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SOURCES & STORIES COVERED: Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon (The Guardian World [Europe]) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/21/comrades-ultramarathon-south-africa, Amid PLA pressure, Taiwan starts drill to simulate rapid deployment in a crisis (South China Morning Post [Asia]) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3357942/amid-pla-pressure-taiwan-starts-drill-simulate-rapid-deployment-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed, Trump's War on Iran Ends with a "Triumphant" Tehran and a Diminished U.S.: Vali Nasr (Democracy Now [Us Independent]) http://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/18/vali_nasr_trump_iran_deal, Moscow shoots down more than 80 drones; Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine (Daily Maverick SA [Africa]) https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-22-moscow-shoots-down-more-than-80-drones-russian-attacks-kill-six-in-ukraine/, Israel kills turtle conservationist Mona Khalil (Al Jazeera [Middle East]) https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/22/israel-kills-turtle-conservationist-mona-khalil?traffic_source=rss, Knight facing judiciary over homophobic slur, Mitchell limps at training (ABC Australia [Oceania]) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-22/newcastle-knight-alleged-homophobic-slur-nsw-cup/106828628, World Cup blues in Messi and Milei’s Argentina (Buenos Aires Times [Latin America]) https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/opinion-and-analysis/world-cup-blues-in-messi-and-mileis-argentina.phtml, Bolivian president declares state of emergency and deploys military to quell anti-government protests (The Guardian World [Europe]) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/21/bolivian-president-declares-state-of-emergency-and-deploys-military-to-quell-anti-government-protests, FALKEN INTELLIGENCE: Active operations tracked: OP-SUBMITTED-LINK-COMMENTS, OP-NEWS-MAYOR-NONE, OP-LECHE-CRUDA-PARA, OP-RUSSIA-MANAEA-NONE, OP-NONE-IMMIGRATION-CITY 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 spin the world into a circus while the actual human beings we are supposed to love are bleeding out in the streets. You want the truth? The truth is the billionaire-owned media is lying to you, but we have the receipts, we have the FALKEN intelligence pipeline, and we are going to tear the fascist machine apart, piece by fucking piece. Today, we cover eight stories from around the globe that the New York Times and CNN refuse to report because it makes their little ad-revenue empire look bad, but the Comrades race in South Africa proves that even in a country built on apartheid and white supremacy, there is a moment of pure human brotherhood that money cannot buy. The Guardian World is reporting from Europe on this miracle, man. They say twenty thousand runners took on the world's largest ultramarathon, jostling in the early morning dark, waiting for the sun to rise over a land that should be burning. The national anthem rang out, but then the haunting swell of Shosholoza hit the speakers, a song first sung by Zimbabwean migrant workers in the goldmines, a song of resistance against the very system that keeps you down. Then the piano, the Chariots of Fire theme, and the sheer fucking force of twenty thousand people running for nothing but the love of running and each other. It's not about the race, it's about the people, and the capitalist pigs want you to believe you have to run to keep your house, your job, your life, but look at Comrades, look at that, man. The race melts away the inequality, it makes you feel like you're part of something bigger than the debt slavery that chains your soul. It's a beautiful fucking lie told by the people who run the world, but a beautiful fucking lie nonetheless, and maybe we need more of those moments, maybe we need to run together instead of fighting for scraps while the shitheads in boardrooms laugh. Now check this out, because while you were getting your runner's high, the Chinese mainland was tightening its grip on Taiwan with a military drill so intense it makes your head spin. The South China Morning Post from Asia is reporting that Taiwan started a combat readiness exercise to simulate rapid deployment in a crisis, trying to boost their military's ability to move to a wartime footing before the PLA swallows them whole. They say the mainland's air and naval operations have blurred the line between training and actual combat, forcing the islanders to scramble to prepare for an invasion that is coming, coming like a freight train, and the US is just sitting there watching, laughing, while their own troops are getting slaughtered in the Middle East. And speaking of the Middle East, Vali Nasr is dropping the mic on Democracy Now, telling the world that Trump's war on Iran has ended with a "triumphant" Tehran and a diminished US. He says the US and Iran have officially signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war in Iran. The 14-point agreement includes an immediate end to fighting on all fronts including Lebanon, an end to the US naval blockade on Iran and the full resumption of maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. It also proposes easing oil sanctions on Iran, unfreezing Iranian assets and launching a $300 billion investment fund to rebuild Iran, all while tabling the question of Iran's nuclear program. That's right, the US is finally getting its fucking ass handed to it on a silver platter, and Nasr is calling it a triumph for Iran and a humiliation for the US, but the mainstream media is trying to spin it as a "deal" that benefits everyone, when in reality, it's just the US saying "fuck off" to a country that has been fighting for its life for decades. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, Moscow is shooting down more than 80 drones, just days after a repeated Ukrainian strike on the city's oil refinery, while Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people, including a boy and his father, authorities said. The Daily Maverick SA is reporting from Africa that this is the new reality, a new normal where children are dying in the crossfire of a war that the world pretends doesn't exist. And over in Lebanon, Israel just killed turtle conservationist Mona Khalil with an air strike on her home near Tyre. Al Jazeera is reporting that this is just another day in the Middle East, where conservationists and activists are being slaughtered by US proxies who think they own the planet. But it's not just the wars that are killing us, it's the lies being told by the people who run the world. Look at this disinformation operation from FALKEN, the system that monitors social media across Bluesky, Mastodon, Truth Social, Reddit, YouTube, and 800+ RSS feeds. They are detecting active disinformation operations with high threat levels, tactics like fear-mongering, bandwagoning, and fabricated content. They are seeing clusters of items across RSS feeds about news about a mayor, about raw milk, about Russia, about immigration, and about none of the above, just pure fucking noise designed to confuse you and keep you from seeing the truth. And then they are seeing high-suspicion social media content, from general health and medical misinformation to tax fraud to climate change denial, all fueled by the billionaire-owned media trying to distract you from the fact that the world is burning. But the Comrades race proves that we are still human, still capable of love and compassion, still capable of running together instead of fighting for scraps. So what do we do? We run, we fight, we organize, we demand the truth, we demand the end of the fascist machine, and we demand a world where no one has to die for a few dollars in the bank. The Comrades race is not just a race, it's a revolution, and we are all runners, all soldiers in the fight for freedom, all brothers and sisters in the Comrades movement. So put on your running shoes, pick up your phone, share this story, and let's take back our world, one mile at a time. The Comrades are with us, and we are with them. Let's run. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:26:50 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://wopr-tv.wopr.systems https://wopr-tv.wopr.systems/lazy-static/avatars/2d56685b-67b3-4e95-9d65-549176a0753f.png https://wopr-tv.wopr.systems/videos/watch/a1b409f1-282e-4325-bd8f-60da0e1dc9b0 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://wopr-tv.wopr.systems/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.