The Extreme Polarization in US Politics… and The Impact of Localism in Smaller Countries

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Via International Man International Man: Every four years, the US engages in an increasingly contentious process of electing its politicians. Republicans and Democrats both engage in mudslinging—each side taking cheap shots at the other. Is this the nature of all politics and elections now? Jeff Thomas: Well, that aspect of election campaigns is nothing new. … Read more

“Which cable networks can one go on where one doesn’t end up talking to architects of GITMO and the War on Terror? …the security state went from clandestinely controlling news outlets to doing it on their payroll.”

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A huge portion of digital media outlets does nothing but sit in front of their TV taking pictures of what they see. I can't imagine a sadder existence. But it's not my fault that the security state went from clandestinely controlling news outlets to doing it on their payroll. — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 4, … Read more

Trends Journal: Freedom is Dead, The Politicians Killed it and the Mindless Masses Let Them

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Trends Research, Released on 5/4/21 Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered … Read more

Is It Still Unconstitutional If the Govt. OUTSOURCES Spying on Citizens? After All, They’re Only Surveilling “Extremists.”

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by Robert Wheeler In 2021, there is no denying that the United States is a full-on surveillance state. The Biden Administration attempts to remove all pretense of privacy with its new consideration to use outside firms to track “extremist” chatter by American citizens online. But what exactly is an “extremist?” According to Tulsi Gabbard, recent … Read more

Teenage Girl Faces 16 Years in Prison for Rigging High School Homecoming Queen Election

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We’re now seeing the moments Florida high school student Emily Grover was crowned homecoming queen and basked in the glory. But her crown has been tarnished forever, after she and her mother were arrested and accused of rigging the homecoming queen election. Now, Mia Morehouse, who was also vying for homecoming queen, is speaking to … Read more

Look Out Below? with “Mish” Schneider

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from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network Michele ‘Mish’ Schneider is back… The markets are taking a hit thanks in part to Treasury Secretary Yellen’s comments about rising rates. Crypto has been embraced by the younger generation as an inflation hedge. Now with the rise of Ethereum. Will it displace Bitcoin as the leading the crypto. Dogecoin is … Read more

WALKBACK: Coca-Cola pauses aggressive diversity plan after chief lawyer resigns.

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Woke Coke has gone flat. Coca-Cola has paused its controversial diversity plan — that included penalties on outside law firms if they failed to meet racial diversity quotas — after intense backlash. The pause comes after the orchestrator of the plan, Coke’s former general counsel Bradley Gayton, abruptly resigned last month after less than a … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg to Continue Big Spending on Georgia Election Workers

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s multimillion dollar investment in the 2020 presidential election process may extend into this year or beyond, at least if Fulton County is any measure. Georgia’s largest county, which encompasses the blue-leaning city of Atlanta, received more than $6.3 million in private grants from the Zuckerberg-funded Center for Tech and Civic Life … Read more

Ohio GOP Will Vote To Censure 10 Republican Reps Who Voted To Impeach Trump

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The Ohio Republican Party’s 66-member state central committee has scheduled a Friday vote on a resolution that would censure Rocky River GOP Rep. Anthony Gonzalez and the nine other House of Representatives Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in January after he encouraged a riot at the U.S. Capitol that led to multiple deaths. Republican … Read more

Newsom vetoed a bill that required parental consent for children under 13 to create social media accounts

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1281 (discussed here) to extend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) “exemptions” for business-to-business (B2B) and employee personal information.  The exemption was headed for a sunset on December 31, 2020 without legislative action, and this extension will continue through the end of 2022.   AB 1281 also has a … Read more

States that voted for Biden lost jobs at more than double the rate of Republican ones during pandemic

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Job losses during the pandemic differed significantly by party affinity Democratic states averaged job losses of 6.2%, versus 2.5% in Republican ones Difference might be due to severity of pandemic restrictions on the economy Republican states are also less likely to have large cities and service economies   More severe job losses might have swayed voters … Read more

Supreme Court Considers Fourth Amendment Exception To Let Cops Seize Guns Without A Warrant

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A U.S. Supreme Court case that could dramatically expand the ability of police to enter homes without warrants, including to seize firearms, had a wide-ranging and freewheeling oral argument on Wednesday. In debating an exception to the Fourth Amendment, the justices managed to invoke Albert Camus, crying babies, dangerous falls by the elderly, Kojak, mask ordinances, plague … Read more