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Friday 01 June 2018
The Constitution-even the Bill of Rights-is just a piece of paper, but its aura of legitimacy has provided some real protection...in the past. Today, it is being used against the average person more and more. One example: the census, which has become a huge and intrusive data grab by the federal gov. The census originated as a constitutionally-mandated national head count for the purpose set out in Article I, section 2 of the Constitution. “Representatives ... shall be apportioned among the several States ... according to their respective Numbers.” That was its sole purpose, and it was to restrain gov. from apportioning representation according to its own political advantage.
News and commentary round upFrom Reason: This Man Was Released From Prison and Rebuilt His Life; Two Years Later He Got Sent Back Because of an 'Error'. Now writers, activists, and thousands of readers are calling on Trump to commute Matthew Charles' sentence.
From Zero Hedge: Comey Grilled As Feds "Seriously" Consider Charging McCabe In Criminal Referral [Ed: McCabe may be thrown under the bus.]
From Reason: Liberals Freak Out As Kim Kardashian Visits White House to Talk Criminal Justice Reform
From the Free Thought Project: Cop Arrested for Recording Himself and Fellow Cop Horrifically Beating Innocent Man in Wheelchair [Ed: it is not clear to me whether the crime in the eyes of authorities was the beating or the recording. In either case, it is bad news when cops are proud of these incidents and do not try to hide them.]
From Phys.org: New 3-D printing technique enables faster, better, and cheaper models of patient-specific medical data [Ed: amazing. Technology will set us free. It already is.]
From Target Liberty: Ecuador's President Says Julian Assange Can Stay in Embassy 'With Conditions' [Ed: for example, avoids voicing his political opinions on Twitter]
From Liberty.me: Why Government Doesn’t Scale [Ed: very interesting perspective and a good explanation of scalability.]
From the Marshall Project: Your Home is Your...Snitch? When your appliances work as police informants. [Ed: I would never consent to a "smart" home.]
From French News: Spectacular Failure To Deal With Migrant Crisis Sparks Anger in Small Saxony Town [Ed: I am sure similar scenes are being played out in towns across Europe, especially Germany and France.] And a related story from the same source: Does Merkel’s Devastating Moment of Migrant Madness Now Presage A Great Deportation
From the Guardian: Google launches video doorbell with facial recognition in UK. Nest Hello promises to recognise friends and family at the door, but could provoke privacy concerns
From Reason: Ross Ulbricht Is Serving a Double Life Sentence. His mother, Lyn Ulbricht, talks about her son's life in maximum security prison and their Supreme Court hopes for the Silk Road case.
From Lew Rockwell: US Is Pushing Russia, China, Iran Together & Cutting Itself Off From Global Trade – Jim Rogers [Ed: Jim is always worth reading.]
From National Geographic: In Japan, a Buddhist Funeral Service for Robot Dogs [Ed: it is a touching story and not anywhere near as Onion-like as it sounds.]
From Zero Hedge: The Sinister Choreography Of The MH17 Probe To Smear Russia [Ed: MH!& is the 2014 Malaysian airline disaster. Media in N. American are flatly stating that Russia is responsible.]
From the Washington Examiner: CNN guest openly argues all Trump voters are racist [Ed: their "cultural expert" Michaela Angela Davis.]
From Zero Hedge: Comey Grilled As Feds "Seriously" Consider Charging McCabe In Criminal Referral [Ed: McCabe may be thrown under the bus.]
From Reason: Liberals Freak Out As Kim Kardashian Visits White House to Talk Criminal Justice Reform
From the Free Thought Project: Cop Arrested for Recording Himself and Fellow Cop Horrifically Beating Innocent Man in Wheelchair [Ed: it is not clear to me whether the crime in the eyes of authorities was the beating or the recording. In either case, it is bad news when cops are proud of these incidents and do not try to hide them.]
From Phys.org: New 3-D printing technique enables faster, better, and cheaper models of patient-specific medical data [Ed: amazing. Technology will set us free. It already is.]
From Target Liberty: Ecuador's President Says Julian Assange Can Stay in Embassy 'With Conditions' [Ed: for example, avoids voicing his political opinions on Twitter]
From Liberty.me: Why Government Doesn’t Scale [Ed: very interesting perspective and a good explanation of scalability.]
From the Marshall Project: Your Home is Your...Snitch? When your appliances work as police informants. [Ed: I would never consent to a "smart" home.]
From French News: Spectacular Failure To Deal With Migrant Crisis Sparks Anger in Small Saxony Town [Ed: I am sure similar scenes are being played out in towns across Europe, especially Germany and France.] And a related story from the same source: Does Merkel’s Devastating Moment of Migrant Madness Now Presage A Great Deportation
From the Guardian: Google launches video doorbell with facial recognition in UK. Nest Hello promises to recognise friends and family at the door, but could provoke privacy concerns
From Reason: Ross Ulbricht Is Serving a Double Life Sentence. His mother, Lyn Ulbricht, talks about her son's life in maximum security prison and their Supreme Court hopes for the Silk Road case.
From Lew Rockwell: US Is Pushing Russia, China, Iran Together & Cutting Itself Off From Global Trade – Jim Rogers [Ed: Jim is always worth reading.]
From National Geographic: In Japan, a Buddhist Funeral Service for Robot Dogs [Ed: it is a touching story and not anywhere near as Onion-like as it sounds.]
From Zero Hedge: The Sinister Choreography Of The MH17 Probe To Smear Russia [Ed: MH!& is the 2014 Malaysian airline disaster. Media in N. American are flatly stating that Russia is responsible.]
From the Washington Examiner: CNN guest openly argues all Trump voters are racist [Ed: their "cultural expert" Michaela Angela Davis.]
Thursday 31 May 2018
News and commentary round upFrom the CBC: Liberals to buy Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5B to ensure expansion is built. Canadian public could also incur millions to construct expansion project with estimated price tag of $7.4B [Ed: a trade war has broken out between BC and Alberto on the pipeline. The feds are treading dangerous ground, in more ways than one.]
From Zero Hedge: "Assassinated" Anti-Putin Journalist Shows Up Alive At Kiev News Conference With Remarkable Story
From Disobedient Media: CIA Undermines North Korea Summit By Leaking Report To Media Asset [Ed: the CIA leaked an intelligence assessment concluding that “North Korea does not intend to give up its nuclear weapons any time soon.” The timing of this leak is striking, as it seems to be an effort to undermine negotiations between the two nations.]
From Ars Technica: A trip to the ER with your phone may mean injury lawyer ads for weeks]A trip to the ER with your phone may mean injury lawyer ads for weeks With digital traps in hospitals, there’s no need for personal injury lawyers to chase ambulances these days.
From the Daily Bell: Breaking down America’s worst long-term challenges: #1- Debt. America’s long-term challenge #2: the looming retirement crisis America’s long-term challenge #3: destruction of the currency
From the Progressive: My Answer to ‘Thank You For Your Service’ [Ed: a must read.]
From the Mises Wire: This is What Privilege Looks Like [Ed: a good read and an accurate assessment of privilege.]
From Slate: The North Korea Summit Might Actually Work. Despite John Bolton. And despite Donald Trump. [Ed: not in depth, but a good update and overview.]
From the Activist Post: Poland Offers $2 Billion for Permanent US Military Base [Ed: given that Trump asked the EU to pay its fair share of Nato, this offer may appeal to him.]
From the Hill: Choose the truth instead of taking sides in the Trump-Mueller drama [Ed: by the excellent Jonathan Turley, who is always worth reading.]
From Reason: Divided Sixth Circuit Panel Rejects Legal Challenge to "In God We Trust" [Ed: I did not know that, as the judge stated, "The first phrase inscribed on American currency was "Mind Your Business"; it appeared on the continental dollar and then on the fugio cent." Or, rather, I knew it appeared on the coin but not on the Continental. Oh, for the old days. And, yeah, I know the Continental was, well, not worth a Continental. But compared to what?]
From Spiked: The myth of the obesity timebomb. Childhood obesity is lower than it was a decade ago.
From Bloomberg: Italy’s Nightmare Has No End In Sight [Ed: and the impact will be worldwide, especially if it drags down the EU, which it will.]
From FOX News: 'Roseanne' fans call for Bill Maher to be fired after he joked Trump is part orangutan [Ed: of course, this won't happen. FOX is just trying to highlight the double standard.]
From Paul Craig Roberts: America’s Fifth Column Will Destroy Russia [Ed: well worth reading.]
From Zero Hedge: "Assassinated" Anti-Putin Journalist Shows Up Alive At Kiev News Conference With Remarkable Story
From Disobedient Media: CIA Undermines North Korea Summit By Leaking Report To Media Asset [Ed: the CIA leaked an intelligence assessment concluding that “North Korea does not intend to give up its nuclear weapons any time soon.” The timing of this leak is striking, as it seems to be an effort to undermine negotiations between the two nations.]
From Ars Technica: A trip to the ER with your phone may mean injury lawyer ads for weeks]A trip to the ER with your phone may mean injury lawyer ads for weeks With digital traps in hospitals, there’s no need for personal injury lawyers to chase ambulances these days.
From the Daily Bell: Breaking down America’s worst long-term challenges: #1- Debt. America’s long-term challenge #2: the looming retirement crisis America’s long-term challenge #3: destruction of the currency
From the Progressive: My Answer to ‘Thank You For Your Service’ [Ed: a must read.]
From the Mises Wire: This is What Privilege Looks Like [Ed: a good read and an accurate assessment of privilege.]
From Slate: The North Korea Summit Might Actually Work. Despite John Bolton. And despite Donald Trump. [Ed: not in depth, but a good update and overview.]
From the Activist Post: Poland Offers $2 Billion for Permanent US Military Base [Ed: given that Trump asked the EU to pay its fair share of Nato, this offer may appeal to him.]
From the Hill: Choose the truth instead of taking sides in the Trump-Mueller drama [Ed: by the excellent Jonathan Turley, who is always worth reading.]
From Reason: Divided Sixth Circuit Panel Rejects Legal Challenge to "In God We Trust" [Ed: I did not know that, as the judge stated, "The first phrase inscribed on American currency was "Mind Your Business"; it appeared on the continental dollar and then on the fugio cent." Or, rather, I knew it appeared on the coin but not on the Continental. Oh, for the old days. And, yeah, I know the Continental was, well, not worth a Continental. But compared to what?]
From Spiked: The myth of the obesity timebomb. Childhood obesity is lower than it was a decade ago.
From Bloomberg: Italy’s Nightmare Has No End In Sight [Ed: and the impact will be worldwide, especially if it drags down the EU, which it will.]
From FOX News: 'Roseanne' fans call for Bill Maher to be fired after he joked Trump is part orangutan [Ed: of course, this won't happen. FOX is just trying to highlight the double standard.]
From Paul Craig Roberts: America’s Fifth Column Will Destroy Russia [Ed: well worth reading.]
Wednesday 30 May 2018
News and commentary round upFrom the New York Times: Black Defendants Get Longer Sentences From Republican-Appointed Judges, Study Finds [Ed: this is the type of study that tells you nothing. Rep.-appointed judges will be called racist. But it could as easily be that Dem-appointed judges are extremely light on blacks as opposed to whites.]
From the Guardian: The financial scandal no one is talking about [Ed: a long but interesting read, with a probably accurate perspective.]
From the Economic Policy Journal: The Current Status of Prices in Venezuela [Ed:: fascinating and depressing list of prices.]
From the Mises Wire: The Marketplace — America's Other Democracy
From Reason TV: Remy: The Longest Time (TSA Version) [Ed: yes, humor.]
From Zero Hedge: Global Markets Descend Into Contagious Panic As Italy Implodes [Ed: people have been waiting for the event. I wonder if this is it.]
From the Nation: Breaking a Promise, Tom Perez Puts His Thumb on the Scale for Andrew Cuomo [Ed: a must read.]
From CNN: Europe plans ban on plastic cutlery, straws and more [Ed: the world is gradually becoming NYC? A terrible thought.]
From the Independent: UK Judge calls for kitchen knives to be blunted amid crime wave [Ed: calls for a ban on sharp knives. I suppose the next step would be a ban on kitchen sharpeners...except, of course, in the hands of police.]
From the Atlantic: Teenagers Have Stopped Getting Summer Jobs—Why? [Ed: it is good to see explanations other than laziness.]
From the Automatic Earth: Hotel Europa [Ed: must read.]
From Breitbart: Report: Sessions Is Key Witness in Mueller Inquiry into Trump Obstruction
From the Free Thought Project: Molon Labe: State Bans Popular AR-15 Accessory—Not a Single Person Complies [Ed: re: bump-stocks for firearms]
From Zero Hedge: "Everything Has Gone Wrong": Soros Warns "Major" Financial Crisis Is Coming
From Lew Rockwell: What’s Hillary Trying To Hide? Hillary has been spotted several times in recent weeks wearing oversized clothes and accessories
From the Guardian: The financial scandal no one is talking about [Ed: a long but interesting read, with a probably accurate perspective.]
From the Economic Policy Journal: The Current Status of Prices in Venezuela [Ed:: fascinating and depressing list of prices.]
From the Mises Wire: The Marketplace — America's Other Democracy
From Reason TV: Remy: The Longest Time (TSA Version) [Ed: yes, humor.]
From Zero Hedge: Global Markets Descend Into Contagious Panic As Italy Implodes [Ed: people have been waiting for the event. I wonder if this is it.]
From the Nation: Breaking a Promise, Tom Perez Puts His Thumb on the Scale for Andrew Cuomo [Ed: a must read.]
From CNN: Europe plans ban on plastic cutlery, straws and more [Ed: the world is gradually becoming NYC? A terrible thought.]
From the Independent: UK Judge calls for kitchen knives to be blunted amid crime wave [Ed: calls for a ban on sharp knives. I suppose the next step would be a ban on kitchen sharpeners...except, of course, in the hands of police.]
From the Atlantic: Teenagers Have Stopped Getting Summer Jobs—Why? [Ed: it is good to see explanations other than laziness.]
From the Automatic Earth: Hotel Europa [Ed: must read.]
From Breitbart: Report: Sessions Is Key Witness in Mueller Inquiry into Trump Obstruction
From the Free Thought Project: Molon Labe: State Bans Popular AR-15 Accessory—Not a Single Person Complies [Ed: re: bump-stocks for firearms]
From Zero Hedge: "Everything Has Gone Wrong": Soros Warns "Major" Financial Crisis Is Coming
From Lew Rockwell: What’s Hillary Trying To Hide? Hillary has been spotted several times in recent weeks wearing oversized clothes and accessories
Tuesday 29 May 2018
News and commentary round upFrom Zero Hedge: When Hero Worship Is Taken Seriously [Ed: the dark side of Elon Musk, who I truly dislike.]
From the Activist Post: US Warns Of “Firm” Response If Syria Attacks ISIS … No, Really [Ed: a must read.]
From KXAN: 'He's a good dog.' Adopted pet saves family from fire [Ed" from the Lady Claire.]
From Target Liberty: Facebook Blocks Ron Paul Institute Promotion of a Post Until Demands Are Met
From Watts Up With That?: Illegal Immigration? Coyotes Move North, East, and South [Ed: I find articles about wildlife to be faascinating.]
From i24 News: Sara Netanyahu will be indicted in corruption case: report [Ed: in a corruption case related to misuse of public funds]
The Free Thought Project: Scientists, Funded By Crypto, Using Blockchain to Stop Monsanto from Taking Over Cannabis Industry [Ed: Monsanto is trying to patent strains of cannabis.]
From the Hill: Edward Snowden: Russian collusion is too ‘complicated’ for Trump
From Zero Hedge: Caged Migrant Children Photo Goes Viral As Left Rages At Trump; Except It Happened Under Obama [Ed: scroll down. There are some very funny tweets on this very serious issue.]
From Watts Up With That?: Libertarian Plan for Tahitian Climate Proof Floating Cities [Ed: I haave always dismissed floating cities, perhaps because I never felt interest in living on one, but I will reconsider.]
From the Activist Post: As 40% of Americans Can’t Pay $400 Bill, Pentagon Spends $1 BILLION Developing Killer Robots [Ed: a must read.]
From Reason: An English Teacher's Incorrect Correction of a Trump Letter Illustrates His Critics' Reflexive Condescension. Let's argue about the president's policies instead of his "grammar & style." [Ed: a good read.] And a related story from the Boston Globe: Inside the Trump Tweet Machine: Staff-written posts, bad grammar (on purpose), and delight in the chaos
From the Guardian: I am a liberal. But I know Democrats in office are no better than Republicans [Ed: then why bother to be either?]
From Target Liberty: NFL Players Already Discussing New Forms of Protest [Ed: the Hill article referenced really gives no extra info.]
From the Hill: WikiLeaks's Assange reportedly offers to show Schiff ‘there was no collusion’ [Ed: what are the odds Schiff will say "yes." I doubt if Schiff ever truly believed there was Russian collusion. It is all politics.]
From the Activist Post: US Warns Of “Firm” Response If Syria Attacks ISIS … No, Really [Ed: a must read.]
From KXAN: 'He's a good dog.' Adopted pet saves family from fire [Ed" from the Lady Claire.]
From Target Liberty: Facebook Blocks Ron Paul Institute Promotion of a Post Until Demands Are Met
From Watts Up With That?: Illegal Immigration? Coyotes Move North, East, and South [Ed: I find articles about wildlife to be faascinating.]
From i24 News: Sara Netanyahu will be indicted in corruption case: report [Ed: in a corruption case related to misuse of public funds]
The Free Thought Project: Scientists, Funded By Crypto, Using Blockchain to Stop Monsanto from Taking Over Cannabis Industry [Ed: Monsanto is trying to patent strains of cannabis.]
From the Hill: Edward Snowden: Russian collusion is too ‘complicated’ for Trump
From Zero Hedge: Caged Migrant Children Photo Goes Viral As Left Rages At Trump; Except It Happened Under Obama [Ed: scroll down. There are some very funny tweets on this very serious issue.]
From Watts Up With That?: Libertarian Plan for Tahitian Climate Proof Floating Cities [Ed: I haave always dismissed floating cities, perhaps because I never felt interest in living on one, but I will reconsider.]
From the Activist Post: As 40% of Americans Can’t Pay $400 Bill, Pentagon Spends $1 BILLION Developing Killer Robots [Ed: a must read.]
From Reason: An English Teacher's Incorrect Correction of a Trump Letter Illustrates His Critics' Reflexive Condescension. Let's argue about the president's policies instead of his "grammar & style." [Ed: a good read.] And a related story from the Boston Globe: Inside the Trump Tweet Machine: Staff-written posts, bad grammar (on purpose), and delight in the chaos
From the Guardian: I am a liberal. But I know Democrats in office are no better than Republicans [Ed: then why bother to be either?]
From Target Liberty: NFL Players Already Discussing New Forms of Protest [Ed: the Hill article referenced really gives no extra info.]
From the Hill: WikiLeaks's Assange reportedly offers to show Schiff ‘there was no collusion’ [Ed: what are the odds Schiff will say "yes." I doubt if Schiff ever truly believed there was Russian collusion. It is all politics.]
Monday 28 May 2018
News and commentary round upFrom Truthdig: Supreme Court Allows Employers to Ban Class Action Lawsuits [Ed: as a condition of employment.]
From the Onion: Heartbreaking: This Guy’s Uncle Is Racist But Not Quite Racist Enough For Him To Get Any Viral Content Out Of It
From the Freethought Project: Elon Musk Just Exposed the Oil Oligarchy’s Control Over Mainstream Media In Epic Rant [Ed: I posted a related item last week, but it is important enough to dwell upon. Not that it makes me like the tax-sucking Musk.] And a balancing position from Watts Up With That: Elon Musk’s Big Oil Conspiracy Theory
From NBC News: Rural counties' response to state firearm laws: 'Gun sanctuaries'
From Bloomberg: Trump Signs Orders Cracking Down on Federal Workers' Unions [Ed: the question is...do some of "crack downs" violate statute law? If so, an appeal is very likely to win.]
From Spectator USA: The Dummies Guide To The Russia Collusion Hoax: Who, What, Where, When, & Why [Ed: a good basic guide to gain understanding above the screaming.]
From Veterans Today; US House strips Trump of War Powers on Iran – Story buried [Ed: This seems to be sourced. For example, this article is on Keith Ellison's page: U.S. House Makes Clear That There is No Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iran I'm waiting to see how seriously to take it.]
From YouTube: Swedish House Mafia - Save The World [Ed: video. As the Lady Claire advises, "wait for the wonderful dogs to appear." Brad adds, I've never before seen a YouTube with over 100 million views.]
From the Hill: Trump to sign 'right to try' bill this week [Ed: allowing terminally ill patients to access experimental drugs not yet approved by the FDA]
From Wolf Street: Is This the Next Big Retailer to Melt Down? Its Bonds Crashed [Ed: Petsmart.]
From the Onion: Heartbreaking: This Guy’s Uncle Is Racist But Not Quite Racist Enough For Him To Get Any Viral Content Out Of It
From the Freethought Project: Elon Musk Just Exposed the Oil Oligarchy’s Control Over Mainstream Media In Epic Rant [Ed: I posted a related item last week, but it is important enough to dwell upon. Not that it makes me like the tax-sucking Musk.] And a balancing position from Watts Up With That: Elon Musk’s Big Oil Conspiracy Theory
From NBC News: Rural counties' response to state firearm laws: 'Gun sanctuaries'
From Bloomberg: Trump Signs Orders Cracking Down on Federal Workers' Unions [Ed: the question is...do some of "crack downs" violate statute law? If so, an appeal is very likely to win.]
From Spectator USA: The Dummies Guide To The Russia Collusion Hoax: Who, What, Where, When, & Why [Ed: a good basic guide to gain understanding above the screaming.]
From Veterans Today; US House strips Trump of War Powers on Iran – Story buried [Ed: This seems to be sourced. For example, this article is on Keith Ellison's page: U.S. House Makes Clear That There is No Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iran I'm waiting to see how seriously to take it.]
From YouTube: Swedish House Mafia - Save The World [Ed: video. As the Lady Claire advises, "wait for the wonderful dogs to appear." Brad adds, I've never before seen a YouTube with over 100 million views.]
From the Hill: Trump to sign 'right to try' bill this week [Ed: allowing terminally ill patients to access experimental drugs not yet approved by the FDA]
From Wolf Street: Is This the Next Big Retailer to Melt Down? Its Bonds Crashed [Ed: Petsmart.]
Sunday 27 May 2018
News and commentary round upFrom Science Alert: Thousands in Florida Receive "Extreme Zombie Activity" Emergency Alert [Ed; the system was hacked.]
From Zero Hedge: Inside The "New" Starbucks: Blood-Spattered Walls, Workers Pricked By Needles And More. [Ed: welcome to the largest network of homeless shelters.]
From Jonathan Turley: Doctor Featured In Videos Dancing to Hip Hop In Surgeries Accused Of Leaving Patient With Permanent Brain Damage [Ed: groteesque but too bizarre not to post.]
From Lew Rockwell: Palestinians: Sand In The Eye Of The Mideast [Ed: I will read anything written by Eric Margolis.]
From the Federalist: How The Code Name ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Undermines The FBI’s Russia Story [Ed: the story is far interesting than the title suggests. The Steele dossier may have played more of a role than suspected.]
From the Onion: Other 193 Countries Begin Insulting Mike Pence In Hopes Of Avoiding Future Meetings With Trump
From the American Institute for Economic Research: With Scratch-and-Sniff Stamps, the Post Office Updates Itself to the 1970s [Ed: from the excellent Jeffrey Tucker]
From South China Morning Post: Vietnam, the unlikely poster child for a sustainable lifestyle [Ed: it certainly would not be my first guess.]
From CBS News: Publix halts political contributions in face of protestor "die-in" [Ed: the grocery store chain was targeted because of NRA contributions. What the article does not mention is that it gives far more to liberal causes, like Planned Parenthood. Backfire? Oh, and David Hogg was the organizer.]]
From Reason: James Clapper Thinks Americans Are Dumb Enough to Vote for Trump Because of Facebook Ads
From the Daily Bell: Why you’re likely exposed to one of the dumbest investments in history
From Bloomberg: Russia Tightens Grip on Europe’s Gas With Gazprom Deal [Ed: Russia has long used gas as a political lever in the EU. A lot of nations are dependent upon it, including Germany.]
From Zero Hedge: Why an Illegal Phone Search Got This Man Kicked Out of the USA [Ed: a photo of marijuana, among
From MIT Technology Review: Now playing: a movie you control with your mind [Ed: I think I'll keep controlling things with my remote...but that's actually not the type of control the article is discussing.]
From Lew Rockwell: Putin Warns of Financial Crisis The World ‘Has Not Yet Seen’ [Ed: Putin defending free trade. It is official. My fragile little mind is warped.]
From Zero Hedge: Inside The "New" Starbucks: Blood-Spattered Walls, Workers Pricked By Needles And More. [Ed: welcome to the largest network of homeless shelters.]
From Jonathan Turley: Doctor Featured In Videos Dancing to Hip Hop In Surgeries Accused Of Leaving Patient With Permanent Brain Damage [Ed: groteesque but too bizarre not to post.]
From Lew Rockwell: Palestinians: Sand In The Eye Of The Mideast [Ed: I will read anything written by Eric Margolis.]
From the Federalist: How The Code Name ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Undermines The FBI’s Russia Story [Ed: the story is far interesting than the title suggests. The Steele dossier may have played more of a role than suspected.]
From the Onion: Other 193 Countries Begin Insulting Mike Pence In Hopes Of Avoiding Future Meetings With Trump
From the American Institute for Economic Research: With Scratch-and-Sniff Stamps, the Post Office Updates Itself to the 1970s [Ed: from the excellent Jeffrey Tucker]
From South China Morning Post: Vietnam, the unlikely poster child for a sustainable lifestyle [Ed: it certainly would not be my first guess.]
From CBS News: Publix halts political contributions in face of protestor "die-in" [Ed: the grocery store chain was targeted because of NRA contributions. What the article does not mention is that it gives far more to liberal causes, like Planned Parenthood. Backfire? Oh, and David Hogg was the organizer.]]
From Reason: James Clapper Thinks Americans Are Dumb Enough to Vote for Trump Because of Facebook Ads
From the Daily Bell: Why you’re likely exposed to one of the dumbest investments in history
From Bloomberg: Russia Tightens Grip on Europe’s Gas With Gazprom Deal [Ed: Russia has long used gas as a political lever in the EU. A lot of nations are dependent upon it, including Germany.]
From Zero Hedge: Why an Illegal Phone Search Got This Man Kicked Out of the USA [Ed: a photo of marijuana, among
From MIT Technology Review: Now playing: a movie you control with your mind [Ed: I think I'll keep controlling things with my remote...but that's actually not the type of control the article is discussing.]
From Lew Rockwell: Putin Warns of Financial Crisis The World ‘Has Not Yet Seen’ [Ed: Putin defending free trade. It is official. My fragile little mind is warped.]
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