I still have no idea what is going on with the drones — or whatever they are — in New Jersey, but I do agree with Matt Taibbi in that, whatever is happening, the public is being lied to. Being lied to by people in power. Anyone interested in a functioning democracy and the rule of law should be outraged about this. The government and the military don’t know what’s going on? And they can’t find out? Despite having all this power, all this technology and despite getting billions of taxpayer money thrown at them every year? And we shouldn’t worry about it? In a global geopolitical situation that’s more inflamed and closer to World War III as probably ever before? That’s fucking ridiculous! These are the people that presume to tell us how to run our lives and what’s good for the planet? They’re either lying to us or they are clueless. Either way, they can’t be trusted with running things, it seems.

And much closer to home for me, I’m probably even more outraged that German journalists don’t seem to cover this topic at all. I guess they are only interested in US-based journalism when the story makes Donald Trump look bad? What a joke.

• Gaslit Nation — From drones to terrorists, authorities are having a laugh at the public’s expense — Racket News