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Coyotl

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68. Back it it instead of asking if i want to gamble with you.

Wed Aug 31, 2016, 06:44 PM

Aug 2016

You say you don't know what you are talking about but will look into it and while that's the best you have to counter, you thibnk you can characterize what I said with hyperbole. Don't waste our time like this, democracies are under attack globally by extreme right wing oligarchs and you want to defend their actions with innuendo about something you don't know about?

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment = Complete Reversal of Democracy [View all] Coyotl Aug 2016 OP

Glenn Greenwald... brooklynite Aug 2016 #1

Yes, Glenn is living in Brazil and is the leading English-speaking journalist on this beat. Coyotl Aug 2016 #2

Hardly.... The only fucking stories about Brazil he's written Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #7

Greenwald is the editor-in-chief of The Intercept Brazil OBenario Aug 2016 #16

This global trend of billionaire rightist overthrowing democracies is very alarming. We ought worry Coyotl Aug 2016 #18

I know OBenario Aug 2016 #19

look at the frenzy the GOP made over benghazi and Clinton's emails Takket Aug 2016 #28

How did a Clinton bash get in this OP? Who knows the laws this person passed to destroy the Amazon? Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #35

BTW, Trump was recently told about the Brazilian incident. He said... Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #39

Indeed. Check out Omidayar's media empire pushing a false narrative. nt msanthrope Aug 2016 #37

Ah... So he finally DID get that shit launched Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #21

GG is not the "leading English-speaking journalist" in Brazil. That would be Jonathan Watts. msanthrope Aug 2016 #38

Greenwald is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist at that. Coyotl Aug 2016 #40

Greenwald did not win a Pulitzer. And if you don't know who Jonathan Watts is, well, then I can msanthrope Aug 2016 #45

Check your facts and share those links. Coyotl Aug 2016 #46

Sigh....the Guardian won the Pulitzer. As your own link demonstrates. And, sadly, this post only msanthrope Aug 2016 #47

Apparently, you cannot back up your claim with even one link. Coyotl Aug 2016 #48

Thank you for agreeing with me that GG did not win the award, the Guardian did. GG was part msanthrope Aug 2016 #49

Your saying what you think I think does not mean I think that. Coyotl Aug 2016 #51

Isn't it ironic that you hailed the Guardian's Pulitizer, but failed to identify their correspondent msanthrope Aug 2016 #53

In 2-3 years from now this could be the US...with Mitch McConnell sitting at the head of the table. CincyDem Aug 2016 #3

The Dems will win both the House and Senate. Thank you Trump. Coyotl Aug 2016 #6

I sure hope you're right about this one. CincyDem Aug 2016 #13

"Expect a revolution?" Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #4

Expect strikes to completely halt the country. The workers will not go to work. Coyotl Aug 2016 #5

There's going to be a national strike now? Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #8

There is one already. Brazil Foreign Ministry Workers Launch First Indefinite Strike Coyotl Aug 2016 #9

ok, but 1300 people aren't exactly slowing a nation to a crawl... Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #14

It's the first time in 150 years... OBenario Aug 2016 #15

Yes, but the impeachment vote has yet to take place. Watch for the response from the Worker's Party Coyotl Aug 2016 #17

Fair enough... Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #22

The people voting to impeach are trying to avoid jail time. Support has little to do with the coup. Coyotl Aug 2016 #23

"This is the most important thing happening in global politics today, and not a peep in US media." Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #50

It's not a question of supporting her... OBenario Aug 2016 #24

TeleSur has great coverage: The Coup That Ousted Brazilian Democracy Coyotl Aug 2016 #10

Brazil�s suspended president makes impassioned speech to stay in office Coyotl Aug 2016 #11

FORA TEMER OBenario Aug 2016 #12

Threats posed by the far-right criminal regime is the real issue, to women, the Amazon, the planet.. Coyotl Aug 2016 #42

On the bright side, we aren't openly instigating the thing for once ucrdem Aug 2016 #20

If the WE includes multi-national corporations, you may need to edit that. Coyotl Aug 2016 #25

Yes, fully agree ucrdem Aug 2016 #27

The same look on her face OBenario Aug 2016 #26

On Twitter: Coyotl Aug 2016 #32

Glenn Greenwald on Democracy Now Discussing Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff Coyotl Aug 2016 #29

#pelademocracia continua a liderar trend topics Coyotl Aug 2016 #30

This is an amazing effort, so appreciated, despite the attempts by wingers to disrupt it. Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #55

Thank you for posting and all the updates. /nt think Aug 2016 #31

O que falar de uma mulher que aguenta 14 horas de interrogat�rio e derruba todos os seus oponentes. Coyotl Aug 2016 #33

#ForaTemer Protest against interim president Temer on Avenida Paulista ends with police violence. Coyotl Aug 2016 #34

Thousands hit the streets of Brazil and police are cracking down hard. Coyotl Aug 2016 #36

Brazil's past with right-wing politicians = political torture & human rights abuses Coyotl Aug 2016 #41

If There Is a Coup, There Will Be a Fight: Brazil's MST Coyotl Aug 2016 #43

Brazil�s Dilma Rousseff, a woman of honor, confronts Senate of scoundrels Coyotl Aug 2016 #44

So are we going to discuss the Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #52

She is not corrupt. Why do you insinuate she is or that there might be merits to the charge? Coyotl Aug 2016 #54

"She is not corrupt"... Wow Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #67

Back it it instead of asking if i want to gamble with you. Coyotl Aug 2016 #68

Can you give us specifics of her corrupt ways? Meshuga Aug 2016 #69

Brazil Senate braces for Rousseff impeachment vote Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #56

Cocaine or Sugar? Brazil Debates Senator's Bag of White Powder Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #57

Here Are Four Terrifying Examples of a Post-Coup Brazil Future Coyotl Aug 2016 #58

Three old, white men in line for Brazilian presidency accused of corruption Coyotl Aug 2016 #59

Final Curtain Falls on Brazil Impeachment Farce: Senate Votes Coyotl Aug 2016 #60

Brazil's Senate Votes To Impeach Dilma Rousseff Coyotl Aug 2016 #61

Evo Morales "Bolivia convocar� a su embajador. Defendamos la democracia y la paz" Coyotl Aug 2016 #62

Noam Chomsky: Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff "Impeached by a Gang of Thieves" Coyotl Aug 2016 #63

This is what happens when the FAR left and the FAR right control the major political parties snooper2 Aug 2016 #64

BULLSHIT, this is Democratic government IN ACTION! MohRokTah Aug 2016 #65

Ironically, Temer and his gang... Meshuga Sep 2016 #70

Again, BULLSHIT! MohRokTah Sep 2016 #71

The Fallout Begins: Venezuela Withdraws ambassador and freezes relations Coyotl Aug 2016 #66

In Post-Olympics Brazil, a Political Coup is No Game Coyotl Sep 2016 #72