Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Trump’s Jesuit/Catholic Transition Team
November 29th, 2016Something? Nothing? Coincidence? Reddit Research Credit: RB
Election Recounts
November 26th, 2016Via: Bloomberg: Hillary Clinton’s campaign will participate in vote recounts of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan if they take place, drawing a rebuke from Donald Trump’s team that the Democrat is being a “sore loser” and part of a “ridiculous” effort. If Green Party candidate Jill Stein initiates recounts in those states as she intends, the […]
Cuba: Fidel Castro Dies at 90
November 26th, 2016Via: BBC: Cuba’s former president Fidel Castro, one of the world’s longest-serving and most iconic leaders, has died aged 90. His younger brother and successor as president Raul Castro announced the news on state television. Castro toppled the government in 1959, introducing a Communist revolution. He defied the US for decades, surviving many assassination plots. […]
Trump’s Pick for Secretary of Education Is Sister of Blackwater Founder
November 25th, 2016Wikipedia: Betsy DeVos: DeVos’ brother, Erik Prince, founded Blackwater USA, a private security firm which had operations in Iraq.
Brexit Can Be Stopped, Insists Tony Blair
November 24th, 2016Via: Telegraph: Britain’s exit from the EU could be blocked, Tony Blair has said, as he ruled out a return to frontline politics because there is “too much hostility” towards him. The former Labour prime minister said he had been accused of “treason” for suggesting that Britain keep its “options open” over Brexit. But he […]
Facebook Said to Create Censorship Tool to Get Back Into China
November 22nd, 2016#fuckerberg Via: New York Times: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, has cultivated relationships with China’s leaders, including President Xi Jinping. He has paid multiple visits to the country to meet its top internet executives. He has made an effort to learn Mandarin. Inside Facebook, the work to enter China runs far deeper. The social network […]
Trump Won’t Pursue Charges Against Clinton
November 22nd, 2016Wow! Via: New York Post: President-elect Donald Trump won’t subject Hillary Clinton to a criminal inquiry — instead, he’ll help her heal, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Trump’s Picks For AG & CIA Happy To Undermine Civil Liberties, Increase Surveillance
November 20th, 2016Via: TechDirt: This is (unfortunately) not a huge surprise, but it appears that a Trump administration is going to be much worse for civil liberties and surveillance. Earlier today, Donald Trump named his choices to head the CIA — Rep. Mike Pompeo — and to be the next Attorney General — Senator Jeff Sessions — […]
‘Extreme Surveillance’ Becomes UK Law with Barely a Whimper
November 19th, 2016Via: Guardian: A bill giving the UK intelligence agencies and police the most sweeping surveillance powers in the western world has passed into law with barely a whimper, meeting only token resistance over the past 12 months from inside parliament and barely any from outside. The Investigatory Powers Act, given royal assent on Thursday, legalises […]
Citibank To Stop Accepting Cash At Some Branches
November 17th, 2016Via: ZeroHedge: Less than a week after India’s surprise move to scrap its highest denomination cash notes, another front in the War on Cash has intensified down under in Australia. Yesterday, banking giant UBS proposed that eliminating Australia’s $100 and $50 bills would be “good for the economy and good for the banks.” (How convenient […]
