Tag: ElrondHubbard42069
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The Absurdities of Originalism
The dissenting opinions on the Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship ruling reveal the “originalist” view of law as a facade for making things up. So over the past few days, since the Supreme Court’s Trump v Barbara ruling reaffirmed the constitutionality of birthright citizenship by reading the 14th Amendment again (but slowly), you may have seen some quotes…
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The David & Goliath Story That Keeps On Giving | FIFA World Cup 2026
Yesterday’s emphatic 0-0 triumph of Cape Verde over Spain at the World Cup is just the tip of the iceberg of Cape Verde’s underdog story. You may never have heard of a place called Cape Verde, or Cabo Verde as it’s known in Portuguese, before their exceptionally brave defiance of Spain’s footballing prowess prior to…
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US Imperialism and Crypto-Imperialism | The Hastening | Our Side of the Ledger
The Hastening is a show about US imperialism. And, in particular, it’s a way to explain how imperialism has evolved into what I call crypto-imperialism. Crypto-imperialism is basically the outcome of living in denial about imperialism for decades — instead of consciously and intentionally working to keep an empire running, we tell ourselves there is…
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What Can We Learn from Kwame Nkrumah and the Ghanaian Revolution?
75 years ago, Ghana was a colony of the United Kingdom known as the Gold Coast. When their leading independence party, the Convention People’s Party (CPP), won the 1951 council elections with 90% of the vote. It signaled that the end was near for the era of British colonization, first in Ghana, and soon across…
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Revolutionary Reading List | General Strikes | ElrondHubbard42069
If you’re searching for reading materials for your local revolutionary reading group, consider these books. If you don’t have a local revolutionary reading group, consider starting one! I found these books at my local independent bookstore, Hemlock Bazaar, located in Ellijay, Georgia. If you’d like to support them, links to each book listing have been…
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The Hastening Is Moving to YouTube Channel @ElrondHubbard42069
Connor is moving channels! If you have enjoyed The Hastening, Coconut Trees, New Ellijay Special News Reports, Last Half Acre, and everything else Connor has produced, then please go give his new channel @ElrondHubbard42069 a follow! All of Connor’s videos, old AND NEW, will be moved starting May 15th! Don’t worry, Connor isn’t leaving New…