Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
Copy, Paste, Legislate
April 5th, 2019Via: USA Today: Each year, state lawmakers across the U.S. introduce thousands of bills dreamed up and written by corporations, industry groups and think tanks. Disguised as the work of lawmakers, these so-called “model” bills get copied in one state Capitol after another, quietly advancing the agenda of the people who write them. A two-year […]
The United States of Incarceration
April 4th, 2019Louisiana is the world’s prison capital. The state imprisons more of its people, per head, than any of its U.S. counterparts. First among Americans means first in the world. Via: Prison Policy: The U.S. incarcerates 716 people for every 100,000 residents, more than any other country. In fact, our rate of incarceration is more than […]
Trump Cuts Aid to Central American Countries as Migrant Crisis Deepens
March 31st, 2019Trump should have used the military to shut the border on the day he became President. Over two years later, the situation is worse than ever. Via: Reuters: The U.S. government cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras on Saturday after President Donald Trump blasted the Central American countries for sending migrants to the […]
U.S. Government Finances Still Deteriorating
March 30th, 2019Via: Truth in Accounting: The federal government released the annual report of the U.S. Government for fiscal 2018 this afternoon. The government’s finances deteriorated significantly, and more recent reports suggest the trend is only getting worse in 2019. Our measure of the unfunded federal debt rose from $101 trillion in 2017 to $105 trillion at […]
U.S. Border: “This Is a System-Wide Collapse”
March 30th, 2019Via: USA Today: Under a bridge connecting the U.S. with Mexico, dozens of migrant families cram into a makeshift camp set up by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The families are there because permanent processing facilities have run out of room. Seven hundred miles east, busload after busload of weary, bedraggled migrants crowd into the […]
Renegade DEA Mass Surveillance Operations
March 29th, 2019“It’s just like laundering money – you work it backwards to make it clean.” Via: Nextgov: The Drug Enforcement Administration skirted numerous legal checks on a trio of bulk data collection programs dating back to the early 1990s, according to an internal watchdog. In a heavily redacted, 144-page report published Thursday, the Justice Department Inspector […]
Mom Ignores Doctor When Her Sick 2-Year-Old Starts Feeling Better, Child Services Send a SWAT Team
March 28th, 2019Via: Reason: Chandler, Arizona, cops broke through the door of a family’s home in the middle of the night, stormed in, pointed their guns, handcuffed the father, and watched as the state’s Department of Child Safety (DCS) took custody of the parents’ three kids—all because mom had decided her toddler’s fever was not serious enough […]
Trump Tells Russia to Get Its Troops Out of Venezuela
March 27th, 2019My guess is that one American in 1,000 would know anything at all about the Monroe Doctrine, but that might be optimistic. In other news, U.S. Special Operations Forces Deployed To 70% Of The World’s Countries In 2016. Also, this Wikipedia page contains known U.S. military bases and other facilities abroad. Via: Reuters: U.S. President […]
Photo Gallery: The Aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
March 26th, 2019Via: The Atlantic: Ten days ago, Cyclone Idai, one of the most devastating storms to hit Africa in decades, made landfall in Mozambique with sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph), damaging or destroying thousands of structures. The tropical storm then moved inland, bringing heavy rain and flooding to more parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and […]
New Zealand: The First Time I Have Been Subject to Government Censorship
March 25th, 2019The New Zealand government has officially declared Brenton Tarrant’s manifesto, The Great Replacement, as, “Objectionable.” A publication reportedly written by the terrorist behind the fatal attacks in Christchurch, has been officially classified as objectionable. … An objectionable classification for this publication is considered to be a justifiable limit on freedom of expression under the Bill […]
