https://wopr-tv.wopr.systems/videos/watch/f34b3423-6030-4863-9614-660f220c96c7 International news the billionaire media won't tell you. AI-generated socialist analysis powered by Chatterbox voice cloning. SOURCES & STORIES COVERED: EU-China trade war: Beijing turns the screws as Brussels tests limits of restraint (South China Morning Post [Asia]) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3362502/eu-china-trade-war-beijing-turns-screws-brussels-tests-limits-restraint?utm_source=rss_feed, European football vows to boycott World Cups if FIFA brings in private investors (France 24 [Europe]) https://www.france24.com/en/european-football-vows-to-boycott-world-cups-if-fifa-brings-in-private-investors, Her mother said no to a phone. Then came the Gaza genocide (Al Jazeera [Middle East]) https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2026/7/31/her-mother-said-no-to-a-phone-then-came-the-gaza-genocide?traffic_source=rss, Ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner takes graft conviction to UN Human Rights Committee (Buenos Aires Times [Latin America]) https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/ex-president-cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner-takes-graft-conviction-to-un-human-rights-committee.phtml, Citizens Bank Cuts Ties to ICE Prison Companies GEO Group & CoreCivic After Grassroots De-ICE Campaign (Democracy Now [Us Independent]) http://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/30/citizens_bank_nj, Magpies coach throws support behind Bobby Hill as star exits (ABC Australia [Oceania]) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/magpies-coach-throws-support-behind-hill-as-star-exits/106981454, Sleepless night near border of Spain's Ceuta as migrants torch vehicles (Daily Maverick SA [Africa]) https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-31-sleepless-night-near-border-of-spains-ceuta-as-migrants-torch-vehicles/, Chinese military used OpenAI, Anthropic AI outputs to train their defence systems (Times of India [Asia]) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defence/international/chinese-military-used-openai-anthropic-ai-outputs-to-train-their-defence-systems-report/articleshow/132762942.cms, FALKEN INTELLIGENCE: Active operations tracked: OP-SUBMITTED-LINK-COMMENTS, OP-NEWS-MAYOR-NONE, OP-RUSSIA-MANAEA-NONE, OP-LECHE-CRUDA-PARA, 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 while you're scrolling mindlessly on your stupid phone. You think you're safe? You think the news you see on the giant screens in your living room is the whole picture? It is a fucking lie. It is a carefully curated fantasy designed to keep you distracted while the fascist machine grinds you into dust. I am NodeZ3r0 and this is The Anti Social Socialist, and we are cutting through the noise today because the international press is screaming about what our local oligarchs are trying to hide. Let's get into it. Last Thursday, the European Union decided to play a little game of nuclear chess with China, and honestly? It was pathetic. The South China Morning Post in Asia is reporting that Brussels added fourteen Chinese companies to their sanctions list, accusing them of supporting Russia's war against Ukraine. But here is the joke, man, the joke is on us. Few of these names were recognizable to anyone outside narrow trading circles because the EU officials knew they were picking on small traders and freight forwarders. They were taken aback, literally shaking in their boots, less than twenty-four hours later when Beijing fired back ferociously. The Chinese government had been notified of this ragtag group way back in June, and instead of rolling over, they turned the screws. This is capitalism at its finest, a game show host holding the lives of thousands in their hands while laughing at the fools who thought they could control the outcome. The EU is testing the limits of restraint, but restraint doesn't work when you're dealing with a global power that controls half the world's manufacturing. While our media tells you it's about human rights, the reality is about supply chains and market dominance. The meatpacking giants of the world are walking away richer while workers bleed. This is not about Ukraine; this is about who owns the factory that makes your clothes. And speaking of owners, check out this absolute circus in the world of football. The France 24 report in Europe says that European football associations have voted to boycott the next World Cup if FIFA brings in private investors. Can you believe the audacity? FIFA is currently offering forty million dollars to each country that backs its project. Associations across the world said they weren't aware of any plans for this not-for-profit organization to seek private investment. Who are the pigs running this game? Private investors wanting a piece of the action while players get injured playing for pennies. This is a fascist machine trying to privatize joy and turn a sport into a money pit. They want you to care about who scores a goal while ignoring the fact that the stadium is owned by a billionaire shithead who just bought up your town to build a casino. If you walk into that stadium, you are signing a contract where your safety is secondary to profit margins. The corruption in international sport is just a microcosm of the corruption in everything else. They want to sell us the dream while they strip-mine the earth for materials to build the arenas. Now let's talk about Gaza, and let's be clear, this is a genocide. The Al Jazeera report in the Middle East tells the story of Eman Lulu, a young woman whose mother said no to a phone. Then came the Gaza genocide. As the world debated social media use, Eman's phone became a lifeline and a window into Gaza for millions. This is the reality of modern warfare. It is not about bombs dropping from the sky; it is about who controls the information. The US government and its media puppets try to silence the voices of the oppressed by calling them terrorists, by calling them bad actors. But the mothers in Gaza are mothers just like yours, and their sons are sons just like yours. While our politicians are holding press conferences about "de-escalation," the drones are still flying and the families are still being torn apart. This is the hypocrisy of the US empire. We say we care about democracy while we bomb nations that dare to resist our economic imperialism. The only way to win is to expose the lies. We need to see the truth, not the sanitized version sold to the masses. Here is where it gets wild in Latin America. The Buenos Aires Times in Latin America is reporting that ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is taking her graft conviction to the UN Human Rights Committee. She claims the corruption trial was politically motivated and seeks international scrutiny of the judiciary. This is a huge deal, man. The Kirchner government was always fighting against the oligarchs, against the banks that own the country. Now they are in prison for daring to touch the money supply. The current regime in Argentina is a puppet of the IMF and the international banking cartels. They call it justice, but it is a farce. It is a setup. They want to silence anyone who dares to challenge the status quo. The judiciary is not a neutral body; it is a tool of the state, a weapon used to crush dissent. When she takes this case to the UN, she is challenging the entire system of neocolonial rule that keeps the poor in poverty while the rich play golf on the beaches of Miami. Now we cross the ocean back to the United States and the Citizens Bank story. The Democracy Now report in the US independent sector says that Citizens Bank is cutting ties to ICE prison companies GEO Group and CoreCivic after a grassroots de-ICE campaign. A coalition of social justice organizations is celebrating this decision. The bank faced significant pressure from protesters for providing more than two point five billion dollars in financing to these private prison companies. The bank denied that activist pressure affected its decision, but let's be honest, that is a lie. That is the classic capitalist cover-up. The real reason they cut ties is because the pressure was too much to ignore. But who benefits? The banks still make money on the interest, and the prison contractors still get to sell their services to other governments. The money just flows elsewhere. This is the revolving door of the prison industrial complex. You think you can solve this with a press release? It doesn't work like that. You have to take down the whole system, not just divest from one company while another fills the void. Meanwhile, over in Oceania, the ABC Australia is reporting that Magpies coach Bobby Hill is getting support as he exits the club after being racially abused on social media. The coach threw support behind Hill as the star player departed. This is another example of how the media treats athletes as disposable pr... 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