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Ten Years After the Crash, We’ve Learned Nothing (RollingStone)
Leaked Video: Google Leadership’s Dismayed Reaction to Trump Election (Worth watching, Breitbart)
Syrian Rebels in Idlib Target Those Who Might Surrender as Government Assault Looms (Even mainstream media has to admit Idlib is swarming with al-Qaeda terrorists, The Washington Post)
Not in Our Name: Why European Creators Must Oppose the EU’s Proposal to Limit Linking and Censor the Internet (Of course they ended up voting in favor, BoingBoing)
EU Parliament Approves New Copyright Rules That Could Be ‘Catastrophic’ for the Internet (The Independent)
UIDAI’s Aadhaar Software Hacked, ID Database Compromised, Experts Confirm (Huffington Post)
Decentralized Microgridding Can Provide 90% of a Neighborhood’s Energy Needs, Study Finds (Interesting concept, MotherBoard)
U.S. News/Politics
Facebook’s Idea of ‘Fact-Checking’: Censoring Thinkprogress Because Conservative Site Told Them To (Think Progress)
ThinkProgress Censored By Facebook After Cheerleading Facebook Censorship (Caitlin Johnstone, Medium)
Border Official: Canadians Entering U.S. Risk Lifetime Ban for Marijuana Use (Epic stupidity, The Hill)
Bezos to Launch Network of Preschools: ‘The Child Will Be the Customer’ (Is Bezos creepy enough for you yet? The Hill)
Privatizing the U.S. Effort in Afghanistan Seemed a Bad Idea. Now It’s Even Worse. (The Washington Post)
Whole Foods Workers, Painting a Grim Future Under Amazon, Want to Unionize (Fast Company)
Foreign Affairs/WW3
Pompeo Guarantees Fail to Assuage Congress on Yemen War (Al-Monitor)
Three Things the Tehran Summit Exposed About Russia, Turkey, Iran ‘Alliance’ (Al-Monitor)
Please Write to Your MP Now Without Delay – War, Terrible War, May Be on the Way Again. (The Daily Mail)
Moscow Has Upped the Ante in Syria (Letter to Trump from Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, Consortium News)
A Few Items Related To Syria (Moon of Alabama)
Syria – Turkish Tantrum Delays Liberation Of Idleb (Moon of Alabama)
The Liberation of Idlib: Turkey Is in the Way, with Russia Slowing Down (Elijah J Magnier)
Dalai Lama Says ‘Europe Belongs to Europeans’ (AFP via Yahoo)
Sweden Wades Into Unknown Without Clear Path to Viable Coalition (Bloomberg)
Merkel Condemns Xenophobia, Neo-Nazis Following Violent Protests in Germany (Haaretz)
Italy’s 5-Star Denies Threatening Economy Minister over Budget (Reuters)
EU Parliament Pushes Hungary Sanctions over Orban Policies (Reuters)
GCHQ Data Collection Regime Violated Human Rights, Court Rules (The Guardian)
Economy/Finance/Crypto
Brent Reaches $80 a Barrel After Fall in U.S. Crude Stocks (Reuters)
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