Liberty Links 12/16/18 – Johnson & Johnson Knew for Decades That Asbestos Lurked in Its Baby Powder

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Liberty Links 12/9/18

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Liberty Links 11/18/18

Although I haven’t been able to read all that much over the past couple of weeks given the new baby, here’s an abbreviated version of Liberty Links highlighting some of the stuff I was able to get to. As always, if you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or … Read more

Liberty Links 11/3/18 – Taleb Says World Is More Fragile Today Than in 2007

As always, if you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit the Support Page. Top Links Taleb Says World Is More Fragile Today Than in 2007 (Must watch, YouTube) Pentagon Wants to Predict Anti-Trump Protests Using Social Media Surveillance (Motherboard) The Yemen War Death Toll Is Five Times Higher Than … Read more

Liberty Links 10/27/18 – The Tragedy of Saudi Arabia’s Yemen War

As always, if you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit the Support Page. Top Links The Tragedy of Saudi Arabia’s Yemen War (Gut wrenching article on Yemen’s starving children, The New York Times) Saudis’ Image Makers: A Troll Army and a Twitter Insider (Very good article. Saudi government trolls … Read more

Liberty Links 10/20/18 – Saudi Account of Khashoggi Killing Is Widely Denounced

As always, if you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit the Support Page. Top Links Saudi Account of Khashoggi Killing Is Widely Denounced (Three weeks and this is the best lie they could come up with? NBC) Mueller Report PSA: Prepare for Disappointment (Shocked, shocked I tell you, Politico) … Read more

Liberty Links 10/14/18 – Turks Tell U.S. Officials They Have Audio and Video Recordings That Support Conclusion Khashoggi Was Killed

As always, if you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit the Support Page. Top Links Turks Tell U.S. Officials They Have Audio and Video Recordings That Support Conclusion Khashoggi Was Killed (The Washington Post) The Saudi Lobby Juggernaut (Must read article on Saudi bribery in the U.S., TomDispatch) Jamie … Read more

Liberty Links 10/6/18 – The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies

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Liberty Links 9/29/18 – Big Tech Is Appealing to Congress to Get Around California’s New Online Privacy Law

As always, if you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit the Support Page. Top Links Big Tech Is Appealing to Congress to Help Get Around California’s New Online Privacy Law (Another reason we need to strongly support states rights, The Intercept) Trump’s Phony Anti-Globalism Should Fool No-One (Michael Tracey, Spectator … Read more

Liberty Links 9/22/18 – Former Raytheon Lobbyist Pushed Mike Pompeo to Support Yemen War for Arms Sales

As always, if you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit the Support Page. Top Links State Department Team Led by Former Raytheon Lobbyist Pushed Mike Pompeo to Support Yemen War Because of Arms Sales (Despicable doesn’t even begin to describe this, The Intercept) Pompeo Threatens Iran: ‘They’re Going to … Read more