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The War On Terror Has Cost $250 Million A Day For 16 Years (We sure showed the terrorists who’s boss, International Business Times)
Home Office Plan to Give Jihadis Council Houses and Support Part of ‘Overdue’ Strategy to Combat Terrorism (This is so crazy it’s hard to believe, The Independent)
As Credit Booms, Citi Says Synthetic CDOs May Reach $100 Billion (Zero lessons learned, Bloomberg)
Info Tech of Ancient Democracy (Some fascinating stuff in here, Alamut)
The View From the End of the American Empire (The Intercept)
Six Women Accuse Filmmaker Brett Ratner of Sexual Harassment or Misconduct (LA Times)
When the Academy Retreats (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. Politics
Chris Hedges and Robert Scheer Discuss the Silencing of the Left (TruthDig)
Trump and Sessions Denied Knowing About Russian Contacts. Records Suggest Otherwise. (This is what the media’s making such a big deal over? The New York Times)
Jeff Sessions Suggests DOJ Will Crack Down on Marijuana Growers, Even in States That Legalized Weed (Sessions is the biggest zero in history, Mic)
After Manhattan Truck Attack, Sessions Says U.S. Will ‘Use All Lawful Tools’ Against Terrorists (Sessions calls Guantanamo military prison a “very fine place,” The New York Times)
Rose McGowan Says Arrest Warrant For Narcotics Is “A Load Of Horsesh*t” (Deadline)
Why Tens of Thousands of Coloradans Choose to Pay a Fine Rather Than Buy Health Insurance (The Denver Post)
Bernie-Aligned Group: ‘Corruption That Plagues the Democratic Party is Bigger Than One Primary’ (The Washington Free Beacon)
DWS, Perkins Coie May Have Engaged CrowdStrike Instead Of FBI Without Consulting DNC Officers (The Daily Caller)
Under Mueller Scrutiny, Democratic Donor Tony Podesta Resigns From Lobbying Firm (The New York Times)
Without Net Neutrality in Portugal, Mobile Internet is Bundled Like a Cable Package (Quartz)
Foreign Affairs/World War 3
Egyptians Highlight Human Rights Abuses as Government Campaign Backfires (Al-Monitor)
London to Set Northern Ireland Budget as Direct Rule Looms (Reuters)
Economy/Finance/Crypto
Fake Gold Not Ours, Mint Says (CBC News)
Why Is Bitcoin a Big Deal? (Of Two Minds)
Why Banks Need to Worry About Bitcoin (Interview with Andreas Antonopoulos, BNN)
Apostasy in New Zealand Spells End of Global Central Bank Era (The Telegraph)
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