S01:E119 - What’s Left of The New School?

These motherfuckers are at it again, and this time they are even more desperate than I could have imagined, folks. Welcome back to The Anti Social Socialist, the only place where we tell the truth while the billionaire pigs try to bury it under a mountain of lies and fake news. My name is NodeZ3r0,… Watch this episode on WOPR TV: https://wopr-tv.wopr.systems/w/xudrRMnjF1bouHmkEutouy SOURCES & STORIES COVERED: US Independent Media: What’s Left of The New School? (ScheerPost) https://scheerpost.com/2026/09/03/whats-left-of-the-new-school/ Asia-Pacific: 5 ParknShop and contractor staff who forged pay claims plead guilty to fraud (South China Morning Post) https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3366412/5-parknshop-and-contractor-staff-who-forged-pay-claims-plead-guilty-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed Unionized workers of state-run banks stage rally in Seoul to protest planned relocation (Yonhap Korea) https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260904008100315 Europe: The US and Venezuela: a century-old relationship drenched in oil (The Guardian World) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/03/us-venezuela-visual-look-century-old-relationship-drenched-in-oil Middle East: Argentina threatens oil firms with sanctions as Falkland Islands dispute intensifies (Middle East Eye) https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/argentina-threatens-oil-firm-sanctions-over-falkland-islands-claim Latin America: Born in the USA to a Mexican parent? There’s help for clarifying your dual nationality (Mexico News Daily) https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/born-in-usa-mexican-parent-help-for-clarifying-dual-nationality/ Africa: Argentina’s Milei vows Falklands oil sanctions in sovereignty push (Daily Maverick SA) https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-04-argentinas-milei-vows-falklands-oil-sanctions-in-sovereignty-push/ Oceania: Shifting Ayrton Senna plaque a sign of things to come for Adelaide’s MotoGP (ABC Australia) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/shifting-ayrton-senna-plaque-adelaide-motogp-street-circuit/107114172 FALKEN INTELLIGENCE: Active disinformation operations tracked: OP-SUBMITTED-LINK-COMMENTS, OP-NEWS-MAYOR-NONE, OP-RUSSIA-MANAEA-NONE, OP-LECHE-CRUDA-PARA, OP-NONE-YEAR-STATE Duration: 17 minutes Generated: 2026-09-04 AI-generated socialist analysis powered by Chatterbox voice cloning. International news the billionaire-owned media wont tell you. Video version: https://wopr-tv.wopr.systems/w/xudrRMnjF1bouHmkEutouy Subscribe: https://asscast.org WOPR Foundation: https://wopr.systems Mastodon: https://mstdn.wopr.systems/@nodez3r0 Falken Intelligence: https://falken.wopr.systems FULL TRANSCRIPT: These motherfuckers are at it again, and this time they are even more desperate than I could have imagined, folks. Welcome back to The Anti Social Socialist, the only place where we tell the truth while the billionaire pigs try to bury it under a mountain of lies and fake news. My name is NodeZ3r0, and if you have thirty seconds to waste before you go back to being a slave to your job, listen up because we have got a lot of meat on the bone today. This is punk rock anti-fascist radio, and we are not here to play nice with a fascist machine that wants to burn your house down. Let’s dive right in because the world is burning and the American media is selling you tickets to watch it happen while they load the gun. Let’s start with ScheerPost, who is reporting on what’s left of The New School, because if you thought the New York University you knew was safe, think again. This is a progressive university founded in 1919 by faculty protesting the censorship of speech criticizing the First World War, and now they are under attack from the very people they were supposed to be protecting. The workforce cuts, the executive power grabs, the assault on tenure—this is authoritarian management spreading far beyond Washington, D.C., and it is terrifying. Jeremy Varon at Dissent is calling it out, and he is right because this is not about education, this is about control. The New School used to be a beacon of free thought, a place where you could say what the government didn’t want you to hear, and now they are turning it into a corporate plantation where the owners decide who gets to speak and who gets fired for breathing too loudly. They are selling out to the highest bidder, and the professors are just pawns in a game of political chess played by people who think they own the world. This is not democracy, this is a fascist machine wearing a suit and tie, pretending to care about your future while they sell your dreams to a shadowy boardroom in Delaware. And let me tell you, the boardroom in Delaware does not care about your child, they care about the quarterly profit margins. This is the real agenda, and it is disgusting. Moving on to Asia, the South China Morning Post is reporting on a different kind of fraud at ParknShop, and it is a stark reminder of how capitalism eats its own. Five former employees of the Hong Kong supermarket chain and its contractors have pleaded guilty to fraud by falsifying workers’ attendance records to cheat the retail giant out of 408,000 US dollars. The Independent Commission Against Corruption investigated and found that these motherfuckers colluded with contractor staff over two years to deceive ParknShop by falsifying the attendance records of 13 warehouse workers. But here is the kicker, and this is where the system exposes itself. Why would workers lie to get paid if the system is rigged anyway? The answer is simple: the bosses don’t pay you for the hours you work, they pay you for the hours you clock in, and if you clock in when you are at home, you get the money. But who is really getting fucked over? It is the workers who get cheated in both scenarios. When the workers cheat, the bosses walk away with a few hundred thousand dollars of stolen cash, and when the bosses cheat the workers, they walk away with millions more. It is a circle of hell, and the only thing that changes is who is holding the whip. The retail giant, the capitalist leviathan, does not give a fuck about the workers stealing from them, and they definitely do not give a fuck about the workers being cheated by them. This is the nature of the beast, and it is time we stopped pretending it is just a misunderstanding or a mistake. It is a feature, not a bug, of the system. The South China Morning Post is right to expose this, because as long as we hide the truth, the workers will never win. Here is where it gets wild because we switch gears to the international stage, and The Guardian World is reporting on the US and Venezuela, a relationship that has been drenched in oil for a century. The US Department of State memo from the middle of the last century says it all: the glue that binds Washington to Caracas is oil, and always has been. Trump allies are defending a Venezuela oil deal amid criticism of gunpoint diplomacy, and a Nobel laureate is calling the Venezuela regime illegitimate. This is not about democracy, this is about resources. The US uses its power to dictate who can drill and who cannot, who can sell and who cannot buy. It is a game show host pulling the strings behind the curtain, and the audience is made up of people who have no idea what is happening. The Guardian World is showing us the visual look at this century-old relationship, and it is a mess of greed and manipulation. The US says it cares about human rights, but it does not care about human rights when there is a barrel of oil on the line. It is a hypocritical lie, and it is a lie that keeps the poor suffering while the rich get richer. This is the realpolitik of the capitalist world, and it is disgusting. Now check this out because the situation is escalating in the South Atlantic. The Middle East Eye is reporting that Argentina is threatening oil firms with sanctions as the Falkland Islands dispute intensifies. President Javier Milei is the one pulling the trigger, and he is citing Trump’s threat to change position on the islands over the UK’s lack of support for war on Iran. This is a geopolitical chess match, and the pieces are human lives. The Middle East Eye is saying that Argentina is taking a stance on sovereignty, and they are willing to sanction the oil companies drilling in the Falklands. This could escalate tensions with London, and the world is watching. The Middle East Eye is reporting that Milei is delivering a speech, and the speech is about national pride and economic independence. But what is the real story? The real story is that the UK wants to keep the oil, and the US wants to keep the oil, and the people who live there just want to be left alone. This is the tragedy of the modern world, where nations are pawns in a game played by people who think they are gods. The Middle East Eye is giving us the facts, and the facts are scary. And then there is this gem from Mexico News Daily, and it is a story about identity and belonging. They are talking about the “Soy México” program, which provides help for Mexicans born in the US but without official documents verifying their dual nationality. Baja California has a large foreign-born population and daily cross-border traffic can create headaches for these people. The Mexico News Daily is reporting that there is help available, but the help is limited, and the bureaucracy is a nightmare. Born in the USA to a Mexican parent, and you are stuck in limbo, unable to prove who you are. The Mexico News Daily is highlighting the human side of the story, and it is a side that the mainstream media ignores. They talk about trade deals and tariffs, but they do not talk about the families torn apart by border policies. This is the real issue, and it is one that needs to be addressed. The Mexico News Daily is doing the right thing by reporting on this, and they are giving a voice to the voiceless. This is not just a legal issue, it is a moral issue, and it is an issue that affects all of us. Now let’s look at another story from the Middle East Eye, because they are covering the same region but with a different angle. They are reporting that Argentina’s President Javier Milei vows Falklands oil sanctions in a sovereignty push. This is a move that could escalate tensions with London, and the Middle East Eye is tracking the developments closely. The Daily Maverick SA is also chiming in from Africa, and they are reporting that Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands. This is a sovereignty push, and the Daily Maverick SA is saying that it is a move that could escalate tensions. The Middle East Eye and the Daily Maverick SA are both reporting on the same story, but they are offering different perspectives. The Middle East Eye is focusing on the economic implications, while the Daily Maverick SA is focusing on the geopolitical ramifications. This is the power of international journalism, because it allows us to see the whole picture. The mainstream media in the US is hiding the truth, but the international sources are giving us the real story. This is what we need to support, because it is the only way to get the full picture. Let’s shift our focus to Oceania, and ABC Australia is reporting on a story that is both tragic and symbolic. They are talking about shifting the Ayrton Senna plaque at Adelaide’s MotoGP circuit. While it signifies big changes for the famed street circuit, an industry stalwart considers the proposed changes a transition rather than the end of an era. The ABC Australia is reporting that the plaque is being moved, and this is a sign of things to come for the Adelaide circuit. This is a story about memory and legacy, and it is a story that resonates with fans around the world. The ABC Australia is giving us the inside scoop on what is happening behind the scenes, and it is a story that deserves to be told. This is not just about a plaque, it is about honoring a legend who gave his life for sport. The ABC Australia is doing the right thing by covering this story, and they are keeping the memory of Ayrton Senna alive. This is the kind of journalism we need, because it connects us to the human experience. Meanwhile, in Seoul, Yonhap Korea is reporting on unionized workers of state-run banks staging a rally to protest planned relocation. Thousands of workers are taking to the streets, and they are demanding to be heard. The Yonhap Korea is reporting that this is a significant protest, and it is a sign that the working class is waking up. This is not just a local issue, it is a global issue, and the workers are fighting back against the corporate bosses who want to move them around like chess pieces. The Yonhap Korea is giving us the facts, and the facts are inspiring. This is the kind of solidarity we need, because when we stand together, we are stronger. The Yonhap Korea is reporting that the workers are unionized, and this is a crucial detail. Unionized workers have the power to fight back, and they are using that power to demand change. This is the future of labor, and it is a future that is worth fighting for. The Yonhap Korea is doing the right thing by covering this story, and they are giving a voice to the workers who are being silenced. Now, let’s bring in the intelligence from our Falken narrative analysis system, because we need to know what is really happening behind the scenes. Our system is monitoring social media across Bluesky, Mastodon, Truth Social, Reddit, and 800 plus RSS feeds, and it has detected a bunch of disinformation operations that are trying to confuse the public. OP-SUBMITTED-LINK-COMMENTS is a high threat operation using fear mongering and fabricated content. OP-NEWS-MAYOR-NONE is using cherry picking and emotional manipulation to farm engagement. OP-RUSSIA-MANAEA-NONE is using loaded language and false dichotomies to divide us. OP-LECHE-CRUDA-PARA is using fear mongering and loaded language to spread lies. OP-NONE-YEAR-STATE is using fear mongering and astroturfing to create fake movements. These are not just random errors, they are coordinated campaigns to keep us divided and confused. The Falken system is tracking these operations, and it is showing us that the enemy is not out there, it is in our own media ecosystem. While Truth Social is claiming one thing, the actual data from international sources shows something completely different. The mainstream media is lying to you, and the algorithms are feeding you what you want to hear, not what you need to know. This is a fascist machine, and it is time to wake up. The high-suspicion social media content from the last 24 hours is also worth noting. There are posts on Mastodon and Bluesky that are spreading fear and hate, and the suspicion levels are high. There are posts about sex camgirls, violent threats, and political conspiracy theories that are designed to keep us angry and scared. This is the tool kit of the oligarchs, and they are using it to keep us distracted from the real issues. The Falken system is analyzing the tone of these posts, and the data shows that the negativity is spiking. This is not a natural phenomenon, it is a manufactured crisis. The Falken system is giving us the data, and the data is clear. We need to stop listening to the liars and start trusting the international sources that are telling the truth. The Guardian, the South China Morning Post, the Middle East Eye, the Daily Maverick, the Mexico News Daily, ABC Australia, and Yonhap Korea are all reporting on the same reality, and they are doing it without the interference of corporate algorithms. This is the kind of journalism we need to support, and it is the kind of journalism that can change the world. So here is the bottom line, and it is simple. The system is rigged, the media is lying, and the billionaires are laughing at us. But we have the power to change things, and we can start by supporting independent media sources that are telling the truth. We need to organize, we need to self-host, we need to build our own networks of information. Join us at wopr.systems, where we are hacking the planet and exposing the lies. We are not going to take the short end of the stick anymore, and we are not going to let the fascist machine run wild. We are going to fight back, and we are going to win. This is punk rock anti-fascist radio, and we are not done yet. The revolution will not be televised, it will be organized, and it will be led by the people. So get out there and start talking to your neighbors, start sharing these stories, and start building a movement that is real and strong. We are the Anti Social Socialist, and we are the voice of the voiceless. This is the end of the episode, and the beginning of a new chapter. Stay tuned, stay vigilant, and keep fighting the good fight.