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War Is a Racket — And so Is The State
Post Date: 2018-07-30 08:06:30 by Deckard
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In past writings I’ve attempted to show that the majority of the social problems experienced throughout the world — poverty, war, economic collapse, famine, hyperinflation, genocide, unilaterally broken agreements — can be traced to the dominant form of social organization under which we live: the State. Simply put, states are bullies that collect their revenue through theft and manage their populations through threats of punishment. They use other incentives, such as tax breaks, but their existence depends on keeping their populations fearful of reprisals. Of course they don’t want to be seen as thieves or bullies — they want our allegiance. So, ...
Ginsburg suggests she has at least five more years on the Supreme Court
Post Date: 2018-07-29 23:30:03 by Hondo68
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks with Nina Totenberg during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival at Filmmaker Lodge on January 21, 2018 in Park City, Utah. New York -- (CNN)Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she hopes to stay on the Supreme Court until the age of 90. "I'm now 85," Ginsburg said on Sunday. "My senior colleague, Justice John Paul Stevens, he stepped down when he was 90, so think I have about at least five more years." She has already hired law clerks for at least two more terms. Ginsburg spoke in New York following a production of "The Originalist," a play about the late Justice Antonin ...
Welcome to the Quiet Skies (TSA)
Post Date: 2018-07-29 21:09:58 by Hondo68
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Did you scan the boarding area from afar?Have a cold, penetrating stare?Sleep on the plane? Use the bathroom? Talk to others?This is just some of the information that federal air marshals collect on thousands of regular US citizens under a secret, domestic surveillance program.Federal air marshals have begun following ordinary US citizens not suspected of a crime or on any terrorist watch list and collecting extensive information about their movements and behavior under a new domestic surveillance program that is drawing criticism from within the agency.The previously undisclosed program, called “Quiet Skies,” specifically targets travelers who “are not under investigation by ...
Relax, Boomers: Socialism Is Good Now
Post Date: 2018-07-29 20:13:56 by Willie Green
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It’s a shame that Merwin K. Hart’s life has drifted into obscurity, because in his prime he was a real dazzler, one of the brightest stars from the Golden Age of American Paranoia. In the 1940s and 1950s, Hart ran an organization called The National Economic Council. Neither a government agency nor a laboratory for research, the NEC served as a propaganda funnel for the anxieties of the postwar corporate elite. Men of fortune, like the du Ponts (chemical magnates) and the Pews (of Charitable Trust fanfare) would turn over large sums of money to Hart, who would in turn blast out warnings about the “three million” immigrants who had entered the country ...
Paris suburb home to 300,000 illegal immigrants, report says
Post Date: 2018-07-29 16:54:18 by Justified
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A suburb of Paris has 300,000 illegal immigrants crammed into it, according to a parliamentary report. Politicians have warned Seine-Saint-Denis, northeast of Paris, could be turned into a “huge ethnic ghetto” within two decades due to the surging numbers. The report said the suburb – just 6 miles from the Eiffel Tower – is putting a huge strain on public services and creating social tensions. There are an estimated 135 different nationalities in Saint-Denis, most extremely poor, including an estimated 600,000 Muslims from North African or sub-Saharan African backgrounds, the Daily Mail reported. The official legal population in Saint-Denis is estimated at 1.5 ...
(Dirty Harry) "Excuse me captain, can you fly?"
Post Date: 2018-07-29 13:14:35 by Liberator
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Poster Comment:GOOD FOR A LAUGH... Dirty Harry/Harry Callahan -- those law & order movies starring Clint Eastwood -- ALWAYS drew large audiences and widespread approval. They also provided levity and a sense of to the audience that logic and justice would always somehow prevail. UNTIL Hollywood killed The Good Guy. (And that meant, creating the "Anti-Hero". OR some kind of human Social Justice Super-Hero.) Notice today how Hollywood's new "Super-Heroes" obsession touted from Hollywood/Marvel and other comic book movies possess all kinds of God-like supernatural powers? (No, I don't watch them; They are jammed in our face via non-stop TV/youtube/social media ...
Rememeber the North North American Union Conpiritard theory?
Post Date: 2018-07-29 12:55:19 by no gnu taxes
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Funny how that never happened. Funny how it never came close to happening. Funny that any moonbat ever thought it was going to happen.
Sixteen Innings, Two Pitchers, One Run
Post Date: 2018-07-29 11:31:11 by Deckard
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At the 1999 All-Star Game in Fenway Park, a pair of Hall of Fame pitchers recalled their biggest battle. July 2 is the 55th anniversary of that game, which finally ended with a 1-0 score on a Willie Mays solo homer in the last of the 16th inning. San Francisco Giants Warren Spahn and Willie Mays in 1965. (Photo by Sporting News/Sporting News via Getty Images) Both pitchers, Juan Marichal for the Giants and Warren Spahn for the Braves, worked complete games, throwing more than 200 pitches apiece. Marichal, who later became the first Dominican admitted to Cooperstown, was the winning pitcher, increasing his record to 13-3 for the Giants. Spahn, the loser, limped back to the Braves hotel with ...
‘I’mma Beat the S**t Out of Him!’ - Badged "Hero" Punches, Threatens 13-year-old Mentally Disabled Boy
Post Date: 2018-07-29 10:31:35 by Deckard
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Baltimore, MD — A disturbing video of a Baltimore cop has gone viral this week after it showed him manhandling and punching a 13-year-old child and threatening to cause him serious harm. Adding to the disturbing nature of the interaction is the fact that the boy is mentally disabled. According to the Baltimore police, they have since launched a review of the incident after one of their officers was seen on video in a violent altercation with a 13-year-old boy whose mother says has a mental disability. The Baltimore police claim that the boy was accused of trying to break into a neighbor’s house. However, the boy’s family says he was merely trying to find their lost cat. ...
Tennessee child injured after SWAT team storms wrong house
Post Date: 2018-07-29 10:19:42 by Deckard
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CLEVELAND, Tenn. — “There’s kids toys all over the place. They probably had to step over kids toys and they still threw three different flash bangs.” The DEA issued an apology after bursting into a Cleveland, Tennessee family’s home with the Bradley County SWAT team. They were reportedly searching for a wanted murder suspect who lived nearby. The father described what it was like waking up to the chaos. “I think someone is breaking into my house, I go get my gun. Trying to protect my family like any Dad would do.” In fear for his family, the father of four drew his gun. But instead of a burglar, he came face to face with police. “As soon as they open ...
HUNGARIAN PM SLAMS ‘EUROPEAN ELITE,’ PREDICTS SHIFT TOWARDS ‘CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY’
Post Date: 2018-07-29 08:59:06 by IbJensen
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‘Their big goal to transform Europe, to ship it into a post-Christian era, into an era when nations disappear,’ he says Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban doubled down on his criticism of the European Union’s handling of immigration in an annual speech Saturday, predicting a shift toward illiberal “Christian democracy” in the 2019 European Parliament. Orban, a member of the conservative nationalist and populist Fidesz party, has been a vocal leader among other EU nations who are similarly rejecting the EU’s attempts to be more lenient on migration and asylum seekers specifically. “Their big goal to transform Europe, to ship it into a post-Christian ...
Why is libertarianism wrong?
Post Date: 2018-07-29 04:49:27 by Gatlin
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Why is libertarianism wrong? leftmargin="30" topmargin="40" bgcolor="white" LINK="navy" VLINK ="gray"> Why is libertarianism wrong? The origins, background, values, effects, and defects of libertarianism. Some sections are unavoidably abstract, but at the end some irreducible value conflicts are clearly stated. Note that this is not intended as a formal argument with libertarians: as explained below, there are no shared premises for such an argument. If you are a libertarian, it is pointless for you to read this: go somewhere else. > origins Libertarianism is part of the Anglo-American liberal tradition in political ...
Defying Trump, US Senate Votes to Cut Tariffs on Hundreds of Items Made in China
Post Date: 2018-07-29 01:18:17 by Hondo68
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AP Photo / Pablo Martinez Monsivais The move is seen to run in direct conflict with the trade strategy of President Trump's cabinet, a member of which warned Thursday that the United States and the European Union would now be joining forces "in the fight against China."The Senate unanimously passed a bill cutting or completely eliminating tariffs on foreign-made consumer goods including toasters, industrial goods like chemicals, and about 1,660 other items, almost half of which are produced in China, Reuters has reported. The bill passed unanimously, with no debate. The measure, called the "miscellaneous tariff bill," has now passed ...
Trump Souring on Kushner? Reportedly Said I ‘Could Have Had Tom Brady’ For a Son-in-Law, Instead ‘I Got Jared’
Post Date: 2018-07-28 20:18:47 by Willie Green
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Is President Donald Trump over Jared Kushner? According to a report from The New York Times, there are certainly signs that may be the case. But then, there are other indications that Kushner may still be part of the president’s inner circle. On the one hand, there is an anecdote — from the report authored by Maggie Haberman and Katie Rogers — in which Trump reportedly told people he “could have had Tom Brady” as a son-in-law. “Instead, I got Jared Kushner,” he reportedly said. Trump has also reportedly told aides, “Jared hasn’t been so good for me.” On the other hand, there is this passage from the Times piece: And yet, after 18 months of ...
Family Denied Worker's Compensation Because Worker Killed in Accident Legally Used Marijuana
Post Date: 2018-07-28 18:15:53 by Gatlin
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We've heard of people being punished for using legal marijuana, but now apparently those problems also extend to a cannabis user's family as well. A widow in Colorado is being denied half of the compensation she's owed after an accident that killed her husband. And the reason they're denying half the compensation is because her husband had legally used marijuana. Adam Lee was an electrician in Colorado who was repairing a ski elevator in December 2016 when the machine began malfunctioning and he was killed. But now the state says they will only give Lee's family half of the compensation they are owed since a toxicology report done after his death determined he had ...
Trump appointee who spread conspiracy theories forced out
Post Date: 2018-07-28 17:38:50 by Willie Green
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Ximena Barreto — a Donald Trump political appointee who used social media to spread conspiracy theories about a supposed pizza shop sex ring and made other inflammatory remarks — was escorted from Health and Human Services Department headquarters Friday, according to an individual with knowledge of the situation. Barreto resigned, the individual said. HHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An email sent to Barreto’s HHS account Friday night produced a bounce-back message that the message was “undeliverable.” Before joining HHS as a deputy communications director in December 2017, Barreto spread conspiracy theories on social media and through ...
Americans feel positively toward medical marijuana, but the research isn’t there yet
Post Date: 2018-07-28 17:16:21 by Gatlin
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Americans have favorable beliefs about medical marijuana that aren’t yet supported by the scientific research, according to a new study from the Annuals of Internal Medicine. Medical marijuana, and cannabis more broadly, is growing in popularity and approval. Business is booming (especially in California) and the US Food and Drug Administration just approved the first cannabis-derived drug. For the study, the authors surveyed about 16,000 Americans about their attitudes toward marijuana. Their results showed that 81 percent of the respondents believed that marijuana had at least one medical benefit, in areas such as pain management, treating diseases, and alleviating mental health ...
Secretary Mattis, here's a roadmap to peace in the Middle East
Post Date: 2018-07-28 15:49:45 by Hondo68
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Getty Images If you had five minutes to speak before the secretary of Defense, what would you say?At this point, I’m sure, if Gen. James Mattis is reading this, he is probably muttering to himself: “Here we go again.” You see, every time I run into the secretary of Defense, I try my best to make the point that we’ve been at war too long in too many places.Gen. Mattis, as well as the head of NATO, the head of the UN, and virtually every voice of reason in the foreign policy world, acknowledges that there is no military solution to the unending Afghan War.For that matter, most agree that there is no military solution to the Syrian civil war or the Yemeni civil war. And ...
Tucker Carlson Bombshell: FBI Collaborating With SPLC and is STILL Doing It
Post Date: 2018-07-28 12:36:03 by Justified
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I think this puts Alex the CT Jones above CNN and MSNBC! At least he is right some of the time!! So if you hate Alex Jones you have to despise CNN, MSNBC and all those leftwing nutjob shows.
The Ordinary License Plate’s Days May Be Numbered
Post Date: 2018-07-28 12:03:14 by Willie Green
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The mundane vehicle license plate, along with the windshield wiper a virtually unchanged vestige from the dawn of the automobile, is in the midst of a 21st-century makeover.Several companies are applying digital technology to what has long been just a slab of metal, in hopes of making it cheaper to update your vehicle’s registration — and turning it into a portal to the connected world.Such changes benefit the vehicle owner as well as state motor vehicle regulators, according to Reviver Auto, a company in Foster City, Calif., that has developed technology to swap old-fashioned stamped plates for digital screens.“This is not about a license plate,” Reviver’s chief ...
Top 10 Libertarian Lies
Post Date: 2018-07-28 06:23:13 by Gatlin
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For a short time, it seemed like the libertarian cancer in American politics was finally dead. Rand Paul, the supposedly electable and hip son of Ron Paul, ended his train wreck of a campaign after a pathetic showing at the polls. The Republicans instead chose Donald Trump, the least libertarian candidate in the race. On the Democratic side, democratic socialist Bernie Sanders built a massive movement around his decidedly anti-libertarian ideas.But I should have known better than to discount the corporate class. Led by the Koch brothers, the 1% did not give up on their capitalist agenda. As their traditional Republican venues disappeared, they headed to their last resort: the Libertarian ...
The Pentagon, the CIA, and the NSA Are in Charge
Post Date: 2018-07-27 21:22:05 by Deckard
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The U.S. mainstream press can easily recognize the dominant and influential role that the military plays in society, so long as they are referring to countries like Pakistan and Egypt. Unfortunately, the same reporters and commentators turn a blind eye to the similar phenomenon here in the United States. For example, the Washington Post writes: “When not in power, [Pakistan’s generals] have exerted outsize control over foreign policy, the economy, and local politics.” The New York Timeswrites: “Even during civilian rule, the country’s generals have wielded enormous power, setting the agenda for the country’s foreign and security policies…. ...
Russia's Putin tells Trump: 'Be my guest in Moscow'
Post Date: 2018-07-27 17:02:45 by Hondo68
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had invited Donald Trump to Moscow and that both he and the U.S. president want further summits, despite the uproar in Washington after the two leaders met in Helsinki last week. Following the backlash in the United States over Trump's cordial public tone with Putin at the Helsinki summit, U.S. and Russian officials backed away from a proposal to schedule a follow-up summit in Washington. But speaking to reporters in South Africa, where he was attending a summit of BRICS nations, Putin said another meeting with Trump was still on the agenda. "Regarding our meetings, I understand very well what ...
Fox News Defends CNN Reporter Booted From White House Event: ‘We Stand in Strong Solidarity’
Post Date: 2018-07-27 16:34:11 by Deckard
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Fox News offered a strong defense of CNN reporter who was removed from a White House event over a series of tough questions she shouted at President Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday. “We stand in strong solidarity with CNN for the right to full access for our journalists as part of a free and unfettered press,” said Fox News president Jay Wallace in a statement to TheWrap Wednesday evening. The sentiment was echoed by Fox News anchor Bret Baier. Bret Baier Verified account @BretBaier As a member of the White House Press pool- @FoxNews stands firmly with @CNN on this issue and the issue of access John Roberts Verified account @johnrobertsFox@CNN statement on TV pool ...
Georgia man grows pot. Admits it. Jury sends him home [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2018-07-27 16:13:24 by Hondo68
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DUBLIN, Georgia - This article was written by Bill Torpy for our investigative partners at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and AJC.com. Javonnie McCoy was growing marijuana when the cops came to his middle Georgia home. He was caught red-handed with it. Almost a pound of it, in fact. He admitted it to police, and later he looked jurors in the eye and said, "Yep, it was mine. I used it as medicine." The jurors let him go. He was minding his own business and wasn’t hurting anybody, they reasoned. He just doesn’t belong in prison. The jury’s decision earlier this month in Dublin, Georgia, may have been due to a muddled prosecution of a muddy case. Or it may ...
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