The Post-Partisan Emporium

  War: oligarchy's great silencer Imperial wars are primarily directed at the empire's domestic populations. Foreign enemies are only interesting if there's booty to plunder. ALEX KRAINER James Madison  wrote that, "If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will come in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." Today this statement no longer seems like a remote risk for the "free world." Indeed, we are witnessing an escalation of attacks against the foundational values which, not so long ago, we were taking for granted: freedom to travel, free speech, the right to bear arms, etc. Of course, the popular resistance to these infringements is also escalating. A class war is afoot and it’s getting worse The American people, one of the last nations that still defends their right to bear arms, are clearly responding to the attacks on their Second Amendment with more gun purchases; the defense of free speech has spilled into the social media like a tsunami;

  Shiny Object a traditional decoy used by pickpockets CHRIS BRAY A challenge, and a tough one, but see if you can penetrate the nuance to maybe spot a pattern in the  recent   social   media   messaging  from Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath: She’ll be doing Pride today, but if you miss it, don’t worry, ‘cause she’ll be doing Pride tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after, and the day after, and the day after, and and and…. cOmE tO oNe Of OuR SiX tRiLLioN pRiDe eVEnTs tHiS wEEk!!!!!!!! Now, Los Angeles County has a population near ten million people, with a $43 billion  budget  and 114,000 employees. From a Powerpoint presentation you’ll find at that last link, the county has, let’s put this gently, certain  challenges  ahead of it: Let’s zoom in on the top right corner of that slide: The county expects, in the near future, to pay a few billion dollars to resolve “3,000+ legal claims alleging childhood sexual assault at County facilities.” Nothing major, just  thous