Liberty Links 12/10/17

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CNN Error Extends Run of Journalistic Mishaps (This is why I ignore everything from corporate media on Trump/Russia, Politico)

The Cool Kid’s Philosopher (Great expose on the grotesque nature of Ben Shapiro, Current Affairs)

No, Bitcoin Won’t Boil the Oceans (Bloomberg)

Bitcoin Could Be the New Gold, Says JP Morgan (Poor Jamie, The Telegraph)

The Real Reason Yemen’s Former President Was Killed and Why the Yemen War Just Got Even Worse (Haaretz)

U.S. Politics

Sessions Spars with DOJ Interns Over Marijuana, Police Violence in Newly Leaked Video (Sessions is a sick person, The Hill)

Lobbyists Bring Holiday Cheer to Lawmakers and Congressional Staff with Glitzy Parties (The Intercept)

Foreign Affairs/WW3

The Saudi King Has a Problem: The Crown Prince (Haaretz)

Israel Launches Military Strike Inside of Syria (Times of Israel)

How A Dubious BBC Report Gave Israel The “Green Light” For Last Night’s Attack On Syria (Zerohedge)

Muslim World Rallies in Protest Against Trump’s Jerusalem Move (Bloomberg)

Prince Hassan of Jordan: Donald Trump’s Jerusalem Move Plays Politics With International Law – and Our Lives (Haaretz)

Revealed: Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Business Ties With Netanyahu’s Disgraced Chief of Staff (Haaretz)

Saudi Crown Prince Was Behind Record Bid for a Leonardo (The New York Times)

Trump Issues Rare Rebuke to Saudis, Urging End to Yemen Blockade (Bloomberg)

U.S. Weapons Pour Into Lebanon Amid Turmoil (Al Monitor)

Finance/Economy/Crypto

Reps. Polis & Schweikert introduce Cryptocurrency Tax Fairness Act in Congress (CoinCenter)

Indonesia’s Central Bank Mulls Bitcoin Payments Ban (Good luck guys, Coindesk)

Closing China’s Bitcoin Exchanges Was the Right Move, Says PBoC Official (South Korea and Japan thank you for giving them the market, Coindesk)

Inside Banks, Bitcoin Futures Are Riling Trading Executives (Bloomberg)

Deutsche Bank Says More Regulation of Cryptocurrencies Needed (You’ve got to be kidding me, Reuters)

Australia Launches Inquiry Into Market Power of Facebook, Google (FT)

‘Clean Your desk’ : My Amazon Interview Experience (From 2016, pretty wild, Shivan Kaul)

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5 thoughts on “Liberty Links 12/10/17”

  1. Winklevoss Twin Sees Bitcoin Surging as Much as 20 Times Higher

    Cameron Winklevoss, thought to be one of the largest holders of bitcoin, thinks the cryptocurrency’s blazing gains this year are just the start. He predicts it will rise as much as 20-fold as investors come to view it as an upgrade to gold.

    Wall Street’s plan to launch futures contracts on Sunday, making it easier to bet against the digital currency’s rally in recent months, is making some enthusiasts nervous — but not Winklevoss. He’s one of the famed 36-year-old twins who played an early role in ’s formation, then dedicated part of their fortune to the cryptocurrency and have since tried to win approval for a bitcoin trading vehicle.

    Winklevoss bases his price projection on the market value of gold, which he pegged at about $6 trillion and others calculate at closer to $7.5 trillion. Investors are beginning to embrace the idea that bitcoin, “mined” by computers performing complex calculations, is more portable and divisible than the precious metal, he said.

    “We think that bitcoin is a gold disruptor,” Winklevoss said in a telephone interview on Friday, predicting it may yet appreciate by 10 to 20 times its current value. “We think it’s just the beginning. We are definitely holders.”

    https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2017-12-09/a-winklevoss-sees-bitcoin-surging-as-much-as-20-times-higher

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  2. “CNN Error Extends Run of Journalistic Mishaps”
    Yes, but at least they usually admit and correct their mistakes, which reduces the harm that they cause. Contrast this with conservative media and the Trump Administration.

    Trump, 2 days ago, claimed that black home ownership was at an all time high, when it isn’t even close to that. However, BS like that allow Trump sympathizers to pretend that his polices and speeches aren’t destructive to minorities.

    Or Breitbart claiming that “Don’t get in the elevator with him” referred to Franken or Conyers when Republican Strom Thurmand was the one that actually groped a female SENATOR on an elevator in the 90s.

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    • Breitbart is hyper-partisan by design and everybody knows that.
      CNN pretends to be neutral, when it’s totally obvious it isn’t, and acts more like the CIA news channel. That’s what really pisses people like me off.

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