Yes, it's been one of those don't really give a shit periods
seems to happen every few weeks... other than a few more criminal bankers being arrested (see here) - which is always a good thing - there just hasn't been much going on other than the usual shit, and...
View ArticleGlenn and Bruce Ackerman on the extreme advance of executive power under Obama
overreaching executive power and the virtually complete negation of constitutionally protected liberties lie at the heart of the choices we are being presented in the 2012 presidential election which,...
View ArticleJames Petras: the operation and strategy of our growing police state
yes, it's growing as we watch...james petras via information clearing house... The key to the police state operations of the US in the 21st century is to repress pro-democracy citizens and pre-empt any...
View ArticleThe psychologically destructive conundrum of war: ’Thou shalt not kill’ vs....
bill moyers... What It’s Like to Go to War excellent interview... i wish everyone could listen and absorb this kind of thoughtful exchange about the ugliness of war...as a vietnam army vet and with 8...
View ArticleLarry Summers wanted a flagging economy so he could torpedo Social Security,...
this goes back to a point i've made countless times here... there is nothing whatsoever incompetent about how our super-rich elites are running the show... the constant carping about incompetence under...
View ArticleWhen the 2012 election is over, here's who will own the country (not that...
our overlords...Meet the 26 Billionaires Buying the 2012 Elections | By Sen. Bernie SandersSo far this year, 26 billionaires have donated more than $61 million to super PACs, according to the Center...
View ArticleHeadline of the day from Germany: 'Romney Has Already Disqualified Himself'
ya gotta love it...from a round-up of german views on romney's big european adventure from spiegel online international...'Romney Has Already Disqualified Himself'Center-left daily Süddeutsche Zeitung...
View ArticleGore Vidal: The only regime change that need concern [us] is in Washington.
i've been waiting for the right quote to mark the passing of gore vidal... it's in the post title taken from the following excerpt of an essay he wrote for the nation magazine in july 2002...from...
View ArticleI think I may be done
it's been since this past wednesday that i've posted and i find that i really don't have energy to keep putting them up... i may or i may not continue but, after all, i've been at this since early...
View ArticleI'm back
ok, i had a nice sabbatical... time well spent, i might add...i decided to revive the blog for the same reasons i started it in the first place, to give me a place to vent, rant, muse, observe, and...
View ArticleI'm no longer on the outside looking in
i didn't realize how tough it would be to get back in the blogging "saddle"... for one thing, i'm totally out of the habit of even thinking about blogging, so a number of days had already passed when...
View ArticleI keep coming up empty-handed
maybe it wasn't such a hot idea to resume blogging... as i've looked back over seven years of posts on this site, i find i've just about said it all... i still diligently follow the news but what i see...
View Article"The best political system that money can buy" needs to have its ass kicked...
i was reading a post on the naked capitalism blog this morning... in her introduction, yves smith recalled her post from a little over a year ago which i had forgotten about... it's one of the better...
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This isn't news, it's unvarnished opinion, and half-assed opinion at that...
yeah, yeah, yeah... so my last post was december 13... deal with it...this isn't a news story... it's pure, unadulterated manipulation and the so-called "journalist" who wrote it should be banned from...
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My view of Hillary and the way, WAY too early 2016 presidential race
yes, by all means, let's focus on the theatrics of an empty and meaningless four-year ritual so the elites can say that the "people" have spoken... pay no attention to the billions of dollars flowing...
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We need real heroes, not the kind that are all guns and testosterone
and here's one of 'em...in what can only be described as an outstanding feat, snowden has kept his credibility intact from day one... we desperately need hundreds more like him...
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Yeah, I'm behind, yet again...
here's one i downloaded a few weeks ago during a lovely trip to scotland...ain't it interesting how occupy and the tea party were manipulated to hate each other...?
View ArticleTotally in your face manipulation by bought-and-paid-for U.S. corporate media
they don't even make any pretense of reporting news any more... it's all about telling you how to think because, god forbid, you should do any thinking on your own...two headlines from today, july...
View ArticleOh, yeah, let's continue to try to completely bury Bernie's chances
fer god's sake, it's enough to gag a maggot...This Is How Hillary Loses the PrimaryBernie Sanders will never be president. But unless Clinton changes her strategy—and soon—he can still wind up toppling...
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Sponsor uniforms for Congresscritters
once again, i bow to yves smith, naked capitalism and, in this particular case, the wisdom of reprinting an incredibly astute post from gaius publius, reviewing gary hart'sThe Republic of Conscience,...
View ArticleChris Hedges targets my deepest primal fear about Bernie Sanders and the 2016...
as much as i love what's coming out of bernie sanders' mouth and as much as i would like to disagree with chris hedges' assessment, i can't muster an argument against hedges' sad take...America’s...
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AT&T, the NSA and Mark Klein
yes, AT&T and the NSA have been all over the news lately and our ever reliable news media are treating it like it's a revelation... well, guess what, folks... mark klein was the whistle-blower who...
View ArticleYes, there's something terribly wrong and it's much deeper than easy access...
at least once a day, i read something that gets my blood boiling and i often think, gee, maybe i ought to post that on the blog... yeah, right... i don't seem to be getting very far on that one...well,...
View ArticleMy irreverent take on the top ranks of those who claim to be leading this...
Yes, I'm back, at least for today... Who knows about tomorrow...Most of this has already been said by people far more intelligent and witty than I am but,nonetheless, I need to get it off my...
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