All the regular Joes at the red light were cool with the man panhandling. But the cop was evidently startled and so shot him. The man is now in critical condition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY7WclidX2Y More like that here.
No f---ing way. Really? Rad. Across the country different jurisdictions -- not sure about Texas, but wouldn't be surprised -- have been caught shortening yellow light times to increase revenue. Which is simply murder. Score one against the technopoly. Update: Oy. Speaking of Neil Postman...
I was interviewed last night on the Neighbor's Choice show with David Gornoski.
Yeah, well we already knew there's no threat from Iran against the USA. But here Trump's man at the Pentagon says, "I think our steps were very prudent and we've put on hold the potential for attacks on Americans and that is what is extremely important. I'd say we're in a period where the threat remains high and our job is to make sure that there is no miscalculation by the Iranians."
Aren't you grateful for government healthcare subsidies -- since government has made healthcare completely unaffordable without them. As Harry Browne used to say, government breaks your leg then hands you crutches and expects you to be grateful. That's assuming you get any help from them on the down side at all, or that you'd accept it.
Mashal Hashem and James Allen, research associates with the Center for International Policy, join Scott to discuss their work on the congressional lobbying by American arms manufacturers. Last year the U.S. sold more than $4.5 billion of weapons to Saudi Arabia alone, and American firms donated thousands of dollars to the people behind those decisions. Lobbying by the likes of Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman create a perverse political incentive to start and continue wars. Discussed on the show: "Tomgram: Hashem and Allen, Lobbying for War" (TomDispatch) This episode of the...
Ashraf Nubani discusses the Nakba, the catastrophic forced exodus of the people living in the Holy Land when the state of Israel was founded in 1948. Palestinians like Nubani, descended from those who were forced to leave their homes, still commemorate the event and demand justice for the past. Discussed on the show: "The Nakba Demands Justice" (Antiwar.com Original) Ashraf Nubani is an attorney in Washington D.C. He is a Palestinian rights advocate and writes about Middle East issues. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps...
Charles Glass talks about the arrest of Julian Assange, which is being cheered by partisans on both sides, since he has done enough to make enemies everywhere. What's astounding is that most of the mainstream media is fine with his imprisonment too, even though what Assange does is what all good journalists should try to do. Discussed on the show: "Julian Assange Languishes in Prison as His Journalistic Collaborators Brandish Their Prizes" (The Intercept) "WikiLeaks cites report saying Clinton mulled killing Assange with drones" (The Washington Examiner) Charles Glass was Chief Middle East...
