Hello and welcome to Colonial Outcast, the anti-imperialist podcast that will get me, perhaps you, questioned by federal agents when I or you go back through U.S. customs into the Continental United States on my way back from the UK.

And if whatever happens to you, repeat after me. I know you are targeting human

rights activists and I'm not saying anything without the presence of a lawyer. And just keep repeating

that second clause again and again and again. Try to get a direct flight to your final destination

in the U.S. because they will,

out of pettiness, make you miss it. So, yeah, I got that to look forward to coming back

into it. And as a former field interrogator, let me assure you that the more you say, the more

inevitable it is that you will F up and screw yourself over.

Don't do your jobs for them.

Don't talk to cops.

Anyways, I'm your host, Greg Stoker, and I am joined for our semi-regular geopolitical Roundup episode with contributor Alina Zanifontos.

I'm currently traveling right now, so I'm sorry for one fewer episode a week.

Mark is supposed to have published an extensive interview with a former Sandinista or something,

but he keeps procrastinating, so make sure to swarm his Instagram comments and demand its release.

We are still doing an exclusive Patreon content throughout the week,

and you can follow us there for free and get access to all regular

episodes without a paywall just in case we get the platform on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts.

Oh yeah, and if you listen on Apple Podcasts, please give us a five-star review.

We need to break a thousand so we can get pushed into a new algorithm.

Anyways, thank you so much, Alina, how are you doing?

Oh, yeah, it's been good. Very good.

Like, good in a sarcastic way?

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