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Date Sent: 2018-05-18
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Friday, May 18, 2018 |
Iran Looks To Bitcoin As Rial Tumbles
Brazilian Real Rout Returns Despite Hawkish Central Bank 'Hold' -- Putin's New Hyper-sonic Toy, Important Big Brother "Deep State" Update -- Dr. Joseph Mercola on cannabis and tumors. -- YouTube begins banning video channels for talking about CBD oil; -- Dutch High School Exam Features Bitcoin-Themed Questions -- Time to End Foreign Aid to Israel (and Everyone Else) -- Cohen Leaker Steps Forward: -- Steve Wozniak: Bitcoin And Blockchain Will Achieve Full Potential In A Decade -- US Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low: -- US Blocks UN Probe Into Gaza Deaths -- Trump Distances WH From Saboteur Bolton's 'Libya Model' Plan For NK, Scales Back Militar -- The Korea Story: Why Is the Media Getting It So Wrong? -- Trump's Plan for Iran: Put Terrorists in Charge -- Watch: Kilauea Summit Erupts "Explosively", Sending Plume Of Ash 30,000 Feet Into Sky -- Interview 1360 ?" New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato -- In South Africa White Farmers Reportedly Arm Themselves Amid New Murders,Attacks -- Stan Lee: Comic book legend, 95, sues old company for $1bn -- Tesla Will Need Over $10 Billion In New Capital By 2020: Goldman -- America's long-term challenge #2: the looming retirement crisis -- Leakers to NYT Confirm FBI Ran Spy Operation Against Trump Campaign -- U.S. Has Spent $2.8 Trillion on Terrorism Fight, Study Finds -- Utilities Are Lining Up Behind The Electric Vehicle Movement -- Jordan Peterson's Biblical Sacrifice and Hans Hoppe's Time Preference: -- Ebola Goes Urban: WHO Warns of "Potential for EXPLOSIVE INCREASE" -- Using a Greenhouse for Food Self-Sufficiency -- Putin's New Hyper-sonic Toy, Important Big Brother "Deep State" Update -- THE WIRED GUIDE TO ROBOTS -- South Korea wants to be mediator to North Korea and US: Official -- Michigan State agrees to pay $500M to settle Nassar claims --
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News Link • Bitcoin
Iran Looks To Bitcoin As Rial Tumbles
05-17-2018
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zerohedge.com By Michael Kern
Amid sanctions fears, Iranians have reportedly spent over $2.5 billion on cryptocurrencies to get their cash out of the country in a new form of digital capital flight.
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News Link • Brazil
Brazilian Real Rout Returns Despite Hawkish Central Bank 'Hold'
05-17-2018
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zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden
Brazil's central bank (BCB) surprised the market by foregoing a final rate cut overnight in what seemed like a hawkish effort to stem the tide of collapse in its currency. For a few brief minutes it worked... but the Real is no collapsing lower again
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Robert Lee
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News Link • We Are Change-What Really Happened
Putin's New Hyper-sonic Toy, Important Big Brother "Deep State" Update
05-18-2018
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Luke Rudkowski - We Are Change
In this video, Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange gives you the latest breaking news on The President of Russia's Vladimir Putin's new hypersonic toy, an important update on big brother and the deep state plus a lot more latest news that just happened.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
Dr. Joseph Mercola on cannabis and tumors.
05-18-2018
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lewrockwell.com By Dr. Mercola
Medical cannabis has a long history as a natural analgesic,1 and is now legal in 30 U.S. states,2,3 the majority of which allow limited use of medical marijuana under certain medical circumstances.
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
YouTube begins banning video channels for talking about CBD oil;
05-18-2018
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https://www.naturalnews.com, by: Mike Adams
YouTube begins banning video channels for talking about CBD oil; claims CBD oil "poses risk of serious physical harm or death"
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News Link • Sweden
Dutch High School Exam Features Bitcoin-Themed Questions
05-18-2018
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https://news.bitcoin.com
Mathematics questions pertaining to bitcoin have been included in recent high school matriculation examinations in the Netherlands. Approximately 200,000 Dutch students are estimated to have taken the OVW exam, a mandatory test for students seeking t
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Israel
Time to End Foreign Aid to Israel (and Everyone Else)
05-17-2018
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fff.org by Jacob G. Hornberger
Given the recent shooting of unarmed Palestinian protestors at the hands of Israeli soldiers, leaving 58 people killed and 2,700 injured, isn't it time for the American people to be asking the following question about the role of the federal govern
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Washington Leaks
Cohen Leaker Steps Forward:
05-17-2018
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zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden
"To Say That I Am Terrified Right Now Would Be An Understatement"
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Blockchain
Steve Wozniak: Bitcoin And Blockchain Will Achieve Full Potential In A Decade
05-17-2018
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zerohedge.com by Veronika Rinecker
Apple's co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak has commented positively about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in his opening speech at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump Distances WH From Saboteur Bolton's 'Libya Model' Plan For NK, Scales Back Militar
05-17-2018
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Prison Planet.com by Chris Menahan
President Trump is fighting back against John Bolton's attempt to sabotage his peace talks with North Korea.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iran
Trump's Plan for Iran: Put Terrorists in Charge
05-18-2018
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https://original.antiwar.com, by Ron Paul
Back in the 2008 presidential race, I explained to then-candidate Rudy Giuliani the concept of "blowback." Years of US meddling and military occupation of parts of the Middle East motivated a group of terrorists to carry out attacks against the U
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Hawaiian Islands
Watch: Kilauea Summit Erupts "Explosively", Sending Plume Of Ash 30,000 Feet Into Sky
05-17-2018
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https://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has erupted from its summit, shooting a dusty plume of ash about 30,000 feet into the sky.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
Interview 1360 â€" New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
05-18-2018
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https://www.corbettreport.com
Welcome back to New World Next Week â€" the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week:
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
In South Africa White Farmers Reportedly Arm Themselves Amid New Murders,Attacks
05-17-2018
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https://sputniknews.com
While the South African government is seeking to expropriate land from whites through a constitutional reform, the local opposition, civil rights activists and social media commentators have raised the alarm ...
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Lawsuits
Stan Lee: Comic book legend, 95, sues old company for $1bn
05-17-2018
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bbc.com
Stan Lee is suing the entertainment company he co-founded for $1bn (£742m), according to legal documents.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Tesla Will Need Over $10 Billion In New Capital By 2020: Goldman
05-17-2018
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zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden
Elon Musk may be certain that Tesla will not need to raise capital again, but this morning Goldman disagreed violently, and in a note by bank analyst David Tamberrino, it sees ...
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News Link • United States
America's long-term challenge #2: the looming retirement crisis
05-18-2018
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https://www.sovereignman.com
Last week, the financial services giant Northwestern Mutual released new data showing that 1 in 3 Americans has less than $5,000 in retirement savings.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • FBI
Leakers to NYT Confirm FBI Ran Spy Operation Against Trump Campaign
05-17-2018
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http://www.breitbart.com, Kristina Wong
Leakers to the New York Times confirmed in a story published on Wednesday that the FBI had run a spy operation on the Trump campaign that involved government informants, secret subpoenas, and possible wiretaps.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Ebola Goes Urban: WHO Warns of "Potential for EXPLOSIVE INCREASE"
05-18-2018
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https://www.theorganicprepper.com
Ebola is back, and in a "new phase." The deadly hemorrhagic fever is no longer confined to the remote regions of the Congo. On Wednesday, a man was diagnosed in Mbandaka, a city with a population of nearly 1.2 million people in Equateur Province,
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Prepping
Using a Greenhouse for Food Self-Sufficiency
05-18-2018
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https://www.theorganicprepper.com
This Greenhouse Invention from Purdue Could Help Address the Global Food Crisis
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • We Are Change-What Really Happened
Putin's New Hyper-sonic Toy, Important Big Brother "Deep State" Update
05-18-2018
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Luke Rudkowski - We Are Change
In this video, Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange gives you the latest breaking news on The President of Russia's Vladimir Putin's new hypersonic toy, an important update on big brother and the deep state plus a lot more latest news that just happened.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Korea/North Korea
South Korea wants to be mediator to North Korea and US: Official
05-18-2018
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https://www.cnbc.com
The comments come after Pyongyang on Wednesday threatened to pull out of the June 12 summit in Singapore with U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it might not attend if Washington continues to demand it unilaterally abandon its nuclear arsenal.
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News Link • Lawsuits
Michigan State agrees to pay $500M to settle Nassar claims
05-17-2018
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https://www.sfgate.com by David Eggert and Ed Whit
Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history, officials announced Wednesday.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Scientists develop the smallest, cheapest electronic nose for search and rescue
05-17-2018
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https://newatlas.com, James Holloway
Scientists from ETH Zurich have developed what they claim is the "smallest and cheapest" electronic nose for sniffing out people, designed with earthquake and avalanche rescue in mind.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Scientists believe alien life may exist in other universes after discovering a mysterious 'force
05-17-2018
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz
Alien life could be widespread across numerous other universes, scientists suggest.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Trump Administration
Giuliani: Mueller's Team Told Trump's Lawyers They 'Can't Indict A Sitting President
05-17-2018
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http://www.shtfplan.com, Mac Slavo
According to Rudy Giuliani, special counsel Robert Mueller's team has informed President Donald Trump's attorneys that they have come to the conclusion they cannot indict a sitting president, according to the President's lawyer.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) - Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures
05-18-2018
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https://www.youtube.com, Paramount Pictures
Some missions are not a choice. Watch the official trailer for Mission: Impossible - Fallout starring Tom Cruise. In theatres 7.27.18.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Oil
OPEC sees oil rally towards $80 as short-term spike, not supply-driven
05-18-2018
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https://www.reuters.com by Alex Lawler
OPEC sees oil's rally towards $80 a barrel as a short-term spike driven by geopolitics rather than any supply shortage, four OPEC delegates said, a sign the group is not rushing yet to rethink its supply-cutting agreement.
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News Link • Entertainment: Music
FM Radio faces Government switch-off as Digital listening passes 50% milestone
05-18-2018
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https://inews.co.uk by Adam Sherwin
Analogue radios could be consigned to the dustbin of history after figures showed that the majority of all UK radio listening was via digital devices for the first time.
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News Link • Lawsuits
The Boring Company Tunnel In LA Faces Local Lawsuits
05-18-2018
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https://insideevs.com by Steven Loveday
It appears as though local opinions surrounding Elon Musk's tunnel-digging project in Los Angeles are about to get a little less boring.
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News Link • Energy
This Guy Heated Bath Water With Bitcoin Mining and It Worked Too Well
05-18-2018
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https://motherboard.vice.com/ by Jordan Pearson
"Lee" used cryptocurrency mining ASICs to heat his bath, which turned the temperature up to 122 Fahrenheit.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Military
The Ruinously Expensive American Military
05-17-2018
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http://www.unz.com by Philip Giraldi
Pay and benefits are out of control
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