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Original source: Diego Ruzzarin
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How do state policies end up compensating corporations for costs that consumers already paid? This case reveals a structural imbalance where citizens absorb economic burdens while businesses pocket the gains — a recurring pattern under the neoliberal model.
Court Rules U.S. Must Refund $166 Billion in Trump Tariffs — Already Paid by Consumers
A federal court has struck down tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Chinese goods, ordering the U.S. government to reimburse $166 billion to affected businesses. The catch: companies had already passed those costs to consumers through higher prices. The state now compensates capital for burdens that citizens already absorbed — a dynamic that lays bare how neoliberal policy structures prioritize profit over public welfare.
This case exposes a recurring logic: corporations leverage state mechanisms to protect margins, even when those margins were never actually squeezed — because consumers took the hit first. The issue is not tariffs themselves, but how the state, under neoliberal configuration, becomes a tool that shields and amplifies capital returns at direct cost to ordinary people.
"Neoliberalism instrumentalizes the state to serve capital's ends. And capital has only one end: its own reproduction as a goal in itself."
Palantir Manifesto Pushes 'Technofeudalism' and Cultural Supremacy, Sparking Backlash
Data analytics firm Palantir has published a manifesto outlining its vision for the future — and critics say it promotes technofeudalism and ideas with fascist undertones. The document calls for a technocratic elite to defend the nation, implies some cultures are inherently superior while others are dysfunctional, advocates AI-powered weapons development, and argues Silicon Valley has a duty to participate in national defense.
This is not routine corporate positioning. What is at stake is a global technology firm's attempt to shape political and social futures. The manifesto's call for an elite to guide society — paired with dismissals of cultural pluralism — threatens democratic and egalitarian values. Under the guise of technological progress, it deploys concepts of cultural decay and supremacy to justify control by powerful, agenda-driven actors. The result: a blueprint for merging technological power with reactionary political ideology.
"The first 19 points are technofeudalism: we want soft power, we want to dominate the state, we want more surveillance. But the last three or four are just Nazi."
Jordan Peterson's Illness Exposes the Mental Health Toll on Content Creators
Jordan Peterson is in catastrophic health, suffering from a brain condition linked to benzodiazepine addiction — confirmed by his daughter. The news has prompted hard questions about social media's corrosive effect on creators' mental health. His decline accelerated after his debate with Slavoj Žižek, when his public and personal life entered a downward spiral, illustrating how relentless exposure and the pursuit of digital validation can be deeply destabilizing.
Peterson's case is not an outlier. Studies show one in ten U.S. content creators has experienced suicidal ideation. Social media warps the relationship with the audience into something shapeless, while the algorithm acts as a ruthless judge demanding constant output. What is at stake is the very formation of identity in the digital age — where dependence on fleeting metrics breeds alienation and, in extreme cases, self-destruction. The psychological toll of this new social economy demands urgent attention.
"I don't think we fully understand what social media does to people — not just as consumers of content, but the worst effects fall on those who do it all day long."
Milei's Deregulation Erodes Purchasing Power and Strips Benefits from Disabled Argentines
Javier Milei's government has rolled out sweeping deregulations that are visibly cutting Argentines' purchasing power and stripping essential benefits from people with disabilities. The dismantling of the beef industry — long a cornerstone of the Argentine economy — has made basic staples like beef unaffordable for many, pushing consumers toward alternatives such as donkey meat. These are the direct consequences of policies that, in the name of free markets, tear down support structures and gut oversight, degrading citizens' quality of life.
The deeper problem goes beyond economic scarcity. At stake is a liberal logic that puts productivity and profit above social welfare — even for the most vulnerable. The new disability law eliminates inflation-adjusted pension updates, removes mandatory disability treatment coverage from social insurers, and cancels key employment benefits. This is no accident. It fits a pattern of depleting the foundations of wealth — natural and human alike — a dynamic in which capitalism, by destroying its own social base, sharpens structural tensions and drives deepening inequality.
"Liberal logic is the logic of productivity, of capital as an end in itself, of profit above all else — and of the Marxist truth that capitalism destroys its two sources of wealth: nature and human capital, the worker."
Milei's Israel Visit and Patagonia 'Mini-State' Rumors Fuel Backlash Over Neoliberal Agenda
Argentine President Javier Milei traveled to Israel to mark the Zionist state's anniversary while his country sinks deeper into economic crisis. During the trip, unconfirmed but widely circulated rumors emerged — consistent with recent deregulations — of a plan to settle 300,000 Israeli citizens in fire-damaged areas of Patagonia, effectively creating a foreign enclave. To many Argentines already suffering severe economic and social hardship, this looks like the exploitation of popular discontent to serve foreign interests, deepening the country's dependence and debt.
The visit and the Patagonia speculation are not coincidental. Milei rode legitimate working-class anger at decades of IMF-indebted governments, then used that mandate to dismantle the state and hand national resources to outside interests. What is at stake is national sovereignty and a country's ability to chart its own political course beyond the neoliberal playbook. The episode exposes a structural fault line in Latin American politics: the absence of credible sovereign alternatives, and the failure of a left that overpromises and underdelivers, have opened the door to projects that, waving the banner of freedom, entrench inequality and subordination to external powers.
"Milei ultimately exploited a legitimate pain of the Argentine people — working-class fury at governments that did nothing but rack up debt with the IMF — and did something worse than his neoliberal predecessors: he gave the country away to foreigners."
Also mentioned in this video
- Update on the US-Iran war (2:54)
- China's intervention in the Iran war discussed (7:14)
- Argentina's economy under Javier Milei criticized (11:36)
- Israeli army destroys inverted crucifix (27:59)
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado criticized (39:51)
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