Tax and Spend

It will take more than $100 billion to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac again.

Regulations

Today's safer cars make for less safe drivers.

VW admits guilt for defrauding US emissions tests.

VW executive faces 169 years in prison.

Regulations force car companies to build compliance cars which they know will lose money.

Trade deals are fascist.

Politics

Unlike Obama, we know Trump isn't a fascist dictator because nobody fears speaking out against him.

The frenzy against Trump is due to fear he will cut spending on special interests.

"He has threatened to cut the F-35, a huge blow to Lockheed-Martin and hundreds of subcontractors; to pull US troops out of South Korea, a blow to the Empire; to end the wars, a blow both to the Empire and the military industry getting rich from them; to pull troops out of Okinawa, crippling the Empire in the Pacific; to start a trade war with China with a forty-five percent tariff on Chinese goods, threatening American corporations with factories there; and to chase out illegal immigrants, an important source of cheap labor to businesses.  He has called NATO “obsolete,” when leaving it would be the death knell of the Empire; and threatened to establish good relations with Russia, when the lack of a European enemy would leave NATO even more obviously unnecessary.
Thus New York and its branch operation in Washington resuscitate Russia as a bugbear to terrify the rubes, meaning most of the public. Money. Power. Empire."

Scary.

Pat Buchanan supports secession.

Politics

Government agents resist Trump's environmental plan on social media.

Obama admits DNC emails were leaked, not hacked.

Trump spent less than half as much as Clinton in presidential campaign.

Clinton is still vulnerable to prosecution.

Trump rules by executive order like Obama.

Trump versus the CIA.

Walter Williams talks about the black community and crime.

Rulers are scared of populism.

Support for Calexit jumps.

Germans in the age of Nazism supported authoritarianism much like Americans do today.

The gender-neutral fad is anti-nature.

Socialism

Victims of socialism flee Venezuela.

Chart shows Bilderbergers run the world.

Environment

US strong-arming Volkswagen into producing electric cars in the US and setting up a chain of charging stations.

Scalia's death benefits greens.

After destroying Zimbabwe's productive farms because they were owned by white people, Mugabe blames climate change and demands billions from US.


Increasing CO2 is making deserts bloom.

Beepolalypse was a fraud.

NOAA forecasts rapidly dwindling el Nino followed by cold la Nina.

Sports

Bureaucrat Napoleon Goodell blames local governments for not stealing enough money to keep San Diego, Oakland or St. Louis from moving to Los Angeles.

Pittsburgh's bogus win over the Bengals explains Goodell's bureaucratic rules avalanche. If a Bengal had been injured like Rothlesburger, he wouldn't have been allowed back. But Rothlesburgher is a Steeler. More rules give officials more cover to pick winner, and that's what they did picking Pittsburgh over Cincinnati. Lying sacks of excrement. The worst thing about this loss is people will act like the Steelers beat the Bengals, not the officials.

Local

I'm all for local investment in Dayton, but two years ago we had one outdoor music venue in the county. Now they're planning a third? Sounds like a bubble. I'm also skeptical this will be voluntarily funded. The Huber venue cost $20 million. $500,000 isn't much of a seed. From email:
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Dayton Announced as Site for Ninth Levitt Pavilion

Release Date:  Monday, December 14, 2015 Contact:  Toni Bankston, 937-333-3616

Dayton has been selected by the national Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation as the ninth city across the nation to join an esteemed network of outdoor Levitt performance venues, collectively presenting America's largest free concert series. The Foundation has pledged $500,000 in seed funding to partially fund the construction of a permanent, state-of-the-art music venue at Dave Hall Plaza, at Fourth and Jefferson Streets in the heart of downtown Dayton. As all Levitt creative place- making projects, Levitt Pavilion Dayton is community-driven and depends on the support of the local community to become a reality.  For this reason, the City of Dayton will solicit feedback from the community to gauge public interest in the project.  Initial feedback has been positive. "I have been working in downtown Dayton for decades and I feel the Levitt Pavilion will complement the vibrancy we are seeing  from new housing, new restaurants, young people and diversity," said Jeff Ireland   The venue, known as the Levitt Pavilion Dayton, is slated to open in 2018. It will present 50 free concerts each summer, featuring acclaimed, emerging talent to seasoned, award-winning artists in a wide array of music genres-everything from Latin to blues, rock to country, children's to jazz.  "We have always believed in the ability of art and music to transform and energize people in the most positive ways. We can't wait to see if Levitt Pavilion Dayton does just that," said Michael and Sandy Bashaw, Dayton musicians and community volunteers. Through the free concerts, Levitt Pavilion Dayton will inject new life into Dave Hall Plaza (originally constructed in the 1970s), bringing people together of all ages and backgrounds to experience the family-friendly shows and welcoming atmosphere. As part of the capital project, Dave Hall Plaza will be renovated with new landscaping and amenities. In addition, Levitt Pavilion Dayton will serve as a catalyst for further development and growth in the surrounding area, similar to other cities with permanent Levitt venues, including Los Angeles and Pasadena, Calif., Memphis, Tenn., and Arlington, Texas. When the Levitt concerts aren't in season, the Levitt Pavilion will be available for use by other local organizations for a range of performances and events. "Enhancing downtown Dayton with a place-based amenity like the Levitt Pavilion is extremely exciting," said Mayor Nan Whaley. "The Levitt mission couldn't be a better fit for Dave Hall Plaza and the Greater Downtown Area." "Dayton-and Dave Hall Plaza in particular-is an ideal setting for the power of free, live music to bring people together and invigorate community life," said Sharon Yazowski, executive director of the Levitt Foundation. "We're impressed with the visionary leadership of the City, and the displayed community support for the project to date." While the Levitt Foundation has pledged seed funding, as well as annual operating grants and support resources to the project, additional funds must be raised to balance the difference. A local non-profit organization, Friends of Levitt Pavilion Dayton, has been created to manage, program and raise funds for the venue.  Friends of Levitt Pavilion Dayton is scheduled to launch its official fundraising campaign in January 2016 but is already welcoming donations. Tax-deductible donations may be sent to:             The Dayton Foundation 40 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Dayton, Ohio 45423 Account #7769 About the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation is a private family foundation that exists to strengthen the social fabric of America. Through its support of creative placemaking projects, the Foundation empowers communities to transform neglected public spaces into welcoming destinations where the power of free, live music brings people together and invigorates community life. The Foundation's primary funding areas include the signature Levitt program of permanent outdoor music venues and the Levitt AMP Grant Awards, an annual grants competition. The Levitt network of permanent outdoor music venues and AMP concert sites collectively presents the largest free concert series in America, serving more than half a million people annually through 450+ free, family-friendly concerts. As an example of the caliber of talent presented across the Levitt network, the 2016 GRAMMY nominees include 21 artists who have performed on Levitt stages in recent years. The signature Levitt program includes cities as diverse as Los Angeles and Pasadena, Calif.; Westport, Conn.; Bethlehem, Pa.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Arlington, Texas. Each signature Levitt venue is its own 501(c)(3) Friends of Levitt nonprofit organization, presenting 50+ free concerts every year featuring acclaimed, emerging talent to seasoned, award-winning performers in all music genres. Due to accelerating interest from cities and engaged citizens, the signature Levitt program is growing. Developing Levitt locations across the country include Denver (opening 2017) Houston (opening 2018), Dayton (opening 2018), and Sioux Falls (opening 2019), among other cities. In 2016, the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards will provide matching grants to 15 small to mid-sized towns and cities across America to transform neglected public spaces into thriving destinations through free concerts. Learn more at http://www.levitt.org.

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Yep. It's socialist.

Socialism

The pledge of allegiance used to include a Nazi-style salute.

Socialism

Progressive corporatism wraps the profits in bigger schemes and cartels.

Freedom of Speech

China cranks up the fascism by putting stationing police at internet companies to enforce censorship laws.

Socialism

Scapegoated personnel chief resigns after hack.

In their quest to create a new feudal society, billionaires are buying all the farmland.

Their robots drive tractors and pick fruit. You get to wash their feet.

Government failed to stop the South Carolina shooter from buying a gun despite it illegality.

Politics

This is why corporations lobby and donate to politicians.

"Between 2007 and 2012, 200 of America’s most politically active corporations spent a combined $5.8 billion on federal lobbying and campaign contributions. A year-long analysis by the Sunlight Foundation suggests, however, that what they gave pales compared to what those same corporations got: $4.4 trillion in federal business and support."

Here's what that means.

"“That translates to a 75,900% rate of return,” says Jim."

This is why we have a system of crony socialism, also called economic fascism. Government as we know it, coercive government, the state, exists for the sole purpose of allowing rich people to legally steal money from everybody else.

Edrogen's ruling party fails to win majority in Turkish setback.

Police State

Among other charges, man accused of obstruction of justice for clearing browser data.

Judge Napolitano exposes the fraud of supposed NSA reform.

"The NSA is a military entity that utilizes the services of military computer experts and agents, employs civilians, and hires companies that provide thousands of outside contractors. After nearly 14 years of spying on us – all authorized by a secret court whose judges cannot keep records of what they have ordered or discuss openly what they know – the NSA now has computers and computer personnel physically located in the main switching offices of all telecom and Internet service providers in the United States. It has 24/7 access to the content of everyone’s telephone calls, emails and text messages."

Can you say fascism?

"The data amassed thereby is so vast that the government cannot sift through it quickly or effectively enough to stop such notorious events as the Boston Marathon bombings, the Ft. Hood massacre and the attempted massacre last month outside of Dallas. The Justice Department acknowledged this last month when it revealed that all this spying has not succeeded in stopping any terrorist plots and has not aided any federal prosecutions of terrorism."

Of course not.

Socialism

Rent controls and fascist gas delivery service intersect leading to building explosion.

Socialism

Vandals cut one fascist cable and knock out internet and cell phone to half of Arizona.

Health Care

The government got it all wrong about fat and cholesterol.

"Steve Nissen, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, told USA Today:⁵ “It’s the right decision. We got the dietary guidelines wrong. They’ve been wrong for decades.”"

That's refreshing.

Dr. Mercola points out the fascist, corrupt nature of the FDA.

"They found 60 clinical trials that had been classified as OAI, and these trials had been used for data in 78 published articles. Out of those 78 studies, only three included mentions of the violations found by the FDA! And we’re not talking about small, innocent mistakes. The violations included fraud, incompetence, and misconduct. This means that anyone browsing a medical journal might be making decisions based on fraudulent published studies."

This is true for all government-funded pseudo-science.

Sugar worse for blood pressure than salt.  Salt is safe.

CDC forced to admit opiod pain-killers are killing lots of people.

The vet who killed Chris Kyle was on psychotropic drugs from the VA.

CDC admits overuse of antibiotics caused deadly infections. More.

Since antibiotics are cheap, little R&D is spent on them. That's because cheap antibiotics including penicillin are good for most infections. I would imagine, like new TVs, the small, expensive market would be enough for R&D funding. And as superbugs proliferate, the antibiotics to combat them will command a high price. A free market economy works.

Sports

On the eve of the eve of the Super Bowl, Napoleon Goodell steals the spotlight for himself. This guy is a narcissistic freak.

"Whether the Patriots gained a competitive advantage is "secondary," Goodell said, to whether a rule was broken."

Spoken like a power-mad bureaucrat.

"Former White House press secretary Joe Lockhart told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio that he has been "working with the NFL for the past three to four months on public relations issues after the Ray Rice case surfaced." Lockhart is in Arizona and at Goodell's news conference to assess the commissioner's answers to questions and performance."

How fascist of him.

Socialism

Brazil's largest city considers cutting water supply to two days a week. Or they could just allow prices to operate freely.

Fascist utility says black, smelly water in California is safe.

It's not just Philly firefighters who engage in orgies on the job. This is normal for socialists.

Socialism

Indiana governor sets up state-run news outlet.

Sports socialism nearly bankrupted Glendale, Arizona, location of the Super Bowl. It will go bankrupt soon.