Link: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/government-secrecy/

The government’s vast secrecy bureaucracy does two things with great frequency. The first, of course, is keeping secrets. The second is devising elaborate reasons why you can’t know what those secrets are.

Link: http://www.commondreams.org/further/2012/06/20-6

Financial filings show that both presidential campaigns are spending obscene amounts of money, with outside PACs for Romney likely outspending Obama to the tune of $100 million a month, with a total that could reach $1 billion. That's a billion dollars to elect, as his latest stop in Michigan once again illustrated, a mindless, soulless, sputtering sycophant. There is just no there, there. Costa Rica calls, again.

Link: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/06/20-5

On a certain level, I am not surprised that Julian Assange has requested diplomatic asylum from the tiny South American nation of Ecuador. Realistically, the WikiLeaks founder might have concluded that the populist government of Rafael Correa was his best bet under the circumstances. Having run out of options, Assange is desperate to avoid extradition to Sweden from the United Kingdom on charges of sexual assault.

Link: http://www.dailypaul.com/241273/massive-corporatist-state-sanctioned-theft-for-billionaires-uncle-sams-real-estate-fire-sale

“The largest transfer of wealth from the public to private sector is about to begin. The federal government will be bulk-selling the massive portfolio of foreclosed homes now owned by HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private investors – vulture funds.”

Link: http://www.thomhartmann.com/forum/2012/06/ron-paul-there%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cno-way%E2%80%9D-i%E2%80%99m-endorsing-romney

“Well, it looks like he has the delegates, yes,” Paul told Blitzer. “But he doesn’t have the control of the hearts and the minds of the people. And right now a lot of people — a lot of delegates who are pledged to vote for Romney are actually very strong supporters of ours and will be strongly supporting us when we want to put things into the platform that say, hey, we don’t need another war. Yes, we do need to audit the Federal Reserve. Yes, we ought to really cut spending.”