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We're back! The long silence was due to Lee's trip to Tibet (something you can hear about in his comedy special live on zoom December 14th!) and you know, that holiday celebrating US genocide during another US-backed genocide. On brand.  So, in this episode:  Sec. Blinken doesn't think enough Ukrainian kids are dying in the US proxy war with Russia. Meanwhile, without the US, Israel could not fight. And that's coming from top officials in Israel.  Palestine Action activists in court for standing up against genocide.  Surveillance tech used by cops is wrong almost 90% of the time. So why are cities still using it??   *Note: this was recorded on December 6th so before we knew who had shot United Healthcare CEO. 

The BRICS summit brought a slew of multipolar plans and economic futures to the stage, and in an almost comedic soap-opera esque jealous complaint, US propaganda wasted no time in trying to undermine and denounce the summit and the nations present.  Meanwhile in the UK, Palestine Action defendants found themselves let off as easy as they could hope as a judge agreed with their defense that their actions were done in desparation for what is happening in Gaza.  Boeing machinists continue strike despite the war and aerospace giant stealing their healthcare.  Israhell has targeted the UN with white phosphorus because one war crime ain't enough.  PLUS Biden administration behind deadly listeria outbreak, and MORE!   leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com 

The LA Archdiocese is paying out literally billions to the victims of assault. So, at what point do we just say, hey Catholic Church, you're not allowed to operate anymore because you know, assaulting kids? Biden's admin said the quiet part loud in an official statement that admitted US troops have been and continue to be on the ground in Israel, going far beyond complicity in genocide but rather outright assistance and guidance.  The dearth of resources in Appalachia post-Helene is directly connected to the billions sent to Israel.  PLUS as if AI weren't dystopian enough, now it's gonna be powered by nuclear reactors!   leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com 

So it turns out that the US is super aware of all the war crimes perpetrated by that "only democracy in the Middle East." So much so that two major US government agencies made reports about it and handed it to Sec. of State Blinken...who then went on to lie to Congress about it.  As the fallout from Hurricane Helene begins to be reckoned with, it's becoming more and more clear that climate refugees are as American as abject poverty - and thanks to the latter, you can't just move out of the way of climate chaos. That takes money, and if not money, at the very least it takes government support, of which we have none.  It's Banned Books Week so it seems an apt time to point out that while books pedestaling the institution of slavery have pride of place on library shelves, the dictionary is being pulled pending investigation. PLUS Russia warns the US not to strike Moscow, could slavery be banned in California finally, and MORE!   leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com

Israel continues its onslaught on Lebanon and Gaza as the world watches. A new project called Genocide Gentry exposes the deep ties between the war machine and institutions of learning and culture. In that same vein, the entire UC system has greenlit more "less than lethal" ammo for CAMPUS police.  PLUS, a clip from Eleanor's interview with Dr. Khalil Khalidy in Gaza, and another pipeline explodes in Texas with links to Dakota Access Pipeline and myriad other ecocidal tendencies.   leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com   

Child poverty in the US has tripled in just a few years. Clearly this must be unrelated to the billions of dollars of support for Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza, or the fact that the US will now be spending a whopping $1.6bn on anti-China propaganda, because that's what people are really struggling without... Meanwhile, several large strikes are popping off, not least of all one at Boeing where more than 30,000 machinists are sick and tired of corporate profits over safety and worker benefit.    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com

If you think that Congress inviting a genocidal war criminal to speak at Congress was an aberration, you need to flip through the pages of US history. It was thoroughly on-brand, as was the disdain with which lawmakers looked upon their own constituents calling for peace in the streets. And they did more than call for peace - protestors created some beautiful chaos over the course of Netanyahu's visit, not least of all through blocking streets, surrounding the war criminal's hotel, and releasing some creepy crawlies inside the hotel.  Meanwhile, the threat of a regional, if not all out world war looms larger and larger with each passing day of Israel's belligerence - how long will other countries stand aside and watch the gen0cide? At the same time, China has been trying to broker peace, not just in Palestine but in Ukraine as well.    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com

Oh it was a helluva day for SCOTUS. The Supreme Court has effectively outlawed life, making it illegal to be unhoused and ruling that environmental regulations are bullshit. Meanwhile, Congress is doing its best to hide a genocide by simply refusing to count the dead.  Across the pond, for those seeking German citizenship, Germany demands allegiance to...Israel. PLUS Assange's plea deal details, Mask of Maersk and MORE  

Maryland Gov. Moore pardoned 175,000 marijuana convictions which is good...but also, what does that really mean now that weed is already legal in the state? Meanwhile, the US can't actually be doing more for Israel despite the bizarre tik-tok style sob videos Netanyahu is making about lack of weapons.  At the same time, Israel uses US-style logic in the ongoing war crimes against Palestinians: how do you know you were killing enemy combatants? Well, they were men between the age of 18-80. How do you know they were enemy combatants? Because we killed them.  Sweden has signed a DCA-agreement with the US that reads like a capitulation document after losing a war...here's why that matters to you and the economy and oh, nuclear war.  PLUS abortion pills still legal and accessible, and get them kids behind the wheel and into the factories! 

Be it targeted killings of journalists, social media shadowbanning and censorship, or shutting down prestigious law review sites so as to keep Palestinian voices quiet, the tactics to silence Palestinian truth are myriad.  US terrorism isn't just focused on Gaza. The Biden administration has now effectively banned refugees and asylum seekers while continuing to destabalize & terrorize the regions from which they come. Oh, did we mention this isn't Trump's America? The proxy war in Ukraine (yeah, remember that?!) is somehow escalating even further with American weapons aimed beyond Ukraine into Russia.  PLUS there is no actual "red line" for Biden, shouting down the VP, and more!    leecamp.com artkillingapathy.com

Hey, Trump got convicted! Hey, it doesn't matter at all, no really, at all.  In other news, the Israeli embassy in Mexico City was set ablaze. What do we know from the frontlines of this protest? How did it escalate?  Good news! These folks were found innocent in a case of occupying an Elbit Systems weapons factory using the defense of protecting Palestinians...way before October 7th. Meanwhile, more people are quitting the Biden administration as they realize that gen0cide is bad.  PLUS, the US lied about aid reaching Palestinians (shocker), how tight Chevron is with Israel, and more!    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com

It's not even built yet and the US' much discussed pier off the coast of Gaza is already having problems, seemingly purposefully convoluted ones. Meanwhile, if you've been wondering what these GoFundMes asking to get folks out of Gaza are all about, this Egyptian company can tell you, to the tune of roughly $2m a day. PLUS interrogated in the US for Israel, forcing kids to have kids, Slovakian president shot, and MORE!   leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com 

Colleges and universities across the nation are rising up for a Free Palestine!  And of course, as the empire can only speak in the language of violence, it speaks to these students loudly and brutally. Police have attacked many encampments, injuring and arresting dozens of youth. Meanwhile, some of these same cops are the ones who stood by and did nothing as elementary school kids were murdered down the street. 'Murica. PLUS some tips on tactics that you should absolutely not use because you're a good, law-abiding patriot.  Oh, and Net Neutrality is back!    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com

It turns out that even just some basic journalism, i.e. asking questions, can topple Israel's flimsy claims of October 7th crimes.  PLUS beware greenwashing in unlikely places, never letting war criminals be comfortable, and more!    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com 

Calls for a ceasefire erupt after white people die in Gaza. At the other Palestine, that's East Palestine, OH, new evidence comes to light that shows how the EPA could have automatically given all the affected residents universal healthcare (because it's done so before) but chose not to because they didn't wanna "get into this."  It's not you and your habit of needing a car to get to work that's the problem. Just 57 companies responsible for 80% of all greenhouse gas emissions. PLUS lecturing the UK on climate change, crowbars and pro-bars, salmanders, and MORE! 

NATO wants you to prepare for the worst, i.e. nuclear war - so make sure you have a flashlight! Or a fleshlight, unclear which one. The Grayzone infiltrates the Israelis blocking aid to Gaza, and brings us footage of their take on things, and yep it's as awful as you'd expect.  Meanwhile, as climate chaos worsens wildfires across the country, the support and even basic compensation for the most elite firefighters stagnates and dwindles. PLUS ICC submission re genocide, Alabama bans teaching that people other than cis straight white males exist.    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com  

As more celebrities and zionist politicians jump on the ceasefire bandwagon, we gotta accept that what's needed goes WAY beyond a simple ceasefire into the decolonized realms where no politicians will venture... In the shared category of words not meaning what they say, the "aid" the US has dropped (or bombed) onto Gazans is even less helpful than many realize due to the fact that starving people can't actually eat processed foods, and could actually die from eating what's being dropped by US forces.  AI is a product of our patriarchal, right-wing society, so we shouldn't be surprised when what it comes up with is but a mirror to those terrible tenets of our culture. PLUS, mapping the war machine, Jews do NOT have a historical right to Palestine, DC's new attack on plurals, and MORE!

Ah, International Women's Day, a day for liberal women to co-opt the concept of radical feminism in order to uplift white supremacy and capitalism. If we really wanna uplift women (and in so doing, all genders), we gotta recognize that feminism is a rejection of all domination and coercion, especially capitalism and white supremacy. Furthermore, we gotta widen our gaze to see how patriarchy injures men and boys.  In other news, let's briefly deconstruct the dumbshittery of the State of the Union. TLDR: it's a campaign event that tries to gaslight you into thinking progress is being made on your behalf.  Israel doesn't just have the backing of Uncle Sam, but of AI. Using technology, Israel has been able to essentially automate genocide, prioritizing targets that will kill and maim as many Palestinians as possible.  Unless you're a trust fund kid, you likely have a very tenuous relationship to housing. As homelessness is criminalized in more places, we should recognize our likewise tenuous connection to legalit

The US can't and won't condemn the murder of Palestinian children even when asked pointedly.  NATO attempted to use humor and memes to propagandize people into thinking Ukraine would win. Here's how that turned out... Apparently some intentional killings by police don't count as murders by police. You read that right.  PLUS techo bros try geoengineering, and a voice for Gaza and Assange in British Parliament, George Galloway!   leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com 

Sexual violence is often used as a weapon of war. Unfortunately, claims of sexual violence are also used to declare victimhood in the face of legitimate allegations of war crimes, as is the case with Israel. As more and more details emerge from Israel's flimsy reports from October 7th, the issue of mass rape is a glaring example of how those perpetuating genocide weaponize rape claims in order to deflect from their own war crimes, some of which include sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners.  Meanwhile here at home, kids are living in abject poverty while forces like the NYPD get $29 million A DAY (you read that right), and cop cities are popping up in almost every state to protect the failing empire from its own demise.  PLUS the FBI targets Indigenous youth, and plastic waste colonialism means poor countries are drowning in blame and plastice as rich countries ship away problems and claim green futures.