Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Bulger's World and Ours



Mr. Bulger has no fans in but we should be asking what kind of country allows such a man to thrive in a world of crime, corrupt police and FBI, prisons out of control, and politicians and officials of the state on the take: a country for, by and of criminals (with guns galore) from the various gangs, different "mafias," gangsters and banksters, CEOs of corporations that break the laws all the time (pollution, price fixing, bribes, etc), tax cheats and all sorts of criminals in high places committing sex crimes -- even in the ministry with evangelicals as well as bishops and cardinals covering it up, government violating the rights of minorities and women, putting children in detention camps, illegally suppressing the vote, etc). Our President wants to make "America Great Again" -- a country with more Bulgers and his enablers, big and little, than ever! Who would have thought the Whore of Babylon would turn out to be a man? Well, this stinking rot is the product of capitalism and we have a chance in six days to rally the decent electorate surviving in this swamp and get out the vote, and begin the long process of cleaning the Augean Stables of the effluent left behind by Trump and the GOP and conservative Democrats who created and empowered him, and ponder the creation of a new economic system.
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One of America’s most wanted gangsters for 16 years, he was beaten to death by fellow inmates in West Virginia. His murderous life inspired books and films.

Monday, October 22, 2018

NYT Article Provides Fertilizer for Thought


So, the Russians are against fracking in Europe and have a safer fertilizer which puts much less toxic cancer-causing cadmium into the food supply which they want to sell in the European market and so support those Europeans who want to enact saver environmental regulations re fertilizer safety: beware it's Putin again trying to take over the world! This is one group of capitalists trying to grab market share by producing a better product -- this is normal inter-capitalist rivalry according to their own "free-market philosophy" but of course when the "Russians" [a general term for evil forces emanating out of the Kremlin - excluding only those who have pro-American and anti-Putin sentiments who are the "opposition"] are involved nothing is as it appears and the "whiff of intrigue" permeates the atmosphere. Western, and certainly American, companies obviously don't have any connections with their governments.
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A proposed environmental regulation has become an unlikely source of geopolitical tension, raising concerns about Russian influence over Europe’s food supply.

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Trump Ramps Up Chances for Nuclear War

So the US wants to leave the treaty because the Russians are threatening the Europeans (after NATO encamped on its borders) and it's the Europeans who want to keep the treaty. It is pretty obvious who is stirring up tensions and is a threat to the future of humanity -- and it isn't Russia.
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President Trump has been moving toward leaving the treaty because Russia has been violating it and because it is constraining American efforts to counter China in the Western Pacific.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Khashoggi Killing Will Blow Over (Oil, Arms, & Putin Didn't Do It)

"On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that four of the men identified by Turkish media as part of a 15-man hit squad sent from Riyadh to silence Khashoggi were members of [Prince] Bin Salman’s personal security detail. Another, Tubaigy, holds a senior position in the Saudi interior ministry." Rogue elements? We have a rogue element in the White House! Prediction: This will blow over for 3 reasons -- oil, arms sales, and Putin didn't do it.
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Press reports leaked audio suggesting journalist was drugged, killed and dismembered