Police State Bounty Hunters: The Rise of ICE’s Unconstitutional War on America
John & Nisha Whitehead
“Brother, I am American. You are twisting my arm.” Man shouts “I am American” while ICE agents detain him Masked gunmen. Tasers. Tear gas. Pepper spray. Unmarked vehicles. Intimidation...
The Masks Have Come Off
Edward Curtin
If you believe what is written on those hats worn in the Israeli Knesset – “Trump the Peace President” – you are deluded beyond hope. Halloween may be coming,...
The Wheel of Decline
JR Leach
Unlimited growth. It’s the logic that says a business making a tidy profit is, somehow, failing—unless next quarter is bigger, wider, taller, louder, forever. Growth without end. As if...
Slow Drift to New Norms
Todd Hayen
The agenda moves so slowly that everything they are bucking for will eventually be fact, but no one will think it the least bit odd. It’s like a foxtail...
The BritCard Psyop: What Is True Digital ID in the UK?
Iain Davis
The proposed rollout of the so-called BritCard is a bait-and-switch psychological operation (psyop). The evident purpose is to frame the debate about digital ID in the UK by fundamentally misrepresenting what...
Russian banks unveil “pay with your palm”
Riley Waggaman
Last week, Russian government officials and representatives from fintech firms gathered for the annual Finopolis forum to discuss the future of Russian finance and banking. The conference was held...
Beneath the Flyover, Beside the Temple
Colin Todhunter
The word ‘development’ is often invoked as a moral good. Corporations and international investors regard it as a massive business opportunity, and politicians sell it as a template for...
Trump’s Everywhere War: An Insurrection Against the Constitution
John & Nisha Whitehead
“When they came in the middle of the night, they terrorized the families that were living there. There were children who were without clothing, they were zip tied, taken...
This Week in the New Normal #106
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the...
The Very Straight and the Very Narrow
Todd Hayen
I see a lot of young people in my practice. You know, the kids just out of university and setting out to make their mark in the world. They...
WATCH: The Lost Art of “Yes, And…” – #SolutionsWatch
Let me give you some advice that could change your life forever. It’s called “yes, and” and it will transform your arguments into productive conversations. Let me show you...
The BritCard Digital ID Psyop
Iain Davis
Apparently, in order to be able to work in the UK, we will all be forced to adopt digital ID—the mandatory so-called BritCard. There is absolutely no public appetite for...
Battlefield America: Trump’s War on the Enemy Within—the American People
John & Nisha Whitehead
“The era of the Department of Defense is over… From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is this: warfighting… We untie the hands...
Transhumanism, Psychotherapy and ChatBots
Todd Hayen
Strange times, indeed, folks. Strange times. Should we be concerned? I think so. In the end, I am sure it will work out, but there will likely be a...
PANEL: The IMA Discuss Free Speech
The latest IMA panel discusses the principle of “free speech” and what exceptions (if any) should be made, including the age-old “fire in a crowded theatre” argument and the...
Yuck! The Sour Taste of the Modern Food System
Colin Todhunter
The Yuka app is a mobile application designed to help consumers quickly assess the health quality of food and cosmetic products by scanning their barcodes. It produces a health...
WATCH: Escaping the Madhouse – #SolutionsWatch
If you’ve watched Dissent Into Madness then you’ll not only know about the ways that psychological insights are being weaponized against us but, more importantly, you’ll have an idea about what...
Would Orwell Be Branded a Terrorist? The Government’s War on Thought Crimes
John & Nisha Whitehead
“Those who created this country chose freedom. With all of its dangers. And do you know the riskiest part of that choice they made? They actually believed that we...
A New and Darker McCarthy Era Descends with the Night
Edward Curtin
“In a dark time, the eye begins to see…What’s madness but nobility of soul At odds with circumstance?…A steady storm of correspondences!” Theodore Roethke, In a Dark Time We are...
In Defence of the Em Dash
JR Leach
This is a tale of punctuation. A small one — a dash, to be precise. The em dash, for those still confusing it with the hyphen. A mark so...
