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My Reply to Bernie When He Said Hillary Will Appt. Justices to Overturn Citizens United

Bernie tweeted that Hillary will appoint justices to the Supreme Court who will overturn Citizens United, the case that allowed Billionaires and Corporations to spend any amount they wanted buy our election. My reply tweet:

What will interest me today

  • After watching the political, financial and media elite coagulate around Hillary!™.
  • After watching The Donald Trump Show.
  • After watching the complete and utter denial that any other choices exist by the party apparatchik.
  • It will be interesting to see how many reject the common wisdom.

How many don't vote.
How many vote "other".

This election has been:

The view from there

 photo Regiment-Officer-Abi-Austen_zpscroogdxj.jpgAbigail Austen transitioned ten years ago. At the time she became the British Army's first transgender officer.

Recently she and her fiancé traveled to the American South attempting to glean the state of the American transgender community in these times.

And she reveals a recent visit to the far-right dominated, notoriously anti-trans states, which support the Republican candidate, left her so traumatised she was unable to leave her home for two weeks.

This F$#king Election Ends Tomorrow, But Our F#$king Nightmare is About to Begin

The worst election in my lifetime, arguably the worst, most corrupt election in US history will end tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8th, and one of the two most despised candidates in our history will be installed as President.

What This Guy Says - "This Election Has Disgraced The Entire Profession of Journalism"

This article written by Ken Silverstein that was posted at Zerohedge is a must-read IMO.

I was considering writing on a similar topic and am relieved that I needn't bother; I don't think anyone could surpass this essay on the shortcomings and compromises of "journalists" and formerly reputable entities in this election cycle. This is his opening sentence:

If I Were To Craft A Screenplay "Ripped From Today's Headlines"

This is the one I would write:

The Secretary And The House Keeper

Imagine if you can, a Secretary of State, married to a former POTUS, so indolent and so mechanically incompetent that she literally cannot print an email or an addendum to an email and must have all messages requiring printing forwarded to a presumably loyal and trustworthy servant who just happens to be from a politically volatile country.

CNN (insert Lily Tomlin quote)

No, I can't keep up. It's not possible, is it, that I am watching a panel on Wolf Blitzer discussing Comey's latest letter and a member of the panel, David Gregory, is simply identified as "CNN Political Analyst" without any mention that he just happens to be the husband of a lead attorney for Clinton in this whole fiasco? He's the husband of a MAJOR PLAYER and he's acting like some impartial analyst?

READ: James Comey Says No Change in Hillary Clinton Investigation Conclusion

FROM HEAVY ARTICLE:

Director James Comey said Sunday in a new letter to Congress.

The case was made active again in late October when new emails emerged on devices used by longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin. The emails were found during the FBI’s investigation into allegations that Abedin’s estranged husband, Anthony Weiner, sexted a teen girl.

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