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Radio Free WLBOTT (part I)

The current United States regime is cutting many vital services. In it’s wisdom, it defunded a true jewel of democracy – Radio Free Europe. Radio Free Europe (RFE) began in 1949, to broadcast news, current events, politics, and, interestingly, jazz to the eastern European countries trapped behind the iron curtain. Nicola Careem The Mission RFE/RL’s […]

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Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice

In Argentina, today is the national holiday “Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia” or “Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice”. It is a solemn holiday that commemorates the fall of the democratic government on March 24, 1976 to the military dictatorship that ruled until 1983. You can read more about […]

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Lamentations

So…. I was at the Y yesterday, where they have a large-print copy of the Bible in the foray. I’m always curious with what page was most recently chosen by a passerby. Yesterday, the Bible was opened to Chapter 1 of the Old Testament book Lamentations. I’d never read it before. It is prosaic and […]

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Shame! Shame on America!

The current American administration has brought great shame upon itself and America and her people. Friday, February 28th, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy. After observing the Friday news/social media/spending boycott, I awoke early Saturday morning to the news of the Trump/Zelenskyy press conference. I’ve never been more ashamed of my country, […]

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Men w/Hats & Right Wing Rats

At WLBOTT HQ, over an executive breakfast of Kombucha, quail eggs, croissants and phytoplankton, we were discussing a YouTube video that discussed voter suppression in the 2024 presidential election. The YouTube Video… The video is basically a review and summary of Greg Palast’s documentary Vigilantes Inc. You can watch the full movie on YouTube. You […]

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Jake, How Can We Help?

Jake Broe, friend of the BLOTT and fervent supporter of Ukraine, has recently posted an hour-long video. The video is his monthly Q&A. The questions are the top ranked entries from his viewers. Very democratic. In the video, which manly focuses on America’s downward spiral on the international stage, also touches on social media, and […]

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The Canadian-American Peace Plan

Elder UC#1 has brought to our attention a potentially sensitive matter concerning Canadian-US relationships. We are happy to announce that UC#1 has been promoted to the director of the WLBOTT Media Division (WMD). The WMD has been granted access to Air Force One, but only as part of the cleaning crew. We see it as […]

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Google Caves

The Relationship Between Fascist Regimes and Industry The relationship between fascist regimes and industry is a Faustian bargain: industries gain influence and protection, but at the cost of autonomy, ethics, and long-term stability. It serves as a reminder of how economic systems can be manipulated in the service of oppressive political ideologies. [compiled with the […]

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In or Out? Do You Participate in the System? (part II)

We continue with our look at the system, and whether or not we participate. Capitalism has encouraged Lay’s to develop over 200 flavors of potato chips. But capitalism is also responsible for child labor, environmental destruction, corrupt political systems, deep concentrations of wealth and power, poverty, early death, and unimaginable greed. We came across a […]

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In or Out? Do You Participate in the System? (part I)

Today I’m looking at an age old problem: when confined to a corrupt system, do you try to fix the system from within, or do you live outside the system? But in this age of enlightenment and compassionate conservatism, how could the system possibly be corrupt? Let us respond in the languages available at the […]