Wednesday roundup
Civility 101: James Cromwell Says ‘There Will Be Blood’ if Dems Lose Midterms
If this is true, why hold elections?State-Backed Digital Currency Offers Nothing for Canadians
Is This Worse Than '68?
Moving The Goalposts: IPCC Secretly Redefines what ‘Climate’ means
Bolsonaro is not a fascist
Dad at McDonald's with kids shoots and kills masked gunman who opened fire
Why Halloween Is America’s Most Neighborhood-Nurturing Holiday
Hillary Clinton Drops Super Racist Comment During Event
Can you imagine any Republican getting away with this?The Misguided Rabbis of Twitter
“Calls to excommunicate pro-Trump Jews are not simply wrong. They’re poison.”Election predictions
Why polls probably aren't workingFeds Order Google To Hand Over A Load Of Innocent Americans' Locations
Not guilty, just in the wrong place at the wrong time. So much for the "right" of privacy.New Research Confirms We Got Cholesterol All Wrong
“The U.S. government has pushed a lot of bad nutrition advice over the years. Maybe it should stop advising us on what to eat.”Warmists and Skeptics Should Agree That This is The Real Scandal in Climate Science
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Friday roundup
DOJ let Russian lawyer into US before she met with Trump team
Something else about the 2016 election that traces straight back to the Obama administration. Gee, what are the chances?De Facto Federal Legislation of Cryptocurrency is Nigh
“An upcoming meeting of the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) is likely to change how law enforcement across the U.S. approaches bitcoin. Right now, the meeting is under the radar, but its fallout could soon make a pivotal debate flare on a state-by-state level.”Which Campaign Truly Colluded With Russia?
Many questions about Russian influence if people looked harder at the Obama administration and the Hillary Clinton campaign.The Basic Formula For Every Shocking Russia/Trump Revelation
Thirteen steps that the media has used every time so far.The crisis in America’s crime labs
No one person and no one agency has all the answers. No one is beyond criticism. No one is beyond question.Illinois' Fiscal Problems Won't Stay in Illinois
“Wisconsin's budget takes a $51 million hit as The Land of Lincoln tries to extract more revenue from its residents, including those who work or live elsewhere.”Jeff Sessions Wants More Mandatory Minimums, Less Justice
Mandatory miniumum sentences have seriously warped the justice system.Damning New Report Shows How Oakland Cops Covered Up Their Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Cops must be held accountable if they have powers. If proven true, this should result in immediate dismissal, arrest, and a fast trial.Trump Jr. Entrapped by Obama White House to Obtain FISA Warrant and Spy on Campaign
Very interesting, but it's mostly speculation.Kid Rock for Senate
I am not sure it's really happening or if it's a stunt. He'd be better than most of the serving Senators.Radical Dem Worked For Russian Lawyer Who Met With Trump, Jr.
Odd how Democrats have the most Russian connections, isn't it?Watching you
How The EU’s Data Grab Could Affect You
❝❝The EU is poised to grab personal data in a way that could impact people around the globe. Information is power; it is power over your life and almost always includes a raid upon your wealth. The control of information is particularly important to cryptocurrencies because, unlike cash, they leave a transaction trail that makes privacy more difficult and imperative. Without privacy, it is not clear how liberating bitcoin can be for the individual.
A headline in New Europe (June 12) captures the purpose of the upcoming data grab in the EU: “The office of the European Public Prosecutor [EPPO] promises a new era has dawned in the EU for fighting financial crime.” Financial crime refers to the movement of wealth upon which a government frowns. It includes wealth rescued from confiscatory areas like Greece and the purchase of ‘unapproved’ services like sex. Financial crimes that do not involve theft or fraud are simply people who take control of their own financial choices.
The New Europe article further explains, “Every year, at least 50 billion euros of revenues from VAT are lost for national budgets all over Europe through cross-border fraud.” Taxes. The article could not be clearer about the EPPO being a tax grab. The word “terrorism” may be thrown into every second sentence but, in this content, it is a synonym of “tax collection.” The EU states do not want money to flow over borders and away from their reach. And, since nothing flows quite so smoothly as cryptocurrency, it will be targeted.❞❞
— Wendy McElroy