On December 16th, 1961 the world turned upside down and inside out, and I was born screaming in America. I was told when I grew up I could be anything I wanted a fireman, a policeman, a doctor, even president it seemed. But like many kids growing up on a steady diet of westerns I always wanted to be the cowboy hero that lone voice in the wilderness fighting corruption and evil wherever I found it, and standing for freedom, truth, and justice. And in my heart of hearts I still track the remnants of that dream wherever I go in my never ending ride into the setting sun.
– Bill Hicks
Must Reads
Ten Brilliant Minutes of Bill Hicks (YouTube)
The Elite’s Marie Antoinette Moment (FT)
The Guys From ‘Government Sachs’ (A lesson in Goldman’s influence on U.S. government, The New York Times)
Schwarzman, Dimon, Fink Will Advise Trump How To Create Jobs (It doesn’t get much worse than this crew, Zerohedge)
Trump’s Great Gatsby Government Will Be a Gift to the Rich (Nomi Prins writing at The Guardian)
Today, the FBI Becomes the Enemy of Every Computer User and Every IT Security Professional Worldwide (Private Internet Access)
The Propaganda About Russian Propaganda (The New Yorker)
The ‘Washington Post’ ‘Blacklist’ Story Is Shameful and Disgusting (Matt Taibbi writing at Rolling Stone)
Combative, Populist Steve Bannon Found His Man in Donald Trump (The New York Times)
Reddit Is Tearing Itself Apart (Gizmodo)
China is Censoring People’s Chats Without Them Even Knowing About It (Quartz)
Lawsplainer: Why Flag Burning Matters, And How It Relates To Crush Videos (Popehat)
U.S. Politics
Cornel West on Donald Trump: This is What Neo-Fascism Looks Like (Democracy Now)
Donald Trump Pentagon Pick Mattis Made Nearly $1,000,000 On Board Of Defense Contractor (International Business Times)
GOP in Talks About Helping Insurers After ObamaCare Repeal (The Hill)
John McAfee on the Erosion of Privacy and Freedom (Epoch Times)
Steve Bannon Talks Richmond Roots, Says Trump Will Condemn All Forms of Racism (Richmond Times Dispatch)
Indiana Reporter Barred From Donald Trump’s Carrier Event (The Huffington Post)
Geopolitics/WW3
Syria Conflict: Rebels Lose Third of East Aleppo Territory (BBC)
Anti-Establishment Protesters Storm Athens Appeals Court (Ekathimerini)
Economy/Finance
Obamacare Customers Lose Coverage for Top Chicago Children’s Hospital (Washington Examiner)
Miami’s Condo Market Keeps Cheapening (Barron’s)
Miscellaneous
French Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Visiting Pro-ISIS Websites (The Verge)
Bitcoin Service Ordered to Hand Over Three Years of User Records to IRS (Very disturbing government overreach, The Verge)
Barrett Brown Leaves Prison Still Chained to a Crime He Didn’t Commit (The Daily Dot)
Barrett Brown Released from Prison, Makes a Beeline for McDonald’s (ArsTechnica)
Hackers Are Holding San Francisco’s Light-Rail System for Ransom (The Verge)
How the Humble Taco Inspired a $750 Mexican Meal (Bloomberg)
Liberty Blitzkrieg Partners
Wildfire Preparedness: A Heatwave Safety Guide (Ammo.com)
Pacific Precious Metals
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WARNING: It’s not over yet. Hillary and Jill Stein are scheming to prevent a Donald Trump Presidency. A Silent Coup Is In Full Force To Steal the Presidency From Donald Trump And Give the Presidency To Hillary Clinton
“…a “silent coup” is now occurring in America against President-elect Donald Trump by forces loyal to Hillary Clinton to deny him the presidency by causing the US States of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania to fail to meet the 13 December US federal law deadline to certify their Electors prior to their voting for the next president on 19 December.
This Hillary Clinton “silent coup” against President-elect Trump was… also, accelerated …with Clinton backer Jill Stein stating that she was dropping her lawsuit in a Pennsylvania State court to demand a recount and, instead, is planning on filing a US Federal lawsuit tomorrow—and that Trump’s lawyers warned the courts this case now threatens this State’s ability to certify its presidential electors by the 13 December US federal deadline.”
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“US State Department Document Stating Hillary Clinton To Be Inaugurated As President Stuns Russia”
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index2179.htm