You really see this illustrated in US presidential election season, when debates will feature five or six minutes on “foreign policy” with the remaining two hours dedicated to “domestic policy” and culture war wedge issues despite the the White House’s relationship with foreign countries having orders of magnitude more significant real-world consequences.

Reading by Tim Foley.

It’s not hope that keeps me going, it’s love. Love for this beautiful planet and all the weird little critters scuttling around on it, especially the fingery ape monsters walking about on their hind legs making mouth noises about their mind noises. I love this whole chaotic wondermess so very, very much, and I want it to keep going.

Reading by Tim Foley.

My one and only position on how Americans should vote is that they should do whatever makes them feel nice, since that’s all US presidential elections are: an emotional pacifier to let the masses feel like they have some meaningful control over their country. It’s about feelings and nothing else.

Reading by Tim Foley.

South Africa's legal team has submitted hundreds of documents containing what it calls "undeniable evidence" as part of its ongoing genocide case against the state of Israel, with the South African representative to The Hague telling Al Jazeera that "The problem we have is that we have too much evidence."

Reading by Tim Foley.

In addition to everything else this genocide has been, it’s been a colossal insult to our intelligence.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Both Trump and Harris are auditioning for a role that will necessarily entail the creation of mountains of human corpses by US-sponsored violence, as has every viable US presidential candidate throughout our lives. This is because the US empire is deeply evil.

Reading by Tim Foley.

It's the sense of powerlessness that gets to you. Watching all these people being slaughtered and tormented in Gaza and in Lebanon with the full support of your own government and its allies, but being unable to stop it.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Lying Western Press Scramble To Frame Israel's Attack On Iran As Self - Defense by Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley

The Only Good Thing About This Nightmare Is It's Exposing The Monsters For Who They Are by Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley