El Chapo Threatens ISIS - Drug Shipment Destroyed

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Thursday December 10, 2015 · 10:47 AM PST

2015/12/10 · 10:47

Why has this “strategy” not been considered by GOP warmongers?

You want an army of bloodthirsty, brutal killers to fight and destroy ISIS? Your search is over. Hire Chapo’s army of well trained, well armed (with U.S. manufactured weapons) foot soldiers as mercenaries.

El Chapo apparently wrote an encrypted e-mail to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi threatening to destroy ISIS if they continue to “interfere with the business of the Sinaloa Cartel,” according to a Mexican blogger with strong ties to the cartel.

“You [ISIS] are not soldiers. You are nothing but lowly p*ssies,” the e-mail stated. “Your god cannot save you from the true terror that my men will levy at you if you continue to impact my operation.”

“My men will destroy you. The world is not yours to dictate. I pity the next son of a wh*re that tries to interfere with the business of the Sinaloa Cartel.”

“I will have their heart and tongue torn from them,” the e-mail added.

Yes!!! I can see warmonger power couple McCain and Graham taking this seriously. After all, Hell Hath No Fury like a drug cartel leader who has his dope shipment destroyed by overly strict Jihadists in the Middle East.

There’ll be a whole ‘nother level of nasty blowback after Shorty’s guys take care of ISIS— but hey, we’ll deal with that later.

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Black Lives Matter Takes on the War on Drugs

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Saturday December 05, 2015 · 7:37 AM PST

2015/12/05 · 07:37

I think this is important for BLM to acknowledge and take on, and also because it’s a reminder to some in Bloggo world who are in denial regarding the Obama administration and congressional democrats refusal to address and resolve this problem.

I don’t expect a GOP President to take actions to resolve this problem, but I do expect a democratic President to do so. The war on drugs is a gigantic failure; it’s time for our President to admit it. Releasing low level drug “offenders” from prison is a good start, but much more must be done.

While the war on drugs plays a central role in generating conflict between the black community and law enforcement, the critique of institutional racism in policing and the criminal justice system necessarily implicates the nation's drug policies. The grim statistics of racially biased drug law enforcement are well-known: blacks make up about 13% of the population, but 30% of all drug arrests; blacks account for nearly 90% of all federal crack cocaine prosecutions; black federal crack offenders were sentenced to far more prison time that white powder cocaine offenders; blacks and other minorities are disproportionately targeted in traffic stop and stop-and-frisks despite being less likely than whites to be carrying drugs, and so on.

People who have been spent careers working in the drug reform movement didn't need the publication of Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow to understand the corrosive and screamingly unfair impact of drug war racism on black communities, but the 2010 broadside helped open eyes outside the movement and deepened the visceral impact of drug war racism for those already in the trenches.

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"Prince Charles Demands Governments End Fossil Fuel Subsidies"

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Tuesday December 01, 2015 · 8:52 AM PST

2015/12/01 · 08:52

Fossil fuel subsides totalling $500 billion globally must be scrapped to prevent catastrophic climate change, the Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group told the COP21 conference today.

“It doesn't make sense that, at the same time, governments artificially deflate the cost of coal, oil and gas, the primary cause of GHG emissions. Fossil fuel subsidies must be ended to stop this contradiction and enhance a real transition to low carbon energy.”

The announcement was made shortly after Charles addressed the COP21 conference. He said: “In damaging our climate we become the architects of our own destruction. While the planet can survive the scorching of the Earth and the rising of the waters, the human race cannot. The absurd thing is we know exactly what needs to be done.”

President Obama is on board, and has moved here to end the subsidies to U.S. oil companies. Unfortunately the Senate insists on continuing this corporate welfare— and thus working against the worldwide effort to transition to low carbon energy.

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Mayor Emanuel's Minions Eavesdrop on Reporters in City Hall

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Tuesday November 10, 2015 · 7:15 AM PST

2015/11/10 · 07:15

WHY am I not surprised to learn of this?

Just how creepy is it to be conducting an interview of a Chicago alderman in City Hall, and suddenly notice a member of the Mayor’s “press team” standing two feet away, listening and typing into their smart phone??

Uhhhh……?

Why doesn’t Mayor Emanuel have his “press team” simply hand out a “daily fact sheet” to reporters showing up at City Hall? Oh yeah— the First Amendment, freedom of the press and all of that. How inconvenient.

Again folks, this is one more example of “democratic” politicians acting just as arrogantly and stupidly as the GOP variety. This sounds exactly like something a President Rubio would do. Weak, very weak.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s press office is defending its use of eavesdropping on reporters’ conversations with aldermen.

Many City Hall reporters have experienced it lately: Staffers will pop up behind or next to reporters while they’re conducting interviews with aldermen outside the City Council chambers. The staffers will lean in and type furiously on their smartphones as the interview continues.

I’ve experienced it myself. I caught two of these interactions on tape: Once when I was interviewing freshman Ald. Michael Scott Jr. (24), and then a week later, during an interview with Ald. Scott Waguespack (32).

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The Atlantic: "Trump is Right About 9/11, But..."

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Monday October 19, 2015 · 6:40 AM PDT

2015/10/19 · 06:40

"he's not asking the right question". Read on below.

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Threat Assessment: How Communities Are Working to Stop Rampage Killings

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Monday October 05, 2015 · 6:36 AM PDT

2015/10/05 · 06:36

"Inside the Race to Stop the Next Mass Shooter" is a great article in Mother Jones. I urge everyone to read it; there is hope for this horrible problem.

Mass murder is not an impulsive crime—and therein lies the promise of threat assessment.

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Sunday October 04, 2015 · 6:35 AM PDT

2015/10/04 · 06:35

October 2 - This morning at the Hartford Legislative Office Building, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced new legislation that would bar gun sales until background checks are complete.

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Update: Vatican Confirms the Pope Met With, and Thanked Kim Davis

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Wednesday September 30, 2015 · 5:58 AM PDT

2015/09/30 · 05:58

The Vatican on Wednesday confirmed that controversial Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis met with Pope Francis on Thursday during his U.S. visit.
Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said he would not deny that the meeting took place, but declined further comment.

Ms. Davis was in D.C. for the Value Voters Summit.

This totally reinforces my diary posted on Monday.

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Monday September 28, 2015 · 6:07 AM PDT

2015/09/28 · 06:07

I'm not surprised the Pope dropped at least two bombs during his return flight to Italy.

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Friday September 11, 2015 · 6:26 AM PDT

2015/09/11 · 06:26

Turns out the hilarious Spy magazine, published in the late 1980's and early 1990's, frequently took Trump to task-- and pulled no punches.

Perhaps Jeb! can learn something from this?

More below the orange punching bag.

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Saturday August 29, 2015 · 7:23 AM PDT

2015/08/29 · 07:23

From Today's Salon:

Establishment Dems are trying to take climate action while still satisfying corporate interests. That won't work.

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Dunce Indiana Cops Just Made Chief Keef Famous

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Sunday July 26, 2015 · 10:38 AM PDT

2015/07/26 · 10:38

For the same reason expressed by activist Chicago priest Phleger, I'm no fan of Keef's lyrics... but Helloooooo?

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