I’m trying something new with the links post today. Separating articles into categories so scanning through them is easier.
24 links for your weekend reading pleasure. Enjoy.
Opinion Pieces
Matt Lauer’s Pathetic Interview of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Is the Scariest Thing I’ve Seen in This Campaign (Great window into the mindset of a mainstream media hack, New York Magazine)
Hillary Clinton is Shameless (Short, to the point, excellent, CounterPunch)
America the Illiterate (Chris Hedges from 2008, really good, TruthDig)
Foreign Affairs/WW3
North Korea Says Tested Nuclear Bomb, Can Miniaturize Arms (Bloomberg)
Air Force, Running Low on Drone Pilots, Turns to Contractors in Terror Fight (Sounds like a bad idea, New York Times)
Rand Paul Interviewed by Ron Paul on Saudi Arms Deal (YouTube)
Germans Test Air Defenses in Latvia as NATO Expands in Baltics (Reuters)
Facebook Reinstates Iconic “Napalm Girl” Photo (Ars Technica)
Finance/Economics
Anti-Trade Uproar Aside, Obama Says He’s Optimistic on Pacific Rim Deal (Obama’s final betrayal, The Wall Street Journal)
Wells Fargo Fined for Years of Harm to Customers (Warren “slumlord” Buffett’s Berkshire is the #1 shareholder in Wells Fargo, The New York Times)
Teachers Are Working for Uber Just to Keep a Foothold in the Middle Class (The Nation)
BOJ Studying Options to Steepen Bond Yield Curve-Sources (Japan is toast, Reuters)
Trump Says U.S. Interest Rates Must Change as Fed Weighs Rate Hike (Yahoo)
Cash Means Freedom, Which Is Why So Many Officials Hate It (Reason)
Election 2016
From Russian TV Network, Not So Much Love for Donald Trump (The Intercept)
Hacking Hillary: A Complete Timeline of 2016 Coughing Fits (Several occurred outside allergy season, The American Mirror)
The Unrelenting Pundit-Led Effort to Delegitimize All Negative Reporting About Hillary Clinton (The Intercept)
Nigel Farage: Donald Trump Calls Himself ‘Mr. Brexit.’ Here’s Why He’s Right. (The Washington Post)
George Soros Discusses a Landslide Victory for Trump in Popular Vote (YouTube)
Miscellaneous
Campuses Cautiously Train Freshmen Against Subtle Insults (These snowflakes are in for a rude awakening upon graduation, The New York Times)
Ad-Blocking Browser Brave Launches Bitcoin Micropayments (Very interesting product, Coindesk)
Brave Payments : Frequently Asked Questions (Brave.com)
Santa Clara Police Union Threatens Boycott of 49ers Games Over Kaepernick Protest, Police Chief Calls for Safety (NBC Bay Area)
In Liberty,
Michael Krieger
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