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What if Babchenko Had Decided to Stay “Dead”? (One of the most important articles I’ve read in a while, Off Guardian)
Hallmark Of An Economic Ponzi Scheme (Excellent read by John Hussman, Seeking Alpha)
A Brief History of the CIA’s Unpunished Spying on the Senate (2014 article but worth revisiting, The Atlantic)
China’s ZTE Was Built to Spy and Bribe, Court Documents Allege (Sydney Morning Herald)
Facebook Reveals Data-Sharing Deals with Huawei, Other Chinese Tech Makers (Politico)
Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends (This company is an unethical disgrace, The New York Times)
Edward Snowden: ‘The People Are Still Powerless, but Now They’re Aware’ (The Guardian)
Apple Is Testing a Feature That Could Kill Police iPhone Unlockers (Very interesting, Motherboard)
Hacked: 92 Million Account Details for DNA Testing Service MyHeritage (MotherBoard)
The Real Revolution Has Nothing To Do With Donald Trump (Caitlin Johnstone, Medium)
U.S. News/Politics
A 64-Year-Old Put His Life Savings in His Carry-On. U.S. Customs Took It Without Charging Him with a Crime. (The Washington Post)
Trump Says He Is Likely to Support Ending Federal Ban on Marijuana (We’ll see but this would be a very smart move by Trump, LA Times)
The Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision Leaves Almost All the Big Questions Unresolved (Reason)
Sanders Calls Out DNC Chair Over Endorsement of Cuomo (The Hill)
‘Swatting’ David Hogg Wasn’t a ‘Prank,’ It Was Attempted Murder (Swatting in general should be seen as attempted murder, LA Times)
118,522 Voters Accidentally Left Off Los Angeles County Polling Place Rosters (LA Times)
How to (Legally) Make Your Own Off-the-Books Handgun (Reason)
Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain Found Dead in France (Bloomberg)
International News/WW3
Highlights: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s Inaugural Speech (Reuters)
Yemen – The Attack On Hodeidah Is A Prelude To Genocide (Moon of Alabama)
U.S. War Crimes in Syria Exposed (WSWS)
China’s Warning About ‘Dictatorship’ Chant Chills Hong Kong Vigil (Bloomberg)
Guardian Cartoonist Steve Bell Denies Rejected Cartoon Was Antisemitic(The JC)
Finance/Economy/Crypto
Microsoft Confirms It’s Acquiring GitHub for $7.5 Billion (The Verge)
SEC Chairman: Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin Are Not Securities, but Most ICOs Are (Bitcoin Magazine)
Ben Bernanke: The US Economy Is Going To Go Off The Cliff In 2020 (Zerohedge)
With Deal to Close This Week, Bayer to Retire Monsanto Name (You mean the Monsanto brand isn’t good for business? Reuters)
U.S. House Prices to Rise At Twice the Speed of Inflation and Pay (Reuters)
Facebook Sinking Fast Among U.S. Teens: Survey (Phys.org)
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Hopes Bitcoin Will Become a Single Global Currency (CNBC)
One Firm Is Way Ahead of Wall Street on Bitcoin (The New York Times)
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