I’m posting 2 truly excellent convos on the resistance is fertile podcast, one with Laith Marouf-

https://resistanceisfertilepodcast.substack.com/p/zionist-arrogance-and-liberation

and a short easily restackable clip https://freepalestinetv.substack.com/cp/193170613

Laith reveals, for the first time as well, his mother was in charge of the women’s division of the PFLP, and the discussion is, as Indi points out, mind expanding- from Shia Islam being the current liberation theology, how it ties into the leftist and communist struggles in west asia and CANNOT and should not be separated (no matter what socialist chauvinists and nationalists keep prefacing with- it’s like compatible left bs doing the “do you condemn hamas schtick”). And that one must defeat Israel and Zionism because they use it as weapon and shield- and that once it is gone, so much of the world’s psy-op/media/banking control collapses because all of it feeds it in the ourobourus/human centipede.

And the other is the conversation with Bettbeat media and David Hundeyin- pointing out the realities of the psy-ops in places like Nigeria, the contradictions of China in their trading, and the work China does all the material support out front and in the background without advertising it and that it doesn’t help using western narrative frameworks to exhort China to step up its soft power. Or at least stop judging it by such a standard. I think finally Bettbeat/Karim is starting to see what Indi pointed out- the resistance never complains about China, even with its contradictions, adhering to Basil Al-Araj’s points about being a solid structure in the face of the enemy- so perhaps there is something to that. Critical of our resistance behind closed doors, but as always- present the united front.

https://resistanceisfertilepodcast.substack.com/p/the-psychological-unravelling-of

Also shout out to the tactic employed by David at the 50min mark- Iran’s framing of the “epstein class” is an excellent rejoinder and comeback method now- it presents an offensive agitprop option in the social media sphere. No more Michelle Obama soft play bs- go and hurt their pathetic egos since that’s all they have left- Iran’s lego videos are the vanguard of this. Call these clowns for being what they are- if they slur you unprompted with vile racism etc, just call them out as being the pedophile rapists child eating cannibals- call them epsteins, call them for what they truly are.

both are just excellent convos all around.

adding to this Japanese stupidity towards militarism-

turn on the subtitles (very accurate)- armed Japanese soldier attempted to scale Chinese Embassy 3 days ago to kill.

Anti-China sentiment is permeating their “defense” forces, echoes of the feb26/1936 failed militarist coup- put down, but eventually took over and lead to full on war. (Really directly mimics Hitler’s putsch timeline, no wonder they got on so well). The typical Japanese netizens anti-China squawking is silent- as Goebbels said, the lie only works so long as material reality doesn’t intrude- and even these fools know this isn’t 1937. To beat a dead horse – geriatric population isn’t filling those ranks, and a weak industrial base (and no materials) that isn’t built for war, China is their largest trading partner, and Daddy US is just gonna use them as fodder.

Add to this their Ukraine meddling, Horse Face takaichi and their crew are truly as dumb as Trump and their ilk, down to being deeply paid up by a foreign cult (universalist moonies in this case)- increasingly possible the nation will share the same fate as Abe.

Warwick on point with Pascal, with his new book, breaking down the theoretical framework he’s been writing about on his substack- “ThermoEconomics in a time of Monsters”. Echoes of Vaclac Smil’s book on energy, Marx, Sraffan product commodity theories, explaining debt as NECESSARY (and doing away with the stupid austerity arguments and bullshit neolib/keynesian idiocy) but as a matter of how the liquidity from debt is used- efficient/beneficial societally or not, formulated for the current age- and the title nods to Gramsci as we truly are in the time of monsters. His substack and writing can be pretty dense and academic, but this interview is a good explainer for the idea- it always, and always has been about harnessing energy so we can live- who gets to control it, how efficiently we use and obtain it, and how we use it.

That is the greatest usage of AI I have ever seen =D In 5 min, I laughed, I cried, I cheered, I hoped!

Brian is getting a bit myopic (if not just wrong) on his “Hamas” bad thing- he doubled down in his post on it- the assessment that “following the money” is actually how it operates and that Oct 7th would be a self-inflicted Gaza flattening, is too influenced from his spending so much research time via think tank and policy papers. He doesn’t view this from the aspect of political Islam, the muddled realpolitik of Syrian collapse, and the broader overview of the entire war (ie Gaza/Tufan Al-aqsa as Stalingrad, and this is operation Bagration with China/Russia playing the role of Overlord in supply logistics). It’s a level of imperial doomerism that western analysts keep reverting to that Iran and the axis of resistance simply doesn’t fall into because of the importance of political Islam- suggest to read Indi.ca’s edited collection of “Reading Resistance” from their own words to understand what drives their positions and how they carry it out https://indi.ca/books/

And I would argue he’s headed in a wrong direction with his initial analysis here – that Iran’s air defenses are somehow more degraded than before- many of the mapped strikes on Iran are still primarily along the west, and still standoff- the assertion that they have better air penetration and THAT is the reason they are using cheaper JDAMS doesn’t actually make sense. It actually implies they have LESS viable air access- being shorter range means they would need to get CLOSER to their targets to be as effective as the more expensive weaponry they are trying to save/reshuffle from other bases. Iran’s air defense was never going to be great- many of Periol’s posts in the chronicles thread lay out why, (and Brian is right in that the training for SU300+ and others from China would require better training that there just wasn’t time for- Stanislav Krapivnik is convinced that any of the Russian batteries there are all being manned by Russians on the ground). But just as many western analysts have pointed out that dropping JDAMS primarily on the western regions are actually proof the air defense is working- they can’t risk sending the pricey toys further in because they risk getting shot down and wasted, not to mention fueling planes now not being able to transit places like Iraq and the F watevers being busted by “friendly fire”.

I highly recommend reading and internalizing the words of martyr Basil Al-Araj (page 131 of the collated work at the link above). Essentially 7 rules to follow in supporting the resistance-

1. The Palestinian resistance consists of guerrilla formations whose strate‐
gies follow the logic of guerrilla warfare or hybrid warfare, which Arabs
and Muslims have become masters of through our experiences in
Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Gaza. War is never based on the logic of
conventional wars and the defense of fixed points and borders; on the
contrary, you draw the enemy into an ambush. You do not stick to a fixed
position to defend it; instead, you perform maneuvers, movement, with‐
drawal, and attack from the flanks and the rear. So, never measure it
against conventional wars.

2. The enemy will spread photos and videos of their invasion into Gaza,
occupation of residential buildings, or presence in public areas and well-
known landmarks. This is part of the psychological warfare in guerrilla
wars; you allow your enemy to move as they wish so that they fall into
your trap and you strike them. You determine the location and timing of
the battle. So, you may see photos from Al-Katiba Square, Al-Saraya, Al-
Rimal, or Omar Al-Mukhtar Street, but do not let this weaken your
resolve. The battle is judged by its overall results, and this is merely a
show.

3. Never spread the occupation’s propaganda, and do not contribute to
instilling a sense of defeat. This must be focused on, for soon, we will start
talking about a massive invasion in Beit Lahia and Al-Nusseirat, for exam‐
ple. Never spread panic; be supportive of the resistance and do not spread
any news broadcast by the occupation (forget about the ethics and impar‐
tiality of journalism; just as the zionist journalist is a fighter, so are you).

4. The enemy may broadcast images of prisoners, most likely civilians, but
the goal is to suggest the rapid collapse of the resistance. Do not believe
them.

5. The enemy will carry out tactical, qualitative operations to assassinate
some symbols [of resistance], and all of this is part of psychological
warfare. Those who have died and those who will die will never affect the
resistance’s system and cohesion because the structure and formations of
the resistance are not centralized but horizontal and widespread. Their
goal is to influence the resistance’s support base and the families of the
resistance fighters, as they are the only ones who can affect the men of the
resistance.

6. Our direct human and material losses will be much greater than the
enemy’s, which is natural in guerrilla wars that rely on willpower, the
human element, and the extent of patience and endurance. We are far
more capable of bearing the costs, so there is no need to compare or be
alarmed by the magnitude of the numbers.

7. Today’s wars are no longer just wars and clashes between armies but
rather are struggles between societies. Let us be like a solid structure and
play a game of biting fingers with the enemy, our society against their
society.

Finally, every Palestinian (in the broad sense, meaning anyone who sees
Palestine as a part of their struggle, regardless of their secondary identi‐
ties), every Palestinian is on the front lines of the battle for Palestine, so be
careful not to fail in your duty.

This is kind of a confusing list- what defines ownership and control of the central banks? With the AES implementing a different financial system and currency away from Francafrique, does that change anything? What about central banks with strong central control and state regulatory oversight (PBOC)?

aha, good to know about the vapors and science- follow up wonder (and this prob goes way into other science I am even more clueless about) why are there so many flammable fires in ICE cars? I’m now remembering a report from firefighters who state house fires as being so much more dangerous now because of all the hydrocarbon furniture and items- fuel forever to burn. I imagine car interiors are much the same- I never forgot the one I saw on the highway, black plume and flaming, not from a collision but something else, the driver must have sensed something and was watching it from a distance along with the fire crew.

I do think the expensive solution to the cheap problem was handled via scaling, which has knock on effects to lower pricing, etc. (in so much as it can be “solved” via capitalist modes of production, or the China model of building towards socialism by unlocking quality forces of production). I find Warwick Powell’s recent writings about energy return on investment very insightful here and the comparison of how oil/hydrocarbons value return is now very poor compared to the initial discovery and implementation, and those initial estimates never took environmental effects into the equation.

Justin Podur made a good point along with Benji and Indi on the resistance is fertile pod the other day. Because so many liberal and red-brown/compatible “leftists” are so afraid to name “jews”/zionists in any way, Tucker and their ilk can now occupy that space to milk the AIPAC /Zios for the usual scapegoat role, whitewashing and laundering the “good” empire image, as if the US and the west haven’t been doing this since inception. That replaces any needed critique of imperialism/capitalism, and it is never going to come from the modern “left” in the west, and the hucksters like Tucker get to lob ziogrenades from their white supremacist towers of imperialism.

Justin made a funny note about how such liberals just want everyone to hate them, like Medhi Hasan, the exemplar smarmy sniveling pr brown faced clown.