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News – January 21, 2018

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This Is How Democracy Works, Right? Law and Order.
Politico – NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve
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Apple To Bring Back Cash Saved Through Tax Avoidance. Will Get Tax Break To Do So. Law and Order.
CNBC – Apple announces plans to repatriate billions in overseas cash, says it will contribute $350 billion to the US economy over the next 5 years
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None of This Will Matter If NASA’s Funding and Directives Remain Lackluster
Reuters – U.S. tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on Mars
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Sweden to Publish Cold War Propaganda
CNN – Sweden to publish leaflets warning citizens over potential war
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Vice President Pence, Ambassador For Christian America
Agence France Presse – Pence meets Sisi on Mideast tour amid Arab anger over Jerusalem
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The Division of Powers is Tested, Yet Again
Fox News – Northern California police refuse to cooperate in upcoming ICE raids: report
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Speaking of Division in California
USA Today – New California declares ‘independence’ from California in bid to become 51st state
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Thirteenth Amendment, Section 1: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
The Intercept – Florida Prisoners Prepare to Strike, Demanding an End to Unpaid Labor and Brutal Conditions
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Now We’re Arresting People Who Are Here Legally. Law and Order.
Daily Mail – Doctor who fled Poland with his family 40 years ago for a ‘better life’ in the US is arrested by ICE agents and could be deported back to the country he left as a THREE-year-old
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Entire Congress Abdicates Duty; President Blames One Party
The Hill – New Trump ad calls Democrats ‘complicit’ in all murders by illegal immigrants
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Radical, Dude! It’s Like I Can Do Like You Know Whatever.
Vox – Trump official says it’s “kind of cool” to be in charge of the government shutdown
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There Is Still A Pinch of Honor Left in D.C.
Hawaii News Now – 2 Hawaii congresswomen decline pay for duration of government shutdown
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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Washington Post – President Trump has made more than 2,000 false or misleading claims over 355 days
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Oh, Doug Jones

THROWBACK: The Cannibalism of Our Ambulance Services is Still Ongoing
New York Times – When You Dial 911 and Wall Street Answers
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News – January 19, 2018

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Infrastructure Investment and Social Programs Are Too Expensive, but No-Bid Military Contracts Aren’t
Wall Street Journal – Republicans Want Bigger Increase for Military Spending in Budget Talks
The Hill – Ryan: Budget fights have pushed military ‘past the breaking point’
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A Future To Believe In
The Guardian – Let’s wrench power back from the billionaires
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From Chemistry to Fashion, The Story of Vinalon Has It All
Reuters – The Fabulous Story Of North Korea’s Fabric Made Of Stone
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Gerrymandering Under Fire? Governor Elbridge Gerry Is Spinning In His Grave.
Reuters – Pennsylvania court could order new congressional map before 2018 midterms
Washington Post – Supreme Court takes on Texas gerrymandering case, will look at Internet sales tax
New York Times – North Carolina Is Ordered to Redraw Its Congressional Map
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NASA Shakes Up the Roster, Won’t Explain Why
BBC – Nasa removes US astronaut from ISS mission
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20 Cities Left Genuflecting Before Amazon
CNN – Amazon picks 20 finalists for its second headquarters
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A Darkly Humorous Take (Satire)
Clickhole – Jeff Bezos Just Tossed A Nail-Studded Baseball Bat On The Floor Between The Mayors Of Pittsburgh And Kansas City And Asked Who Really Wants The Second Amazon HQ
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When Does “Russia” Become A Catchall For All Russians?
McClatchy – FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump
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A Tale of a Failed Assassination
The Guardian – ‘Damn … I missed’: the incredible story of the day the Queen was nearly shot
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To Wield Power Over Others Is A Privilege, Not A Blank Check
New York Times – One After Another, Athletes Face Larry Nassar and Recount Sexual Abuse
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An Interesting Piece, But the Author Needs to Familiarize Themselves with Base Load
Vox – In Colorado, a glimpse of renewable energy’s insanely cheap future
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If Only They Would Mine Without Destroying National Treasures and Poisoning the Water and Land…
New York Times – Uranium Miners Pushed Hard for a Comeback. They Got Their Wish.
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Cancer, Broken Leg, Spina Bifida? Get A Job, Slacker.
Associated Press – Medicaid work mandate will create uncertainty in some states
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Scandal in Silicon Valley! Who Could Have Seen This Coming?
Vanity Fair – “Oh My God, This Is So F—ed Up”: Inside Silicon Valley’s Secretive, Orgiastic Dark Side
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KFC Is In the Game
Financial Post – No joke: KFC Canada starts accepting Bitcoin for a bucket of chicken, immediately sells out
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News – January 15, 2018

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Universal Basic Income Mini-Trials
Business Insider – Basic income experts predict an important milestone for free money in 2018
The Guardian – Money for nothing: is Finland’s universal basic income trial too good to be true?
Business Insider – One of the biggest VCs in Silicon Valley is launching an experiment that will give 3,000 people free money until 2022
Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services – Ontario Basic Income Pilot
Spiegel Online – Free Money
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Your Car, Your Phone, Your Bluetooth Toothbrush
Washington Post – Big Brother on wheels: Why your car company may know more about you than your spouse.
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Merkel’s Coalition Still in Choppy Waters (Use Chrome Browser to Translate)
Spiegel Online – Berlin SPD votes against grand coalition
SPD-Chef Martin Schulz in Dortmund

Oh Uncle Joe
Los Angeles Times – To millennials who think they have it tough: ‘Give me a break,’ Biden says
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The Student Becomes the Master
The Intercept – Centrist Dems Launch Smear Campaign Against Young Trans Woman, All to Keep an Old Straight White Man in Power
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REPEAT: The #Resistance Quietly Votes to Expand Trump’s Spying Powers
NBC News – Democrats just handed Trump more domestic surveillance powers. They should know better.
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You Know What’s Better Than Universal Health Care? Even More Class-Stratified Health Care!
The Hill – Five things to know about Medicaid work requirements
New York Times – To Get Medicaid in Kentucky, Many Will Have to Work. Advocates for the Poor Say They Will Sue.
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Meet the New Boss
Reuters – CVS plans to keep Aetna’s headquarters in Connecticut
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A Little Adrenaline in Hawaii
Reuters – Ballistic missile warning sent in error by Hawaii authorities
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Trump, McAuliffe, and Miller; Politics Makes for Strange Bedfellows
Politico – McAuliffe: Trump should ‘forget Stephen Miller’ on Dreamers deal

“[E]xcept as a punishment for crime”
The Intercept – ACLU Says New Jersey Prisons’ Banning of “The New Jim Crow” Is Unconstitutional
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No Charges Connected to Russia?
The Hill – Mueller requests trial date for Manafort, Gates
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Regardless of What Anyone Says, You Can Create Jobs In Any Industry With Enough Intelligent Investment
Washington Post – California proves Trump wrong
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News – January 11, 2018

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Hooray, Bipartisanship!
Wired – Congress Renews Warrantless Surveillance-And Makes It Even Worse
The Intercept – The Same Democrats Who Denounce Donald Trump as a Lawless, Treasonous Authoritarian Just Voted to Give Him Vast Warrantless Spying Powers

To Overcome Toxic Gerrymandering, We Require Non-Partisan Redistricting Parameters and Organizations
New York Times – North Carolina Is Ordered to Redraw Its Congressional Map
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“No cigarette company has done anything like this before. You might wonder if we really mean it.”
USA Today – Philip Morris says its New Year’s resolution is to give up cigarettes
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The Crown Prince Continues His Crackdown
Reuters – Eleven Saudi princes detained following protest over utility bills
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What Will the Western Response Be?
Reuters – Arab League to lobby U.N. to recognize Palestinian state
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In Search of A Little Adrenaline?
CNN – World’s longest glass bridge opens in Hebei, China
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SpaceX Teases Falcon Heavy Test Amid Zuma Controversy
WKMG News 6 – Test fire of SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket moves to Saturday
Los Angeles Times – The Falcon Heavy rocket will be one of SpaceX’s biggest tests yet
Fortune – Big SpaceX Customer Blames Northrop Grumman for Loss of Secret ‘Zuma’ Military Satellite
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And Here I Thought It Was Those Pesky Taxes and Regulations That Kept Companies from Investing and Paying Better
Los Angeles Times – Pfizer, pocketing a big tax cut from Trump, will end investment in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s research
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Jeff Sessions Won’t Appreciate This
Burlington Free Press – Vermont Senate gives final OK to marijuana bill, governor’s desk next
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Amazon Now Takes Food Stamps
USA Today – Amazon tests food stamps, another breach of Wal-Mart territory
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If Jeff Really Wants to Help, He Can Try Fighting For Universal Education
Time – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Just Gave $33 Million to a Scholarship Fund for ‘Dreamers’
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Black Mirror Continues Holding Up A Reflection of the Recesses of Our Souls
The Intercept – “Black Mirror” Reveals Our Fear of Robots and Algorithms We Can’t Control
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Trump Open To Talking With Kim Jong Un (All Those Twitter Repartees Weren’t Talking?)
FOX News – Trump says he ‘probably’ has ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong Un
Wall Street Journal – Donald Trump Signals Openness to North Korea Diplomacy in Interview
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State Department and FBI At Odds
Associated Press – Tillerson tells AP Cuba still risky; FBI doubts sonic attack
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News – January 9, 2018

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Late Post

Earthquake Off the Coast of Honduras
AccuWeather – BREAKING: 7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes the Caribbean Sea, tsunami threat diminishes
CNN – Tsunami threat passes after strong earthquake off Central America
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More Strangeness Surrounding Zuma
Ars Technica – The Zuma satellite appears lost—here’s what we know so far
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The Battle For Net Neutrality Is Not Over Yet
The Hill – Senate bill to reverse net neutrality repeal gains 30th co-sponsor, ensuring floor vote
CNN – States propose bills to preserve net neutrality
Ars Technica – GOP senator says she’ll vote to restore net neutrality rules
GOP Tax-Cut Plan Heads to Senate Floor for Vote Likely This Week

Trump Wades Into the Global Swamp
New York Times – Trump Plans to Attend the World Economic Forum in Davos
Washington Post – Trump to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland, a gathering synonymous with wealth and power
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One Hundred Billion Dollars!
CNBC – Jeff Bezos is now the richest of all time — sort of
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Is This Irony?
The Columbus Dispatch – Amazon makes list of large companies with workers receiving food stamps
Los Angeles Times – Amazon offers discount on Prime for people on food stamps
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Gates Seeks Financial Motivation for Doing Good
Bloomberg – Bill Gates Says Private Sector Can Profit From Public Health
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Truly the Most Important Issue of Our Time
BBC – Did President Trump forget the words to the national anthem?
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“Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house[?]”
NBC Chicago – Elgin Man Told to Stop ‘Slumber Parties’ for Homeless During Cold, He Says
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Trump Actually Creates a New National Park
The Guardian – Trump signs bill to upgrade Martin Luther King’s birthplace to national historic park
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Rockefeller Games
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/the-rockefellers-vs-exxon.html
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OG Rockefeller Games
Washington Post – Rockefeller and the secret land deals that created Grand Teton National Park
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THROWBACK – Okay, I Do Miss One Thing About Dubya
The Guardian – Bush calls on Israel to end occupation of Palestinian land
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