Anthony Judge: Systematic Gerrymandering of Declared Threats and Legality of Response – Opportunistic exceptionalism underlying promulgated rules of governance

Systematic Gerrymandering of Declared Threats and Legality of Response Opportunistic exceptionalism underlying promulgated rules of governance Introduction Defining threat, especially from terrorism Defining legality, especially in response to threat Defining proof, especially in a context of perceived threat Enabling gerrymandering through doublespeak in response to threat Unsuspected “crown jewels” of intelligence community: backdoors to the …

Chris Hedges: The Ruling Elite’s War on Truth

Chris Hedges: The Ruling Elite’s War on Truth American political leaders display a widening disconnect from reality intended to mask their complicity in the seizure of power by global corporations and billionaires. The flagrant partisanship and discrediting of truth across the political spectrum are swiftly fueling the rise of an authoritarian state. The credibility of …