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“Israel’s Jeffrey Epstein” ft. Brad Pearce Ep. 265

by Patrick Macfarlane | Oct 25, 2023 | Vital Dissent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtlgcMQ5aNY Patrick is joined by Brad Pearce to discuss his recent article “If You Say Anything to Anyone, a Zaka Van Will Run You Over,” about Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, the founder of Zaka Search and Rescue, whose narrative was referred to by a source from his neighborhood and member of an anti-abuse group called “Committee for Preserving Our Camp’s Purity” as “the Haredi Jeffrey Epstein.” Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: "If You Say Anything to Anyone, a Zaka Van...

How Palestine Became Israel Ep. 264

by Patrick Macfarlane | Oct 18, 2023 | Vital Dissent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62gDTzd5YdI Patrick delves into the creation of the state of Israel, breaking down the article ‘The Alienation of a Homeland’ by Stephen P. Halbrook, which was featured in the The Journal of Libertarian Studies in 1981. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: The Alienation of a Homeland: How Palestine Became Israel* by Stephen Halbrook Lessons in Atrocity Propaganda by Patrick MacFarlane The Scott Horton Show episode with Darryl Cooper The Scott Horton Show episode...

Lessons in Atrocity Propaganda

by Patrick Macfarlane | Oct 16, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

It has been a little over a week since Hamas attacked Israel. In that week, we have learned more of what 5th Generation Warfare looks and feels like in the context of actual battles taking place in a geographic theater of war. Although the Israel-Palestine conflict has demonstrated an evolution in asymmetric warfare, this article will not discuss, per se, the tactics or politics of asymmetric warfare as deployed by Hamas. As we have witnessed, in contrast to a specific tactic, 5th Generation Warfare involves us all. As James Corbett wrote in April: "There is a world war happening right now....

The Monkey’s Paw and Imperial Hubris Ep. 263

by Patrick Macfarlane | Oct 9, 2023 | Vital Dissent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NP5UPVm6Bo&feature=youtu.be Patrick reads the W. W. Jacobs short story ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ discusses the theme’s ongoing application to US foreign policy. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: A Short Analysis of W. W. Jacobs’s ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs The Monkey’s Paw SparkNotes The Monkey’s Paw wiki British Imperialism in India Pot, Meet Kettle: America’s Use of Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Weapons By Patrick...

So, About that Global Pandemic Treaty…

by Patrick Macfarlane | Sep 13, 2023 | Featured Articles

Last week, First Lady Jill Biden reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 despite being double vaxxed and boosted. The White House Press Secretary then described President Joe Biden's subsequent return to cautionary measures like masking and "social distancing" to protect him from the virus—you know, over and above his cure-all miracle shot(s).The ominously publicized return to COVID protocols comes just a week after Donald Trump warned voters that: "...the Left-wing lunatics are trying very hard to bring back COVID lockdowns and mandates with all of their sudden fear-mongering about the new...

Decoding East Asia ft. Samuel Urban Ep. 262

by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 31, 2023 | Vital Dissent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gzLfD39Kmg Patrick is joined by Samuel Urban to discuss the differences between the western and eastern cultures and how that may play into the growing US/China tensions Vital Dissent Labor Day sale Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: Samuel Urban on Twitter/X Samuel Urban on Biting the Bullet 5 Til’ Midnight podcast The Korean War by Bruce Cumings

Will This Man Prevent World War Three?

by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog

In April, Tucker Carlson, the most popular show host in American news media, was unceremoniously fired from Fox News. He has since taken to the platform "X," formerly Twitter, to continue publishing his own program. Last week, during the first Republican primary debates, Tucker posted an exclusive (softball) interview with former President Donald Trump. The episode received 260 million "impressions" within the first day. Although an "impression" on Twitter only counts as an appearance in someone's feed, if only one-tenth of those impressions equated to one view, the viewership would still be...

New Twitter Verification System Will Give User Data to Israeli Military Intelligence Contractor

by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 22, 2023 | News

Elon Musk continues a series of questionable decisions on his pronounced quest to turn Twitter into the "Everything App." While the name change from "Twitter" to "X" made the platform easy to confuse with a porn site, the newest proposed change is downright creepy. On August 18, PC Magazine reported Twitter will begin allowing users to verify their accounts by taking a selfie with a government-issued ID. The initial headline continues to cause confusion, leading some to believe that every Twitter user will be required to verify their account through this method. Others believe only Twitter...