During your sabbatical, I’ve reached the following conclusions:
• Fuck my alma mater Columbia U. for its fealty to its Zionist billionaire donors.
• Trump is a fully funded employee of Miriam Adelson
• Miriam needs a nice fancy apartment in Tel Aviv. Go away, dear.
• The power of the Adelsons, AIPAC et al. plays upon the deep flaws in Trump’s character as a deal-making property developer, residing near the bottom of the fecal under-layer of capitalist society.
• The collective IQ of American citizenry with respect to its Constitution is a negative integer
• Rubio and Tom Homan need to experience a Constitutional enema to remind them that first amendment covers ALL legal residents, not charged with — much less guilty of — any crime.
Both men could also use a personality transplant.
• Bravo Aaron Maté for calling Rabbi Schmuley a Nazi.
I would add, the recently retired (forced to) Columbia professor, Rashid Khalidi, and Columbia Law School professor, Catherine Franke. I have a feeling there are a few more, we aren't hearing about.
You're correct, Joy, there are several good faculty, as there always have been, two of whom you name. But back to the time I was there -- and well before my time -- the administration has been composed of a bunch of Zionist toadies because the donors control that group. And there have usually been faculty who went along passively; I could relate personal stories.
Amen to all of that, Vincenzo! Bravo to Aaron, indeed, and how sweet it was to see the loudmouth, dildo peddler sitting there stunned, shattered and speechless!
Everyone Should Hear Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman Explain Your Free Speech Rights!
Trump, Musk, Republicans AND DEMOCRATS do NOT understand the First Amendment.
What Noah makes clear is even if a student or any person says “I support terrorism or this terrorist group,” that too is protected free speech, as long as a person is not working alongside a terrorist group providing material support to terrorists.
Fareed Zacharia: What they say is the administration says is this is not free speech, this is, he supports a terrorist organization. Is that a you know legitimate distinction or is you know is one allowed to espouse support for a political organization?
PROF. NOAH FELDMAN: “When the US Supreme Court has addressed this issue in the past, what they have said in a famous opinion by the current Chief Justice John Roberts, is that if you are materially supporting a terrorist organization - that is you're working alongside them, then that could be prohibited by law.
But if you're engaged in what is called, “uncoordinated advocacy” - that is you're just expressing your view that you think terrorism is great and you support terrorist organizations - that is fully protected by the First Amendment.
And so unless Khalil were to be shown to have materially supported terror, which is a crime, his speech is protected by the First Amendment.”
i remember in the beginning patriot act years there was interpretation going about that would have one 'aiding and abetting terrorism' if one unwittingly assisted somebody (later turning out to be a 'terrorist') replacing a tire on the side of the road.
Which is why the Constitution approves a well-regulated militia. We need to form one and USE IT, in order that the remainder of the Constitution be enforced.
I need a book on “How to Start a Revolution for Dummies”.
A citizenship with fails to hold its own government accountable for its belligerency and disdain for the rights of citizens of other nations should not be surprised when it treats them the same. “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
"The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master–that’s all.” I think when people think about this expression, they look at the idea of 'master,' and take it to mean of that word in the current context, limited to the particular. I think we would be wise to understand that word in its global sense. That is the question we actually are facing.
Thank you, I love you. All that you have said is what I think and believe minus the alma mater. I have decided, I will never work on an experiment with Columbia no matter the cost. I have a number of friends there or did have.
No one could ever accuse you of indecisiveness or irresolution, my dear. The only catch is that my physical heart would need to continue delivering blood to my brain etc. My spiritual heart is committed without reservations.
"Zionism is not a religion, it’s a fucking political ideology. It’s always legitimate to criticize a political ideology."
It is. In fact, it's our duty and our honor to criticize the shit out any and all political ideology that condones apartheid, ethnic cleanses, blows up hospitals, refugee camps, schools and places of worship, and starves children and innocent families to death. That's the only legitimate thing one can do about Zionism.
Everyone Should Hear Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman Explain Your Free Speech Rights!
Trump, Musk, Republicans AND DEMOCRATS do NOT understand the First Amendment.
What Noah makes clear is even if a student or any person says “I support terrorism or this terrorist group,” that too is protected free speech, as long as a person is not working alongside a terrorist group providing material support to terrorists.
Fareed Zacharia: What they say is the administration says is this is not free speech, this is, he supports a terrorist organization. Is that a you know legitimate distinction or is you know is one allowed to espouse support for a political organization?
PROF. NOAH FELDMAN: “When the US Supreme Court has addressed this issue in the past, what they have said in a famous opinion by the current Chief Justice John Roberts, is that if you are materially supporting a terrorist organization - that is you're working alongside them, then that could be prohibited by law.
But if you're engaged in what is called, “uncoordinated advocacy” - that is you're just expressing your view that you think terrorism is great and you support terrorist organizations - that is fully protected by the First Amendment.
And so unless Khalil were to be shown to have materially supported terror, which is a crime, his speech is protected by the First Amendment.”
Like hate speech, terrorist designations have no place in a democracy. All they do is to carve out exemptions to the rights of citizens so the government can use them to repress OTHER political opposition whenever it wants to do so.
I say that as someone descended from a man whom the authorities at the time considered a terrorist. He was an artilleryman in George Washington's Continental Army. Anyone who believes in designating some speech "hate speech" or groups they don't agree with "terrorist" does not believe in democracy, but in the authority of a few.
Exactly. Liberals and too many leftists are naturally drawn to the idea of punishing “hate speech,” an idea that’s always made me nauseous. Your comment is basic common sense, but the left-of-center seems to lack even a rudimentary education in these matters, which it had up until the 1970s or 80s. Did it fall victim to polarization and the culture wars? And what can we do to recover it?
If their response would be anything like Israel's to Hamas; wouldn't they be likely to respond with some form of mass punishment and even worse oppression?
I don't believe that any kind of terrorist attacks will help anything.
In contrast, I believe that justice, that's found through facts, that are determined to be factual by a trustworthy Court, as well as solutions that come from empathy do lead to ☮️ & ⚖️.
CJ>>"Conservatives are afraid of everything, so they posture as hypermasculine tough guys. Liberals are bootlickers who act like heroes of social justice."
Wow - that sums up (concisely) my personal observations too! (though it took me a while to get there - I had to counteract past false narratives and past biases that I held)
Thank you Caitlin! (and good to see you back). Much love, take care, and stay safe!
"Israel supporters are the worst people in the world". Caitlin
Well, 97% of them……... confirmed.
A slight deviation for readers due to a recent burst from little Australia where they had their Prime Minister make this statement over the weekend…….
"Vladimir Putin is a bully. You know what Australians do? They stand up to bullies.”
Yes, from the mouth of the hypocritical Prime Minister this weekend. Albanese by name, hypocrite by choice, weak Western temporary (hopefully) leader by election.
SOON.
One has to ask what is a criminal in the eyes of the world? One who has been responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths.... in reality, these being Palestinian women and children, the total demolition of a ancient state and who, through ethnic cleansing is aiming for hundreds of thousands more deaths to come. His name is Netanyahu, cuckolding master of Trump.
Is he a bully, Prime Minister or a long held hero in your eyes and the eyes of the USA and all the corrupted Western governments still supporting the crime of the century?
Palestine, Lebanon and Syria mean nothing to this man named Netanyahu or his totally corrupted cuckold criminal Trump and even less to Australia’s PM, nothing but a total hypocrite now running for his electoral life, his competitor his equal........ in blatant hypocrisy.
What a country! What a future! What pathetic values and standards!
Australian government doesn't stand up to bullies, they bend over forwards and backwards to please their masters like the rubbery spineless sellouts that they truly are.
So SHY was nominated a world leader, for working for human rights. Whoopy!
To claim that as evidence that the Greens don't stand against the Amerikan Empire is, to borrow from Prof Mearsheimer, not a serious argument.
The Greens have consistently argued against AUKUS, against turning Australia into a US military base and getting involved in Amerikas' illegal wars. Plus called for an end to the genocide and stopping any Australian complicity in it, and for a permanent ceasefire and a genuine peace agreement.
Government regardless of who happens to have gained the majority of seats from ''elections'' is an instrument of the financial elite that serve empire.
The Greens function as a divide and conquer.
You believe in the system - you're still unable to see the bigger picture and start thinking outside the box - if only the majority of the plebs all voted for your choice of candidates then everything will be alright yet fail to comprehend that the link to WEF is a significant revelation something which is lost on you.
The real Green agenda was hijacked by corporate interest.
Your friends the Greens never even figured out the Covid scam, perhaps it's fair to suggest that you haven't either.
You can have the last word I'm not going to waste time on the likes of you.
Haven't you realised yet that the cult of the WEF was invented in order to smear anyone who's spoken there, attended Zoom meetings or who inadvertently agrees that the climate crisis and global inequality are real as being 'WEF' friendly'? The purpose of the WEF is to pretend that business is addressing these issues so don't worry. They're not. The power still lies with the massive arms, tech, fossil fuel, pharma and animal ag cartels that control US policy.
I know exactly who and what the World Economic Forum is and who they represent and I know it ain't us.
I'm also amazed by the number of people who think they can read my mind to know what I think about matters that are tangentially relevant to Caitlins piece at best.
I hope that you're not suggesting that we elect Peter Dutton??
Similar criticism of the US Democrats pushed many US citizens to vote for Trump, with the slide into fascism that Trump is bringing.
In fact, whilst I don't believe that my Australian government has done anywhere near enough to stand up for justice in occupied Palestine, this government has, for example, issued more sanctions on West Bank settlers than Japan has. However, Japan has been praised for its stance, where Australia is criticised for not doing more.
I feel that continuing to respectfully present politicians with facts, such as those presented in this post, will have a better, more pragmatic effect, than only expressing what could be dismissed as "overly emotional reactions" (implying poorly thought out) views.
I do not know whether your reply is directed to me or someone else.
But as for Dutton. Be assured that Dutton, as one part of two peas in a pod with Albanese, has little merit.
No, Jane. I am "Independents all the way", based on the philosophy that any person not belonging to an entrenched and inflexible political party in Australia has merit, and if they are females, so much the better.
One should be impressed with the intelligence and motivations of the ladies in this government. We need more of the same, many more.
We are badly served with politicians here. I asked my member, sadly a woman, what her opinion of AUKUS was. No reply was forthcoming. No opinion outside the party dictated policy. Not good enough for me giving my request, my opinion, my vote, no value at all.
"The explanation lies in the 🇺🇸 Military Industrial Complex and a deeply sinister marriage that has grown between them and Israel. Israel’s wars have become major parts of the MIC’s business plan. Every bomb Israel drops; every missile the US fires, every Muslim country the US invades makes money for the MIC. Israel receives over $3 billion in military aid from Washington every year. Most of this money immediately returns to US military corporations to buy weapons. They’re partners." - David Spero, The Medium, February 2019
That’s right, the ultimate in fear tactics designed to make money. Scare people enough that they demand constant flow of weapons and destruction in order to survive. Pure evil
The American empire stands tall on two legs: one, the enslavement of other nations through perpetual debt payable in U.S. dollars; the other, an economy sustained by endless war. For decades, it has walked on these legs. If it does not medicate and self-amputate, they will be severed without anesthetic.
"You can’t butcher children by the tens of thousands with the backing of the most powerful war machine on the planet in the name of supporting this political ideology and then legitimately cry victim when people have something to say about it. That’s not a thing."
Everyone Should Hear Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman Explain Your Free Speech Rights!
Trump, Musk, Republicans AND DEMOCRATS do NOT understand the First Amendment.
What Noah makes clear is even if a student or any person says “I support terrorism or this terrorist group,” that too is protected free speech, as long as a person is not working alongside a terrorist group providing material support to terrorists.
Fareed Zacharia: What they say is the administration says is this is not free speech, this is, he supports a terrorist organization. Is that a you know legitimate distinction or is you know is one allowed to espouse support for a political organization?
PROF. NOAH FELDMAN: “When the US Supreme Court has addressed this issue in the past, what they have said in a famous opinion by the current Chief Justice John Roberts, is that if you are materially supporting a terrorist organization - that is you're working alongside them, then that could be prohibited by law.
But if you're engaged in what is called, “uncoordinated advocacy” - that is you're just expressing your view that you think terrorism is great and you support terrorist organizations - that is fully protected by the First Amendment.
And so unless Khalil were to be shown to have materially supported terror, which is a crime, his speech is protected by the First Amendment.”
I try to tell Americans Trump is a Netanyahu cock sucker who will do anything to support him, even kick you out of the country for antisemitism against jews. He is the most anti American president ever.
Unfortunately he is the tip of the iceberg. Trump is not original, he is the culmination of 80 years of America's blind support, indoctrination and brainwashing for and by Zionists. The icing on the cake is that he truly represents the American public in his lack of morality and education. He simply mirrors the American public, in spades. Vile, void of respect, self centred, egocentric, ignorant and up for sale to the highest bidder. Prove me wrong.
Not all Jewish people, either religious, or not, are part of a front for organised crime.
Some of the most outspoken advocates for Palestinian human rights are Jewish. Many of those people have been ostracised by zionist Jewish people and their supporters, have lost jobs and I know of some advocates who have been physically attacked.
I believe that those people need the support of anyone who values human rights, just as Palestinians and other oppressed people do.
Please don't make unfair generalisations, that won't ultimately help bring ☮️ and ⚖️!
I admit these days I am fragile, I felt that anxiety with so many who speak truth to masses being jailed. I am attending a tesla (lowercase) TakeDown rally near me. My Son has the bail money, since self bailing isn't a thing here.
It is somewhat pleasing, Landru, to see the reaction being played out against Musk. The loss of credibility being reflected in a serious way to Tesla shares, the decline in the acceptance of the product throughout the world and the impact this has had on his excessive wealth with nowhere to go but even further down from here.
There is always a whats called a dead --- bounce. After the bounce up to the 200 dma the perfect time to buy Puts : ) I love making money on the evil of the evil empire. I was holding Lehman Brothers Puts when they went bust. Loved it and shared it.
A highly respected writer and activist for justice and truth. When Caitlin is missing in print, there a serious gap in every day. As such she is the trigger for mostly intelligent comment on these pages. Well done all of you.
A rational thinker is a rarity in 2025 anywhere in the totally corrupted Western world, one who "unreservedly accepts the supremacy of reason", as she does.
Pictures of Trump Victims Killed With Trump Bombs - Yemeni women and kids killed in Trump airstrikes
These Yemenis are starving to death thx to Elon cutting USAID and now Trump is bombing them to death. This is what happens to people who attack Israel for cutting off food to Gaza.
Yes great Caitlin!!! Every word you wrote and scream for over a year now. I’d add that all of this is applicable exactly to the demonrats, both of them (Demons and Repugnants) are sheer evil working for the ter rorist state of Israhell. Just see what both parties have done to beautiful Palestine for at least 77 years. USA is a lost corrupted cause.
Sounds like your channeling bob dylan in "It's alright ma" (I'm only bleeding).
"You see this dynamic everywhere, on the personal level as well as political. The person who feels small acts big. The person who feels dumb acts like a know it all. You see some bloke acting like he’s better than everyone else and think “That guy needs to be brought down a few pegs,” but really he’s only doing that because he feels inferior to everybody; you can’t bring him down any lower than he’s already brought himself. They’re all just bluffing the opposite of the hand they believe they’ve been dealt."
I doubt that there is any blackmail of Trump. It isn't necessary.
Trump kisses up to power and kicks down. Although it is delicious irony, considering the conspiracy theorists who have made evidence free claims of Trump somehow being controlled by the Russian government.
Trump is always dancing to his own tune - i.e. his own self-interest. It just so happens that Netanyahu (and others) know how to play Trump like a fiddle.
That's a response I would expect from a Trump apologist. Trump apologists seem to want to deflect from the flaws intrinsically present in Trump to other causes/reasons for his behavior.
No, this has little to do with Jews, Zionism, or Adelsons. There are people that gave MORE money to Trump than the Adelsons - think Elon Musk, other superPACS, etc.
Think about it - if you think that a $100 million from the Adelsons is the reason Trump behaves this way, then it's very easy to see how anyone else could have given Trump even more to NOT behave this way (a $100 million is nothing for billionaires and rich countries like China, Saudi Arabia, etc.)
This is TRUMP all on his own - his own agenda - his own tune - he dances to his own drum beat (though he prefers for people to pay for his "dancing to his own drum beat performances").
I am not a Trump apologist, and you can easily prove that to yourself by reading a few of my posts, like the ones I made yesterday and today.
Our political system is hopelessly corrupt and incapable of reforming itself, that is true, but Trump isn’t the cause of any of this. He’s just a narcissistic opportunist taking full advantage of the situation to stroke his own ego.
The cause is the system that allows people like the Adelsons and Musks and Thiels to bribe our politicians. Blaming Trump lets the system off the hook.
I said that that was the kind of response a Trump apologist is likely to make (I'm not stating explicitly that you are one - though you are sounding more and more like it with your current response - let me explain ->)
I agree with most of what you said above, except -> you assume that blaming Trump means letting the system off the hook. How did you arrive at that fallacious assumption? Why would blaming Trump (or anyone else) mean letting the system off the hook? See? That's another deflection of Trump's criticism. When we talk about Trump's flaws, it's strawmanning to say "because we blame Trump that means we're letting the system off the hook".
The system is the sytem - and EVERYONE works under that sytem. But not everyone behaves like Trump within the system.
So NO, blaming Trump and blaming the system are two different things that can be mutually exclusive and evaluated on their own merits without the "unsubstantiated assumption" that "blaming Trump mean letting the system off the hook".
It’s funny as hell watching Russiagate cultists keep pushing their conspiracy theory, in spite of the overwhelming evidence that there is nothing there. Hell, even Strzok more or less admitted this in a text to his lover, Lisa Page.
But the cultists cannot let it go, cannot admit that they were duped, and by many of the same crew who sold us the “Iraq is chock a block with WMDs”, the “Assad gassed his own people ZOMG!” and the “Libyan rape rooms” lies.
If that were not comedy enough, the *really* funny and ironic part is that if they want evidence that Trump is working on behalf of foreign governments, there is loads of evidence out there in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide it. The cultists need look no further than Israel and Saudi Arabia.
It’s as if Melania were trying to catch Donald cheating. To prove her theory, she comes up with elaborate and ridiculous plots involving multiple body doubles, fake credit card receipts issued by a non-existent bank and a supposed secret Twitter code that Donald uses to communicate with his alleged lover. Also, to make the conspiracy work, not only does everyone from Barron to Mike Pence’s dog have to know about this scheme, they are all actively participating in it.
Melania works herself into a lather “connecting the dots” concocting a conspiracy theory that would put the 1961 John Birch Society to shame, and ignoring all the evidence that obliterates her theory. Meanwhile, if she wants to see Donald being unfaithful, Mistress Bibi and Mistress Salman have the chains and whips and bondage gear on full display as they make Donald perform the most obscene and humiliating sexual services, all right out there on the kitchen table in front of Melania and everyone else, and with video footage to boot.
Of course, the rest of Team D and Team R would very much like to take Trump’s place as Mistress Salman’s slaveboi, so they pretend not to notice any of that.
He has proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that he is an unredeemable 100% dipshit whore for Israel. He should leave here and ho or go there. Asshole, genocider!
Just as a religion passes off a natural phenomenon as a miracle, so an economic system with the aim of accumulating wealth for a few through the profit deriving from the exploitation of the work of others passes off the appearance of form as substance and the relative political system passes off the aggressor as the attacked and the most vile and occult dictatorship as democracy. And, to gain consensus, consciences are formed with propaganda.
Isreal and our Prez and those that obey him are our enemy. Truth and honor dear soldiers over fascism. The Jews of Isreal are bring us into the gates of hell. Don't follow.
Trump is sinking into the same quagmire as Biden, and possibly much worse. The US does not have the diplomatic skills or mindset it has rejected for too long. Too many wars and they can only speak the language of wars. He won't succeed in Ukraine until he can build trust with Russia. He won't succeed in Israel as he hasn't the guts to stand up to Netanyahoo. The empire has too many skeletons in the closet impossible to hide. He is a bully who likes quick fixes and goes after the low hanging fruit.
Succeed in Ukraine? Succeed how, with peace? He doesn't want peace and he is succeeding in Ukraine. The purpose of the proxy war was to fight until the last Ukrainian, knowing it was unwinnable, in order to over-extend Russia. Now he's trying, and succeeding, in getting Europeans to feed themselves feet first into the meat grinder instead, now he's run out of Ukrainians. He wants the EU to pay for his war.
I say Trump. But that's interchangeable with Biden. It's continuity of agenda as dictated by BlackRock/the deep state.
Succeed in Israel? He is succeeding. He doesn't want peace. He wants to control the fossil fuels in West Asia and prevent China having them if possible.
I think Putin and the brave, brilliant, and thoughtful people of Russia have learned their lesson on trusting the u.s. Will Russia continue it's support of China as the war moves East? I think so, however.......
Dear Caitlin:
During your sabbatical, I’ve reached the following conclusions:
• Fuck my alma mater Columbia U. for its fealty to its Zionist billionaire donors.
• Trump is a fully funded employee of Miriam Adelson
• Miriam needs a nice fancy apartment in Tel Aviv. Go away, dear.
• The power of the Adelsons, AIPAC et al. plays upon the deep flaws in Trump’s character as a deal-making property developer, residing near the bottom of the fecal under-layer of capitalist society.
• The collective IQ of American citizenry with respect to its Constitution is a negative integer
• Rubio and Tom Homan need to experience a Constitutional enema to remind them that first amendment covers ALL legal residents, not charged with — much less guilty of — any crime.
Both men could also use a personality transplant.
• Bravo Aaron Maté for calling Rabbi Schmuley a Nazi.
The one saving grace Columbia U might have would be Prof Jeffery Sachs. I'm surprised he still has a job.
I would add, the recently retired (forced to) Columbia professor, Rashid Khalidi, and Columbia Law School professor, Catherine Franke. I have a feeling there are a few more, we aren't hearing about.
You're correct, Joy, there are several good faculty, as there always have been, two of whom you name. But back to the time I was there -- and well before my time -- the administration has been composed of a bunch of Zionist toadies because the donors control that group. And there have usually been faculty who went along passively; I could relate personal stories.
Yes, Jeffery, the only person of value at columbia (lowercase intentional). I have divorced my friends there.
Amen to all of that, Vincenzo! Bravo to Aaron, indeed, and how sweet it was to see the loudmouth, dildo peddler sitting there stunned, shattered and speechless!
Everyone Should Hear Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman Explain Your Free Speech Rights!
Trump, Musk, Republicans AND DEMOCRATS do NOT understand the First Amendment.
What Noah makes clear is even if a student or any person says “I support terrorism or this terrorist group,” that too is protected free speech, as long as a person is not working alongside a terrorist group providing material support to terrorists.
Fareed Zacharia: What they say is the administration says is this is not free speech, this is, he supports a terrorist organization. Is that a you know legitimate distinction or is you know is one allowed to espouse support for a political organization?
PROF. NOAH FELDMAN: “When the US Supreme Court has addressed this issue in the past, what they have said in a famous opinion by the current Chief Justice John Roberts, is that if you are materially supporting a terrorist organization - that is you're working alongside them, then that could be prohibited by law.
But if you're engaged in what is called, “uncoordinated advocacy” - that is you're just expressing your view that you think terrorism is great and you support terrorist organizations - that is fully protected by the First Amendment.
And so unless Khalil were to be shown to have materially supported terror, which is a crime, his speech is protected by the First Amendment.”
https://progressives.substack.com/p/everyone-should-hear-harvard-law
Surely by now you know that the law means what people of influence and authority say it means.
Nothing more, nothing less.
i remember in the beginning patriot act years there was interpretation going about that would have one 'aiding and abetting terrorism' if one unwittingly assisted somebody (later turning out to be a 'terrorist') replacing a tire on the side of the road.
At risk of repeating myself- the law is whatever people of influence and authority say it is at the moment.
the subtle difference between 'rule of law' and 'rule by law' ... and that other illusory idea 'a government of laws, not of men'.
True enough, my feisty kitty.
Which is why the Constitution approves a well-regulated militia. We need to form one and USE IT, in order that the remainder of the Constitution be enforced.
I need a book on “How to Start a Revolution for Dummies”.
A citizenship with fails to hold its own government accountable for its belligerency and disdain for the rights of citizens of other nations should not be surprised when it treats them the same. “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
"The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master–that’s all.” I think when people think about this expression, they look at the idea of 'master,' and take it to mean of that word in the current context, limited to the particular. I think we would be wise to understand that word in its global sense. That is the question we actually are facing.
Thank you, I love you. All that you have said is what I think and believe minus the alma mater. I have decided, I will never work on an experiment with Columbia no matter the cost. I have a number of friends there or did have.
Vin, if I’m ever a widow-lady, I’m gonna be your third wife😁😉
PS Vin… I practically invented the term “sexy grandma” 😊
Dearest gypsy, I am immensely honored by simply that suggestion of a hypothetical outcome. You're the sexiest grandma I've never met in person.❤️
Not a suggestion, Vin. It’s a demand! You have no choice in the matter! 😂
OK, I submit. GLADLY.
That’s settled then. You’re my permanent fiancé in waiting. 🥰
No one could ever accuse you of indecisiveness or irresolution, my dear. The only catch is that my physical heart would need to continue delivering blood to my brain etc. My spiritual heart is committed without reservations.
"Zionism is not a religion, it’s a fucking political ideology. It’s always legitimate to criticize a political ideology."
It is. In fact, it's our duty and our honor to criticize the shit out any and all political ideology that condones apartheid, ethnic cleanses, blows up hospitals, refugee camps, schools and places of worship, and starves children and innocent families to death. That's the only legitimate thing one can do about Zionism.
Everyone Should Hear Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman Explain Your Free Speech Rights!
Trump, Musk, Republicans AND DEMOCRATS do NOT understand the First Amendment.
What Noah makes clear is even if a student or any person says “I support terrorism or this terrorist group,” that too is protected free speech, as long as a person is not working alongside a terrorist group providing material support to terrorists.
Fareed Zacharia: What they say is the administration says is this is not free speech, this is, he supports a terrorist organization. Is that a you know legitimate distinction or is you know is one allowed to espouse support for a political organization?
PROF. NOAH FELDMAN: “When the US Supreme Court has addressed this issue in the past, what they have said in a famous opinion by the current Chief Justice John Roberts, is that if you are materially supporting a terrorist organization - that is you're working alongside them, then that could be prohibited by law.
But if you're engaged in what is called, “uncoordinated advocacy” - that is you're just expressing your view that you think terrorism is great and you support terrorist organizations - that is fully protected by the First Amendment.
And so unless Khalil were to be shown to have materially supported terror, which is a crime, his speech is protected by the First Amendment.”
https://progressives.substack.com/p/everyone-should-hear-harvard-law
Like hate speech, terrorist designations have no place in a democracy. All they do is to carve out exemptions to the rights of citizens so the government can use them to repress OTHER political opposition whenever it wants to do so.
I say that as someone descended from a man whom the authorities at the time considered a terrorist. He was an artilleryman in George Washington's Continental Army. Anyone who believes in designating some speech "hate speech" or groups they don't agree with "terrorist" does not believe in democracy, but in the authority of a few.
Exactly. Liberals and too many leftists are naturally drawn to the idea of punishing “hate speech,” an idea that’s always made me nauseous. Your comment is basic common sense, but the left-of-center seems to lack even a rudimentary education in these matters, which it had up until the 1970s or 80s. Did it fall victim to polarization and the culture wars? And what can we do to recover it?
Hi TRC
I’m thinking more in terms of a truck bomb driven into AIPAC headquarters….
I'm not sure that would be seen as speaking out against Zionism. It would probably just feed into their own sense of victimhood.
Might make them think twice about their policies though! 😁
If their response would be anything like Israel's to Hamas; wouldn't they be likely to respond with some form of mass punishment and even worse oppression?
I don't believe that any kind of terrorist attacks will help anything.
In contrast, I believe that justice, that's found through facts, that are determined to be factual by a trustworthy Court, as well as solutions that come from empathy do lead to ☮️ & ⚖️.
CJ>>"Conservatives are afraid of everything, so they posture as hypermasculine tough guys. Liberals are bootlickers who act like heroes of social justice."
Wow - that sums up (concisely) my personal observations too! (though it took me a while to get there - I had to counteract past false narratives and past biases that I held)
Thank you Caitlin! (and good to see you back). Much love, take care, and stay safe!
Ditto, Chang. Yes, take care, C.
"Israel supporters are the worst people in the world". Caitlin
Well, 97% of them……... confirmed.
A slight deviation for readers due to a recent burst from little Australia where they had their Prime Minister make this statement over the weekend…….
"Vladimir Putin is a bully. You know what Australians do? They stand up to bullies.”
Yes, from the mouth of the hypocritical Prime Minister this weekend. Albanese by name, hypocrite by choice, weak Western temporary (hopefully) leader by election.
SOON.
One has to ask what is a criminal in the eyes of the world? One who has been responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths.... in reality, these being Palestinian women and children, the total demolition of a ancient state and who, through ethnic cleansing is aiming for hundreds of thousands more deaths to come. His name is Netanyahu, cuckolding master of Trump.
Is he a bully, Prime Minister or a long held hero in your eyes and the eyes of the USA and all the corrupted Western governments still supporting the crime of the century?
Palestine, Lebanon and Syria mean nothing to this man named Netanyahu or his totally corrupted cuckold criminal Trump and even less to Australia’s PM, nothing but a total hypocrite now running for his electoral life, his competitor his equal........ in blatant hypocrisy.
What a country! What a future! What pathetic values and standards!
Australian government doesn't stand up to bullies, they bend over forwards and backwards to please their masters like the rubbery spineless sellouts that they truly are.
Anthony Albanese is short more than a few vertebrae and a pair of testicles.
Vote 1 Greens!
Far as I'm aware the WEF friendly Greens never developed the testicular fortitude to stand up to Washington's blood thirsty dogs of war.
They're proud of Sarah Hanson Young being a WEF ''Global leader.
https://greens.org.au/sa/news/media-release/sarah-hanson-young-named-world-economic-forum-young-global-leader-2016
So SHY was nominated a world leader, for working for human rights. Whoopy!
To claim that as evidence that the Greens don't stand against the Amerikan Empire is, to borrow from Prof Mearsheimer, not a serious argument.
The Greens have consistently argued against AUKUS, against turning Australia into a US military base and getting involved in Amerikas' illegal wars. Plus called for an end to the genocide and stopping any Australian complicity in it, and for a permanent ceasefire and a genuine peace agreement.
Government regardless of who happens to have gained the majority of seats from ''elections'' is an instrument of the financial elite that serve empire.
The Greens function as a divide and conquer.
You believe in the system - you're still unable to see the bigger picture and start thinking outside the box - if only the majority of the plebs all voted for your choice of candidates then everything will be alright yet fail to comprehend that the link to WEF is a significant revelation something which is lost on you.
The real Green agenda was hijacked by corporate interest.
Your friends the Greens never even figured out the Covid scam, perhaps it's fair to suggest that you haven't either.
You can have the last word I'm not going to waste time on the likes of you.
Haven't you realised yet that the cult of the WEF was invented in order to smear anyone who's spoken there, attended Zoom meetings or who inadvertently agrees that the climate crisis and global inequality are real as being 'WEF' friendly'? The purpose of the WEF is to pretend that business is addressing these issues so don't worry. They're not. The power still lies with the massive arms, tech, fossil fuel, pharma and animal ag cartels that control US policy.
I know exactly who and what the World Economic Forum is and who they represent and I know it ain't us.
I'm also amazed by the number of people who think they can read my mind to know what I think about matters that are tangentially relevant to Caitlins piece at best.
I hope that you're not suggesting that we elect Peter Dutton??
Similar criticism of the US Democrats pushed many US citizens to vote for Trump, with the slide into fascism that Trump is bringing.
In fact, whilst I don't believe that my Australian government has done anywhere near enough to stand up for justice in occupied Palestine, this government has, for example, issued more sanctions on West Bank settlers than Japan has. However, Japan has been praised for its stance, where Australia is criticised for not doing more.
I feel that continuing to respectfully present politicians with facts, such as those presented in this post, will have a better, more pragmatic effect, than only expressing what could be dismissed as "overly emotional reactions" (implying poorly thought out) views.
Jane
I do not know whether your reply is directed to me or someone else.
But as for Dutton. Be assured that Dutton, as one part of two peas in a pod with Albanese, has little merit.
No, Jane. I am "Independents all the way", based on the philosophy that any person not belonging to an entrenched and inflexible political party in Australia has merit, and if they are females, so much the better.
One should be impressed with the intelligence and motivations of the ladies in this government. We need more of the same, many more.
We are badly served with politicians here. I asked my member, sadly a woman, what her opinion of AUKUS was. No reply was forthcoming. No opinion outside the party dictated policy. Not good enough for me giving my request, my opinion, my vote, no value at all.
I missed reading you as well, you are family.
Huh? Did you not understand Caitlin's article? I'm sure fellow substackers can explain/simplify issues you may have (as long as you ask nicely).
(If you're trolling, you'll eventually be ignored/blocked by more and more people until no one hears your screams anymore)
Chang, Your reaction is enough for me not to waste time going through Admin..'s links.
Thanks for reading it for the rest of us Chang, so we didn’t have to!
Wow... at least you don't hide your vile Zionist inbred hate.
BLOCKED!
"The explanation lies in the 🇺🇸 Military Industrial Complex and a deeply sinister marriage that has grown between them and Israel. Israel’s wars have become major parts of the MIC’s business plan. Every bomb Israel drops; every missile the US fires, every Muslim country the US invades makes money for the MIC. Israel receives over $3 billion in military aid from Washington every year. Most of this money immediately returns to US military corporations to buy weapons. They’re partners." - David Spero, The Medium, February 2019
That’s right, the ultimate in fear tactics designed to make money. Scare people enough that they demand constant flow of weapons and destruction in order to survive. Pure evil
The American empire stands tall on two legs: one, the enslavement of other nations through perpetual debt payable in U.S. dollars; the other, an economy sustained by endless war. For decades, it has walked on these legs. If it does not medicate and self-amputate, they will be severed without anesthetic.
"You can’t butcher children by the tens of thousands with the backing of the most powerful war machine on the planet in the name of supporting this political ideology and then legitimately cry victim when people have something to say about it. That’s not a thing."
Yup.
Everyone Should Hear Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman Explain Your Free Speech Rights!
Trump, Musk, Republicans AND DEMOCRATS do NOT understand the First Amendment.
What Noah makes clear is even if a student or any person says “I support terrorism or this terrorist group,” that too is protected free speech, as long as a person is not working alongside a terrorist group providing material support to terrorists.
Fareed Zacharia: What they say is the administration says is this is not free speech, this is, he supports a terrorist organization. Is that a you know legitimate distinction or is you know is one allowed to espouse support for a political organization?
PROF. NOAH FELDMAN: “When the US Supreme Court has addressed this issue in the past, what they have said in a famous opinion by the current Chief Justice John Roberts, is that if you are materially supporting a terrorist organization - that is you're working alongside them, then that could be prohibited by law.
But if you're engaged in what is called, “uncoordinated advocacy” - that is you're just expressing your view that you think terrorism is great and you support terrorist organizations - that is fully protected by the First Amendment.
And so unless Khalil were to be shown to have materially supported terror, which is a crime, his speech is protected by the First Amendment.”
https://progressives.substack.com/p/everyone-should-hear-harvard-law
Indeed. If merely voicing support for terrorism is a crime, then an awful lot of white supremacists would be imprisoned.
I try to tell Americans Trump is a Netanyahu cock sucker who will do anything to support him, even kick you out of the country for antisemitism against jews. He is the most anti American president ever.
What you said about Trump is true about the entire Republican Party and 99.9999% of the Democratic Party. AIPAC owns them all.
You forgot Massie and several million Republican voters.
Well, Massie anyways…
And a disgusting photo…… hey Americans MIGA…. Is for real!
Jala,
MIGA
Make IsraHell Gone Again!
Good one gypsy33
Unfortunately he is the tip of the iceberg. Trump is not original, he is the culmination of 80 years of America's blind support, indoctrination and brainwashing for and by Zionists. The icing on the cake is that he truly represents the American public in his lack of morality and education. He simply mirrors the American public, in spades. Vile, void of respect, self centred, egocentric, ignorant and up for sale to the highest bidder. Prove me wrong.
Not all Jewish people, either religious, or not, are part of a front for organised crime.
Some of the most outspoken advocates for Palestinian human rights are Jewish. Many of those people have been ostracised by zionist Jewish people and their supporters, have lost jobs and I know of some advocates who have been physically attacked.
I believe that those people need the support of anyone who values human rights, just as Palestinians and other oppressed people do.
Please don't make unfair generalisations, that won't ultimately help bring ☮️ and ⚖️!
Caitlin, You are back like a breath of fresh air. With nothing but the truth, caring and compassion. We respect you and love you.
🤗❤️
I was getting a little worried by Caitlin's absence.. Be safe Caitlin.
I admit these days I am fragile, I felt that anxiety with so many who speak truth to masses being jailed. I am attending a tesla (lowercase) TakeDown rally near me. My Son has the bail money, since self bailing isn't a thing here.
It is somewhat pleasing, Landru, to see the reaction being played out against Musk. The loss of credibility being reflected in a serious way to Tesla shares, the decline in the acceptance of the product throughout the world and the impact this has had on his excessive wealth with nowhere to go but even further down from here.
Couldn't happen to a nicer person.
There is always a whats called a dead --- bounce. After the bounce up to the 200 dma the perfect time to buy Puts : ) I love making money on the evil of the evil empire. I was holding Lehman Brothers Puts when they went bust. Loved it and shared it.
We’re rooting for y’all, Landru!
Maybe a few will “accidentally “ catch fire 😉
Ah, no comment ha.
Good luck.
A highly respected writer and activist for justice and truth. When Caitlin is missing in print, there a serious gap in every day. As such she is the trigger for mostly intelligent comment on these pages. Well done all of you.
A rational thinker is a rarity in 2025 anywhere in the totally corrupted Western world, one who "unreservedly accepts the supremacy of reason", as she does.
As we all do.
Beautifully said my friend, beautiful.
Pictures of Trump Victims Killed With Trump Bombs - Yemeni women and kids killed in Trump airstrikes
These Yemenis are starving to death thx to Elon cutting USAID and now Trump is bombing them to death. This is what happens to people who attack Israel for cutting off food to Gaza.
https://progressives.substack.com/p/pictures-of-trump-victims-killed
USAID is a CIA front just like its predecessor AID was.
Now do your garage and mamas surrounding it spiel.
why do you keep your mama in your garage?
Yes great Caitlin!!! Every word you wrote and scream for over a year now. I’d add that all of this is applicable exactly to the demonrats, both of them (Demons and Repugnants) are sheer evil working for the ter rorist state of Israhell. Just see what both parties have done to beautiful Palestine for at least 77 years. USA is a lost corrupted cause.
Uniparty, they want you to overlook that, or forget it if you saw it.
Sounds like your channeling bob dylan in "It's alright ma" (I'm only bleeding).
"You see this dynamic everywhere, on the personal level as well as political. The person who feels small acts big. The person who feels dumb acts like a know it all. You see some bloke acting like he’s better than everyone else and think “That guy needs to be brought down a few pegs,” but really he’s only doing that because he feels inferior to everybody; you can’t bring him down any lower than he’s already brought himself. They’re all just bluffing the opposite of the hand they believe they’ve been dealt."
"For them that must obey authority
That they do not respect in any degree
Who despise their jobs, their destiny
Speak jealously of them that are free
Do what they do just to be
Nothing more than something
They invest in.
While some on principles baptize
To strict party platforms ties
Social clubs in drag disguise
Outsiders they can freely criticize
Tell nothing except who to idolize
And say "God Bless him".
While one who sings with his tongue on fire
Gargles in the rat race choir
Bent out of shape from society's pliers
Cares not to come up any higher
But rather get you down in the hole
That he's in."
oh, yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CJHbfkROow
What a great song. That's been my number one go to song/life lyrics since the 1960s. Another favorite verse:
Advertizing signs that con
You into thinking you're the one,
That can do what's never been done
That can win what's never been won,
Meantime life outside goes on
All around you."
I doubt that there is any blackmail of Trump. It isn't necessary.
Trump kisses up to power and kicks down. Although it is delicious irony, considering the conspiracy theorists who have made evidence free claims of Trump somehow being controlled by the Russian government.
Trump is obviously dancing to Netanyahu’s tune and yet I haven’t seen one Russia Gater pointing that out. Nope he’s still a Putin puppet.
The stupidity….it burns.
Trump is always dancing to his own tune - i.e. his own self-interest. It just so happens that Netanyahu (and others) know how to play Trump like a fiddle.
If we have a history, people will study this mental illness as something unique to our times. Trumpathy?
Or if you want to go full out bloviator medical terminology -- acronym advantageous for Pharma to irrationally confabulate and market pills:
Neurodegenerativetrumppopathy [NDTP]
It's just that the Adelsons gave $100 million to Trump's election campaign.
That's a response I would expect from a Trump apologist. Trump apologists seem to want to deflect from the flaws intrinsically present in Trump to other causes/reasons for his behavior.
No, this has little to do with Jews, Zionism, or Adelsons. There are people that gave MORE money to Trump than the Adelsons - think Elon Musk, other superPACS, etc.
Think about it - if you think that a $100 million from the Adelsons is the reason Trump behaves this way, then it's very easy to see how anyone else could have given Trump even more to NOT behave this way (a $100 million is nothing for billionaires and rich countries like China, Saudi Arabia, etc.)
This is TRUMP all on his own - his own agenda - his own tune - he dances to his own drum beat (though he prefers for people to pay for his "dancing to his own drum beat performances").
I am not a Trump apologist, and you can easily prove that to yourself by reading a few of my posts, like the ones I made yesterday and today.
Our political system is hopelessly corrupt and incapable of reforming itself, that is true, but Trump isn’t the cause of any of this. He’s just a narcissistic opportunist taking full advantage of the situation to stroke his own ego.
The cause is the system that allows people like the Adelsons and Musks and Thiels to bribe our politicians. Blaming Trump lets the system off the hook.
>>"I am not a Trump apologist..."
I said that that was the kind of response a Trump apologist is likely to make (I'm not stating explicitly that you are one - though you are sounding more and more like it with your current response - let me explain ->)
I agree with most of what you said above, except -> you assume that blaming Trump means letting the system off the hook. How did you arrive at that fallacious assumption? Why would blaming Trump (or anyone else) mean letting the system off the hook? See? That's another deflection of Trump's criticism. When we talk about Trump's flaws, it's strawmanning to say "because we blame Trump that means we're letting the system off the hook".
The system is the sytem - and EVERYONE works under that sytem. But not everyone behaves like Trump within the system.
So NO, blaming Trump and blaming the system are two different things that can be mutually exclusive and evaluated on their own merits without the "unsubstantiated assumption" that "blaming Trump mean letting the system off the hook".
I missed reading your inspiring words of wisdom my friend. Really, I did.
Thank you. I missed Caity.
Something I wrote in 2019:
It’s funny as hell watching Russiagate cultists keep pushing their conspiracy theory, in spite of the overwhelming evidence that there is nothing there. Hell, even Strzok more or less admitted this in a text to his lover, Lisa Page.
But the cultists cannot let it go, cannot admit that they were duped, and by many of the same crew who sold us the “Iraq is chock a block with WMDs”, the “Assad gassed his own people ZOMG!” and the “Libyan rape rooms” lies.
If that were not comedy enough, the *really* funny and ironic part is that if they want evidence that Trump is working on behalf of foreign governments, there is loads of evidence out there in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide it. The cultists need look no further than Israel and Saudi Arabia.
It’s as if Melania were trying to catch Donald cheating. To prove her theory, she comes up with elaborate and ridiculous plots involving multiple body doubles, fake credit card receipts issued by a non-existent bank and a supposed secret Twitter code that Donald uses to communicate with his alleged lover. Also, to make the conspiracy work, not only does everyone from Barron to Mike Pence’s dog have to know about this scheme, they are all actively participating in it.
Melania works herself into a lather “connecting the dots” concocting a conspiracy theory that would put the 1961 John Birch Society to shame, and ignoring all the evidence that obliterates her theory. Meanwhile, if she wants to see Donald being unfaithful, Mistress Bibi and Mistress Salman have the chains and whips and bondage gear on full display as they make Donald perform the most obscene and humiliating sexual services, all right out there on the kitchen table in front of Melania and everyone else, and with video footage to boot.
Of course, the rest of Team D and Team R would very much like to take Trump’s place as Mistress Salman’s slaveboi, so they pretend not to notice any of that.
He has proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that he is an unredeemable 100% dipshit whore for Israel. He should leave here and ho or go there. Asshole, genocider!
Just as a religion passes off a natural phenomenon as a miracle, so an economic system with the aim of accumulating wealth for a few through the profit deriving from the exploitation of the work of others passes off the appearance of form as substance and the relative political system passes off the aggressor as the attacked and the most vile and occult dictatorship as democracy. And, to gain consensus, consciences are formed with propaganda.
Our prez is a mad man.
Isreal and our Prez and those that obey him are our enemy. Truth and honor dear soldiers over fascism. The Jews of Isreal are bring us into the gates of hell. Don't follow.
Refuse Fascism
Oppose Oppression
People
Planet
Peace
Rather than:
Genocide
Ecocide
War
dear comrades
What you say is the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But The Truth.
Trump is sinking into the same quagmire as Biden, and possibly much worse. The US does not have the diplomatic skills or mindset it has rejected for too long. Too many wars and they can only speak the language of wars. He won't succeed in Ukraine until he can build trust with Russia. He won't succeed in Israel as he hasn't the guts to stand up to Netanyahoo. The empire has too many skeletons in the closet impossible to hide. He is a bully who likes quick fixes and goes after the low hanging fruit.
Succeed in Ukraine? Succeed how, with peace? He doesn't want peace and he is succeeding in Ukraine. The purpose of the proxy war was to fight until the last Ukrainian, knowing it was unwinnable, in order to over-extend Russia. Now he's trying, and succeeding, in getting Europeans to feed themselves feet first into the meat grinder instead, now he's run out of Ukrainians. He wants the EU to pay for his war.
I say Trump. But that's interchangeable with Biden. It's continuity of agenda as dictated by BlackRock/the deep state.
Succeed in Israel? He is succeeding. He doesn't want peace. He wants to control the fossil fuels in West Asia and prevent China having them if possible.
I think Putin and the brave, brilliant, and thoughtful people of Russia have learned their lesson on trusting the u.s. Will Russia continue it's support of China as the war moves East? I think so, however.......
I just read that Russia has put fees on the import of Chinese cars. Let's see how that turns out.