The Duran | Wars Built on Fictional Narratives with Neil Oliver | Sept. 15, 2026

Source: The Duran youtube



Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction and welcome to Neil Oliver
00:00:43 The collision between narratives and facts
00:01:14 Three major articles admit the West is losing
00:02:51 Eric Schmidt describes a catastrophic Kiev
00:04:33 Political shockwaves spreading across Europe
00:05:23 Why the wars were built on fictional narratives
00:07:44 How Ukraine, Iran, and Gaza are bleeding together
00:09:32 Foreign policy lies inevitably corrupt domestic policy
00:12:21 How the West's treatment of Russia comes home to roost
00:14:21 Discovering the true history behind the Nakba
00:16:02 Andy Burnham replaces Starmer, but nothing changes
00:17:31 The astonishing speed of political collapse
00:21:33 Merz faces a stunning 78 percent resign demand
00:24:12 Sweden's Social Democrats collapse to historic lows
00:25:33 A Stockholm syndrome relationship with failing leaders
00:29:17 Brussels and the Berlaymont building's threatening banner
00:34:52 Putin warns that troops in Ukraine mean confrontation with Russia
00:40:32 NATO officials still insist Russia can be easily beaten
00:45:33 Rome, archaeology, and buildings that reveal fear
00:51:42 Will change come slowly, or all at once

AI is Screwing Young People and They're Booing It Off the Stage | June 13, 2026

Source: Absolutely Agentic youtube



Description:
When Eric Schmidt told University of Arizona graduates to "find a way to say yes" to AI, they booed him off the stage.

He was not the only speaker that season to face a hostile crowd of young people who believe the technology is coming for their futures.

This video examines the genuinely brutal graduate job market of 2026, where youth unemployment is climbing and entry-level openings are vanishing across the white-collar fields AI touches most.

But the deeper story is messier than the panic suggests, because companies are cutting junior roles in anticipation of AI rather than because it has actually replaced anyone yet.

We unpack how a weak economy, higher business taxes, geopolitical chaos and rising youth inactivity have all been quietly loaded onto AI's account, and why the booing is aimed at a target that is only partly responsible.

Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
02:10 - The Present Landscape
07:20 - The Anticipation Problem
11:45 - What Else Is To Blame
15:43 - The Broken Bottom Rung

Mintpress News | Eric Schmidt Cashes in on Artificial Intelligence Arms Race | Sept. 20, 2021

Source: mintpressnews.com



As the Pentagon drives a hi-tech arms race to maintain its global military superiority, ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the man at the center. Behind The Headlines’ Dan Cohen investigates how the US empire’s drive to control the world using Silicon Valley technology creates the possibility of a devastating war.