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Socialism!

Did I shout that loud enough? You should be creeped out and afraid, very very afraid, of a Government Old Age pension (Social Security) and subsidized Medical care (Medicare/Medicaid) without which you’d have deal with Mumsey and Pop Pop rattling around at a cost of Thousands, perhaps Hundreds of them, unless you push ’em out …

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Some Democratic Socialism

Occasionally I feel you think I have only the single Nobel Prize winning economist up my sleeve. Pfui. He ain’t even the Liberal one. A ‘democratic socialist’ agenda is appealing. No wonder Trump attacks it. By Joseph E. Stiglitz, Washington Post May 8, 2019 Through much of this spring, President Trump has made a big …

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How about some politics from the “golden” age of democracy?

Six In The Morning Thursday 9 May 2019

North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’ North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile, the South Korean military says, less than a week after it tested several short-range missiles. The projectile was fired from a location in North Korea’s north-west toward the east, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. On Saturday, the country launched a number …

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House panel votes to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt

Democrat-led House Judiciary panel votes to recommend contempt citation against William Barr over the Mueller report. The United States House Judiciary panel voted on Wednesday to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating a fight between Democrats and the Trump administration over Mueller report. The resolution will now be sent to the full House of …

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The Tale Of The Tape

By insinuation and timing it’s likely that the limited Tax Transcripts the New York Times released are filings related to his Casino ownership mandatory financial disclosure. I didn’t find much of a smoking gun because I’m looking for a wholesale Real Estate/Money Laundering scheme with branches at least in the Middle East and Russia. Among …

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What Vigorous Defense Of The Constitution Looks Like Nancy

In case you’ve forgotten. Only one 2020 Democrat fully grasps the threat Trump poses By Greg Sargent, Washington Post May 8, 2019 Is President Trump an aberration whose defeat in 2020 would allow the nation to begin rebounding toward normalcy? Or does his ascendance reflect long-running national pathologies and deeply ingrained structural economic and political …

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The Most Powerful Woman In The World

Six In The Morning Wednesday 8 May 2019

Asia Bibi: Christian leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have confirmed. Her conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court. She was originally convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad …

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Pelosi’s Failure

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… Won’t get fooled again. Like Atrios I frequently remind people that Unindicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio is not the worst ever. That’s simply an illusion of novelty and topicality, the worst ever was W, who was by every objective measure a War Criminal worthy of mention besides …

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