This article by Miles Mathis, published on March 23, 2025, argues that recent news events reveal a “Baudrillardian post-historical hellscape” where reality is increasingly transparently fake. Mathis highlights two main news items: Ukraine’s Defense Ministry offering McDonald’s cheeseburgers as recruitment incentives, and Donald Trump suggesting the US join the British Commonwealth and expressing admiration for King Charles. Mathis contends that these events, along with other perceived deceptions like the alleged dating of Vanessa Trump by Tiger Woods (which he dismisses as a fabricated story involving gay individuals and CGI), the portrayal of Margaret Qualley in the movie “The Substance” using body doubles and CGI, and the supposed “accidental” inclusion of Jeffrey Goldberg in a Signal group chat discussing military actions, are all deliberate attempts to gaslight the public. He believes these instances are designed to test people’s intelligence and their ability to discern manufactured realities from genuine ones, suggesting a deliberate manipulation of public perception and sexuality through fabricated media and entertainment. Mathis also touches upon the case of Youtuber Erik van Conover, questioning the filming and publication of his court appearance, and criticizes the movie “Alien: Romulus” for its perceived lack of originality in its costuming and questionable box office claims, suggesting the studios are manipulating these numbers.

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The article critiques the current state of media and public perception, arguing that recent events point to a Baudrillardian post-historical hellscape of manufactured realities.

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  • Gaslighting: Mathis repeatedly uses the term “gaslighting” to describe the perceived manipulation of public perception through fake news and fabricated realities.
  • Transparency of Fakery: He argues that the current level of deception is becoming so overt that it’s a test of people’s intelligence and lucidity.
  • War Economy and Contractors: Mathis believes fake wars are manufactured to benefit military contractors and bankers.
  • Stealth Eugenics: He links the destruction of sexuality through artificial means to a new form of “stealth eugenics.”
  • Manufactured Enemies: Mathis posits that many groups, both domestic and international, are created by intelligence agencies to serve as manufactured enemies.

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