A view on the mysterious Gaza ceasefire
This Trump so-called peace in Gaza, is it all a ruse? This agreement, which is undefined, is puzzling. I doubt that this agreement will hold water, but I am glad that the Gazans will live another day.
Below is the unique Mizrahi perspective
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https://alonmizrahi.substack.com/Israel after Fordow
Susan Watkins have written one of the best informative articles about the Israel genocidal wars in the middle east
a brief summary and a link to the article will be listed below.
Netanyahu is building on the obliteration of Gaza to launch an external offensive across multiple fronts, aiming at cantonization in Lebanon and Syria, and regime change, if not state break-up, in Iran. What explains the West's political investment in an Israeli-centric Middle East, on conspicuous display during June’s Twelve-Day War?The link to the article
written by MR ish
Why the Stock Market Is at an All-Time High: A Personal View
The stock market is soaring to record highs, yet many working Americans are struggling. This disconnect is puzzling. We've seen inflation erode the buying power of ordinary people and massive layoffs hit various sectors. The recent layoffs in government and the tech industry, often blamed on AI, highlight this struggle. Meanwhile, cuts to social safety nets mean that even full-time working parents, who earn too little to afford rent, receive minimal government assistance. This assistance, which helps provide essentials like food and clothing for American children, is vital for lubricating the consumer economy.
The Great Disconnect
How is it possible that a struggling public coexists with a booming stock market? I've been tracking the S&P 500 for the last 20 years, and its value has surged. This raises a crucial question: where is the effect of this market boom, and why isn't it reaching the majority of people?
To understand this, I explored a few key questions:
- What sectors are showing the most significant gains in our economy?
- What is the nature of these sectors, and where is the capital flowing?
My initial research, though a quick search, revealed that the main sectors driving growth are **healthcare**, **energy**, **technology**, and **finance**. Interestingly, there was no mention of the defense industry. Let's dive deeper into what's truly fueling this growth.
The Financial Market: A "Money-Go-Round"
The financial market is indeed like a "money-go-round," and its movement tells us a lot about what's happening with capital. The fact that it's thriving shows there's a significant shift in capital, with money flowing into high-growth sectors like technology and healthcare. This flow allows these companies to grow and innovate, which is a sign of economic dynamism. However, a thriving financial market doesn't always reflect the sentiment of the average person. This is the great disconnect we're seeing right now. The market's rally is largely driven by a concentration of capital in a few highly profitable companies, which boosts investor confidence but leaves many feeling left behind.
Energy and the AI Boom
There is a massive push to create more data centers and AI data monitoring systems, which will significantly increase energy demand. According to numerous articles, this demand is expected to double in the next few years. While population growth and industrialization naturally increase energy demand, the **AI boom** is a major new factor. A quick search about the demand for AI will give you generic reasons like increased efficiency, enhanced consumer experience, and innovation. However, a deeper look reveals another perspective.
Consider the years following September 11, when the government invested heavily in large databases for security. This period showed capitalists the opportunity to profit from taxpayer money by creating an illusion of security, all while discovering that data was a gold mine. Today, AI is essentially an advanced query system connected to vast databases, including our online footprints. My hypothesis is that this model of capitalism is driven by a government-private cycle of debt and destruction—an economy built on endless contracts designed to make a few people look great and feel powerful.
A System of "Shift and Deflate"
We are making a mistake by wasting resources on endless wars and military economies that enrich a few and destroy lives. Unlike a car that gets a person to work, making them productive and contributing to the economy, a bomb is simply a waste of capital. Even if a war is "winnable," the capital is destroyed. This model is a **cannibalistic path** that is destroying lives at home and abroad, financed by debt that will be our burden for years to come. In my own town, buildings are boarded up, potholes are everywhere, and crime is on the rise. This stark reality stands in direct contrast to the record-breaking stock market.
Let's also consider inflation. In the last ten years, inflation has risen at a rate of 3% a year, while the stock market has risen at 12% a year. This suggests that capital is moving upward from the poor and middle class to the wealthy, who then invest or park it in the stock market. In my opinion, the stock market's upward trend is due to two factors:
- The upward movement of capital to those who have access to invest, driving demand for a few specific forms of economic growth.
- The stocks themselves are adjusting for inflation as companies re-evaluate their capital assets on a quarterly basis.
Conclusion
The high-flying stock market does not reflect the health of our overall economy. The majority of people are struggling. We need a different economic philosophy—one based on investing in our people and infrastructure. By building roads, schools, hospitals, and homes, we can lower the cost of living and enhance the economic situation for everyone, including the wealthy. The current path is simply a cannibalistic one that is destroying lives and is financed by debt that will be our burden for years to come.
Sources: The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index: https://www.conference-board.org/topics/consumer-confidence University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers: https://data.sca.isr.umich.edu/ International Energy Agency (IEA): https://www.iea.org/ RCR Wireless News: https://www.rcrwireless.com/
How to Heal Zionist Trauma.
The Hebrew Canaanite: is an activist for freedom, peace and justice.
He is an Israeli none Zionist, who been speaking out against his country genocidal campaign against the indigenous people, the Palestinians.
In this segment he discuss the phenomena that the Zionists will never acknowledge what they done to the Palestinians,
even when they talk about the trauma and guilt to what they have
done.
of course without talking about what they have done.
Is Venezuela the next War ?
Today is September third 2025, this morning the news stated that the US government had targeted a boat in the waters of Venezuela, the Trump administration claimed that boat was maned by drug smugglers and that was the justification to that act, sources out side the US state that that was a fishing boat.
I want to state that even if our government suspect that drugs were on the boat, under our laws we need to stop the boat, search in after a legal warrant is issued, and the boat have to be in or near our international waters, not to fail to mention that drug smuggling is not an offense that is punishable by the death penalty and even if that was so a judge need to issue that sentencing after a trial.
I am writing about this instance because I did not see that many people who are out raged about this act, with the small number of people in independent media are even mentioning this awful indicant in passing, an attack like this is becoming none issue show the clear turning point we as Americans became, now this illegal act did not start in Venezuela, we have killed scores of people in the middle-east for the last 20 years. We all heard about the weddings or refugees camps being bombed by our drones, I remember president Obama campaign of drones assassinations that started in targeting an American-Yemeni cleric, simply because he was critical of our policy in our illegal invasion of Iraq, at that time the war on terror was in its full swing and people where brain washed to just want to kill Muslims, despite that Yemen , Iraq, Syria, Iran, Palestine, and other countries have nothing to do with 9/11 but people did not want to hear the truth, moving forward 20 years later, around four million middle-eastern deaths, and over 8 trillion dollars spent, we still did not learn the lessons of the past.
Targeting a boat near Venezuela with out following any laws including our own, and disposing of these people with out the regard to their lives and rights, is beyond shameful. Not just for our government but to our media and intellectuals. All silence all complicit. This day is a sad day for me because I see no one raising the issue, I see us following our government to a new war, I see us turning a blind eye to what we will do to Venezuela, a country that is like that of Iraq, Libia, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, never done anything to us.
written by MR ish
IF I MUST DIE
This poem was written by the Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer. He was a professor of English literature at the Islamic University of Gaza and a co-founder of the "We Are Not Numbers" project, which aimed to amplify the voices of young Palestinian writers.
below Is the full poem:
Mr. Refaat Alareer was Killed like many of his people, for his voice was a threat.
If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking into heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze of fire
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
an angel there bringing back love
If I must die,
let it bring hope
let it be a tale
Choosing Your First Linux Distro
Windows 10 is scheduled to lose support, which will deem millions of perfectly good computers obsolete. This change is set to push millions of people around the world to retire their devices and spend their hard-earned money on a new computer that can currently run Microsoft's operating system, thereby creating an ecological disaster of e-waste.
The fact is that Windows 11 can run perfectly fine on most of these computers. Microsoft, in fact, used to provide a bypass for the strict hardware requirements on their website, which many people, including myself, successfully utilized. Now that this loophole is closed, many non-technical users and businesses will be forced to comply with Microsoft's upgrade cycle
But, there is a solution: Let's switch to Linux! attached is a guide to Choosing Your First Linux Distro by Christopher Barnatt, host of the ExplainingComputers channel.