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Johnson & Johnson Knew for Decades That Asbestos Lurked in Its Baby Powder (Reuters)
Every Moment of Every Day, Mobile Phone Apps Collect Detailed Location Data. (Totally out of control, The New York Times)
Australia’s Horrific New Encryption Law Likely to Obliterate Its Tech Scene (The Next Web)
Amazon’s Disturbing Plan to Add Face Surveillance to Your Front Door (ALCU)
Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism (Mycelium) (This is one of the most enjoyable and informative articles I’ve read all year, by Brandon Quittem)
Joe Rogan Experience #1035 – Paul Stamets (If you liked the above article, you’ll love this, YouTube)
U.S. News/Politics
Sen. James Inhofe Bought Defense Stock Days After Pushing for Record Pentagon Spending—Then Dumped It When Asked About It (The Daily Beast)
Comcast Rejected by Small Town—Residents Vote for Municipal Fiber Instead (ArsTechnica)
Blacking Out the Yellow Vests on Cable News: Corporate Media Doing its Job (CounterPunch)
China’s ZTE Taps Joe Lieberman for D.C. Damage Control (Politico)
“For 25 Years I was a Pro-Homework Teacher” (LetGrow)
International News/Geopolitics
Senate Votes to End Aid for Yemen Fight Over Khashoggi Killing and Saudis’ War Aims (Is Congress finally going to show up? The New York Times)
Senate Votes to Condemn Saudi Crown Prince for Khashoggi Killing, End Support for Yemen War (The Washington Post)
House GOP Blocks Lawmakers from Forcing Yemen War Votes for Rest of Year (Characteristically despicable, The Hill)
The Latest: Official IDs Canadian Missing in China (AP)
What’s Really Behind France’s Yellow Vest Protest? (The Nation)
To Quell Unrest, France’s Macron Speeds up Tax Cuts but Vows No U-Turn (Reuters)
British Security Service Infiltration, the Integrity Initiative and the Institute for Statecraft (Truth is often stranger than fiction, Craig Murray)
Economy/Finance/Crypto
JP Morgan Faces Potential Class Action Lawsuit After Guilty Pleas by a Former Metals Trader (Paying close attention to this, CNBC)
Yellen Warns of Another Potential Financial Crisis: ‘Gigantic Holes in the System’ (CNBC)
Fed Net Worth Turns Negative Following Record $66BN In Paper Losses (Zerohedge)
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