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        <title>Headlines for 2026-08-08 - The Anti Social Socialist</title>
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        <description>International news the billionaire media won't tell you. AI-generated socialist analysis powered by Chatterbox voice cloning. SOURCES &amp; STORIES COVERED: Two civilians killed in Houthi strike on Marib as UN warns of large-scale conflict (Middle East Eye [Middle East]) https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-killed-14-wounded-houthis-strike-marib-again, Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine, including 3-year-old, as defences fall short (South China Morning Post [Asia]) https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3363397/russian-attacks-kill-4-ukraine-including-3-year-old-defences-fall-short?utm_source=rss_feed, India wary of potential 100% US tariffs over Russian oil (Deutsche Welle [Europe]) https://www.dw.com/en/india-wary-of-potential-100-us-tariffs-over-russian-oil/live-78287317?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-xml-mrss, National Water Action Plan gets the diagnosis right but misses the real fix (Daily Maverick SA [Africa]) https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-08-07-national-water-action-plan-gets-the-diagnosis-right-but-misses-the-real-fix/, Minister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster efforts (Brasil Wire [Latin America]) https://www.brasilwire.com/minister-warns-of-industrial-scale-organized-disinformation-campaign-hindering-disaster-efforts/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=minister-warns-of-industrial-scale-organized-disinformation-campaign-hindering-disaster-efforts&amp;utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=minister-warns-of-industrial-scale-organized-disinformation-campaign-hindering-disaster-efforts, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on Historic Michigan Win: "People Are Sick and Tired of This Politics of Hatred" (Democracy Now [Us Independent]) http://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/7/abdul_el_sayed, Rights groups decry Israeli killing of Lebanese journalist as 'war crime' (SBS Australia [Oceania]) https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/rights-groups-decry-israeli-killing-of-lebanese-journalist-as-war-crime/6yw1cso9i, 'I ran because I knew I would die': Russian drones target medics in Ukraine (BBC World [Europe]) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r073eqvrjo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss, FALKEN INTELLIGENCE: Active operations tracked: OP-SUBMITTED-LINK-COMMENTS, OP-NEWS-MAYOR-NONE, OP-RUSSIA-MANAEA-NONE, OP-LECHE-CRUDA-PARA, 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 drown us in the same old shit while we're staring down the barrel of fascism, and you know what? I'm not backing down, I'm not cowering, and I'm certainly not letting the fascist machine dictate the narrative of our lives! Listen up, you! Open your eyes and look at the world, because what the billionaire-owned media is hiding from you is straight-up bullshit, and if you don't wake up, you're just another pawn in their game show host's twisted circus of lies! Right now, while you're probably scrolling through your phone, thinking the world is just a bunch of isolated problems, Middle East Eye is reporting from Yemen, and they're telling us that two civilians were killed in a strike on Marib, and fourteen others are wounded, and the UN is screaming that we face a greater risk of large-scale conflict! Hans Grundberg, the UN special envoy, is saying this isn't just a blip, it's a systematic slaughter! These Houthis are hitting displacement camps and residential neighborhoods with ballistic missiles and drones, and where are the American war criminals? They're sitting in their penthouses laughing while the working class in Yemen gets turned into meat! This is capitalism at its finest, man! They sell the weapons, they profit from the blood, and they tell you it's all about freedom while the only freedom these fascist warlords care about is the freedom to kill! Now check this out, because the carnage is moving right down the street to our doorstep in Europe! The South China Morning Post is covering this, and they're not gonna let us pretend this is some faraway tragedy! Four people, including a three-year-old child, were killed in Russian attacks on Kyiv! That is a three-year-old! A toddler! And they're getting shot up by a fascist regime that's been invading since four years ago! The defences are falling short, the air space is full of drones, and the oil refineries are getting hit back, but the blood of the people is the fuel the empire runs on! The grandparents and their grandchildren are dying, and the pigs in the government are just standing there counting the money while the families cry! This is what happens when you let the fascist machine run the show! They're starving the Russian people to make a point, but they're killing our children first! And here is where it gets wild, because it's not just about bombs, it's about the economic strangulation! Deutsche Welle is reporting on India, and they're warning us about a potential one hundred percent tariff on Russian oil! The US Senate just passed a bill that's gonna cost India a fortune! It's a classic move by the fascist machine! They want to punish India for buying oil, but who is really paying the price? The workers! The people! The billionaires want to control the flow of resources, they want to create scarcity, they want to make you beg for permission to eat! It's debt slavery, man! They're saying "no" to the people and "yes" to the profit! If you buy oil, you pay the tariff, if you don't, you starve! It's a choice they didn't give us! It's a choice they made for us! And we're paying the bill! Moving on to South Africa, because the Daily Maverick is exposing how the National Water Action Plan is just a band-aid on a bleeding ulcer! They're treating water as an engineering problem, but it's not! It's a systemic crisis! It's driven by failing institutions, financial instability, and deep social inequality! The infrastructure is rotting, the rivers are dying, and the corruption is so deep it's like a pit of vipers! They're fixing the pipes while the pipes are full of shit! They're managing the water while the water is poisoned! This is capitalism, plain and simple! They need to sell you the water, they need to charge you a fortune for the lifeblood of the earth, and they're gonna leave the poor with nothing but dust! It's a diagnosis that's right, but the fix is missing because the fix would mean taking the money out of the hands of the shitheads who own the water! Meanwhile, over in Brazil, the BRASILWIRE is reporting on a disaster in Rio Grande do Sul, and the minister is losing his patience with the liars! He's talking about an industrial-scale organized disinformation campaign that's hindering disaster efforts! While the people are facing the wrath of nature, the media is busy spinning lies! They're telling you it's a natural disaster, but they're not telling you who is profiting from the chaos! They're not telling you who is selling you the fake news to keep you distracted! It's a tactic, man! It's a tactic to keep you from organizing! They want you scared, they want you confused, they want you helpless! And while they're doing that, the pigs are laughing! And you think this is just about foreign lands? Think again! Democracy Now is reporting on a historic win for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan! He ran a campaign focused on affordability, Medicare for All, and opposing the genocide in Gaza, and he defeated Congressmember Haley Stevens! The powers that be spent tens of millions of dollars, backed by AIPAC and all the pro-Israel lobby groups, but the people woke up! They're sick and tired of the politics of hatred! They're sick and tired of being told what to think! They're sick and tired of the fascist machine telling them that war is good and peace is bad! This is a victory for the people, but it's not over! The machine is still grinding, and they're gonna try to crush this momentum! But remember, when you fight back, you fight back! Over in Australia, SBS is reporting on the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil! Rights groups are calling it a war crime! The Israeli strikes hit her, and she's dead! The media in the US is just spinning this, but the international journalists are reporting the truth! They're saying this is a war crime! It's a crime against humanity! But the fascist machine in the US is just calling it "collateral damage" while the people in the US are buying weapons to help the murderers! It's disgusting! It's fucking disgusting! And they're doing it to you! They're doing it to your neighbors! They're doing it to your kids! And back in Ukraine, the BBC is reporting on the growing attacks on medics! Emergency workers are warning us that hospitals and ambulances are getting targeted! Russian drones are flying in, and they're killing the people trying to save lives! It's a strategy to b... [Full transcript at asscast.org]</description>
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