Baroness Shirley Williams: American Democracy for Sale — A Warning to Us All …

American democracy is up for sale, and it’s a warning to us all By the end of June this year, $388m had been contributed to the campaigns of presidential candidates in 2016 It is imperative in a democracy that those opposed to the government of the day can cherish the prospect of peacefully changing its …

Robert Steele: Death of a Nation — All Crazy, All Black, All Prisoners [Deal with It!]

Death of a Nation –All Crazy, All Black, All Prisoners Robert David Steele Donald Trump, speaking of recent murders, says we do not have a gun problem; we have a mental health problem. As scary as Donald Trump can be in his encouragement of white supremacists who favor “open season” on illegal immigrants,[i] there is …

Mongoose: VICE – Spy Agencies are Like Old Porn

Aging porn stars….too funny. Spy Agencies Are Like Old-School Porn — But That’s Changing By Jennifer Peters at VICE.com EXTRACT The traditional intelligence agencies are a lot like the old-school porn industry: they’re still trying to make and sell porn like it’s 1979, even though a lot of what they’re selling is just hanging out …

Mongoose: Dark Side of Donald Trump – Border Area as a Hunting Zone, $25 for a Permit, $50 for a Confirmed Kill

Donald Trump Fails to Fill Alabama Stadium, but Fans’ Zeal Is Undiminished EXTRACT “Hopefully, he’s going to sit there and say, ‘When I become elected president, what we’re going to do is we’re going to make the border a vacation spot, it’s going to cost you $25 for a permit, and then you get $50 …

Eagle: Trump in Alabama with Sessions — The Strategy That Implodes the GOP

Worth a full read. Why is Trump holding a mega-rally in Alabama tonight? Here is the Trump political logic: “Alabama is extremely critical,” a close associate of Trump’s told me (actually, we agreed I’d call him “a close associate of Mr. Trump”). “You have Iowa’s caucus on February 1st, New Hampshire on the 9th, and South …

Ralph Nader: Trump the Nightmare for Both Wings of the Two-Party Tyranny

Ralph Nader: Trump Is a Nightmare for the Republican Party EXTRACT Nader believes Trump’s boldness is a “nightmare” for the Republican Party. “By being brazen, Trump is punctuating the progressive agenda — the progressive critique of big business, Wall Street over Main Street… I’ve always said the only people who can break up a two …