"Blinded by hubris, unable to fathom the empire's diminishing power, the mandarins in the Trump administration have retreated into a fantasy world where hard and unpleasant facts no longer intrude.

They sputter incoherent absurdities while they usurp the Constitution and replace diplomacy, multilateralism and politics with threats and loyalty oaths. Agencies and departments, created and funded by acts of Congress, are going up in smoke."

Full article and video at the link

Hedges' article.... not bad for a Presbyterian Minister.

#5

I didn't realize he is married to the Canadian actress who does the Reading so well:

"The array of tools used for global dominance " wholesale surveillance, the evisceration of civil liberties including due process, torture, militarized police, the massive prison system, militarized drones and satellites " will be employed against a restive and enraged population.

The devouring of the carcass of the empire to feed the outsized greed and egos of these scavengers presages a new dark age."

Having only 1Nut is not what one would call having a good understanding of the world.

You are SO underwhelming on these pages as to make Shady JD look like a genius.