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This Is The Turning Point

Interesting perspective. 

This Is The Turning Point

"The saying  "the worm has turned"  refers to the moment when the downtrodden have finally had enough, and turn on their powerful oppressors.

The worms have finally turned against the privileged elites -- who have benefited so greatly from globalization, corruption, central bank stimulus and the profiteering of state-enforced cartels. It doesn’t matter as much as the punditry assumes whether they are turning Left or Right; the important thing is that the powerless have finally started challenging their privileged overlords.

Though the Powers That Be will attempt to placate or suppress the Revolt of the Powerless, the genies of political disunity and social disorder cannot be put back in the bottle. It took a generation of rising inequality, corruption and the erosion of opportunity to create a society of the  protected  (the haves) and the  unprotected(the have-nots), and rubber-stamping more regulations and distributing Universal Basic Income (UBI) will not rebalance a system that is irrevocably out of balance.

But the rise of resistance, as yet nascent, is only half the story: economic  trends and  cycles  are turning as well, and even if the worms remain passively underground, these reversals will disrupt the status quo. The dominant narrative--the rightness, goodness and sustainability of endless growth of consumption and debt--will unravel, and the internal contradictions of this New Gilded Age (widening wealth/income/power inequality) will finally burst through the thin façade of stability that’s been patched together over the past nine years of “recovery.”

Eight Key Trends/Cycles Are Turning ....."

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-07/turning-point

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Texas National Guard Deploying To Border Within 72 Hours; DOJ Enacts "Zero Tolerance" Policy

Looks like there's a new sheriff in town. MAGA

Texas National Guard Deploying To Border Within 72 Hours; DOJ Enacts "Zero Tolerance" Policy

"Arizona and Texas will be sending 400 National Guard members to the southern border in response to President Donald Trump's Wednesday Executive Order directing the troops to "assist the border patrol" in guarding the nation's existing border fence - and of course the many miles of completely unprotected crossing zones.

The troops will be armed for self defense "depending on the mission set," according to Brig. Gen. Tracy Norris, commander of the Texas Army National Guard, who added that it was "premature right now to know what the cost will be" of the overall operation.

“Tonight there are National Guard troops moving in support of the border security mission,” said chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana White, who added ""The National Guard's efforts will include aviation, engineering, surveillance, communications, vehicle maintenance and logistical support." ......

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-07/texas-national-guard-deploying-border-within-72-hours-doj-enacts-zero-tolerance

 

Trump signs memo ending 'catch and release' immigration policy

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-trump-memo/trump-signs-memo-ending-catch-and-release-immigration-policy-idUSKCN1HD31Q


U.S. attorney general renews calls to prosecute first-time border crossers

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/u-attorney-general-renews-calls-prosecute-first-time-003930515.html

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Facebook Even Tried to Access Users' Patient Records at Hospitals (Facebook is Doomed) (vid)

Language warning. Entertaining hard hitting commentary. Green laugh

Facebook Even Tried to Access Users' Patient Records at Hospitals (Facebook is Doomed) (vid)

https://youtu.be/0xLvzOhYhd8

 

Sandberg: Facebook Users Would Have To Pay To Opt Out Of Sharing Data

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg says that while Facebook doesn't sell or give away its users' information (it just allows third party apps to do that), the company still "depends on your data," and if users wanted to completely opt out of all of the platform's data-driven advertising, they would have to pay for it.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-06/sandberg-facebook-users-would-have-pay-opt-out-sharing-data

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