# us military (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover us military. Page: Feed: --- ## [Open Thread](https://www.ianwelsh.net/open-thread-352/) _2026-08-22 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ Use to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. ## [Another Word On Treasury Bonds](https://www.ianwelsh.net/another-word-on-treasury-bonds/) _2026-08-21 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ Treasury bonds are auctioned by the Treasury department. It is an auction: banks say what rates they will accept, the ones who offer the lowest rate get the bonds. You can agree to buy bonds without bidding, in which case you just get whatever rate the auction sets. So Treasury does not set the rates \[…\] ## [Another Big Profit Opportunity For Elites Is On The Way (Bonds/Carry Trade)](https://www.ianwelsh.net/another-big-profit-opportunity-for-elites-is-on-the-way-bonds-carry-trade/) _2026-08-20 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ Japan has, since the mid 90s, had very low interest rates. The Japanese carry trade was to borrow in Japan and invest in America. You didn’t even need to take any real risk. Borrow Japanese, buy safe bonds in the US that paid more. Or you could use the money for riskier bets. This has \[…\] ## [The New Cold War Intensifies](https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-new-cold-war-intensifies/) _2026-08-18 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ We all know about American sanctions. They are enforced by removing people from the US/EU banking system, and the SWIFT transfer network. Because this system was used by almost everyone for international transfers, the US could forbid trade between third parties: “you can’t buy or sell from Russia/Iran/whoever because we’ll cut you off from our \[…\] ## [Iran Has Settled In For The Long Haul As Hardliners Take Control](https://www.ianwelsh.net/iran-has-settled-in-for-the-long-haul-as-hardliners-take-control/) _2026-08-17 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ It appears that the Iranians are no longer negotiating with America. In fact they’ve said that they won’t negotiate as long as Trump is President. Their demands are an end to all attacks, including in Lebanon and Gaza, a return of all frozen funds, an end to all oil sanctions and that US bases are \[…\] ## [Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – August 16, 2026](https://www.ianwelsh.net/week-end-wrap-political-economy-august-16-2026/) _2026-08-16 · Tony Wikrent · Ian Welsh_ Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – August 16, 2026 by Tony Wikrent War on voting How Many States Does It Take to Steal an Election? One, and It Already Happened. Texas alone handed over 18 million voter records and signed a removal agreement. Christopher Armitage, Aug 13, 2026 \[The Existentialist Republic\] Eighteen states have \[…\] ## [Open Thread](https://www.ianwelsh.net/open-thread-351/) _2026-08-15 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ Use to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. ## [How I Learned About Leaders & Human Nature](https://www.ianwelsh.net/how-i-learned-about-leaders-human-nature/) _2026-08-14 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ As a kid, my parents moved around a fair bit. I went to a lot of schools during my elementary years. It was instructive. From grade 3 to grade 6 1/2 I was at Emily Carr elementary school in Vancouver. The leaders on the male side were two boys: one red haired freckled Irish kid \[ \] ## [Yes, There Is Reason To Believe Humans Can Do Better](https://www.ianwelsh.net/yes-there-is-reason-to-believe-humans-can-do-better/) _2026-08-13 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ Had a commenter in the last post say that humans always over-consume. When I said that commons had been stable for as long as centuries they answered that this was true, but that those families produced too many kids. Humans change how they do things. Once we didn t fly. Once there had never been democracy. \[ \] ## [The Fundamental Political Question Of Production & Distribution](https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-fundamental-political-question-of-production-distribution/) _2026-08-12 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ For those of us who want the purpose of government and society to be creating the best life for the most people there are two fundamental questions. First: how to produce what is good for people and produces a good life. Second: how to distribute what is good for people and produces a good life. \[ \] ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uTiSPgvSMXfs) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [Maybe Early AI Adoption Is Stupid?](https://www.ianwelsh.net/maybe-early-ai-adoption-is-stupid/) _2026-08-11 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ The thing about AI is that it takes previous costs (your engineers and their tools) and makes them more expensive. Often much more expensive: if you built your saas business before ai, your entire business was designed around one assumption which was that software has ~zero marginal cost. ai blows that up. every ai action \[ \] ## [Defund The Police and Abolish Prisons?](https://www.ianwelsh.net/defund-the-police-and-abolish-prisons/) _2026-08-10 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ Glenn Greenwald has an article in which he goes after AOC and others for the hysteria of the woke era (which is apparently behind us?) Most of it I agree with, but I m not entirely down with this: AOC, on Sunday, went on ABC’s morning news program with Jonathan Karl, where she was asked about \[ \] ## [Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – August 09, 2026](https://www.ianwelsh.net/week-end-wrap-political-economy-august-09-2026/) _2026-08-09 · Tony Wikrent · Ian Welsh_ Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – August 09, 2026 by Tony Wikrent The Biggest Skygazing Day of the Century Is Almost Here \[YouTube\] August 12, 2026 is the biggest skygazing day of the century. The Perseid meteor shower peaks under a completely moonless sky, the core of the Milky Way stands high in total \[ \] ## [Open Thread](https://www.ianwelsh.net/open-thread-350/) _2026-08-08 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ Use to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. ## [The Continued Abandonment Of America’s Poor](https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-continued-abandonment-of-americas-poor/) _2026-08-06 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ Financialization and neoliberalism require everything to be looted so the rich can keep getting richer. First: The number of people enrolled in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act plans fell by more than 5 million in the last 12 months, according to a new report from the advocacy group Protect Our Care. The decline stems in \[ \] ## [Understand China’s Plan To Become A Full Socialist State](https://www.ianwelsh.net/understand-chinas-plan-to-become-a-full-socialist-state/) _2026-08-05 · Ian Welsh · Ian Welsh_ “The banks, as we know, are centres of modern economic life, the principal nerve centres of the whole capitalist economic system.” Vladmir Lenin Deng had four principles for his changes to Chinese Communism: Upholding the socialist road (or socialist path). Upholding the people’s democratic dictatorship (originally often referred to as the dictatorship of the proletariat; \[ \] ## [Dr. Marandi: Washington Post Assassination Orders, Iran Refuses Negotiations & UAE Complicity](https://www.mintpressnews.com/dr-marandi-washington-post-assassination-orders-iran-refuses-negotiations-uae-complicity/290906/) _2026-04-23 · Mnar Adley · MintPress News Podcasts_ As Washington shifts from threats to negotiations, Iran is signaling it no longer sees talks as credible. Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi explains why Tehran is rejecting U.S. outreach — citing escalating attacks, deep mistrust, and even assassination threats against its negotiating team. The post Dr. Marandi: Washington Post Assassination Orders, Iran Refuses Negotiations & UAE Complicity appeared… ## [Interview: Bombs in the Name of “Liberation”: Iranian Women Lead Resistance to U.S.-Israeli War](https://www.mintpressnews.com/interview-bombs-in-the-name-of-liberation-iranian-women-lead-resistance-to-u-s-israeli-war/290882/) _2026-04-21 · Mnar Adley · MintPress News Podcasts_ As Western leaders claim to “liberate” Iranian women, millions are taking to the streets to defend their country — directly challenging long-standing orientalist narratives that portray them as passive victims in need of saving, explains Iranian professor Dr. Setareh Sadeqi. The post Interview: Bombs in the Name of “Liberation”: Iranian Women Lead Resistance to U.S.-Israeli War appeared first on… ## [Trump’s Iran Gamble Is Spiraling Out of Control: From Shock & Awe to Strategic Failure](https://www.mintpressnews.com/trumps-iran-gamble-is-spiraling-out-of-control-from-shock-awe-to-strategic-failure/290772/) _2026-03-27 · Mnar Adley · MintPress News Podcasts_ In this week’s episode of the MintCast podcast hosted by MintPress director Mnar Adley, we are joined by Iranian political analyst Ali Alizadeh to talk about Trump’s miscalculation in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran which went from shock & awe to strategic failure. Twenty-seven days into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, what was expected to be a swift and decisive campaign is instead spiraling into… ## [US Radars Destroyed: Iran writes handbook for Modern War with Empire | Interview: Sharmine Narwani](https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-radars-destroyed-iran-writes-handbook-for-modern-war-with-empire-with-sharmine-narwani/290710/) _2026-03-05 · Mnar Adley · MintPress News Podcasts_ While CNN censors reports of failing Israeli interceptors, Iran is writing the handbook for how to defeat the US - Israeli empire. From destroyed US FAD radars to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the repercussions of this imperialist aggression against the Islamic Republic have massive global implications and is revealing the true nature of the Arab Gulf states and their commitent to Zionism… ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oz7ZCLOZZ6FP) _2026-03-05 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [“I Was Brainwashed”: Greg Stoker on How the US Military Breaks Young Men](https://www.mintpressnews.com/i-was-brainwashed-greg-stoker-us-military/290060/) _2025-06-27 · Lowkey · MintPress News Podcasts_ Former Army Ranger Greg Stoker talks to Lowkey about how the US military “breaks young men,” fuels Israel’s war in Gaza, and leaves its own veterans destroyed. The post “I Was Brainwashed”: Greg Stoker on How the US Military Breaks Young Men appeared first on MintPress News . ## [Palestinian Writer Schools Piers Morgan: Zionism Is Not Judaism](https://www.mintpressnews.com/ahmed-alnaouq-zionism-gaza-piers-morgan/289949/) _2025-06-09 · Lowkey · MintPress News Podcasts_ After going viral on British TV, Ahmed Alnaouq joins Lowkey to dismantle Zionism, defend his people, and expose the lie that criticizing Israel is antisemitic. The post Palestinian Writer Schools Piers Morgan: Zionism Is Not Judaism appeared first on MintPress News . ## [Susan Abulhawa: Censored at Oxford After Witnessing Gaza Genocide](https://www.mintpressnews.com/susan-abulhawa-gaza-witness-censored-oxford/289908/) _2025-05-30 · Lowkey · MintPress News Podcasts_ Susan Abulhawa risked her life to enter Gaza and document Israel’s war on Palestinians. When she tried to share the truth at Oxford, they cut her speech. Now she’s speaking out. The post Susan Abulhawa: Censored at Oxford After Witnessing Gaza Genocide appeared first on MintPress News . ## [Dutch Rapper Appa: Amsterdam ‘Pogrom’ Was Self-Defense Against Israeli Hooligans](https://www.mintpressnews.com/dutch-rapper-appa-amsterdam-pogrom-self-defense-israeli-hooligans/288776/) _2024-12-04 · Lowkey · MintPress News Podcasts_ Lowkey speaks with legendary Dutch rapper Appa, who claims the so-called “anti-Semitic pogrom” in Amsterdam was actually locals defending their city from violent Israeli football hooligans. Watch as The Watchdog uncovers how media spin turned a soccer riot into global propaganda. The post Dutch Rapper Appa: Amsterdam ‘Pogrom’ Was Self-Defense Against Israeli Hooligans appeared first on MintPress… ## [How the UK Powers Israel’s War on Gaza: Matt Kennard Reveals Hidden Connections](https://www.mintpressnews.com/how-the-uk-powers-israels-war-on-gaza-matt-kennard-reveals-hidden-connections/288506/) _2024-10-25 · Lowkey · MintPress News Podcasts_ A new exposé reveals how Britain’s military and political elites aid Israeli attacks on Gaza. Matt Kennard’s investigation with Lowkey uncovers covert U.K. military operations, arms supplies, and intelligence sharing that facilitate Israeli aggression. The post How the UK Powers Israel’s War on Gaza: Matt Kennard Reveals Hidden Connections appeared first on MintPress News . ## [Israel Killed 21 Members Of My Family In Gaza – Lowkey meets Ahmed al-Naouq](https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-killed-21-members-of-my-family-in-gaza-lowkey-meets-ahmed-al-naouq/288366/) _2024-09-27 · Lowkey · MintPress News Podcasts_ Gaza survivor Ahmed al-Naouq joins Lowkey on "Watchdog" to share his personal story of survival and expose the deceitful narratives pushed by Western media about Israel’s assault on Gaza. The post Israel Killed 21 Members Of My Family In Gaza – Lowkey meets Ahmed al-Naouq appeared first on MintPress News .