White nationalist groups, who make up some of the most serious terror threats in the country, find new members and support in the U.S. military. These groups believe that white people are under attack in America.
How dangerous are the White Nationalists in the US Military?
If there are enough delays in counting votes, the state could run up against the December 8 “safe harbor” deadline to submit Pennsylvania electors to the electoral college — a situation that could allow for a Republican power play, according to a recent report by Barton Gellman in the Atlantic. “According to sources in the Republican Party at the state and national levels, the Trump campaign is discussing contingency plans to bypass election results and appoint loyal electors in battleground states where Republicans hold the legislative majority,” Gellman reported. “In Pennsylvania, three Republican leaders told me they had already discussed the direct appointment of electors among themselves, and one said he had discussed it with Trump’s national campaign.”
The Pennsylvania GOP Is Undermining Its Own Vote-By-Mail Reforms For Trump
The idea that the Nazis were socialists is transparently absurd. Unfortunately, it’s also an idea that prominent figures on the Right like Sen. Rand Paul have taken up. So let’s all say it together now: no, the Nazis were not socialists. They were, in fact, committed anti-socialists.
No, the Nazis Were Not Socialists
At least in his Budget reply Albo showed signs that he’s re-discovered his mojo. Keep it up please, Albo – these are dark days getting darker.
After a brief interlude the Tories are reverting to type – » The Australian Independent Media Network
And you see that this “Liberal values” business-directed, tax-reducing approach to fiscal stimulus explains why the budget didn’t include the two measures economists most wanted to see because they’d do most to boost consumer spending and jobs: a big spend on social housing (a no-no under the rules of Smaller Government) and a permanent increase in unemployment benefits (almost every cent of which would have been spent). The risk with Frydenberg’s politically correct stimulus is that too much of it will be saved. He needs to bone up on Keynes’ warning about the “paradox of thrift”.
Frydenberg has changed his tune in a very Liberal way
The philosophy of the cashless welfare card is the perfect marriage of neoliberal ideology and evangelical Christianity, both of which pathologise, criminalise and individualise poverty as a lifestyle choice.
Religious profit: Expanding the cashless welfare card ties in with Morrison’s beliefs – » The Australian Independent Media Network
Andrew Bolt has no hesitation suggesting people here were paid however does he offer any proof when he’s prepared to steamroll victims? The answer is an emphatic no!
As Chrissie Foster puts it, whatever comes of Vatican power plays, abuse survivors stay at the bottom of the pile. “It is terrible and for what? For George Pell and his fight with his fellow cardinals? They really do live in another world. That’s what’s wrong with them.”
George Pell: Abuse survivors despair as Pell conspiracy breaks cover
When it came to cheating, there was also the in-your-face choice of a woman moderator, an obvious advantage to Ms. Harris, also a woman. Susan Page, the moderator, is a journalist, drawn from the main stream media (aka fake news). Her bias was obvious as she consistently attempted to interrupt Mr. Pence when he talked well beyond the two-minutes allotted for the answer to each of her questions, most of which Mr. Pence chose to ignore, veering off into tried-and-true platitudes about the American people and how lucky they were to have his boss looking after them so capably and with such loving concern. You just can’t say what needs to be said to praise the man sufficiently in just two lousy minutes so it was his duty to ignore the agreed-upon rules in the interest of the truth, which the American people deserved to hear. Didn’t they? Sure, they did.
The Despicable Acts of Cheating During Last Night’s VP Debate | The Smirking Chimp
The President is on steroids, but we are way beyond mere October surprises. No, America is now into shock therapy to jolt American voters into retiring Trump – and the lightning bolts keep coming.
Pence-Harris debate gives Trump no relief: a Biden victory is in reach
That is why we are instead advocating for the introduction of a minimum global effective corporate tax rate of 25 percent. Any multinational company that accounts for its profits in a tax haven would be taxed in its home country at this minimum rate. This would reduce the incentive for multinationals to transfer their profits to tax havens.
Faced With COVID-19, Africa Shouldn’t Worry About Debt, But How to Make Tax Evaders Pay | The Smirking Chimp
Instead of providing sorely needed stimulus, the 2020 budget from Australia’s Coalition government transfers wealth toward millionaires and big business and away from the poor, the unemployed, women, and the government’s ideological enemies.
Josh Frydenberg’s Budget Takes From the Poor to Give to the Rich
THE COMPLETE FAILURE of the Morrison/Frydenberg Budget to address the catastrophic state of Australia’s environment is well demonstrated by the user guide in the budget paper for agriculture, water and environment portfolio (page 9). Not one mention of biodiversity.
Federal Budget condemns our wildlife to extinction
The 2020 budget reflects the old and unimaginative view that the economy is about making things, moving things and digging things up.
We have a (growing) services economy whether governments like it or not
How is the Australian Government funding its deficit spending?
Budget 2020 takes Australia towards a trillion-dollar debt, but most experts say it isn’t a problem. Here’s why – ABC News
Frydenberg’s budget, based on discredited “trickle down” economics, misses an opportunity to restructure our economy, weakened by seven years of Coalition mismanagement.
The government sees itself as an agent of the private sector. – Pearls and IrritationsPearls and Irritations
The Coalition has demonstrated its lack of interest in helping a job-rich industry hit hard by Covid-19
The arts sector is already suffering. This year’s budget just pours salt on the wound | Leya Reid | Culture | The Guardian
On the eve of the most important election of our lifetimes, more than 200,000 Americans have died, more than 7 million have been infected, and the numbers in many states are still getting worse. And now, an outbreak centered around Trump and his White House has further exposed just how careless and callous his response to the virus has been. This timeline details how we got here.
Superspreader in Chief – Mother Jones
Soon after the US President’s refusal to attend the debate, Trump’s campaign team then issued a statement suggesting pushing back the encounter to October 22, the scheduled date of a third debate between the candidates, while using the town hall-style format planned for October 15. The Trump campaign proposed holding what would be a third debate on October 29.
US 2020 Election: Second US Presidential debate to be virtual amid concerns of Donald Trump’s COVID-19
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US President Donald Trump has described his COVID-19 infection as a “blessing from God” in a new video filmed at the White House in which he promises to make the experimental drug he received available for free to all Americans. Introducing himself as “your favourite president”, Trump said he regarded the experimental antibody treatment, made by pharma company Regeneron, as a “cure” for coronavirus. There is no cure for the virus, according to medical experts.
Trump says COVID-19 infection ‘a blessing from god’, promises Regeneron for free
It should be obvious that it’s only thanks to me that we’re in this position and that she should show a little gratitude to me and ScoMo, but no, it’s all, blame, blame, blame. Why she even suggested that the budget was terrible for women over thirty five because they’d actually find it harder to get work after the youth subsidies. She completely overlooks that the infrastructure spending will mean that they have nicer roads to travel on while they look for work and all the promised mental health support if they can’t cope with not getting it. That’s the trouble with the left. They’re just never grateful.
It’s Clear My Wife Doesn’t Understand How Good Scott Morrison Is! – » The Australian Independent Media Network
The Morrison Government’s 2020 Budget message is a trillion in debt and no “baked in” spending or “unfunded” empathy anywhere in sight, writes managing editor Michelle Pini.
The Coalition’s latest trillion-dollar tax cuts Budget promo
The Morrison government has slashed the maximum humanitarian intake by thousands on the basis it is too difficult to bring refugees into Australia in the same numbers as before the coronavirus pandemic. The humanitarian intake was reduced from 18,750 places to 13,750 over the next four years in Tuesday’s budget.
Budget 2020: Morrison government cuts thousands of refugee places
As families at public schools scrimp and save to provide the bare necessities, the federal government funnels ever more money into private schools without taking into account parents’ true capacity to pay. Trevor Cobbold reports.
‘To those who have, more will be given’: Largesse to private schools continues
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has responded to claims that women were the losers in Tuesday night’s budget, saying it is an unfortunate reality that not all special interest groups can be catered for.
Morrison Defends Lack Of Money In Budget For Women: “It Simply Isn’t Possible To Cater For Every Single Minority Group” | The Shovel
LNP Freedom is Australia’s Shame (ODT)
Australians who fall in love with non-English speaking foreigners will be barred from bringing their partners into the country to be married if they do not speak English.
Australia to block visa for partners if they don’t speak English
Even if Joe Biden were to gain enough votes, Trump will not allow him to win the U.S. Election, writes Peter Henning.
Don’t expect due process in the U.S. Election
wealth disparity in America: the gulf between middle-class white families and middle-class black families. In 2019, the median black family had a net worth of $20,730 while the median white family had a net worth of $181,440. The difference between the two — $160,710 — seems like a lot of money and, to most families, it is a lot of money. But this is because we often don’t realize how much wealth there really is in America. The $181,440 net worth of the median white family is less than one-fourth of the $746,821 they would have if all the country’s wealth were distributed evenly.
The Top 1 Percent Owns Nearly Everything in the US. We Need to Seize Their Wealth.
In fact, throughout his first—and, hopefully, only—term in office, Trump has turned the presidency into a huge swamp, rife with corruption.
King of the Swamp – Progressive.org
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‘Promises Made, Workers Betrayed’: Trump Gave $425 Billion in Federal Contracts to Corporations That Offshored 200,000 Jobs | Common Dreams News
Trump won in 2016 by pledging to voters in key industrial swing states that he would end job offshoring, but 200,000 more American jobs have been offshored during his presidency.”
‘Promises Made, Workers Betrayed’: Trump Gave $425 Billion in Federal Contracts to Corporations That Offshored 200,000 Jobs | Common Dreams News
Wall St dives Trump tweets the reverse (ODT)
Wall Street took a nosedive late in the session on Tuesday (US time), reversing solid gains to close deep in negative territory after President Donald Trump announced he was calling off talks on coronavirus relief legislation until after the November 3 election.
Wall Street dives as Trump orders halt to stimulus talks until after election
“Millions falling into poverty, millions on the edge of eviction, millions going hungry, millions losing their healthcare and this megalomaniac dime store dictator puts his knee of the neck of a nation.”
‘What an Anti-Everybody Agenda Looks Like’: AOC Excoriates Trump for Walking Away From Covid-19 Relief Talks | Common Dreams News
The Senate went into recess Monday afternoon following the news that at least three Republican senators were waylaid with Covid-19. It was the latest in an ongoing parliamentary battle whose outcome could shape both the judiciary and the Senate for years to come. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had a near-invincible upper hand in the fight, but now his control is far from certain amid the virus outbreak, which seems to have been spread rapidly by the very ceremony that kicked off the confrontation: a reckless White House party to celebrate the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
McConnell Put the Senate in Recess. What Happens Now?
Australian weapons manufacturer Electro Optic Systems, with financial support from the federal and ACT governments, is capitalising on the ‘growth market’ of the Middle East, one of the world’s most volatile regions. Michelle Fahy reports.
Tax break for weapons exports to Mid-East countries accused of war crimes
Saying it was important to target the most vulnerable sectors of the economy, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg today unveiled a $200 million stimulus package to give a leg up to whatever the fuck Angus Taylor’s family has got its mitts into at the moment. Announcing the package, Mr Frydenberg said the funds would provide the quick boost the Taylor family needs.
Government To Stimulate Economy With Extra $200 Million For ‘Whatever Racket Angus Taylor’s Into Right Now’ | The Shovel
“These groups have been waiting for the signal from Trump for some time,” Wagner added. “Many of them explicitly reference the president in waiting for orders.”
“Stand back and stand by”: New report links Trump and NRA to rise of militias behind violent threats | Salon.com
An October 2-3 opinion poll conducted by Yahoo and YouGov from Friday-Saturday, when the public knew about Trump having fallen ill, found that they blamed him
Trump Prospects Plummet as Public blames him for Illness, Independents desert him over Debate Bullying
The argument that has been screamed – and often backed by weapons – is that liberty, and the economy, is more important than death. Trump and his supporters (which is probably too gentle a term) think of Trump as the embodiment of the economy, liberty and freedom. He was the WWE Superstar that asked you to believe that his Presidency was real. He asked you to believe that all of his Administration were good guys — then the next week were the bad guys. Every WWE week promised new battles, new heroes, new villains. There was no-one he couldn’t defeat. Kim Jong-un. Stormy Daniels. The first WWE President in history promised us that he would never die. And now he might. That is, of course, if you believe. Because now, as you know, opinion is fact.
Trump and the death of belief
Take a look at the ships being scrapped in the photo gallery above.
Cruise ships and COVID-19: Incredible photos show giant cruise ships being scrapped
Whether he recovers or not, Trump’s presidency is moribund; so utterly corrupted it is rotten to the core. Mendacity and recklessness are two of its worst traits, notes Frank Bruni. Add a third: Trump’s petty tyranny. If you wanted the boss to be happy, you left your mask at home, report Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman of The White House’s top-down culture of fear. A staff too frightened to displease their boss cannot tell him the hard truths he needs to know. In the end, this is the illness that has undone Trump. He is the architect of his own decline.
Trump is the architect of his own decline – » The Australian Independent Media Network
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last night delivered his second budget as Treasurer, beginning his speech by noting that the figures had been checked and were correct, give or take $60 billion.
Frydenberg Starts Budget Speech With Reminder That All Figures Are Correct To Closest $60 Billion | The Shovel
The PM wants to repeal laws my government introduced to protect Australians – and the banks are popping champagne corks
Under the cover of Covid, Morrison wants to scrap my government’s protections against predatory lending | Banking | The Guardian
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