What Is Socialism?

Full Interview: Jane Mayer on the Mercers & the Dark Money Behind the Rise of Trump & Bannon

Why you should delete your social media accounts

Behavorism: The Psychology of Manipulating Behavior

Why Democratic Socialism Is Gaining Popularity In The United States

Russel Honoré On Feds in Portland: 'What Kind Of Bullsh-t Is This!?' | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

Noam Chomsky: Under Trump's tinpot dictatorship, corporate power rules all

7:16 "...Essentially [a] tinpot dictatorship. And he's desperate and will do anything, almost anything imaginable to try to keep [himself] from being tossed out of the White House. It's going be a very difficult [couple of] months ahead."

CBSN Originals presents "Speaking Frankly: Socialism" | Full Documentary

CBSN Originals presents "Reverb | Losing Las Vegas"

Announcement: President Trump Plans
to Declare Premature Victory in the 2020 Election

Reported as a "Scoop" at Axios.com, it has been announced that Donald Trump, U.S. President, is planning to declare himself winner of the 2020 presidential election, prior to a complete tallying of the results.

President Trump Denies
Any Plan to Claim Early Victory in the 2020 Election

Donald J. Trump, Incumbent President -vs-
Joseph R. Biden, Former Vice-President

President Trump Declares
Victory (Prematurely) in Multiple Key Battleground States

President Trump Hints
the U.S. Supreme Court will Keep Him in Office, if Not the Votes of the People

President Trump suggests that the U.S. Supreme Court will decide his term of office, and not the will of the people, if votes do not tally in his favor.

FUN FACT: National Nuclear Security Administration

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, was created under the administration of Bill Clinton in 1999 and established by the U.S. Congress in 2000.

The NNSA is responsible for (1) Managing the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, (2) Reducing global danger from weapons of mass destruction and promoting international nuclear safety and nonproliferation, (3) Providing the U.S. Navy with safe, military effective nuclear propulsion plants and ensuring the safe and reliable operation of those plants, and (4) Responding to emergencies throughout the Department of Energy through its Office of Emergency Operations.

President Trump Seeks
to Micro-Manage Nuclear Stockpile: Fires National Nuclear Security Administrator

President Trump Seeks
Control of the $28 Billion USAID Budget: Fires Administrator

President Trump fired Bonnie Glick, deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. USAID is one of the largest official aid agencies in the world, and accounts for more than half of all U.S. foreign assistance—the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms.

Joe Biden Wins
2020 U.S. Presidential Election

Prominent World Leaders
Withhold Recognition of a U.S. Democratic Transfer of Power

Seeming to await the outcome of President Trump's subversion of the American democratic process, some prominent world leaders withhold recognition of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, while congratulations pour in from American allies and other global leaders.

FUN FACT: Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense (DoD), headquartered at the Pentagon, coordinates and supervies ALL agencies and functions directly related to national security and the U.S. Armed Forces --- Dept. of the Army, Dept. of the Navy, the Dept. of the Air Force, and four national intelligence services. The DoD is the largest employer in the world -- soldiers, marines, sailors, airmen, National Guard, military reservists, and over 732K civilians.

The DoD is headed by the secretary of defense, who reports directly to the president of the United States.

President Trump Seeks
to Micro-Manage Armed Forces: Fires Secretary of Defense

The U.S. Secretary of Defense has been fired and replaced. The Secretary of Defense is given authority, command, and control over all of the Department of Defense and its forces -- the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force. It also controls the U.S. Cost Guard when command and control is transfered to the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense is only subject to the orders of the president -- (sitting and/or elected?).

President Trump Denies
Results of 2020 Presidential Election Declaring Himself the Winner --- Again

In a boisterous Tweet, President Trump assures his nearly 90 million followers that he will be successful in overturning the results of the 2020 U.S. democratic election, already decided in favor of Joe Biden, declaring himself winner instead, stating "WE WILL WIN!".

President Trump Forces
Resignation of Top Pentagon Officials

Top Pentagon officials of policy and intelligence submit resignations after President Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper. James Anderson, top policy official, Joseph Kernan, Pentagon's top intelligence official, and Jen Stewart, Mark Esper's chief of staff, announced their resignations, effective immediately.

U.S. Dept. of Defense:
Alarm Sounded after Trump Forces Exit of Top Pentagon Officials

Adam Smith, people's representative and Chair of the House Armed Service Committe, sounded the alarm on the dangerous situation created by President Trump at the Department of Defense, stating that it is "hard to overstate just how dangerous high-level turnover at the Department of Defense is during a period of presidential transition.", and that the resignations "could mark the beginning of a process of gutting the DoD – something that should alarm all Americans".

President Trump's Niece:
Sounds Alarm
Warns of Attempted Coup

Mary Trump, President Trump's niece, sounds an alarm warning about the President's behavior and intent, stating "they're going to break as much as they can on the way out. Stay vigilant -- this is an attempted coup."

Cori Bush Gets Personal In MSNBC Appearance After Big Win

WORD FACTS

Some Suggest a Coup:
Will the Sitting U.S. President Risk Treason Against the American Democracy to Retain Power?

From all quarters the warning bells are being sounded and the red flags are flapping. Can anyone dare believe in the seemingly cartoonish, but devastatingly dangerous, possiblity of a sitting U.S. President taking steps to attack and overthrown the American democracy?

WORD FACTS

FUN FACT: U.S. Secretary of State

The secretary of state is the head of the United States Department of State and a member of the Cabinet of the United States, nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. Secretary of state is the highest-ranking member of the cabinet, and one of the four most important cabinet positions, among which are the secretary of the treasury, the attorney general, and the secretary of defense.

The primary domain of the secretary of state is US foreign affairs -- supervising foreign service and immigration policy, with the added responsibility heading the Department of State. The secretary of state is also responsible for advising the president of U.S. foregin matters, including the appointment, dismissal and recall of diplomats and ambassadors.

U.S. Secretary of State Denies Election Results Declaring Biden 46

When asked for some indication as to when President Trump will consent to and engage in a smooth transition of power, U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo uttered the following, "there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration", a statement made in full denial to the tenets of succession in the American constitutional democracy.

President Trump Seeks
Direct Control of Security for the Nations Networks, Digital Assets, & Internet Services: Removes Director

Brian Ware, Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Department of Homeland Security, has been removed by President Trump, forced to submit his resignation. The Cybersecurity division is responsible for protecting the security of priveleged and secret information held by the United States, in addition to the responsibility of protecting the security of the Internet on the North American continent and within all territories held.

President Trump Orders
Americans to Stop Investing & Owning Shares in Chinese Companies

President Trump signed an executive order prohibiting American companies and individuals from investing in 31 U.S. identified Chinese companies. No American will be allowed to own shares, directly or through funds, in the companies identified as aiding the modernization of China's military, intelligence, and security services.

Most Chinese companies ae state-owned, and of the 98 Chinese-based companies on the Fortune Global 500 list, only 22 are privately held -- the government is the largest shareholder.

While Awaiting a Peaceful Transition

China Issues Statement Congratulating President-Elect Biden

A spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry stated, "We respect the choice of the American people. We extend congratulations to Mr Biden and Ms Harris".

CBSN Originals presents "Reverb | The QAnon Effect"

When white supremacists overthrew a government

Zerlina, and The Mehdi Hasan Show | Live | The Choice on Peacock

Common - Good Morning Love | A COLORS SHOW

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Early Facebook Investor: Social Media “Companies Have Blood on Their Hands” | Amanpour and Company

Does Facebook have blood on its hands?

"American Abyss": Fascism Historian Tim Snyder on Trump’s Coup Attempt, Impeachment & What’s Next

Saluting the Heroes of the Insurrection | The Daily Social Distancing Show

Let's talk about how the FBI may be countering Trump supporters....

Another new, interesting, national security perspective with information to weigh.

A.C. Thompson: Proud Boys "Have Believed For Years Trump is on Their Side" | Amanpour and Company

Rep. Andy Kim Shares Why He Helped Clean Up the Insurrection Aftermath