Matt Taibbi: Trump's All White Male Economic Team Includes "Financial Crisis" Paulson - clip

Have you noticed that Mr. Trump is an expert on filing for bankruptcy as part of his business practice? Want to vote Trump and give the largest tax cuts to billionaires in the history of the planet? Consider this:

If Trump Quits, Would His Replacement Be Even Scarier? - video

Thom Hartmann poses an interesting question and so close to the November 8th election: who could (or would) replace 2016 Republican nominee Donald Trump on the GOP ticket and how awful would this be?

And may I say that as a *child of the Revolution, I deeply resent how the political establishment has gone along with the power elite who have provided the American people with a rock and a hard place in the 2016 selection of the next president (as if our votes matter) and yes, I believe this was done on purpose precisely at this time to further the instability and disintegration of the US government and the other institutions we have traditionally depended upon. As I've blogged for years (as have others), forget the Rs vs Ds/cons vs libs ploys--this is class warfare of a most vicious kind.

Here's Thom:

Corporatism + Statism = Fascism; replace 'Statism' with Nationalism and you have Mr. Trump, the Mussolini wannabe.

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*My occasional reference to A Child of the Revolution is due to ancestral participation in the fight for independence, yes, and to the '30 Cancer' Sabian Symbol which is the Illumination Point of my natal Mars @30Capricorn. I dissent from the destruction of all that they fought, sacrificed, and died for--and reserve the right to do so on behalf of my country. jc

Is Donald Trump capable of being Presidential? Vibrational Astrology weighs in

August 2016: in the video below, David Cochrane demonstrates the use of Vibrational Astrology (aka, Harmonics) to answer questions such as, Is Donald Trump capable of being presidential? This presentation is timely because Mr. Trump's remarks have grown steadily more inflammatory and ill-advised in recent weeks and there is much discussion about his "temperament" being unfit for the Oval Office.

In his presentation David 'goes out on a limb' to predict the 'turning of a corner' around August 24th and 25th when transit Saturn and transit Uranus trigger Trump's trio of Sun-Pluto-Mercury in his 23rd harmonic chart ('H23', I call it) which shows his strong views, his obsession with taking risks, his inability to listen to anyone else, and his refusal to back down but instead to 'double down'.

So August 24/25 is likely to bring a big decision either by Trump (to abandon his presidential bid and quit the race? to soften his rhetoric and get in line with the aims of the GOP?) or by the party hierarchy (an ultimatum for Trump? a permanent separation?) for as you know, Saturn to Sun is a time when decisions have to be made, and/or something must be defined; Uranus to Sun denotes a surprising or disruptive event, and/or a completely new element entering the picture.

Actually, both ears perked up as I listened to David's H23 information (recorded in July 2016) about August 24th and 25th for it happens that a conjunction of two malevolent planets occurs on August 24, 2016 which hits one of the royal stars, turbulent Antares. A conjunction always times the beginning of a new cycle of planetary energies and these are destructive energies which last conjoined in Scorpio--now in Jupiter-ruled Sagittarius which gives an ideological or religious tone to the proceedings. Naturally, war activities cannot be ruled out and some folks will simply have an active time of it though schedules may not coordinate as well as they should.

David Cochrane:

For more videos by expert astrologer David Cochrane search for him on YouTube or check out the featured Astrology videos on my new Astrology blog Jude Cowell Astrology where no Politics or politicians shall enter the gates!

If you wish, view the August 23rd triple conjunction horoscope with details in a previous post with the chart set for Washington DC, as usual.

Is Capitalism Terrorism Against All Humanity? - video interview

August 5, 2016: Thom Hartmann interviews Marianne Williamson, author of Tears to Triumph on such topics as Capitalism, terrorism, separation of church and state, religion in politics traditionally, and religion in the current 2016 Campaign.

References to Thomas Jefferson, President John F. Kennedy, and Pope Francis I are included. For astrologers, the oppressive, exploitative pair of Plutocracy and power, Pluto/Chiron with its habitual use of primal violence and racism, lurks behind the political and social curtain:

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"Power takes as ingratitude the writhings of its victims." - Rabindranath Tagore

President Jill Stein? It's More Possible Than They Want You To Believe - clip (plus, Astrology)

Have you had it with corporate-run political parties? So have Jimmy Dore and 2016 candidate Dr. Jill Stein:

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Jill Stein: An Aries or a Taurus Moon?

An Astro-Peek at Jill Stein reveals that she was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 14, 1950 and has a Sun Taurus-Moon Aries (or Moon Taurus if born after 3:58 pm CDT) personality--either Earth-Fire or Double Earth. Sun Taurus-Moon Aries is the Sun-Moon blend of Salvadore Dali and Robespierre who was known for his Aries Moon "I AM the people" motto and attitude. But if Dr. Stein's natal Moon is in practical though stubborn Taurus, she is more of a reliable 'Atlas' personality with a blend shared natally by Florence Nightingale and Karl Marx. With either Moon sign, there are political implications and I regret not knowing more about her so that I might hazard a guess. Of course, Double Taurus Florence Nightingale adds a medical flavor to the picture and perhaps reveals a Taurus Moon for Dr. Stein.

Having a May 14, 1950 birth date places her within the 6 North Saros Series of Solar Eclipses with themes of: relationship to authority or father figures; the need to take control and accept commitments that are presented due to another person's illness or unreliability. (Brady's Predictive Astrology.) This is the Pre-Natal (PE) series of World War I and of Donald Rumsfeld. 6 North last manifested in 2004 and will again in 2022, the year of America's multiple Pluto Return/s.

Now I'm not certain what these few astrological details tell us about Jill Stein as a presidential candidate (again--she was a Green Party candidate in 2012) but at the moment, it's all I can tell you!

The August 11, 2016 Aquarian Full Moon Spotlights Campaign 2016

Astro-Musings by Moonlight on the Presidential Bid of Donald J. Trump

by Jude Cowell

The August 11, 2016 Full Moon @25AQ51 conjoins America's natal Moon though this may depend on which natal horoscope for our nation is used. All of July 4, 1776 gives We the People an Aquarian Moon yet a one-degree orb of influence widens depending in the 'birth' time of the natal chart and there are several to choose from due to conflicting historical sources.

(I tend toward the 5:09 pm LMT chart which gives a 27-to-28-degree Moon).

For the purposes of today's post, and considering what is going on in our nation (the 2016 campaign for the presidency and congressional seats that are up for grabs), let's say that the Full Moon of August 11, 2016 falls upon US natal Moon denoting a fulfillment or culmination of some kind and may act in similar fashion to an eclipse as lunations sometimes do. That is, in a 'wild card' Uranian manner of unexpected outcomes or events--something new or novel entering the picture.

When the August 11th chart is set for Washington DC, the Full Moon falls across the 1/7 house polarity of Self-Other, Partnerships, and Open Enemies, further personalizing this lunation for We the People and our relationship with leadership. Trining the Sun and sextiling the Moon from the 9th house is Uranus Rx @24Ari21 which makes the radical political planet the Thales Planet or Point with a Sabian Symbol of "A Double Promise Reveals Its Inner and Outer Meaning." Perhaps an intriguing revelation will (again) turn up and affect the campaigns of Mr. Trump and/or Secretary Clinton. Has opposition research something more to reveal?

Mundane Moon represents publicity, the public, emotional moods and trends, but also women--is the August 11th Full Moon shining more brightly on Hillary than on Donald?

Okay, but here's the thing: the chart also shows a crisis-turning point configuration--a YOD pattern--with the Moon-Uranus sextile at its base (leaders who rule at a whim with little sense of how their enterprise is seen by the rest of the world; an emotionally immature person place in an important and visible leadership role--Munkasey). Sound like anyone we know? There's more!

Moon-Uranus points toward apex Jupiter in 2nd house ($) @25Virgo25 so that Mr. Moneybags, the mogul and promoter, is revealed as one who is given opportunities to broadcast himself and his social concepts in order to stimulate mass consciousness. This apex Jupiter has dropped his former long held beliefs (of the liberal Democratic variety?) and adopted a different world view and this has provided the opportunities to expound, broadcast, and promote himself and the new beliefs that now inspire him. Rarely doubting the rightness of his ideas, apex Jupiter in Virgo ( sign of The Critic) has a strong impact on society; however, mismanagement, over promising, and extreme self-aggrandizement result in fateful consequences that are not the positive improvements he promises.

Note that planning Mercury @23Vir09 (planet of orators, dealers, reporters, and voters) and money planet Venus are also in the 2nd house of Earnings and Values (and the National Treasury in a mundane chart--can you imagine Mr. Trump getting his gambler's mitts on that?) indicates sudden news received. Will Mr. Trump drop out of the running? What are the odds, ask the New York Times this very morning!

Previously I have written that Hillary Clinton's natal Mercury-Saturn square is more preferable for a leader (more realistic) than Mr. Trump's fact-distorting, falsifying, confused Mercury-Neptune square (murky!) and I stand by that assertion. And since the DNC wrapped up at the end of July (and in spite of high unfavorables on both sides), it looks as if the voting public agrees.

Plus, it may be telling that the August 11th Full Moon is within the influence of the current March 9, 2016 Solar Eclipse of endings, partings, and separations for August 11th is not within two weeks of the September 1st Solar Eclipse with its realism and seeing old situations for what they truly are themes (Brady).

Will one day soon the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump be only a bad dream the American people awakened from before it was too late? I'm setting my alarm clock in hopes!

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Recommended for more info on YODs and other planetary patterns: Dynamics of Aspect Analysis by Bil Tierney.

Hilary Clinton nomination chart: Steve Judd Astrology - video

August 3, 2016: as he promised, here is UK astrologer Steve Judd delineating the presidential nomination chart of Hillary Clinton with its prominent Saturn-Neptune square:

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Here's a previous post concerning the Saturn-Neptune square.

Leo New Moon and Mars into Sagittarius - Steve Judd video

August 2, 2016: UK astrologer Steve Judd discusses today's (or tonight's in the UK) New Moon in Leo, its connection to the ongoing Saturn-Neptune square, and the entrance of transit Mars into Jupiter-ruled Sagittarius which will hopefully be more forthcoming in the truth department than Mars in intense, secretive Scorpio has been.

And tomorrow Steve hopes to have a look at the nomination of Hillary Clinton which promises to include interesting perspectives coming from abroad--especially since Mars @00Sag+ conjoins the natal Jupiter of Hillary Clinton and suggests her already improving poll numbers since the DNC!

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Related: August 23, 2016: a Mars-Saturn-Antares Conjunction @9Sag52.

Court Throws Out North Carolina's Racist Voting Law As 'A Cure For Problem That Doesn't Exist - clip

Having family in Raleigh, North Carolina, this court ruling sounds to me like a big improvement over racism-inspired voter suppression. Thom Hartmann reports: