If you appreciate our work, and want to contribute to genuine, independent media, consider visiting our Support Page. Must Reads Formerly Imprisoned Journalist Barrett Brown Taken Back Into Custody Before PBS Interview (A total disgrace, The Intercept) The Media Bubble Is Worse Than You Think (Politico) Man ‘Sentenced to Death for Atheism’ in Saudi Arabia (If the U.S. wants to bomb countries for human rights abuses…The Independent) … Read more
Last week, I wrote a post titled, What Can an Overhyped Silicon Valley Juice Company Tell Us About the U.S. Economy. Here’s how I ended the piece: Finally, and perhaps most concerning, look at a couple of the entities that helped fund Juciero to the tune of $120 million: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Alphabet Inc. (the parent … Read more
In light of World War 3, links will be short today. If you appreciate our work, and want to contribute to genuine, independent media, consider visiting our Support Page. Five Top Papers Run 18 Opinion Pieces Praising Syria Strikes–Zero Are Critical (Media is nothing more than propaganda, FAIR) Google to Display Fact-Checking Labels to Show if News is True or … Read more
If you appreciate our work, and want to contribute to genuine, independent media, consider visiting our Support Page. Must Reads Devin Nunes and the Tragedy of the Russia Inquiry (Bloomberg) How Obama’s White House Weaponized Media Against Trump (The Hill) The Young Turks Really, Really Don’t Want You to Compare Them to Breitbart (TYT have made some great hires lately, … Read more
If you appreciate our work, and want to contribute to genuine, independent media, consider visiting our Support Page. A couple of weeks ago, I was the victim of a well planned, very aggressive hack. I shared my story to warn others: Hackers Stole My Phone Number – A Personal Story Must Reads A Fork in the Road (Important article by Vinny … Read more
On March 3rd, at approximately 9pm, hackers stole my phone number. I didn’t become aware of this until a little more than 24 hours later, but hacking attempts on my other accounts began right away. Prior to this nightmarish experience, I had never heard of this happening to anyone else; however, in the days that followed … Read more
If you appreciate our work, and want to contribute to genuine, independent media, consider visiting our Support Page. New Interview: I have a little bonus this week, an interview entirely about Bitcoin with Adam Meister. Adam has a daily show covering the latest in the cryptocurrency world, and it was a very fun and different experience chatting with him. Enjoy: Bitcoin talk with Michael Krieger of … Read more
If you appreciate our work, and want to contribute to genuine, independent media, consider visiting our Support Page. Must Reads Democratic Party Favorable Rating (Incredible collapse despite Trump and for good reason, Huffington Post) Obama and the Perez Election — Are the Democrats Trying to Fail? (Excellent and explains much of the above, Naked Capitalism) After the Fumble (Good article on … Read more
I see many economists and entrepreneurs as opponents even if that is not the intention of the economists. Academic economists are most needed by those who have power and want to keep it. Multinational corporations, banks, and governments. The last thing those entities want is disruption, their principal and interlocking goals are stabilization and optimization … Read more
The historical space available for Americans to engage in public protest has been declining for many years, and is a topic I covered on several occasions during the Obama administration. For instance in the post, The War on Free Speech – U.S. Department of Justice Subpoenas Reason.com Over Comment Section, I noted: Readers of Liberty Blitzkrieg … Read more