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Hegemony and Propaganda: Love Your Servitude!

Technocracy
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Today, we are witnessing a profound transformation. We are increasingly impacted by algorithmic decision-making, artificial intelligence, data proliferation, data harvesting and sophisticated monitoring of how we think and act.

This affects how we work, how we access services and how we relate to and interact with others.

While digital innovations and online platforms offer unparalleled ease, they also raise critical concerns about our independence. The constant connectivity and data-driven decision-making that characterise modern life has major implications. Technological advancements are used to shape preferences and behaviour, and predictably, powerholders use the notion of convenience to manipulate and exert control over populations.

Giant corporations and the state are leveraging what is often termed 'technological solutionism' to establish a digital iron cage of control. By monitoring and predicting our thoughts and actions, these intertwined entities impose a tightening noose of automated systems, suffocating personal liberty.

We are increasingly hurtling toward a reality reminiscent of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, where a dystopian technocracy merges with a plutocracy. Huxley foresaw a society where the ruling class maintains control not through overt oppression but through subtle manipulation and distraction, effectively creating a system where people are conditioned to accept their servitude without resistance. In this emerging landscape, the values of order, conformity and compliance reign supreme, overshadowing individual freedoms and critical thought.

In agriculture, technocratic control is increasingly evident in the push for a 'one-world agriculture' dominated by AI, genetic engineering and precision farming, all under the sway of a few powerful corporations. Companies like Bayer, Cargill, Corteva, Syngenta, Microsoft and Amazon, along with influential investment firms that hold stock in companies throughout the agrifood chain, aim for the standardisation of food systems.

Their vision is a monopolistic, cloud-driven agricultural framework that prioritises control, dependency and uniformity over diversity and local practices. This approach threatens to reduce our food systems to an even blander, more standardised product line, stripping away traditional farming methods and local knowledge.

In culture as well, the trend is starkly toward standardisation. The goal is to dilute or erase traditional knowledge, local customs and diverse worldviews, creating a bland, uniform, AI-driven existence that can be easily controlled and manipulated. This push extends to a radical alteration of human biology itself through transhumanism.

USA

Trump in 'no rush' to speak with China's Xi

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The US president recently imposed tariffs on Chinese goods, prompting retaliatory measures from Beijing.

US President Donald Trump has stated that he is in "no rush" to engage in discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping following the recent exchange of tariffs between the United States and China.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced a 10% additional tariff on all Chinese imports, which comes on top of existing duties on goods from the country. Beijing responded by filing a suit with the World Trade Organization about Washington's tariffs and has emphasized the importance of dialogue to resolve the situation.

China has also implemented retaliatory tariffs targeting key US exports, including a 15% tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas, and a 10% tariff on crude oil and agricultural machinery. Additionally, China initiated an antitrust investigation into American tech giant Google, signaling a potential broadening of the trade dispute into the technology sector.

During a press conference in the White House on Tuesday, Trump was asked when he intends to hold talks with Xi. The US leader said that he will speak with his Chinese counterpart "at the appropriate time."

"I'm in no rush," Trump told reporters, adding that it remains to be seen what the result of such talks could be and dismissing the impact of China's retaliatory tariffs.

Comment: Trump is throwing his weight around on the geopolitical arena to let the world's leaders know that he is back. Those leaders of jelly fish nature will cave like the Western vassals have done, others who have more a sense of real sovereignty might not be so easy to bully. Time will show what will come out of it once the dust (and the BS) settles.

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Chess

EU plans to let states deport failed asylum seekers and criminals

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© ACHILLEAS ZAVALLI/AFP/GETTY IMAGESSyrian refugees

The European Union is drawing up a plan to overhaul the post-war convention on refugees that prevents countries from rejecting asylum seekers at their borders in what may be one of the biggest shifts in migration policy in decades.

There is a growing consensus across Europe that the 1951 Refugee Convention, drafted after the Second World War and added to by rulings in the European and EU courts, is no longer fit for purpose.

"It should be noted that these principles were developed after the end of the Second World War, and were characterised by a very different geopolitical situation to that of today," said a diplomatic paper seen by The Times.

The 1951 convention is signed by 144 countries and defines legal obligations for countries enshrined in the fundamental principle of non-refoulement. This principle establishes that no asylum seeker may be returned to a country where his or her life or freedom could be seriously threatened.

Arrow Down

Ukraine's 'independent' institutions collapse as Trump unplugs the ATM

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The freeze on American aid has washed a massive media and NGO hoax up to the surface.

Apparently, it's a hallmark of "independent" media if the US President breaks wind and, just minutes later, you're blown away.

A few days ago, newly re-minted US President Donald Trump put the brakes on internal sabotage of his own administration by ordering the State Department to freeze American funding of foreign aid. Oh, won't someone think of the starving children? Well, critics can unclutch their pearl necklaces because he did exactly that, actually. The freeze doesn't apply to emergency food assistance, as Reuters has reported.

"This is lunacy. This will kill people," a former official for CIA handmaiden, USAID, now president of Refugees International, told Reuters. A couple of years ago, his organization was promoting the idea that the big threat to Syrians was the stability - or "normalization", as it had said, under former President Bashar Assad. Must just be a coincidence that it's also the position of those who failed at regime change and were looking for a way to keep that dream alive. In December 2024, his organization found "no substantial, confirmed cases of corruption among Ukrainian partners." Yeah, well, maybe that's because the same organization also admits that only 1% of the aid actually makes it into the hands of local Ukrainian organizations. Doesn't sound like the Ukrainian people are going to much miss those few crumbs that they've been tossed by their Western establishment ideological colonizers.

Comment: Fulcrum point reached - finally? Sentiment, tactics, blow back are reversing direction. A Trumpet is sounding.


Magic Wand

Last rites

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"We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper. Could have gone to some great parties. Did that instead." — Elon Musk
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"In private meetings and at public events, elected Democrats appear leaderless, rudderless and divided. They disagree over how often and how stridently to oppose Mr. Trump. They have no shared understanding of why they lost the election, never mind how they can win in the future."
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Maybe that's because the four years of "Joe Biden" was little more than a vaudeville show in front of the curtain, distracting you from what was going on backstage — the world's biggest political racketeering operation as conducted by a vast bureaucracy gone wild and mad: the blob in florid, mature efflorescence, doing its blob-thing to the max, looting and punking the nation. Now it is all being uncovered, disclosed, unmasked.

Briefcase

China to sue US over Trump's new tariffs

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The US president has placed restrictions on Chinese goods in what he said was retaliation for failing to stem the flow of migrants and drugs into America.

China will file a lawsuit at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and take other retaliatory measures against US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on its goods, the Commerce Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Beijing sees Washington's unilateral tariff increase as "seriously violating" WTO rules.

Trump announced new tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada on Saturday, citing concerns over the three countries' failures in stemming the flow of migrants and illegal drugs, such as fentanyl, into the US. In order to hike the tariffs, Trump declared a national economic emergency, invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which authorizes the president to unilaterally manage imports.

The tariffs, set to enter into effect on February 4, will amount to a 25% tax on all imports from Mexico and most goods from Canada, and a 10% tariff on Chinese goods. According to a fact sheet published by the White House, the tariffs will be in place with no exemptions "until the crisis is alleviated."

Comment: Push and Pushback: It is a service to self until it becomes an agreement for all.


Beaker

Musk claims USAID funded bioweapon research

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The billionaire has branded the US Agency for International Development a "criminal organization".

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has accused the US Agency for International Development (USAID) of financing bioweapon research, including projects that allegedly led to the emergence of Covid-19, branding the agency a "criminal organization."

Musk's comment came in response to a post from user @KanekoaTheGreat on Sunday, which claimed that USAID had funneled $53 million to EcoHealth Alliance. The post alleged that these funds were used to support gain-of-function research on coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, potentially leading to the creation of Covid-19.

Musk wrote:
"Did you know that USAID, using YOUR tax dollars, funded bioweapon research, including COVID-19, that killed millions of people?"
Musk did not elaborate on the allegations, but the post he was responding to further asserted:
"The CIA's deception regarding COVID-19 origins becomes much clearer when considering USAID's long history of serving as a CIA front organization."

Comment: Like a puzzle, all are connected if we truly see the picture.


Light Sabers

Canada strikes back with tariffs

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© Justin Trudeau on XCanadian PM Justin Trudeau holds news conference • February 1, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada must stand up for itself and protect its national interests amid US trade restrictions.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced retaliatory 25% tariffs on American goods, hours after US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping trade restrictions on Canadian imports.
"Tonight, I am announcing Canada will be responding to the US trade action with 25% trade tariffs against $155 billion worth of American goods. These tariffs will be far-reaching and include everyday items.

"We will stand strong for Canada. We will stand strong to ensure our countries continue to be the best neighbors in the world."
Canadian leader said, listing alcohol, fruits, vegetables, clothing, and shoes. In addition to direct tariffs, Ottawa is exploring "several non-tariff measures," which could include restrictions on critical minerals, energy procurement, and other trade partnerships. He urged citizens to support domestic businesses.

The first wave of tariffs, covering $30 billion worth of US goods, will take effect on Tuesday, with broader measures following in 21 days to allow Canadian companies to adjust.

Comment: Tariffs-for-Tariffs solves nothing, complicates the flow of commerce, ignores the needs of the people. Trump issued a wake-up call. Trudeau made it a fight.


Dollar

Trump set to yank US funding for UNRWA, remove America from UN Human Rights Council

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U.S. President Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to stop U.S. engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and continue a halt to funding for the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, a White House official said on Monday.

The move coincides with a visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has long been critical of UNRWA, accusing the agency of anti-Israel incitement and its staff of being "involved in terrorist activities against Israel."

An UNRWA spokesperson declined to comment on an order that has not yet been issued, describing the agency's financial situation as already "very, very bad".

U.N. Human Rights Council acting spokesperson Pascal Sim said he was unaware of any communication from Washington, but that no formal process existed since the U.S. is not currently a voting member.

Radar

Clearest Image Of US Navy's Directed-Energy Weapon Firing Laser Rounds

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Lockheed Martin's HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance) weapon has been successfully deployed aboard a US Navy warship. Designed to counter unmanned aerial threats, the high-energy laser weapon operates at a cost of only a few dollars per shot — an extraordinary savings for the Navy, which has a habit of spending tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars per missile interception.

Defense Blog reports that an update on HELIOS was published in a January 2025 report by the US Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation. The report includes an image of the USS Preble deploying its HELIOS weapon system at sea — one of the clearest images of the laser weapon in action to date.

"The US Center for Countermeasures (CCM) supported the Navy's demonstration on USS Preble (DDG 88) to verify and validate the functionality, performance, and capability of the HEL with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance system against an unmanned aerial vehicle target. CCM collected imagery of the engagements to support the evaluation of system performance," the annual report said.