The Bullshit Filter

Today we talk about the US midterms, the Twitter Files, ChatGPT and the attempted Reichsbürger coup in Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who is responsible for the terrorist attack on the Russian Nord pipelines? Why did Boris Johnson stopped Ukraine from peace talks with Russia in April 2022? Does it have anything to do with the two largest US oil companies have earned more than $30bn in three months? Why did "Progressive Democrats" withdraw their letter calling for more diplomatic efforts with Russia? Can you tell someone is a psy...

Today we talk about the Western media's coverage of Gorbachev - his successes and failures - and which aspects the media deliberately ignores, such as his views on NATO expansion, Crimea, Ukraine and the role of the US in Putin's rise to power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the Trump "Raid" and his 5th amendment deposition, the legality of the Al-Zawahiri assassination, and the deliberate provocation of China by Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bolton says it out loud; Ukraine’s pro-fascist Ambassador; banning abortion to produce more white babies; Colombia’s new President; Christmas comes early for the military industrial complex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I was musing, in the last episode, about whether or not sanctions have ever worked. Are they even legal? Over the last two decades, international economic sanctions have become a central instrument in global governance. Today we explore the success rate and the real intentions of sanctions as a tool of Total War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The war continues, 60 plus days. The US and EU and their allies, eg Australia, continue to “support” Ukraine by giving them some kind of military aid. But the question is whether or not this is going to result in less Ukrainian deaths... or more? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we talk about "Offensive Realism", the theory put forward by John Mearsheimer in his 2001 book “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics", and how it might explain the current Russia/Ukraine/NATO/USA situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yesterday Putin announced he was starting a “special military operation” in Ukraine. He said his goal was to “demilitarize” but not occupy the country, and that any countries that intervene in Ukraine invasion will face consequences. He also gave an hour long speech the day before, explaining his thinking behind they invasion. As usual, his speech has been completely misrepresented by the Western...

To understand what's happening with Russia and Ukraine, we really need to understand what happened at the end of the Cold War, with Russia, with NATO and with the United States. On this episode, we delve into the history to we can understand the present. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lots of stuff in this episode about Assange, China, Russia and Christianity, but the main theme is a theory I’ve been trying to flesh out about how tribalism and identity converge to create a mind virus that stops people from being able to focus on facts and evidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Russians attack Amin's palace without him realising what is happening. He still thinks they are on his side, right up until the moment they put a bullet in him. But before they storm the palace, they first try poison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing on from our last episodes about Afghanistan, we look at the first days of the Russian invasion in December 1979 and dispel some common myths about the Soviet’s intentions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part two of our look at the history of American involvement in Afghanistan since the late 1970s. We continue the story of the internal collapse of the PDPA's power in 1979, while the United States started pouring money into supporting the Mujahideen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of the US finally removing its troops from Afghanistan, it's time we take look at the history of American involvement in that part of the world and try to dispel some of the myths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Ray and I look at COVID vaccinations - the state of global vaccinations and vaccine opposition, how they are made, how well they work, the risks of vaccines, and what the world might look like after we're mostly all vaccinated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Trevor and I look at lockdowns. Do they work? What do we mean by 'work'? What's the evidence for and against? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm joined by Trevor Bell from The Iron Fist & The Velvet Glove podcast to talk about the state of COVID as of August 2021. This is the first part of several upcoming episodes where we look at the state of the global pandemic, as well as explore the various theories about the effectiveness of lockdowns and vaccinations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long-time listener Hugo Mathieu joins me to explain how and why I'm wrong about democracy. He says we don't have one. I say we have one - albeit in a corrupt and limited form. Who's right? You be the judge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long-time listener and former China resident Liam Bussell joins me for a chat about why I am, in his opinion, "wrong on China". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we look at the Afghanistan pullout, Biden's genocide announcement, coverage of the latest Israel-Palestinian conflict, and the Pentagon's bizarre internet play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some Greek guy died, stop the presses. Suggested Punishments for a Fake Cherokee? COVID antivaxers. Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout 'nuclear terrorism’. The US blurred out Israeli satellite images for decades. Why is the US investigating a Swiss banker? The Chinese Marshall Plan. Psychopaths in power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we drill down on the Uyghur report by Dr Adrian Zenz, look at the CIA's relationship with Turkish Islamic scholar Fetullah Gulen, Biden's failure to punish the Saudis for the murder of Kashogghi, and the scary Christianity of Gab.com's founder, Andrew Torba. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk about the current war going on between the Australian Government and a handful of media barons on one side, and Facebook and Google. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look at the obviously biased reporting in the Western media about the WHO's recent trip to China to investigate the origins of COVID. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices