Daily Links, Tuesday, October 25th

Internal Exile Oct 25, 2016

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WWIII News

American allies are expressing their worry to Washington, over the possibility of nuclear war.

The United States’ Oligarchs aren’t afraid of a nuclear war, because they think they can win.

A rehashing of recent WWIII news from The Huffinton Post, with typically American/Corporate spin.

Other News

The evidence is certain: Football and other contact sports lead to brain damage in children.

‘Syria and the Cycle of American Intervention‘ pretend that American leadership intervenes for humanitarian reasons. File Under: Kayfabe.

Just to get things straight – the CIA is now by law the “National Clandestine Service.”

The Sioux Nations’ protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline are a global inspiration, even as the are ignored by the American media.

Via Unicorn Riot, “Mississippi Stand” the direct-action group has stopped drilling under the Mississippi river, intended to support the DAPL.

Hiroyuki Hamada, at Shadowproof, writes on “fear laundering“, as the primary tool and distraction, for this year’s election cycle…

In a “no surprise” conclusion, Society’s most vulnerable are most likely to suffer climate-induced instability.

In other “not news,” people are idiots.

The Thwaites and Pine Island Antarctic glaciers are about to collapse, causing the first global catastrophe of the Anthropocene.

The NYPD: The Biggest Gang In New York.

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UnkaWillbur - Jun 05, 2017

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Your Weekend of Weekends.

UnkaWillbur - May 26, 2017

Here' some links to nosh on, to start of your weekend. I hope everyone's weekend is great; me, myself, I'm planning on jumping out of a perfectly…

Unkawillbur

Your Song of the Day…

https://youtu.be/dfK8t4j7I64
EdgarHF

I have a hard time taking seriously anyone who tags their name with ‘Geopolitical Forecaster and Strategist’.

EdgarHF, Global Seer and Prognosticator
- Unkawillbur
  
  LOL!
  - EdgarHF
    
    Now people will have to at least click on the HuffPost wwiii link to know what I am talking about.
    - 17
      
      Not gonna.
Stephanie

Good morning everybody :^)

A excellent segment, with Josh Fox on Democracy Now.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwjmrrL9i_bPAhUG04MKHYYYDyYQqG8IHDAA&usg=AFQjCNF1sHlk2z9QIx28jtvfnGP_UlkifA&sig2=YtXYCXGsDV8cFyBMMzXijA
- 17
  
  Good mornin’ Steph 😉
  - Stephanie
    
    Morning 17 :^)
- Unkawillbur
  
  Definitely a good segment! It’s a fucking shame we even have to have coverage like this.
  - Stephanie
    
    Right, it’s a fucking gun worthy event in my mind, that and the undemocratic super-delegates.
17

.. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/dc7bc756722f377c0529a90074ae88bd15f2e5369f28a7dc7d98f273efcb21fa.jpg
Unkawillbur

While Jack may be gone, the ridiculousness of his faith-based propaganda will live forever. Unfortunately.

http://i.onionstatic.com/avclub/6078/76/16×9/960.jpg
R.I.P. Jack Chick, comics scaremonger Jack Chick, the prolific comics artist and publisher whose paranoid and hate-filled tracts were a subject of perverse fascination for generations of Americans, died this past Sunday, according to a Facebook post by his company. He was 92.
17

The Path to Total Dictatorship: America’s Shadow Government and Its Silent Coup

“Today the path to total dictatorship in the U.S. can be laid by strictly legal means, unseen and unheard by Congress, the President, or the people. Outwardly we have a Constitutional government. We have operating within our government and political system … a well-organized political-action group in this country, determined to destroy our Constitution and establish a one-party state…. The important point to remember about this group is not its ideology but its organization… It operates secretly, silently, continuously to transform our Government…. This group … is answerable neither to the President, the Congress, nor the courts. It is practically irremovable.”— Senator William Jenner, 1954 speech

http://anotherdayintheempire.com/path-total-dictatorship-americas-shadow-government-silent-coup/
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17

Life, Liberty, and Options

That the institutional order fears having the public know what it knows should disturb all decent, intelligent minds. The political establishment is so terrified of the liberty of men and women to express ideas and information contrary to its interests that it must lock away the speakers of truth (e.g., Chelsea Manning, Assange, Ed Snowden). It also works to destroy the system that facilitates such communications (e.g. the Internet). Ever since Gutenberg’s invention, the ruling classes have labored to keep minds in lockstep formation. Dissenters, free-thinkers, and those who pursued truth unimpeded by coercively-enforced doctrines and dogmas, have faced censorship, heresy trials, imprisonment, being burned at the stake or hanged as witches, having their brains forcibly lobotomized or chemically stupefied, prosecution for treason or for revealing guarded state secrets, or other coercive means designed to isolate the virus of free, energized minds.

http://anotherdayintheempire.com/life-liberty-options/
17

America’s Ironic “Two-Faced” War on Terror

Rarely ever does hypocrisy align so succinctly as it does within the pages of American policy and media coverage. US policy think tank, the Brookings Institution, recently provided an extreme example of this in a
paper titled, “A convenient terrorism threat,” penned by Daniel Byman.

http://anotherdayintheempire.com/americas-ironic-two-faced-war-terror/
- EdgarHF
  
  Well, don’t you think Trump and Hillary are equally bad? That’s an important ingredient in that strawman the author built.
  - 17
    
    Which author? I don’t inderstand your comment.
    - EdgarHF
      
      Could be because I meant to post my comment in reply the your “Hello! It’s me, your Facebook friend who is apparently racist now” posting. As a great Statesman said once before he got himself a pair of smart glasses, oops.
      - 17
        
        My first thought was that you replied to the wrong post. 😉
17

Hello! It’s me, your Facebook friend who is apparently racist now

Hey! Hi! Remember me? We went to high school together. But it doesn’t really matter how we know each other. All that matters is that I’m apparently a racist now.

http://qz.com/818133/election-2016-what-should-i-do-about-my-racist-facebook-friends/
- Unkawillbur
  
  https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-57gfY9VP8rQ/VItC1nxgfcI/AAAAAAAA1M8/vsET03812cg/w791-h288/Kevin_Farzad_on_Twitter___HEY_IT_S_ME_your_facebook_friend_from_high_school_who_never_left_our_hometown___thinks_Olive_Garden_is_fancy__Anyway_here_s_a_racist_article_.png
17

The ‘White Helmets’ Controversy

Not only do they only operate in rebel-controlled areas but they are a source of propaganda about the war, indeed their very existence is an element in the larger propaganda campaign to rally international support for a “regime change” war in Syria. The “White Helmets” brand was conceived and directed by a New York-based marketing company named “The Syria Campaign,” which itself was “incubated” by a larger politically oriented marketing company called Purpose.

http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2016/10/25/the-white-helmets-controversy.html
17

BDS Changed its Goal Statement Once Again

The truth of the matter is that the BDS is not really a Palestinian grassroots organization as it claims to be. It is an integral part of the ever growing solidarity industry. Though I don’t have any doubt about the benevolent intentions of many BDS supporters and leaders, the BDS movement has managed to unwittingly serve Israel and its interests. It has managed, for instance, to divert the essential discussion about the legitimacy of the Jewish State and the Right of Return into an endless – and meaningless – discussion about Israeli products. It, de facto, legitimized the existence of the Jewish State over the land of Palestine.

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/10/25/bds-changed-its-goal-statement-once-again/
17

FBI agents, prosecutors in Eric Garner probe in rare shake-up

The Department of Justice has replaced New York-based FBI agents and federal prosecutors who reportedly do not believe charges should be brought against an NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner in 2014. The rare
move is expected to advance the probe.

https://www.rt.com/usa/364080-garner-federal-investigation-prosecutors/
17

The Economist magazine and ISIS – an unholy alliance?

So, it seems The Economist has a new plan for the Middle East. In a strange bit of positioning, it doesn’t want Iraqi forces to rout ISIS inthe ongoing battle for Mosul. That’s because the headbangers – and
enthusiastic head-choppers to boot – could be useful for another purpose on the journal’s agenda; taking over Syria and removing the ‘evil’ Bashar Assad from office in Damascus.

That’s right, you’ve heard it all now. The British news weekly, beloved of folk unable to form their own opinions, has entered an unholy alliance with ISIS. And water coolers everywhere will provide a focal point for middle managers expounding on the thesis this very working day. If unfortunate enough to be in proximity, you’ll hear them contend how “the wisest strategy for retaking Mosul is to leave IS (sic) an exit, eastward to Syria.” Because this is what the Economist told them to believe.

https://www.rt.com/op-edge/364020-economist-isis-unholy-alliance/
- towerofbabel
  
  They are just changing the narrative to fit more closely with reality.
SmotPoker

Huey Lewis And The News Ecstatic, New Drug Found!

A drug that hasn’t gone through the rigorous FDA process is available that is alleged to be 8 times more powerful than heroin. It can be ordered via mail, and delivered right to your doorstep in a matter of days!

It is said to produce euphoria and relaxation, but on the down side the side effects include rectal bleeding, severe nerve damage, and death.

Hmmmmmmmm……

I guess we’ll find out in a few days just how good it is……

http://www.medicaldaily.com/pink-or-u-47700-what-you-need-know-about-legal-synthetic-opioid-thats-more-402230
- towerofbabel
  
  “rectal bleeding, severe nerve damage, and death” Who’s complaining.
  - 17
    
    Same warning is on Jim Beam bottles.
    - Stephanie
      
      lol
  - SmotPoker
    
    If it doesn’t involve anal bleeding, is it really a great time?
    - Unkawillbur
      
      Isn’t that part of the great seal of the state of California?
      - SmotPoker
        
        If not, it was a grave error….
EdgarHF

Do they deliver in an emergency?

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- Unkawillbur
  
  If it’s Preparation H, then I’m in!
  - Annaleigh
    
    :S
Annaleigh

It’s still scary as hell but I’m glad I took the first step by voting for Jill Stein…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQFWT8-RRQA
- Stephanie
  
  This week I will be filling out my absentee ballot. Scary is the correct wording for this year’s election.
  
  Contrary to many mistaken beliefs Trump is not an acceptable alternative to Hillary Clinton. However having my vote robbed from me and all Democratic Hoosiers who voted for Bernie Sanders, by means of superdelegates is to not be tolerated.
  
  I’m mostly (not completely) assured that my vote for Stein will not contribute to a Trump win. Hillary’s far enough in the lead and Indiana not being a swing state, my final decision is to vote Jill Stein, and to help the Green Party reach the 5% needed for federal funding.
  
  It will suck hard for the next four years! Our only hope is to support Progressive third parties and a takeover of progressives in Congress whether Democratic or Progressive third-party, this should be our goal and our Focus if we want to succeed in policy reform.
  - Dosido3
    
    With you 100%
- panem et circenses
  
  I’m glad she calls herself sane, otherwise I’d have my doubts.
  - 17
    
    LMAO
- towerofbabel
  
  I just came across this in and article on Counterpunch. I think this is what Debbie is talking about:
  
  “According to Jacques Lacan, the French psychoanalyst, such a shift in one’s world view causes fragmentation of the self, which leads to an extreme expression of anger and desperate efforts in protecting and defending the crumbling “reality”.
Edwin

Morning all

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- 17
  
  Good evening, sir 😉
  - Edwin
    
    Morning, 17.
- Stephanie
  
  Morning Edwin 🙂
  - Edwin
    
    Hi, Stephanie.
- EdgarHF
  
  Stop scaring me!
- Unkawillbur
  
  안녕하세요, 미스터 에드윈!
  - Edwin
    
    안녕하세요 삼촌 ^_^
- EdgarHF
  
  A meeting of the Clinton Foundation board?
Edwin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkB0VYZu0T0 .
Unkawillbur

Live… FROM OUTER SPACE!

https://www.facebook.com/interestinate/videos/674794959345909/
- panem et circenses
  
  I’ve seen this. ISS broadcasts live 24/7 I believe.
- panem et circenses
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGPuEDyAsU8
  - Stephanie
    
    Cool
  - towerofbabel
    
    We occupy that thin layer of bio chemistry. What could possibly go wrong?
    - Unkawillbur
      
      https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/72ed88500920230aef79462f96e16632857db8f41548fb1382406e80e417dff3.jpg
      - Edwin
        
        This is a great flick.
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvrww8iMl-A
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHhhHpohglg
      - Edwin
        
        I will be a hummingbird
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-btl654R_pY
kreskin

Why Is the Foreign Policy Establishment Spoiling for More War? Look at Their Donors.

https://www.thenation.com/article/why-is-the-foreign-policy-establishment-spoiling-for-more-war-look-at-their-donors/

Just what we need , a reckless Wall Street / MIC lovin neocon lunatic in the the White House. The timing could not be worse.
- towerofbabel
  
  Apparently you are missing the point. We need a woman in the White House regardless the consequences. We are white, liberal tea-baggers.
  - EdgarHF
    
    And if you say they that they are both horrible it proves you are a misogynist. Proves it I say!
    - Unkawillbur
      
      According to that “racist tweet” article below, it proves you’re a racist! [oi vey!]
Unkawillbur

Well, DUH!

Use of Force Expert Analyzes Mann Shooting, Believes It Is Premeditated MurderKen Williams is a decorated former homicide detective from a police department near Boston. For the past three years he has worked as a consultant on the use of force and officer-involved shootings.

The legal standard for use of deadly force is that law enforcement officers who perceive themselves to be under deadly threat, or a citizen to be under threat, in order to stop that threat can use upwards to lethal force.
Annaleigh

Gonna go to bed, but keep your eyes open when you wake up…rumor has it there could be a major leak of some sort today in honor of Her Royal Frackingness’ birthday. Someone curated some Kim Dotcom tweets as further evidence of it: http://imgur.com/a/zv174

I hope it’s not a false alarm.
- Edwin
  
  Good night. I’ll keep my eyes peeled tomorrow.
Unkawillbur

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