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October 13, 2020

“Assange Faces Extradition for Exposing US War Crimes”

Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/assange-faces-extradition-for-exposing-us-war-crimes/ Three weeks of testimony in Julian Assange’s extradition hearing in London underscored WikiLeaks’s extraordinary revelation of U.S. war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantánamo Bay. But the Trump administration is seeking to extradite Assange to the United States to stand trial for charges under the Espionage Act that could …

October 13, 2020

“Federal Health Agencies Push Back Against Political Interference”

Less than a month before the election and one week into President Trump’s own disease course, the White House is experiencing pushback from its foremost federal health agencies. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released stricter guidelines for authorizing Covid-19 vaccines, despite the best efforts of the current …

October 6, 2020

Did President Trump’s Handling of His Illness, With the Spectacle of His Opulent Health Care, Alienate his Base?

    No one decent wishes President Trump, the First Lady, or any of the White House staff who were infected with Coronavirus, to be ill or suffer harm. But many commentators and observers on both sides of the aisle have been struck in the last few days, with the …

October 6, 2020

Trump Needs Accomplices at Every Level of Government to Pull Off a Coup

Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/trump-needs-accomplices-at-every-level-of-government-to-pull-off-a-coup/ For months, Donald Trump has been mounting a preemptive strike against the democratic election process. He signals his intent to manipulate — indeed, steal — the presidential election in the event that Joe Biden wins. With no evidence to support him, Trump repeats the mantra “voter fraud” to …

October 4, 2020

How Is This Very Real Pandemic Being Exploited By Powerful Interests?

In my Fascism 101 videos and blogs here, I’ve pointed out that there are many ways to shape the POLICIES in a crisis politically, that do not mirror the physical or medical nature of the crisis. This post is about how to think like a tyrant/political consultant/Master of the Universe …