this is what happened when native americans attempted to protect their water from an illegal pipeline, which you can juxtapose on the rumble at the capital yesterday when most of the cops stood aside;

 the empire is broken and corrupt with many signs for those with eyes to see, and ears to hear;

 a picture and a few words worth many more than i care to bother typing as this says all that needs saying;

 the 'official' voice of the tv talking heads and 'our' representatives clearly show they don't get it. no one or i should say few, trust them and their corruption and thievery;

 i believe you could consider this essay the tip of an iceberg intro on why some americans don't trust those in charge;

Perhaps not since the nineteenth century have so many American voters so fervently doubted the outcome of a national election.

A Slate headline from December 13 read: “82 Percent of Trump Voters Say Biden’s Win Isn’t Legitimate.” If even half true, this poll means tens of millions of Americans believe the incoming ruling party in Washington got its political power by cheating.

The implications of this are broader than one might think. Under the current system, if many millions of Americans doubt the veracity of the official vote count, the challenge to the status quo goes beyond simply thinking that Democrats are cheaters. Rather, the Trump voters’ doubts indict much of the American political system overall, and call its legitimacy into question.

For example, if Trump supporters are unwilling to accept that the vote count in Georgia was fair—in a state where Republicans control both the legislature and the governor’s mansion—this means skepticism goes well beyond mere distrust of the Democratic Party. For Trump’s vote-count skeptics, not even the GOP or the non-partisan election officials can be trusted to count the votes properly.

Moreover, unlike the general public, Trump supporters appear to have adopted a keenly suspicious view toward these administrators and the systems they control. This is all to the best, regardless of the true extent of voter fraud in 2020.  After all, government administrators—including those who count the votes—are not mere disinterested, efficiency-obsessed administrators. They have their own biases and political interests. They’re not neutral........read more.......

Trump As Outsider

You Can Unscrew A Lightbulb...

 its on, it seems but the question becomes are the 'deplorables' gonna lie down and surrender or is there some effort on the way to make sure we aren't to become full slaves, vs the partial slavery we've become accustomed to. this author, mr porretto presents some possibilities;

You Can Unscrew A Lightbulb...

     Can you unscrew a country? A country that’s just been hijacked by a gang of Usurpers who lack all sense of morality and restraint?

     I’ve written many times about the importance to our nation of mutual trust. I keep repeating this powerful quote from the late Benjamin M. Anderson:

     There is no need in human life so great as that men should trust one another and should trust their government, should believe in promises, and should keep promises in order that future promises may be believed in and in order that confident cooperation may be possible. Good faith -- personal, national, and international -- is the first prerequisite of decent living, of the steady going on of industry, of governmental financial strength, and of international peace.

     I mourn when I see the relics, the little reminders of the trust we once had for one another. It was the seldom noticed, never mentioned bedrock on which our forebears built the greatest nation in history. And now we have this, from Larry Correia on Facebook:

     Oh, we are so fucked. Today is nothing. It's probably going to get worse, because we're on a road that I can't see any off ramps.

     Sorry, here comes a rant.........read and watch more.....

 it seems when i post essays by caitlin i frequently use the term, she nailed it, and though i hate to repeat myself, here we are again. we didn't see a coup but a demonstration allowed and enabled by those really in charge;

Stop trivializing the term “coup”. It’s a real thing the US government really inflicts on other countries in a way that actually does topple governments and cause immense destruction. You cannot take over the US government with a small squadron of wingnuts. That’s not a thing.

A coup attempt doesn’t have to be successful for that term to be legitimate, but it does have to have some possibility of success. Trump has no more likelihood of being in office after January 20th than I do; he’s got nothing resembling the kind of support from the military, political establishment, oligarchs and other backing he’d need to accomplish such a thing.

I hereby declare the US election invalid and I, Caitlin Johnstone, am the new President of the United States.

Have I just instituted a “coup”? Or does my complete inability to put such a claim into effect make the use of that term silly?

And now Trump has conceded. My what a funny looking coup.

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It’s very telling how fast the plutocratic media have been to use the word “coup” to describe some idiots interrupting congress for a few hours, since they bend over backwards to avoid using it when their government enacts blatant coups of infinitely greater destructiveness.

Here are some of the headlines from when the US-backed coup in Bolivia was taking place:.......read and watch more......