Thanks to everyone who commented in ‘3 Birds, 1 Stone Strategy.' A pleasure to see people thinking real thoughts, and saying them well. [https://caucus99percent.com/content/use-%E2%80%9C3-birds-1-stone-strateg...
I have just finished a long article in Truthdig by Chris Hedges that explains what has happened to our politics and nation. It is an older article so I include the link here:
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/sheldon-wolin-and-inverted-totalitaria...
Eric Schneiderman has resigned after being accused of abuse by four women. Luckily, it is election year and Cuomo's replacement pick won't be there long, hopefully.
The reality of perception is an important component in maintaining relations in our society.
This can range from individuals all the way up to government/corporate entities.
Any actions that these entities commit can have a negative or positive effect on their standing in the world. At times, those actions might be so deleterious that it can cause an organization to crumble and blow away in the wind.
Not this asshole again:
Tim Pawlenty announces run for Minnesota governor, again.
Pawlenty's long public record and most recent job as a bank lobbyist will give his opponents ammunition.
How does a sane person deal with the insanity that is America today? The party line on just about every topic one might mention is the wrong side of stupid. The media zeitgeist is to ignore our falling apart ecology, economy, infrastructure, educational system, political system, and foreign policy. Our duty is to worship the crooks on Wall St. and the warmongers in the Pentagon, both of whom are robbing the citizenry blind while providing negative value to the 99% with their "services".
With Emmanuel Macron’s election in France and the rejection of the far-right Marine Le Pen, the neoliberal establishment breathed a sigh of relief. The populist backlash was "over". It was time to crank out more privatization, austerity, and increased military spending.
There's no longer any point debating the liberals or their glorious Democratic Party. They're not a serious bunch, though they mask their unseriousness by the vehemence with which they argue stuff that's of no consequence.
It was embarrassing watching Nancy Pelosi fumble her way through on MTP this morning.
She and Obama promptly made Anthony Wiener resign over a lewd picture he had posted over the internet.
It is alleged that John Conyers had harassed women for sexual favors and that they were paid off from tax payers funds. Nancy Pelosi was full of praise for Conyers and was quite content to let the House Ethics Committee deal with the matter.
Quick hit.
Went to a fairly large T-day gathering yesterday, met a dude who was the grandpa of some kids there. I had decided prior to going to the dinner that I would not get involved in any political discussions because, well you know.
