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@StephenMarche @MilesNadalJCC Why do you care what a politician who supports American military interventionism has to say about globalization?

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

This is pretty insane: the U.S. just tried to literally re-colonize part of the Philippines.

They did so under the so-called "Pax Silica" initiative, the brainchild of - surprise, surprise - an ex-Palantir guy named Jacob Helberg who now runs U.S. economic "diplomacy" from the State Department.

It's causing a big outcry in the Philippines, which is quite a feat given this is by far the most US-friendly country in Southeast Asia.

If you're the US and you're getting the Marcos administration - of all governments - to push back on sovereignty, you've really overplayed your hand.

What is the "Pax Silica" initiative? In a nutshell it's about the US getting other countries to commit to restructuring their AI tech infrastructure around a US-led stack. It's basically vendor lock-in: you hand over your critical minerals, align your export controls with Washington's, regulate AI the way America wants, and in return you get to be a US "trusted partner," whatever that means these days.

In essence, let's not kid ourselves, it's all about China: this is the US's initiative to "win the AI race" by getting other countries to contractually commit to keeping China out of their tech supply chains. When you can't preserve your lead through innovation, you seek to lock countries in contractually.

For instance as a country, this would mean telling Huawei they can't sell you AI chips, and telling Chinese firms they can't invest in your data centers - even if they're better and cheaper. It's not about choosing the best technology, it's about choosing the right flag.

But in this instance, the US went much further still: they literally tried to carve out 4,000 acres of Philippine territory (in New Clark City, 60 miles north of Manila) to be governed under US common law with diplomatic immunity - the first arrangement of its kind anywhere in the modern world.

This is according to the WSJ who ran the story last month (https://t.co/kydhIQfo2A) as if it was a done deal (it wasn't).

Heard about the "French concession" or "British concession" in China during the century of humiliation? Same thing: the US basically asked for an "American concession" in the Philippines.

Unsurprisingly, there was quite a bit of backlash in the country with for instance the Peasant Movement of the Philippines (KMP) calling it a “massive sellout” of the country’s land, minerals, and sovereignty (https://t.co/nkXSajH2Q7).

So much so that the Philippines' government - namely Joshua Bingcang, president and chief executive of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) - issued a statement saying that the Philippines had rejected US proposals that would place the project beyond local jurisdiction (https://t.co/ZmNWJB03eH).

Note, by the way, this delicious irony: the BCDA is the government agency that was created in 1992 specifically to convert former US military bases at Clark and Subic Bay after the Philippines spent decades negotiating their closure. New Clark City - where the Pax Silica's hub would go - is built on the old Clark Air Base.

So the agency whose entire reason for existing is to turn former American colonial territory (i.e. US military bases) into sovereign Philippine land is the one now being asked to hand part of that very same land back under US jurisdiction (and, apparently, declined).

Of course though, blocking this specific jurisdiction grab doesn't change the bigger picture. The Philippines is still a Pax Silica signatory, and Pax Silica itself is structurally neocolonial: you supply the cheap labor and raw materials, align your export controls and regulations with Washington's, cut yourself off from the world's rising technological powerhouse - and in exchange you get assembly jobs and the privilege of getting a pat on the head and being called a "trusted partner."

They dropped the most cartoonishly colonial demand - governing Philippine soil under US law - but the underlying architecture is the same: you serve America's supply chain, on America's terms, and you relinquish your sovereign right to trade with whoever offers the best deal.

[David Hundeyin @DavidHundeyin]

For those who don't know, Gadaffi's Great Man Made River Project was in the process of re-greening the entire Libyan Sahara and part of the Sahel using vast underground fossil water reserves.

So when the White People Coalition Army arrived in 2011, they bombed the project sites and even its pipe factory so that the Sahara and North Sahel would remain poor, underpopulated, and eternally dependent on food imports.

Little history lesson.

[Yves Engler @EnglerYves]

Socialists blocked by NDP brass launch new movement

On Sunday, May 24, activists from across the country will gather in Toronto and on-line for the Capitalism Can’t Be Fixed conference. They will shape the next phase of a campaign challenging Mark Carney’s pro-corporate, anti-Indigenous and hyper-militarist agenda — a campaign that began when the NDP Socialist Caucus asked author Yves Engler to run for leadership of the NDP.

The conference will discuss the case for breaking from the NDP to build an independent socialist movement, and how to pressure Avi Lewis and the NDP from the left. The gathering will consider running candidates in municipal elections and whether to organize a counter-summit when Mark Carney hosts leading representatives of global capital in Toronto in mid-September.

“A warmongering sociopath leads the United States, yet not a single mainstream Canadian politician is calling for a pause to hundreds of bilateral military accords and officer exchanges with an armed forces headed by a president who has threatened annexation,” noted Yves Engler. “As Mark Carney radically increases military spending in line with Donald Trump’s demands, the NDP Premier of British Columbia and the Mayor of Toronto are auditioning their cities to be headquarters for a new global war bank. Meanwhile, federal NDP leader Avi Lewis is yet to question whether a Canadian city should be turned into a hub of militarism for decades to come. In this political moment, what progressive can doubt the need for a genuinely anti-militarist, internationalist and socialist organization?”

Invited guest speakers include U.S. congressional candidate Kshama Sawant, journalist and lawyer Dimitri Lascaris, anti-war activist Tamara Lorincz, academic Kevin MacKay, author Yves Engler, Palestinian scholar Ghada Sasa and Indigenous campaigner Clayton Thomas-Müller.

The conference is based on a shared policy platform crafted by 45 activists and researchers over a three-month period. Since its October release, Capitalism Can’t Be Fixed – Onward to a Socialist Future has likely become the most widely read anti-capitalist document in Canada. The campaign had a prominent presence at the recent NDP and Canadian Labour Congress conventions, and holds a weekly “Wednesday webinar” education series.

For more information visit: https://t.co/lMggmtN7AZ

or call: 647-986-1917

[Geoffrey Lean @GeoffreyLean]

“Apocalyptic” decline in insects is already causing malnutrition, pioneering new research concludes. It’s long past time to take this ignored crisis very seriously indeed.

https://t.co/lxT5PkOuG9

[Amneezy @amneetbali]

Canadians may not realize it now or anytime soon.

But years from now, they will realize Carney used Trump as a trojan horse to decimate our social safety net.

Corporations and CEOs will have more control over our lives than we could have ever imagined.

[Rosé Bautista @DesmondCole]

Premier Danielle Smith says the reduced carbon price she's negotiated with PM Mark Carney will save Alberta's industrial emitters about $250 billion over the next 20 years

Smith says this will help make Canada a "trusted supplier of responsibly-produced, lower-emissions energy"

[Radical Graffiti @GraffitiRadical]

A message from Mary, a 72-year-old Amazon worker from North Carolina projected onto Jeff Bezos’s $120 million penthouse before tonight’s #MetGala, chaired by Bezos.

[Green Majority Radio @greenmajority]

doctor doug now eligible to reach into your sphincter zone

[Richard Southern @RichardCityNews]

NEW - Premier Ford received an honorary doctorate from Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan today. He also delivered the commencement speech to graduates.

[Rogue Kite @RogueKite]

They are doing this promotion of anti-Semitism to drive a faux split narrative with Israel, just like they have with Europe and NATO. Tucker has spent weeks talking about Israel as a "regional hegemon" - Not Iran, a centuries old civilization with 100 million people - Israel, the US settler colony with 7 million people that has been around since 1948 😐
The purpose of this is clear - to try to create a fake separation between the US and its Israeli proxy as the crimes they commit against Iran increase and potentially become nuclear. But much like the post I made about the laughable concept of "German Independence" from the US Empire, the idea of a split from Israel is even more ludicrous.

While US military aid is a small percentage of Israel's GDP, the broader U.S.-Israel economic relationship—driven by trade, R&D, and private investment—is crucial to the high-tech, service-led economy that makes up roughly 70% of Israel's GDP. 

The U.S. is Israel's largest trading partner. Two-way trade in goods and services reached nearly $50 billion in 2023.

As of 2026, foreign investors play a major role in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), accounting for roughly 41% of daily trading activity. The U.S. is a major investor in Israel. The total stock of U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) in Israel was approximately $42.5 billion in 2022.

Foreign investors poured approximately NIS 4.4 billion into the equity market in 2025, a momentum that has carried into the record-high market performances of April 2026.

A large number of Israeli companies are listed on US exchanges (Nasdaq), often creating substantial indirect ownership by US investors.

Major US-based ETF firms, such as BlackRock and Vanguard, dominate foreign ownership, holding nearly 46% of foreign-invested, non-dual-listed stocks. BlackRock, Inc also holds approximately 1.80% of the TASE itself as a public company as of March 2026. Vanguard and others continue to hold massive stakes through passive index funds tracking the TA-35 and TA-125 indices. 

American companies are heavily involved in Israel's high-tech sector, having established roughly two-thirds of the more than 300 foreign-invested research and development (R&D) centers in the country. That is on top of the U.S. providing around $3.8 billion in annual military aid.

Many US-based multinational corporations are among the largest employers in Israel, particularly within the technology and semiconductor sectors. As of early 2026, these companies operate extensive research and development (R&D) centers. Here's a list of some of the US corporations employing Israel:

- Intel is one of the largest private-sector employers in Israel, with over 10,000 employees
- Nvidia has over 3,300 employees as of 2024, holding its second-largest development center outside the US in Israel.
- Microsoft runs a large, strategic R&D center with over 10,000 employees in Israel.
- Google maintains major R&D centers employing thousands of people.
- Apple has a significant presence with multiple R&D centers employing over 1,000 staff.
- Amazon expanded rapidly with its acquisition of Annapurna Labs, engaging in cloud computing (AWS) and R&D. 
- Cisco Systems is a major IT company with extensive R&D facilities, frequently listed among top employers in the Israeli tech sector.
- Applied Materials is a major player in semiconductor equipment with a large employee base.
- Salesforce features large development units in Tel Aviv and Nazareth.
- Palo Alto Networks is a US-headquartered security giant with over 1,000 employees in Israel.
- IBM maintains multiple R&D labs throughout the country.
- Meta Platforms has a presence in Israel focused on R&D, often through acquisitions like Onavo.
- GE HealthCare maintains a significant presence.

The idea that Israel is anything other than a US colony is nonsense. Whatever performative BS the Zionist and fake non-Zionist crowd like Tucker might tell you, any split will be theater to hide this reality.

[NoJetsTO @NoJetsTO]

Save Toronto Island! Premier Ford has expropriated the entire Toronto island for his jet scheme. Sign our petition and tell your elected rep to abandon this terrible plan! https://t.co/H6z0lItDG8 #topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli

[Green Majority Radio @greenmajority]

And we’re seeing how little those ‘democratic defences’ mean when the rulers want to impose their will

[Green Majority Radio @greenmajority]

the US never needed to ‘annex’ Canada or make any overt military move. that idea is a smokescreen for the international capitalists who already control us both. they only need the slow erosion of what little democratic defenses we have to totally US-Americanize our vassal state.

[Amie Archibald-Varley @AmieVarley]

Did you know that the CEO of Sunlife said that he sees the healthcare crisis as an opportunity? An opportunity to make billions of profit off of the backs of Canadians who fought hard for the Canadian Health Act. The Canada Health Act just turned 42. Alberta is dismantling it

[Green Majority Radio @greenmajority]

@corruptario @Jessa_McLean Of course he stands by his decision to go. This is where the capitalist autocrats are trained, on the frontlines of their global expansionist regime.

[Green Majority Radio @greenmajority]

dissolve the idea of human nature. there is no essential human behaviour. it’s a cliche trotted out whenever anything heinous needs to be justified. it’s a coercive normative term used to keep souls in line. forget it.

[Green Majority Radio @greenmajority]

@sibealnicaoilte I’m making fun of him

[Green Majority Radio @greenmajority]

There are CEOs, and then there’s Apex Karp. This is the undisputed zenith of the species ballsy enough to name itself sapiens. This is the frontallest lobe of all time, the adroitest dioxy-nucleotidinal acid beast of all space, the skill-settiest convergence of brain and brawn.

[ADAM @adamemedia1]

This cuck is one of the most evil and problematic men on earth.

[Mary J. Newman @newmanjmary]

When I worked at CBC, seniors rejected my pitch to interview genocide scholars on Gaza and forced me to produce an interview with Alinejad on how the West should support regime change in Iran.

[The Grind @TheGrindTO]

Toronto police showed up at a comedy fundraiser for Gaza and at a screening of the film Palestine 36 earlier this month.

@rdassaly speaks to organizers about what's happening and what can be done to protect community members.

https://t.co/qdLhemA86L

[Green Majority Radio @greenmajority]

@JeremyAppel1025 @NoLore Rise, fool!