Our weekly documentary film, curated by the editorial team at 21WIRE. What if the very agency sworn to protect America’s most vulnerable children became the largest legally protected kidnapping network in the country? For decades, Child Protective Services was sold to the public as a shield for abused and neglected […]
When I think of the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk I see the event as symbolic of the death of civil discourse in the west. The timeline split at that moment leaving two distinct groups: The conservatives and centrists who cling to the fantasy that progress through traditional politics is […]
There was a mass shooting in Australia so now everyone needs to shut up and do whatever Israel wants. Israel feels sad about the shooting so now it gets to do a bit more genocide, as a treat. It’s only fair. Reading by Tim Foley: Stop picking on poor little […]
If the right to free speech does not include the right to oppose an active genocide using strong and unmitigated language, then there is no freedom of speech. Reading by Tim Foley: If the right to free speech does not include the right to oppose an active genocide using strong […]
Who put the “X” in Xmas? This is the most wonderful time of the year, as the song reminds us. The bright lights, the holiday treats, and the timeless music. I’ve seen more homes with elaborate, Chevy Chase-style lighting this year. Maybe it’s a silent way of rebelling against a system that […]
Not just hate speech against Jews. Criticism of a foreign state. They’re coming right out and saying it. Reading by Tim Foley: Australians everywhere should be made acutely aware that the Australian Israel lobby is now explicitly advocating a ban on criticism of the state of Israel. Not just hate […]
Correction: Apparently it is an urban legend that data centers use a lot of water. The water used for cooling is recycled in the cooling process. Therefore, water usage by data centers is moderate. Is it past time for the United States to have an industrial policy? Paul Craig Roberts […]
If Israel is going after us, then we get to go after Israel. It’s just basic self-defense at this point. Reading by Tim Foley: You are allowed to subvert and undermine Israel’s interests, because Israel is trying to subvert and undermine your rights. You are allowed to interfere in Israel’s […]
First, it was Israel’s right to defend itself. Then it was a war, even though, by Israel’s own military intelligence database, 83 percent of the casualties were civilians. The 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, living under an Israeli air, land and sea blockade, have no army, air force, no mechanized units, no tanks, no […]
This is why “knowledge is power”: those who define what is “knowable” and “known” shape the reality of everyone in the model / system. Oh crikey, is this another boring post trying to make philosophy relevant? No, it’s a post about survival of the fittest, as what we “know” will lead […]