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People who are shocked when they find out Stephen King is a liberal baffle me. Like, pretty sure you can gather he's a liberal just by reading his stories.
President Barack Obama on George W. Bush: "My predecessor, who I disagreed with on a whole host of issues, still had a basic regard for the rule of law."
"If you ever feel useless, remember it took twenty years, trillions of dollars and four US presidents to replace the Taliban with the Taliban."
- Norman Finkelstein, OG
@MchughJess
"Any amount of Bukowski"
I like Bukowski, although I think most of the people who claim to like him overlook his tender "God I Wish I Didn't Have to Play This Macho Dude for Aggro-F*ckhead Crowd" moments. Bukowski's greatness is in when he admits how he himself is damaged.
If pro-Palestinian voices must ferret out & expel antisemites, then so to must the Nova Exhibit NYC ferret out & expel responses to its exhibit that say things like "The Gazans are all Amalek. They should be wiped off the face of the earth."
@adamcbest
@ProudSocialist
No, he's trying to point out how batshit crazy right-wing this country has been since at least Reagan. In any sane society AOC wouldn't be called "far-left" by ANYONE, the Democrats would be considered to the Right, and the Republicans would be considered a far-right party.
@RationalDis
@theserfstv
That whole family was wackadoodle long before The Lion Diet, but it took people WAAAAY too long to figure that out. They're like something out of a tent revival nightmare.
I had to clip this because it is one of funniest takedowns I've seen lately from Finkelstein and its hilarious hearing Glenn be all "alright, we got cut this now" at the end.
Finkelstein on Amy Wax: "I'd spit in her face."
Hot Take: Irked by folks implying that dual loyalties is ONLY an antisemitic trope when it's also been used historically by bigots against Catholics, Japanese Americans, Arab Americans, and, more recently, Chinese Americans.
Regardless what you think of Israel/Palestine, Gaza, the protests, etc. can we all just agree that Bill Burr roasts Bill Maher here like he's doing a fatality in a Mortal Kombat video game?
.
@_michaelbrooks
about to make his book debut. Going to try and get my copy pre-ordered... may have a lot of reading time in light of recent events.
#LeftIsBest
@dwdavison
She always brings up the meeting with Arafat as if the whole thing isn't disputed by the people who went there for Clinton like Robert Malley. You get different stories from everyone who was there for it. Totally ignores that.
I tend to keep my life private, but I could really use some thoughts & prayers from my listeners, friends, etc. right now. The past week has seen a close family member end up in county and I'm having trouble processing it all. Won't say more than that. I'm devastated though.
This week the U.S. federal government seized the domain of an Iranian children's TV channel. The U.S. federal government considers an Iranian children's TV channel a threat. Think about that.
I don't particularly like getting into online left media debates but watching Brianna Joy Gray vs. Vaush on the merits of the FBI was probably one of the biggest wastes of time in my life lately.
Never thought I'd ever be saying "LARRY KING RULES!" but after seeing him prioritize a phone call over an interview with Dave Rubin I did. This is 2020, folks.
Given how popular UFOs are lately just thought I'd post this picture of Art Bell regular, disinherited LearJet heir, ex-CIA pilot, and progenitor of modern UFO mythology John Lear with Watergate burglar G. Gordon Liddy.
That's tabloid 911 tho. Doesn't address why CIA Bin Laden Unit didn't share Malaysia summit intel w/ FBI or questions 911 families had about Saudi Arabia & gross failed response/intel failures. At best 911 was case of grotesque negligence w/ no one held to account for it.
I was a believer of the 9/11 inside job conspiracy theory for 15 years. It was my gateway to the rabbit hole. Thankfully, today, I am now an ex-truther.
This picture clearly shows the core of WTC 1&2. This picture is one that no 9/11 conspiracist will show you because it
EXCLUSIVE: Sirhan Sirhan's defense attorney, Angela Berry, joined Parallax Views to discuss the case for releasing Sirhan Sirhan, the convicted assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, on parole.
Very excited about
@sarahkendzior
's new book, THEY KNEW, which brings up a point/argument (highlighted below) that I think is EXTEMELY important: Institutional failure and the need for accountability as primary cause of the United States of Paranoia.
@mojoagogo
@willmenaker
Bernie's supporters are younger & feeling the pressure (ie: student loan debt, unlikelihood of ever owning homes, etc.). They're youthfully headstrong & angry, but only because they viscerally feel the desperation of the situation. I think that's different than MAGA types.
@BallouxFrancois
Very strange. BTW been reading your tweets (had to bookmark your account because I've reached follower limit) and appreciate the things you've been saying (esp. speaking out against maligning international institutions).
@thetrillbillies
You'd think a song that starts with "I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day/Overtime hours for bullshit pay" would go all "Take This Job And Shove It", but apparently not.
In retrospect, I was wildly overoptimistic about the prospects of exporting democracy by force, underestimating both the difficulties and the costs of such a massive undertaking. I am a neocon no more, at least as that term has been understood since 9/11.
Really he's just another billionaire who wants to control another huge media platform... What we're looking at is just another warring faction of the same oligarchic ruling elite that already controls every aspect of our society -
@AbbyMartin
on Elon Musk
PARALLAX👁🗨VIEWS
3-hour convo with
@tamars
, who resides in Israel, about Israeli political turmoil, the bombing of Gaza, the West Bank, Hamas, the Oct. 7th attack, and much, much more!
I was and am frustrated with the invasion of Ukraine, but I'm also becoming increasingly frustrated with folks who think this is some kind of Marvel superhero movie and aren't considering how one false move made by any side in this could have devastating consequences.
My 2018 Joe Rogan Experience appearance was CENSORED by
@Spotify
. He didn't use any racial slurs in the episode. I RAILED against Saudi Arabia in it and Spotify just happened to expand into the Saudi market at the exact time that coincides with the banning (1/2)
Parallax Views presents a panel discussion on the concept of the "Deep State" w/ Prof. Richard Falk, Prof. Peter Dale Scott, & Aaron Good. We discuss the militarization of the political imagination, Continuity of Government, Rex 84, nuclear war, & more!
@thicctatorx
You're assuming they played it for the kids. They were probably playing it because they were freaking out and wanted to know what was happening. Do you think events of that scale happen often?
NEW! Film scholar Gary Rhodes joins Parallax Views to discuss the politics of Dracula himself Bela Lugosi including his pro-labor, anti-fascist stances; role in the Hungarian Revolution;, & the OSS & FBI monitoring of the horror icon!
LISTENL
Scholar David H. Price (
@WeaponizingAnth
) joins us to discuss the National Security State's weaponizing of anthropology + the CIA's book publishing operations.
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Journalist & documentarian Abby Martin (
@AbbyMartin
) of
@EmpireFiles
joined Parallax Views to talk her political awakening, art/creativity, Gaza Fights for Freedom, BDS, military pollution, CIA's "Woke" recruitment video, the late Michael Brooks, & more!
I'll try to stop tweeting so much grief right now...
But I guess I just really want to make it clear that Michael Brooks boosted Parallax Views early on. I wouldn't be able to do this pod without Michael and a few other people who helped me when I started.
@Eugene_Scott
@UmarLeeIII
Deep South accents & slang, whether used by white or black people, do get mocked a lot. See Seth Myers "mee-maw" jokes in reference to Lindsey Graham. However, I don't think that's why people question Walker's intelligence.
3+ years ago I never would've imagined I'd have interviewed everyone from Noam Chomsky & Patrick Cockburn to Troma's Lloyd Kaufman and TALES FROM THE HOOD creator Rusty Cundieff. Still surprised at how much things have turned around for me.
#NewYearsEve
#HAPPYNEWYEAR2022
Appreciate the work that this account has done in regard to honoring Shelley Duvall's career while she was alive and now honoring it in the wake of Duvall's passing.
Farewell, to my sweet Shelley. This is a post I always feared making and I’m so unfathomably heartbroken, but please know Shelley was immensely loved and cared for. She made such a positive impact on my life as I did on hers. ❤️
@Cozy4Eva
Would you be able to speak further about this? It's a grotesque moment of exploitation of your grandfather and I could tell something was up when watching the video. DM me if you can.
Yesterday, I posted an episode of my show, Parallax Views, featuring the International Solidarity Movement's
@huwaidaarraf
& the Israeli Commitee Against Housing Demolitions'
@Jeff_Halper
. Listeners have informed me it is being flagged on Facebook.
Former Washington Post journalist Jefferson Morley (
@jeffersonmorley
) joins Parallax Views to relay his Kafkaesque fight w/ the CIA in federal court over state secrecy & transparency. It involves Cuba, JFK documents, FOIA, & Brett Kavanaugh.
@JFrankensteiner
I personally think of George C. Scott calling the whole thing a two-hour meat parade and opting to watch hockey instead. But JLG's good too.
Slavoj Zizek joined Parallax Views to discuss the global crises we face (COVID & potential future pandemics, digital surveillance, mental health, catastrophic climate change), the corporate "Great Reset", maintaining hope in dangerous times, & more!
@_michaelbrooks
@GadSaad
doesn't have to debate you because he already has his core audience of 313 Patreon supporters who are stuck in their own very specific media bubble. Why spend time debating people when he can spend that time grifting a few angry young men out of their chump change?
@BenBurgis
With all due respect
@BenBurgis
, people have dug stuff up on Destiny too. Either way the inclusion of Destiny was groan-inducing. If they wanted someone to represent the pro-Israel side, they could've gotten on Kramer, Hirschhorn, or anyone other than a streamer.
It took a tape of
#RonaldReagan
being a racist twat to get him posthumously cancelled? His record & what went on with South America under his watch apparently wasn't enough. Better late than never, I suppose, but he should've never been mythologized to begin with.