The FBI has demonstrated their willful disregard for acting as a non-partisan tool of the state and instead shown they are a tool for political games. Senator Hawley asking the hard hitting questions! “How are the American people to trust the FBI after abuses like this?”
…
Jim and August discuss how the endorsement signals the president’s commitment to bringing home the troops. As well as the Military Industrial Complex’s commitment to endless wars.
…
Edward Snowden is a TRAITOR (technically)
Jim and August discuss where Edward Snowden stands in the eyes of the law.
…
Boomer RED PILLS millennial on Obamagate
Jim and August recap the findings of Obamagate so far and discuss whether or not it matters. Just like with Russiagate and Ukrainegate, the findings of the investigation may mean very little for your average American.
…
The USPS, swamp rats, & the Military Industrial Complex
Jim and August discuss the failure by both parties to address the shortcomings of the USPS and how each are using that as a political weapon against each other. As a bonus, we ask viewers to consider whether or not neoliberal ideals have a place in government institutions. Has this lead to the swampyness as we know it? Let us know what you think.
…
An unusual feature of the building is the ring bolts in the floor. Most of the rooms have at least one or two of them, including ours. Made of steel, the rings are about 4 inches in diameter and ½ an inch thick. They are set deeply into the concrete and would take a good deal of jack-hammering to remove. The rings keep the patients from running away. Not all the patients; only some of……
… and unlike Jackie O.
As is the wont of liberal commentary, things are supposed to take on a higher meaning other than face value, including it now seems, footwear. Melania Trump was spotted wearing fashion pumps unpleasing to Liberal World, quickly rising to a Let-Them-Eat-Cake level of nonsense. She is the new Marie Antoinette for favoring one set of loafers over another. Which, of course, invites comparisons to previous first ladies and what their fashion……
Antifa, the suppression of debate, and the coming of corporate tribalism…
Antifa are not anti-fascist. They have brought to American shores a political style of thuggery more in line with European political movements of the early 20th century. Do not let the name distract you. While they claim to be anti-fascist, their method and rhetoric are more in tune with Leftist totalitarianism. Despite the widespread invocation of Nazism or Italian Fascists, the closest approximation to a……
Modernity as another in a line of Catholic schisms…
Christian Theology, you ask? Well…that there is one big can of worms. Actually, it’s more like a 2000 year old tangle of cobwebs. Dusty. Old. Took a really, really long to accumulate. So, so many threads. And once you walk into them, engaging with them, trying to untangle them…the strands start falling apart. You walk in and the strands get sticky and clingy and after awhile…the strands……
Or why Lucky Luciano is a better baby-sitter for your kids than any African tyrant…
In part 2 of this series, School of Vice described an academic theory called Hobson-Leninism. The theory describes what the industrial societies of white Europe are supposedly to have done during the colonial period; that is they took advantage of far off places in native black or brown lands, stripped them of natural resources, abused the indigenous population; and essentially do……