From time to time, I think it’s necessary and healthy to take a step back and reflect on what you’re doing and why. I recently did that with regard to my work and website. When I quit my job on Wall Street nearly a decade ago, I had no idea how life would unfold. I … Read more
If you appreciate my work and want to support independent content creators, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit the Support Page. Top Links Do You Believe in the Deep State Now? (The American Conservative) Senate Has Uncovered No Direct Evidence of Conspiracy Between Trump Campaign and Russia (You don’t say…NBC) U.S. National Debt Soars to a Record $22 … Read more
As always, if you appreciate my work and want to support independent content creators, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit the Support Page. 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 … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
The deal those bankers cooked up was to save the banks from capitalism. – From Matt Taibbi’s recent piece: Ten Years After the Crash, We’ve Learned Nothing While Google executives still attempt to portray themselves as scrappy, enlightened, countercultural tech luminaries, their reaction to Donald Trump’s victory in a recently leaked internal video leaves you wondering … Read more
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 Trump Agrees to an Indefinite Military Effort and New Diplomatic Push in Syria, U.S. Officials Say (This would be very bad, The Washington Post) ‘Five Eyes’ Governments Call on Tech Giants to Build Encryption … Read more