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Category Archives: Democracy
How easy is it to hack the actual vote?
Its technically very easy, depending on how secure the equipment is stored when it is not in use. To be effective, the hack would only work on machines that will not produce a record of input from the voter and … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Corruption, Criminal Law, Democracy
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It’s still about the money … so they found convenient (t)reasons to fire Comey, #TrumpRussia
By ann summers he wasn’t under investigation because everyone around him in #TrumpRussia was under investigation He asked for more funding for the Russia investigation, so they fired him. This is exactly as bad as it looks. https://t.co/S1cPX4bbbX â … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Congress, Conspiracy, Crime, Democracy, DNC, DOJ, FBI, Foreign Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, RNC, Russia, Society, Treason, United States
Tagged comey, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, FBI, Journalism, Media, Politics, sessions, trump, trumprussia
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Will democracy change on 8 May … #SallyYatesIsAPatriot
By ann summers The Scooter Flynn meme will get a workout because… #TrumpRussia, as Sally Yates finally makes her Congressional testimony on Monday. Will Mike Flynn go to the gray-bar hotel because he was willing to take one for Team … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, alternative facts, Celebrity, Congress, Crime, Democracy, DOJ, Government, History, House of Representatives, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Senate, Society, Treason, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, mike flynn, Mike Pence, Politics, Sally Yates, trumprussia, White House
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Will the Democratic party recuperate from Late Capitalism’s biggest joke
By ann summers Because you voted for Trump and regret it doesn’t mean you should disavow politics in the future and there may be hope for some transformational movement and/or candidates. Assuming you believe in an emancipatory left, you’ve stuck it … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Capitalism, Communism, Conspiracy, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, History, Media, Neoliberals, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Progressives, Socialism, Society, United States, World War II
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Donald Trump, fredric jameson, late capitalism, Media, Politics, Slavoj Žižek
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#TrumpRussia – “Grab them by the… Catfishing POTUS45*
By ann summers “We use the word Catfish to describe online hoaxes where someone falsely represents themselves on the internet, due to various new forms of media such as chartrooms, Facebook, online dating, and so on…” Trump is our … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Capitalism, Celebrity, China, Congress, Conspiracy, Democracy, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Society, US Military
Tagged catfishing, china, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Humor, Media, Politics, Russia, trumprussia
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#TrumpRussia … 2016 election was Trump’s perfect stormfront
By ann summers Justice will be done and hopefully democracy will survive one of the most insidious attacks since its founding. The whole #TrumpRussia story is complex but not complicated in terms of seeking justice. The nation needs a special prosecutor and an … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Conservatives, Conspiracy, Corruption, Democracy, DOJ, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, History, information Technology, Internet, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Uncategorized
Tagged Congress, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, Politics, Russia, trumprussia, White House
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Swann’s Way: anarchist cybernetics & organizational dynamics in politics
By ann summers I came across this published dissertation that while symptomatic of the state of academic process in terms of using some rather tired qualitative methods, it also showed that some interesting ideas do happen. Think ‘Lost in Translation’ … Continue reading
Posted in Austerity, Capitalism, Conspiracy, Democracy, Economics, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, History, information Technology, Internet, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Science, Silicon Valley, Society, Sociology, Technology, United Kingdom, United States
Tagged alt right, anarchism, anarchy, cybernetics, management, Media, movies, Politics
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Buddhism and violence
By ann summers “All problems must be solved through dialogue, through talk. The use of violence is outdated, and never solves problems.”[61][62] http://www.lionsroar.com/… Many Asian Buddhists may hold views that clash with Western visions of religious pluralism. For many … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Buddhism, Democracy, History, inequality, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Socialism, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Marxism, Media, Politics, Religion, violence
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Bannon/Trump’s Make America crypto-fascist (Again) … #MAGA just like the 1930s
By ann summers What are the directions for the disinformation campaigns of the now post-truth Trump regime that will repress populations by means of contradictory rationalizations or outright lies. So much traditional ethnic hatred, so little time. Modernity’s issues … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Anti-Semitism, Civil Liberties, Communism, Democracy, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, History, Uncategorized, War on "Terror"
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, Politics
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