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Jan 17, 2017
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The Mainstream Media’s Russian Bogeymen. When even Mint Press does a full-court-press against DNC propaganda, it’s the final nail in the coffin of their propaganda’s credibility.

Note how the author pretends this just happened: The DNC Hands the Democratic Party Over to David Brock and Billionaire Donors. File Under: Business As Usual.

Run Chusid lays out how Both Parties [are] Tainted By Corruption.

Trump’s Chief Of Staff Promises To Keep Entitlements But Obamacare Plan Unknown. I’m not going to cry for the ACA, the biggest non-military corporate welfare program ever created, but if they, as it now seems likely, going to lay off of SSRI and Medicare, then that’s a solid win, in my book.

How Pundits Get Everything Wrong And Still Keep Their Jobs.

Once, giants walked this Earth, and its satellite : The passing of Gene Cernan reminds us how far we haven’t come.

Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ in Obamacare replacement plan. Get ready to hang on to your wallets, when Trump reveals his definition “insurance.”

And, of course, DNC partisans have found their inner revolutionaries, now that their party isn’t the one in power, not the one implementing right-wing and authoritarian economic, military and social policies.

More on the Regressive-Right’s final war on the American public educational system. Again, note the pretension that this hasn’t been going on for 40+ years.

The US Dropped Bombs Every Three Hours in 2016.

 

 

 

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  • Your Song of the Day…

    https://youtu.be/NCm2M2BizYM

  • notisaidthepig

    Good morning!

    • How are you doing this morning, Noti?

      • notisaidthepig

        Sorry, I missed this, Unka. I’m doing well, thank you very much. How are you????

        • Good, wrapping up a project at the moment, and getting ready to start another. A bit crazy, but the rate is good.

          • notisaidthepig

            Yeah, I know what you mean. I’m always complaining about having too much work. Still, work pays the bills and I hate being bored at work. Luckily, I love my job. I just hate work (the endless paperwork that is part of education these days).

  • 17
  • 17

    .THIS WEEK THE ISSUE IS NOT TRUMP. IT IS OURSELVES.

    The obsession with Trump is a cover for many of those calling themselves “left/liberal”, as if to claim political decency. They are not “left”, neither are they especially “liberal”. Much of America’s aggression towards the rest of humanity has come from so-called liberal Democratic administrations – such as Obama’s. America’s political spectrum extends from the mythical centre to the lunar right. The “left” are homeless renegades Martha Gellhorn described as “a rare and wholly admirable fraternity”. She excluded those who confuse politics with a fixation on their navels.

    http://johnpilger.com/articles/this-week-the-issue-is-not-trump-it-is-ourselves-

  • Dosido3

    “News” “pundits” don’t have to be right. They just need to generate ratings.

  • Dosido3

    I have a feeling the DHS was invented to cry wolf to keep everyone scared. At least something demonstrably true happened on 9/11 to give immediate motivation to why we needed to go to war. Not working as well for war with Russia…

    • Edwin

      America need one big murtherfocking secret police force to rule over the other 17 because those weren’t enough. OBEY!!!

    • thud

      It’s too early to say it’s not working out. Perhaps after the fiasco that was 911 some are being more cautious. That was a raggedy operation (imho) and the cleanup is like Chernobyl. I kinda expect another false flag.

  • Dosido3
  • Dosido3
    • thud

      Sketchy. Lots of unfounded assumptions. The end of thought #1 is a prime example.

  • kreskin

    WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday largely commuted the remaining prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the army intelligence analyst convicted of an enormous 2010 leak that revealed American military and diplomatic activities across the world, disrupted the administration, and made WikiLeaks, the recipient of those disclosures, famous.

    Now, under the terms of Mr. Obama’s commutation announced by the White House on Tuesday, Ms. Manning is set to be freed on May 17 of this year, rather than in 2045.

    • Maybe the sole unalloyed good Obama has done, as president.

      • Edwin

        Unless he did it to reel Assange in.

        • I doubt it. Some people who care about Chelsea still have some pull with neolibs, would be my take.

        • kreskin

          Manning wasn’t granted a pardon , his sentence was commuted. Assange specified a pardon … from what I’ve read. Regardless , I hope he stays right where he is for now . A candidate for torture if there ever was one.

    • notisaidthepig

      I’m overjoyed for Manning. At least Obama did this.

      • kreskin

        I think Obama is trying to put a little lipstick on the pig .

        • notisaidthepig

          (((a pig looks in the mirror and sees no lipstick)))

          What are you talking about?

          • kreskin

            Not you , Noti , you’re exceptional .

    • panem et circenses

      Why does this feel like Obama is using her as a pawn to cause Trump to take action against her? She should be set free and compensated for the time and emotional damage she’s been through.

  • 17

    .Notorious Mercenary Erik Prince Is Advising Trump From the Shadows

    https://theintercept.com/2017/01/17/notorious-mercenary-erik-prince-is-advising-trump-from-the-shadows/

    • kreskin

      Wonderful news .

      *s

    • thud

      And Erik’s sis is being given the dept.of education for her playground. Happy family!

  • EdgarHF

    And that’s called fascism.
    https://youtu.be/2HAqDPfj8B8

    • notisaidthepig

      I hope this sinks any chance that this corporate whore ever had of becoming president. He’s a fucking fool because he hasn’t realized that the Dims’ days are numbered. Asshole.

      • EdgarHF

        I see the “progressive” news sites like C&L and Mother Jones have utterly ignored this betrayal. I would love to see who their fucking donors are.

        • notisaidthepig

          They better have some corporate donors because their days are numbered too. Everyone knows they have sold out and they should be rewarded in kind. Here’s wishing they die sooner rather than later.

          • Edwin

            They shut off the comments in all their fund drive threads just recently. What were they frightened of?

        • Dosido3

          Brock isn’t going to let go of any of his minions. He doesn’t have to pay them because inside status is so intoxicating.

          • Edwin

            Yup, yup yup. That describes the morons at C&L. Real shakers and movers in the “Dem war plans.” (((vomits)))

            They lost the war so now they’re doubling down with the crazy.

        • kreskin

          Neoliberals will be neoliberals .

    • Dosido3

      I finally watched this. JD is en fuego!!! I never heard him drop so many F bombs! Call your rep and give them a piece of your mind!!

  • notisaidthepig

    Good morning….

  • panem et circenses

    Scott Pruitt wants states to control environmental regulation like he did so well in Earthquakehoma.

    • FaunaAndFlora

      Guess he doesn’t understand that air and water doesn’t stay in one place.

  • Heads Up Folks

    Due to a (not life-threatening) medical thing with my mom, links will be lunchtime links, today. 🙂

    • FaunaAndFlora

      I hope your mom isn’t dealing with something that’s too serious. Let us know how she is when you get back.

    • Dosido3

      oh, hugs for your mom, Unka! Take your time. You got your priorities straight! 😀

    • Edwin

      All the best to your Mom. The links can wait.

    • notisaidthepig

      No worries. I hope your mom is doing well.

    • towerofbabel

      Take care of her Unka.

  • panem et circenses

    Good ass praxis.

    Vandals used heavy equipment to pull a chunk of pipeline out of the ground in northern Alberta

    http://www.theprovince.com/news/national/vandals+used+heavy+equipment+pull+chunk+pipeline+ground+northern/12725043/story.html

    • Dosido3

      !!!

  • panem et circenses
    • Dosido3

      I saw that earlier and wondered if the children of these fine civic leaders all share their parents political views? If they ever protest? maybe granny should get out there and protest this law. Sorry civil rights are so fucking inconvenient!

  • Shaykayvah

    Ah, the United States; come for the xenophobia, stay for the fascism.

  • towerofbabel

  • towerofbabel

    I thought I’ld share this. It’s my ticket to hell. But the deification of Obama is more than I can bear:
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a8cf4a0a25193df79ffdbd3fca952039675c513afbb681d67f49855fc5ea4fd8.jpg

    • Dosido3

      Lol

    • I think you’ve violated my vague-and-probably-just-made-up rules on what a “Real Progressive” is, so I’m afraid you’re going to have to get a time out!
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      Just Kidding! Say what you want about that neoliberal turd! (really, just say what you want.)

      • Edwin

        You can use it: it’s a thing.

        “Shit Stirring:” those who don’t even try to contribute anything of
        value, make no attempts at making friends, posting nothing interesting, informative,
        creative or funny, and only appear to have succeeded in wasting people’s time
        will certainly find themselves on the wrong side of our no-shit-stirring policy

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