If there’s one thing that anyone and everyone knows about the cops of South Dakota: they don’t care about themselves at all! They are only worried what might happen if someone sends the wrong message to the kids! and stuff like that.
Liberated from the Intercept, Glenn Greenwald (aided by Jimmy Dore) rips into the most cherished liberal-left pieties. It's quite a ride, even by Greenwald's usual, outspoken standards https://t.co/mMsaC05QSv
Christian Sorensen discusses the triangulation of Pentagon, Corporate and Congressional interests at the center of the massive spending on weapons of war and war itself. Through a revolving door, senior military officers retire with generous pensions only to rejoin the threesome on a corporate board, lobbying Congress, or commenting as an expert on the endless wars they officiate. This profitable way of life is a way of death for countless victims of war and a way toward stagflation and bankruptcy for subjects of the state.
Good. Fuck them. The Democratic Party should be outlawed for conspiring with the FBI and CIA to frame Trump for treason. They are the traitors to America and the Constitution. And don’t give me Spooner. These people do in fact owe allegiance.
Trump has clearly lost this election, but if he can make the right half of America hate and fear Biden and refuse to accept the legitimacy of his presidency, then that’s just great. Same goes for Harris when he hands it to her in a year or two.
And if Trump actually gets away with somehow getting the states to thwart the election and give it him anyway — an infinitesimally small chance — that would be even better. The Democrats deserve to burn like Branch Davidians for what they’ve done. Watching them cry themselves to death over a Trump “coup” would be just about perfect. Maybe even reason enough to start watching TV again.
Scott interviews Dan Caldwell of Concerned Veterans for America about President Trump’s plans to withdraw troops from the Middle East in what are looking to be his final weeks as president. The appointment of Colonel Douglas Macgregor to a senior role in the Pentagon gave hope to many in the antiwar movement, speculating that Trump might be trying to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for good before he left office. Now that future is less clear; although he plans to order a few thousand troops to come home from Aghanistan, and a smaller amount from Iraq, Caldwell says that Trump has not orchestrated a full end to these wars. Even worse, he has little confidence that Joe Biden will abide by these withdrawals as president, especially considering how hawkish his foreign policy team is shaping up to be.
Scott talks to Jacob Sullum about the allegations of widespread fraud in November’s presidential elections. Sullum concedes that errors in counting, illegal votes and deliberate obfuscation do sometimes happen in isolated situations—but maintains that the widespread conspiracy alleged by the Trump team would be basically impossible. Even in the handful of cases where Trump has won temporary legal victories, they simply don’t amount to anything close to what he would need to reverse the results of the election. Sullum is no fan of Biden, but still realizes that it’s bad if half of the country considers the results of the election illegitimate.
Discussed on the show:
“The Case Against Biden: Joe Biden’s Politics of Panic” (Reason)
Kevin Gosztola discusses the abominable record of some of Joe Biden’s key transition team officials, people who are likely to become high-level members of Biden’s eventual cabinet. This list includes the usual war hawks and D.C. insiders, who are sure to return the country to the bipartisan foreign policy consensus of the last few decades, including increased sanctions on Iran and Russia, regime change in Venezuela and Syria, and increased troop levels in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Gosztola fears that the new cold war with Russia will become even more intense under a Biden administration, as the Democratic Party continues to conveniently blame Russia for all of America’s problems.
Discussed on the show:
“Biden’s transition team is filled with war profiteers, Beltway chickenhawks, and corporate consultants” (The Grayzone)
“Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call” (BBC News)
Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, “Unauthorized Disclosure.” Follow him on Twitter @kgosztola.
“I grabbed you and decentralized you,” he blubbered while attempting to use the English language to explain why he smashed a child’s face into the pavement and broke her rib, puncturing her lung.
On the night of October 12, 2019, Atatiana Jefferson, 28, had committed no crime, had harmed no one, and was playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew when she heard a noise in the backyard and went to investigate. As Jefferson walked to the window to see who the prowler was, the prowler opened fire and murdered her inside her home. Because this prowler wears a badge, however, instead of investigating a murder, the police department conducted damage control by assassinating Jefferson’s character before arresting Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean with her murder.
It has been over a year since Dean murdered Jefferson in her own home and the officer has yet to even go to trial. Now, because the wheels of criminal justice are barely turning, two members of Jefferson’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Fort Worth and the former officer to seek civil justice.
The murder took place early on a Saturday morning when an officer was dispatched to Jefferson’s home because her door was slightly ajar. To be clear, however, Jefferson had storm doors, which were closed. Only the door inside was open, which is common for people who have the glass outer door. Instead of simply walking up to Jefferson’s door and ringing the doorbell or knocking, the officer crept around the home like a cowboy. When he spotted Jefferson in the window, he opened fire and killed her. According to her family, Jefferson’s 8-year-old nephew was in the room when he watched his aunt “Tay” fall to the ground and die.
US News More cops are saying they will not enforce the COVID lockdowns. [Link] Alaska voters approve rank-choice voting. [Link] The New York Times ran an article warning about removing US forces from Somalia. [Link] Taiwan Taiwan is beginning to build a fleet of...
Henry Szamota interviews Christian Sorenson from the new Eisenhower Media Network (EMN) on his book Understanding the War Industry. Christian Sorensen discusses the triangulation of Pentagon, Corporate and Congressional interests at the center of the massive spending...
CNN claims: Trump told ally he's trying to get back at Democrats for questioning legitimacy of his own election. Good. Fuck them. The Democratic Party should be outlawed for conspiring with the FBI and CIA to frame Trump for treason. They are the traitors to America...
I’ve heard some people compare the existence of the TSA (I used this erroneously for a while) to mask wearing, social distancing and lock downs as proof that the people will accept changes that are clearly theater and inconveniences when they are in fear. The problem...
The United States government will formally designate the anti-Israel boycott movement “anti-Semitic” and immediately start cracking down on groups affiliated with it, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday during a visit to Israel, calling BDS a...
Ray McGovern discusses the recent personnel changes in the Trump administration and what they could mean for his final months in office. McGovern thinks that John Brennan and his allies are getting nervous that as a lame duck, Trump might decide to simply release...
Scott interviews Doug Bandow about the missed foreign policy opportunities of the Trump administration. Bandow laments that Trump didn't push harder to get U.S. troops out of our wars in the Middle East, theorizing that he was worried the political cost in the eyes of...
Scott talks to Mike Maharrey of the Tenth Amendment Center about the shameful state of U.S. foreign policy. In particular, Maharrey explains the way that congress has completely abdicated its role of declaring wars—instead, they have ceded that power fully to the...
Pentagon reporter Mark Perry discusses the recent appointment of retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor to a senior advisory position under President Trump's new secretary of defense. Perry calls Macgregor one of the greatest military minds in America; after a...
34 Minutes Safe For Work Dr Robert Rowen has been practicing medicine for more than three decades. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University before attending medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr Robert Rowen joins Pete as a...
79 Minutes PG-13 Scott Horton is Managing Director of The Libertarian Institute, host of Antiwar Radio for Pacifica, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles and KUCR 88.3 in Riverside, podcasts the Scott Horton Show from scotthorton.org, and is the Editorial Director of...
61 Minutes Not Safe For Work "Legalman" has been a lawyer for over 30 years and is the host of The Quash podcast. Pete initially invited Legalman to come on to do an episode where he shares some of the insights he's talked about on his podcast in relation to the...
55 Minutes Not Safe For Work Sal is the host of "The Agora Podcast" and one of Pete's co-hosts on the "Unloose the Goose Podcast." Pete asked Sal to come on to rant and mock the election fiasco, the LPs continuing failures and many other subjects from this...
Pete Quinones joins Conflicts of Interest to discuss the crazy year we are living through. Pete published a documentary, the Monopoly of Violence, earlier this year. Pete breaks down his struggle to get the doc on streaming platforms like Amazon Prime. Pete compares...
On Conflicts of Interest #32, Kyle covers the recent personnel changes at the Pentagon. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper was expected to resign but was first fired by Trump. Other staff leaving their post includes the acting Secretary for policy. The changes are...
On Conflicts of Interest #31, Kyle and Will cover a recent UK government report largely debunking the most hysterical claims about the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Russian involvement. A US commander in Afghanistan says American airstrikes against the Taliban will...
On Conflicts of Interest #30, Will and Kyle give the latest on the US presidential election, where a winner has yet to be determined. President Trump has leaned hard into claims of election-rigging and illegal ballots as he launches lawsuits across several states. The...
https://youtu.be/O1D3NJwZnxQ Why should 535 people in Washington be entitled to issue commands to 300 million others? And why should the others obey? - Michael Huemer The Problem of Political Authority, Pg. xxvii Michael Huemer is a professor of Philosophy at the...
https://youtu.be/_jX7c3THBHQ Man, in particular, must use his mind to learn, to formulate his goals and the means to attain them. He has no inborn instinct to guide him automatically to the correct choices, as the bird or the salmon are supposed to be guided.......
https://youtu.be/I5CJv00aojU Minimum wage laws tragically generate unemployment, especially so among the poorest and least skilled or educated workers... a minimum wage, of course, does not guarantee any worker’s employment; it only prohibits, by force of law, anyone...
https://youtu.be/CGfc6Ts8LdY It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, aft er all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a “dismal science.” But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic...
A continuation of Tommy's conversation with Ryan about the election and the political ramifications of 2020. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strangerencounterspodcast/ryan_pt_2.mp3
Ryan joins Tommy to discuss all things 2020 and what seperates anarchists from voters. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strangerencounterspodcast/ryan_pt_1.mp3
Austin of atlasarms.org joins Tommy to discuss the Dagney Dagger, an open-source armored penetrating hollow point 9mm ammunition, and the furtherance of liberty. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strangerencounterspodcast/open-source_aphp.mp3
Tommy lays out why he's not supporting the LP anymore. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strangerencounterspodcast/The_LP_Is_Not_The_Path_To_Liberty.mp3
