The tale goes roughly like this: "Rich people are innovative & clever. Humanity's future in the universe depends on innovative, clever people. Ergo, the rich need to be saved. & the billions of so-called "useless feeders" don't." Imo, this is a transparently opportunistic lie designed to give governments, etc. an out for letting billions die. All psychopaths think they're cleverer than the rest of us. Interview #TESCREAL #Psychopathy #Oligarchy #USPol #UKPol ...2

Analysis: "Burn the Planet & Lock Up the Dissidents" "The fossil fuel industry, & the politician class they own, have no intention of halting the ecocide. As the climate crisis worsens, so do the laws & security measures to keep us in bondage." Roger Hallam is serving a five-year prison sentence for “causing a public nuisance without reasonable excuse.” "The climate catastrophes will soon characterize life for all of us."

Burn the Planet and Lock Up the Dissidents

The fossil fuel industry, and the politician class they own, have no intention of halting the ecocide. As the climate crisis worsens, so do the law...

#ClimateCatastrophe #FossilFuelCorps ..

They've readied their underground palaces in their relatively secure locations* They plan to wait out the catastrophe while billions die: "Even if billions perish in the coming climate catastrophe... we shouldn’t be too concerned", they say.

Salon.com

Understanding "longtermism": Why this suddenly influential philosophy is so toxic - Salon.com

Whatever we may "owe the future," it isn't a bizarre and dangerous ideology fueled by eugenics and capitalism

* Eg, islands: Larry Ellison, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Branson, Bezos, Zuckerberg... #TESCREAL #USPol #ClimateCatastrophe .

Report: "Stop Arming Israel" – Macron Calls for ‘Political Solution’ in Gaza, Lebanon. "The priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza.... France is not delivering any.” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/stop-arming-israel-macron-calls-for-political-solution-in-gaza-lebanon/ #France #Israel #GazaGenocide #USEnablement #BDS ..

Report: US doctors call on Biden to "stop this madness". The Gaza death toll is likely greater than 118,908, ie, 5.4% of the population. The US government is obligated, under US & International Humanitarian Law, to withhold military support for Israel. “Our bombs are cutting down women & children by the thousands. Their mutilated bodies are a monument to cruelty.” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/end-this-madness-now-us-doctors-urge-biden-harris-to-stop-military-economic-support-of-israel/ #USPol #Israel #GazaGenocide ..

Interview: "I love the poorly educated,” Donald Trump famously boasted in early 2016 as he started racking up victories in the Republican primary election." The truth has become undeniable: "People with less education are more likely to vote for Republicans." Darren Sherkat analyses why Republicans appear to have lower cogitive abilities & why, since the 1990s, Democrat scores have gone up & Republican scores have gone down. #USPol #Conservatives #GOPVoters #Trump .

Panel: How well is Hezbollah prepared for a long battle with Israel? Armed group says fighters have inflicted damage to Israeli troops in southern Lebanon. Panel Sami Atallah – Founding director of The Policy Initiative, an independent Lebanese think tank Yezid Sayigh – Senior fellow at the Malcolm H Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center Joseph Daher – Visiting professor at Lausanne University

Al Jazeera

Is Hezbollah still able to fight Israel after its leadership has weakened?

Armed group says fighters have inflicted damage to Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.

#Lebanon #Hezbollah #israel #US ..

Interview: "Don’t Do It”: Lebanese Lawyer Warns Israel Against Using War to Create a “New Middle East” “This overwhelming use of force cannot change people’s agency. The region does not want to be a satellite of Israel or a satellite of the U.S. "And by the way, the region does not want to be a satellite of Iran either. The problem is the region is not really being given much of a choice.” ~Nadim Houry https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/3/israel_lebanon #Israel #Iran #US #Lebanon ..

Interview: "A deliberate, man-made famine is underway in Gaza". The film 'Starving Gaza' shows how Israel has killed civilians seeking aid & attacked humanitarian networks. Palestinian reporters in Gaza are suffering the same conditions as their subjects. “They’ve been displaced, injured, watched their own children die, & yet they pick up a camera & record & tell other people’s trauma. They really will be remembered in history as the titans of journalists. https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/3/starving_gaza_documentary #Gaza .

Interview: "Don’t Do It”: Lebanese Lawyer Warns Israel Against Using War to Create a “New Middle East” “This overwhelming use of force cannot change people’s agency. The region does not want to be a satellite of Israel or a satellite of the U.S. "And by the way, the region does not want to be a satellite of Iran either. The problem is the region is not really being given much of a choice.” ~Nadim Houry https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/3/israel_lebanon #Israel #Iran #US #Lebanon ..