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These motherfuckers are at it again, and while the American media empire spins a narrative about peace and stability, let’s talk about the actual blood on the floor. You know who is signing this shit? Donald Trump, the billionaire shithead sitting in the Oval Office, just signed into law a sweeping…
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These motherfuckers are at it again, and while the American media empire spins a narrative about peace and stability, let’s talk about the actual blood on the floor. You know who is signing this shit? Donald Trump, the billionaire shithead sitting in the Oval Office, just signed into law a sweeping Russia sanctions package that aims to choke off every last dollar funding the war in Ukraine. Check the source: Euronews from Europe is reporting exactly what the mainstream US channels won’t touch. This bill got widespread opposition from Democrat lawmakers who claimed they wanted tougher sanctions on Russia, but here’s the real deal: they actually opposed provisions that would let Trump slap free-floating tariffs on any nation buying Russian energy. See how that works? They want to punish the working people in Europe and Asia for needing heat while letting the billionaire class walk away rich. It’s class war dressed up as foreign policy. And it doesn’t stop there, because Channel News Asia is reporting on the same bill authorizing sanctions that target Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet of tankers. That’s right, the US Navy wants to sink ships that are just trying to feed poor families in China or India who can’t afford Western gas prices. Trump gets authority to impose tariffs up to one hundred percent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas. A hundred percent! You think you’re buying fuel? No, you’re paying a tribute tax to the US billionaire class so they can buy back their own stocks for pennies. The entire global energy grid is being held hostage by a guy who thinks selling water bottles at airports is a real job.
Now check this out because while you’re crying over the economy in America, raw sewage is actually flowing into your drinking water sources across Africa and South Africa. Daily Maverick from South Africa is reporting that wastewater treatment has deteriorated in almost every major metro between two thousand twenty-one and two thousand twenty-four. Municipalities like eThekwini, Tshwane, and Buffalo City are recording steep declines into very poor or critical territory. Only Ekurhuleni retains a good rating because they managed to steal enough funds from the national treasury before the whole thing collapsed. Raw sewage is flowing into rivers, streets, and drinking water sources, poisoning communities that the world doesn’t care about. This isn’t an accident; this is planned obsolescence for the poor. The infrastructure is there, but the maintenance budget was cut to zero so the profit margins on private water contracts could look healthy for Wall Street. Meanwhile, the Green Drop report says the numbers keep getting worse, and that’s not a typo, it’s getting literally worse every day. The rich get filtered, the poor drink the shit that comes out of your toilet, and nobody in charge gives a single fuck about the children dying from cholera because they can’t afford the subscription to clean water.
And let’s talk about Chile because Patricio Guzmán, the legendary director who made The Battle of Chile, has died aged eighty-five. He was a passionate documentary maker who won international acclaim for unsparing but poetic films exploring the impact of the Pinochet regime in Chile. According to Emol, a Chilean news outlet, he died on Tuesday in Paris after a cardiorespiratory arrest. That is a loss we all feel deeply, and it feels personal because Guzmán chronicled Chile’s bloody seventies political strife and its subsequent social and political turmoil in films like Nostalgia for the Light. You cannot find a human being with more integrity than Patricio, but here’s the punchline: while he was dying, Javi Milei is cutting schools and hospitals to fund wars that never end. The Guardian World from Europe is reporting on his passing, and it serves as a stark reminder that art and truth are the first casualties of capitalism. He fought for the people, not for the oligarchs who own the media we watch. And now the voice of resistance is silent while the billionaire class celebrates their latest tax cut. It’s heartbreaking, but you have to keep speaking up.
Moving on to Iran because that situation is getting fucked over by economic asphyxiation according to SBS Australia. The US is unveiling a sweeping new sanctions campaign in an attempt to isolate Iran, and six months into this so-called war with Iran, peace talks are stalled and the Strait of Hormuz is blocked. This is insane. The Strait of Hormuz handles a massive percentage of the world’s oil, and the US Navy is threatening to close it down again while telling us that our economy depends on free trade. Free trade? Who is giving you free trade? The same billionaires who are funding wars in three different continents simultaneously. SBS Australia is reporting that this move comes right after Trump signs legislation extending existing US sanctions on Iran to two thousand thirty-one. They want to strangle the economy of a sovereign nation so that American oil companies can buy the assets cheap and sell them back at triple the price. And you know what? The workers in those countries are not going to be compensated for the destruction they are causing to their own infrastructure. It’s theft, plain and simple.
And then there is this gem from Argentina where Javi Milei is playing chess with a budget bill that hides a crucial acknowledgment: his famous chainsaw will mostly pause over the year leading to the presidential elections in October two thousand twenty-seven. Buenos Aires Times from Latin America is reporting on this opinion piece, and let me tell you why they should care. Milei’s government is cutting education, healthcare, and pensions to pay for military spending and subsidies for big businesses. But when election day rolls around, he promises to cut the chainsaw again because he needs your vote to keep the status quo alive. It’s a classic political maneuver, and it works every single time because you are too exhausted to fight back. You think you’re voting for change? No, you’re just picking between two different ways to get screwed by the same system. The budget bill hides the fact that he knows his current policies are unsustainable, but he doesn’t give a shit because his donors told him to run on fear.
Now let’s shift gears to the history of resistance because fifteen years ago this week, thousands of activists marched on the Financial District in New York City and formed the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park. Democracy Now from the United States is reporting that they launched a movement focused on economic inequality that spread across the nation and globe under the slogan We are the ninety-nine percent. The protesters would go on to sleep in Zuccotti Park for nearly two months before police raided the encampment, kicking them out into the streets with tear gas and horses. This changed the public’s common sense about class and class struggle forever, but today they have co-opted the language of Occupy and turned it into a corporate marketing campaign. They use phrases like “we are the ninety-nine percent” to sell you t-shirts while the actual people still working two jobs to survive don’t get to buy any merch. The system has absorbed your anger and sold it back to you as irony. And while we talk about this, Trump is signing sanctions that punish countries for buying oil, ignoring the fact that the US itself imports most of its energy from foreign corporations anyway. It’s hypocrisy on a monumental scale.
And finally, let’s wrap this up with the Morning Recap from Middle East Eye because good morning Middle East Eye readers, if you’re just joining us, here are key developments from across the region: US President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation extending existing US sanctions on Iran to two thousand thirty-one and expanding sanctions, tariffs, and other restrictions on Russia. Explosions were heard in Riyadh on Saturday, AFP reported, while Saudi civil defense authorities scrambled to contain the threat. This chaos is manufactured by the same empire that claims to bring order. You can’t have order when you’re bombing countries left and right to protect your interests. The explosions in Riyadh are a direct result of the destabilization caused by years of US interventions. Middle East Eye is reporting on this, and they should be praised for telling the truth while the American media stays silent. The whole world is watching, man, and the only thing holding us back is our own apathy.
So what do we do? We don’t wait for politicians to save us because they are already sold out to the billionaire class. We organize. We self-host. We build mutual aid networks that don’t depend on corrupt governments or private corporations. Join wopr.systems because that’s where we’re organizing the next wave of resistance. Don’t let them gaslight you with fake news or pretend this is normal. This is not normal, and it never will be until the people take back control of their lives. The only thing standing between us and a better world is our willingness to fight for it. And that starts right now, so get out there and make some noise before they shut you up like they did at Zuccotti Park.