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1. 0:00.000 - 0:08.000 Intermission
2. 0:08.000 - 2:50.000 Introduction & The Case of Venezuela
3. 2:49.500 - 2:53.000 Intermission
4. 2:53.000 - 6:57.000 The Pattern of Sellout Leaders & Historical Revisionism
5. 2:53.000 - 3:01.000 Hook/Greetings
6. 6:57.000 - 17:10.000 Japans Prime Minister as a US Puppet
7. 17:10.000 - 23:15.000 Taiwan and the Sellout Model
8. 23:15.000 - 1:17:27.000 Interview with Dr. Jill Stein - Organizing and Strategy
9. 23:15.500 Highlight
10. 1:17:27.500 - 1:18:52.633 Endcards/Credits

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#usnews #uspolitics #JILLSTEIN #RevolutionaryBlackoutNetwork #nickcruse #twopartysystem #greenparty #usimperialism #Trump #workingclass

Generated Summary:

Overall Summary

The speaker, Nick, delivers a monologue critiquing US foreign policy and its allies, framing global conflicts as a struggle between a US-led imperialist "axis of evil" and anti-imperialist forces. He argues that the US ruling class uses false pretexts (like human rights) to justify aggression against nations like Venezuela and China, while supporting genuine human rights violators like Israel and Japan. The core theme is that the real motivation is resource control (oil, critical minerals) and global dominance. The latter part of the transcript is an interview with Dr. Jill Stein, focusing on organizing strategies to counter this imperialism, particularly by stopping the genocide in Gaza through labor action and international pressure.

Key Points & Segment Timestamps

Segment 1: Introduction & The Case of Venezuela (0:08 - 2:50)

• Timestamp: 0:08 - 2:50
• Key Points:
  • Open Admission of Imperialism: Neoconservatives are openly discussing plans to violate international law to destabilize and destroy Venezuela.
  • Real Motives: The hostility towards Nicolás Maduro is not due to human rights or drug trafficking, but because Venezuela has the world's largest oil reserves and critical minerals, and Maduro refuses to be a US puppet.
  • Hypocrisy of the Ruling Class: The same people supporting Israel's actions and sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) are portraying Maduro as a "uniquely evil tyrant."
  • Public Opposition: The American people oppose war with Venezuela, which is why media like 60 Minutes runs "pro-war propaganda" to manufacture consent.

Segment 2: The Pattern of "Sellout" Leaders & Historical Revisionism (2:53 - 6:57)

• Timestamp: 2:53 - 6:57
• Key Points:
  • Critique of US Leadership: The US ruling class, including Trump, Obama, and Biden, are "gangsters" who engage in war crimes and protect pedophiles.
  • Rejection of Non-Violence: The working class is told to be non-violent while the ruling class's "first go-to" for solving problems is violence.
  • The "New Axis of Evil": Israel's actions in Gaza have shown that international law is meaningless, "opening the floodgates" for other nations to commit atrocities with impunity.
  • Imperial Japan's Resurgence:
    • Argues that Imperial Japan was "easily worse than the Nazis" and its crimes have been whitewashed by the West.
    • China bore the brunt of the fight against Japan for a decade before the US joined.
    • The current Japanese ruling party, a "US puppet for 75 years," refuses to apologize for its war crimes, mirroring rhetoric in the US.

Segment 3: Japan's Prime Minister as a US Puppet (6:57 - 17:10)

• Timestamp: 6:57 - 17:10
• Key Points:
  • Embarrassing Display: The new Prime Minister, Sane Takichi, is portrayed as a "happy little puppet" of the US, exemplified by a viral video of her jumping for joy at a US military base.
  • Ignoring Domestic Issues: Instead of addressing Japan's suicide crisis, poor work-life balance, and economic anxiety, her focus is on a "hawkish approach to China" and increasing military spending.
  • A Pattern of "Evil" Female Leaders: The speaker argues that female leaders approved by the West (e.g., Ursula von der Leyen, this Japanese PM) are "bloodthirsty tyrants," not figures to be celebrated by feminists.

Segment 4: Taiwan and the "Sellout" Model (17:10 - 23:35)

• Timestamp: 17:10 - 23:35
• Key Points:
  • Taiwan is Part of China: The speaker affirms the "One China" policy, calling Taiwan's president a "glorified governor."
  • Adopting the "Israeli Model": Taiwan is criticized for praising Israel and Netanyahu, suggesting it wants to adopt Israel's model of "defense" (which the speaker equates with using starvation as a weapon).
  • The Pattern Repeats: This aligns Taiwan with other "sellout" leaders (in Japan, Venezuela, Brazil) who sell out their people to US imperialism and Zionism.
  • Contrast with Maduro: Nicolás Maduro is praised for standing in solidarity with Palestinian resistance, while US-backed Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado praises Netanyahu.

Segment 5: Interview with Dr. Jill Stein - Organizing and Strategy (23:15 - End)

• Timestamp: 23:15 - 1:17:23
• Key Points:
  • We Are Winning Public Opinion: Stein argues that public opinion has turned dramatically against Israel and Zionism since the start of the genocide, and the pro-genocide side is "scared shitless."
  • Reject Powerlessness: The ruling class's main goal is to make people feel powerless and hopeless. She urges people to reject this narrative.
  • The "Uniting for Peace" UN Initiative: This is a primary strategy to bypass the US veto in the Security Council. It would allow the General Assembly (where ~90% of nations support Palestine) to send a protection force at Palestine's request.
  • Action Item: Go to lifelineforpalestine.com to sign petitions and support this initiative.
  • Critique of the "Trump Plan": The so-called peace plan is an "ultimatum for surrender" and an "investment plan" for Trump's family, not a real solution. It has already been violated repeatedly.
  • The Power of Labor:
    • Praises Chris Smalls and the Amazon Labor Union for linking workers' rights with internationalism.
    • Highlights the Italian union U.S.B., which has successfully shut down ports to block weapons to Israel.
    • Five Demands for the AFL-CIO: A petition (bit.ly/DisarmGenocide | [https://secure.everyaction.com/FygyRgBN1EKc_S_Ab1kehg2]) demands that major US labor unions recognize the genocide, condemn the attack on Chris Smalls, and use their power to refuse shipping weapons to Israel.
  • Critique of the Democratic Party & "No Kings" Rally: Stein and the host dismiss figures like AOC and the "No Kings" rally as "Democratic Party astroturf" that silences true anti-imperialist voices and is beholden to Zionist and oligarchic funders.

About Channel, Revolutionary Blackout:

Blacking Out Corporate Propaganda and Educating for a Revolution.

“You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can’t jail the Revolution.” -- Fred Hampton (1948 - 1969)

We should focus our actions, time, and resources on Direct Action, Mutual Aid, and Community Outreach. If you do engage in Electoral Politics do not support the Duopoly (Red or Blue Team). No War but Class War!

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Emirati influencers and an official Israeli state X account have been targeting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on social media, while its paramilitary rival, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has massacred hundreds of civilians in Sudan's el-Fasher.

As many came out on social media to criticise the United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose support for the RSF is well-documented, influencers from the UAE have responded by going after the SAF.

Notably, Israeli accounts, including the country’s official Arabic language account, have also joined in. Amjad Taha, an Emirati analyst who often appears on western media, has led the charge to link the SAF to the Muslim Brotherhood and to Hamas in Gaza.

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also very interested in anything else you have to share regarding your personal selfhosting experience and how it may or may not affect those around you.

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cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/5394838

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Canada’s energy minister Tim Hodgson said Ottawa would use the country’s Defence Production Act to stockpile critical minerals. The move echoes the US’s use of national security legislation to strengthen its domestic supplies.

“This enables Canada to launch our own defence stockpiling regime, and to support multilateral stockpiling efforts,” Hodgson said.

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The announcements come as Canada tries to position itself as a crucial supplier to western economies that have grown concerned about China’s stranglehold on rare earth and critical minerals supplies.

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cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/5394838

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Canada’s energy minister Tim Hodgson said Ottawa would use the country’s Defence Production Act to stockpile critical minerals. The move echoes the US’s use of national security legislation to strengthen its domestic supplies.

“This enables Canada to launch our own defence stockpiling regime, and to support multilateral stockpiling efforts,” Hodgson said.

...

The announcements come as Canada tries to position itself as a crucial supplier to western economies that have grown concerned about China’s stranglehold on rare earth and critical minerals supplies.

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The won-yuan swap line of a maximum 70 trillion won ($49.24 billion) for 400 billion yuan

Beijing and South Korea also signed six memorandums of understanding in various areas, including economic cooperation, trade in services and agricultural exports.

($1 = 1,421.4800 won)

($1 = 7.1230 Chinese yuan renminbi)

Recently switched to Linux and have been looking for alternatives for Musicbee, which I used for ages in Windows. I guess I could make it work with Wine but thought I'd ask here for suggestions first. Features I'm looking for are not a lot to ask IMO:

1. Music folder can be anywhere, not only ~/Music
2. In the list of songs by a given artist, I can sort by album year, but the tracks within each album stay in the correct order
3. The player remembers where I left off the next time I open it

I'm using Rhythmbox and it's great but unfortunately it doesn't do #3 (if I missed some setting let me know please).

Thanks in advance!

Edit: Best options from the comments were Strawberry and Quod Libet. I think I'll go with Quod Libet. Thanks all for the suggestions.

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We aren't too fond of cameras around here and there's almost always someone home so it's not really a necessity for us. Having said that, we've had a few cams for a while now and most important is the doorbell.

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I learned my lesson with Amazon. I want to control this doorbell myself and I'd to avoid video, audio, or logs exiting my network without me knowing.

How has the Reolink - Frigate - Home Assistant trio panned out for you?

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Tens of thousands of students and other opponents of Serbia’s populist president are converging on the northern city of Novi Sad for the massive commemoration of the victims of a tragedy a year ago that killed 16 people.

Ahead of the commemorative rally, momentum has been building in favor of opposition demands for major changes in the Balkan country, after nearly a year of student-led anti-government protests that have seriously shaken President Aleksandar Vucic and his firm grip on power.

As thousands of protesters arrive in Novi Sad from all over the country, Vucic has threatened mass arrests if the mourners turn to violence, and defiantly said his supporters are planning “a much bigger” rally in the city later in November.

He has also tried to downplay the expected size and importance of the commemorative opposition rally.

When asked by a TV reporter to comment on the commemoration on Saturday, Vucic said: “What is happening in Novi Sad? Is some soccer match being played?”

He said that “many will be disappointed due to excessive expectations from the rally,” adding that “there will be no change of government.”

[...]

Most of the student led-protests have so far been peaceful, with sporadic incidents caused by Vucic supporters. However, tensions are boiling after a year of protests and emotions are high.

Riot police have cracked down hard against the protesters. Hundreds of Vucic’s opponents have been arrested for taking part in the previous anti-government rallies, including at least two huge demonstrations in the capital, Belgrade.

People are expected to gather in several separate rallies throughout Novi Sad, a tactic believed to be designed to make it more difficult for the police to intervene than if one central rally was held at a single location.

[...]

The catalyst for monthslong protests was the deadly collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad on Nov. 1, 2024 which resulted in 16 fatalities. This incident has been widely attributed to governmental negligence, endemic corruption and shady deals made with Chinese construction companies that took part in the recent renovations of the station.

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At the same time Vucic has described the protests as a ploy organized in the West to oust him from power. Vucic has sought and obtained support from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as well as China while cracking down on liberal rights groups at home.

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According to reports, the Novi Sad station’s modernization was a key component of a high-profile infrastructure project aimed at upgrading the railway link between Belgrade and Budapest, which has itself become a symbol of Serbia’s growing cooperation with China. Completed in the summer of 2024, the $1.5 billion project – funded through a loan agreement between the Serbian government, China’s Exim Bank, and the Russian government under the China-CEEC cooperation framework – was hailed as a milestone in regional connectivity.

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What's going on on your servers? Smooth operations or putting out fires?

I got some tinkering time recently and migrated most of my Docker services to Komodo/Forgejo. Already merged some Renovate PRs to update my containers which feels really smooth.

Have to restructure some of the remaining services before migrating them and after that I want to automate config backup for my OpnSense and TrueNAS machines.

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Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday (Oct 31) she raised "serious concerns" about the South China Sea, Hong Kong and Xinjiang in her first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Xi, in turn, told Japan's first woman prime minister, long seen as a China hawk, at the talks in South Korea that he hopes her government will have a "correct understanding" of his country, according to state media.

Takaichi has been a regular visitor to the Yasukuni shrine that honours Japan's war dead and is an outspoken backer of Taiwan, advocating security ties with the island that China claims as its territory.

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"We ... expressed serious concerns regarding actions in the South China Sea, as well as the situations in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region," Takaichi said.

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Takaichi said she also raised with Xi the Japanese-administered Senkaku islands, known as the Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea where Japanese and Chinese vessels frequently face off.

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Takaichi added that she also pressed for the release of Japanese citizens detained in China and requested that the safety of Japanese expatriates in China be ensured.

"I conveyed that we would like these matters to be addressed," she said.

"Regarding Taiwan, there was some discussion from the Chinese side," Takaichi said.

"I stated that for the stability and security in this region, maintaining good cross-strait relations is important," she said.

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