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    Donald Trump’s Gestapo-Like Police State May Be Closer Than You Think

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump’s fascistic tendencies are undeniable, and the nation may be moving closer to a Gestapo-like police state that even his most ardent detractors may realize. They have apparently met the enemy and it’s everyone–but them. In a thoroughly disturbing opinion piece in The New York Observer, Austin Bay, an adjunct professor at the University of Texas, Austin, argues that the FBI needs to crack-down on “malcontents” and Trump administration political opponents....
    NATIONAL

    Donald Trump Shameful Sit-Down With David Petraeus Reeks of Hypocrisy

    David Fagin and Keith Girard
    Donald Trump, in his search for a Secretary of State for his Clown Car administration, opened a dialogue with none other than David Petraeus, former Director of the CIA, former Commander of front-line troops through CENTCOM, and, um, oh yeah – convicted criminal. The fact that Trump is seriously considering him for another sensitive, high-level government job, is not only reckless, but rife with hypocrisy. ...
    NATIONAL SECURITYWHITE HOUSE

    Jill Stein Takes Voter Recount Campaign to Trump Tower in New York (Video!)

    Keith Girard
    Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate who is leading efforts to force vote recounts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan, took her campaign to Trump Tower in New York City today (Dec. 4) to provide an update on her efforts to ensure accurate vote counts. President-elect Donald Trump won those three states and solidified his election victory even though he’s losing the popular vote to rival Hillary Clinton by almost 2.5 million votes....
    ELECTIONSPOLITICS

    Trump Billionaire Cabinet Picks Could Reap $$$ Millions When They Take Office

    Keith Girard
    High-rolling financiers and Goldman Sachs bankers could score major tax windfalls–amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars–by taking jobs in Donald Trump’s billionaire boy’s club cabinet. And, you wonder why the rich keep getting richer? The gold rush will start on day one, thanks to a little-known law designed–ironically–to ensure government integrity....
    AGENCIESWHITE HOUSE

    Trump Private Sector Meddling Veers Into Russian Style Government Paternalism

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump is signaling that he intends to lord over the private sector with a heavy-handed Russian-style paternalism that will reward, or punish, corporations based on the degree they support his broader political objectives. Far from freeing the private sector from government shackles, the new Trump administration appears intent on meddling, at will, with business decisions that once were the reserve of corporate executives and their boards...
    BUSINESS
    A voter casts a ballot in the key swing state of Ohio. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images)

    Donald Trump’s Darkest Election Legacy May Be Lasting Distrust of Voting Process

    David Fagin and Keith Girard
    Donald Trump’s claims about a “rigged election” may be one of the darkest legacies of his presidential campaign. When citizens, by and large, can not trust the voting process by which leaders are elected, the very foundation of our democracy is threatened with collapse. Trump’s vote fraud claims, which continue to roil two weeks after the election, are a case study in the dangers of irresponsible campaign rhetoric....
    ELECTIONSPOLITICSWHITE HOUSE