Liberty Links 2/18/17

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Must Reads

Mary Jo White Seriously Misled the U.S. Senate to Become SEC Chair (So much of what is wrong with America can be found in this article, Wall Street on Parade)

Welcome to Trumpland: Obama’s Legacy (CounterPunch)

CBS’s John Dickerson: Donald Trump Didn’t Ruin the Press’s Reputation, We Did That Ourselves (At least he admits it, Mediaite)

America’s Spies Anonymously Took Down Michael Flynn. That is Deeply Worrying. (The Week)

FBI Reviewed Flynn’s Calls with Russian Ambassador but Found Nothing Illicit (Note that this article is from January, The Washington Post)

Democrats Bracing for Town Hall Protests Directed at Them Ask Bernie Sanders for Help (Pathetic, The Washington Post)

Watch CNN Accidentally Explain How They’re Fake News! (Really amusing video from November, YouTube)

U.S. Politics 

Separating Fact From Innuendo in the Flynn Fiasco (Bloomberg)

White House Plans to Have Trump Ally Review Intelligence Agencies (The New York Times)

Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump on Leak Concerns (The Wall Street Journal)

Police Chiefs Say Trump’s Law Enforcement Priorities Are Out of Step (The New York Times)

Keith Ellison Is Everything Republicans Thought Obama Was. Maybe He’s Just What Democrats Need. (Very interesting profile, Mother Jones)

Ellison Tells DNC Members that DNC Chair Rival is Trying to Skew Race (The Washington Post)

Schumer Tries to Keep the Peace as Sanders Speaks Out (The Hill)

Republican Attorney General Moves To Block Local Fracking Regulations After Flood Of Fossil Fuel Campaign Cash (Happening right in my backyard, International Business Times)

Chicago Votes to Fine Former Obama Aide Who Lobbied Mayor on Behalf of Uber (The Guardian)

Twitter CEO Reportedly Says Company Having ‘Arab Spring’ Moment in US (Fox News)

White House Grants Press Credentials to a Pro-Trump Blog (The New York Times)

Congressman Says Constituents Asking for a Town Hall Are ‘Enemies’ of Democracy (Think Progress)

Geopolitics/WW3

French President Makes Rare Appearance in Paris Suburbs to Address Riots (The Washington Post)

Trump’s Defense Chief Sees No Military Collaboration with Russia (Reuters)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Sardonically Thanks Trump (Politico)

After Trump Meeting, Netanyahu Says Willing to Examine Reining in Settlement Construction (Haaretz)

Finance/Economy

Kraft Heinz Offers to Buy Unilever in $143 Billion Deal (Pretty soon every product in the store will be made by one company, The New York Times)

Miscellaneous

Woolly Mammoth Will Be Back from Extinction Within Two Years, Say Harvard Scientists (The Telegraph)

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