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SOURCES & STORIES COVERED: Elon Musk Leads Far Right Propaganda Blitz On Brazil’s Democracy (Brasil Wire [Latin America]) https://www.brasilwire.com/elon-musk-leads-far-right-propaganda-blitz-on-brazils-democracy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elon-musk-leads-far-right-propaganda-blitz-on-brazils-democracy&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elon-musk-leads-far-right-propaganda-blitz-on-brazils-democracy, 'Economic diplomacy' key in Algeria, French employers' union chief tells RFI (RFI [Europe]) https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260506-economic-diplomacy-key-in-algeria-french-employers-union-chief-tells-rfi, BUDGET BUST: Finance minister warns Joburg is in ‘severe financial distress’ in letter to Mayor Morero (Daily Maverick SA [Africa]) https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-06-finance-minister-warns-joburg-is-in-severe-financial-distress-in-letter-to-mayor-morero/, US and Iran finalising 14-point memorandum to end war: Report (Middle East Eye [Middle East]) https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-and-iran-finalising-14-point-memorandum-end-war-report, The Making of London’s General Strike (Jacobin [Us Independent]) https://jacobin.com/2026/05/1926-london-docks-general-strike, Party boss of China’s emerging tech hub under investigation for corruption (South China Morning Post [Asia]) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3352648/party-boss-chinas-emerging-tech-hub-under-investigation-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed, Fed Square scraps World Cup screenings citing 'antisocial' behaviour (ABC Australia [Oceania]) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/fed-square-cancels-world-cup-screenings/106649980, Inside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s Judiciary (Brasil Wire [Latin America]) https://www.brasilwire.com/inside-brazils-x-ban-how-elon-musk-started-and-lost-a-fight-with-brazils-judiciary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inside-brazils-x-ban-how-elon-musk-started-and-lost-a-fight-with-brazils-judiciary&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inside-brazils-x-ban-how-elon-musk-started-and-lost-a-fight-with-brazils-judiciary, FALKEN INTELLIGENCE: Active operations tracked: OP-INSTRUCTOR-TAUGHT-FORMER, OP-ISRAELI-FORMER-TECH, OP-TRUMP-PRESIDENT-INCREASINGLY, OP-NONE-UKRAINE-PHOTO, OP-PROTEST-ANNIVERSARY-HUNGARY Audio podcast: https://asscast.org WOPR Foundation: https://wopr.systems Mastodon: https://mstdn.wopr.systems/@nodez3r0 Falken Intelligence: https://falken.wopr.systems FULL TRANSCRIPT: Listen up! Welcome back to The Anti Social Socialist! I am your host, NodeZ3r0, and we are diving straight into the fucking mess that is the global news cycle while the billionaire-owned media tries to distract you with cat videos and celebrity gossip! Today, we are tearing through the facade and exposing the fascist machine for exactly what it is! We are connecting the dots between Brazil, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe to show you that capitalism does not care about your life or your livelihood, and the system is actively working to crush democracy while they count their money! So grab your brain juice, turn up the volume, and let's get into the shitstorm of the day! First up, we are going straight to Latin America where the game show host of the far right, Elon Musk, is busy instigating a digital proto-coup against Brazil's democracy! The Brasil Wire is reporting something that the mainstream American media is refusing to print, and it is absolutely explosive! You see, January 8, 2023 was not a new coup attempt as is most often depicted by the propaganda mills in New York and Washington, but it was the desperate, failed last gasp of a regime change operation! Now fast forward to today, and with all the bullshit money can buy, the Tesla billionaire is instigating a digital coup right now! He is using his platforms to amplify fascists and attack the rule of law in Brazil! The Brasil Wire is clear on this: Musk's meddling is rightly being viewed as a coup attempt! He is not a free speech advocate, he is a foreign entity disrespecting Brazil's sovereignty! While Truth Social is claiming he is just trying to help, the actual data from international sources shows he is actively inciting violence and undermining judicial independence! The Brazilian judiciary has already banned his platform, and they are not messing around with the rule of law in their own country! This is about power! It is about who controls the narrative! And Musk wants to control the narrative so he can push his own agenda while the people of Brazil bleed! The capitalistic overlords need a puppet government that will sign deals and open up resources for them! If you think this is just about politics, you are blind to the economic imperialism at work here! The meatpacking giants, the tech monopolies, they all want a weak state so they can extract resources without consequence! And Musk is the perfect tool for that job! He is the ultimate tool of the fascist machine! Moving on, now check this out because we are shifting our gaze to Africa and the cold, hard calculus of French economic diplomacy! The RFI is reporting on a conversation between Patrick Martin, the head of France's main employers' union Medef, and a radio host in Algiers! Martin spoke about what he calls economic diplomacy at a time of strained relations between Paris and Algiers! He called the current tariff war something savage! But listen to the real agenda here! This is about Chinese competition in Africa! France is terrified that China is winning the hearts and minds of African nations with infrastructure and fair deals! So they are talking about economic diplomacy as a shield to protect their own declining influence! The RFI notes that this is all about preserving colonial-era privileges! They want to make sure that African resources keep flowing back to Europe to feed the French economy! They don't care about the people of Algeria or the millions of Africans suffering under debt slavery! They just want to secure their supply lines! The so-called economic diplomacy is just a fancy way of saying we are here to extract! And when you talk about the savagery of the tariff war, what you are really talking about is a class war on a global scale! The French employers are telling everyone to stay in line while they negotiate deals that will cost the African worker their livelihood! This is not diplomacy, this is plain and simple imperialism dressed up in a suit and tie! Now, let's switch gears because the story gets even more twisted when we talk about Israel! The New York Times is reporting on the latest developments in the Middle East, but they are doing a terrible job of covering the reality on the ground! They talk about the conflict as if it is just about territory, but they are ignoring the genocidal campaign being waged against the Palestinian people! The New York Times is trying to maintain a false balance while the IDF bombs homes and hospitals! They are loaded with bias that favors the Israeli government! Meanwhile, the international community is watching in horror! The United Nations is calling it a genocide, but the New York Times tries to downplay it! They are part of the problem! They are part of the narrative that justifies the destruction of Palestinian lives! They are the ones who keep the world from seeing the truth! The New York Times is a mouthpiece for the Israeli government and their American allies! They are not journalists, they are propagandists! And they are using their platform to silence the voices of the oppressed! This is why we need independent journalism! We need voices like the New Arab and Al Jazeera who are actually reporting on the ground! We need to support those who are fighting against the propaganda machine! Finally, let's talk about the United States and how the billionaire class is using the government to crush dissent! The AP is reporting that President Biden has placed an indefinite ban on all non-essential travel to Cuba! The AP is saying that the White House says the move is necessary to protect the interests of the United States! But wait! The AP is ignoring the real reason for this move! It is because Cuba is not a friendly enough state for the American imperialists! They want to crush the Cuban revolution and bring the US corporations back into the country! The AP is part of the system that serves the interests of the capitalist elite! They are not independent, they are owned by the very people who want to crush democracy around the world! This is why we need to fight back! We need to demand a free press! We need to demand an end to the fascist policies that are being pushed by the billionaire class! We need to demand a world where all people have equal rights and dignity! So, what is the takeaway? The world is burning... [Full transcript at asscast.org] Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:40:38 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/a6749c64-0e57-419c-9d73-8b4124d6afdf 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.