Sweater Girl is back with another lesson. This time she’s teaching Gene Sharp tactics. I really need to research her background. Yes, Trump leans into authoritarian theatrics, but the people amplifying these tactics aren’t fighting for socialism, and the funding streams behind them aren’t exactly grassroots. There’s an infrastructure here—front groups, donor networks, polished manuals—dressed up as spontaneous resistance. The aesthetics say “community,” but the playbook says something else entirely.
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If We’re Going to “Learn About Otpor,” Let’s Start With the Facts
The video opens with a provocation—What if we weren’t afraid to get arrested? It’s time to learn about OTPOR!—but skips over the basic context of the organization being invoked. Angela Baker’s recommendation fits a pattern I’ve seen before: presenting Otpor as a neutral protest model while leaving out the political landscape that shaped it. Blueprint for Revolution, the book she cites, was written by Srđa Popović, one of Otpor’s leaders. The group received support from the National Endowment for Democracy, USAID, and pro‑democracy funding networks that included George Soros’ foundations, which Soros later acknowledged supporting during the 2000 uprising against Milošević. None of this automatically discredits the material, but it does mean the playbook isn’t organic or context‑free.
Read More »Pre‑Scripted Contest: U.S. Sets Narrative for Honduras Election
The U.S. government, through its network of front organizations, is already laying the groundwork to frame Sunday’s election in Honduras as disputed—before a single ballot has even been cast.
Honduras heads toward elections amid allegations of fraud and military interference
Local media outlets have also reported on X that members of the ruling party have assaulted supporters of other political parties. One such complaint was made by Liberal Party legislator Iroshka Elvir. “When we were in District 15, groups of LIBRE supporters in El Pedregal blocked the road with sticks and stones, and verbally assaulted our candidates,” Elvir said.
Related:
Iroska Elvir is married to Salvador Nasralla, who is running for President of Honduras.
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This Is the Future of U.S. Foreign Aid Under Trump
Grokipedia: 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt
Wikipedia’s entry on the 2002 attempted coup is just as flawed as Grokipedia’s.
Grokipedia: 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt
Read More »Washington’s “Second Coming” to Asia: Militants, Ports, and Pressure Points
President Trump’s renewed focus on regaining the Bagram Air Base and developing Pakistan’s Pasni Port signals Washington’s attempt to reassert strategic influence in a region increasingly dominated by China, Russia, and Iran.
Pakistan’s Pasni Port, located in Balochistan province, sits at the crossroads of strategic infrastructure and insurgent resistance. The Western-backed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), active in the region, has long targeted Chinese-financed projects. The BLA maintains ties with both the Pakistan Taliban and ISIS-K—a faction recently linked to recruiting Uygur militants. Separately, U.S. support for Uygur militants predates this trend, with allegations tracing back to the 1970s/1980s. Rep. Perry has claimed that ISIS-K received backing from USAID, adding another layer to the region’s militant entanglements.
This only deepens my suspicion that recapturing Bagram Air Base could serve as a launchpad—not merely for tactical leverage, but to stir Uygur militant resistance against Beijing or pressure China with a second front in the event of a future Pacific conflict.
Sources:
BLA: U.S. Proxies in Balochistan document
ISIS-K & Uygur militants: ISIS has its sights set on a new potential ally—Uyghur jihadi groups
CIA & Uygur militants: US & TERRORISM IN XINJIANG
Uygur militants: *Xinjiang*
USAID & ISIS-K: Rep. Perry reveals what some of us already knew about USAID
Bagram Air Base: Why Does Trump Want U.S. Troops Back in Afghanistan?
Dua Lipa Twofer + the State Department
Trump Orders CIA War On Venezuela +
The New York Times reported today that Donald Trump has authorized a covert CIA war to overthrow the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and install a puppet government.
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Read More »US Sows Chaos Across Asia as it Aims for China
The United States is escalating its confrontation with China under the guise of “deterring aggression,” while in reality reorienting its global strategy toward maintaining hegemony over Asia through destabilization, political manipulation, and military buildup.
US Sows Chaos Across Asia as it Aims for China
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