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Will Bunch, Philly Inquirer Article Exposes "Red Caesar" Scenario For Dictatorship, Post-Constitutional Order-- If We Are Not Alarmed, We Must Be Dead.

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According to Bunch in his agaonizing recap of a "Guardian" article, there are so-called right-wing "intellectuals," including Steve Bannon, tied to think tanks and colleges like Claremont that are openly floating plans to make Trump a "Red Caesar." What is extraordinary is that they have abandoned all stealth and are proposing this openly. It is backed by billionaires and is the actual agenda of MAGA. In fact, this is more than a scenario, it is their plan, and Trump's candidacy is the linchpin for it. The article linked below is must reading, and we should get this around. Most people reading this "get it." But we are not sufficiently conveying this to others, for reasons of fear, timidity, pessimism, cynicism, or an addiction to living in a comfort zone. Or just disbelief, combined with a false belief that only a tiny handful of extremists today are advocates for dictatorship. In response to that I would remind people that the Nazis nationw...

The Ahistoric And Negligent Perfidy Of Merrick Garland: His Firing Is Needed Now, But That Alone Is Not Adequate--

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By Lance Rosen October 6, 2023 After a brief survey of my usual sources and a very coherent synopsis by my friend Thomas Clay Jr. in his morning post, it is clear that the espionage conducted by Donald Trump actually did rise to the level of treason against the United States, and that all existing legal cases and investigations of him up until now would be rightly superceded by new charges against him for exactly that.  Objectively, the damage which has been reported as the direct aftermath of his trading of nuclear secrets with Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt appears to have surpassed that of Jonathan Pollard, Aldridge Ames, and Robert Hanssen combined. The sharing of our nuclear submarine capabilities with someone who then relayed them over an unsecured line, (and subsequently shared that information with 45 additional people) has undeniably found it's way into Russian hands, and literally blew up the agreed to Australian-French submarine sale as a result, with Australia piv...

Celebrity Worship- A Symptom Of End Stage Infantilism-

Celebrity Worship- A Symptom Of End Stage Infantilism-  Many of my readers will bristle at the above headline. Good. It should cut deep, not just itch.  Without getting into specific cases, I'll make a few points and keep this short. In the 1960's, there were many celebrities, entertainers, and public figures who got behind the Civil Rights movement. Harry Belafonte was one example, Kirk Douglas was another, and many more musicians, actors, athletes like Jim Brown, Bill Russell, and writers whom we all know. They gave tons of money, got into good trouble, antagonized J. Edgar Hoover's FBI, put their physical safety on the line by marching in the South, and risked their careers. They were leaders of a movement that after 400 years of getting fucked by America took history in their own hands and decided to peacefully defy unjust laws.  They went through a lot more than we have, and realized that they needed to do something different. And after they won, they didn't sit ba...