#imperialism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #imperialism, aggregated by home.social.
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Sunday, September 20, 2026
Ukraine urges countries to close 'Russian House' centers, citing disinformation, espionage risks . . . . . UK military sites see near-daily drone incidents in 2026 as Europe confronts widening hybrid threat . . . . . Why drones can't replace Ukraine's reconnaissance soldiers . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/sunday-september-20-2026/
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Sunday, September 20, 2026
Ukraine urges countries to close 'Russian House' centers, citing disinformation, espionage risks . . . . . UK military sites see near-daily drone incidents in 2026 as Europe confronts widening hybrid threat . . . . . Why drones can't replace Ukraine's reconnaissance soldiers . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/sunday-september-20-2026/
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Sunday, September 20, 2026
Ukraine urges countries to close 'Russian House' centers, citing disinformation, espionage risks . . . . . UK military sites see near-daily drone incidents in 2026 as Europe confronts widening hybrid threat . . . . . Why drones can't replace Ukraine's reconnaissance soldiers . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/sunday-september-20-2026/
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Sunday, September 20, 2026
Ukraine urges countries to close 'Russian House' centers, citing disinformation, espionage risks . . . . . UK military sites see near-daily drone incidents in 2026 as Europe confronts widening hybrid threat . . . . . Why drones can't replace Ukraine's reconnaissance soldiers . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/sunday-september-20-2026/
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Sunday, September 20, 2026
Ukraine urges countries to close 'Russian House' centers, citing disinformation, espionage risks . . . . . UK military sites see near-daily drone incidents in 2026 as Europe confronts widening hybrid threat . . . . . Why drones can't replace Ukraine's reconnaissance soldiers . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/sunday-september-20-2026/
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Saturday, September 19, 2026
Russia pulls elite drone unit from northern Donetsk Oblast after losses from Operation Vivaldi . . . . . European countries bolster defenses as officials warn of growing Russian hybrid threat . . . . . Suspected drone activity halts flights at Luxembourg airport . . . . . Inside Russia's 2026 parliamentary election: Banned opposition, rigging, and war . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/saturday-september-19-2026/
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Saturday, September 19, 2026
Russia pulls elite drone unit from northern Donetsk Oblast after losses from Operation Vivaldi . . . . . European countries bolster defenses as officials warn of growing Russian hybrid threat . . . . . Suspected drone activity halts flights at Luxembourg airport . . . . . Inside Russia's 2026 parliamentary election: Banned opposition, rigging, and war . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/saturday-september-19-2026/
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Saturday, September 19, 2026
Russia pulls elite drone unit from northern Donetsk Oblast after losses from Operation Vivaldi . . . . . European countries bolster defenses as officials warn of growing Russian hybrid threat . . . . . Suspected drone activity halts flights at Luxembourg airport . . . . . Inside Russia's 2026 parliamentary election: Banned opposition, rigging, and war . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/saturday-september-19-2026/
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Saturday, September 19, 2026
Russia pulls elite drone unit from northern Donetsk Oblast after losses from Operation Vivaldi . . . . . European countries bolster defenses as officials warn of growing Russian hybrid threat . . . . . Suspected drone activity halts flights at Luxembourg airport . . . . . Inside Russia's 2026 parliamentary election: Banned opposition, rigging, and war . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/saturday-september-19-2026/
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Saturday, September 19, 2026
Russia pulls elite drone unit from northern Donetsk Oblast after losses from Operation Vivaldi . . . . . European countries bolster defenses as officials warn of growing Russian hybrid threat . . . . . Suspected drone activity halts flights at Luxembourg airport . . . . . Inside Russia's 2026 parliamentary election: Banned opposition, rigging, and war . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/saturday-september-19-2026/
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Shocked? Yes. Surprised? No.
https://youtu.be/Pre7pzh4DGs?si=XxCz1xD_2osCf3Ao
#cia #torture #southamerica #equador #foreignintervention #imperialism #colonialism #dod #petehegseth #warcrimes #thehague #trump #trumpcrimefamily #dementiadon #donaldvonshitsinpants #fascism #oligarchy #broligarchy #aristocracy #kakistocracy #plutocracy #criminal #crime #corrupt #corruption #news #usnews #worldnews #policy #politics #uspol #uspolitics #globalpolitics #history #ushistory #worldhistory -
Shocked? Yes. Surprised? No.
https://youtu.be/Pre7pzh4DGs?si=XxCz1xD_2osCf3Ao
#cia #torture #southamerica #equador #foreignintervention #imperialism #colonialism #dod #petehegseth #warcrimes #thehague #trump #trumpcrimefamily #dementiadon #donaldvonshitsinpants #fascism #oligarchy #broligarchy #aristocracy #kakistocracy #plutocracy #criminal #crime #corrupt #corruption #news #usnews #worldnews #policy #politics #uspol #uspolitics #globalpolitics #history #ushistory #worldhistory -
Shocked? Yes. Surprised? No.
https://youtu.be/Pre7pzh4DGs?si=XxCz1xD_2osCf3Ao
#cia #torture #southamerica #equador #foreignintervention #imperialism #colonialism #dod #petehegseth #warcrimes #thehague #trump #trumpcrimefamily #dementiadon #donaldvonshitsinpants #fascism #oligarchy #broligarchy #aristocracy #kakistocracy #plutocracy #criminal #crime #corrupt #corruption #news #usnews #worldnews #policy #politics #uspol #uspolitics #globalpolitics #history #ushistory #worldhistory -
Shocked? Yes. Surprised? No.
https://youtu.be/Pre7pzh4DGs?si=XxCz1xD_2osCf3Ao
#cia #torture #southamerica #equador #foreignintervention #imperialism #colonialism #dod #petehegseth #warcrimes #thehague #trump #trumpcrimefamily #dementiadon #donaldvonshitsinpants #fascism #oligarchy #broligarchy #aristocracy #kakistocracy #plutocracy #criminal #crime #corrupt #corruption #news #usnews #worldnews #policy #politics #uspol #uspolitics #globalpolitics #history #ushistory #worldhistory -
Friday, September 18, 2026
Russia using North Korean labourers on student visas to illicitly build drones . . . . . Sanctions from Hell; Can West finally choke off Kremlin's war machine? . . . . . Putin confiscates Nestle, Auchan assets in Russia . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/friday-september-18-2026/
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Friday, September 18, 2026
Russia using North Korean labourers on student visas to illicitly build drones . . . . . Sanctions from Hell; Can West finally choke off Kremlin's war machine? . . . . . Putin confiscates Nestle, Auchan assets in Russia . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/friday-september-18-2026/
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Friday, September 18, 2026
Russia using North Korean labourers on student visas to illicitly build drones . . . . . Sanctions from Hell; Can West finally choke off Kremlin's war machine? . . . . . Putin confiscates Nestle, Auchan assets in Russia . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/friday-september-18-2026/
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Friday, September 18, 2026
Russia using North Korean labourers on student visas to illicitly build drones . . . . . Sanctions from Hell; Can West finally choke off Kremlin's war machine? . . . . . Putin confiscates Nestle, Auchan assets in Russia . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/friday-september-18-2026/
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Friday, September 18, 2026
Russia using North Korean labourers on student visas to illicitly build drones . . . . . Sanctions from Hell; Can West finally choke off Kremlin's war machine? . . . . . Putin confiscates Nestle, Auchan assets in Russia . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/friday-september-18-2026/
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Rejecting #Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to #Iran
President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from #SouthKorea, a decades-old American ally.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MafiaState #imperialism #sovereignty #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/asia/south-korea-president-lee-jae-myung-trump-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFE.eDIk.pjQcLV_dgPlB&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Rejecting #Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to #Iran
President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from #SouthKorea, a decades-old American ally.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MafiaState #imperialism #sovereignty #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/asia/south-korea-president-lee-jae-myung-trump-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFE.eDIk.pjQcLV_dgPlB&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Rejecting #Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to #Iran
President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from #SouthKorea, a decades-old American ally.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MafiaState #imperialism #sovereignty #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/asia/south-korea-president-lee-jae-myung-trump-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFE.eDIk.pjQcLV_dgPlB&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Rejecting #Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to #Iran
President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from #SouthKorea, a decades-old American ally.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MafiaState #imperialism #sovereignty #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/asia/south-korea-president-lee-jae-myung-trump-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFE.eDIk.pjQcLV_dgPlB&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Rejecting #Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to #Iran
President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from #SouthKorea, a decades-old American ally.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MafiaState #imperialism #sovereignty #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/asia/south-korea-president-lee-jae-myung-trump-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFE.eDIk.pjQcLV_dgPlB&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Thursday, September 17, 2026
As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience . . . . . Putin weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe . . . . . Europe must respond to Russia’s ‘hybrid’ attacks . . . . . EU unveils new NATO-like mechanism against Russian hybrid threat . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/thursday-september-17-2026/
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience . . . . . Putin weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe . . . . . Europe must respond to Russia’s ‘hybrid’ attacks . . . . . EU unveils new NATO-like mechanism against Russian hybrid threat . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/thursday-september-17-2026/
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience . . . . . Putin weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe . . . . . Europe must respond to Russia’s ‘hybrid’ attacks . . . . . EU unveils new NATO-like mechanism against Russian hybrid threat . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/thursday-september-17-2026/
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience . . . . . Putin weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe . . . . . Europe must respond to Russia’s ‘hybrid’ attacks . . . . . EU unveils new NATO-like mechanism against Russian hybrid threat . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/thursday-september-17-2026/
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience . . . . . Putin weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe . . . . . Europe must respond to Russia’s ‘hybrid’ attacks . . . . . EU unveils new NATO-like mechanism against Russian hybrid threat . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/thursday-september-17-2026/
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Takes one bunch of child-murdering terrorists to recognise another bunch of child-murdering terrorists … & I’m NOT referring to Palestine Action (UK), Autistici/Inventati (Italy), Masar Badil (Europe), Direct Action Minnesota (US) and all the other resistance groups!
“On the 25th Anniversary Of 9/11, Remember That Al Qaeda Is ‘On Our Side’”
by Justin K.P. in The Dissident on Substack
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@palestinenews“During the upcoming anniversary of 9/11, expect Zionists & warmongers to attempt to connect Al Qaeda and the attack to anti-war and #Palestine #solidarity activists.
But in reality, Al Qaeda and its splinter groups, such as #ISIS, have historically had a much closer relationship to the deep states of the US, U.K and Israel than they have to the anti-imperialist and anti-Zionist resistance”
https://the307.substack.com/p/on-the-25th-anniversary-of-911-remember
#Press #SocialMedia #Journalism #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #US #UK #Israel #Imperialism #AlQaeda
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Sunday, August 30, 2026
Major oil refinery, airbase targeted by Ukrainian forces in reported strikes across Russia . . . . . Russia continues attacks on Kyiv as air raids sound on and off in Ukraine's capital . . . . . "Orcas hunt these bears" — Putin says children should learn the food chain to understand Russia's war . . . . . Russia planning operation in northern Ukraine, including Kyiv . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-30-2026/
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Sunday, August 30, 2026
Major oil refinery, airbase targeted by Ukrainian forces in reported strikes across Russia . . . . . Russia continues attacks on Kyiv as air raids sound on and off in Ukraine's capital . . . . . "Orcas hunt these bears" — Putin says children should learn the food chain to understand Russia's war . . . . . Russia planning operation in northern Ukraine, including Kyiv . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-30-2026/
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Sunday, August 30, 2026
Major oil refinery, airbase targeted by Ukrainian forces in reported strikes across Russia . . . . . Russia continues attacks on Kyiv as air raids sound on and off in Ukraine's capital . . . . . "Orcas hunt these bears" — Putin says children should learn the food chain to understand Russia's war . . . . . Russia planning operation in northern Ukraine, including Kyiv . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-30-2026/
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Sunday, August 30, 2026
Major oil refinery, airbase targeted by Ukrainian forces in reported strikes across Russia . . . . . Russia continues attacks on Kyiv as air raids sound on and off in Ukraine's capital . . . . . "Orcas hunt these bears" — Putin says children should learn the food chain to understand Russia's war . . . . . Russia planning operation in northern Ukraine, including Kyiv . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-30-2026/
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Sunday, August 30, 2026
Major oil refinery, airbase targeted by Ukrainian forces in reported strikes across Russia . . . . . Russia continues attacks on Kyiv as air raids sound on and off in Ukraine's capital . . . . . "Orcas hunt these bears" — Putin says children should learn the food chain to understand Russia's war . . . . . Russia planning operation in northern Ukraine, including Kyiv . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-30-2026/
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
"The city is dying" — Ukrainians in Kramatorsk brace for worst as Russian forces inch closer . . . . . US intel links explosive drone found at German airport to Russia's military intelligence . . . . . Russia's 2nd-largest gasoline producer suspends oil processing yet again after Ukrainian strike . . . . . Why a U.S. Marine fought and died for Ukraine . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-27-2026/
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
"The city is dying" — Ukrainians in Kramatorsk brace for worst as Russian forces inch closer . . . . . US intel links explosive drone found at German airport to Russia's military intelligence . . . . . Russia's 2nd-largest gasoline producer suspends oil processing yet again after Ukrainian strike . . . . . Why a U.S. Marine fought and died for Ukraine . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-27-2026/
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
"The city is dying" — Ukrainians in Kramatorsk brace for worst as Russian forces inch closer . . . . . US intel links explosive drone found at German airport to Russia's military intelligence . . . . . Russia's 2nd-largest gasoline producer suspends oil processing yet again after Ukrainian strike . . . . . Why a U.S. Marine fought and died for Ukraine . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-27-2026/
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
"The city is dying" — Ukrainians in Kramatorsk brace for worst as Russian forces inch closer . . . . . US intel links explosive drone found at German airport to Russia's military intelligence . . . . . Russia's 2nd-largest gasoline producer suspends oil processing yet again after Ukrainian strike . . . . . Why a U.S. Marine fought and died for Ukraine . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-27-2026/
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
"The city is dying" — Ukrainians in Kramatorsk brace for worst as Russian forces inch closer . . . . . US intel links explosive drone found at German airport to Russia's military intelligence . . . . . Russia's 2nd-largest gasoline producer suspends oil processing yet again after Ukrainian strike . . . . . Why a U.S. Marine fought and died for Ukraine . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-27-2026/
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Sunday, August 23, 2026
France to speed up missile deliveries to Ukraine amid critical air defense shortage . . . . . As Russia turns to jet-powered drones, Ukraine scrambles for new interceptor tech . . . . . Germany pledges additional 50 million euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine ahead of winter . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-23-2026/
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Sunday, August 23, 2026
France to speed up missile deliveries to Ukraine amid critical air defense shortage . . . . . As Russia turns to jet-powered drones, Ukraine scrambles for new interceptor tech . . . . . Germany pledges additional 50 million euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine ahead of winter . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-23-2026/
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Sunday, August 23, 2026
France to speed up missile deliveries to Ukraine amid critical air defense shortage . . . . . As Russia turns to jet-powered drones, Ukraine scrambles for new interceptor tech . . . . . Germany pledges additional 50 million euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine ahead of winter . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-23-2026/
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Sunday, August 23, 2026
France to speed up missile deliveries to Ukraine amid critical air defense shortage . . . . . As Russia turns to jet-powered drones, Ukraine scrambles for new interceptor tech . . . . . Germany pledges additional 50 million euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine ahead of winter . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-23-2026/
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Sunday, August 23, 2026
France to speed up missile deliveries to Ukraine amid critical air defense shortage . . . . . As Russia turns to jet-powered drones, Ukraine scrambles for new interceptor tech . . . . . Germany pledges additional 50 million euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine ahead of winter . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-23-2026/
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The victory was a Pyrrhic victory; the celebration, a fatal arrogance.
In his brilliant essay ‘The Inevitability of Collapse in the Age of Financialisation’ https://substack.com/home/post/p-208778337, Ryan Perkins describes how this world, which has now dominated the Earth for 500 years, is coming to an end. The ‘end of history’ proclaimed by Francis Fukuyama after 1989 was portrayed as a victory for colonial liberalism. Yet the victory was a Pyrrhic one, and the celebration a fatal arrogance.
Had one read Marx, one could and should have known this. Financial capitalism only functions as long as there is something left to conquer, as long as there is an ‘outside’, as long as colonisation is possible. With the end of the Cold War, the circle was complete. There is no longer an ‘outside’. This triggered neoliberal self-cannibalisation in the West, the comical culmination of which is the first trillionaire, Elon Musk. His trillion is a bet on a future that will not and cannot exist.
On the other hand, there is the rise of China. In China, you see, people read Karl Marx. My first question to Deepseek (after I’d installed it locally on my laptop) was: ‘Isn’t it the case that whoever owns the means of production also holds the power?’ (one of the core theses in Marx’s *Capital*) – Deepseek replied, in essence: ‘I don’t need to worry. The Chinese are nice people.’
As nice as people tend to be.From this perspective, the end of the world seems inevitable. The New World is already in sight … the Old World continues to pave its way with corpses. Cruel and helpless …
https://word.undead-network.de/2026/08/23/der-sieg-war-ein-pyrrhussieg-die-feier-ein-toedlicher-hochmut/
#anti-imperialism #china #end #history #imperialism #karlmarx #colonialism #usa -
The victory was a Pyrrhic victory; the celebration, a fatal arrogance.
In his brilliant essay ‘The Inevitability of Collapse in the Age of Financialisation’ https://substack.com/home/post/p-208778337, Ryan Perkins describes how this world, which has now dominated the Earth for 500 years, is coming to an end. The ‘end of history’ proclaimed by Francis Fukuyama after 1989 was portrayed as a victory for colonial liberalism. Yet the victory was a Pyrrhic one, and the celebration a fatal arrogance.
Had one read Marx, one could and should have known this. Financial capitalism only functions as long as there is something left to conquer, as long as there is an ‘outside’, as long as colonisation is possible. With the end of the Cold War, the circle was complete. There is no longer an ‘outside’. This triggered neoliberal self-cannibalisation in the West, the comical culmination of which is the first trillionaire, Elon Musk. His trillion is a bet on a future that will not and cannot exist.
On the other hand, there is the rise of China. In China, you see, people read Karl Marx. My first question to Deepseek (after I’d installed it locally on my laptop) was: ‘Isn’t it the case that whoever owns the means of production also holds the power?’ (one of the core theses in Marx’s *Capital*) – Deepseek replied, in essence: ‘I don’t need to worry. The Chinese are nice people.’
As nice as people tend to be.From this perspective, the end of the world seems inevitable. The New World is already in sight … the Old World continues to pave its way with corpses. Cruel and helpless …
https://word.undead-network.de/2026/08/23/der-sieg-war-ein-pyrrhussieg-die-feier-ein-toedlicher-hochmut/
#anti-imperialism #china #end #history #imperialism #karlmarx #colonialism #usa -
The victory was a Pyrrhic victory; the celebration, a fatal arrogance.
In his brilliant essay ‘The Inevitability of Collapse in the Age of Financialisation’ https://substack.com/home/post/p-208778337, Ryan Perkins describes how this world, which has now dominated the Earth for 500 years, is coming to an end. The ‘end of history’ proclaimed by Francis Fukuyama after 1989 was portrayed as a victory for colonial liberalism. Yet the victory was a Pyrrhic one, and the celebration a fatal arrogance.
Had one read Marx, one could and should have known this. Financial capitalism only functions as long as there is something left to conquer, as long as there is an ‘outside’, as long as colonisation is possible. With the end of the Cold War, the circle was complete. There is no longer an ‘outside’. This triggered neoliberal self-cannibalisation in the West, the comical culmination of which is the first trillionaire, Elon Musk. His trillion is a bet on a future that will not and cannot exist.
On the other hand, there is the rise of China. In China, you see, people read Karl Marx. My first question to Deepseek (after I’d installed it locally on my laptop) was: ‘Isn’t it the case that whoever owns the means of production also holds the power?’ (one of the core theses in Marx’s *Capital*) – Deepseek replied, in essence: ‘I don’t need to worry. The Chinese are nice people.’
As nice as people tend to be.From this perspective, the end of the world seems inevitable. The New World is already in sight … the Old World continues to pave its way with corpses. Cruel and helpless …
https://word.undead-network.de/2026/08/23/der-sieg-war-ein-pyrrhussieg-die-feier-ein-toedlicher-hochmut/
#anti-imperialism #china #end #history #imperialism #karlmarx #colonialism #usa -
The victory was a Pyrrhic victory; the celebration, a fatal arrogance.
In his brilliant essay ‘The Inevitability of Collapse in the Age of Financialisation’ https://substack.com/home/post/p-208778337, Ryan Perkins describes how this world, which has now dominated the Earth for 500 years, is coming to an end. The ‘end of history’ proclaimed by Francis Fukuyama after 1989 was portrayed as a victory for colonial liberalism. Yet the victory was a Pyrrhic one, and the celebration a fatal arrogance.
Had one read Marx, one could and should have known this. Financial capitalism only functions as long as there is something left to conquer, as long as there is an ‘outside’, as long as colonisation is possible. With the end of the Cold War, the circle was complete. There is no longer an ‘outside’. This triggered neoliberal self-cannibalisation in the West, the comical culmination of which is the first trillionaire, Elon Musk. His trillion is a bet on a future that will not and cannot exist.
On the other hand, there is the rise of China. In China, you see, people read Karl Marx. My first question to Deepseek (after I’d installed it locally on my laptop) was: ‘Isn’t it the case that whoever owns the means of production also holds the power?’ (one of the core theses in Marx’s *Capital*) – Deepseek replied, in essence: ‘I don’t need to worry. The Chinese are nice people.’
As nice as people tend to be.From this perspective, the end of the world seems inevitable. The New World is already in sight … the Old World continues to pave its way with corpses. Cruel and helpless …
https://word.undead-network.de/2026/08/23/der-sieg-war-ein-pyrrhussieg-die-feier-ein-toedlicher-hochmut/
#anti-imperialism #china #end #history #imperialism #karlmarx #colonialism #usa -
The victory was a Pyrrhic victory; the celebration, a fatal arrogance.
In his brilliant essay ‘The Inevitability of Collapse in the Age of Financialisation’ https://substack.com/home/post/p-208778337, Ryan Perkins describes how this world, which has now dominated the Earth for 500 years, is coming to an end. The ‘end of history’ proclaimed by Francis Fukuyama after 1989 was portrayed as a victory for colonial liberalism. Yet the victory was a Pyrrhic one, and the celebration a fatal arrogance.
Had one read Marx, one could and should have known this. Financial capitalism only functions as long as there is something left to conquer, as long as there is an ‘outside’, as long as colonisation is possible. With the end of the Cold War, the circle was complete. There is no longer an ‘outside’. This triggered neoliberal self-cannibalisation in the West, the comical culmination of which is the first trillionaire, Elon Musk. His trillion is a bet on a future that will not and cannot exist.
On the other hand, there is the rise of China. In China, you see, people read Karl Marx. My first question to Deepseek (after I’d installed it locally on my laptop) was: ‘Isn’t it the case that whoever owns the means of production also holds the power?’ (one of the core theses in Marx’s *Capital*) – Deepseek replied, in essence: ‘I don’t need to worry. The Chinese are nice people.’
As nice as people tend to be.From this perspective, the end of the world seems inevitable. The New World is already in sight … the Old World continues to pave its way with corpses. Cruel and helpless …
https://word.undead-network.de/2026/08/23/der-sieg-war-ein-pyrrhussieg-die-feier-ein-toedlicher-hochmut/
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