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Edward Snowden to speak on Trump presidency and privacy at StartPage event

Well, that was fun. While you can’t exactly say the good guy won last night, politics-wise (Trump acolytes on Gab.ai are already planning the wall building and the roundup of my former neighbors from the old flatlands house and we’re likely to see tired authoritarian hacks like Guiliani, Gingrich, and Christie — ick — in power), the bad guys certainly got a giant punch in their snooty, elitist, entitled noses. And “the people” sure spoke loud and clear, even if millions don’t grok how poorly their message will ultimately be received. I’m dealing with some medical stuff right now (nothing…

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No matter what happens today, let us be useful

Well, we’ve survived to The Day despite being pelted with toxic muck for lo these many months. And we’ll survive, and even manage to thrive, no matter whether cat poop or gravel wins the presidential race. We are in peril no matter what happens, but despite the hysterical claims, this will probably not turn out to be the most important election in our lifetimes (H/T BSC). Well, unless Hillary wins, gets drunk, and goes nuclear. But chances are if she does become Madame President (as Newsweek so handily proclaimed) she’ll be too preoccupied fending off impeachment and indictment to do…

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Waco Janet is dead

Died this morning, says NPR, in an article full of pro-state twists and lies. “‘Oh, so THIS is what it felt like for all those women & children to burn alive in Waco’ – #JanetReno in hell” — says Gab.ai poster Blue Vino. Which is more the truth than NPR will ever manage.

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Weekend links

  • Still maddeningly elusive, but the most damning new rumors about the Clinton Crime Family come closer to confirmation, as powerful forces try to keep them down. WikiLeaks and Anonymous, where are you?
  • Washington state may be reliably blue according to the pundits. But we just got an interesting reminder that it’s Bernie blue, not Hillary blue. One of the state’s 12 electors announced he ain’t v*ting for Hillary. No way, nohow, not ever.
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