I have no time to post right now, but I wanted to pass along a link to Ronan Farrow’s new article in the New Yorker, which is all about the circumstances surrounding the release of Michael Cohen’s banking records last week. It’s really incredible stuff… Not only does it look as though there were several […]
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Whistleblower leaked Cohen financial documents because he noticed that they were beginning to disappear from a government financial crimes database
Posted in Corporate Crime, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections, AT&T, bank fraud, bribes, cover-up, coverups, criminal activity, Devin Nunes, Essential Consultants, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, fincen, First Republic Bank, Mark Warner, Michael Cohen, Novartis, Ronan Farrow, Russia, Russiagate, SAR, Senate Intelligence Committee, shell company, Steven Mnuchin, Suspicious Activity Reports, Treasury Department, Viktor Vekselberg 6 Comments
Daniel Ellsberg calls on other whistleblowers to come forward, before we’re at war with Iran
Chris Hedges, who I often quote here, just interviewed Daniel Ellsberg, the man responsible for leaking the Pentagon Papers in 1971, hastening the end of the Vietnam war, and contributing toward the downfall of Richard Nixon. And, as it’s been a while since we’ve discussed the increasing severity with which our nation has been cracking […]
Posted in Civil Liberties Also tagged Bradley Manning, Chris Hedges, corporatocracy, Daniel Ellsberg, Espionage Act, fear mongers, FISA, foreign affairs, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Iran, Iraq war, lies, lies in the run-up to the Iraq war, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, Obama, Patriot Act, Pentagon Papers, propaganda, Richard Nixon, security state, Surveillance State, the press, the sad state of journalism, threats to Democracy, Tonkin Gulf, torture, totalitarianism, Vietnam War, war crimes 7 Comments
Thank God… American kids can now know the joy that comes with shooting people in the face
In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the entertainment industry today, ruling that minors had the right to purchase violent video games. The following comes from the LA Times. …”Like books, plays and movies, video games communicate ideas,” said Justice Antonin Scalia in his majority opinion Monday. And he said there was […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged 1984, Airtight Granny, Antonin Scalia, carpal tunnel, Free Speech, Free Speech Zones, Grimm's Fairy Tales, kids and violence, kids today, medical marijuana, pornification, sexual innuendo, Supreme Court, Three's Company, Video Games 23 Comments