Author Archives: Brook Hines
PODCAST: UK election special
Listen here: Kartik and Brook discuss the UK election, with KK taking the lead, as the Florida Squeeze resident expert on UK politics. This election could be interesting as “Teresa May is making Hillary Clinton’s campaign look good by comparison.” UK Election Special on Libsyn SaveSave SaveSaveSaveSave SaveSave
The hidden danger in the DNC Fraud Lawsuit
If you’re following the DNC Fraud Lawsuit closely then you might, from time to time, feel like Debbie Wasserman Schultz cheated Bernie Sanders. And she did. In numerous ways, as the chair of the party, she is in fact the person most responsible for the way the DNC mishandled the primary, which led directly to […]
DNC Fraud Lawsuit: examining the bizarre phone call with Debbie Wasserman Schultz district office on caller-ID
The latest wrinkle in the still oddly underreported DNC fraud lawsuit is spooky, weird, and yet possibly also incredibly lame. Late last week, the law firm for the suit’s plaintiffs filed a notice with the the court that it had received an anonymous call from someone using an electronic voice-disguising gadget, seeking information about the class action lawsuit alleging fraud […]
Woke Republicans to the rescue?
An essay published in Politico by former Clinton campaign spokesman Jesse Ferguson describes how the Democratic Party plans to win following the 2016 debacle: move rightward toward Romney Democrats. Ferguson builds his house on a rotten foundation, claiming without irony “the Beltway has a fetish” for “the working-class community.” Really, how much time does your average DC […]
Is Trump’s supervillain-crush on Philippine president Duterte greased by real estate deal?
The Intercept is reporting on an apparent leaked phone call of Donald Trump to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, praising him for an “unbelievable job” on Duterte’s claimed war on drugs, which has reportedly amounted to the extra-judicial killings of some 7,000 citizens. Trump initiated the call, gushing approval at Duterte, telling him, “You are a good man,” “Keep up […]
Florida Squeeze Pod: FDP President says poor (white) folks don’t vote issues
You’ve read the articles, now hear the Squeeze Pod. Kartik and Brook discuss the deeper issues implied by a campaign season set to ignore issues that matter to voters. Is the problem simply one bad facts and bad reasoning? Or, are there more pernicious reasons for party elites to eschew issue that move the base? Does […]
What we’re reading: “Make white people be nice to me,” vapid neoliberal arguments about Race in America must end
I’ve been meaning to share this article from Michael Graham over at Progressive Army for a while. The recent clash over our Florida Democratic Party President’s comments to Democratic Progressive Caucus of Broward County presents the perfect opportunity. If you don’t already, you should follow Michael on Twitter @BLUpfront. Recall that new Dem party president Sally Boynton Brown […]
The Divine Right of the DNC – Part 3, DNC lawsuit
The DNC fraud lawsuit could be our last chance to reclaim Democracy for the voters. If media bothered to report on the hearing to dismiss, we’d all know the situation is more dire than anyone imagined. In the meager coverage the story garnered, it’s been firmly established that the Democratic Party has lost touch with […]
What we’re reading: Prescriptions didn’t cause opioid crisis
I promise I’ll have Part 3 of the DNC fraud lawsuit series up soon. In the meantime, please pay attention to this important story by Dr. Thomas Kline MD, PhD, geriatric medicine specialist in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Kline’s column, The Myth That Prescriptions Caused The Opioid Crisis couldn’t be more timely. The opioid crisis is being used as an excuse […]
Exciting new media project launching today: Media Democracy in Action
An audacious new media project launches today, with live presentations throughout the week. Media Democracy in Action, produced by The World’s State and Project Censored is an interactive and participatory media project beginning today with a series of presentations from investigative and citizen journalists. The project sets off with a collaborative media system “that holds truth to power and […]
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