“The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. You don’t. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land. They own and control the corporations. They’ve long since bought and paid for the Senate, the Congress, the state houses, the city halls. They got the judges in their back pockets and they own all the big media companies, so they control just about all of the news and information you get to hear… They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying. Lobbying to get what they want. Well, we know what they want. They want more for themselves and less for everybody else… It’s called the American Dream, ‘cause you have to be asleep to believe it.” – George Carlin
As President Trump floats the idea of 50-year mortgages, Americans are being sold a new version of the American Dream – one that can never truly be owned, only leased from the banks, billionaires, and private equity landlords who profit from our permanent state of debt.
Which begs the question: Who owns America? Continue reading
Donald Trump floated two actual policies over the weekend. It’s very tempting to be intrigued at this news, because at least he came up with something one could loosely call an idea – about policy, no less. Unfortunately, they were both so stupid and unserious that they only serve to remind us: The less he attempts to think, the better off we all are. 
A few days ago, that question would not have been difficult to answer. The government shutdown was about cuts to Obamacare subsidies that were poised to cause the cost of health care to skyrocket for millions – and that would likely destroy the Affordable Care Act itself. It was about an increasingly lawless and authoritarian administration that had simply stopped participating in normal politics, preferring instead to deploy armed goons in communities across the country. It was about fighting back against a rogue regime to the enthusiastic hurrahs of a base that only last week came out to the polls to deal a hammer blow to the GOP.
For decades, New York City has been on the path of urban decline – the glittering wealth and glamour of Manhattan notwithstanding. It has been losing population for years as retirees, businesses, and anyone with the ability to leave have been abandoning the Big Apple for the sunshine of Florida – and elsewhere. Those anchored to New York City by jobs and families have jumped the border to New Jersey. Even the left-wing mavens and maestros of Manhattan are spending more time in homes in warmer, safer and less expensive red states to the south.
The US hostage crisis – also known as the government shutdown – has been going on for a month now.
Monsters don’t always come wrapped in the trappings of horror or myth.
“Throw the third switch!”
A psychotherapist has explained why many attendees of last week’s No Kings protests were educated white women in their forties.
Big Pharma’s reach extends far beyond human medicine, infiltrating the cattle, chicken, pork, fish, and even fruit and vegetable industries. My findings will shock you. They might drive you to raise your own livestock and grow your own produce, though that’s no simple task. Those with the means and land – complete with a pond – are breeding their own tilapia, raising animals, and cultivating their own food. But not everyone can become a farmer or rancher. If that’s not an option, you may want to seek out wild-caught fish and source meat and produce from farmers who avoid vaccines in their livestock and crops. 
The Democrat Party needs to change its name as it certainly isn’t democratic. The Democrats have shut down the government in order to prevent democracy from working. By freezing the government, they are trying to prevent the MAGA agenda that the people voted for. The Democrat’s method of operation is: When you can’t steal the election, shutdown the government.