Spygate. How the Collusion narrative started. Fascinating for its description of process as well as substance.
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Willing a civilization to death
No point giving birth because of Climate Change. “Though Laura Formisano says she never felt a huge desire to have children, she used to presume that would change. But climate change could make the planet so uninhabitable, she says, she’s not sure she can ever bring herself to become a parent.” It all makes sense …
“Google Needs a Lesson in Patriotism”
What’s patriotism? Maybe it’s not cool to be patriotic but it’s acceptable to be an ‘antihero’. “In June 2018, following an outcry from thousands of employees, Google ended its participation in the Pentagon’s so-called Project Maven. That initiative focuses on improving U.S. targeting capabilities by using AI to identify objects captured in countless hours of surveillance …
“It will push Muslims away from Quebec”
“The bill underlines how Canadians are not immune to the populism and concerns about immigration that have affected the United States, France, Britain and other Western countries. France has banned Muslim head scarves and other conspicuous religious symbols at state schools. Denmark has barred judges from wearing head scarves, crucifixes, Jewish skull caps and turbans …
Fire curtains
Some have characterized the failed Russian collusion charges as an attempted coup. If so it was a very particular American type of coup involving only the law and vindicating the law because it failed for lack of evidence. Any counterstroke must at least be similarly restricted . It must use only the law, advance only …
BBC apologizes
The apology relates to an incorrect report claiming a payment was made to extend a meeting between Mr Poroshenko and US President Donald Trump.
An epidemic of dirtbags
Avenatti goes private to avoid dirtbags
Rand Paul: Former Obama CIA chief promoted ‘dossier,’ demands investigation of Obama team
Urges Senate to act “I think we need to find the truth,” he told Washington Secrets. He said the goal would be to stop similar faulty investigations into future administrations, “Democratic or Republican.” Rove by contrast urges Trump to move on.
Avenatti in trouble
Avenatti too broke to afford a lawyer, resorts to public defender.
EMP could happen
Trump orders a plan to defend against electronic pulse attacks. Venezuela’s outages are an example of how devastating losing the power grid can be.
Tis witchcraft
America is set to surpass Saudi Arabia in a ‘remarkable’ oil milestone.
As collusion predictions fail
Maddow ratings drop. How could they have been so sure of something that didn’t materialize? Were their sources wrong or were they trapped in an echo chamber?
Showdown in Venezuela
Looks like events are coming to a head as Rubio warns Maduro is preparing his counterstrike. It can’t go on. Maduro holds out hope of load management and blames snipers for the blackouts.
Get rid of private health insurance
Says Bernie. All or it won’t work.
Socialism network
Maduro censors what little remains of Venezuelan internet.
Remember my Belmont Club post?
Sad that it had to come true. Rand Paul urges look at Obama’s role in collusion hoax. He wants the origins of the probe released with the Mueller report.
Did they string it out?
“Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has concluded that there was no criminal collusion, the question arises: When during their exhaustive 22-month investigation did prosecutors realize they had no case? I put it at no later than the end of 2017. I suspect it was in the early autumn.” Andy McCarthy
The global warming debate
Mike Lee fits right into the prevailing mood.
When Virtue becomes an industry
SPLC “It was a top-down organization controlled by an incompetent and venal leadership.” Current Affairs
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