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This week, Madeline and David talk about the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and the completion of Balkanization. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://archive.org/details/tokillnationat00pare/page/95/mode/2up https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-invasion-of-yugoslavia https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11875449 https://www.politico.eu/article/slobodan-milosevic-and-the-heroic-quest-for-the-truth/ https://www.mojevrijeme.hr/magaz...
This week, Madeline and David talk about the Bosnian genocide and the build up to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://archive.org/details/tokillnationat00pare/page/95/mode/2up https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-invasion-of-yugoslavia https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11875449 https://www.politico.eu/article/slobodan-milosevic-and-the-heroic-quest-for-the-truth/ https://www.mojevrijeme.hr/magazin/20...
This week, Madeline and David talk about the Tito-Stalin split and the IMF sinking its teeth into Yugoslavia! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://archive.org/details/tokillnationat00pare/page/95/mode/2up https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-invasion-of-yugoslavia https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11875449 https://www.politico.eu/article/slobodan-milosevic-and-the-heroic-quest-for-the-truth/ https://www.mojevrijeme.hr/magazin/2015/04/hrvats...
This week, Madeline and David talk about the foundation of socialist Yugoslavia! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://archive.org/details/tokillnationat00pare/page/95/mode/2up https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-invasion-of-yugoslavia https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11875449 https://www.politico.eu/article/slobodan-milosevic-and-the-heroic-quest-for-the-truth/ https://www.mojevrijeme.hr/magazin/2015/04/hrvatska-i-bih-slozne-u-sfrj-se-zivjelo-bolj...
This week, Madeline was in Cuba on the Nuestra America Convoy so David interviewed PhD candidate Alexia Alkadi-Barbaro about the state of American neoliberalism, the despair of American liberals, and what exactly is to be done! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared
This week, David and Madeline do part 3 of our episode series on the Armenian genocide! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: see part 1
This week, David and Madeline do part 2 of our episode series on the Armenian genocide! PATREON (for bonus content related to this episode): https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: see part 1 :)
Delving into the often-overlooked history preceding the Armenian Genocide, this episode uncovers the Ottoman Empire's 19th-century decline, the concurrent rise of Armenian national identity, and the class divisions within Armenian communities. It highlights the political and economic pressures that led to land dispossession for Armenian peasants and the emergence of radical nationalist movements. The discussion also touches on the inconsistent interventions of European powers and sets the stage for the major massacres of the 1890s, offering crucial context for understanding the full scope of the genocide.
This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of American intervention in Ukraine, part 4! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/azov-ban-lifted/ https://www.kyivpost.com/post/6652 https://responsiblestatecraft.org/putin-willing-negotiate/ https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-linked-to-neo-nazis/ https://esc.nccu.edu.tw/PageDoc/Detail?fid=7801&...
This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of American intervention in Ukraine, part 3! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/azov-ban-lifted/ https://www.kyivpost.com/post/6652 https://responsiblestatecraft.org/putin-willing-negotiate/ https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-linked-to-neo-nazis/ https://esc.nccu.edu.tw/PageDoc/Detail?fid=7801&id=69...
This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of American intervention in Ukraine, part 2! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/azov-ban-lifted/ https://www.kyivpost.com/post/6652 https://responsiblestatecraft.org/putin-willing-negotiate/ https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-linked-to-neo-nazis/ https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ukraine-has-nazi-problem-vla...
Delving into the intricate history of American involvement in Ukraine, this episode uncovers how the US systematically backed far-right nationalist and even Nazi collaborators to serve its anti-communist agenda, influencing Ukrainian politics for decades. It details the strategic division of Ukraine, the controversial rehabilitation of figures like Stefan Bandera, and the West's role in events like the Orange Revolution, challenging mainstream narratives about the region's conflicts and highlighting the US's imperialist objectives.
This week, Madeline & David finish up our two-parter on Venezuela, including conversations about Maduro, the Peace & Freedom website, and why it doesn't matter who is wearing a captain's hat and selling fentanyl to your kids! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79-00927A004600120002-9.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/45329740.pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/F419409CE...
This week, Madeline and David talk about Venezuela, Chavez, and mustaches! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/ SOURCES: ttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79-00927A004600120002-9.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/45329740.pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/F419409CE36569D0BBC81389843FBDCB/S0023879100024845a.pdf/cattle-corruption-and-venezuelan-state-formation-during-the-regime-of-juan-vicente-gomez-1908-35.pdf https://www.reuters...
This week, Madeline and David talk about Xinjiang, the Uyghurs, Donald Trump, and BDSM clubs in Taiwan! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BmgLBs4h20BYpty5svAQZ3nI4GxM7vhDM2gWPA6f9QY/edit?tab=t.0
This week, Madeline and David talk about campaign financing and dark money! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/using-personal-funds-candidate/ https://www.usa.gov/campaign-finance-laws https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/contribution-limits/ https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/who-can-and-cant-contribute/#who-...
This week, Madeline and David talk about Hulk Hogan's role in union-busting at the WWE! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/ SOURCES: https://www.thesportster.com/wwe-hulk-hogan-killed-jesse-ventura-plan-pro-wrestling-union-vince-mcmahon/ https://www.thesportster.com/tag/hulk-hogan/ https://www.thesportster.com/hulk-hogan-jokes-body-slamming-kamala-harris-questions-indian-heritage/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hJHrgREqNA https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jesse-ventura-hulk-ho...
This week, David and Madeline wrap up part 3 of our series on the Mexican revolutionaries The Magonistas! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: Hernandez, Kelly Lytle. Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022.
This week, David and Madeline do part 2 of our three part series about border control and the Mexican revolutionaries the Magonistas! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: Hernandez, Kelly Lytle. Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022.
This episode delves into the Magonistas, Mexican rebels opposing Porfirio Diaz's authoritarian regime, and the deep history of US imperialism in Mexico. It covers the US annexation of vast Mexican territories, the exploitation of resources and labor, and the oppressive "Juan Crow" policies. The hosts explore Diaz's rise from poverty to a 30-year dictatorship, highlighting his early heroism that devolved into brutal repression and the sale of Mexico's wealth to American industrialists, setting the stage for the Magonistas' fight for revolution.
This week, Madeline and David talk about the ICE protests in Los Angeles and finish up our three part episode on Lyndon LaRouche! PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/26/larouches-call-to-quarantine-aids-victims-trails-in-california/f79e0d33-02be-4fad-a643-08bf0d462f95/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000100640021-7.pdf https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/10/14/conference-build-the-new-paradigm-...
This week, we talk more about Lyndon LaRouche and the Marxists that never were, and David tries to cajole Madeline into saying a slur (Madeline does NOT). PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/26/larouches-call-to-quarantine-aids-victims-trails-in-california/f79e0d33-02be-4fad-a643-08bf0d462f95/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000100640021-7.pdf https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/10/14/...
This week, Madeline and David talk about Lyndon LaRouche! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/26/larouches-call-to-quarantine-aids-victims-trails-in-california/f79e0d33-02be-4fad-a643-08bf0d462f95/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000100640021-7.pdf https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/10/14/conference-build-the-new-paradigm-defeat-green-fascism/ https://archive.org/details/larouchenewam...
This week, Madeline and David wrap up our two-part episode about AFRICOM, Burkina Faso, and Traore! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.defense.gov/About/combatant-commands/ https://hoodcommunist.org/2022/09/29/a-guide-to-shutdownafricom/amp/ https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/16/afri-m16.html https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/246-oint-statement-of-the-communist-party-of-kenya-and-the-zimbabwe-communist-party-on-the-expansion-of-a...
This week, Madeline & David talk about AFRICOM, Kony 2012, and whether or not X is a rockabilly band! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.defense.gov/About/combatant-commands/ https://hoodcommunist.org/2022/09/29/a-guide-to-shutdownafricom/amp/ https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/16/afri-m16.html https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/246-oint-statement-of-the-communist-party-of-kenya-and-the-zimbabwe-communist-party-on-the-expansio...
This week David and Madeline finish our two part episode about the Italian syndicalists! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/ SOURCES: Anderson, Considerations on Western Marxism Clark, Antonio Gramsci and the Revolution That Failed Gramsci, The Antonio Gramsci Reader: Selected Writings 1916-1935 Emmerson, “Gabriele D’Annunzio’s Fiume Escapade.” Bertrand, “The Biennio Rosso: Anarchists and Revolutionary Syndicalists in Italy, 1919-1920.” Lenin, “Terms of Admission int...
This week, David and Madeline talk about Italy, Biennio Rossa, and what age is too young to not know how to put your phone on silent! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/ SOURCES: Anderson, Considerations on Western Marxism Clark, Antonio Gramsci and the Revolution That Failed Gramsci, The Antonio Gramsci Reader: Selected Writings 1916-1935 Emmerson, “Gabriele D’Annunzio’s Fiume Escapade.” Bertrand, “The Biennio Rosso: Anarchists and Revolutionary Syndicalists in Italy, 1919-1920...
This week, Madeline and David wrap up our second part of our discussion about USAID! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/02/14/usaid-controversy-live-updates-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-temporarily-restore-foreign-aid-funding/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-canceling-foreign-aid-awards-in-place-before-his-inauguration/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP74B00415R00...
This week, Madeline and David discuss USAID! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/02/14/usaid-controversy-live-updates-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-temporarily-restore-foreign-aid-funding/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-canceling-foreign-aid-awards-in-place-before-his-inauguration/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP74B00415R000300070019-8.pdf https://www.cia.gov/rea...
This week, David and Madeline wrap up our three-part series on the Haitian Revolution! This episode is a little louder than usual so start it quieter to be kind to your ears because Madeline's voice is SHRILL. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/Henochsberg2016.pdf https://jacobin.com/2017/01/haiti-reparations-france-slavery-colonialism-debt/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-history-colonized-france.html https://...
