If you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit our Support Page.
Top Links
The Power of Making Friends with Ideological Enemies (We could all learn a lot from Daryl Davis, FEE)
Israel Security Forces Are Training American Cops Despite History of Rights Abuses (What could go wrong, The Intercept)
FCA Rejects Call to Publish RBS Report in Full (This is unreal, Reuters)
Massive Weenie Resigns From Harvard Job Because He Can’t Stand Chelsea Manning (Splinter News)
Senate Intel Slips Sentence Into Bill That Could Lead to Spying on U.S. Citizens (McClatchy)
There’s Blood In The Water In Silicon Valley (BuzzFeed)
Martin Shkreli Says He’ll Still Make Money From Jail, Will Read Philosophy (Read if you need a good laugh, Gizmodo)
Never Forget: The US Government Has A Known History Of Using False Flags (Caitlin Johnstone, Medium)
U.S. Politics
Trump and Democrats Near Another Deal, This Time on ‘Dreamers’ (Bloomberg)
Senate Scuttles Rand Paul’s War Powers Repeal (Of course, Politico)
In Surprise Vote, House Passes Amendment to Restrict Asset Forfeiture (More of this please, The Intercept)
FBI Investigating Russian News Agency (This is what the U.S. slams other countries for doing, The Hill)
Pharma CEO Worries Americans Will Say “Enough is Enough” and Embrace Bernie Sander’s Single-Payer Plan (The Intercept)
The New America Foundation Falls Into a Familiar Trap (The Economist)
Barry Lynn on New Monopolies and Open Markets (YouTube)
Hillary Gets Conquered Hero’s Welcome in Manhattan (Great expose into a deranged cult, Politico)
Treasury Secretary Requested Government Jet for European Honeymoon (ABC News)
Amazon Redacts One-Star Reviews of Hillary Clinton’s What Happened (The Guardian)
U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns (The Wall Street Journal)
White House: ESPN Anchor That Called Trump Racist Should Be Fired (The Hill)
Liberals Sick of the Alt-Left Are Taking ‘The Red Pill’ (Fox News)
Geopolitics/WW3
Mnuchin Threatens More Sanctions on China Over North Korea (This would be a very dangerous move, Bloomberg)
Trump Blocks Chinese Purchase of US Chipmaker Over National Security (Ars Technica)
Turkey Will Take Its Own Security Measures After Russia Defense Deal (Reuters)
Breaking News of Saudi Crown Prince’s “Secret” Visit To Israel Brings Embassy Scramble (Zerohedge)
Spain Catalonia: More Than 700 Mayors Summoned to Court (BBC)
Three of Italy’s Top Four Political Parties Seek a New Parallel Currency (MishTalk)
Economy/Finance/Crypto
China’s Bitcoin Exchanges Receive Shutdown Orders and Closure Timeline (Coindesk)
SEC Shows Support for ICOs That Are Not Obviously Securities (Tech Crunch)
China Ban on ICO Is Temporary, Licensing to Be Introduced: Official (Coin Telegraph)
Russian Finance Minister: ‘No Point in Prohibiting’ Cryptocurrencies (Coindesk)
Don’t Buy Bitcoin. It’s Going To Crash!!! (Hilarious, YouTube)
Russia’s Central Bank Is Also Skeptical of Cryptocurrency (Bloomberg)
Dubai Property Set to Fall Further as Vacancies Climb (Bloomberg)
Miscellaneous
The Urban Revival Is Over (The New York Times)
Liberty Blitzkrieg Partners
Deal of the Week from Ammo.com:
1,000 rounds of Wolf Gold .223 for only $284.99
Donate bitcoins: 35DBUbbAQHTqbDaAc5mAaN6BqwA2AxuE7G
Follow me on Twitter.
They call FPL ‘Florida Flicker and Flash’ for a reason. Lots of money to specialty programs and lobbyists, not enough into the grid. It has been this way since I moved to their coverage area in 1973.
I think you put this comment in the wrong post.