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Bernie inspired millions of Americans with the enlightenment about the corruptocracy. People got enthused like never before. He seemed to be steering the Ship of State away from the giant iceberg, which Hillary's Titanic was sailing toward. Well, TPTB punched many holes in the S.S. Sanders so that it began to sink--even though it was heading away from the iceberg. What happened to Bernie caused by his near-drowning experience?

A poll by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) released yesterday has found that 72% of Americans favor passing legal protections from discrimination for LGBT people.

A couple of diarists reported about the poll yesterday but buried the lede in favor of the information of the presidential numbers.

Everyone knows President Obama is seeking to pass the TPP in the "lame duck" session of Congress following the general election.

Anyone watching Morning Joe this morning got a texbook example of how Hillary Clinton does an end-run around actual journalists and why she will avoid press conferences for the foreseeable future.

I had a major epiphany while reading a recent piece by George Lakoff about the sophisticated message coming from Donald Trump.

I really loved the piece, and while I can't quite buy the main idea "Trump is a maestro of human emotion", preferring some kind of idiot savant explanation, this idea jumped out at me:

Dear Diary,

Inasmuch as my personal journey with Bernie lasted considerably more than a weekend, catching you up requires more than one sitting. This is Phase 1. Perhaps perversely, it begins not with Bernie, but with Barack, whom I supported in 2008, and Hillary.

What are "Capital Controls"? Well, they're basically laws that keep people (and corporations) from sucking Billions of dollars in revenues and resources from your country and taking it someplace else.

It's no secret I think that the Trans-Pacific Partnership is the worst "trade" deal ever representing a complete corporate take over of the United States government and the end of democracy as we know it (oh, it's also bad economically and excuses actual factual 18th and 19th Century style slavery).

All 4 Presidential Campaigns (Green, Libertarian, Republican, and Democratic) have rejected it (Deez Nuts is silent on the issue). Of the two major parties, one candidate has been completely opposed from the start (though given that it's Trump he's probably lying) and one (after a too close for comfort Primary) has changed her mind and currently says "I oppose it now, I'll oppose it after the election and I'll oppose it as president." Clinton is reluctant to directly call on Obama to withdraw the pact or to lobby Congressional Democrats against it because it would be "disrespectful" to the President (let me show you some disrespect- Barack Obama is a murderer and a War Criminal).

Fortunately the decision has been taken out of their hands by none other than Human/Turtle Hybrid Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader.