BuhbyeLittleGumshoe [he/him]

It’s 2026

The fact that this Econ 101 slop video has a paid promotion plus ads I forgot to block says plenty. I question its motives, which seems like rehashing cold war propaganda, as well as your smug above it framing. What do you think this video says? Why, in a material sense, do you think socialism is interesting people in imperialist countries today? I think when you talk about a middle ground, you mean between protecting the privileges we both receive from our born-in positions on the world system, and surviving the failure of capitalism to reproduce itself (it shits the bed every decade or so since 1973; we’re both probably from generations that didn’t get what we were promised)

It’s not something I thought/read much about admittedly, very interesting. I had to go before I could finish it so do correct me, but did they spend any time on socialist approaches to passports/travel/freedom of movement? It would be interesting to talk about the "iron curtain’ within the context of what had just been discussed (eg the way in which passports serve to keep certain regions in and out under capitalist’s rule). Or the significance of Yugoslavia for instance opening its borders to western tourists later on. Conclusions on the whole concept would be worthwhile if a bit much for a podcast.

I love how he writes it like a greentext but where’s the punchline

Best wishes

Terrible horrors behind the facades of suburban Americana. Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks are probably better introductions.

I feel like People In High Places having AI psychosis (Thiel famously) opens the possibility of LLM companies giving specific individuals pre-determined answers. Allowing them to get more no-bid contracts, make extra on Kalshi, and exert undue influence without having to go through traditional methods of corruption/patronage networks in the U.S. system.

Hegseth’s DoW using ChatGPT for target identification in Iran shows how military operations could be easily influenced, for instance.

As others have said, it also allows blame to be thrown elsewhere. Funny how AI got so pushed right after Epstein. Any photographic evidence is suspect now.

I believe this is the Twitter of the original artist

This dope is your dope

This dope is my dope

From the Laotian hill tribes to the Afghan warlords

From the Contras warcrimes to the port of Marseilles

This dope was made for you and me

Russian bot reporting for duty

Has anyone read Homo Faber by Max Frisch? I’ve heard it’s taught in German schools, but as an Ami I’ve only now been put onto it. Would love to hear thoughts regarding the book as I plan to start soon.

It’s great, then if you have 2 hours and 40 minutes and want to get depressed watch Tarkovsky’s 1979 adaptation Stalker

Obvious but definitely Пикник на обочине, I think there’s a good new(er) translation

That’s the thing with the SMO idea, it promises to Russian civilians that costs will be low and everyday life will not be interrupted. Which is fine if you expected a quick campaign, but given that Russia has been drawn into a proxy conflict that’s creating a lot of cash/trial grounds for western MIC by for instance launching drone attacks on civilian targets, it’s a terrible idea that becomes less and less viable.

As the idea of creating a rump state (so that the pre 2014 order can be essentially recreated) out of all those republics RU-UA are fighting over becomes more and more delayed, the possibility of more MoD shit going off grows.

“I am from Brussels” we know

Everyone’s still on the gravy train. Agribusiness (Think Tyson Foods, Cargill, JBS, and National Beef, big four) is expanding revenue after colonizing all possible markets by getting the existing customers to buy more. A cottage industry of small/alternative business douchebags (Joe Rogan, Gwyneth Paltrow) can sell other products like supplements or merch while profiting symbiotically with much more developed industries and interests like big beef.

It’s all about that death drive. Since the orientation of this all is just to accumulate, the negative health effects of the buy-what-we-tell-you diet or environmental damages (JBS being a big contributor too Amazon deforestation, and cattle ranching being behind 80% of it) aren’t factored in