The election results depress me, though not as much as the liberal triumphalism infuriates. Still, I was able to take away some silver lining: Nine million fewer Americans voted in 2008 than 2012, and the Democrats were only barely able to beat what the World Socialist Web Site has called “a Republican nominee who represents in the most crass and naked form the greed of the financial aristocracy.”

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Election 2012

Romney’s Chinese Investments

Mittens’ blind trust has substantial Chinese investments. Kind of weird for a guy whose campaign is built around China bashing.

Human Rights

Obama and Warrentless Wiretapping

There has been more warrantless wiretapping over the last two years than the previous ten combined. Add this to the pile of evidence suggesting that Obama is worse than Bush.

Secret U.S. Military Docs Brand Wikileaks as “The Enemy”

For those of you not keeping score, this means that Assange — or anyone who supports him, including the present writer — can be thrown in jail indefinitely without charge, tortured or assassinated.

The Terror of Drone Strikes

First-hand accounts of drone strike survivors. An absolute must read for people who still defend the Obama Administration.

Is Obama Detaining American Citizens Under NDAA?

Probably.

Secularism

Russia Shouldn’t Copy Western Values, Says Russian Patriarch

Interesting for those who follow the Eurasianism vs. Byzantinism divide in Russia. One thing is certain: Russia is rising as an independent power with a post-Soviet identity.

Revolution

Italians Wage General Strike Against Austerity

Italy was on my list of countries that were going to go Tahrir Square next. The point is, to win they need to break away from the unions and the official “left” parties, both of which are part and parcel of defending capitalist order in Italy and around the world.

Science

Voyager 1 Enter Interstellar Space

Humanity’s first interstellar probe is leaving our solar system and striking out into the great unknown.

Just Plain Stupid

Penises Are Not Shrinking

Rush Limbaugh can calm down.

Wikileaks

No Assange DNA Found on Broken Condom

There is every reason to question the veracity of Assange’s accusers. This is yet another reason to do so.

Civil Liberties

Obama White House Fights for Indefinite Detention

Once again proving that Democrats will vote for anything provided that the Republicans can produce something theoretically “worse.”

Over 100 Arrested at Occupy Anniversary

I think Occupy is basically a spent force, but I’ll always defend the basic democratic right of assembly. More evidence that the United States is not a democracy in any meaningful sense.

Election 2012

True The Vote Attempts to Intimidate (Mostly  Black) Voters

Election Shifts to Obama

Two articles from the WSWS detailing how, on the one hand, the ruling class is lining up solidly behind Obama and, on the other, Romney backers are doing anything they can to steal the election — with Dem complicity.

Mitt Romney’s Campaign Sucks

Mittens’ campaign increasingly has the stink of Dole ’96 / McCain ’08 on it.

Afghanistan

Eight Women Killed in a Drone Strike

Too bad they aren’t male. Obama could say that they were terrorists who got what they had coming.

Just Plain Stupid

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches a Sign of “White Privilege”

Racial identity politics manifesting in laughably stupid ways.