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Tuesday 30 May 2017 "You don’t fight for your country, you fight for your government". --The Golden Pinnacle, by Robert Gore From News.au: US Navy orders third nuclear-powered aircraft carrier into North Korean waters From NBC News: Sec. John Kelly: Intelligence Leaks Are ‘Darn Close To Treason’ [Ed: I've been hearing this sentiment more and more from top Trump people. I think prosecution of leakers and, perhaps, of media involved in leaks is imminent.] And a related item from The Intercept: Donald Trump’s War on Journalism Has Begun. But Journalists Are Not His Main Target. [Ed: a must read.] From Zero Hedge: Euro Slides After Greece Hints At Default [Ed: that will boost the US dollar.] From Bloomberg: Inside Obama’s Secret Outreach to Russia [Ed: not to mention his backdoor channel to Iran.] From PBS: Do you live in a bubble? A quiz by libertarian Charles Murray [Ed: the higher your score, the thinner your bubble.] From Ars Technica: Is “I forget” a valid defense when court orders demand a smartphone password? [Ed: people who have dodged a judge's decryption order have gone to jail in the past.] From the Los Angeles Times: To keep crops from rotting in the field, farmers say they need Trump to let in more temporary workers [Ed: if he doesn't let in temporary workers, then expect the price of items like strawberries and leaf lettuce to soar.] From the Mises Wire: We Don't Need to Create Jobs — We Need to Create Value [Ed: nice way to phrase it.] From Leak of Nations: Why Does the Afghanistan Quagmire Never End? [Ed: a worthwhile read.] From FEE: Charity for the Homeless Refuses Federal Aid, Gets Hundreds Back on Their Feet From Watts Up With That?: This is the way the climate scare ends; not with a bang, but a whimper [Ed: long but excellent.] From Computer World: Get ready for the coming business travel crisis [Ed: "Airport rules for laptops and smartphones will change fast, exposing company data. Denial is not a strategy."] From Target Liberty: The One Thing the “Intelligence” Community Leak About Kushner Does Tell Us About Team Trump [Ed: the Kushner meeting with Russians for a backdoor channel is supposed to have taken place in early December. This indicates that there was no backdoor channel during the election campaign.] From Breitbart: Pope Francis Shocks Workers With Pro-Capitalism Pitch [Ed: no, not from the Onion.] From Salon: Wake up, liberals: There will be no 2018 “blue wave,” no Democratic majority and no impeachment [Ed: wake up and become a real opposition party rather than children throwing a collective temper tantrum.] From Zero Hedge: Millions Of Americans Just Got An Artificial Boost To Their Credit Score [Ed: to boost the pool of eligible, credit-worthy mortgage and auto recipients.] And a related item from Economic Policy Journal: Credit Scores Hit Record High | |
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