A bondage collar. BERLIN — Three men in their forties are standing by an old fireplace repeatedly smacking their wives’ behinds with the flat of their hands. Other couples three meters away are drinking cocktails. The men lounge in chairs with their legs apart while the women, heads bowed, kneel on the floor. A twisted picture…
Don’t Push A Bad Position! Bill Holter | June 26, 2015 – 11:07am Facebook Twitter Forward Print “Don’t push a bad position”! This is good advice in many varied quests. It is good advice in games like chess or poker. Good advice in sports, business, politics, geopolitics and certainly in…
These agreements aren’t focused on lowering barriers, but harmonizing global regulations at the cost of sovereignty. Nowhere is this more clear than in the new enthusiasm for special “investor-state dispute settlement” (ISDS) mechanisms. ISDS gives foreign corporations the right to sue national governments for regulations that interfere with their expected profits. It…
While Russia is of course guilty of crimes, the US is guilty of the same and far worse crimes, and is fervently supporting many other criminal groups and states. Thus, to understand why US extremists (not the US public) in control of the state are putting us all in serious potential danger by choosing…
In Order To Beat ‘Em, You Have to Know Their Game … In order to beat Internet trolls, you have to know their strategies. Below are 17 common games played by trolls to disrupt our power to learn, inform, and organize on the web … 1. Threaten those who speak out, to try to intimidate…
“Vulnerable nations still depend on us to deter aggression from their larger neighbors,” says Marco Rubio. “Oppressed peoples still turn their eyes toward our shores, wondering if we can hear their cries.” “The world is slipping out of control,” warns Jeb Bush. “We have no reason to apologize for our leadership and our interest in…
Leading Mexican Journalist Explains Why Everything You’re Hearing About The Drug War Is Wrong The Huffington Post | By Roque Planas /2015 Updated: 06/02/2015 Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic that’s making headlines around the world. Today, we speak with investigative journalist Anabel Hernández. As one of Mexico’s…
Systemic Corruption Has Destroyed America Posted on June 3, 2015 by WashingtonsBlog Preface: There’s always been some corruption in the United States … but it’s never been this bad before. The Cop Is On the Take Government corruption has become rampant: Senior SEC employees spent up to 8 hours a day surfing porn sites instead…