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Blacklists, that is.by Gaius PubliusRussia is an enemy of freedom, as is China. So too is the globalized wealth regime, which wants every dime on the planet for its own.

This clip contains the viral Carrier Indianapolis plant video (also available here), then includes a discussion of why this is so bad, and why this was entirely discretionary by United Technologies (UTC), the company's owner.

Cops with attitude in Donald Trump's world (source; click to enlarge)by Gaius PubliusA reasonably short piece, but one that poses a key set of questions for our "next six months" watch over the revival or demise of the Democratic Party.

Refugees? Dissidents? Collaborators? by Gaius PubliusThat big infrastructure bill you keep hearing about, and Democrats are starting to come on board with?

Watch the first 2:45 of this clip to see a primary reason Establishment Democrats lost to Donald Trump. Remember as you read on — it didn't have to be this way.by Gaius PubliusWhat we're about to get from the incoming Trump administration is revealed in this two-page PDF released by the campaign in October before the election.

Donald Trump, not yet president-elect, ironically seated with Paula Jones (right), the woman who established the right of a citizen to sue a sitting presidentby Gaius PubliusIn an unusually ironic twist, the Paula Jones lawsuit against a sitting president, Bill Clinton, has set a precedent for four years of lawsuits against another sitting president, Donald Trump. With a caveat.Story first, then the caveat.

 Google says "Don't be evil." Look for their name as the third to sign on to NSA spying.by Gaius PubliusYes, we're talking about that Google and that Trump. Just two points first, before we look at Dave Dayen's report of the news.The Cult of the High-Tech Billionaire First, a little context.

Is TPP "just stunned" too. Not likely.by Gaius PubliusPerhaps you've been reading about the demise of TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership "trade" agreement. I put trade in quotes because that's what it's called, but that's not what it is.

Was the 2016 Democratic Primary the pivot on which the next half-century turned?by Gaius PubliusI won't do this too often, but I will do it from time to time, because the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party continues to this day. I want to remind us all of what might have been, and why it's not.

You can't defeat predators like these by fighting with your neighborsby Gaius PubliusThe next phase for the fight for the soul of the Democratic Party is on.The left is awash in tears and anger at the moment (as are dyed-in-the-wool Clinton supporters, who are "the left" in only some cases).