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

More Strangeness Surrounding Zuma
Ars Technica – The Zuma satellite appears lost—here’s what we know so far

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

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

One Hundred Billion Dollars!
CNBC – Jeff Bezos is now the richest of all time — sort of

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

Gates Seeks Financial Motivation for Doing Good
Bloomberg – Bill Gates Says Private Sector Can Profit From Public Health

Truly the Most Important Issue of Our Time
BBC – Did President Trump forget the words to the national anthem?

“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

Trump Actually Creates a New National Park
The Guardian – Trump signs bill to upgrade Martin Luther King’s birthplace to national historic park

Rockefeller Games
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/the-rockefellers-vs-exxon.html

OG Rockefeller Games
Washington Post – Rockefeller and the secret land deals that created Grand Teton National Park

THROWBACK – Okay, I Do Miss One Thing About Dubya
The Guardian – Bush calls on Israel to end occupation of Palestinian land

The Clinton Foundation Is In the Spotlight Again
New York Times – Amid Calls From Trump, F.B.I. Renews Questions Over Clinton Foundation

And So Is the Prodigal Son-In-Law
Wall Street Journal – SEC Looks Into Kushner Cos. Over Use of EB-5 Program for Immigrant Investors
Reuters – SEC probing Kushner Cos use of wealthy investor visas: WSJ
New York Times – Kushner’s Financial Ties to Israel Deepen Even With Mideast Diplomatic Role

The Ministry of Truth
The Guardian – Emmanuel Macron promises ban on fake news during elections

The Dow Jones Hits Record Highs, But Can It Last?
Fortune – Dow Jones Surpasses 25,000 for the First Time as Stocks Rally Despite Winter Storm

Still Stuck on Depression
Forbes – The Five Stages Of Not Owning Bitcoin Grief

Another Apollo Astronaut Passes – At Least John Young Got To Drive the Lunar Rover
CNN – John Young, ex-astronaut who walked on moon and commanded 1st shuttle flight, dies
The A.V.Club – R.I.P. astronaut John Young, the first man to get yelled at for smuggling a sandwich into space
NASA – Biographical Data

Crying Wolff? “Fire and Fury” May Be, Much Like the Infamous Tax Returns, Too Good To Be True
Washington Post – Michael Wolff’s unbelievable — sometimes literally — tell-all about the Trump administration

Like Sands Through An Hourglass
Reuters – Under fire, Bannon backs off explosive comments about Trump’s son

Looking Back on Last Year’s Executive Actions
The Intercept – Trump Administration Bricked on at Least Half of Its Executive Orders In 2017

For A Proud Social Democrat, Unquestionably Sanders
Politico – Which 2020 Democrat Won 2017?

Nine Years of Intelligence News
The Intercept – Snowden Archive —— The SIDtoday Files

Let’s Start With Why 2018 Will Be Amazing
Ars Technica – Here’s the spaceflight stuff we’re most anticipating in 2018

North Korea Extends An Olive Branch As Trump Preens
Reuters – North Korea agrees to talk to South after U.S.-South Korea postpone drills

Iranian Government Begins Pointing Fingers; Is There Any Truth In What They Say?
New York Times – Iran Lashes Out at Its Enemies, at Home and Abroad, Amid Protests

Saudi Arabia Looks On As Its Sparring Partner Stumbles
Wall Street Journal – Iranian Unrest Draws a Notable Silence From Rival Saudi Arabia

Even More Reform in the Kingdom
The Guardian – Saudi Aramco takes key step towards $2tn flotation

ISIS On The Run; Isn’t It Grand What We Can Accomplish When We Work Together?
Reuters – Syrian govt. presses Idlib offensive as people flee homes in the cold

Chappaqua Is Burning
Washington Post – Fire breaks out on Hillary and Bill Clinton’s property in Chappaqua, N.Y.

Trump and Bannon Trade Punches; Is It Real or An Act?
Reuters – Trump breaks with Bannon, says former White House aide ‘lost his mind’
New York Times – Trump Breaks With Bannon, Saying ‘He Has Lost is Mind’
CNN – Read Trump’s official statement about Steve Bannon

Nothing To See Here, Folks
Politico – Roy Moore accuser’s home burns down in possible arson

Sessions on Sessions: States’ Rights, Except When We Say So
Associated Press – Sessions terminates US policy that let legal pot flourish

Quick Reminder: Marijuana/Cannabis Is Still a Schedule I Drug, According To the Federal Government
Drug Enforcement Administration – Drug Schedules

Californian Killed in Mexico
San Diego Union-Tribune – Shooting of Imperial Beach official a ‘priority case,’ say Guerrero officials

Looks Like We’re Back to Sarah Palin’s “Drill Baby, Drill!”
New York Times – Trump Moves to Open Nearly All Offshore Waters to Drilling

Some States Prepare For a Fight
National Post – California has ample weapons to fight Trump on drilling

Time To Update Your Devices – Apple Users Must Wait
Reuters – Security flaws put virtually all phones, computers at risk
Ars Technica – Meltdown and Spectre: Here’s what Intel, Apple, Microsoft, others are doing about it
Reuters – How a researcher hacked his own computer and found ‘worst’ chip flaw

Replacements For Senators Jeff Sessions and Al Franken Sworn In
Time – Democratic lawmakers Doug Jones of Alabama and Tina Smith of Minnesota are sworn into the U.S. Senate

The Curious Case of Bridgewater Associates
Reuters – Executive at top hedge fund among Costa Rica crash victims

What Is Bridgewater?
New York Times – At World’s Largest Hedge Fund, Sex, Fear and Video Surveillance

A Belated New Years Post

The Opposing Philosophies of Teddy and Trump
National Park Service – Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation

Pot Prohibition Ends in California
Los Angeles Times – A ‘monumental moment’ for fully legal marijuana in California

Oil and Minerals Are Not the Only Economic Potential of Our Federal Lands
National Park Service – Visitor Spending Effects – Economic Contributions of National Park Visitor Spending

Saber-Rattling As Theater – North Korea May Be Ready To Talk
Reuters – North Korea’s Kim ‘open to dialogue’ with South Korea, will only use nukes if threatened

RPO and Cloverfield and Annihilation, Oh My!
BuzzFeed – Movies And TV Shows To Be Really Excited About In 2018

First They Came For The Socialists, and I Did Not Speak Out — Because I Was Not A Socialist
The Intercept – Facebook Says It Is Deleting Accounts At The Direction of The U.S. and Israeli Government

Is This Issue Not More Appropriately Addressed Through The CDC?
USA Today – President Trump fires council advising on HIV/AIDS

After A Year of Trump, A Throwback: These Are Not The Democrats You Are Looking For
Washington Post – Obama revealed: A moderate Republican

Government Oversight of Private Salaries: A Beta Test
Al Jazeera – Iceland becomes first country to legalise equal pay

Article’s Thesis: It’s Hard, So We Shouldn’t Try
Washington Post – Saudi Arabia is trying to contain the spread of Salafism. It won’t work.

Personal Drama Leads to Blood In the Streets
FOX News – Gunman in deadly Colorado deputy shooting identified as Iraq War vet with grudge against sheriff

The Politics of Mob Justice
FOX News – Hillary Clinton backer paid $500G to fund women accusing Trump of sexual misconduct before Election Day, report says

Your Fly is Open
CNN – State Dept. posts Huma Abedin emails found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop

Even A Broken Clock is Right Twice A Day