Caller: I Don't Care About Clinton's Affair, I Lost a Son in War! - The Thom Hartmann Show

Quite a while back I stated here that a 2016 Hillary Clinton run for president meant Republicans would rehash all the Bill Clinton era scandals they could dredge up--the true and the false--and you must have noticed that the smear has begun as Bill enters the 2016 campaign trail. But please don't let the GOP distract you from the more important issues before us now by spewing true or ginned up Clinton 'gates' and affairs from both then and now. The GOP will have to dredge extra hard since their dramatic Benghazi Committee Hearings didn't play against Hillary and her presidential bid the way they'd hoped for it was a rather deflated affair:

If it weren't so tragic it would be amusing how ultra-sensitive to lies Republican Party politicians are while neglecting to mention their own that have gotten millions of people killed.

An example: I'm sure you remember that congressman Joe Wilson just couldn't help heckling President Obama during his Address to Congress by shouting out "You lie!" because Wilson felt such deep concern for honesty and truth:

What's Causing Extreme Weather this Winter? - Thom Hartmann reports

Beware of Big Bank Bail-Ins! - Thom Hartmann reports

In the EU, plutocrats and corporatist bankers are showing their skunk stripes again--will their grabby financial stink waft across the Atlantic to the US? The blogging world in the US is already under new EU regulations that complicate matters and new 'trade deals' threaten more anti-sovereign interference on the globalist menu. As for EU bankers they can change "laws" and add regulations to paper in order to cover their actions but theft is still theft no matter what you call it.

Thom Hartmann reports:

How Is This Not National News? Methane Leak - David Pakman reports (and Neptune)

Natural gas mining can be deadly to the environment and to people due to methane leaks. Hey national media! ere's one now:

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You know, we've discussed gas and oil leaks here before under the 'Neptune now floating through its own sign of Pisces' label with all the dangerous Neptunian leaks, fumes, toxins, poisons, mysteries, contamination, and scandals that cosmic circumstance entails. Sadly, Neptune is only reaching past 8 Pisces now with 22 degrees to go and will be in and out of Pisces for years. This involves remaining upon a critical 29th degree (of Pisces--conjunct George Washington's natal Venus and the prominent Spring Equinox Solar Eclipse of 2015), then crossing the Aries Point of World Events (more than once due to retrogradation) and finally remaining in Mars-ruled Aries once the Gaseous One turns direct in December 2026 @1Ari36. That's a mighty meandering swim, isn't it?

From May 2015, a related video report from Thom Hartmann: US Taxpayers Are Subsidizing the Fossil Fuel Industry.

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For lighter fare, may I suggest my brand new blog born this Christmas Day just past? You're cordially invited to attend Neptune's Silver Screen which is a more jolly use of watery elusive Neptunian energies than gas leaks or Politics for it's populated with natal horoscopes, film clips, and bios of Famous Film Stars such as Cary Grant and John Barrymore. While there be sure to check out two rare silent films clips from 1914--Neptune's Daughter and Venus of the South Seas!

Happy New Year! Capricorn New Moon AND Mercury Rx: Barbara Goldsmith

Here is an informative New Year 2016 report from Barbara Goldsmith featuring the Capricorn New Moon of January 9, 2016 @19Cap13 (8:31 pm EST). This new cycle of activity imprints its energies upon the year and though it perfects beyond transiting Pluto @15Cap, the planet of power, transformation, sabotage, and wealth is within a 5-degree orb and adding intensity to the New Moon phase which culminates or fulfills in the Full Moon of January 24th @3Leo29 (conjoining President Obama's natal Mercury.)

Also, on January 5th, Mercury's Rx Station @1Aquarius conjoins the 2009 Inauguration Mercury which you'll remember was retrograde and President Obama's Oath of Office had to be re-taken thanks to Justice Roberts' flub (which may have been intentional.) And on January 7th, Jupiter, planet of Money and Politics, retrogrades @23Virgo--conjunct US natal Neptune, an intensified period of fanaticism, paranoia, pretense, and illusion. If a scheme sounds too good to be true, it is.

As you may have noticed, President Bill 'Comeback Kid' Clinton is back in the news cycle thanks to Republican opponents of 2016 candidate Hillary and 1993 is echoed since the January 9th New Moon degree conjoins 1993's three-fer conjunctions of Enlightenment-Age of Reason-New World Order planets Uranus and Neptune so in 2016 we may expect a 'peculiar turn of events' to play out such as during November 2011 into 2012 with the 'Sequestration' scam. Will these odd energies affect the November 2016 Election? My vote is Yes. They're generational and thus affect the Collective on deep levels.

A date to watch for is April 18, 2016 when Pluto's Rx Station occurs @17Cap29 in the Uranus-Neptune vicinity with its vibes of 'the big picture demands a certain course of action, little option to do otherwise' demand (Tyl). Also note that warrior Mars turns Rx one day prior on April 17th @8Sag54, too close to warlike Antares for my taste or comfort.

But that's only Politics! A New Year celebration is upon us so instead, let Barbara inform you on a more personal level and finish her 2016 presentation with a lovely violin serenade:

Is America Becoming a Garrison State? - video report

Now the description I usually hear and use the most for America is "police state" but "garrison state" works, too:

David Cochrane on Capricorn: Witness Consciousness - video

Tonight is December 26, 2015 and the current year will soon become a relic of the past!

With 2016 approaching stealthily it's Capricorn Season so here is expert astrologer David Cochrane discussing the Witness Consciousness of Saturn-ruled Capricorn folk and the sign's other core traits. I've always heard that the entire sign of the Goat is a labyrinth and it's quite typical for a Cappy to be described as an enigma and difficult to understand--you can't mold a Capricorn, some like to say.

And of course, Saturn is the traditional ruler of Astrology as you know with both Capricorn and Aquarius coming under the Lesson Bringer's influence.

Well, this presentation is first of a series and perhaps David can clear up some of the confusion concerning this ancient sign and archetype as 2016 begins with Capricorn birthdays all around!

run time: 32 minutes or so.

Catch Up on This Week's Top Stories! David Pakman reports

Catch up on the Week of December 21, 2015: