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There has been no greater media zealot for Trump, his political theorist Yoram Hazony, National Conservatism, and Straussianism (Traditional Conservatism, by way of Willmoore Kendall), than The American Conservative magazine, since Charles Koch began funding them in about 2015. With the addition of National Conservatism to that mix a little later when Hazony sprung on the scene, and National Conservatism began to be zealously promoted, explained by it being nearly identical to Willmoore Kendall's own "Totalitarian Democracy" political theory which was in fact, in TAC's DNA, as he was celebrated long before I became aware of him on this email list by the advocate of his fascist, anti-Constitutional political theory, as can be seen here from 2013:
Quote: "The states that ultimately seceded felt that preservation of their way of life required a giving them a functional veto over certain national policies. Preservation of the Union would require an asymmetrical relationship between the sections.
"Is that inherently wrong, or inherently bad constitutional design? I don’t see why we should conclude that."
This TAC knave may not conclude that but the South wasn't passively "preserving their way of life," of keeping humans in chains. They were aggressively attacking anyone who might, far up in the North, take sympathy (like some do for Palestinians today) upon seeing a fellow human being attempting to escape that slavery, at risk of decapitation or any of the other tortures the South used. With the Fugitive Slave Act criminalizing anyone who might not eagerly join in, in returning such slaves to their "Masters." With the latter the ideological predecessor of todays's Libertarian's, such as Charles Koch, who demanded "Freedom for Me, but not for Thee." Furthermore, the South was far more militarily aggressive and expansionistic toward the Western territories (Kansas, Missouri, to begin with), and outside the continental U.S., with constant plans for conquest of the Caribbean and Mexico. Making them a perfect fit for today's "Settler-Colonial" National Conservatives, as originating in Israeli Settler Fascism. That's who this email list is most friendly and accommodating to, and even with one who opposes Israel's treatment of the Palestinians, turns obsequious to the editor of National Conservatism's flagship publication, The American Conservative.
As a National Conservative luminary, that idolatry includes Peter Thiel, National Conservative's most prominent supporter, next to J.D. Vance and Trump himself. With The American Conservative magazine's editors along with a former editor (and one-time friend) now at the Quincy Institute promoting the "New Right," as National Conservatism is referred to, on this email list playing an active role in promoting Trumpism/National Conservatism, there are many people here who can take a bow for getting Netanyahu's co-belligerents elected this year: Trump, and Thiel's stand-in, J.D. Vance. Here is one example of how TAC celebrated Netanyahu's co-ideologues, co-belligerents:
BLUF: ""Yoram Hazony and his Edmund Burke Foundation brought a big tent of people together, and let them talk. In doing so, he reminded everyone that they do not labor alone, wherever they labor; that in the work to restore sanity to an increasingly deranged Western public life, to protect this country’s sovereignty and history from its own establishment, they have allies and co-belligerents.
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"Peter Thiel is one of national conservatism’s leaders, and opened the conference."
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"To stave off further decline, Peter Thiel hopes for a return of a more confident America, “a country in which we have ticker tape parades for single individuals.” E pluribus unum. If we invite them to, great persons can step forward from we the people, to lead, to teach, to give us wonders again.
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"If the first NatCon in the Beltway of 2019 had a more confident spirit than post-Covid Orlando, that was in large part because Donald Trump stood—strikingly light on his feet, chest protruding, arms extended wide—ready to have the robes and armor of national conservatism laid upon his shoulders and girded at his waist, fitted to him as he strode forth into a second term."
"Strikingly light on his feet, chest protruding, arms extended wide—ready to have the robes and armor of national conservatism laid upon his shoulders and girded at his waist, fitted to him as he strode forth into a second term." Here are some photos of Trump:
Whoops, wrong fascist. Here is Trump:
So what would fascism be, without a strident proponent of "Schmittianism,"Carl Schmitt's fascist political theory? Thiel remains a proponent of Schmittianism, as he earlier wrote of, with his "National Conservative" political theory. The two are identical, in substance. And now we have Thiel's man next to the President, and in line to become President! Hallelujah! Proponents of Schmittianism on this email list won! Which I know is the majority by a large margin, measured by emails here, with me the only one openly opposing Thielism/Schmittianism, with "Acquiescence by Silence" the obvious consensus of the list.
So more pride can be taken here in Thiel's (and Charles Koch's, Musk's, et al., role in Israel's genocide, and now conquest of Syria, with Iran on the chopping block when Trump takes Office (if not before, as Trump's designated NSA Waltz says "the Trump transition team is working “hand in glove” with the Biden administration on national security."
When Blinken touched down in Israel yesterday, I hope he apologized to Bibi for leaking their battle plans, and told the Israelis that they were right all along.
"Because the Ayatollah is in hiding right now, not because of Biden, but because of Bibi."
But this will truly get Traditional Conservatives and National Conservatives, and most libertarians, really revved up! Their Guy, Peter Thiel, and Palantir, "all have deep ties to Israel’s intelligence services or the United States’ military-industrial complex!"
"Peter Thiel, one of the founders of Paypal, Facebook and Palantir, is also a Carbyne investor. "Thiel is an avid Trump supporter, and is heavily invested in military and intelligence companies. Thiel’s Palantir is described asmaking use of “war on terror tools to track American citizens”.
"Trae Stephens, another co-founder of Palantir, is on Carbyne’s advisory board. Stephens also served as the head of Trump’s Department of Defense transition team.
"Even though the company allegedly provides emergency response services, none of the directors or advisory board members have a background in emergency response systems. Instead, all have deep ties to Israel’s intelligence services or the United States’ military-industrial complex.
National Subversion
"Newsweek identified Israeli espionage within the US as a significant and growing threat going back to 2013. Following the sentencing of Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard to life for espionage in 1985, this marks a controversial trend, that one former congressional staffer described as “terrifying”.
"Terrifying" is correct, and through "National Conservatism," and our kindly acquiescence to that, going so far as to elect two as Pres. and VP, with a lot of help from people on this email list, acting as "Agents of Influence," as that is defined, and working to "turn" others here to becoming "Agents of Influence," for Israel's fascist's U.S. wing, Trumpism/National Conservatism, its impossible not to see many here as "intell assets," in working to achieve Israel's intelligence goals of electing Trump, and keeping him in power until power can be handed off to the most zealous of the National Conservatives, J.D. Vance. Here's what's underway as Trumpism and it's not even hidden, with this email list one of its essential purveyors of Trump/Thiel propaganda!
After taking power, Hitler and the Nazis turned Germany into a dictatorship. Time and again, they used legal means to give their actions a semblance of legality. Step by step, Hitler managed to erode democracy until it was just a hollow facade. Things did not end there, though. During the twelve years that the Third Reich existed, Hitler continued to strengthen his hold on the country.
Paragon, the largest competitor to NSO and one of Israel's top offensive cyber companies, has been sold to an American investment firm for over half a billion dollars in a deal that symbolizes the start of a new era in Washington and Jerusalem's ties over commercial spyware.
Paragon was founded by former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and is led by the former commander of the elite military intelligence Unit 8200, Ehud Schneorson.
The company developed Graphite, an advanced spyware whose sale is highly regulated and can be sold only to state bodies. Among Paragon's clients: law enforcement and intelligence agencies in Israel, Europe, and the U.S. The firm's activities are overseen by Israel's Ministry of Defense, which greenlighted the deal.
As part of the sale to the American firm, Paragon will remain in Israel and continue its operations from here. The buyer, RED Lattice, is an American cybersecurity firm owned by AE Industrial Partners, which specializes in aviation, defense, and homeland security, working with U.S. security agencies.
Paragon already works with the DEA and with ICE, and is expected to expand its presence in the U.S. through the deal. An American unit of Paragon, focused on the American market, will be merged into the buyer, itself part of the software focused defense contractor AEI.
Two years ago, another U.S. defense conglomerate, L3Harris, attempted to acquire Israel's most famous spyware firm, NSO, which develops the infamous Pegasus spyware, sold to state clients, at Israel's encouragement, across the globe.
NSO
However, despite support from America's intelligence community, the 2022 deal to see NSO sold to the U.S. was blocked by Israel's Defense Ministry, which opposed the sale of the leading defense company to a foreign entity, and by the White House, which adopted a tough stance against the spyware industry, and NSO in particular.
The sale of Paragon has been approved by the relevant authorities in both Israel and the U.S., signaling what many in Israel see as a new phase in relations with Washington on offensive cybersecurity.
This marks a shift from four years of tension between U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a new reality of cooperation, acquisitions, and Israeli companies moving to the U.S. amid Donald Trump's return to the White House.
As part of the sale, Barak and Schneorson will receive cash and shares in the acquiring company. Among Paragon's founders are several former 8200 alumni, including CEO Idan Norik, CTO Igor Bogdalov, and Chief Research Officer Liad Abraham, who will also benefit from the exit.
The proceeds from the sale will be received in two installments, the first for 500 million dollar, but could eventually exceed a billion dollars, depending on the company's performance in the coming year, a year expected to be pivotal for the offensive cyber market with the potential return of Donald Trump to the White House.
CTO Igor Bogdalov, left, Chief Research Officer Liad Abraham, CEO Idan Norik, and founders Ehud Barak and Ehud Schneorson.
The sale offers a glimpse into "clean companies," a lesser-known segment of Israel's offensive cyber market. These companies are not associated with the misuse of the spyware they develop.
Paragon, like another company called Bidency, emerged after the Pegasus scandal, which revealed that NSO spyware sold with Israel's help to questionable clients in the Arab world and Africa was used it against regime opponents, journalists, and others.
The Biden administration decided to combat the misuse of commercial spyware, blacklisting NSO and Candiru and preventing them from selling to U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies, opening the door for companies like Paragon.
After four years of the U.S. leading the fight against offensive cyber activities, many in Israel believe that Trump's re-election will reverse this policy.
The U.S. offensive cyber arms industry has been growing, some say at the expense of Israel's, which is still recovering from the Biden administration's policies and the war.
This crisis with the U.S. over spyware led Israel to dramatically increase restrictions on the field and limit the number of countries it allows to buy spyware, resulting in the closure of several companies in the field.
Despite sanctioning Israeli firms like NSO, Candiru, and Intellexa, the U.S. has developed and acquired similar capabilities, often with Israeli firms' assistance.
For example, the Israeli company Cobwebs, a leader in open-source intelligence and network intelligence, was sold to an American firm for $200 million last year. Similarly, Cellebrite moved much of its operations to the U.S. after its IPO there in 2021.
A protest attended by dozens of people outside the offices of the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group in Herzliya, in 2022.Credit: NIR ELIAS/ REUTERS
Paragon thus joins a growing red-white-blue digital intelligence industry that has developed in the U.S., aiming to reduce its dependence on Israeli firms.
Many cyber firms and digital intelligence companies have emerged as part of what some are calling a new type of defense contractor: software primes. These are tech driven defense corporations that focus not on developing "classic" weapons but on cyber and intelligence software sold to states or other, bigger contractors.
Funds like AEI and others, like those which attended the Defense Tech conference at Tel Aviv University last week, are investing in Israeli companies working with the defense sector.
Much of the conference was dedicated to discussing the rise of new weapon industries and companies that specialize in various technologies to be marketed to security systems, primarily in Trump's U.S.
