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Date Sent: 2016-12-23
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Friday, December 23, 2016 |
How to go supersonic without a boom -- Thousands of JFK Assassination Files To Be Released
Thanks to Oliver Stone, Thousands of JFK Assassination Files To Be Released -- Tesla Releases 2017 Supercharger Expansion Maps -- 12-23-16 -- Scott Horton - Tim Ball -- LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon EST -- Tesla Gigafactory Update and Drone Footage For December ?" video -- New Volkswagen I.D. Family Concept To Be Unveiled In Detroit ?" video teaser -- Trump extracts pledge from Boeing on Air Force One costs -- Russia And Japan Sign 23 Energy Agreements -- Trump's newest adviser wants to mine the moon -- US Military Returns Land to Japan, but Okinawa Isn't Celebrating -- Trump Talks to Military Leaders on Bringing Costs Down -- Is the SUPERVOLCANO Under Naples About to Blow? -- What's Inside the Secret Recipe for Scotch Magic Tape -- Man, 32, born without a hand undergoes 'world first' surgery to have a new limb attached -- China tycoon moves jobs to US, citing high taxes at home -- Are Hackers Planning to Bleed Your Bank Account? -- Durable Goods Orders Dive 4.6% Despite Huge Jump in Defense Orders -- Ankara Assassination Proves Crisis in Middle East Is Engulfing Turkey -- Pregnancy is brain structure mind altering for at least two years -- Bootstrapping space industry and a solar system wide civilization with Robots and 3D printing -- Trump's pick for the Office of Management and Budget questions why the government funds science -- China Yuan Depreciation and India demonetization drive up Bitcoin market and value -- California's birthrate falls to its lowest level on record -- Goldman Is Back on Top in the Trump Administration -- Trump names Kellyanne Conway as presidential counselor -- The Invisible Men not Seen by Government or Media -- Sex and marriage with robots: science fiction or new reality? -- The Greatest Gift For All -- Uber Bows Before California's Power and Parks Its Robo-Cars -- Employee Lawsuit Accuses Google of 'Spying Program' --
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News Link • American History
Thanks to Oliver Stone, Thousands of JFK Assassination Files To Be Released
12-22-2016
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LewRockwell.com
Next year, the US government will hit its 25-year deadline to release approximately 3,000 never-before-seen documents, and 34,000 previously redacted files relating to the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy.
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News Link • Transportation
Tesla Releases 2017 Supercharger Expansion Maps
12-23-2016
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http://insideevs.com, by Steven Loveday
Many people have pointed out as of late that the Supercharger maps found on Tesla's website didn't exactly depict the true state of the network.
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
12-23-16 -- Scott Horton - Tim Ball -- (VIDEO & MP3s LOADED)
Scott Horton (Scott Horton Radio) war drumbeat, recent terrorist attacks/false flags, Trump Update - Tim Ball (Author, Climatologist, Environmentalist) comes back on the show to talk about his recent testimony before Congress about Climate Change/Glo
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News Link • Energy
Tesla Gigafactory Update and Drone Footage For December â€" video
12-23-2016
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http://insideevs.com, by Mark Kane
It's time for another high definition, fly-over and update of Tesla's Gigafactory via Matthew Roberts.
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News Link • Transportation
New Volkswagen I.D. Family Concept To Be Unveiled In Detroit â€" video teaser
12-23-2016
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http://insideevs.com, by Mark Kane
Volkswagen has announced a new all-electric concept for the upcoming North American International Auto Show in Detroit for January.
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump extracts pledge from Boeing on Air Force One costs
12-23-2016
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http://www.reuters.com, By Melissa Fares
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump extracted a promise from Boeing Co's chief executive on Wednesday that the cost of replacing Air Force One would not exceed $4 billion, his latest move to use the bully pulpit to pressure companies to help advance hi
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News Link • Russia
Russia And Japan Sign 23 Energy Agreements
12-22-2016
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http://oilprice.com, By Oil & Gas 360
Russia and Japan deepened ties between the neighboring countries over the weekend as Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Japan.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump's newest adviser wants to mine the moon
12-22-2016
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popsci.com By Sarah Fecht
The addition of Charles Miller to the NASA "landing party" bodes well for private space companies
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News Link • Japan
US Military Returns Land to Japan, but Okinawa Isn't Celebrating
12-23-2016
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http://www.truth-out.org, By Jon Letman
When US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and top American military brass join Japanese officials for a much-anticipated land return ceremony on December 22 (Japan time), they will mark the largest handover of property by the United States in a generation.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Natural Disasters
Is the SUPERVOLCANO Under Naples About to Blow?
12-22-2016
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LewRockwell.com By Libby Plummer
Campi Flegrei crater shows signs of 'reawakening'
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
What's Inside the Secret Recipe for Scotch Magic Tape
12-22-2016
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Wired by Chelsea Leu
Maybe your ungrateful family doesn't value all the thought and care you put into wrapping gifts, but that Scotch tape you're using is the true underappreciated workhorse:
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Man, 32, born without a hand undergoes 'world first' surgery to have a new limb attached
12-22-2016
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Stephen Matthews
A man born without a hand has been given one from a deceased donor in what surgeons claim is a world first.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
China tycoon moves jobs to US, citing high taxes at home
12-22-2016
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https://www.yahoo.com, AFP
Shanghai (AFP) - A Chinese auto glass tycoon has caused a stir by shifting part of his empire to the United States and setting up a factory in Ohio, citing high taxes and soaring labour costs at home.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Are Hackers Planning to Bleed Your Bank Account?
12-22-2016
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LewRockwell.com by Mark Nestmann
While it wasn't widely publicized on this side of the pond, a hacker breach last month into Britain's Tesco Bank sent shockwaves throughout Europe, with the thieves managing to steal £2.5 million pounds (US$3.1 million).
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Durable Goods Orders Dive 4.6% Despite Huge Jump in Defense Orders
12-22-2016
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https://mishtalk.com, MishMoments
The Census Department Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders shows durable goods orders fell 4.6%. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 6.6 percent.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Russia
Ankara Assassination Proves Crisis in Middle East Is Engulfing Turkey
12-22-2016
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http://www.unz.com, Patrick Cockburn
The assassination of the Russian ambassador to Ankara by a 22-year-old riot policeman underlines the degree to which Turkey is being destabilised by the hatred and violence spreading from the wars in Syria.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Pregnancy is brain structure mind altering for at least two years
12-22-2016
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http://www.nextbigfuture.com
Scans of 25 first-time mums showed these structural brain changes lasted for at least two years after giving birth.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Bootstrapping space industry and a solar system wide civilization with Robots and 3D printing
12-22-2016
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http://www.nextbigfuture.com
Advances in robotics and additive manufacturing (3D printing) technologies are game-changing for space colonization.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump's pick for the Office of Management and Budget questions why the government funds science
12-22-2016
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popsci.com By Mary Beth Griggs
Holding the purse strings
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News Link • China
China Yuan Depreciation and India demonetization drive up Bitcoin market and value
12-22-2016
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http://www.nextbigfuture.com
The total value of all bitcoins in circulation hit a record high above $16 billion on Friday, as the web-based digital currency jumped 5 percent on the day to its highest levels in three years after more than doubling in price this year.
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News Link • Family
California's birthrate falls to its lowest level on record
12-22-2016
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http://www.latimes.com, Soumya Karlamangla
California's birthrate dropped to its lowest level ever in 2016, according to data released by the state's Department of Finance.
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News Link • Trump Administration
Goldman Is Back on Top in the Trump Administration
12-22-2016
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https://www.bloomberg.com, by Dakin Campbell
Politicians love to criticize the firm but run to it for capital-market expertise.
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump names Kellyanne Conway as presidential counselor
12-22-2016
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http://nypost.com, By Daniel Halper and Mark Moore
Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway will be joining the White House as counselor to the president, but the mom of four says there's no need to worry about her being able to juggle her domestic duties because she doesn't have the distractions
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News Link • Government
The Invisible Men not Seen by Government or Media
12-22-2016
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https://www.libertarianinstitute.org, By Craig Can
Note: This commentary was first published on Nov. 9, 2013, long before the so-called invisible white working man voted Donald Trump into office. I find upon a later reading that a lot of my writing is crap, but I think this piece is an exception and
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News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Sex and marriage with robots: science fiction or new reality?
12-22-2016
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phys.org by Ruth Holmes
Sex with robots is "just around the corner", an expert told a global conference in London this week featuring interactive sex toys and discussions on the ethics of relationships with humanoids.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Holidays
The Greatest Gift For All
12-22-2016
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http://www.paulcraigroberts.org, Paul Craig Robert
Dear Donors, thank you for your support in 2016.
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News Link • Transportation
Uber Bows Before California's Power and Parks Its Robo-Cars
12-22-2016
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Wired by Aarian Marshal
Uber's showdown with California regulators is over, and the regulators won. For now.
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News Link • Employee and Employer Relations
Employee Lawsuit Accuses Google of 'Spying Program'
12-22-2016
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https://www.theinformation.com, By Reed Albergott
A Google product manager is suing the company over its internal confidentiality policies, saying they breach California labor laws.
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News Link • Animals and Pets
WATCH: Colo the gorilla celebrates 60th birthday at Columbus Zoo
12-22-2016
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http://www.10tv.com
Colo, the first gorilla born in human care, oldest gorilla on record, and queen of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium turns 60 today -- and the zoo is not holding back on throwing a big birthday bash.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
'Mars Ice Home': Team Chips Away at Off-Earth House's Design
12-22-2016
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http://www.space.com, By Leonard David
The first pioneers on Mars may build their homes using the ice beneath their feet.
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News Link • Transportation
Metro's special inauguration SmarTrip cards won't feature Trump
12-22-2016
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http://wtop.com, By Jack Moore
Metro is now selling special-edition versions of its SmarTrip payment cards to commemorate the upcoming presidential inauguration.
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News Link • Obama Administration
White House's Report On AI And Economy Warns Of Increasing Inequality
12-22-2016
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https://www.technocracy.news, Devin Coldewey
Other than call for bigger government, this report is worthless. AI will never work for everybody, and millions of jobs for humans will be destroyed. ? TN Editor
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News Link • Government
U.S. Intelligence Pushes To Reshape Constitutional Privacy
12-22-2016
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https://www.technocracy.news, Joseph Menn
Technocrats have no use for privacy when it comes to social engineering, thus proving that U.S. Intel has gone rogue and is being run by Technocrats for Technocrats. ? TN Editor
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News Link • World News
UNESCO Complains Out-Of-Date Textbooks Not Pushing Sustainable Development
12-22-2016
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https://www.technocracy.news, UNESCO
The brainwashing isn't complete. According to UNESCO, so they area calling for massive updates in textbooks around the world. Common Core Education Standards are already up-to-date. ? TN Editor
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