Abby & Robbie Martin dive into the aftermath of oligarch Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of Twitter under the banner of “free speech” and piece together the hidden and not so hidden motivations Musk really has. 

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How MIC Arms Dealer Elon Musk Saved Free Speech by Buying Twitter & Loving the MAGAs

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Robbie Martin goes solo in a roundup episode for May, but (of course) ends up going off on multiple tangents.  First OpenAI's recent warning about AI aiding 'foreign election meddling' is examined, next AI corporations pushing 'ethics' and trying to curb 'disinfo' is scrunitized, the podcast then concludes with speculations about the desired outcomes of Trump's recent felony conviction.

Check out the new release under Robbie's musical moniker: Fluorescent Grey, Smelted released on Katabatik Music : 
https://fluorescent-grey.bandcamp.com/album/smelted

An accompanying music video was also released for the track 'Assertive Tintometry Unhinging' here: https://youtu.be/BynnPnHfFX0?si=k8ZHDtuNEVj-gYQj

Music video for the Fluorescent Grey track 'Mi Call ET' premieres on 6/5/24

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Big Tech AI Teams Up w/ Rupert Murdoch to Fight 'Disinfo'

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the new developments in the pro-Palestine movement, with 40 campuses across the country staging Gaza solidarity encampments, and the increasing levels of desperation from pro-Israel agitators to perpetrate the narrative that these protests are about anti-semitism, not genocide.

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Gaza Solidarity Camps, Hasbara Ops & Police State Response

note: this episode was recorded the evening before the most recent provocation toward Iran by Israel and subsequent retaliation. 

Abby and Robbie Martin continue to provide updates about Gaza, the crackdown on pro Palestinian activists around the world and the calculus the US empire makes by ultimately benefitting from the escalation of brazen war crimes by Israel and how the US shares an 'exceptionalism' mentality with Israel that mutually benefit both countries on the geopolitical stage like with the US openly announcing GITMO and extra-judicial killings in the 'War on Terror'

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Israel’s Brazen War Criminality a Net Benefit For US Empire

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the last few months of mainstream media fear mongering about China including official statements from the FBI, Secretary of Transportation and Biden himself. The episode starts with a discussion about the newest major escalation, the House resolution banning Chinese company Bytedance from owning or operating Tik-Tok in the united States.

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Banning Tik Tok & the Ramp-up of China Paranoia

Abby and Robbie discuss the rift in the right wing media ecosphere over Israel and recent major cultural shift in discussing what Israel is doing in Gaza as genocide.

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How MIC Arms Dealer Elon Musk Saved Free Speech by Buying Twitter & Loving the MAGAs

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