The Crisis of the U.S. Empire, both Internal and in the Near East. Is Reaching a Climax

1). “As Qatar Officially Leaves Iran War, Questions Arise if They Will Boot US From Biggest Middle East Base in Possible Historic Contraction of American Global Military Power, 1945-2026: The Era of American Military Hegemony Is Over”, Mar 28, 2026, Christopher Armitage, The Existentialist Republic, at < https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/qatar-pull-officially-leaves-iran >.

2). “Stalin Fought A War Using Soldiers Whose Families He Was Starving: A two part investigation into regime durability. What keeps dictators in power, what brings them down, and what decades of research tells us about the fight we are in.”, Apr 23, 2026, Christopher Armitage, The Existentialist Republic, at < https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/stalin-fought-a-war-using-soldiers >.

3). “Coalition Collapse: Four Frameworks on How to End Authoritarian Regimes: A primer for understanding regime durability, how these regimes actually fall, and what we can do about it starting immediately”, Apr 25, 2026, Christopher Armitage, The Existentialist Republic, at < https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/coalition-collapse-four-frameworks >.

4). “Update on the New Mexico Truth Commission's Investigation into Zorro Ranch: Don't get too excited.”, Apr 18, 2026, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, The Pugilist with Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, at < https://alisav.substack.com/p/update-on-the-new-mexico-truth-commissions >.

5). “Confirmation of What I've Been Saying: Top Intelligence Advisor Tells the DOAC Podcast That Epstein and Maxwell Were/Are Israeli Intelligence Assets or Operatives and Everyone in US Leadership Knows It and Is Hiding It From the People.”, Apr 29, 2026, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, The Pugilist with Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, at < https://alisav.substack.com/p/confirmation-of-what-ive-been-saying >. There is a 1 hour and 45 minute video embedded in the article.

6). “Fifth Circuit Decision Directs FDA to Restrict Mifepristone Access: If allowed to stand, this decision would be the most sweeping threat to abortion since the overturning of Roe”, May 1, 2026, Anon, Guttmacher Institute, at < https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2026/fifth-circuit-decision-directs-fda-restrict-mifepristone-access >.

7). “ ‘Lines are going to change’: Trump DOJ confirms it will target minority voters nationwide after Supreme Court ruling”, May 1, 2026, Yunior Rivas, Democracy Docket, at < https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-confirms-it-will-target-minority-voters-nationwide-after-supreme-court-ruling/ >

~~ recommended by desmond ~~

What I Saw in Cuba Was Resilience

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/31/what-i-saw-in-cuba-was-resilience/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

What Arab and Muslim Silence Really Reveals ~~ and ~~ Greater Israel and the New Regional Order

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/from-palestine-to-iran-what-arab-and-muslim-silence-really-reveals/
and
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/greater-israel-and-the-new-regional-order/

~ recommended by tpx ~~

The Travails of Empire, Internal and International, Inevitably Head into an Acute Period of Crisis

1). “Paul Craig Roberts: Trump’s Desperation Hits a BREAKING POINT as the War on Iran was LOST”, Mar 23, 2026, Nima Alkhorshid interviews Paul Craig Robterts, Dialogue Works, duration of video 50:44, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQGo03V1tvQ >.

2). “Iran War & Strait of Hormuz Energy Crisis Reveal Decline of U.S. Empire: Historian Alfred McCoy”, Mar 23, 2026, Amy Goodman interviews Dr. Alfred McCoy, Democracy Now!, duration of video 20:45, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE3AiFEkSP8 >.

3). “Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz: The Iran War as America's Very Own Suez Crisis”, posted as the featured article in, “Alfred W. McCoy, How the Past Whispers to the Present in Iran - TomGram”, Mar 15, 2026, TomDispatch, at < https://tomdispatch.com/imperial-decline-in-the-straits-of-hormuz/ >.

4A). “Brian Berletic (clip): The War with Iran & Restoring Global Hegemony”, Mar 19, 2026, Glenn Diesen interviews Brian Berletic, Glenn Diesen Clips, duration of video 16:54, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL-Qg68NTmM >: 4B). Full interview at “Brian Berletic: Iran War - A Gateway to War with China & Russia”, Mar 19, 2026, Glenn Diesen interviews Brian Berletic, Glenn Diesen, duration of video 101:19, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rHhRNaH9LI >.

5). “Why the US Navy Rushed USS Boxer to The Middle East”, Mar 23, 2026, Anon, Engineering Unveiled, duration of video 11:29, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSuac57GHKY >.

~~ recommended by desmond ~~

In the Third World War: A Political Lexicon for Today’s Struggles

 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/in-the-third-world-war-a-political-lexicon-for-todays-struggles/

~~ recommended by tpx ~~

The Struggle in Minneapolis, and Nationally, for Control over 2026 and 2028 Elections Continues.

1).“ICE's Violence, Voter Rolls and Election Intimidation”, Jan 29, 2026, Rev. Mark Thompson discusses Trumpista Fraud Election issues with Markos of The Daily Kos, Redcircle, Make it Plain, duration of podcast 42 minutes, at < https://redcircle.com/shows/makeitplain/ep/51f60879-8a77-4da7-b415-afb359acc597 >

2). “Sociology expert says ICE’s violent tactics in the US are a clear example of the 'imperial boomerang' ”, n.d. (clearly Feb 5 or 6, 2026), Brittany Wong, MSN Posting (originally from Huff Post), at < https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sociology-expert-says-ice-s-violent-tactics-in-the-us-are-a-clear-example-of-the-imperial-boomerang/ar-AA1VLQJH >.

3). “The Blueprint That Broke a Federal Occupation: Minneapolis and the Mosaic of Effective Activism”, Feb 6, 2026, Christopher Armitage, The Existentialist Republic, at < https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/the-blueprint-that-broke-a-federal >.

~~ recommended by desmond morista ~~

US Sees First General Strike in 80 Years! Positive Leftist News Roundup

 General Strike

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

From Murder in Minneapolis to Imperialist Adventures in Latin America: Crises are Erupting Internally and Overseas Affecting the Inceasingly Beleagured U.S. Empire

1). “The Machinery of Terror: The Trump administration is consolidating the familiar machinery of terror of all authoritarian states. We must resist now. If we wait, it will be too late”, Jan 11, 2026, Chris Hedges, The Chris Hedges Report, at < https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-machinery-of-terror?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share >.

2). “Politics Chat, January 13, 2026”, Jan 13, 2026, Heather Cox Richardson, “Politics Chat, January 13, 2026”, duration of video 39:35, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsG5DcBwpGI >.

3). “The Secret Alliance Fueling Trump”, Jan 17, 2026, Marc Elias Discusses the cave-in of most major U.S. institutions to Trumpian Fascism, Democracy Docket, duration of video 39:35, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvpdsMH0s2s >.

4). “The Killing of Renee Good by the Coward Jonathan Ross”, Jan 1mj3, 2026, Anon, Taken for Granted, duration of video 28:54, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uB5GrnpD-c >.

5). “From Palestine to Minneapolis, ICE and Israel use the same violent playbook: Renee Good, like many Palestinians before her, died because authoritarian forces decided she did not deserve to live, and because the entire legal and political structure exists to ensure those agents never face meaningful consequences for murder”, Jan 9, 2026, Ahmad Ibsais, Mondoweiss, at < https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/from-palestine-to-minneapolis-ice-and-israel-use-the-same-violent-playbook/ >.

6). Top Risks 2026, Jan 5, 2026, Anon, Eurasia Group, Ian Bremmer, Pres., Cliff Kupchan, Chmn., available at < https://www.eurasiagroup.net/issues/top-risks-2026 > (download instructions provided).

~~ recommended by desmond morista ~~

Venezuela, Even More Than Palestine, Is the Linchpin of a Consistent Radical Left in The Era of Global Neofascism Led by the U.S.

 https://www.blackagendareport.com/venezuela-even-more-palestine-linchpin-consistent-radical-left-era-global-neofascism-led-us

~~ recommended by tpx ~~

Western imperialists are the real drug traffickers, not Venezuela

 https://mronline.org/2026/01/08/western-imperialists-are-the-real-drug-traffickers-not-venezuela/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Venezuela Reclaims Its Sovereign Control Over Energy Resources

https://www.telesurenglish.net/venezuela-reclaims-its-sovereign-control-over-energy-resources/

~~ recommended by tpx ~~

The U.S. Empire Shows all the Characteristics of a Dying Imperial Autocracy

1). “BREAKING: America’s Strategic Failures and the Road to a Three-Front War | John Mearsheimer”, Dec 22, 2025, anon, Prof John MearsheimerTalks, duration of video 39:00, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vmEFPnPu7c >.

2). “BREAKING: Bill Clinton Calls Trump’s Bluff Over Epstein Files | John Mearsheimer”, Dec 22, 2025, anon, Prof John MearsheimerTalks, duration of video 22:59, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgpMEknrE_Y >.

3). “BREAKING: Trump’s Prime-Time Disaster Meets a Brutal Fact Check | John Mearsheimer”, Dec 22, 2025, anon, Prof John MearsheimerTalks, duration of video 40:06, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjrWI0eRxBg >.

4). “BREAKING: Trump and the Heartland’s Break With the Empire | John Mearsheimer”, Dec 22. 2025, anon, Longevity Wellness Zone, duration of video 18:12, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWu0MhQ3rtY >.

5). “China's $3 Trillion Hostage—Red Sea Slips From U.S. Control | John Mearsheimer”, Dec 20, 2025, anon, John Mearsheimer's perspective , duration of video 23:28, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CfyDKge5HQ >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Experts Say Even Average Venezuelans Critical of Maduro Won’t Back Regime Change

 https://truthout.org/articles/experts-say-even-average-venezuelans-critical-of-maduro-wont-back-regime-change

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Black-market oil buyers will push Venezuela for bigger discounts following US seizure – starving Maduro of much-needed revenue

 https://theconversation.com/black-market-oil-buyers-will-push-venezuela-for-bigger-discounts-following-us-seizure-starving-maduro-of-much-needed-revenue-271896?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter%20%20December%2012%202025%20-%203615936913&utm_content=Daily%20Newsletter%20%20December%2012%202025%20-%203615936913+CID_daf588dac1bf3b4f511b4bd404cf5c52&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=Black-market%20oil%20buyers%20will%20push%20Venezuela%20for%20bigger%20discounts%20following%20US%20seizure%20%20starving%20Maduro%20of%20much-needed%20revenue~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

‘We should determine our own future’: Interview with Sudanese Communist Party

 https://peoplesworld.org/article/we-should-determine-our-own-future-interview-with-the-sudanese-communist-party/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Eric Ross, Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the U.S. Empire in Latin America

 https://tomdispatch.com/the-trump-corollary/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Voices from the Streets of Bélem: Thousands Rally for Urgent Climate Action at COP30

 https://youtu.be/ITspGjoyhFw?si=JN_B1p_-mLbmnpXs

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Rejection of Imperialist Aggression and the Authoritarian Regime: For a Sovereign, Democratic, and Peaceful Venezuela

 https://fpif.org/rejection-of-imperialist-aggression-and-the-authoritarian-regime-for-a-sovereign-democratic-and-peaceful-venezuela/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Why is USA obsessed with overthrowing Venezuela? Is it oil, China, Russia, socialism, multipolarity?

 https://youtu.be/q_ViMqMXGGs?si=9fqYyTRNYmWeUvlK

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

No To US State Terrorism In The Caribbean Sea

 https://popularresistance.org/no-to-us-state-terrorism-in-the-caribbean-sea/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

NB note - hey guys please get your butts out to your local NO KINGS protest today.  See you on the streets!