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Monday 30 January 2017
News and commentary round upFrom Time: What Happens When Doctors Only Take Cash
From Reuters: Koch network launches effort to kill Republican border tax plan [Ed: also opposing the current immigration ban.] And a related item from Cato: Trump’s Ban on Immigration from Certain Countries Is Illegal
From the Free Thought Project: Cop Runs Over 15yo Boy, Leaves Car On for 10 Minutes as He ‘Burned Alive’
From the Onion: White House Staff Reminded To Place Lids Firmly On Trash Cans After Steve Bannon Gets Into Garbage Again
From Tom Woods: The U.S. Is Breaking Up [Ed: is this a bad thing?] And a related news item from KCBS: California Could Cut Off Feds In Response To Trump Threats
From Rapid City Journal: With more than 1,000 water crossings, ‘extra large’ fight possible with Keystone XL pipeline
From MIT Technology Review: 3-D-Printed Skin Leads the Way Toward Artificial Organs [Ed: we live in an age of miracles.]
From the Washington Post: ‘Hidden’ no more: Katherine Johnson, a black NASA pioneer, finds acclaim at 98 [Ed: this is for Brad because he is so charmed by this woman's story.]
From the CBC: Move over skimmers, 'shimmers' are the newest tool for stealing credit card info [Ed: be careful out there.]
From Vocativ: New York Called For Face Recognition Cameras At Bridges, Tunnels [Ed: the next step in total surveillance is facial recognition for all those crossing into or out of major cities.]
From Breitbart: Surprise: Bay Area Restaurants Disappear After Minimum Wage Hike
From Newser: Unfamiliar Phone Number? You May Not Want to Answer. Better Business Bureau warns of new scam [Ed: I would have fallen for this one.]
From the BBC: Trump executive order: US judge temporarily halts deportations
From IJ: Michigan Repeals Bond Requirement for Civil Forfeiture Cases [Ed: no longer will people need to post a heft bond in order to have their case reviewed.]
From Reason: Trump's Immigration Crackdown Will Backfire. The wall will not make Americans safer or more secure.
From Mish: US UK Trade Talks to Begin Immediately In Defiance of EU Rules: What’s Trump Up To? [Ed: it is clear what Trump is up to -- America frist and everyone else 10th. As for May, she sees the US alliance as her path to global prominence. A rematch of the Reagan-Thatcher alliance.]
From Reuters: Koch network launches effort to kill Republican border tax plan [Ed: also opposing the current immigration ban.] And a related item from Cato: Trump’s Ban on Immigration from Certain Countries Is Illegal
From the Free Thought Project: Cop Runs Over 15yo Boy, Leaves Car On for 10 Minutes as He ‘Burned Alive’
From the Onion: White House Staff Reminded To Place Lids Firmly On Trash Cans After Steve Bannon Gets Into Garbage Again
From Tom Woods: The U.S. Is Breaking Up [Ed: is this a bad thing?] And a related news item from KCBS: California Could Cut Off Feds In Response To Trump Threats
From Rapid City Journal: With more than 1,000 water crossings, ‘extra large’ fight possible with Keystone XL pipeline
From MIT Technology Review: 3-D-Printed Skin Leads the Way Toward Artificial Organs [Ed: we live in an age of miracles.]
From the Washington Post: ‘Hidden’ no more: Katherine Johnson, a black NASA pioneer, finds acclaim at 98 [Ed: this is for Brad because he is so charmed by this woman's story.]
From the CBC: Move over skimmers, 'shimmers' are the newest tool for stealing credit card info [Ed: be careful out there.]
From Vocativ: New York Called For Face Recognition Cameras At Bridges, Tunnels [Ed: the next step in total surveillance is facial recognition for all those crossing into or out of major cities.]
From Breitbart: Surprise: Bay Area Restaurants Disappear After Minimum Wage Hike
From Newser: Unfamiliar Phone Number? You May Not Want to Answer. Better Business Bureau warns of new scam [Ed: I would have fallen for this one.]
From the BBC: Trump executive order: US judge temporarily halts deportations
From IJ: Michigan Repeals Bond Requirement for Civil Forfeiture Cases [Ed: no longer will people need to post a heft bond in order to have their case reviewed.]
From Reason: Trump's Immigration Crackdown Will Backfire. The wall will not make Americans safer or more secure.
From Mish: US UK Trade Talks to Begin Immediately In Defiance of EU Rules: What’s Trump Up To? [Ed: it is clear what Trump is up to -- America frist and everyone else 10th. As for May, she sees the US alliance as her path to global prominence. A rematch of the Reagan-Thatcher alliance.]
Friday 27 January 2017
News and commentary round upThis one is just for the fun of it...Do a Google News search for "deadspin marchman" and you'll find plenty more. From the Blaze: Deadspin editor challenged Ted Cruz supporters to a fight, and got answered by two U.S. soldiers [Ed: and, no, not an endorsement of scuzball Cruz. Just funny.] And a follow-up from the Blaze: Glenn Beck offers to fund charity MMA fight between Deadspin editor and vet Tim Kennedy
From FEE: Bernie Is Blind to Compassion without Compulsion
From the Washington Post: A white Trump voter explains why he left a black waitress a $450 tip with an uplifting note [Ed: hat tip to Brad who goes out of his way to find me "feel good" news items.]
From Breitbart: Prediction: The things this article lists that cities will lose is only the start; Expect the infrastructure proposals to exclude projects in sanctuary cities, too.
From USA Today: Trump is playing with the press: [Ed: when Glenn Reynolds speaks, I listen.]
From YouTube: The Netherlands welcomes Trump in his own words [Ed: hilarious. Most people will have already seen this. If you haven't, then don't deprive yourself.]
From FEE: Bernie Is Blind to Compassion without Compulsion
From the Washington Post: A white Trump voter explains why he left a black waitress a $450 tip with an uplifting note [Ed: hat tip to Brad who goes out of his way to find me "feel good" news items.]
From Breitbart: Prediction: The things this article lists that cities will lose is only the start; Expect the infrastructure proposals to exclude projects in sanctuary cities, too.
From USA Today: Trump is playing with the press: [Ed: when Glenn Reynolds speaks, I listen.]
From YouTube: The Netherlands welcomes Trump in his own words [Ed: hilarious. Most people will have already seen this. If you haven't, then don't deprive yourself.]
Thursday 26 January 2017
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Too Much Time On My HandsBrad here. This is not a musical parody. I was driving the other day when one of my favorite Styx songs, "Too Much Time On My Hands" came on the radio, and I immediately thought I should do a parody of that for Hillary Clinton. Then I listened...and listened...and I realized that the song was perfect as is for Her Majesty's newfound idleness. (I cracked up laughing at the line "Is it any wonder I'm not in jail?", and it was all downhill from there.) So here, from 37 years ago, is the prophetic original:
[ Read the rest ... ]
Too Much Time On My Hands
(by Styx. YouTube here.)
(by Styx. YouTube here.)
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Monday 16 January 2017
News and commentary round upFrom the Washington Times: Obama, in final days, suddenly wants to protect whistleblowers, empower IGs [Ed: "This is in stark contrast to when he entered office in 2009 and waged a war against this community."] From Tech Gig: Edward Snowden issues heartfelt plea to Obama to pardon Chelsea Manning. And a related news item from Pardon Snowden: Pardon Snowden campaign delivers more than 1M signatures to President Obama
From Reason: "As a physician, I cannot wait to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a health care system that relies on freedom to provide quality, comprehensive, and affordable care" - Rand Paul [Ed Paul is about to announce his replacement plan. I hope it comes on Monday, today.]
From the Big Picture: Disturbing Trends In China: Critics Attacked, History Books Revised As Chinese Nationalism Rises
From the Guardian: Paris conference to send Trump a warning over Israel and Palestinians [Ed: the Guardian gets it right. This is as much about sending Trump a message as it is about anything else. Those maniacs -- led by Obama -- are willing to plunge us into WWIII. Some are eager to do so.]
From Vox: German court rules that firebombing a synagogue is not anti-Semitic [Ed: it is time for Jews to consider leaving Europe as so many of them have left France. I never thought I'd see the revival of anti-semitism in Germany.]
From the Daily Mail: 'Liberal snowflake' Hollywood stars come under fire for 'pathetic' video which shows them singing 'I Will Survive' about Trump's inauguration
From Mish: Driverless Shuttles Hit Las Vegas: No Steering Wheels, No Brake Pedals [Ed: I look forward to my own driverless car. I will be an early adopter]
From Reason: Why Aren't More Americans Moving? People used to chase economic opportunity across the country. Then the government got in the way.
From the Baltimore Sun: Appeals court deals blow to Maryland gun control law [Ed: ruled that a lower court was wrong when it upheld the state's ban on assault rifles.]
From Reason: "As a physician, I cannot wait to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a health care system that relies on freedom to provide quality, comprehensive, and affordable care" - Rand Paul [Ed Paul is about to announce his replacement plan. I hope it comes on Monday, today.]
From the Big Picture: Disturbing Trends In China: Critics Attacked, History Books Revised As Chinese Nationalism Rises
From the Guardian: Paris conference to send Trump a warning over Israel and Palestinians [Ed: the Guardian gets it right. This is as much about sending Trump a message as it is about anything else. Those maniacs -- led by Obama -- are willing to plunge us into WWIII. Some are eager to do so.]
From Vox: German court rules that firebombing a synagogue is not anti-Semitic [Ed: it is time for Jews to consider leaving Europe as so many of them have left France. I never thought I'd see the revival of anti-semitism in Germany.]
From the Daily Mail: 'Liberal snowflake' Hollywood stars come under fire for 'pathetic' video which shows them singing 'I Will Survive' about Trump's inauguration
From Mish: Driverless Shuttles Hit Las Vegas: No Steering Wheels, No Brake Pedals [Ed: I look forward to my own driverless car. I will be an early adopter]
From Reason: Why Aren't More Americans Moving? People used to chase economic opportunity across the country. Then the government got in the way.
From the Baltimore Sun: Appeals court deals blow to Maryland gun control law [Ed: ruled that a lower court was wrong when it upheld the state's ban on assault rifles.]
News and commentary round upFrom YouTube: FiberFix. [Ed: hat tip to John N. who comments, "" I dnYes it's a real product. Fiberfixnow.com ] I don't know why I like this ad so much...but I think it is hilarious.]
From Tech Dirt: Court Says Tossing A Flashbang Grenade Into A Room With A Toddler Is 'Unreasonable' Police Behavior
From Haaretz: Paris Peace Summit to Urge Netanyahu, Abbas: Disavow Officials Who Oppose Two-state Solution. A draft summary statement of Sunday’s gathering, obtained by Haaretz, says the participating countries will not recognize unilateral changes to 1967 borders, including Jerusalem. [Ed: Obama is doing as much damage as possible in his final days.]
From the Times of Israel: Israel fears fresh UN initiative two days after Paris conference [Ed: aa UN session to discuss Palestine-Israel is scheduled for Tuesday.]
From FOX Business News: Say 'Hello' to the anti-smartphone
From Agence France-Presse: U.S. deploys 3,500 soldiers in Poland [Ed: I truly be3live Obama would plunge the world into war in order to spite Trump.]
From FOX News: Protesters plan to blockade inauguration checkpoints
#DisruptJ20 announces 'party' outside Pence home [Ed: there are rules for protesting that garner sympathy rather than hostility toward a cause. Involving a target's family and home is poor, poor strategy.]
From Power Line Blog: Clinton Global Initiative to be discontinued [Ed: Cash flow problem?]
From Newser: Twins Reunited: 5 Brilliant Stories This Week
From the Washington Examiner: Rand Paul to unveil GOP's Obamacare replacement plan
From TechDirt: Cloudflare Finally Able To Reveal FBI Gag Order That Congress Told Cloudflare Couldn't Possibly Exist
From Tech Dirt: Court Says Tossing A Flashbang Grenade Into A Room With A Toddler Is 'Unreasonable' Police Behavior
From Haaretz: Paris Peace Summit to Urge Netanyahu, Abbas: Disavow Officials Who Oppose Two-state Solution. A draft summary statement of Sunday’s gathering, obtained by Haaretz, says the participating countries will not recognize unilateral changes to 1967 borders, including Jerusalem. [Ed: Obama is doing as much damage as possible in his final days.]
From the Times of Israel: Israel fears fresh UN initiative two days after Paris conference [Ed: aa UN session to discuss Palestine-Israel is scheduled for Tuesday.]
From FOX Business News: Say 'Hello' to the anti-smartphone
From Agence France-Presse: U.S. deploys 3,500 soldiers in Poland [Ed: I truly be3live Obama would plunge the world into war in order to spite Trump.]
From FOX News: Protesters plan to blockade inauguration checkpoints
#DisruptJ20 announces 'party' outside Pence home [Ed: there are rules for protesting that garner sympathy rather than hostility toward a cause. Involving a target's family and home is poor, poor strategy.]
From Power Line Blog: Clinton Global Initiative to be discontinued [Ed: Cash flow problem?]
From Newser: Twins Reunited: 5 Brilliant Stories This Week
From the Washington Examiner: Rand Paul to unveil GOP's Obamacare replacement plan
From TechDirt: Cloudflare Finally Able To Reveal FBI Gag Order That Congress Told Cloudflare Couldn't Possibly Exist
Sunday 15 January 2017
For Brad who remarks on my dog Hope sleeping with her teddy
"How to educate me about prejudice in the open-source community"Brad here. Eric S. Raymond must be reading my mind. Just a few days ago I was musing that my "Defenders of the Geekocentric Universe" list hadn't had a new entry in months. And lo, here is Raymond with a new (Jan. 1st) post, "How to educate me about prejudice in the open-source community".
Amen to that. Raymond goes on to name six conditions that must be met in order to get his attention, regarding claims of prejudice. I can't in good faith adopt his second condition -- "show me your code" -- as he has defined it, because I fear I don't have much of a public commit history myself; my one open-source project was pretty much a lone effort. But I do want to see that you are a working (commerical or open-source) programmer, with accomplishments, and not just some grievance-monger from the women's studies department. (And I do accept that my lack of a commit history is a valid reason for Raymond to pay me no heed.)
A thousand times yes! to that.
Read the whole thing.
Raymond's approach is one I have found very useful in online discussions. To someone with whom I disagree, rather than say "you are wrong," I say "you have not convinced me." When asked, I respond "to convince me you need to do X and Y and Z." That is often met with an indignant retort about why do I get to set the standards of proof, and how dare I make demands of the other person? To which I reply, "I don't demand anything, and you are free to advance any argument you'd like. I'm simply telling you what you need to establish to convince me. You're under no obligation to do that."
And let me echo Raymond's final requirement:
First, a statement of principle: in the hacker culture, you should be judged by your work and your work alone. It is wrong for anyone to be attacked, belittled, or excluded because of the color of their skin, the shape of their genitals, what they like to do with their genitals, their politics, their religion, or any other irrelevancy. We are, and should remain, a place where those marginalized because of some aspect of their meatspace identities can find community and a place to do fulfilling work.
Amen to that. Raymond goes on to name six conditions that must be met in order to get his attention, regarding claims of prejudice. I can't in good faith adopt his second condition -- "show me your code" -- as he has defined it, because I fear I don't have much of a public commit history myself; my one open-source project was pretty much a lone effort. But I do want to see that you are a working (commerical or open-source) programmer, with accomplishments, and not just some grievance-monger from the women's studies department. (And I do accept that my lack of a commit history is a valid reason for Raymond to pay me no heed.)
Fourth: Do not ever try to kafkatrap me. You do that, your credibility goes to negative infinity and stays there. You not only discredit yourself, you damage your allies and your cause.
A thousand times yes! to that.
Read the whole thing.
Raymond's approach is one I have found very useful in online discussions. To someone with whom I disagree, rather than say "you are wrong," I say "you have not convinced me." When asked, I respond "to convince me you need to do X and Y and Z." That is often met with an indignant retort about why do I get to set the standards of proof, and how dare I make demands of the other person? To which I reply, "I don't demand anything, and you are free to advance any argument you'd like. I'm simply telling you what you need to establish to convince me. You're under no obligation to do that."
And let me echo Raymond's final requirement:
...you need to explain why I should consider that your claim of systemic prejudice flatly contradicts my everyday experience of hackers not caring about anything but quality of work. As a feminist would say, you need to not deny my lived experience.
Fedcoin: The U.S. Will Issue E-Currency That You Will UseI will hanging at the commentary section of bitcoin.com for much of the day where my latest article for Roger Ver's bitcoin.com has been posted. You are most cordially invited to drop by and chat about bitcoin, economic prospects, Trump...and the weather! Fedcoin: The U.S. Will Issue E-Currency That You Will Use.
News and commentary round upFrom the Federalist: Try Watching Hollywood’s Latest Trump Freakout Video Without Laughing [Ed: unbelievably self-absorbed people.]
From the Hill: Maddow asks if Trump will send her ‘to a camp’ [Ed: the left has gone f****** insane about Trump's election. I've never seen anything like it.]
From TechDirt: Techdirt’s First Amendment Fight For Its Life [Ed: important article]
From Bored Panda: Whenever He Goes Diving, This Shark Comes To Cuddle With Him (This Has Been Going On For 7 Years)
From the Onion: Transition Team Assures Public Trump Has Too Many Conflicts Of Interest To Favor Any Specific One
From Sic Semper Tyrannis: Is it just me or has someone decided to go after Trump? [Ed: no shit Sherlock]
From Newser: Jailed Over Kitty Litter: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
From the Independent: World War III is on its way, says poll of Western countries [Ed: I don't know if it is on the way but Brad and I have been commenting consistently at the breakfast table about how some of the elites really, really seem to want war.]
From the New York Times: Obamacare Repeal Is Moving Forward. When Will Changes Affect Consumers? [Ed: from the NYT so read with a salt shaker.]
From the Associated Press: Iraqi Forces Battle for Mosul University
From Twitter: It's official: Here be dragons [Ed: these creatures are enchanting.]
From CounterPunch: Meet the Deplorables [Ed: recommended.]
From Twitter: Chilling new pre&post-crime rule: if analysts find evidence that an American committed "any crime" they send to DoJ. [Ed: link to article included.]
From the Daily Mash: Come back when he shags a dead pig, says jaded Britain [Ed: "Allegations that Trump watched prostitutes ‘defile’ a hotel room, which have shocked America, were dismissed as ‘basically vanilla’ by cynical Brits who demand far deeper sexual depravities from leaders."]
From Newser: Filling Cavities: 5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week
From the Hill: Maddow asks if Trump will send her ‘to a camp’ [Ed: the left has gone f****** insane about Trump's election. I've never seen anything like it.]
From TechDirt: Techdirt’s First Amendment Fight For Its Life [Ed: important article]
From Bored Panda: Whenever He Goes Diving, This Shark Comes To Cuddle With Him (This Has Been Going On For 7 Years)
From the Onion: Transition Team Assures Public Trump Has Too Many Conflicts Of Interest To Favor Any Specific One
From Sic Semper Tyrannis: Is it just me or has someone decided to go after Trump? [Ed: no shit Sherlock]
From Newser: Jailed Over Kitty Litter: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
From the Independent: World War III is on its way, says poll of Western countries [Ed: I don't know if it is on the way but Brad and I have been commenting consistently at the breakfast table about how some of the elites really, really seem to want war.]
From the New York Times: Obamacare Repeal Is Moving Forward. When Will Changes Affect Consumers? [Ed: from the NYT so read with a salt shaker.]
From the Associated Press: Iraqi Forces Battle for Mosul University
From Twitter: It's official: Here be dragons [Ed: these creatures are enchanting.]
From CounterPunch: Meet the Deplorables [Ed: recommended.]
From Twitter: Chilling new pre&post-crime rule: if analysts find evidence that an American committed "any crime" they send to DoJ. [Ed: link to article included.]
From the Daily Mash: Come back when he shags a dead pig, says jaded Britain [Ed: "Allegations that Trump watched prostitutes ‘defile’ a hotel room, which have shocked America, were dismissed as ‘basically vanilla’ by cynical Brits who demand far deeper sexual depravities from leaders."]
From Newser: Filling Cavities: 5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week
Saturday 14 January 2017
News and commentary round upIt is Friday the 13th -- my lucky day!
From Politico: C-SPAN Suddenly Switches to Russian Network. Network says they probably weren't hacked
From the Guardian: In a Slap at Russia, US Troops Head to Poland. It's the biggest American military presence in Europe since the Cold War [Ed: Obama is causing as much damage as he can before leaving.]
From the Strategic Culture Foundation: The Utter Stupidity of the New Cold War [Ed: recommended]
From the New York Times: @Snowden on Twitter: "As he hands the White House to Trump, Obama just unchained NSA from basic limits on passing raw intercepts to others" | N.S.A. Gets More Latitude to Share Intercepted Communication And a related news item from the Register: Thanks, Obama: NSA to stream raw intelligence into FBI, DEA and pals
From the Independent Journal Review: Tim Scott's Savage Comeback to Being Called 'House N***a' Was Only One-Word, But DAMN [Ed: hat tip to Brad]
From the Free Thought Project: WATCH: Cop Kills Unarmed Mentally Ill Man for Holding an E-Cig — No Charges [Ed: authorities are beyond the pointof return.]
From the Federalist: If TSA Can’t Keep Us Safe, Why Are We Letting Them Harass Us? [Ed: the agency doesn't need to make changes; it needs to be abolished. But neither will happen.]
From the American Interest: Democrats Take Aim at Civil Liberties Group [Ed: The nominee is Betsy DeVos; the group she donated to is FIRE:]
From Zero Hedge: Neil Cavuto Kicks CNN in the Ass for Ignoring Obama’s Attacks on Fox News Over the Past 8 Years [Ed: Cavuto is correct. The first time CNN gets the brush off from Trump, that's all they can talk about during news hours. Obama constantly brushed off FOX.]
From the Zero Government Blog: Letter to a daughter's killer. The author suffered the anguish of the death of his daughter Cheyenne in 2015, killed by a drunk driver. This is the open letter he wrote to the culprit. It gives a remarkable foretaste of what the coming free society will be like, and may be the most moving letter you'll ever read.]
From the Activist Post: Death Rattle of Mainstream Media: Corporate Outlets Now Labeling Each Other “Fake News” [Ed: CNN and Buzzfeed are backpedaling furiously while the NYT and the Guardian accuse them of publishing false news. Popcorn!]
From the Free Thought Project: State Law Will Fine Schools $1,500 if They Fail to Force 100% of Students to Say Pledge [Ed: bill is being proposed in Mississippi.]
From Zero Hedge: S&P Downgrades City Of Dallas On “Continued Deterioration” Of Police Pension [Ed: I was aware of Dallas's fiscal problems but it always surprises me to see a Texas city in this sort of headline.]
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From Politico: Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire. Kiev officials are scrambling to make amends with the president-elect after quietly working to boost Clinton.
From Politico: C-SPAN Suddenly Switches to Russian Network. Network says they probably weren't hacked
From the Guardian: In a Slap at Russia, US Troops Head to Poland. It's the biggest American military presence in Europe since the Cold War [Ed: Obama is causing as much damage as he can before leaving.]
From the Strategic Culture Foundation: The Utter Stupidity of the New Cold War [Ed: recommended]
From the New York Times: @Snowden on Twitter: "As he hands the White House to Trump, Obama just unchained NSA from basic limits on passing raw intercepts to others" | N.S.A. Gets More Latitude to Share Intercepted Communication And a related news item from the Register: Thanks, Obama: NSA to stream raw intelligence into FBI, DEA and pals
From the Independent Journal Review: Tim Scott's Savage Comeback to Being Called 'House N***a' Was Only One-Word, But DAMN [Ed: hat tip to Brad]
From the Free Thought Project: WATCH: Cop Kills Unarmed Mentally Ill Man for Holding an E-Cig — No Charges [Ed: authorities are beyond the pointof return.]
From the Federalist: If TSA Can’t Keep Us Safe, Why Are We Letting Them Harass Us? [Ed: the agency doesn't need to make changes; it needs to be abolished. But neither will happen.]
From the American Interest: Democrats Take Aim at Civil Liberties Group [Ed: The nominee is Betsy DeVos; the group she donated to is FIRE:]
From Zero Hedge: Neil Cavuto Kicks CNN in the Ass for Ignoring Obama’s Attacks on Fox News Over the Past 8 Years [Ed: Cavuto is correct. The first time CNN gets the brush off from Trump, that's all they can talk about during news hours. Obama constantly brushed off FOX.]
From the Zero Government Blog: Letter to a daughter's killer. The author suffered the anguish of the death of his daughter Cheyenne in 2015, killed by a drunk driver. This is the open letter he wrote to the culprit. It gives a remarkable foretaste of what the coming free society will be like, and may be the most moving letter you'll ever read.]
From the Activist Post: Death Rattle of Mainstream Media: Corporate Outlets Now Labeling Each Other “Fake News” [Ed: CNN and Buzzfeed are backpedaling furiously while the NYT and the Guardian accuse them of publishing false news. Popcorn!]
From the Free Thought Project: State Law Will Fine Schools $1,500 if They Fail to Force 100% of Students to Say Pledge [Ed: bill is being proposed in Mississippi.]
From Zero Hedge: S&P Downgrades City Of Dallas On “Continued Deterioration” Of Police Pension [Ed: I was aware of Dallas's fiscal problems but it always surprises me to see a Texas city in this sort of headline.]
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From Politico: Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire. Kiev officials are scrambling to make amends with the president-elect after quietly working to boost Clinton.
Friday 13 January 2017
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