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Phil is sick again, but he will be launching a new section of Fallout soon. Send him your love - on Bluesky preferably, links at end of post. We will have a piece on genocide in Gaza soon.

I had a dry hangover on New Years Day, don’t recommend because you can’t even hair of a dog it.

Ben is doing great tho.

Have a great NY bashing fascists!

Joy for Syria in 2025

Iran toys with fostering an armed insurgency in Syria

Credit: Enab Baladi

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey

Unreported stories

Deport all billionaires (to space)

Our MOST DANGEROUS Minority: BILLIONAIRES

If you’re sick and tired of hearing about billionaires …

Banters by Outspoken & Shallow State

Fallout recommends:

Most Read / Must Read: The PREVAIL Year in Review

Since my last dispatch on Tuesday morning, the calendar has flipped to 2025, and there have been two terrorist attacks in the United States—one in each of the two “fun” American cities, Las Vegas and New Orleans.

PREVAIL by Greg Olear

Ukraine and Syria

How Ukraine Remade Syria

It’s odd how the world holds together. Actions have consequences, and many of those consequences are unintended. Pulling one thread on the tapestry of international relations can have radical effects in other regions.

World Security and Global Political Economy

Late Xmas Joy

Trent Telenko is the Hulk Hogan of war grifters. A racist MAGA bullshitter.

Speaking of sociopath grifters

How they work

Like how Biden saved Ukraine by starving it mostly of weapons

Fallout New Year

Dustin is fat edition

A very good game

I hope so

Random Fallout nonsense

Our book is still out

Phil has a new book out now!

Also on Amazon.

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