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I think with moves being made towards the dissolution of the Department of Education, we can put to rest the neoliberal myth that education...

I think with moves being made towards the dissolution of the Department of Education, we can put to rest the neoliberal myth that education is meant to be job training. Education is consistently a liberatory force that enables people to think critically and change things for the better, and the oligarchs know it -- that's exactly why they don't want the working class to have access to it.

#youtube #gaming #politics #news #education

https://youtu.be/U63S3eR9Ils

my honest reaction to that information:

my honest reaction to that information:

ARE YOU KIDDING ME DUDE YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS THEY FUCKING DID IT AGAIN I'M GONNA CRASH THE FUCK...

ARE YOU KIDDING ME DUDE YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS THEY FUCKING DID IT AGAIN I'M GONNA CRASH THE FUCK OUT

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-presidency-news-03-06-25/index.html

My main takeaway from the joint address to congress last night was that Trump is, in fact, just getting started with destroying the whole...

My main takeaway from the joint address to congress last night was that Trump is, in fact, just getting started with destroying the whole world economy, AND that the rift within the Democratic party is growing (which is good). Absolutely massive credit to rep. Al Green; all the Dems that showed up should've done what he did, and ultimately those who didn't show up were smart not to, so as to refute the "overwhelming mandate" narrative.

#youtube #politics #news #react

https://youtu.be/YSP_4DouUVo

OK, after a false start last month with the tariffs NOT happening, they DID happen yesterday morning. I worked a lot on this video and the...

OK, after a false start last month with the tariffs NOT happening, they DID happen yesterday morning. I worked a lot on this video and the only thing I think I can say here is that expect every single economic indicator to get worse -- A LOT worse. Consumer goods, rent, food, fuel, energy, whatever. And apparently there's another round of tariffs scheduled to go into effect next month.

#politics #tariffs #tradewar #news #gaming #youtube

https://youtu.be/edWZhLPTnN4

I know that a large part of the news cycle is rightly captured by the tariffs having just happened -- which I will also likely make a video...

I know that a large part of the news cycle is rightly captured by the tariffs having just happened -- which I will also likely make a video on -- but behind it, there was also basically a BEAT FOR BEAT recreation of the 2008 financial crisis. Right down to news outlets fronting the crisis with "nobody panic this is definitely normal."

#news #politics #gaming #youtube #housingcrisis #housing

https://youtu.be/1flj07bKs8E

What can I say, I've got a soft spot for brutalism. It's sturdy construction (if you're not using modern junk materials) and...

What can I say, I've got a soft spot for brutalism. It's sturdy construction (if you're not using modern junk materials) and easy to pair with a lot of greenery for a very welcoming building structure/shape if you use warmer colors of concrete/rock, like a nice beige.

#gaming #brutalism #architecture

https://youtu.be/IJx1SGtfZL0

Shoutouts to the AfD for only performing as expected even after getting open support from the unelected oligarch that's currently...

Shoutouts to the AfD for only performing as expected even after getting open support from the unelected oligarch that's currently running the US into the ground. Will life get worse in Germany? Of course. The AfD are just austerity libs but more racist. BUT, Die Linke (the left) has some momentum (particularly with young women) and a real social media game. So what I'm saying is Die Linke is the REAL alternative, for Germany.

#news #election #politics #gaming #Germany

https://youtu.be/vm690t8oTR8

People who follow me may know this already, but trans people and queer people have existed for as long as we have documentation of human...

People who follow me may know this already, but trans people and queer people have existed for as long as we have documentation of human society. That doesn't even paint the complete picture, though -- the real thing is WAY funnier.

#youtube #gaming #politics

https://youtu.be/YLox9-VweDE

I was asked on stream about the economic decline of America and when I think it started, and I gave the best answer I could. However, I want...

I was asked on stream about the economic decline of America and when I think it started, and I gave the best answer I could. However, I want to give a friendly reminder that as bad as things seem, there's an ENORMOUS amount of effort that has to go into making things worse and rejecting activist groups, communities, progressives, etc. that would make the world better. There's a distinctly FDR-shaped hole in politics begging to be filled.

#youtube #gaming #politics

https://youtu.be/S056xfVVNOc

This is the first time in a while the news has me genuinely exasperated -- just for the fact that Trump and Elon are so volatile that things...

This is the first time in a while the news has me genuinely exasperated -- just for the fact that Trump and Elon are so volatile that things keep happening and then not happening. This video was recorded with the assumption that tariffs WERE going to happen tomorrow (they've been pushed back), but the analysis is still relevant because the threat alone caused turmoil and reaction. And it is still the eve of America's decline.

#youtube #gaming #politics #news

https://youtu.be/tRt20DmbhjY

Between all the gutting of the administrative state, the RFK Jr. nomination, and the frozen communications, it's only a matter of time...

Between all the gutting of the administrative state, the RFK Jr. nomination, and the frozen communications, it's only a matter of time until the avian flu starts to become a REAL big problem (even bigger than it already is). It might be a good time to make sure you have enough masks, and here's the CDC page for updates if you're interested: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html

#youtube #politics #gaming #birdflu

https://youtu.be/1Se27qD1sUY

This genocide in Gaza will be remembered as the holocaust of our time; a modern, industrialized nation committing a genocide with literally...

This genocide in Gaza will be remembered as the holocaust of our time; a modern, industrialized nation committing a genocide with literally all of the indicative markers leading up to the act itself. And as we do with the holocaust now, future generations will puzzle (with varying degrees of honesty or dishonesty) about "how did we let that happen."

#youtube #politics #gaza

https://youtu.be/u-9cSiME54k

When your boss, or a corporate executive, or an op-ed writer utters something as ridiculous as "quiet quitting" -- or now...

When your boss, or a corporate executive, or an op-ed writer utters something as ridiculous as "quiet quitting" -- or now "soft quitting" -- they want you to work for free, and don't really care what that means for you. That much is easy to understand, but it's also an essential part of capitalism -- companies always want profits and growth, but there's only so much room to actually grow. So they cut wages...all the way to zero, if possible.

#youtube #politics #gaming

https://youtu.be/x1JBa1q290M

Anyone remember Call of Duty Advanced Warfare (the one with Kevin Spacey)? I reacted to it on stream because there were some really...

Anyone remember Call of Duty Advanced Warfare (the one with Kevin Spacey)? I reacted to it on stream because there were some really fascinating decisions made by the writers that would otherwise lean very anticapitalist, but since CoD is also military industrial complex propaganda they have to lionize the American military, which leads to a Mussolini-esque social republic mishmash of a narrative.

#gaming #youtube #callofduty #react #politics

https://youtu.be/Bkbln8rmt5o

Ever wonder why there's so much food insecurity with such global-reaching, industrialized, massive food production, even in wealthy...

Ever wonder why there's so much food insecurity with such global-reaching, industrialized, massive food production, even in wealthy countries? If so, then prepare to be radicalized.

If not then cool; you probably already know what the contents of this video are going to be, more or less.

#youtube #politics #food #capitalism

https://youtu.be/sFBoboqay0s

So Bluesky looks to be going the same direction as twitter and many other social media sites -- namely skimping on moderation to let the far...

So Bluesky looks to be going the same direction as twitter and many other social media sites -- namely skimping on moderation to let the far right harass minorities easier. Which means there might be another exodus or series of them in the future. @ChrisMayLA6 put it pretty well. Oh dear, indeed.

I'll be glad to see more people I recognize over here, but it would unfortunately confirm my suspicions that the left will have to live nomadically online.

#bluesky #fediverse

Surprisingly (or maybe not), the reason that "getting Mario Karted" happens is basically the exact same sociological phenomenon as...

Surprisingly (or maybe not), the reason that "getting Mario Karted" happens is basically the exact same sociological phenomenon as road rage in real life.

#youtube #gaming

https://youtu.be/tFLW1TdbvV0

Nostradamus is real and their name is Matpat (sorta). Real shit though the analysis of what made Trump successful here was just as relevant...

Nostradamus is real and their name is Matpat (sorta). Real shit though the analysis of what made Trump successful here was just as relevant to the 2024 election as it was in 2016 and while I'm sure many of us took the right lessons from it, the Democrats and the liberals clearly did not.

#youtube #gaming #react #politics

https://youtu.be/WXCh0t7UEMY

If there's a place you can get your news that isn't mainstream liberal outlets, it would probably be advisable to do so. Either...

If there's a place you can get your news that isn't mainstream liberal outlets, it would probably be advisable to do so. Either that, or be ready to critically scrutinize EVERY piece of news you read from them, VERY CLOSELY. The owning class has consolidated behind the far right, and that includes the news media they own.

#youtube #politics #news #gaming #mariokart

https://youtu.be/bpDr-J7yYic