If you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit our Support Page. Top Links of the Week Joe Rogan Experience #1006 – Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein (All three hours are outstanding, YouTube) Equifax is Proving Why Forced Arbitration Clauses Ought to Be Banned, Just Like the CFPB Wants … Read more
The firing of Steve Bannon is in my opinion the most significant event to happen during the Trump administration thus far. Moreover, it will have massive reverberations across the U.S. political spectrum for years and years to come. I wasn’t planning on writing today, but this news is so incredibly significant I find myself with … Read more
If you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit our Support Page. Must Reads Why I Was Fired by Google (James Demore op-ed in The Wall Street Journal) A New Report Raises Big Questions About Last Year’s DNC Hack (Massively important story, The Nation) From College Indoctrination to Corporate … Read more
Increasingly, a number of influential people in Silicon Valley seem to think that Mark Zuckerberg will likely run for president of the United States one day. And some people, including myself, believe that he could indeed win. “He wants to be emperor” is a phrase that has become common among people who have known him over the … Read more
Kamala Harris’ coming out party as the person chosen to be manufactured as a puppet for the rich and powerful going into 2020 became obvious last month with the publication of an article in The New York Post titled, Dems’ Rising Star Meets With Clinton Inner Circle in Hamptons. Here are a few excerpts: The Democrats’ “Great … Read more
If you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit our Support Page. Trump Tells Police to Be More Violent (The guy is a goon, YouTube) Intercepted Podcast: Glenn Greenwald on the New Cold War (Excellent, The Intercept) Facebook Worker Living in Garage to Zuckerberg: Challenges Are Right Outside Your Door … Read more
Before we get started, it’s important for me to clarify where I’m coming from politically. First, here’s what I’m not, as described in last year’s piece, Thank You and Welcome New Readers – A Liberty Blitzkrieg Mission Statement: I am not a Democrat or a Republican. I do not consider myself a libertarian, progressive, socialist, anarchist, … Read more
In yesterday’s post, Politics of the Next 4 Years – Part 1 (Rise of the ‘Dirtbag Left’), I discussed the fact that a very potent grassroots movement has emerged to the left of corporate, neoliberal Democrats. This self-described “Dirtbag Left” and its allies have the potential to not just drive the Democratic Party into extinction, but … Read more
A lot of people remain in denial about the current political environment. Whether it’s a neocon Never Trumper, or a manic Hillary dead-ender, what these people all have in common is they firmly and passionately think their world is somehow coming back. They still don’t understand that the party’s over. In our foolish apathy, we … Read more
Poor fundraising by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has been a reality for much of this year, and the trend continued in June. The Hill reports: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) added $200,000 to their now $3.3 million debt in June, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission report, falling further behind Republican fundraising … Read more