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SOURCES & STORIES COVERED: Trump’s new tariffs, stock market intervention, mega IPOs (South China Morning Post [Asia]) https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3361738/trumps-new-tariffs-stock-market-intervention-mega-ipos?utm_source=rss_feed, Major fire after Ukrainian strike on St Petersburg warehouse (Al Jazeera [Middle East]) https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/24/major-fire-after-ukrainian-strike-on-st-petersburg-warehouse?traffic_source=rss, India extends internet shutdown amid youth protests (France 24 [Europe]) https://www.france24.com/en/india-extends-internet-shutdown-amid-youth-protests, Swimmer praises Rinehart for bonuses amid warning to not thank billionaire (ABC Australia [Oceania]) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/commonwealth-games-2026-kyle-chalmers-praise-for-gina-rinehart/106953876, REGULATORY RESPONSE : FSCA confirms 80 Eight uncovered and reported 2021 fraud after firm challenges R2.5m penalty (Daily Maverick SA [Africa]) https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-24-fsca-confirms-80-eight-uncovered-and-reported-2021-fraud-after-firm-challenges-r25m-penalty/, DSA’s Haters Hate Democracy (Jacobin [Us Independent]) https://jacobin.com/2026/07/dsa-kirchick-atlantic-mccarthyism-democracy, Rosalía's Argentine fans up in arms over alleged World Cup snub (Buenos Aires Times [Latin America]) https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/culture/rosalias-argentine-fans-up-in-arms-over-alleged-world-cup-snub.phtml, Sadiq Khan says Netanyahu perpetrating genocide and not welcome in London (Middle East Eye [Middle East]) https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sadiq-khan-says-netanyahu-perpetrating-genocide-and-not-welcome-london, FALKEN INTELLIGENCE: Active operations tracked: OP-SUBMITTED-LINK-COMMENTS, OP-NEWS-MAYOR-NONE, OP-LECHE-CRUDA-PARA, OP-RUSSIA-MANAEA-NONE, OP-NONE-YEAR-STATE Audio podcast: https://asscast.org WOPR Foundation: https://wopr.systems Mastodon: https://mstdn.wopr.systems/@nodez3r0 Falken Intelligence: https://falken.wopr.systems FULL TRANSCRIPT: These motherfuckers are at it again, trying to strangle the economy with a noose made of tariffs and fake news, and we are watching the whole circus unfold in real time while the billionaire class laughs all the way to the bank. Welcome to The Anti Social Socialist, I am NodeZ3r0, and if you think your little stock portfolio is safe from the fascist machine, you are a piece of shit who needs to wake up to the reality of capitalism. This is not a game show, this is a struggle for the soul of humanity, and the stakes could not be higher. The South China Morning Post is exposing the new tariff regime, and guess what? It is nothing short of a global trade war designed to crush the working class while the CEOs sign their bonuses in blood. They are imposing levies as high as twelve point five percent on sixty trading partners, including China, under the guise of forced labor, but let me tell you something, this is just cover for the meatpacking giants to walk away richer while the workers bleed. The temporary ten percent global tariff that the Supreme Court tried to strangle expired, but Trump is back with a vengeance, replacing it with a permanent tax nightmare that targets imports from eighty plus countries. Can you believe the nerve of these pigs? The Supreme Court struck down the previous tariffs, but these scumbags found a loophole, a legal backdoor, and now they are using the judicial system as a weapon against the people. This is exactly what a fascist machine looks like, using the law to punish the poor and protect the rich, and we need to expose this shit immediately. The stock market is being manipulated, mega IPOs are being forced through, and the whole system is rigged to benefit the one percent while the rest of us drown in debt. The South China Morning Post is reporting that these new taxes can probably withstand legal challenges, which means the corporate lawyers for these shitheads have already paved the way for total economic destruction of the average citizen. You think you are free to choose your employer? Think again. You are a slave to the market, and the market is owned by people who want to see you beg for scraps. This is the reality of capitalism, a system built on exploitation and violence, and they are using the threat of tariffs to force countries into submission. It is a modern day empire building strategy, but instead of cannons and ships, they use paper tariffs and digital algorithms to starve nations into obedience. And while we are dealing with this economic horror show, look over in St Petersburg. Al Jazeera is reporting on a major fire that broke out at a Wildberries e-commerce warehouse after a Ukrainian drone strike. Now, the American media machine wants you to believe this is some random act of war, a chaotic accident in a distant land, but let us look at the facts. This warehouse is part of a global supply chain controlled by billionaires who ship stolen goods to the United States and Europe. The fire is not an accident; it is a symptom of the chaos created by the endless war economy. When you fund a war, you create instability, you create fire, you create suffering. The Wildberries warehouse was hit overnight, and the flames consumed a massive amount of goods that were likely meant to be sold at a huge markup. Who is walking away richer from this inferno? The insurance companies, the military contractors, and the supply chain managers who have never seen a dollar of the actual product. This is the logic of imperialism, strike a target, watch the infrastructure burn, and keep the profits flowing to the offshore accounts of the elite. Meanwhile, over in New Delhi, India is extending an internet shutdown in the capital as youth protests rage against the Modi government. France 24 is reporting that the Prime Minister faces his biggest challenge since taking office, and the response is digital authoritarianism. They are shutting down mobile internet to silence the students, to stop the spread of ideas, to crush the "Cockroach" movement that is demanding real education reform. This is classic fascism, control the information flow, control the narrative, and let the people rot in ignorance. The activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a twenty six day hunger strike, and the government is still trying to push them down. Why? Because an educated population is dangerous to the status quo. An informed population organizes, they demand justice, they build unions, they take back the land. The internet shutdown is not about freedom of speech; it is about keeping the workers docile and the minds empty. The South China Morning Post tells us about tariffs, Al Jazeera shows us the burning warehouses, and France 24 exposes the digital cages. And where does this leave us? Left standing on the sidewalk, waiting for the buses that never come, working jobs we hate to pay rent that goes up every time the landlord gets a fat bonus. But we are not going to take it anymore. Now check this out, because the next story is even more absurd. ABC Australia is reporting that swimming star Kyle Chalmers is praising billionaire Gina Rinehart for bonuses awarded for Commonwealth Games medals, despite reports suggesting athletes have been told not to thank her. This is a joke, a fucking joke, and it highlights the deep rot in our society. Athletes are told to thank the billionaire who owns the land they swim on, the water they drink, the oxygen they breathe, but not the fans who cheer for them. The media tells us this is a gesture of gratitude, but what is it really? It is a transaction, a payment of tribute to the feudal lord of the mining industry. The Rinehart family is one of the richest families in the world, sitting on billions while athletes work themselves to death for pennies. Kyle Chalmers praising her is not a moment of sportsmanship; it is a moment of submission, a signal that the athletes are property of the capitalist state. The ABC reports that the athletes were told not to thank her, but Chalmers does it anyway. Why? Because the system rewards loyalty to the master, not loyalty to the community. It is a sick, twisted game where the stars are just puppets dancing on the strings of the oligarchs. We need to break these chains. We need to take the money from the billionaires and give it directly to the athletes, to the teachers, to the nurses, to the people who actually work. Instead of paying tribute to Gina Rinehart, let us build a mutual aid network that supports the workers in their communities. Let us show the world that we can be independent, that we can be free. And then there is this gem from South Africa. The Daily Maverick is reporting that the Financial Sector Conduct Authority has confirmed 80 Eight uncovered and reported fraud from 2021, even after the firm challenged a R2.5 million penalty. ... 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