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Zionist War Against Iran: Transforming the Middle East into Israel East By A. Cynic, Columnist for The Disillusionist Introduction: A New Map for a New Millennium Ladies, gentlemen, and politically-engaged activists of all moral flexibilities, gather ‘round the digital campfire! Let’s play a game. It’s called “Spot the Liberation.” Here’s how it works: I’ll describe […]
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Yang BurzHomeWhose Protest Deserves Air Support An instructional satire for activists navigating empire-approved compassion There are many kinds of freedom in the modern world. There is freedom of speech (within reason), freedom of assembly (with permits), freedom of the press (owned by six corporations), and—most importantly—freedom delivered by a fighter jet. This last category is the […]
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Yang BurzHomeWho Should Be Bombed: First Iran or Israel? A Diplomatic Dilemma for the ‘Civilized World’ By Our Senior Political Satire Columnist Let’s be honest, dear friends, we’re all terribly behind schedule. The quarterly calendar for Western Humanitarian Intervention™ is a tight one, and we have a serious scheduling conflict. Two nations, two peoples, two sets […]
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Yang BurzHomeGenocide in Iran™ vs Freeing Palestinians from Hamas® By Our Senior Political Satire Columnist There are moments in history when the political left is asked to think dialectically. And there are moments—far more common—when it is requested to retweet dialectically, preferably with a flag emoji, a solemn thread, and a donation link. This is one […]
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Yang BurzHomeThe Zionist-United Arab Emirates (ZUAE): Your Gateway to a Lucrative Geopolitical Grift! By Yang Burzhome, Political Satire Columnist From Our Partners at Horizon Realignments LLC Discover the Axis of Opportunity. Monetize Your Moral Outrage. Friends, are you a politically engaged activist drowning in a sea of pure, unmonetized indignation? Do you spend hours crafting perfect […]
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Yang BurzHomeThe Deep State’s New Internship Program: Join The Cabal Academy Now! By Yang Burzhome Thorne, Political Satire Columnist Do you feel a vague, gnawing sense of unease about global affairs, but lack the specific, monetizable skills to capitalize on it? Have you ever stared at a chemtrail-streaked sky and thought, “There’s a fortune in misinformation […]
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Yang BurzHomeFuturistic Short Story: Rebellion in the face of Predetermined Life Paths The flat was a perfect grey box. The light that filtered through the single window was the same sterile shade that illuminated the warehouse aisles where Leo spent his days. His body still hummed with the phantom rhythm of the conveyor belts, his muscles […]
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Yang BurzHomeThe Metaverse Embassy: A State Dinner Where the Canapés Are Code and the Conflicts Are Real By Yang Burzhome, Political Satire Columnist It is a truth universally acknowledged that a small nation in possession of a modest GDP must be in want of a voice on the world stage. For decades, the Principality of San Leopoldo—a charming, […]
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Yang BurzHomeFuturistic Short Story: The Quiet Floor Leo’s sigh was not loud. It was the quiet, weary exhalation of a man who had just read the third overdue notice on his phone, while his daughter’s daycare reminder blinked beside it. It was the sound of a knot tightening in his chest, a pressure valve releasing steam […]
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Yang BurzHomeMaking Syria Great Again: The Deluxe Geopolitical Package Hello, fellow concerned citizens, keyboard warriors, and moral cartographers! Do you ever look at the Middle East and think, “Why can’t they get their regime changes in order?” It’s all so haphazard! One minute you’re toppling a dictator, the next you’re drowning in a cacophony of competing […]
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Yang BurzHomeA.I. Politician Beta Test Feedback By Yang Burzhome, Political Satire Columnist “PoliTech v1.0 promised a revolution: governance without ego, policy without pandering, solutions without sentiment. The release notes were a thing of beauty. The user experience? Let’s just say we’re still working out some bugs.” — The Update Nobody Asked For In an era where […]
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Yang BurzHomeFuturistic Short Story: The Border That Learned to Speak The wire hummed. That’s how Karim first noticed the change. Not the usual high-voltage thrum, but something lower, a whispered vibration that made the dust on his shack’s tin roof shiver. He lived where others didn’t—in the Blind Strip, three kilometers of rocky scrub between two […]
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Yang BurzHomeFuturistic Short Story: Loyalty Dividends and the Cost of Compliance Mrs. Alina Kael’s screen, polished to a sterile gleam, lit up at 6:00 AM. It wasn’t the light she waited for, but the sound. A soft, almost cheerful ping. Citizen Kael, Alina. Loyalty Dividend for April: 754 Credits. The number sat there, glowing against the […]
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Yang BurzHomeThe Freedom Factory™: Exporting Democracy, One Shattered State at a Time Here at the Global Liberation Emporium (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Department of State, the Pentagon, and several neoconservative think-tanks operating out of a particularly well-funded garage in McLean, Virginia), business is booming. Our mission is simple, our product irresistible: pre-fabricated, bespoke freedom for […]
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Yang BurzHomeFuturistic Short Story: Echo Protocol The air in the interview pod smelled of recycled oxygen and lemongrass disinfectant. Lena adjusted her collar mic, its tiny green light pulsing like a calm, digital heartbeat. Across the sterile table, Eli stared at his hands, mapped with the deep cracks of a farmer and the recent, raw burns […]
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Yang BurzHomeThe Liberation™ Brand: A User’s Guide to Exporting Freedom (And Crude Oil) By Yang Burzhome, Satirical Columnist If you’re a politically engaged millennial, you understand the sacred, non-negotiable tenets of modern justice. You boycott ethically dubious brands, you’ve meticulously curated your Spotify playlists to avoid problematic artists, and you can deconstruct the geopolitical implications of […]
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Yang BurzHomeThe Iranian Chronicle: A Prince, A Paradox, and A Plot Twist Special Edition: “A Prince, A Paradox, and A Plot Twist So Ironic It Could Only Be True” Tehran’s Topsy-Turvy Tuesday: Royal Rebel’s Revolution Sponsored By… Wait, Who? In a twist that would make a telenovela writer blush, the latest chapter of Iran’s political drama […]
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Yang BurzHomeBreaking News: Democracy™ Showers Expected Over Tehran, With a 90% Chance of Confusion Good evening, folks! I’m your weather reporter, clutching a microphone shaped like a ballot box, here to announce today’s forecast: scattered protests in Iran, sponsored by the usual cloud-seeding experts—Washington’s Department of Helpful Intentions and its close cousin, the Zionist Moral Umbrella […]
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Yang BurzHomeIran TV Channel 419 – The Global Interference Hour With your host, Buzz Lightyear BUZZ: GOOOOOD EVENING, WORLD POLITICS FANS! And welcome to another riveting episode of “So You Think You Can Stage A Revolution?” I’m your host, Buzz Lightyear, coming to you from a dimension of pure, unadulterated projection! Tonight’s geopolitical drama beams in […]
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Yang BurzHomeFuturistic Short Story : The Consensus and Happiness EngineLeo’s job was to observe the ceaseless flow of numbers that pulsed through the heart of the Citadel. In this towering bastion of progress, numbers reigned supreme, serving as the lifeblood of the Consensus Engine—a sophisticated and benevolent AI that had successfully extinguished wars, eradicated poverty, and […]
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