It’s difficult to look beyond Trump, as he demands so much of our attention, and rightfully so, but the issue we’re facing right now is far bigger than him. We live in a time of great uncertainty and fear, and people, not just in America, but across the globe, are beginning to gravitate toward authoritarianism. […]
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Is Putin right when he says that “Western-style liberalism” is “obsolete”?
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged America First, anti-immigrant, armageddon, authoritarianism, border security, border wall, Climate Change, concentration camps, dictators, Donald Trump, Donald Tusk, drought, European Council, famine, fear, fear mongering, global climate change, Global Warming, human rights, immigration, Ivanka Trump, Jamal Khashoggi, Japan, Kim Jong Un, legitimizing dictators, liberalism, Mohammed bin Salman, NATO, North Korea, oligarchs, Osaka, Pearl Harbor, Russia, Saudi Arabia, southern border, The Origins of Totalitarianism, threats to journalists, Vladimir Putin, western civilization 213 Comments
Donald Trump, at war with intelligence
Yesterday morning, FBI Director Christopher Wray, CIA Director Gina Haspel, and Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Their testimony was timed to coincide with the public release of the annual “Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community,” which was authored by Coates, with the input of every other […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Buenos Aires, China, CIA, Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence, Donald Trump, intelligence community, Iran, John Brennan, Melania Trump, North Korea, Russia, Russiagate, Senate Intelligence Committee, threat assessment, Vladimir Putin, Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community 12 Comments