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Trump Rumored By His Volunteers To Be Considering Election Reform Proposal To Shame DNC For Rigging Primary Against Bernie

Submitted by EternalNovember on Sun, 07/24/2016 - 9:11pm

There is a buzz among at least a few discussion boards/gathering places of Trump volunteers that he is going to go in for one of his crazy schemes to ruin the Dem Convention for Hillary, I've been told by a person I have reason to believe. They said they are messaging several other publicly pro-Sanders journalists and bloggers.

Assume Putin DID weaponize Wikileaks to damage the election

Submitted by TheJerry on Sun, 07/24/2016 - 8:18pm

So as I am sure you are all aware, the HRCDNC is propagating the idea "murmor/rumor' that Putin weaponized wikileaks sabotage the US Election in favor of Trump.

Obviously, this is a smoke and mirror tactic by the HRCDNC to obfuscate the real issues, their own bullshit stupidity and corruption.

We know that the leaks came from Guccifer 2.0 who is not Russian. But the theory is that Putin put him up to it and had him send the info to wikileaks.

Anti-Capitalist MeetUp: 24 July 2016 raw Turkey in US straw - the excesses of Martial Law

Submitted by annieli on Sun, 07/24/2016 - 5:00pm

 

Shock Doctrines in 2016 are at work in the current historical context and its appeals for “law and order” are more about shock and awe in their discourse, however constructed. Emergencies caused by natural or cultural events and whether as states or of states can over-determine the use of remediation force and justice often takes a subordinate place when political expediency reigns.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JULY 15: Turkish soldiers block Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul's bridges across the Bosphorus, the strait separating the European and Asian sides of the city, have been closed to traffic. Reports have suggested that a group within Turkey's military have attempted to overthrow the government. Security forces have been called in as Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim denounced an "illegal action" by a military "group", with bridges closed in Istanbul and aircraft flying low over the capital of Ankara. (Photo by Gokhan Tan/Getty Images)
“Mr Erdogan’s ambition of creating a one-man government with a union of the executive and legislative,” said Dogu Ergil, a political scientist at Ankara University, on Saturday afternoon, “is now much easier to accomplish.”

The departure of DWS really IS meaningful, but in a bad way.

Submitted by riesling on Sun, 07/24/2016 - 4:39pm

No longer encumbered by DNC responsibilities, DWS is now free to return to her South Florida district (Congressional District 23) and campaign for re-election.

In the primary election, Clinton won that district over Sanders 69%-31% (by a 38-point margin) as documented here by The Green Papers - 44,510 votes for Clinton vs. 19,974 for Sanders.

Liberals and Progressives are too easily satisfied: DWS' departure is as meaningful as the Platform

Submitted by BayAreaLefty on Sun, 07/24/2016 - 3:51pm

That is to say, it doesn't mean much. Is it a win? Of sorts. It shows some marginal accountability. It's marginal for a number of reasons. Here are two big ones:

1. DWS was already a mere figurehead at the DNC. She was replaced as the day-to-day operations "manager" back in June.

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