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https://theonion.com/secretary-of-the-macabre-unveils-initiative-to-fill-nations-empty-eye-sockets-with-maggots/

Secretary Of The Macabre Unveils Initiative To Fill Nation’s Empty Eye Sockets With Maggots
WASHINGTON—In remarks delivered to the White House press corps, the U.S. Secretary of the Macabre unveiled a new departmental initiative Friday that aims to fill the nation’s empty eye sockets with federally funded maggots. “Making use of $50 million allocated by Congress under the Befouling of Our Remains Act, the Department of the Macabre will […]

Coast Guard Drops References to Swastikas, Nooses Being 'Potentially Divisive' | Associated Press
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/coast-guard-swastikas-nooses/2025/12/18/id/1238930/

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People who are not anti-capitalist sometimes wonder: "Why is there a monopoly on X life-critical thing?" (E.g., epipens, insulin, web search).
This one is really simple actually: because monopolies are more profitable than competition, and the foundation of capitalism is that capital = power.
Various societies have recognized the necropolitical outcomes of monopolies and have tried to erect barriers to monopoly; we all know that monopolies are bad, death-and-suffering-causing things. But since these societies mostly remain capitalist, they allow these barriers to be eroded by the power of capital (to do otherwise would be to repudiate capitalism because it puts a limit on the power of money). The barriers are ineffective, and the capital = power equation holds, and monopolies result and get to do their killing & maiming thing (remember: even things like social media monopolies that you wouldn't expect to pay for political assassinations like a mining company still profit from inciting genocides). *Sometimes* there are oligopolies instead of monopolies, but instances of really competitive markets are pretty rare for things that are widely sought-after.
The "government will manage the markets to prevent bad outcomes like monopolies" strategy has failed repeatedly, spectacularly, and almost universally. To actually prevent monopolies you need a population that no longer believes that money should equal power, it's that simple. Sadly, it's actually not that simple, since all of the alternatives which equate something else to power, like "the king" or "party loyalty as judged by the supreme leader" have the same problems or worse. The attitude you need to cultivate is "nobody should have power," which is hard because *all* of the power-systems we have constantly propagandize against this attitude in myriad ways. Still, in the future once we've broken free of this age where hierarchy is accepted, people will look back and wonder whether the historical records are even credible given how much needless death and suffering were endured with little resistance.
#anarchy #capitalism

Senators freeze Coast Guard admiral's promotion over swastika, noose policy (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/17/coast-guard-swastika-kevin-lunday/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p91#a251217p91

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Alice in Chains:
🎵 Them Bones
#AliceinChains
https://sixdust.bandcamp.com/track/alice-in-chains-them-bones-2022-remaster
https://open.spotify.com/track/4A065x9kJt955eGVqf813g

The American patrol satellite had the targets in its sights:
two recently launched Chinese spacecraft flying through one of the most sensitive neighborhoods in space.
Like any good tactical fighter,
the American spacecraft, known as USA 270, approached from behind,
so that the sun would be at its back, illuminating the quarry.
But then one of the Chinese satellites countered by slowing down.
As USA 270 zipped by, the Chinese satellite dropped in behind its…

Military satellites dogfighting as tensions escalate in orbit
U.S. and Chinese satellites routinely spy on each other in orbit, rehearsing for more aggressive operations in the event of war.

Chinese smartphone shipments fell 1.6% YoY in Q4 2025 and 0.6% YoY for 2025 due to weak demand, rising prices, and memory shortages; iPhone shipments rose 28% (Counterpoint Research)
https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/China-Smartphone-Shipments-Q4-20…

Parole de survivante, sur les séquelles :
1️⃣ Bottes en caoutchouc trop grandes. Engelures. Morve au nez. Malnutrition.
Un corps d'enfant qu'on maltraite, qu'on oublie. #Sectes #Violences
2️⃣ Un dos brisé, jamais soigné. Une scolarité abandonnée, une enfance volée.
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Protecting press freedom is a responsibility journalists must shoulder themselves, as history shows courts, philanthropy, and policy won't save journalism (Richard Gingras/On the Evolution of Media)
https://richardgingras.substack.com/p/its-on-us

It’s On Us
On the need to rethink the role of journalism in open societies

"US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter. This is the largest military buildup of US firepower in the Caribbean in decades. **If regime change succeeds in Venezuela, Cuba may be next**"
US Relied on Illegal Sanctions To Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker | Portside
https://portside.org/2025-12-18/us-relied-illegal-sanctions-seize-venezuelan-oil-tanker