Saturday Evening Post

I had to bail off of my perch on Lookout. Caught the big bird over the pond, and I'm on the lookout in a different world. Over the last few weeks I've been trying to think about the big stories of the week. It is so easy to get lost in the day to day. I've published those as the weekly watch. So this evening I'm asking you to help me sort out the big stories of the week – will you help with the weekly watch? Post your view of the week (or anything else of importance or interest) in the comments below. Help me to catch up when I get home. Thanks!

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Here's the original cover of the first issue -
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And a few good pieces I caught before I left (I'll embed the first one because it is worth the watch)-

On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges sits down with economist Mark Blyth to discuss the detrimental ramifications of austerity programs following the 2008 financial crisis. (26 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWqhx0t6e7E
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWqhx0t6e7E]

Protests lead to a temporary halt of the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline; however, it came at a price. What happens next - Jimmy Dore has some ideas. (12 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTqPkY673ak

This is an open thread - what's on your mind?

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Big Al's picture

Orin Hatch indicates it isn't off the table in the lame duck. The TPP is a key to the Asia Pivot and the imperialists plan to neuter China and Russia. We know Clinton is lying. They know they probably can't get it done with a new Congress. The next few months are crucial.

"But when you look at these agreements in a real sense - and this one is much different than even NAFTA," Kasich added. "This is China. This is Russia. These are fledgling countries in Asia and we want to pivot to Asia? We have to do this."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/15/politics/john-kasich-trans-pacific-partner...

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Goldman Sachs was one of the investment houses Obama auditioned for back in 2007. Kasich had been a director of Goldman. That they would collude in undermining the sovereignty of the United States in favor of the greedy bastards destroying the entire world just so they can individually be richer than Midas should be coming as no surprise.

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Vowing To Oppose Everything Trump Attempts.

Shockwave's picture

Learned a lot, specially about Europe.

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The political revolution continues

Unabashed Liberal's picture

Sorta got a bad headache this evening, but wanted to drop by to thank you for your essay. Hopefully, I'll have a contribution to the comments, next week.

Hey, cool TSEP cover! We recently found photos very similar to those, of family members, including my Father as a young child [on an 'ancestry' website]. Judging from the infant in the picture (an Uncle), whose birth date we know, and who was 'the baby of the family'--it was circa 1912, or very early 1913.

It was a real treasure to find those photos. Now, I've got to see if I can transfer them to a phone, and get prints.

Safe travels, Lookout!

[Edit: Tested audio soundcloud podcast/then deleted.]

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Update: Misty May has been adopted. Yeah!

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Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.

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The Youtube Report (lol)

These are just a few of the videos from the verious YT channels I subscribe to that have been posted within the last day or so.

The Russians are Voting
From RT (YT channel)

The general election is underway in Russia with 450 seats in the lower chamber of the parliament up for grabs. Russians are also casting ballots in dozens of regional and municipal elections in what is called Single Election Day on Sunday.

[video:https://youtu.be/U2bTNO28AXI align:center]

USA: Eight people injured in stabbing attack in Minnesota mall

A man launched a knife attack at Crossroad Mall in St Cloud, Minnesota, Saturday, injuring at least eight people with a knife, before being gunned down by an off-duty police officer.

[video:https://youtu.be/H3_z6HuaAJA align:center]

New Clinton Foundation Scandal: $216 Million From Donors Bought 205 White House Dinners
From H. A Goodman (Writer at Huffington Post)

My name is H. A. Goodman and I’m an author, columnist, and journalist www.hagoodman.com
EXCLUSIVE: $216 Million From Clinton Foundation Donors Bought 205 Invitations to White House State Dinners

video:https://youtu.be/jRvkABjJEPg align:center]

USA: Manhattan blast that injures 29, 'most likely intentional' says NYC Mayor
From Ruptly TV

NYPD Chief James P. O'Neill informed that there were 29 injured people in the Manhattan blast, while briefing press representatives alongside New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in New York City on Saturday. Out of these 29, said O'Neill, only one can be considered serious.
[video:https://youtu.be/GoIHuOWUeDU align:center]

Trump: Eliminate The "FDA Food Police"
From Secular Talk

Donald Trump floated rolling back food safety regulations if he wins the White House in November.

In a fact sheet posted online Thursday, the campaign highlighted a number of "specific regulations to be eliminated" under the GOP nominee's economic plan, including what they called the "FDA Food Police."

[video:https://youtu.be/kWwhGXJfmb4 align:center]

Putin: US fails to fulfill Syria ceasefire deal obligations, terrorists use it to regroup
From RT

Terrorists groups, which Russia expected to be separated from ‘moderate rebels’ with US help, and be subject to joint US-Russian attacks, are instead using the ongoing ceasefire to regroup, the Russian president said.

[video:https://youtu.be/8d8JR-H-iEU align:center]

Nurses Union Slams AFL-CIO's Endorsement of Dakota Access Pipeline
From TheRealNews

Exclusive: The National Nurses United a member of the AFL-CIO, strongly rebuked the AFL's decision to endorse the Dakota Access Pipeline. For more go to therealnews.com

[video:https://youtu.be/gJTh_yPNFh0 align:center]

The Fight against Police Violence Requires Follow Through
From The Benjamin Dixon Show

n/t (marketing stuff...no short description of the video)
[video:https://youtu.be/IOFPh5TV0Hw align:center]

Corporate Media & Democrats Play Russia FEAR Card; Hide Hillary Clinton's Russian Record
From Sane Progressive

While the corporate media has spun an unsubstantiated Neo-McCarthy spin narrative to shield the Democrats from the corruption revealed in the Guccifer/Wikileaks emails; they have utterly failed to inform the public on Clinton's Russian record. A record that the FBI and State Department jeopardized US national security interests. Time to shine the light!
[video:https://youtu.be/CbBxrUJSItw align:center]

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MEXICO
Mexicans march for gay marriage after opponents rally
http://www.latinamericanpost.com/article/mexicans-march-for-gay-marriage...

BRAZIL
Ex-President Lula Charged As "Top Commander" of Petrobras Corruption Scheme
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2016/09/1813556-ex-...
Brazilian politician who led Rousseff impeachment is expelled from office
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/13/eduardo-cunha-brazilian-po...

COLOMBIA
Colombia Farc rebels hand over child soldiers
http://www.latinamericanpost.com/article/colombia-farc-rebels-hand-over-...

VIETNAM
Vietnam will not include ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on its agenda for its next parliament session, an official said on Friday (Sep 16), adding to uncertainty over the future of U.S. President Barack Obama's signature trade deal.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/blow-for-obama-s-tpp-as-...

PHILLIPINES
Witness says Duterte ordered killings before becoming Philippine president
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pa...

JAPAN
A Japanese court on Friday approved Tokyo's plan to relocate a U.S. military base on Okinawa in a move unlikely to immediately resolve a long-running spat between central and local authorities.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2016/09/17/478656/Japan-court.htm

SOUTH SUDAN
The number of refugees from South Sudan has passed one million after renewed violence in July forced thousands to flee to neighbouring countries, creating one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters, according to the United Nations.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201609170085.html

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Innovations from crop insurance to swapping cattle for goats could help the region stand up to worsening drought, researchers say
http://allafrica.com/stories/201609161240.html

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enhydra lutris's picture

blame Putin? Does this signal a shift in the stock narrative, or are they thinking that people are getting less and less willing to buy that one?

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