I commented that the facts in the public record about Hillary's email showed that she had committed at least 22 felonies under
section 793 of the Espionage Act.

I did not give the specific paragraph. One guy quoted sections A-D as inapplicable to Hillary and said that I did not know the law, then the gang evidently hide-rated it.
Notice it is section 793(f) that she violated.
SHE had original classifiction authority and SHE was supposed to classify the information in those 22 emails and not send them to her uncleared aids.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/793#.ViBujn6rSUk

(f) Whoever, being entrusted with or having lawful possession or control of any document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information, relating to the national defense, (1) through gross negligence permits the same to be removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of his trust, or to be lost, stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, or (2) having knowledge that the same has been illegally removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of its trust, or lost, or stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, and fails to make prompt report of such loss, theft, abstraction, or destruction to his superior officer—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

(g) If two or more persons conspire to violate any of the foregoing provisions of this section, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be subject to the punishment provided for the offense which is the object of such conspiracy.

This week we found out that my husband gets to vote in the CA primary by mail (we're in Canada). When he moved here, he was a registered Republican and a low-info voter. He had signed up as a Republican because his friend was recruiting for them and somehow felt ever after that he was obliged to vote Republican. His political info comes from talking points on the TV.

After a few years of living in Canada, seeing democratic socialism in practice and hearing me talk politics, he wants to vote for Bernie in the primary! And he was so excited when he received the email notice about the primary! Major progress.

I'm with you, dmw, about feeling pretty down about the state of democracy in 2016. Not sure yet how much our Prime Minister is in collusion with the global elite, and still trying to support/demand the progressive values he promised -- so I haven't given up yet.

I learned about aeroponic gardening this week. Planning to grow as much food on my residential lot as possible.

has taken place, which is why it is not illegal. The government does have a legitimate governmental interest in preventing corruptin and may, accordingly, prohibit it. That means that it can outlaw bribery, and it has done so in various situations. However, the Supremes have largely defined it out of existence, so the prohibitions merely prohibit gross stupidity involving big ticket bribes.

Well, I know some people have not hold back their feelings for Denise here. I couldn't often understand her sort of hostile style to engage with some of her readers and had at a certain point in time no understanding for what she was expressing.

But I think the essay Blacks, black Jews, and Black Panthers in Israel is very educative and interesting and gives some insight about Denise background and what formed her thinking. At least that is the way I see that.

I need to take way more time to study the whole diary. There is lots and lots in it I have never seen put together this way. And several videos which for me are a must watch.

I understand for the first time why an independent Jewish food and pharmacy store in Washington DC, which is well known (and very good in its international food selection) has exclusively Ethiopian employees. I believe now to understand who they are, but will try to find out for sure.

Would have wished to recommend her essay. Can't do that. So, I do it here.

Anyway, it's worthwhile reading it.

Our President has essentially told the UK that Hillary Clinton won't work with them unless they stick with the EU. Yep, one guess what this one is about. TTIP. UK leaving the EU throws a wrench into that one, because the Corps don't get to dictate to the UK about it. Sad to see our president shilling for the corps as hard as he is.

Recently, I was asked: "How can any American not be proud of him (Obama)?"

I answered: "Well, Guantanamo Bay's still open, we're still fighting in both Iraq and Afghanistan...." I never got to the Free Traitor Shilling part of things, either.

What I do know, however, is that I stand in complete solidarity with my German and British siblings who oppose the TTIP. Fuck the shills!

Hope your weekends were good

The Looming Tower: AL-QAEDA AND THE ROAD TO 9/11. (This is a fact, not a conspiracy theory.) In the late 1990's President Clinton was offered Osama bin Laden by the Sudanese government if the US government would press charges against him. He had a long history of financially supporting terrorism in the Sudan, particularly against Christians, and the Sudanese wanted to get rid of him. He had been expelled from his own country Saudi Arabia and so he was offered up to the US on a platter. But Bill Clinton thought he was just a rich eccentric and no threat at all so he declined the offer. That was the lost opportunity of the century.

Thanks! Good to see you in here.

That Terry Jones BBC series is wonderful! Thanks for the introduction.