The Antony Loewenstein Podcast: Jeffrey Epstein, Israel, and the Ties the Media Won’t Touch by Antony Loewenstein

Click on link Antony Loewenstein 'For years, Jeffrey Epstein has been framed primarily as a lone sexual predator embedded in elite social circles. While his crimes against underage girls are real, horrific, and central to his story, this episode examines a dimension of the Epstein case that much of the mainstream media has avoided: his deep and sustained ties to Israel, Israeli intelligence, and the global surveillance and defence industry. In this episode, investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein explores newly released documents, leaked correspondence, and long-ignored reporting that suggest Epstein operated as a key intermediary for Israeli political, intelligence, and corporate interests over decades. Drawing on reporting from Drop Site News, court documents, and historical context, the episode interrogates how Epstein accumulated immense power, wealth, and access and why his role appears to have been protected even after his criminal behaviour was widely known in elite circles. Credits: Produced by Lem Zakharia and Lena Helou.'

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Deep State Revealed, Murdoch, Pauline, and Epstein a Russian Spy? | Scam of thee Week by Michael West

Michael West says 'Was Epstein hanging at Rupert's place? This week on Scam of the Week, we unpack what the mainstream media keeps skating past, the Epstein files, the corporate media’s selective outrage, and why News Corp would rather chase Russian spy fantasies than follow the evidence at home. We look at AUKUS, political distractions, Pauline Hanson’s latest stunt politics, housing tax rorts, dark money, and why some scandals are buried while others are inflated beyond recognition. When news goes to die, we call it out. Support independent journalism and help keep these investigations alive. Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collection...

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Media COVERED UP Mandelson's Starmer Role - Owen Jones with Paul Holden

 Click on the link Owen Jones  'You are not being told the proper story about Peter Mandlesson, Epstein, and the Star government, the whole Starmmer project, because the media, I'm afraid, as we'll discover, is completely complicit in all of this. This is a story about the rottness of the entire faction, the whole crew who run the Labour Party and thus the country. You're not being told the truth. ...We're going to explain why this isn't sort of tinfall hat. It sounds abit like that, I know, but it absolutely is not. This is a damning story. Paul Holden has been, I think, being a bit of a lone voice in so many ways in the last few years. Doing the job that the British media should be doing and hasn't done for very obvious and revealing reasons, which we'll discuss. He wrote this book, The Fraud, which is about the Starman project. I think if anything, the title is is generous.'

   Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell posing for a photo. Date unknown.US       Department of Justice

Why the Epstein Files Turned Mehdi Into a CONSPIRACY Theorist by Mehdi Hasan with Prem Thakker

More of the Epstein files are out, and the gaslighting is in overdrive. Watch Mehdi Hasan and Prem Thakker cut through it all. The past week has been a whirlwind, from the DOJ’s Epstein drop to the never-ending dysfunction of Donald Trump’s ‘shitshow’ presidency. Mehdi and Prem unpack the fallout and take your toughest questions on ‘Ask the Editor,’ Zeteo’s weekly live Q&A show. If you believe in the work we do and want to see more of it, and want to catch the next episode, subscribe here: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Watch the full video above to hear Mehdi and Prem dissect:

• The “sheer gaslighting and dishonesty” Elon Musk and Donald Trump get away with, on Epstein and beyond
• What were Joe Biden and Merrick Garland doing, sitting on these “explosive” files?
• The midterm elections: Will they be fair? Will they matter?
• What comes next, whether accountability is possible, and whether Democrats can deliver

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The Epstein Video Trump REALLY Doesn’t Want You To See by Lowkey

Jeffrey Epstein is everywhere in the media. However, there are two things that they are actively trying to suppress. His links to Israel and the president of the United States, Donald Trump. Donald Trump,’Me and Jeffrey Epstein, I have nothing to do with that.’ Is Donald Trump the current sitting president of the United States? A former co-conspirator in an Israeli compromat building paedophile ring which insnared politicians, royalty and celebrities for a foreign state. This is what you won't see in the media and this is what they are not telling you. There are around 3 million documents in the Epstein files and only half of them have been released. US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche made clear that they have omitted from the Epstein files. Anything that depicts or contain imagesof death, physical abuse, or injury, also not produced. On the 30th of January, when these latest files were released, there were 5,361 files directly mentioning Donald Trump. As of February the 2nd, there only remains 4,896 files mentioning Donald Trump. Over 460 Epstein files mentioning Trump seem to have been deleted. Let's talk about why that might be. Jeffrey Epstein worked for Israel. That's not my opinion.That's the statement of former Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe who stated that several US presidents were entrapped by Israel through the activities of Jeffrey Epstein. They trapped a number of US presidents by using Jeffrey Epstein. The American government is sort of trapped by the Israelis. Jeffrey Epstein is one of their tools to trap them. Epstein has also been described by his former best friend and mentor Steven Hoffenberg as working for the Israelis. Hoffenberg claimed that Epstein had been introduced to notorious Mossad agentRobert Maxwell by Douglas Lee, a British arms dealer. Maxwell was in the House of Lords in this country and formerly was the owner of the Daily Mirror. He was also known to have sold the promised software to the United States which contained a backdoor allowing Israel to have access to classified US secrets.Hoffenberg is quoted as saying Epstein had a deal with the Israelis to gather intelligence and information from people….’ 

[The Epstein Files]They Should All Be In Prison by Francesca Fiorentini with Gareth Reynolds

Three million new files came out last Friday, and that is still only hallf of the total number of files. The terrifying thing is, if this is the stuff they are willing to release then how criminal and disgusting are the rest of the files? Gareth Reynolds from The Dollop Podcast joined Francesca to talk about the truly vile stuff in this newest dump of files. After reading the diabolical stuff in these newest files, what we can say with certainty is the ruling class and billionaires are next-level evil. Trump is accused of graping a 13 year-old girl, and then threatening to kill her and her entire family if she said anything. Going further, he told this girl that he had the wealth and means to carry out his threat, and had already done so to a 12 year-old named Maria. And this is corroborated by victim testimony. This doesn’t even begin to cover some of the other uncorroborated stories, like the one about Prince Andrew strangling a girl to death. Excuse me? One thing that is abundantly clear at this point is the regime is going to protect these deviants at all costs. Throughout the files, the names of potential co-conspirators and abusers are redacted, while names and photographs of the actual victims were released. Meanwhile Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has said, “it isn’t a crime to party” with Jeff. In other words, it isn’t a crime to have a party with a wanton child sex trafficker. Have we reached the pitchforks and torches part of the revolution yet? See Francesca LIVE Saturday February 14th at 9:30pm Pasadena for New World Disorder: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-wo...

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[The Epstein Files]This is bigger than anyone had imagined | The West Report

The Epstein Files mark the end of the American Empire, the trashing of Western authority and the myth of Western humanity. We examine the money trail, the momentous import of this evidence, and the ripple effect which engulfs Australia as well as every other country. We are allies to a p*&%*#@ ring #auspol You will see the Lobby dismiss it all as boring, not of interest to voters, a Russian thing. That is propaganda.

*Exclusive* UN Commissioner “President Herzog should be arrested" Chris Sidoti talks with Michael West

Live on The West Report, Michael West is joined by Chris Sidoti, international human rights lawyer and current member of the UN Independent Commission on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, to discuss an extraordinary legal and diplomatic flashpoint facing Australia. Following the Albanese Government’s invitation to Isaac Herzog to visit Australia, Commissioner Sidoti has publicly stated that the Israeli President should be arrested on arrival for the alleged crime of incitement to genocide. The claim draws on findings and proceedings in international legal forums, and raises serious questions about Australia’s obligations under the Genocide Convention, domestic criminal law, and executive powers under migration legislation. We unpack what incitement to genocide means in international law, whether heads of state have immunity in situations like this, and why legal experts say the visit creates significant legal risk for the Australian Government. Also addressed, statements by President Herzog regarding Gaza, and how those remarks are being interpreted in ongoing legal debates. About Chris Sidoti: Chris Sidoti is an Australian human rights lawyer with decades of experience in international law, former Australian Human Rights Commissioner, and a current member of the UN commission examining violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 

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The Antony Loewenstein Podcast: The Legacy of the ‘War on Terror’

In this episode, Antony traces how the post-9/11 “War on Terror” helped shape today’s political and media climate including the normalization of anti-Palestinian racism across many Western elite circles. He revisits the early messaging of “tolerance” from George W. Bush alongside the reality of Afghanistan, torture, rendition, and Guantánamo Bay, and connects that legacy to contemporary narratives about Israel/Palestine, media accountability, and the ongoing denial of Palestinian identity and history. Antony also reflects on what it means to speak as a Jewish critic of Israeli policy, the kinds of abuse and accusations that follow, and the ongoing attempt to frame resistance as “terror” while state violence is legitimized. He argues that neoconservative thinking never truly disappeared, and that while public support for Palestinians has risen, elite media and political institutions continue to enable dehumanization and avoid accountability.

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INSIDER's look at the state of journalism: indie media is growing + aud...

The current state of Australian journalism and media is examined through Jan Fran and Antoinette’s decades long journeys in the industry. They talk about how they broke into journalism, caught the tail end of television’s heyday, watched social media splinter audiences, and now brace for what AI is about to do to journalism and truth. They also maintain a decades-long grudge against their less-than-encouraging high school careers advisers. In the end they land somewhere cautiously optimistic: independent media is growing and audiences want better. 00:00 We hit the road 2:00 How the media ended up here 3:22 School career advisors vs journalism 6:20 What journalism once called prestige 11:00 Social media enters the newsroom 11:50 Peak newspaper money, 2008 15:09 Facebook eats the news 18:44 30 years of media ownership laws 22:40 What are news deserts 31:00 Journalism vs PR numbers 33:30 Rise of indie media 37:30 Can audiences tell news from opinion 42:00 AI crashes the newsroom.

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The Party Line on Herzog's Visit and the Resist-able Rise of One Nation ...

Episode 21 - The Party Line on Herzog’s visit and the resist-able rise of One Nation ft Jasmine Duff This ep starts by returning to the US rebellion against ICE, which has now expanded to the national scale via the January 30 day of action. Cities across the country were shut down due to street protests, student walkouts, and various types of legal and wildcat (that is, illegal!) strike actions against ICE and the Trump administrations’ cruelty. We then invite the irrepressible Jasmine Duff on the pod to talk about the situation in Palestine ahead of the upcoming Herzog visit. Jasmine is both the excellent VS candidate for Footscray and the national co-convenor of Students for Palestine. Make sure you attend these vital protests that are taking place on the 9th of Feb in every city in Australia! We need to shut the whole country down when this criminal lands. Finally we take a detailed look at recent polling by Redbridge that found One Nation is now on a stunning 26%, well ahead of the Coalition on 19%. We look at why this despicably racist figure has become so popular and what the left can and should do about it. Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman, and special guest editor Auley Ryan. While we will always release our content for free, please support us on https://patreon.com/thepartyline

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THE DARK money of the Election | The West Report by Michael West

Newly released Australian Electoral Commission disclosures show the major parties reported $417.2 million in donations and other receipts in 2024 to 25, up 58.2 percent on the post 2022 election figures, with $129.6 million, about 31 percent, coming from undisclosed sources, the dark money problem that voters only get to see after they vote.  We walk through the biggest chequebooks, including Gina Rinehart and Clive Palmer, major individual and corporate donors, and the role of third party campaigners like Advance Australia, which reported $13.5 million in receipts while disclosing sources for only $5.2 million, leaving about $8.3 million untraceable, alongside pro climate fundraising vehicle Climate 200 and its donor base.  Read the full story by Stephanie Tran at Michael West Media. https://michaelwest.com.au/political-...

Iran, Pauline's Polls, Ley's leadership and the Rio Merger | Scam of the Week by Michael West

Jan 31, 2026

This week on Scam of the Week, we look at the big distractions and the big deals, Iran as the next war drumbeat, Pauline Hanson climbing in the polls, the Coalition leadership soap opera around Susan Ley, and the looming Rio, Glencore mega merger and the tax game that follows.  Support independent journalism, become a patron, and read the investigations on the Michael West Media website. Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collection...

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The Party Line on Hanson’s Invasion day antics and the Minneapolis uprising against ICE by Anneke Demanuele, Omar Sherrife & Jordan van den Lamb

The Party Line on Hanson’s Invasion day antics and the Minneapolis uprising against ICE Bullshit has been confirmed as an essential part of the pod by popular acclaim, and so this ep begins with a healthy serving. So we start by exploring Omar’s first experience of Jordan’s fame, the quality of flooring in the office, and other essential issues facing the nation. The headlines take another look at US imperialism in relation to both Venezuela and Iran, before looking at the unholy alliance of Coles and The Australian, and the impending collapse of the Nationals. The first of our main segments looks at the massive Invasion day demos around the country, the much smaller fascist mobilisations, and the literal bomb thrown at the Invasion day protest in Perth. We then look at the inspirational resistance to ICE in Minneapolis, where 3000 thugs have confronted tens of thousands of students, workers and activists standing against the violent deportations of migrants. The general strike on January 23 was a clear turning point, leading businesses to complain about the disruption and Trump to lead (a partial but much welcomed) RETREAT! As of now the struggle remains ongoing and we send our full solidarity to the people of Minneapolis. Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman, and special guest editor Auley Ryan. While we will always release our content for free, please support us on https://  / thepartyline  

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The Only Reason TikTok Was Taken Over by Francesca Fiorentini

The ownership of TikTok has officially transferred hands, and the censorship has already begun. Don’t take our word for it, the new CEO has literally said it out loud in an unearthed video from last March. Taylor Lorenz of User Mag joined Francesca to talk about TikTok banning pro Palestinian content and the continued deterioration of free speech on the internet. Adam Presser, the new CEO of TikTok, recently spoke at the World Jewish Congress about banning any accounts accused of antisemitism. Of course, the antisemitism he is referring to is any criticism of Zionism or Israel. You can’t even use the word Zionist on TikTok anymore, unless you are saying you are a Zionist. TikTok also unveiled that they will be surveilling users, tracking things like race or immigration status. Surely they have no nefarious plans for that information! Let’s not forget how we got here. All of this stems back to President Biden and his efforts to ban TikTok. The reason why he and many Democrats were so desperate to get rid of the app was because of how huge it was for spreading the truth about what is happening in Gaza. Liberal Zionist Democrats paved the way for what we are seeing now, which is MAGA aligned billionaires buying TikTok to use it as a weapon for fascism and censorship. See Francesca LIVE Saturday February 14th at 9:30pm Pasadena for New World Disorder: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-wo...

Jared Kushner Is A Monster with Mehdi Hasan by Francesca Fiorentini

Trump recently unveiled his “Board of Peace” and its plans for taking over/rebuilding Gaza, and it is just as awful as you would expect. It’s no secret that Trump has hated the UN for some time now, and this newly minted Board of Peace seems to be, in part, a play to undermine the international body. All your favorite war criminals have been invited to join the group, including Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu. You know, guys you immediately think of when it comes to peace! More importantly, there is the board’s plans for rebuilding Gaza. While the Palestinians in Gaza are still suffering under the genocidal conditions inflicted on them by Israel, Jared Kushner is presenting his “Master Plan” for the region at Davos. In Kushner’s pitch, he said, “I know it's a little risky to be investing in a place like this, but we need you to come take faith, invest in the people.” Oh really, why is it risky, Jared? Is it because Israel has spent over 2 years completely destroying Gaza and you're building on BONES? See Francesca LIVE Saturday February 14th at 9:30pm Pasadena for New World Disorder: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-wo...

Mehdi Hasan On Backlash To ICE by Francesca Fiorentini

Francesca to talk about the fallout over ICE shooting and killing VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti, and how Trump is publicly responding. In the aftermath of this most recent public execution by ICE, the regime has really been struggling to find a narrative to absolve themselves. Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem played the “domestic terrorist” and “assassin” card, which quickly fell apart when we all saw the videos that unequivocally disproved this lie. Even Donald Trump is breaking rank with the ghouls in his cabinet like Miller. When asked by the press whether or not Trump agreed with Stephen Miller’s assessment that Pretti was, “an assassin” who tried to murder federal agents, Trump said no. Eventually, Trump added a caveat saying, “You can’t have guns. You can’t walk in with guns.” Interesting, so does this mean that the snake flag, “don’t tread on me” bros are going to finally break with Trump for wanting to take away their right to carry? See Francesca LIVE Saturday, February 14th at 9:30pm Pasadena for New World Disorder: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-wo...

The Antony Loewenstein Podcast: Randa Abdel-Fattah on Palestine, Australia, and Silence by Antony Loewenstein

This week, Antony Loewenstein speaks with Randa Abdel-Fattah; Palestinian Australian writer, academic, former lawyer, and author most recently of “Discipline”. They reflect on knowing each other for over two decades, before turning to Randa’s visits to Palestine in 2000 and 2010 with her father, including returning to his village Burqa, and what dispossession looks like when it fractures people from land, memory, and ancestry. The conversation moves to the present: how Randa thinks about “after Zionism,” why she rejects future-tense ideas of “coexistence,” and what it means to practise solidarity now, including with anti-Zionist Jewish communities. They discuss how Palestinians process ongoing violence in Gaza and the West Bank, the psychological toll of constant exposure, and why refusing to “switch off” has become a discipline in itself. Antony and Randa also examine Australia’s media and cultural institutions including the silencing of pro-Palestinian voices, the use of “risk management” as censorship, and what the Adelaide Writers’ Week controversy revealed about power, narrative control, and whose speech is treated as dangerous. The episode closes with a wider discussion about the rise of the far right in Australia, the positioning of far-right parties as “pro-Israel,” and why Randa believes building independent institutions and alternative platforms is no longer optional.

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Australia's hate speech laws could SILENCE criticism of Israel by Antoinette Lattouf and Jan Fran

In this episode, we look at the many red flags surrounding Labor’s new hate speech laws as well as the mainstream media’s strikingly uniform response to them. Jan provides an update on the finalised sale of TikTok, while Antoinette breaks down Australia Day polls and offers a toolkit for spotting agendas in the opaque polling world. There’s also a shout out to the women - Paris Hilton and Ashley St Clair - who are taking on pornographic deepfakes made by X’s Grok. 

CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro and rundown 4:21 Australia Day polls, no clarity 10:01 How poll wording and timing rigs answers 13:35 Lattouf’s poll toolkit 17:35 TikTok sale to US billionaires 19:20 Who controls the algorithm? 21:30 Hillary Clinton on narrative control and Israel 24:40 TikTok CEO admits Zionism criticism suppression 28:06 Australia’s new hate speech laws 31:45 Government interview meltdown 37:55 Editorial silence on hate laws overreach 40:33 Guardian covers dogs, not laws 47:15 Why Israel’s PM gets a visa 49:06 Explicit deepfakes on X’s Grok 53:20 Musk’s baby mumma sues xAI 54:40 Beckham family feud 57:20 Jan’s Beckham timing conspiracy theory

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American Occupation & TikTok's Demise Francesca Fiorentini talks with Mehdi Hasan & Taylor Lorenz

Jared Kushner revealed America's disgusting “master plan” for Gaza at the World Economic Forum in Davos, we discuss the plan to build over the bodies with Mehdi Hasan of ZETEO plus the rest of the news of the week including the latest from Minneapolis. Then, we'll interview Taylor Lorenz about her coverage of “online safety" and how Congress is trying to pushing through extreme censorship and surveillance under the pretense of protecting children. Featuring: Taylor Lorenz,    / taylorlorenz   https://substack.com/@taylorlorenz

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She Was FIRED for Criticizing Israel — Then This Australian Journalist Fought Back and Won by Mehdi Hasan

Antoinette Lattouf’s story stands out among the many journalists who were targeted, attacked, and punished for criticizing Israel; that’s because, in her case, some justice was actually served. In 2023, Lattouf was fired from her job presenting ABC Sydney, a magazine-style radio program, after sharing a Human Rights Watch report on social media, which detailed Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon of war against Palestinians. Her unlawful firing shed light on Australia’s “enormously influential” pro-Israel lobby, as she put it, and the control it has over the country’s media. ABC was forced to pay nearly $145,000 in damages to Lattouf for unlawful termination, a victory she plans to capitalize on. Watch the full interview above to hear the claims ABC’s former managing director made about Lattouf’s social media post, why she feels her victory was “hollow,” and how prominent anti-Palestinian sentiment is in Australia’s biggest news organizations.

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This Gaza Fact Will SICKEN You - Media Covers It Up by Owen Jones

Owen Jones, ‘Imagine one extended family was violently killed in Britain which has a population of around 69 million people. The grandfathers killed, the grandmothers killed, the fathers, the mothers, the uncles, the aunts, the teenagers, the toddlers, the newborn babies, all killed. One extended family gone, murdered in Britain. If that one extended family was killed in Britain, it would be regarded as one of the great crimes of the postwar era. This horror would be splashed on every front page.

It would lead every news bulletin. We would have indepth portraits of every victim. We would see the smiling faces of the photos of children and babies killed in this horror. Politicians would do grief stricken speeches. Social media would abound with ordinary citizens sharing their disgust, their horror. It would go down in the history books, a crime remembered with shock for generations. Gaza had a pre- genocide population of around 2.2 million, much smaller than Britain's 69 million people. According to a new study from Al Jazeera, Israel has wiped out more than 2,700 Palestinian extended families in Gaza since the genocide began in October 2023.The youngest victim killed in Gaza by the Israeli state, a one-year-old baby. The oldest victim, a 101year-old man.

Each family, their own memories, their own histories, their own traditions, their own secrets, their ups, their downs, their celebrations, their tragedies. All of these families gone, erased from the earth as though they didn't exist in the first place. All those precious shared moments that they had, a child's first word, family celebrations, days out of the beach, all of these families wiped from Gaza civil registry, all of their memories wiped along with them as if they never happened. If anywhere else on Earth, especially in a territory with just over 2 million people, 2,700 plus extended families had been violently exterminated in the space of 2 years. There would be no debate or discussion or controversy about whether that this constituted genocide. It would be deemed outrageous to even deny it. It is our responsibility,not least in countries which helped arm and facilitate this genocide, to remember all the details of what our countries helped do to the people of Gaza.

 

Dems Must Abandon The Tech Billionaires by Francesca Fiorentini

While the broligarchs continue their mad dash towards wealth consolidation, militarism, and fascism, why is the so-called opposition party still trying to cozy up to the tech billionaires? Are the Democrats incapable of seeing the writing on the wall? Gil Duran of The Nerd Reich joined Francesca to talk about how the Democrats are cashing in on the power grab by Big Tech. Remember when all these companies pretended to be bleeding heart liberals, and had pledged to reduce their carbon emission and fight climate change, or added a “Black Stories” playlist to their billion-dollar streaming homepage? Well all that is out the window thanks to their new obsession: AI. They are also done with trying to not appear outwardly fascist, anti-worker, and anti-planet. They have aligned themselves with the Trump regime, and ghouls like Peter Thiel have openly stated that they want democracy to go away. So where are the Democrats in all this? They are supposed to be the opposition party in the U.S… so why aren’t they doing any opposing? It’s because of money. They turn a blind eye to the obvious takeover that Silicon Valley is having over our government, so that they too can get the bag from our tech overlords. What time is it? Time to primarily.

The Woke, The Shark and the Media Frenzy | The West Report

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After a run of heavy stories on corruption, defence spending and corporate tax, we looked at the Sydney shark scare. Four attacks, one long weekend, and suddenly it’s national panic.

This episode slows things down. We look at the data, ocean conditions and history, and how quickly a cluster of events becomes a “crisis” once the media machine gets hold of it. It’s a story about risk, perception and how fear gets framed.

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Grok Is Everything That’s Wrong with AI by Francesca Fiorentini

Grok. It’s like Uber for your brain. And Grok is growing bigger and bigger, despite breaking laws and being criminally cringe. If you haven’t been on Elon’s platform recently you’re missing the millions of people asking Grok instead of using their brains. And now Grok is digitally undressing young girls with zero accountability. Francesca looks at how the late bloomer to AI, Elon Musk, has gone full throttle into his new venture xAI which includes Grok. He’s even creating a host of AI companions that are definitely making the whole “male loneliness epidemic” much much worse. xAI has also violated federal laws like The Clean Air Act, as it poisons the people of Memphis with its datacenter that is literally named Colossus. Only to be outdone by the new Colossus 2, which is the world’s first gigawatt datacenter. That’s a small country’s worth of energy. All so you can power a girlfriend who you can’t touch. And now predictably, xAI is working with the Pentagon. Pete Hegseth just announced that the DoD is working with Grok for their internal communications, but with the way AI companies have been collaborating with militaries in Israel, it’s only a matter of time before it's used on civilians. So the question becomes: are you ready to stop using the job-killing, water-guzzling, thief of creativity and thought known as AI? I will if you will.  

The Dystopian Reason Trump Wants Greenland by Francesca Fiorentini

Trump is back to threatening to invade Greenland… Again. This time, it is even more deranged and stupid. But is there an actual reason behind his insane desire to steal the country? Gil Duran of The Nerd Reich joined Francesca to talk about network states and how Greenland fits into this dystopian vision from the broligarchy. As the climate emergency continues to melt the polar ice caps at an alarming rate, Greenland has become a prime target for the U.S. under Trump. In 2018, billionaire Ron Lauder told Trump he should buy Greenland because of its natural resources, like rare earth minerals. Now Trump wants to use the power of the American empire to act as a conquering dictator, stealing other countries’ resources. Sounds an awful lot like Putin invading Ukraine, or China’s desire to invade Taiwan… Then you have the tech billionaires like Peter Thiel who want to use Greenland to create “freedom cities” or network states. He’s invested in a company called Praxis, run by yet another kooky Silicon Valley weirdo Dryden Brown. Watch a longer video about Praxis here:    • Is Trump Going To Allow Private Cities To ...  . These freedom cities essentially function as corporate city states, where the company that owns them gets to create their own government, tax free of course. This is the techno-monarchist philosophy that freaks like Curtis Yarvin love. 

Canada Prepares For US INVASION - And Mark Carney Declares US Hegemony OVER by Owen Jones

Owen Jones 'So, Canada is preparing to be invaded by the United States of America. If you've just woken up from a 10-year coma, all I can say is I am so sorry, but you've got a lot to catch up on. Now, this comes up after the far right American President Donald Trump has made it repeatedly clear that he wishes to annex Canada. His former chief strategist Steve Bannon is himself driving talk about the US seizing Canadian territory. We'll come on to that. It comes amidst the crisis over Greenland which Trump is absolutely determined to invade and annex. We'lltalk a bit about that as well. But there's an absolutely fascinating and historic speech by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney which admits the end of American hegmony. But it goes further. We should treat this speech as a confession. A western leader has finally admitted how the world is run in whose interests and about the lie the huge lies which underpin this order saying the sorts of things we've been saying for years.' 

What You Need To Know About The ‘World’s Most Evil Company’ by Medhi Hasan

 Stephanie Tran has written a detailed article on Palantir after the Cybersecurity company Palantir has received a high-level Australian government security assessment despite concerns about its surveillance and complicity in the Gaza genocide in Michael West Media.“We kill enemies”: Spy firm Palantir secures top Australian security clearance 

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'The Philosopher in the Valley’ is the latest book from journalist and author Michael Steinberger, and it explores Palantir and its equally controversial and perplexing CEO, Alex Karp. Steinberger had unprecedented access to the people behind what he describes as “the most interesting company in the world” that is making warfare “in vogue in tech circles.” Today, Palantir’s surveillance and data software is used by intelligence agencies, militaries, and corporations, which leads it to be used in areas from finance to immigration and counterterrorism. Watch the full discussion above to hear how Karp’s U-turn from the democrats towards MAGA is cause for concern not only for people in the US, but across the globe. •This interview was published almost a week ago on zeteo.com. If you would like EARLY access to exclusive content like this then do consider becoming a paid subscriber. It costs less than a monthly cup of coffee and goes a long way in supporting our mission of bringing fearless, independent journalism to YOU, our subscribers. ••You can buy a copy of Steinberger’s book, 'The Philosopher in the Valley here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-phil...

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TRUMP HUMILIATED - But West Still IN CHAOS by Owen Jones

Owen Jones ‘So, Donald Trump has utterly humiliate himself. But that doesn't detract from the fundamentals. The West is over as we've understood it, as is the lynch pin of the West since World War II, which is American hegemony, and European elites are in a total mess. Now, yesterday,Trump did a long rambling, and if I'm honest, just boring speech at the World's Economic Forum in Davos. I'm not saying that simply to make pot shots at this far right authoritarian demagogue.

Sometimes Trump can be kind of funny. I hate admitting it but it is what it is. It's always been my view that Donald Trump should have been a drag queen rather than a far right aspiring dictator. He's extremely camp and sometimes just kind of hilarious as a result without detracting from the seriousness of the threat he poses. Now this particular speech I'm afraid to say was not an example of this. It was just a meandering, tedious stream of consciousness. Anyway, here was a salient part.’

‘We never asked for anything and we never got anything. We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be frankly unstoppable. But I won't do that. Okay, now everyone's saying, "Oh, good."

That's probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use force. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force…..’ Donald Trump

Australian charities bankrolling Israeli warcrimes? | The West Report by Michael West

Are you subsidising Israel and the IDF? Australian charities are meant to relieve suffering, not cause it. A growing list of Australian registered charities has been identified by Michael West Media which funnels money to entities in Israel linked to the IDF and illegal West Bank settlements. They enjoy tax concessions in Australia, including in some cases Public Benevolent Institution status.  We look at how the media covers the Israel lobby, the power of the lobby over mainstream media, and the rushed introduction of the Hate Speech laws. #auspol #israel #freespeech  

FREE SPEECH IN THE DOCK - Australia's shocking new laws

The Australian Parliament has adopted a potentially nation-altering hate crimes bill that allows an intelligence agency and the government to collaborate in virtual secrecy to list "hate groups" whose members and supporters could be then imprisoned, according to the text of the law and to senators who voted against it in a late-night session on Tuesday.  The law could allow peaceful organizations protesting against Israel to be listed without due process as hate groups in a hidden process between the Australian Intelligence Security Organisation (ASIO), which is the national domestic intelligence agency similar to the F.B.I., the attorney general and the home affairs minister.  Asked by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) four times whether a group accusing Israel of genocide could be designated a "hate group," federal Attorney-General Michelle Rowland ultimately said she would rely on the advice of ASIO & the police in such a case. GUESTS: Sen. David Shoebridge and Nasser Mashni. INTERVIEWERS: Cathy Vogan and Joe Lauria

The Party Line on Invasion day, deaths in custody, and creeping fascism by Anneke Demanuele, Josh Lee & Jordan van den Lamb

Episode 18 - The party line on Invasion day, deaths in custody, and creeping fascism Omar made his glorious return this week, though quickly made it clear he hadn’t bothered listening to the last ep. (Probably for the best, he was easily replaced.) This ep is an Invasion day special, and looks at the past present and future of Aboriginal oppression and resistance in Australia. To help us go through it all, we invited Indigenous socialist Oskar Martin on to the pod (and we thought he was pretty excellent). We begin discussing the roots of Indigenous oppression, including the frontier wars, the massacres, and why stealing the land was so important to the early Australian capitalists. We then look at the sordid history of stolen generations and the genocidal intentions behind the plans to disrupt and dislocate Aboriginal people from their lands, communities and cultures. Finally, we look at the incredible resistance of Aboriginal people backed up by socialists and trade unionists, a proud history that is often glossed over by liberals today. To wrap things up we take a brief look at the appalling new hate speech laws passed by Parliament this week, and their chilling implications for freedom of speech and assembly, and the right to criticise Israel. Content Headlines: After Renee Good’s Killing, Some Conservatives Scorn Liberal Women ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court The exchange of messages between Norway's prime minister and President Trump “Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America…… Thank you! President DJT” Trump's Gaza Board of Peace Aims to Rival UN, Charter Shows Albanese to consider Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invitation Wanted to give you guys a snapshot of what the main departments of the US empire have been posting about in the last few days: War Dept video: Hegseth working out with Japanese Defence minister Health Dept video: Drink whole milk Ed Dept video: Weird cult of personality thing, anti-trans, pro-states' rights messages State Dept image: Tariffs helped us stop 8 wars FBI Director: Raiding and arresting journalists for WaPo Dept of Labor: 250 Years of One White Nation Under God DHS tweet: We'll have our home again DHS image: One of ours, all of yours Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman. While we will always release our content for free, please support us on   / thepartyline  

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