Tag Archives: deep state
No Bananas
It’s clear that we live in a banana republic where the former president is facing a 37 count indictment and 400 years in prison while the current president is under investigation for a massive bribery scandal. While the US doesn’t … Continue reading
Mendacity
I swear to God that if I hear one more lie I’m going to scream. We live in nation of lies. They lied about the “weapons of mass destruction” that led to the invasion of Iraq. They lied about the … Continue reading
Power
Occasionally I’m going to feature an examination of power in the US. I’m not talking about the legislative, executive and judiciary as enumerated in the Constitution, but the real power that exists behind these documents. A starting point is Federalist … Continue reading
The Antidote
NakedCapitalism.com is the antidote to all of the shit that flows into your conscious through the corporate media. It’s not just the Big Lie that we need to guard against. It’s the cumulative effect of little lies, evasions, distortions and … Continue reading
Know your enemy
You can learn a lot about the American power structure by how unconventional presidential candidates are treated. Unconventional candidates for the US presidency offer a litmus test for establishment thinking, and the economics and foreign policy red lines that shall … Continue reading
Oligarchy
The US corporate media demonizes foreign oligarchs without looking closer to home. In a nutshell the US has devolved from a republic to an oligarchy. The US oligarchy is made up of people with the same accent, manners, values, and … Continue reading
Shine a light
I blog to cope with the deluge of propaganda, and to deal with the alienation that comes with attempts to stay sane in an increasingly insane world. Like Diogenes, who searched for an honest man, I search for the truth … Continue reading
I want my country back
I get accused of being a Russian agent or Putin fan but I just want my country back from the fucking neocons. I really have no feelings about Russia except that they are a country we need to get along … Continue reading
Thinking for yourself
It’s illuminating that so many of the professional/managerial/class (PMC’s) are vilifying self research and critical thinking. Mention that you’re looking into something yourself or making up your own mind, rather than believing the conventional wisdom approved by the corporate media, … Continue reading
High on your own supply
Reality consists of the stories we tell each other. While this is not a new observation it goes a long way towards explaining the behavior of our feral elite who have bought into their own narrative to such a large … Continue reading
