Liberty Links 9/23/17

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Bernie Sanders to Democrats: This is What a Radical Foreign Policy Looks Like (Appropriately harsh words for the Saudis, The Intercept)

Electronic Frontier Foundation and ACLU Sue Over Warrantless Phone, Laptop Searches at US Border (This is crazy, read and share, Naked Capitalism)

What Are Your Rights if Border Agents Want to Search Your Phone? (More info related to the above, The New York Times)

With a Picked Lock and a Threatened Indictment, Mueller’s Inquiry Sets a Tone (Imagine if they employed this strategy with Wall Street criminals, The New York Times)

Tucker Carlson Interviews Rob Reiner on Russia Hysteria (Must watch, YouTube)

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers (This is evil, The New York Times)

The Unknown Path to a Decentralized Future (Union Square Ventures)

Did The Washington Post Break a Law When It Disciplined a Reporter Over a Jeff Bezos Op-Ed? (Huffington Post)

Spain’s Attempt to Block Catalonia’s Referendum is a Violation of Our Basic Rights (Written by the President of Catalonia, The Guardian)

The Silencing of Dissent (Chris Hedges, TruthDig)

If I’d Known What We Were Starting (Great piece on Bitcoin and the ICO space by Ray Dillinger, LinkedIn)

U.S. Politics

The Boring Story of the 2016 Election (Some great stats in here, Matt Bruenig)

Seven in 10 Dissatisfied with Way U.S. Is Being Governed (Gallup)

Obama Goes From White House to Wall Street in Less Than One Year (Least surprising thing of the last ten years, Bloomberg)

Paul Manafort Put Under Surveillance (The Hill)

James Clapper Says He Was Unaware of Manafort Wiretap Order (Clapper is a pathological liar, The Daily Caller)

Troubles Mount for Far-Right Berkeley Event as Speakers Bail (The Hill)

Health and Human Services Secretary Spent $300,000 on Private Plane Travel Since May (The Hill)

Hedge-Fund Manager David Stemerman to Close Firm to Run for Connecticut Governor (WSJ)

Geopolitics/WW3

Syrians Vote in Kurdish-Led Regions of North (More political decentralization, Reuters)

Spain Should Let Catalonia Vote (FEE)

Iran Nuclear Deal Cannot Be Renegotiated: Rouhani (Reuters)

Theresa May Urges EU to Retain Trade Terms for Two Years After Brexit (BBC)

UK Police Charge Man with London Subway Blast (AP)

North Korea: We’ll Speed Up Nuclear Plans if More Sanctions Imposed (The Hill)

EU Eyes Solo Move to Increase Tax on Online Giants, Risking U.S. Anger (Reuters)

Economy/Finance/Crypto

Is Bitcoin Reaching Critical Mass? (Crypto Insider)

Segwit2X: The Broken Agreement (By Whale Panda, Medium)

Bitcoin Is Likely to Split Again in November, Say Major Players (Bloomberg)

When Wall Street Owns Main Street — Literally (Naked Capitalism)

Buffett Calls Pessimists About United States ‘Out of Their Mind’ (The slumlord speaks, Reuters)

It’s Not Your Typical Stock, But It’s Up 160% (The global financial system is a total joke, WSJ)

Saudis May Raise Domestic Gasoline Prices by 80% (Bloomberg)

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