Pentagon harbors culture of revenge against whistleblowers
Two quotes sum up the tawdry (but expected) details: “The message that’s sent is that the first priority is to protect the institution, not to ensure accountability for wrongdoing.”
‘Your chances of avoiding professional suicide are akin to winning the lottery.”
Naturally. Wouldn’t want to spoil the propaganda, as Noam Chmosky points out:
“The point of public relations slogans like “Support Our Troops” is that they don’t mean anything … that’s the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody is going to be against and I suppose everybody will be for, because nobody knows what it means, because it doesn’t mean anything. But its crucial value is that it diverts your attention from a question that does mean something, do you support our policy? And that’s the one you’re not allowed to talk about.”
And, of course, if your policy is one of waste, fraud, abuse, and perpetual war to fill the pockets of defense contractors, you don’t want anyone spoiling the narrative.
Amazon abandons plan to occupy huge downtown Seattle office building
And cities should offer fealty, in the form of subsidies, tax credits, and other special dispensations, to mammoth corporations, why?
Chicago Election Results 2019: Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle set for April mayoral runoff
Now that the detestable Rahm Emanuel is gone, and Chitown machine politics scion Bill Daley came in third, maybe the winner between these two ladies, both of whom are black and one is also a lesbian, can put a stop to this:
Chicago Seized And Sold Nearly 50,000 Cars Over Tickets Since 2011, Sticking Owners With Debt
Climate change means more floods, great and localized
Deals with the enormous flood problems created by our new normal of huge rain deluges. Key para:
“One thing that local governments must do is use forecast tools that predict
several different scenarios based on possible temperature rise, rather than relying
on flood maps of the past, when severe inundations were rare, said Larry Larson,
a former director and senior policy adviser for the Association of State
Floodplain Managers.
They also should be prepared to alter landscapes, divert runoff, and to buy up
houses and other private properties that frequently end up under water,”
“Buy up houses and other private properties” How long before the states start coming after the energy companies responsible for hiding the dangers of global warming? Stock up on popcorn. This one could be fun, especially if you don’t live near water.
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