 15 rounds of voting it took to install Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House is part of the carnival of folly that passes for politics.
Chris Hedges: America’s Theater of the Absurd
The West is clinging to the impossible dream of hegemony, Russian philosopher tells RT
Ukraine is first multipolar conflict Dugin
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Philosopher Aleksandr Dugin discusses the Soviet Union’s legacy in an interview with RT
Sounds like he believes that Russia should rule the world! /s
Colombia’s First Leftist President Charts a New Path on Venezuela
While critics derided the meeting as just another propaganda spectacle for Maduro, Petro has sent a signal to opposition parties in Colombia and the international community, particularly the United States, to rethink its approach if they hope to improve relations and achieve a successful political transition in Venezuela.
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Guaidó’s possible change of status occurs just as the opposition coalition establishes the rules to select the unitary candidate who will compete in the next presidential elections in 2024.
So Biden can support a new interim president for Venezuela.
Government of Venezuela and Opposition Resume Mexico Talks: What Is on the Table? (+Alex Saab)
Still skeptical of Gustavo Petro.

by Caitlin Johnstone
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
None are more hopelessly ignorant than those who falsely believe they’re informed.
None are more hopelessly propagandized than those who don’t know they are propagandized.
Free Speech Doesn’t Matter If Propagandists Determine What People Say
As Amnesty International confirms the inconvenient truths, which many independent journalists and political observers already knew, about the Ukrainian army’s behavior in Donbass, it’s worth examining how manipulating the truth has become—not only an everyday occurrence but a central element of the West’s proxy war in Ukraine.
War Propaganda About Ukraine Starting to Wear Thin
H/T: Unorthodox Truth

Aug 9, 2022 – Sam Torabi talks with Press TV correspondent Johnny Miller who discusses his experiences in Ukraine and the possible roads to peace, or a protracted conflict.
YouTube via Enema of the State (on PressTV)
After months of denying the influence of Neo Nazis in Ukraine’s military, the Washington Post has finally conceded the point – long blasted as “conspiracy theory” or “Kremlin disinformation” – about the nation’s Azov battalion.
The Washington Post Finally Admits The Role of the ‘Far Right’ Azov Battalion in Ukraine
WaPo Article: Right-wing Azov Battalion emerges as a controversial defender of Ukraine
Pakistan PM Imran Khan accuses US of funding ‘conspiracy’ to topple his government
Regime change attempts in Ukraine and Pakistan
Analysis: Is CIA behind ‘regime change’ in Pakistan?
CIA secret regime change plan to topple PM Imran Khan government in Pakistan?
NPR: Pakistan’s Imran Khan faces a political showdown — without the army for support
NED Grantee Connects Marginalized Women Across Rural Pakistan
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