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This show was a hodge podge, but careful listeners will see a trend or through-line in all of my shows. They are a protest against the weaponization of capitalism launched by the United States of America in its play for empire. I read 2 essays that I feel captured the moment we are in better than anything I could have come up with to say. They are by Australian journalist Caitlin Johnstone, for the first piece and the second essay is from Timothy Snyder.

SHOW NOTES:
Lockheed Martin 2023 budget:
https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2024-01-23-Lockheed-Martin-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2023-Financial-Results

How they vote and where they get their money:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2024/h458

AIPAC money and where it went:
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/13/progressives-aipac-elections-threat-00173709

Open Secrets and AIPAC:
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary?code=Q05&cycle=All&ind=Q05&recipdetail=H

NATO: What you need to know:
https://orbooks.com/catalog/nato-what-you-need-to-know/

Intercept article on tracking money spent by AIPAC:
https://theintercept.com/2024/10/24/aipac-spending-congress-elections-israel/

H.R. 9495 Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2024/h458

Caitlin Johnstone: They Lied About Gaza and They Are Lying About Syria:
https://open.substack.com/pub/caitlinjohnstone/p/they-lied-about-gaza-and-theyre-lying?publication_id=82124&post_id=152382730&isFreemail=false&r=mvq9h&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjozODQzMTkyNSwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUyMzgyNzMwLCJpYXQiOjE3MzMwMTg5OTAsImV4cCI6MTczNTYxMDk5MCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTgyMTI0Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.bO3HoRIaROY9VOddyNqPDbrA1DkE54gzOcBnepyRKCQ

Timothy Snyder’s Substack:
https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-strongman-fantasy-updated-1124?publication_id=310897&post_id=152202118&isFreemail=true&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjozODQzMTkyNSwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUyMjAyMTE4LCJpYXQiOjE3MzI2NDMxOTksImV4cCI6MTczNTIzNTE5OSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTMxMDg5NyIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.iDO0D6qiqVK9rHJQVXZwgvg7ngXlqr6CRrm1eyiN000&r=mvq9h&triedRedirect=true&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

A little tidbit about AUKUS, Australia and hey, thanks for making it to the show notes end, amore mucho amigas:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/20/2024-18043/international-traffic-in-arms-regulations-exemption-for-defense-trade-and-cooperation-among

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