#militarism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #militarism, aggregated by home.social.
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"While American tech billionaires fret over the capabilities of Chinese AI, one national security advisor has a brilliant idea to flatten the competition: simply bomb their data centers to smithereens.
In a new report titled “Superpowers and AGI,” former Obama-era national security official Jacob Stokes calls for United States to begin preparing readiness drills in response to Chinese AI development — up to and including military strikes on the nation’s data centers, the South China Morning Post reported.
AGI, or artificial general intelligence, refers to the theoretical point at which an AI model achieves human, or superhuman, levels of reasoning and intelligence. Though the science is still out on whether such a system is even possible, Stokes’ report begins from the assumption that AGI is inevitable, and that if the US can’t get to it first, its military needs to prepare to take drastic action.
Referring to the US as a hypothetical “laggard state” behind China’s achievement of AGI, Stokes — now the deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, a prominent DC think tank — writes that the country could “try to sabotage the leading state’s AGI systems, either through physical infiltration or offensive cyber operations; that is, cyberattack.”"
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@MissConstrue His selected subset of human characteristics seem to include a desire to be a character from a Marvel comic book. That he is where he is indicative of system failure at a list of levels.
Beyond that, he represents a certain fraction of us, speaking for the species as a whole. Whatever he represents, it seems to have found a proponent in this guy. He is into lethality, like a wannabe god, I'm thinking. A demigod, it would have to be. To me it seems that something inside of him is squished, and it comes out like this.
He is like a foil, and highlights the humanity of those he reviles.
To me he represents a case of social "might as well be called" evil, inviting us to take it literally, or metaphorically, whatever works. #democracy #fascism #militarism #evil
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Powerful!!!
*Must watch* & please boost!!!
“THE VIDEO US MILITARY WANT TO BAN: Abby Martin EXPOSES ALL!”
feat. fearless US journalist and anti-Imperialist activist Abby Martin on Double Down News
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@miamiherald“What we’re seeing in Gaza, in Lebanon, in Iran right now, it’s a natural extension of a machinery of death and destruction, spiralling out of control from the status quo of unbridled, unfettered, unregulated militarism. The US military is the world’s largest institutional polluter. 800 to 1,000 bases around the world. Every base is a story of contamination”
https://youtu.be/5IIlpN67l6o?is=aZrRIQejCIooK9Ow
Watch Abby Martin's New Film "Earth's Greatest Enemy" now: http://www.earthsgreatestenemy.com/
#Press #SocialMedia #Journalism #US #NATO #Militarism #ForeverWar #Ecocide #Contamination #Toxic #Genocide #PalestinianGenocide #Israel #Gaza #Iran #Oil #Trump #Lies #Propaganda
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Good to see at least one UK news outlet willing to challenge #militarism and the insanity of spending £31bn on nukes at a time when our public services and infrastructure are on their arse.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/invest-people-not-war-burnham-told
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#NathalieTocci embodies the most dangerous kind of pro-war supporter:
#Militarism with a gentle, pretty, educated, decent, human face
https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/07/16/would-europeans-fight-if-it-came-to-that
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"It's silly!" says Richard Wolff Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Is Europe Using Russia as a Scapegoat?
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Hierodeacon of Ukrainian Monastery Killed Defending Ukraine
https://uoj.news/news/hierodeacon-of-ukrainian-monastery-killed-defending-ukraine/
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‘ #NDP Leader Avi Lewis issued the following statement:
The federal government’s proposed “Defence, Security and Resilience Bank” sounds technocratic and reassuring. It’s not. This is an international war bank to be located in Canada. It will further the militarization of our economy, and it’s a major development that deserves a thorough public debate.’https://www.ndp.ca/news/reaction-ndp-leader-avi-proposed-defence-security-and-resilience-bank
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Iran is putting on a week-long state funeral for the family that Trump killed. The coffins are lying in state, a small one for the child.
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#columbia #israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #union / #sintracarbon / #protest / #boycott
„Inside the #campaign to break the toxic relationship between Colombian mining and Israeli #militarism.“
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Here’s the most disgusting thing I’ve ever heard in my nearly 50 years of life. And I’ve heard a lot.
Netflix has acquired the rights to stream the Russian animated series “Masha and the Bear.” It portrays Russian #militarism and #fascism as fun and harmless (for example, Masha wears an NKVD cap—which is like wearing an SS uniform).
This is a double whammy: the Russians are making a product with #fascist narratives for children, and #Netflix is selling it.
Repost it.
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Iran Challenges US Doctrine of Low-Intensity Warfare
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I’m Not Afraid of Machines
#1976 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BradburyQuote #Control #culture #Dystopia #futurism #humanNature #inspirationalQuotes #Machines #militarism #modernSociety #politicalCritique #Power #Quotes #RayBradbury #robots #SciFi #scienceFiction #socialCommentary #Technology #thoughtProvokingQuotes #war #warning #Wisdom“I’m not afraid of machines. I don’t think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don’t take the toys out of their hands, we’re fools.”
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Richard Boyd Barrett Sounds Alarm on Government Plans to Reduce Controls on Arms Industry in Ireland
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Russians killing your kids. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
No point in feeding #breakfast to children, says retired Admiral #LordWest of Spithead. The Russkies will just march in and kill the kids.
Better to give the cash to Alan and his chums to buy #wartoys. Says Alan.
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‘Fighter jets or affordable food – are public grocery stores really a thing!’ by Lois Ross https://rabble.ca/columnists/fighter-jets-or-affordable-food-are-public-grocery-stores-really-a-thing/
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RE: https://mastox.eu/@GazaFFlotilla/116652109082145687
The contradictions between what is claimed and what is actual are reaching record levels. That a populace is able to sustain these levels is an index on its cultural integrity, the integrity of the system that binds the individual to the society. Only "unthinking" people can sustain such contradictions reliably. An unthinking populace is the demagogue's ideal soil. This populace will become the stuff from which empires build their substance. The populace, in such cases, is agreeing to not participate in decision making. It is the innocence of the child in need of a parent. Those who escape this mentality must deal with those who do not escape it. #genocide #militarism
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"On April 21, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi officially announced that Japan had lifted a decades-old ban on exporting lethal weapons. The new offer concerns at least seventeen countries as potential buyers for Japanese fighter jets, missiles, and warships.
The move came in a period of strongly rising militarism. Japan and Australia had only days before signed a $7 billion deal for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to build eleven warships for the Royal Australian Navy. That same week, Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) began participating as combatants in the US-Philippines Balikatan 2026 exercises for the first time, during which it has since tested its Type-88 surface-to-ship missile, marking the first time Japan has launched an offensive weapon abroad since the end of World War II.
Takaichi’s April 21 announcement also coincided with reports that she had sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, including over a thousand convicted war criminals from World War II. This number includes former Prime Minister Tojo Hideki and general Matsui Iwane, who explicitly ordered his soldiers to carry out mass executions of civilians across Nanjing as the Imperial Japanese Army laid siege to the Chinese city from December 1937."
https://jacobin.com/2026/05/japan-rearmament-nationalism-military
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L’économie de guerre permanente d’Israël
L’étude (Dana 2024) montre qu’Israël ne se réduit pas à un complexe militaro-industriel : la guerre y structure l’économie, la technologie, l’université, la diplomatie et même l’identité nationale. #Israel #WarEconomy #Militarism #Technology #Palestine L’étude analyse ce qu’elle appelle une économie de guerre permanente israélienne. Son idée centrale est que le militarisme n’y est pas un simple secteur parmi d’autres, mais une…
https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/05/27/leconomie-de-guerre-permanente-disrael/
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Shocking! "...four months after its establishment, the board’s financial fund set up by the World Bank has received no money from donors, according to four people familiar with the matter. 'Zero dollars have been deposited,' one said."
#Politics #USPol #Militarism #Gaza #Palestine https://www.ft.com/content/5ba3bd2c-0e0e-4306-84be-99d6d89b0d49?syn-25a6b1a6=1 -
Paywalled (sorry!) but final paragraph is interesting: "America’s sway over the Middle East is broken. #Iran will probably emerge as a regional force with which others must come to terms. #Ukraine will at minimum be a key partner of any post-US #Nato. In very different ways, Kyiv and Tehran are showing the world how to bring a colossus low. #Taiwan is not the only country that is studying these lessons closely." #Politics #USPol #Militarism https://www.ft.com/content/c42e90d2-063a-4bd1-b6b3-4c34db482ed8?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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"Trump could have adhered to the JCPOA, and had Iran tried to sprint to a bomb—and no evidence exists that Tehran was doing so in 2026—he could have blamed Obama, made the case to Congress for war, and launched military action. Faced with the ticking clock of an imminent Iranian nuclear test, even Trump’s most dedicated opponents at home and abroad would likely have lent their support. Instead (...) he decided that he would seek glory as the liberator of Iran.
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Now the president will end up having to sign off on a set of terms that will likely make the JCPOA look demanding by comparison. Trump began this war assuming that all other issues—nuclear weapons, terrorism, Iran’s regional adventurism—would vanish when the regime was toppled. When that didn’t happen, he had no plan for what to do next, and he seems to have settled on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons as the central explanation, not only for why he went to war, but for why Americans must now suffer the economic effects of the conflict. The Iranians may well promise to forswear a nuclear program—as they did to Obama a decade ago—but for now, they are not only presenting themselves as the aggrieved party, they’re behaving like the victors: setting demands, making the Americans negotiate the status of the Strait of Hormuz, and kicking the nuclear question down the road.Yesterday, the president told Axios that the chance of reaching an agreement with the Iranians was a “solid 50/50,” and that he either would accept a “good” deal or “blow them to kingdom come.” Neither of these things is going to happen. Instead, a piece of paper will, at some point, come out of a meeting room in Pakistan. It will certify that the United States must accept a major strategic defeat in the Middle East. And Donald Trump, who brought America to this point because of his ego and his incompetence, will sign it."
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"The outlines of President Trump’s endgame in the Iran war are now emerging. In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, Trump reportedly explained that the United States was negotiating a “letter of intent” with Iran that would “formally end the war and launch a 30-day period of negotiations” on Iran’s nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The purpose and effect of such an agreement should be clear: The United States is walking away from the crisis. Trump may launch another limited strike to look tough and satisfy the demands of the war’s supporters, but it would be a performative gesture. Endgame in this case is a euphemism for “surrender.”
Trump has blinked many times in the confrontation with Iran—ever since March 18, when Israel attacked the Pars gas field and Iran retaliated with a strike against Qatar’s most important natural-gas-production facility. Trump then called for a halt on U.S. and Israeli targeting of Iran’s energy infrastructure, and the war effectively ended.
Trump’s repeated threats to resume attacks since then have proved to be bluffs."
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"As monetary supply dried up, so did the flow of investor cash into consumer software start-ups. The war in Ukraine and the rise of China’s high-tech industry put hardware—specifically military hardware—back at the center of tech development and investment patterns. Between 2020 and 2024, at least $125 billion of venture capital went into military-tech start-ups, up from only $43 billion in the prior four years. Gifted engineers that may initially work on civilian or consumer projects often “pivot” into designing military tech because they’re eager to work in a start-up flush with investor cash so they can continue their research. The developers who created popular gaming apps like Smurfs Village and Pokemon Go! are now working to develop large geospatial models that will allow for navigation without GPS or prior mapping, enabling military drones and other unmanned weapons systems to avoid the GPS-jamming technology used to great strategic effect by Russia in its war with Ukraine."
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Trump Allies Use Faith to Justify War as Divine Mission Through Hegseth and Graham
Trump allies use religious rhetoric to justify war, framing violence as God’s will. This analysis exposes the danger of blending faith, power, and militarism.
#antiWar #democracy #evangelicalPolitics #faithAndPower #FranklinGraham #geopolitics #IranWar #MILITARISM #PeteHegseth #politicalRhetoric #progressiveAnalysis #religionAndPolitics #Trump #USForeignPolicy #WarPropaganda https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oRA -
CENSORSHIP: "Satellite imaging firm Planet Labs said on Saturday it will indefinitely withhold visuals of Iran and the region of conflict in the Middle East to comply with a request from the U.S. government.
California-based Planet Labs announced the decision in an email to customers and said the U.S. government had asked all satellite imagery providers to indefinitely withhold images of the conflict region.
The restriction expands upon a 14-day delay on imagery of the Middle East that Planet Labs imposed last month, a move the firm said was meant to prevent adversaries from using it to attack the U.S. and its allies.
Planet Labs said it will withhold imagery dating back to March 9 and that it expects the policy to remain in effect until the conflict ends.
The war began when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, and the conflict spread in the region when Tehran responded by launching its own attacks on Israel and U.S. bases in Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain."
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The militarization of society is progressing everywhere. From civilian to military in the direction of military prowess: factories, software companies, hospitals, railway lines. Every person who switches to armaments lacks care, health, railways and climate protection.
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https://www.labournet.de/branchen/ruestung/weltfriedenstag-2025-antimilitaristischer-aktionstag-am-21-september-im-protest-gegen-aufruestung-und-militarisierung-der-gesellschaft-an-orten-der-aufruestung/
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From @TheBreach
While he was on the campaign trail, #PrimeMinister #MarkCarney said he’d stand up to Donald Trump.
Instead, he’s using the U.S. president’s trade war as an excuse for a rapid-fire #rightwing agenda that would make Stephen Harper blush.
The latest video from The Breach independent media breaks down how Carney has unleashed a pro-corporate, Trump-friendly blitz—embracing #BigOil and #militarism , #SocialCuts & crackdowns on #refugees.
#CDNpoli #USpoli #Geopolitics #Conservatives #Neoliberals #FascismAdjacent #Capitalist #Colonizers #BaitAndSwitch #PoliticalLies #CorporateGreed #BanCorporateLobbyists #StopCorporateWelfare #FuckYouCarney
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"The outgoing lower chamber of the #German parliament, the #Bundestag, voted on Tuesday to amend the country's constitution and clear the way for a historic debt-funded investment package which could run to €1 trillion or more in higher military spending and investments in the country’s ageing infrastructure."
Sounds terrifying?
Here it comes the horrible.
"Prior to the Tuesday vote, Germany’s Constitutional Court has rejected emergency appeals against the proposed amendments by lawmakers of the #AfD, the #FreieDemokratische as well as #DieLinke.Lawmakers cited worries about the outgoing Bundestag making a decision of this magnitude after a new parliament has already been elected, as well as concerns about the consultation period being too short for MPs to make informed decisions."
They made a democratic coup so to be able to give the next (for sure) extreme-right government of #Germany a new modern arsenal. Humanity trembles.
#warmongers #fuckWarmongers #war #militarism #againstmilitarism #ResistMilitarism #EUcoups #Eupol #EU -
They ask for more spending on #militarism while EU is ready to approve 820€ billion. They don't have anything to loose by these calls, on the contrary they stand to gain millions or billions in commissions from arm industries.
Only the #workingclass loose in this #warmongers "game".
#ClassWar #SmashTheWarmongers #FuckTheWarmongers #FuckWarmongers #capitalism #Poland #EU #NATOkillers #NATO -
WOW! I didn't know this about these historians! A #MustListenEpisode
#CitationsNeeded
#Episode213: The Shallow, Power-Flattering appeal of high Status #Resistance #Historians#AnneApplebaum , #TimothySnyder, #RuthBenGhiat , etc. have become liberal-friendly experts on #authoritarianism.
Citations Needed looks at the advent and influence of MSNBC-approved #historians dissecting their SELECTIVE #antiauthoritarian posture and discussing how their work does little more than polish their careers and provide cover for U.S. and U.S.-allied #militarism.
Later on, is guest #GregGrandin (upcoming #book in April 2025)
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Israel risking disastrous war against Hezbollah for political reasons, says former US official
Harrison Mann, military expert who quit over Gaza, says ruinous war in Lebanon would pull US into regional conflict
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/02/israel-hezbollah-war-warning
#Lebanon #Israel #zionismisfascism #militarism #genocide #genocidejoe #Palestine #Netanyahoo #colonialsettlerism #expansionism
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Israel risking disastrous war against Hezbollah for political reasons, says former US official
Harrison Mann, military expert who quit over Gaza, says ruinous war in Lebanon would pull US into regional conflict
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/02/israel-hezbollah-war-warning
#Lebanon #Israel #zionismisfascism #militarism #genocide #genocidejoe #Palestine #Netanyahoo #colonialsettlerism #expansionism
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Israel risking disastrous war against Hezbollah for political reasons, says former US official
Harrison Mann, military expert who quit over Gaza, says ruinous war in Lebanon would pull US into regional conflict
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/02/israel-hezbollah-war-warning
#Lebanon #Israel #zionismisfascism #militarism #genocide #genocidejoe #Palestine #Netanyahoo #colonialsettlerism #expansionism
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Israel risking disastrous war against Hezbollah for political reasons, says former US official
Harrison Mann, military expert who quit over Gaza, says ruinous war in Lebanon would pull US into regional conflict
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/02/israel-hezbollah-war-warning
#Lebanon #Israel #zionismisfascism #militarism #genocide #genocidejoe #Palestine #Netanyahoo #colonialsettlerism #expansionism
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Israel risking disastrous war against Hezbollah for political reasons, says former US official
Harrison Mann, military expert who quit over Gaza, says ruinous war in Lebanon would pull US into regional conflict
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/02/israel-hezbollah-war-warning
#Lebanon #Israel #zionismisfascism #militarism #genocide #genocidejoe #Palestine #Netanyahoo #colonialsettlerism #expansionism
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Ron DeSantis is recruiting and training a personal militia, according to recruits: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article277245833.html
Their budget has ballooned up an order of magnitude this year as its scope has converted into a personal army.
#brownshirts #fascism #florida #rondesantis #richardluscombe #tampabaytimes #miamiherald #authoritarianism #floridastateguard #militarism #johndhaas #nativism
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NO TO NATO
Berlin-Weißensee, Pistoriusstr., 7.9.21
#Nato #NoToNato #NoNato #Militarismus #Militarism
