Liberty Links 2/24/19

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Top Links

America’s 1% Hasn’t Had This Much Wealth Since Just Before the Great Depression (MarketWatch)

Americans Want a Less Aggressive Foreign Policy. It’s Time Lawmakers Listened to Them (Time)

Consumer Debt Hits $4 Trillion (CNBC)

House Launches Probe of U.S. Nuclear Plan in Saudi Arabia (Saudis with nukes — sounds like a great idea, BBC)

Supreme Court Delivers Unanimous Victory for Asset Forfeiture Challenge (Some good news for once, Reason)

Nest Secure Had a Secret Microphone, Can Now Be a Google Assistant (Google had a hidden mic in one of its products, CSO)

How CNN Led Facebook to Censor Pages of Russia-Backed Video Company and Manufactured News Story (Excellent read, ShadowProof)

USAID Mulls Proposal to Train Aid Workers as Special Forces (They aren’t even pretending anymore, Devex)

Under the Boot (A U.S. veteran’s critique of endless war, empire and Max Boot, The Baffler)

U.S. News/Politics

Sanders Campaign Says It Has Raised $6 Million in Its First Day (The Hill)

Six Thoughts On #Bernie2020 (Caitlin Johnstone, Medium)

Federal Prosecutors Broke Law in Jeffrey Epstein Case, Judge Rules (Miami Herald)

Lara Logan: Any Journalist Not Beating The Drum Giving The Same Talking Points “Pay The Price” (Real Clear Politics)

International News/Geopolitics 

Look at this tweet from Marco Rubio to see how sick and twisted U.S. leadership is.

The Trump Administration Reverses on a Major Strategic Blunder in Syria (Looks like Trump’s gonna leave 400 troops in Syria after all, The Washington Post)

Haiti in Disarray as Anti-Government Protests Lead to Prison Breakout (The Guardian)

Economy/Finance/Crypto

London Physical Gold Market Tight – Sharps Pixley Paying 99% To Bullion Sellers (Sharps Pixley)

Facebook Labelled ‘Digital Gangsters’ by Report on Fake News (The Guardian)

Half the Homes Listed Last Spring in NYC Didn’t Sell (Street Easy)

Warren Buffett Wants to Make an ‘Elephant-Sized’ Purchase, but Says ‘Prices Are Sky-High (CNBC)

Why China’s Bonds Are Defaulting at a Record Pace (Bloomberg)

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