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July 12, 2018
[link:http://whatwouldjackdo.org/2018/07/12/america-in-one-photograph/|
Heh, A train car wreck! All kinda wrecks
America in one photograph
[link:http://whatwouldjackdo.org/2018/07/12/america-in-one-photograph/|
Heh, A train car wreck! All kinda wrecks
July 12, 2018
[link:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/7/11/1779828/-TX-Sen-Beto-O-Rourke-s-2nd-quarter-donations-more-than-double-the-amount-reported-by-Cruz|
Bloody marvellous!
TX-Sen: Beto O'Rourke's 2nd quarter donations more than double the amount reported by Cruz
Beto doesnt accept donations from any PACs whatsoever. No money from corporations or special interests, just grassroots donations from regular citizens.
And Beto still managed to more than double his opponents 2nd quarter fundraising: Everyones least favorite senator, Ted Cruz, only raised only $4 million in the 2nd quarter.
And Beto still managed to more than double his opponents 2nd quarter fundraising: Everyones least favorite senator, Ted Cruz, only raised only $4 million in the 2nd quarter.
[link:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/7/11/1779828/-TX-Sen-Beto-O-Rourke-s-2nd-quarter-donations-more-than-double-the-amount-reported-by-Cruz|
Bloody marvellous!
July 12, 2018
[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/im-stable-genius-trump-insists-wont-change-mind-leaving-nato/|
Delusion or dementia???
NATO will continue without the USA - it has no choice.... it has help peace and stability for over 70 years. I suppose it will go back to the old days when America was always later turning up? Your stable genius of a leader would see the whole world burn
'I'm a very stable genius': Trump insists he won't change his mind about leaving NATO
Trump threatened to leave NATO if allies do not immediately increase their funding of the treaty organization which he has derided as obsolete ahead of a surprise news conference from Brussels.
NATO is helping Europe more than its helping us, Trump told reporters.
One reporter asked the president if he would perhaps change his mind about the demand for immediate spending hikes once he boarded his plane and had time to reflect, but Trump insisted he would not.
Oh, thats other people that do that, Trump said. Im very consistent. Im a very stable genius.
NATO is helping Europe more than its helping us, Trump told reporters.
One reporter asked the president if he would perhaps change his mind about the demand for immediate spending hikes once he boarded his plane and had time to reflect, but Trump insisted he would not.
Oh, thats other people that do that, Trump said. Im very consistent. Im a very stable genius.
[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/im-stable-genius-trump-insists-wont-change-mind-leaving-nato/|
Delusion or dementia???
NATO will continue without the USA - it has no choice.... it has help peace and stability for over 70 years. I suppose it will go back to the old days when America was always later turning up? Your stable genius of a leader would see the whole world burn
July 12, 2018
Allies? Heh, he doesn't want allies - he wants to play with strong men and pretend he is one himself, the petulant manchild.....
Peace Bad Strong Men Good
Allies? Heh, he doesn't want allies - he wants to play with strong men and pretend he is one himself, the petulant manchild.....
July 12, 2018
....this should scare everyone, right? How did things that are so twisted become so normalised?
Imagine living in a country that....
....this should scare everyone, right? How did things that are so twisted become so normalised?
July 11, 2018
[link:https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2018/07/impossible-to-overestimate-just-how-despised-he-is-50000-in-london-preparing-to-protest-trump/|
Heh. Indeed. We love America, in that British slightly sneering way we do so well. We hate your President. I am planning to 'work' from home on Friday, happily I live in the City of Westminster and so protest is not difficult. Really hoping to get a picture of the blimp in real time
Personally I think 50k is an underestimation of where the protest might end up, particularly if you add up all the people everywhere he goes that also demonstrate
Impossible 'To Overestimate Just How Despised He Is': 50,000 in London Preparing to Protest Trump
Alastair Campbell, former spokesperson for Tony Blair, argued that it was impossible to overestimate just how despised he is.
He might think its unfair But I think people feel that America is special country and, therefore, the leadership in America should be something that British people can look up to and respect, Campbell explained. Im afraid there is very little respect for him.
I suspect you will find that the protests will be big, he added. People will not want him to feel welcome at all. And I think that goes very, very far across the board.
He might think its unfair But I think people feel that America is special country and, therefore, the leadership in America should be something that British people can look up to and respect, Campbell explained. Im afraid there is very little respect for him.
I suspect you will find that the protests will be big, he added. People will not want him to feel welcome at all. And I think that goes very, very far across the board.
[link:https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2018/07/impossible-to-overestimate-just-how-despised-he-is-50000-in-london-preparing-to-protest-trump/|
Heh. Indeed. We love America, in that British slightly sneering way we do so well. We hate your President. I am planning to 'work' from home on Friday, happily I live in the City of Westminster and so protest is not difficult. Really hoping to get a picture of the blimp in real time
Personally I think 50k is an underestimation of where the protest might end up, particularly if you add up all the people everywhere he goes that also demonstrate
July 10, 2018
[link:https://splinternews.com/republican-congressman-unveils-authoritarian-nightmare-1827490921|
Suppressing opposition. Nazi 101
Republican Congressman Unveils Authoritarian Nightmare Bill Targeting Antifa
The bill, which was introduced by Staten Island congressman Dan Donovan, makes its target crystal clear: its called the Unmasking Antifa Act of 2018.
The legislation, which was introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee on Sunday, reads (emphasis added):
Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, while in disguise, including while wearing a mask, injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
So setting aside the insanity of such a draconian punishmenta maximum possible penalty of 15 years in prison and/or an unspecified fine for wearing a mask while expressing your right to free speech under the First Amendmentthe language of the bill is also ludicrously broad.
The legislation, which was introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee on Sunday, reads (emphasis added):
Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, while in disguise, including while wearing a mask, injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
So setting aside the insanity of such a draconian punishmenta maximum possible penalty of 15 years in prison and/or an unspecified fine for wearing a mask while expressing your right to free speech under the First Amendmentthe language of the bill is also ludicrously broad.
[link:https://splinternews.com/republican-congressman-unveils-authoritarian-nightmare-1827490921|
Suppressing opposition. Nazi 101
July 10, 2018
[link:https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2018/07/hard-right-now-charge-us-supreme-court|
Very interesting article. It is not wrong...
The hard right is now in charge of the US Supreme Court
The whole thing is a sham. In a democracy, it makes little sense to have unelected judges deciding on some of the most contentious issues in public life. It makes no sense at all when those judges are doing so on the basis of political ideology rather than legal scholarship. Throw in the fact that seven of the nine justices are white, six are men, and four (John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Gorsuch and, now, Kavanaugh) were appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote, and it is difficult to argue that the Supreme Court isnt in dire need of reform.
The crucial role that the Supreme Court plays in US public life was perhaps best explained by Alexis de Tocqueville, in 1835. The President may slip without the state suffering, for his duties are limited, he wrote in Democracy in America. Congress may slip without the Union perishing, for above Congress there is the electoral body which can change its spirit by changing its members. However, de Tocqueville added, if ever the Supreme Court came to be composed of rash or corrupt men, the confederation would be threatened by anarchy or civil war.
So what happens when you have a court not just composed of rash and corrupt men but also appointed for life by the most rash and corrupt of men? The American people cant say they werent warned.
The crucial role that the Supreme Court plays in US public life was perhaps best explained by Alexis de Tocqueville, in 1835. The President may slip without the state suffering, for his duties are limited, he wrote in Democracy in America. Congress may slip without the Union perishing, for above Congress there is the electoral body which can change its spirit by changing its members. However, de Tocqueville added, if ever the Supreme Court came to be composed of rash or corrupt men, the confederation would be threatened by anarchy or civil war.
So what happens when you have a court not just composed of rash and corrupt men but also appointed for life by the most rash and corrupt of men? The American people cant say they werent warned.
[link:https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2018/07/hard-right-now-charge-us-supreme-court|
Very interesting article. It is not wrong...
July 10, 2018
'god emperor trump' ...fucking hell
Pottering around the interwebs this morning, while pretending to do some work and amusing myself I cam across a meme. On initial impressions I thought it must be a progressive being sarcastic about how much trumpers adore their leader. On second examination the idea of 60 million socialist heads exploding scotched that idea.
I present to you GOD EMPEROR TRUMP
Good grief. The sad thing is a I think the poor fucker who created this meme actually means it..... he looks at the big orange baby in the WH and sees a God Emperor
July 10, 2018
I took this last week from a railway platform in East London. I think the juxtaposition of the graffiti and social housing in the foreground and the wealth of the city as the backdrop sums up London perfectly!
Rich Land Poor Land
I took this last week from a railway platform in East London. I think the juxtaposition of the graffiti and social housing in the foreground and the wealth of the city as the backdrop sums up London perfectly!
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