Best Rotted And Polite Podcasts (2024)

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Is Kamala Harris a political meme stock? 40:19

37m ago40:19

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Politics and social media were inextricable this week. Joe Biden announced his dropout via X and other social platforms — and after he endorsed Kamala Harris, the media rush to explain Brat memes began. Taylor talks to The Atlantic’s Charlie Warzel about coconut memes, irony pilled posting, and the outcry of a generation frustrated by politics. The…

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Netanyahu's Speech Was As American As It Gets 4:17

42m ago4:17

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"You couldn’t ask for a better example of everything Washington stands for than this. Both houses of Congress rising to feverishly applaud one of history’s worst genocidal monsters dozens of times as he lies over and over again is a much better representation of what the US government is about than anything you’ll see during the presidential race f…

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Gaza Is The Single Defining Feature Of This Political Moment In The US 5:49

2h ago5:49

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"I'm not a big fan of that presidential candidate's pro-genocide policies, but I like her positions on women's reproductive healthcare" is not the sort of thing that would be said in a sane and normal country.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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Vote For Six - Headed Zombie Hitler To Stop Seven - Headed Zombie Hitler 3:02

2h ago3:02

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"Look, I’m not saying Six-Headed Zombie Hitler is perfect, but come on! He’s obviously WAY better than Seven-Headed Zombie Hitler! Sometimes you just have to vote for the lesser evil."Reading by Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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We Need Both Outer Work And Inner Work To Truly Free Ourselves 5:36

1h ago5:36

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Just as we all have a responsibility to help create a healthy and truth-based world, we also all have a responsibility to develop healthy and truth-based minds.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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The "Criticizing Israel Is Antisemitic" Narrative Reinforces Itself 5:41

1h ago5:41

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The UN court ruling that Israel is an illegal occupying force will be used to argue that the whole entire world is against Jews and used to justify more abuses and atrocities. That's the beauty of the "criticism of Israel is antisemitism" narrative: it reinforces itself. The more abusive and murderous Israel is the more criticism it gets, and that …

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He Called The Dog Habibi 2:23

4d ago2:23

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He called the dog "habibi" - my darling - as it mauled him to deathwhile his family listened nearby.They had never heard him speak before.He had the mind of an infant."Enough, my darling," Muhammed said to the dog,because it was killing him,and because he was in pain,and because his family had spoken to him so lovingly all his life.Those were the w…

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The rise of ‘BlueAnon' + Trump shooting merch + RNC influencers 31:13

4m ago31:13

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Minutes after a gunman attacked Donald Trump at a rally, conspiracy theories flourished on social media. Did Trump fake it? Was it a false flag? These are the latest additions to a growing collection of anti-Trump conspiracy theories referred to as "Blue Anon." Taylor Lorenz discusses the rise of conspiracies from anti Trump influencers with Mike R…

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Two Americans Walking Down The Street And Talking About Politics 3:00

12m ago3:00

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"Man that assassination thing with Trump was so freaky," said Carl while stepping over a woman in a hijab clutching a dead child to her chest.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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There's An Important Lesson In All These Democrats Wishing Trump A Speedy Recovery 5:34

2h ago5:34

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All the high-profile Democrats who've been wishing Trump a speedy recovery from his assassination attempt after years of calling him an existential threat are the same people who now treat George W Bush like a cuddly wuddly snugglepoo after years of calling him an evil dictator. The enmity between these factions is a performance, like cage fighters…

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The US Came Close To Having TWO Presidential Candidates With No Brain 4:23

2h ago4:23

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The western political-media class hasn't been this sympathetic and supportive toward Trump since he bombed Damascus.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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The Biden Administration Has Exposed The Brain Rot Of Western Liberals 4:37

1h ago4:37

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This is who Joe Biden is. This is who western liberals are. They are the carnage, starvation and disease in Gaza. They are the biosphere strangling to death under the boot of ecocidal capitalism. They are the nuclear missiles being rolled into position around the world. They are a dying brain and a dying heart on a dying world of their own making.R…

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The Mainstream Worldview Is A Mass - Produced Artificial Psychosis 5:48

1d ago5:48

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People who still believe that the news media tell them the truth and that their nation and their world work pretty much the way they were taught in school are just as brainwashed and deluded as any QAnon cultist. The only difference is that their delusions are much more widely shared, and that the mechanisms used to brainwash them are much more hig…

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The Truth Lover's Prayer 3:25

2d ago3:25

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May I see the truth, especially the truth I don't want to see.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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Inside the most toxic live-streaming platform + NATO influencers 35:44

6d ago35:44

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Kick, a is home to some of the most reprehensible behavior on the internet. Creators have live-streamed themselves accosting people on the street, sexually harassing minors, even getting into hit-and-run car accidents. Taylor Lorenz talks to J. Aubrey, who documents some of the Internet’s worst people, about Kick’s race to the bottom.Plus, Taylor b…

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Nonstop News Stories Proving Palestine Supporters Right About Everything 5:02

3d ago5:02

5:02

Haaretz has a new report out showing that the IDF has seized more than a quarter of Gaza's territory, and is supporting moves by Israeli settlers to build on the areas that have been carved off from the Palestinian enclave. These areas are not just controlled by Israeli forces but have been completely demolished, with IDF military encampments const…

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Real Quotes From Hypothetical Gurus 6:59

3d ago6:59

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"The most worthwhile spiritual teachings don't actually teach you any new knowledge. Rather, they direct your attention to aspects of your own experience that you'd previously overlooked or hadn't paid much attention to. They get you questioning your unquestioned assumptions about very fundamental components of your experience like your sense of se…

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Oh, Looks Like Bombing Hospitals Is Bad Again 4:54

4d ago4:54

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Western empire managers do not actually believe that there is anything "abhorrent" or "horrific" about attacking a hospital - at least not one which provides services to Palestinians or other populations who are not favored by the western empire.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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I Want A Free Palestine And A Free Mind, A Free Heart And A Free World 2:21

5d ago2:21

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I want a free Palestine and a free mind, a free heart and a free world.I want the oceans teeming with life and the air full of plant sex and dragonflies.I want a society where nobody needs to work but most people want to, except for the occasional eccentric dude (and there will always be the occasional eccentric dude), but he will have a flute and …

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OMG Haaretz Is Hamas Propaganda Now! 5:48

6d ago5:48

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A new report from the Israeli outlet Haaretz titled "IDF Ordered Hannibal Directive on October 7 to Prevent Hamas Taking Soldiers Captive" confirms what independent outlets like The Grayzone and Electronic Intifada have been getting smeared as antisemitic conspiracy theorists for saying this entire time: that many of the Israeli deaths on October 7…

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J. Horton talks Documentary filmmaking, his upcoming film A Hard Place, crowdfunding, and more on Pollute Your Soul 38:52

6d ago38:52

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Director | The J. Horton | United States (thejhorton.com)J. Horton - IMDbLATEST AND GREATEST SEASON OF POLLUTE YOUR SOULmore episodes of Pollute Your Soul: This Manic Moment coming soonLinktree: https://linktr.ee/polluteyoursoulDUBBY is an energy drink with many vitamins and nootropics. This tasty drink is for people who want to focus without jitte…

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Saying Democracy Is In Jeopardy In America Is Like Saying Beaches Are In Jeopardy In Wyoming 5:39

7d ago5:39

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Saying democracy is in jeopardy in America is like saying beach front properties are in jeopardy in Wyoming. Your country is run by a few billionaires and government agencies. You don't get a real vote, and even if you did you're all propagandized anyway. It's not a real thing.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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Letting The Cruelty Of The World Break Our Hearts Together 2:31

8d ago2:31

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Let's allow the cruelty of the world to break our hearts, kind friend.Let's weep together at the shredded and emaciated bodies in Gaza, and at their mocking, cackling tormenters.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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This Civilization Is Deeply Unnatural 6:15

13d ago6:15

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There is nothing natural about this. The way things are. The way we are living. If this was the natural and healthy way for human society to exist, it wouldn't require mountains of propaganda spin to keep it going.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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"Gaza Is Complicated!" No It Isn't. Grow Up 4:01

10d ago4:01

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So much abusive bullshit hides behind the false modesty of "This issue is too complicated for me to understand."Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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Aaron Poole aka Full Carbon speaks on Canopy Crow, his music endeavors, Hawaii, and more on Pollute Your Soul 1:01:48

20d ago1:01:48

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The Full Carbon Get Up (@thefullcarbongetup) • Instagram photos and videosBizness Time — CanopyCrow ProductionsLATEST AND GREATEST SEASON OF POLLUTE YOUR SOULmore episodes of Pollute Your Soul: This Manic Moment coming soonLinktree: https://linktr.ee/polluteyoursoulDUBBY is an energy drink with many vitamins and nootropics. This tasty drink is for …

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Oh No, Now The US Has To Stop Imprisoning Ex - Presidents For Their Crimes! 4:42

11d ago4:42

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Everyone's acting shocked and outraged at the Supreme Court ruling that Donald Trump and other former presidents are largely immune from criminal prosecution, as though presidents getting prosecuted for their crimes is something that's been happening this entire time.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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Former Israeli PM Admits Israel's War Crimes Can't Happen Without US Support 4:19

12d ago4:19

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Ehud Olmert: "The entire Israel Air Force relies completely on American aircraft: fighter planes, transport planes, refueler planes and helicopters. All of Israel's air power is based on the American commitment to defend Israel. We have no other reliable source for essential supplies of equipment, munitions and advanced weapons that Israel cannot m…

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This Obvious Genocide Is Not What It Looks Like 2:17

12d ago2:17

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This obvious genocide is not what it looks like, smirks the man behind the podium.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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sptheboss aka Spencer Shefts speaks on his business, politics, europe, and more on Pollute Your Soul 57:22

17d ago57:22

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Spencer (@sptheboss) • Instagram photos and videosLATEST AND GREATEST SEASON OF POLLUTE YOUR SOULmore episodes of Pollute Your Soul: This Manic Moment coming soonLinktree: https://linktr.ee/polluteyoursoulDUBBY is an energy drink with many vitamins and nootropics. This tasty drink is for people who want to focus without jitters or a crash. Unlike o…

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Yung Euphoria speaks on his music, opening up for Ouija Macc, reservations, and more on Pollute Your Soul 36:01

14d ago36:01

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yung euphoria | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitch | LinktreeLATEST AND GREATEST SEASON OF POLLUTE YOUR SOULmore episodes of Pollute Your Soul: This Manic Moment coming soonLinktree: https://linktr.ee/polluteyoursoulDUBBY is an energy drink with many vitamins and nootropics. This tasty drink is for people who want to focus without jitters or a cra…

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How Does Anyone Still Care About This Bullshit? 6:38

17d ago6:38

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I truly do not see how anyone can still give a fuck about this bullshit. It's so obvious at this point that the US is being run by unelected empire managers who throw up half-dead, half-brained presidential candidates to trick Americans into thinking they live in a democracy. Those empire managers are going to do whatever they want to you regardles…

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Really Think About What It Means That The US President Has Dementia 4:34

15d ago4:34

4:34

If people really believed the president runs the country, they'd be freaking out that Biden in his demented haze might order an attack on the Soviet Union or nuke Libya to kill Muammar Gaddafi or something. They're not worried that this will happen because they know their government is actually being run by unelected empire managers from behind the…

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There Is No Possibility Of Sovereignty As Long As The US Empire Exists 3:58

16d ago3:58

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If you desire the sovereignty and self-determination of any group of people, your first and foremost task is to seek the dismantling of the US-centralized empire, because that's the power structure that is doing the most around the world to undermine this possibility. As long as a population is in any way intertwined with the agendas of a globe-dom…

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An influencer’s battle against her snark subreddit 25:46

19d ago25:46

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For the past several years, influencer Lily Chapman has been plagued by a relentless community of women online. They congregated in a snark subreddit dedicated to mocking and criticizing her. Lily says they even contacted her friends and family, and attempted to kill her sponsorship deals. But Lily did something most influencers haven't been able t…

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Hell, Maybe ANYTHING Is Possible 4:27

17d ago4:27

4:27

The thing that stands out for me the most when watching the deeply moving footage of Julian Assange arriving home to Australia is how impossible this all felt until it happened.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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Assange Is Free, But Justice Has Not Been Done 4:43

22d ago4:43

4:43

Justice would look like Assange being granted a full and unconditional pardon and receiving millions of dollars in compensation from the US government for the torment they put him through by his imprisonment in Belmarsh beginning in 2019, his de facto imprisonment in the Ecuadorian embassy beginning in 2012, and his jailing and house arrest beginni…

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Listen Deeply 2:35

19d ago2:35

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Listen deeply to the screaming mothersand the whirring of the drones.Listen deeply to the news man's liesand the crashing of the bulldozers.Listen deeply to the tanks and missilesas they are rolled into position.Listen deeply to the dying fishand the fruit bats dropping out of trees from the heat.Listen deeply to the gasping biosphereand the reverb…

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If Gaza Opened Your Eyes To The Empire's Depravity, Make Sure They Stay Open Forever 6:10

19d ago6:10

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Please please please don't let Gaza be a one-off in terms of your opposition to the imperial machine. Keep your eyes fiercely trained on its actions after this is over, and help bring as much attention to its crimes as possible.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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Steve McJones speaks on his comedy, podcasting, obscure cinema, and more on Pollute Your Soul 1:04:43

20d ago1:04:43

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@Articulate_with_SteveMcJ | Instagram, TikTok | Linktree LATEST AND GREATEST SEASON OF POLLUTE YOUR SOULmore episodes of Pollute Your Soul: This Manic Moment coming soonLinktree: https://linktr.ee/polluteyoursoulDUBBY is an energy drink with many vitamins and nootropics. This tasty drink is for people who want to focus without jitters or a crash. U…

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Allen Gun speaks on Chainsaw Murda faking his death and we react live to Allen's diss against CM!! 26:35

21d ago26:35

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Instagram https://linktr.ee/polluteyoursoul DEAD MAN WALKING (FUCK CHAINSAW MURDA) (FT. SHORT FUZE) [PROD. DJ LUCAS D] by ALLEN GUN (soundcloud.com) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/polluteyoursoul/support

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Our Rulers Are Literally Driving Us Crazy 6:24

26d ago6:24

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It's probably worth noting that the empire doesn't actually lose anything from our society's increasing mental health problems, and in fact actually benefits from them. Which is probably why everything in this dystopia is pointed at making everyone crazier and crazier.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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Zionism Is The Exact Opposite Of Spirituality 6:00

25d ago6:00

6:00

Zionism is like the exact opposite of people who identify as "spiritual but not religious"; it's religion stripped bare of all spirituality until it's nothing but a shitty political ideology that's ultimately really about land, western imperialism, and geostrategic control.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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Why do so many people think a top Stanford researcher is a CIA agent? 43:08

25d ago43:08

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An online smear campaign painted a top Stanford researcher as a censorship supervillain, whose goal was to silence free speech and delete 22 million tweets. Former Stanford Internet Observatory research manager Renée DiResta tells Taylor Lorenz what it's like to monitor disinformation about yourself -- and how rumors about her work that began on on…

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Our Propagandized Society Is Like A Sick Man Who Doesn't Know He's Sick 6:14

26d ago6:14

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We're in a burning house, and the people inside don't believe it's on fire and think you're a crazy crackpot for saying it is. There are a whole lot of necessary solutions to that problem that are going to have to follow from that point like getting everyone outside, getting the fire extinguished, finding a place to stay, getting the house rebuilt,…

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Everything In Our Civilization Is Stacked To Keep Us Believing The Propaganda 6:17

27d ago6:17

6:17

It's not so much that people buy into the mainstream propaganda worldview because humans are dumb, or because humans are selfish. Primarily, people buy into the mainstream propaganda worldview because humans are lazy.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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The US Is Preparing For WWIII While Expanding Draft Registration 5:48

28d ago5:48

5:48

So I guess we should probably talk about the way NATO powers are rapidly escalating toward hot war with Russia at the same time the US is expanding its draft policies to make it easier to force more Americans go and fight in a giant war.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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$LiM HiLL speaks on new music, hard timez, and more on Pollute Your Soul 42:27

26d ago42:27

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SLIMMY DA SLAUGHTER (@slxmhxll) • Instagram photos and videos$LiM HiLL | Twitter, Instagram | LinktreeLATEST AND GREATEST SEASON OF POLLUTE YOUR SOULmore episodes of Pollute Your Soul: This Manic Moment coming soonLinktree: https://linktr.ee/polluteyoursoulDUBBY is an energy drink with many vitamins and nootropics. This tasty drink is for people wh…

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We've Seen This "Antisemitism Crisis On The Left" Script Before 5:19

1M ago5:19

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It sure is a crazy coincidence how western politicians and media always start urgently telling us about an invisible epidemic of left wing antisemitism every time western military ties to Israel are subjected to widespread public scrutiny.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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Making October 7 About Antisemitism To Hide Israel's Abuses 5:15

1M ago5:15

5:15

They keep telling you October 7 happened because Hamas hates Jews because they don't want you asking questions about Israel's actions which provoked the attack.Reading by Tim Foley.By Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

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