The Post-Partisan Emporium

  I'm posting this for the video at the end.  Be sure to watch it.   15-minute cities are a conspiracy "fact" Through public hearings, the democratic process allows citizens in Edmonton a say in decisions that affect their lives. Lawmakers say that's "frustrating." Edmonton City Council held four days of discussions this spring as part of the city’s district planning overhaul to accommodate millions of new residents. A public hearing has one job: to allow the general public to give testimony on a proposed issue or action. Those in charge may not like what they hear, but they are supposed to receive comments, questions, and concerns from their constituents. At a late June public hearing in Edmonton, Alberta, nearly 100 citizens signed up to voice their thoughts on the city’s new district planning program, otherwise known as “15-minute districts.” Most of the speakers expressed criticisms of the plan, including environmental management concerns, impact on hous

 Thanks to Saint Jimmy (Russian American) for recommending this article... That's All Folks! (Redux) CJ HOPKINS Well, what do you know, it looks like we’ve got another “CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY” on our hands. Yes, that’s right, folks, THE VERY FABRIC OF DEMOCRACY IS AT STAKE … again! Which means (surprise!) that it’s probably time to declare another STATE OF EMERGENCY and take some sort of EMERGENCY MEASURES to protect humanity from LITERAL FASCISM, or RUSSIA, or CHEAP FAKES, or a VIRUS … or whatever. I didn’t watch the presidential debate — it took place at 2AM here in Germany — but I watched as much as I could stand the following morning, and I read a few headlines in the corporate press, and … well,  it appears that’s it for Biden . Normally, at this point, I would pen a column full of colorful adjectives and gratuitous adverbials skewering the entire spectacle, but (a) lots of others are doing that — albeit sans the gratuitous adverbials — and (b)  I’m still on medical leave , and u