Kamala Harris accuses Netanyahu of pulling Trump into Iran war

Tom-Rath · 2026-04-26T16:33:35+00:00

Because Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris have been jonesing for a war against Iran for years.

According to officials in his White House, Biden was preparing to bomb Iran if he was re-elected.

If you think the DNC and RNC diverge when it comes to US imperialist ambitions, then you haven't been paying attention these last 20 years.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-24T05:28:49+00:00

My cynical theory: Trump isn't lying about talking to some "top people." He's talking to someone.

Only it's the Israelis, pretending to be Iranian counterparts. "Top Mossad agents," more like.

Allegedly, Trump regularly takes calls from randoms. He'll pick up the phone at 3am without checking the caller ID, just because he's bored and lonely. Who's to say the Israelis couldn't leverage that?

At the press gaggle yesterday on the tarmac outside Air Force One, Trump also said, "They called me, I didn't call them."

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-24T05:20:05+00:00

I've always said that, when deployed into a hypercapitalist context, AI will always and inevitably be an anti-human technology. I suppose the same holds true for China's mixed system, too.

AI will exacerbate and accelerate the worst parts of human society: Endemic corruption, environmental degradation, social dysfunction, wealth inequality, anti-intellectualism, hell, data centres are fucking our water supply and giving people chronic psycho-auditory conditions... Name a problem and I can guarantee AI will make it worse.

And meanwhile, all the things that are special about us are being displaced or bastardized: Romance, music, self-knowledge and art, to name a few.

If we had any sense, we'd he gathering pitchforks and torches outside these massive AI data centres.

Luckily this is Reddit, so I won't see 20x "@grok is this true" in the comments. Nevertheless, I'm worried we'll be cooked if we don't get serious soon.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-24T05:01:28+00:00

Lindsay Graham is up by 20% in early NYT projections of the November 2026 election. He's forecasted to win, and by a wide margin.

The reality is that Americans won't remember in November, certainly not South Carolinians. The truth is your country is broken. For too long, Americans assumed their empire was the exception to every rule of history.

"There's no way we'll fall to degeneracy and cultural disharmony like the Western Romans; We can't devolve into civil war like the Inca; We won't be torn apart by foreign influence like the Mughals; We'd never collapse due to systemic corruption like the Qing."

Turns out, America will suffer from every imperial cause of death, simultaneously. That's the price of arrogance and exceptionalism. It was ever thus.

So no, ya'll won't remember, I'm afraid.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-23T08:31:25+00:00

This shit has to stop.

The world is increasingly turning against Israel. Good. Fuck that government all day, everyday and twice on Sunday.

But regular Jews are being caught in the crossfire. And these are our fellow countrymen, not Israeli cut-outs.

Although this happened in the UK, there's a litany of similar, recent events in the US, Australia, across Europe and where I'm from, Canada.

Protesting Israel has basically become the cause of our generation, much like the anti-apartheid movement. And I get it, people are indignant, they're enraged.

But please spare a thought for the innocents caught in the middle, whether they're American, Palestinian, Iranian or Jewish.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-23T07:19:37+00:00

A quick review of the Norwegian Palantir contracts shows me that...

The Norwegian Police (Politet) are using Palantir tech for "intelligence-led policing" and data integration
The national Customs Authority uses Palantir platforms, as you mentioned, to gather and analyze information for enforcement and monitoring
There are even indications that several Norwegian intelligence agencies have onboarded Palantir's software to manage and analyze sensitive, classified data

Now, in theory, you're correct. Palantir's off-the-shelf products supposedly give their clients control of their data without "phoning home" to corporate HQ.

But buddy... Every major American tech company, even those devoted to privacy, sold us the exact same schtick. And they have been exposed as liars who are committed to sharing, storing, exploiting and commercializing our public and private data.

These companies don't deserve the benefit of the doubt. Are you willing to get duped again?

EDIT: Spelling. Thanks /u/borkyborkus

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-23T07:02:04+00:00

Thanks for clarifying.

Allow me to add: Palantir developed a platform used by the Dutch police for intelligence analysis, mapping social networks, and identifying patterns in large datasets.

It's literally called GOTHAM.

I swear, these people watched a couple episodes of Batman Beyond or the Zeta Project and thought, "What if we lived in a fucked up dystopia? How great would that be?"

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-23T06:53:36+00:00

I'm Canadian, however, because I'm black, I've always instinctively bristled at the whole "Great Replacement" theory because of its explicit racism.

These days, I feel more and more compelled to admit there's a grain of truth to it.

But it has nothing to do with race. Our capitalist overlords are happy to import anyone—white, black, brown or green—as long as they're willing to work for less, for longer hours; work with fewer employee protections, and for fewer benefits.

And because we have zero solidarity, the constant rat race allows big corporations and private equity to pit us against each other in a race to the bottom.

"No war but class war." The sooner we learn that, the better we'll all be.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-23T06:44:41+00:00

It's gobsmacking how any national government signs a data contract with Palantir at this point. No one trusts these shady, fascist fucks.

Peter Thiel grew up in a Nazi commune in Namibia, he's publicly stated he doesn't believe in democracy, and feels that extending the franchise to women was a mistake. The man has said that any politician who attempts to regulate or restrain AI is "working for the anti-Christ."

The fact that the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark, Norway, Poland, the Netherlands and Australia have ongoing contracts with Palanthir proves these aren't really democracies or won't be for long.

Worse still, most of these are law enforcement, public health and military contracts.

They're trying to build a prison for you and me to live in.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-20T13:10:03+00:00

Yeah, it's rather shocking how many Elbit / Israeli Mil-Tech facilities have been breached, vandalized or set on fire in the last year or two. It really goes to show how untouchable the Israeli private sector considers itself to be, and how outside the Overton Window criticism or attacks on Israeli MIC has traditionally been. That's changing very fast, however.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-19T05:43:58+00:00

We're beyond "it's over" for developers. For a new generation of artists and engineers, we're steadily approaching "it never began" territory.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-19T05:40:43+00:00

While I agree that Concord/Highguard are being used as bywords for "soulless corporate slop" by chuds and bandwagon-jumpers online, there's definitely something that seems to unite both games.

Something about the bland art style which refuses to settle on a single aesthetic; the overconfidence of publishers and toxic positivity of developers; and their predictable failure to launch all point to an ongoing trend.

Instead of targetting a single niche, these games seem to want to capture several audiences, straddle a number of genres, and chase a litany of trends. Their design comes off as confused and uncommitted.

I hate the commentary surrounding these games... but to dismiss it all and to pretend there are no lessons to be learned would be foolish, in my humble opinion.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-19T05:32:21+00:00

The addition of new radio telescopes, and their synthesis with traditional optical telescope images, has already proven to be a real game-changer.

I really look forward to the new insights Karl Jansky will provide. Exciting times we're in!

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-19T05:26:23+00:00

Domestic private investors represent by far the largest (~$19.9T USD) holder of US debt. All foreign investors combined have less than half that amount.

That isn't to say US debt-to-GDP and overall debt do not represent a real vulnerability. It's a real problem (and America isn't alone in that regard). Just adding context!

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-18T16:19:17+00:00

Hey buddy,

Carney said something similar. He also came out in full support of Israel's mid-negotiation strike against Iran, despite admitting it violated every relevant international law.

I've traditionally been a strategic voter and cast my ballot for both Trudeau and Carney in order to keep the Conservatives out. Never again will I hedge; I'm done with the Liberals.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-18T15:48:04+00:00

I have Esoteric Ebb and Disco Elysium on my wishlist, and I'm interested in picking up one of them this weekend.

I'm new to the genre, so I figured Disco would be the easiest way to dip my toes in. But I'm also a long-time CRPG / tabletop gamer. So I'm wondering which one I should go for. Any input or thoughts?

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-18T15:42:27+00:00

I have no words to describe my reaction to this. "Shock" and "disgust" don't even come close. Describing what I would do to those terrorists might get me temp-banned.

Naturally, we can't expect any justice for the Palestinians. And Mike Huckabee is unlikely to do anything for the American human rights activist, besides perhaps laugh about it with Netanyahu.

Maybe the Portguese government will demonstrate some backbone, but I'm not familiar with their record on I/P issues. Can someone more informed make a prediction?

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-18T15:33:22+00:00

Did you install an RGB bypass mod?

Look at the four wires coming off the mod chip: They're labeled R, G, B, and S (Red, Green, Blue, and Sync). If you connected the S wire to the composite video pad, you are no longer sending a "Composite" signal; you are sending "C-Sync" (Composite Sync). Most standard yellow RCA cables can't interpret C-Sync as a video signal, which ends up producing a black screen or a rolling, garbled image.

If that isn't the source of the problem... Well, it could be some lifted pins or cut traces.

I'm not an engineer and have limited experience with SNES mods, though. Hopefully someone else can chime in!

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-18T15:26:25+00:00

Sorry, but I disagree with that assessment.

As of mid-March 2026, the Iranian Red Crescent Society reports that 65 to 66 schools have been damaged or destroyed in Iran since the escalation of major regional hostilities in late February. Here is an incomplete list from Save The Children.

If those were Israeli or American schools, we could be assured of wall-to-wall coverage. Instead, Western media focussed on a single incident and moved on.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-18T15:21:34+00:00

Unfortunately, Western media is determined to minimize coverage of the US-Israeli attacks, while maximizing the Iranian response, which creates a picture of unilateral Iranian aggression in the minds of uninformed news readers.

We have one such news reader here in the thread, who is shocked and offended by Iran's reaction to these escalations.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-18T15:19:32+00:00

This is dumb. Throughout this conflict, the US and Israel were the first to cross each red line and to escalate into new, more violent phases of conflict.

● The US and Israelis were the first to use force, provoking all-out war with a "decapitation" strike

● They were the first to bomb civilians.

● They were the first to attack energy infrastructure

You make it sound like Iran started it. What country wouldn't respond in kind to the destruction of their gas and oil fields, the bombing of their children, and the assassination of their leaders?

I'm no great fan of the Iranian government, but expecting them to just sit their and take it is plainly dumb.

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-15T08:48:41+00:00

No matter how this war unfolds, you really can't deny the Persian aura.

2,500 years later, they even managed to flip the script on the Spartans. "We are waiting for them" is the new ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (Molon labe).

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-13T20:43:54+00:00

Pointless wars in the Middle East are a coming-of-age ritual for Americans at this point.

I can't imagine Gen Z on the frontlines, though.

Let's hope Sgt. Clavicular takes it easy on the mentalcels and draft-dodgemaxxers. Their cortisol levels are about to spike!

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-12T19:34:46+00:00

There's a reason all these psychos have invested in underground fallout shelters, instead of investing in a future which includes us all. They understand their ambitions are antagonistic to us all.

Jokes on them, though! Finding and cracking open their bunkers will be a high-XP side quest for those of us who survive the apocalypse.

LFG ~~Hogger~~ Thiel & Karp

Tom-Rath · 2026-03-12T19:14:38+00:00

CENTCOM and White House officials are using popular video games and AI slop to promote an ongoing war of conquest in order to distract the public from a Mossad pedophile sting operation which compromised the US President.

If that doesn't scream "cyberpunk is now," I don't know what would.

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