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Date Sent: 2018-08-19
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Sunday, August 19, 2018 |
Breakthrough to safer solid state batteries with double the performance
Demise of print newspapers may have far-reaching consequences for communities and the nation -- Exclusive: U.S. government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger - sources -- Miss America Cara Mund slams pageant, Gretchen Carlson: They 'silenced me, reduced me' -- Facebook Censored Me -- Afghanistan. Graveyard Of Empires -- The Last Gasp of a Dying Man -- Shadow Ban: PragerU Reveals Immediate 99.9999% Drop in Facebook Reach -- $15 million for 100 qubit trapped ion quantum computer project -- SEC subpoenas Tesla about privitization but Cornell Law Prof thinks Elon is safe from SEC -- Doug Casey on the Alex Jones Ban -- First Nanotubes, then Graphene and now new form of carbon schwarzites -- Rand Paul: 'Crazy' Brennan Has Called For Death Penalty For President Trump -- Trump says he may revoke another security clearance 'very quickly' -- Trump Blasts Social Media 'Censorship'... -- Academics have controversial proposal for a tax to fund incentives for larger Chinese families -- Trump Cancels Military Parade, Blames DC Officials -- The NYT v. Trump on Russiagate -- The Revelations of Q and the Anons -- ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro: Network won't show national anthem on 'Monday Night Football' -- Authorities Destroy New Mexico Compound Where Islamists Trained Kids to Carry Out School Shootings -- Video: 'Come and Take It' Girl Changes All Apple Store Devices to Show Infowars.com... -- Bill Maher criticizes social media bans: 'Alex Jones gets to speak' -- Saudi Arabia tests Japan-inspired 'nap pods' for hajj -- Researchers calculate that sound has negative mass and negative gravity -- Why Do Some Libertarians Support Social Security? -- Shed No Tears Over Kofi Annan's Passing -- Torture and Abuse in America's Global Gulag -- US Prison Inmates to Strike for Humane Reforms -- Watch the 21 PragerU Videos That YouTube Is Censoring --
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Breakthrough to safer solid state batteries with double the performance
08-19-2018
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https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by brian wang
The University of Michigan has a made a breakthrough towards a ceramic, solid-state electrolyte which could enable lithium-ion batteries with twice the energy performance.
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News Link • Media: Print
Demise of print newspapers may have far-reaching consequences for communities and the nation
08-19-2018
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http://thehill.com, by RICHARD BENEDETTO
For those of us who still love getting our news from newspapers, those inky, crinkly, thin sheets of wood pulp you hold in your hands and read, these indeed are sad times.
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
Exclusive: U.S. government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger - sources
08-19-2018
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https://www.reuters.com, by Dan Levine/Joseph Menn
The U.S. government is trying to force Facebook Inc (FB.O) to break the encryption in its popular Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect's voice conversations in a criminal probe, three people briefed on the case said, resurrectin
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News Link • United States
Miss America Cara Mund slams pageant, Gretchen Carlson: They 'silenced me, reduced me'
08-19-2018
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https://www.usatoday.com, by Carly Mallenbaum
In a twist of irony, the most recent Miss America winner is accusing the Miss America Organization â€" one that's recently taken public steps in the name of female-empowerment â€" of bullying and silencing her.
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News Link • Afghanistan
Afghanistan. Graveyard Of Empires
08-19-2018
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https://www.lewrockwell.com, by Eric Margolis
After 17 bloody years, the longest war in US history continues without relent or purpose in Afghanistan.
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
Shadow Ban: PragerU Reveals Immediate 99.9999% Drop in Facebook Reach
08-19-2018
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https://www.breitbart.com, by LUCAS NOLAN
Conservative non-profit group PragerU appears to be facing Facebook censorship, as many recent posts from group are suffering from a 99.9999 percent drop in engagement based on Facebook's own dashboard. The Social Media Masters of the Universe also
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News Link • SEC-Securities Exchange Commission
SEC subpoenas Tesla about privitization but Cornell Law Prof thinks Elon is safe from SEC
08-19-2018
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https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by brian wang
The SEC has sent subpoenas to Tesla regarding its privatization plans and Musk's statement to determine whether the billionaire inventor intentionally misled investors.
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News Link • Censorship
Doug Casey on the Alex Jones Ban
08-19-2018
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https://www.lewrockwell.com, by Doug Casey
Justin's note: In today's Conversations With Casey, Doug Casey and I discuss one of today's biggest stories--the Alex Jones media ban.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
First Nanotubes, then Graphene and now new form of carbon schwarzites
08-19-2018
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https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by brian wang
UC Berkeley chemists have proved that three carbon structures recently created by scientists in South Korea and Japan are in fact the long-sought schwarzites, which researchers predict will have unique electrical and storage properties like those now
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump says he may revoke another security clearance 'very quickly'
08-19-2018
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https://www.yahoo.com, by Dylan Stableford
President Trump on Friday said he is close to revoking the security clearance of a current Justice Department employee who had been in contact with the author of the controversial dossier alleging ties between Trump and Russia.
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News Link • China
Academics have controversial proposal for a tax to fund incentives for larger Chinese families
08-19-2018
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https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by brian wang
Academics proposed a tax on all working adults aged under 40 in China and the money would go to a Reproduction Fund to reward families who have more than one child.
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News Link • Entertainment: Sports
ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro: Network won't show national anthem on 'Monday Night Football'
08-19-2018
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https://www.usatoday.com, by Tom Schad
New ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro told reporters Friday that the network does not plan to televise the national anthem as part of its Monday Night Football broadcasts this season.
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News Link • Censorship
Video: 'Come and Take It' Girl Changes All Apple Store Devices to Show Infowars.com...
08-19-2018
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by Paul Joseph Watson
Video: 'Come and Take It' Girl Changes All Apple Store Devices to Show Infowars.com to Protest Censorship
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
Bill Maher criticizes social media bans: 'Alex Jones gets to speak'
08-19-2018
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http://thehill.com, by JACQUELINE THOMSEN
HBO talk-show host Bill Maher spoke out in defense of controversial right-wing host Alex Jones after Jones was suspended from several social media platforms, saying that everyone has a right to free speech.
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News Link • Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia tests Japan-inspired 'nap pods' for hajj
08-19-2018
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https://www.timesofisrael.com, by SHATHA YAISH
Free sleep capsules, smartphone apps are among new technologies the kingdom has rolled out for this year's 'smart' pilgrimage to Mecca
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Researchers calculate that sound has negative mass and negative gravity
08-19-2018
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https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by brian wang
Researchers claim sound waves do carry mass â€" gravitational mass. This implies that a sound wave not only is affected by gravity but also generates a tiny gravitational field. Our findings are valid for non-relativistic media as well, and could hav
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
Why Do Some Libertarians Support Social Security?
08-19-2018
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https://www.lewrockwell.com,by Jacob G. Hornberger
For the life of me, I cannot understand why some libertarians support Social Security. Why do they call for fixing and reforming it instead of abolishing it?
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News Link • Censorship
Watch the 21 PragerU Videos That YouTube Is Censoring
08-18-2018
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https://www.dailysignal.com by Rachel del Guidice
YouTube is currently restricting 21 educational videos from PragerU, a conservative advocacy organization
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News Link • Currencies
How To Un-F*ck The Crypto Markets
08-18-2018
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
The crypto markets are currently f*cked. Between the consistent manipulation they face, as well as specific issues per individual major exchanges like Coinbase Pro, Binance, and Bittrex, there is a lot to be concerned about when making even the simpl
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News Link • Self-Help: Rational Living
Make Men Masculine Again
08-18-2018
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https://www.prageru.com by Allie Stuckey
Rape, murder, war â€" all have one thing in common: Men. The solution seems simple: make men less toxic â€" make men less masculine. In this video, Allie Stuckey, Host of "Allie" on CRTV & "Relatable" podcast, explains why demonizing masculinity is n
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News Link • Future Predictions
Nomi Prins: Your Should Fear The Emerging Market Debt Bubble
08-18-2018
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Global debt has ballooned since the financial crisis as central banks have distorted markets and fueled debt bubbles in particular.
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News Link • Russia
Trade War May Push China To Russian Energy
08-18-2018
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Although China has backpedaled on proposed tariffs on U.S. crude imports, the move is indicative of its need to diversify sources and steps may now be taken to enable China to play the oil card in the future â€" including imports from Iran despite sa
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News Link • Washington Leaks
'Too Big to Fail': RussiaGate One Year After VIPS Showed a Leak, Not a Hack
08-18-2018
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https://russia-insider.com by Patrick Lawrence
One year later, the VIPS memo contending that the DNC emails were leaked and not hacked has yet to be successfully challenged. Meanwhile, the country sinks deeper into the morass of the new McCarthyism.
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News Link • Trump Administration
The 2nd Special Counsel, Assange, & The 'Free' Press
08-18-2018
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Two thirds of Americans want the Mueller investigation (inquisition, someone called it) over by the midterm elections.
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News Link • Censorship
This Week Showed Internet Censorship Is As Much A Threat To The Left As The Right
08-18-2018
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
The banning of right wing controversialist Alex Jones from multiple social media platforms last week was a cause of celebration for many liberals, but should those on the left really be so complacent about creeping censorship?
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News Link • Censorship
Twitter Bans Anti-War Activist Caitlin Johnstone For "Abusing" John McCain
08-18-2018
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
UPDATE: It looks like the suspension was lifted just after I hit publish on this. A lot of my fans and even a few haters made a big noise in objection to Twitter's actions, and it worked! As we discussed recently, the plutocratic manipulators work
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News Link • Energy
Pace Of Battery Development May Leave Latest Tech In The Dust
08-18-2018
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https://insideevs.com BY DOMENICK YONEY
To the victors go the spoils
We hear about improvements in battery technology pretty regularly, and no wonder. With the potential for a superior chemistry to result in billions of dollars of revenue, teams around the world -- in commercial enterpri
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News Link • Italy
Looks Like Italian Default Is Back On The Menu
08-18-2018
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was right to call out the EU over the failure of the bridge in Genoa this week. It was an act of cheap political grandstanding but one that ultimately rings very true.
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News Link • Central Banks/Banking
We're All Lab Rats In The Largest-Ever Monetary Experiment In Human History
08-18-2018
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
...and how do things usually work out for the rat?
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
DEA Calls for Fewer Opioids, More Cannabis In 2019
08-18-2018
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https://www.ganjapreneur.com by Graham Abbott
The Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Agency announced in a news release yesterday the agencies' new goal for 2019: to reduce production of the nation's six most frequently abused opioids by an average of ten percent.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
In Surprising Reversal, Pace Of Global Rate Hikes Approaches Pre-Lehman Period
08-18-2018
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Most of the post-Lehman era has been characterized by unprecedented easy monetary policy meant to inflate asset prices, and sure enough after 705 rate cuts, and $12.4trillion in QE, the S&P is just shy of its all time highs.
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump Strikes Back at 'Ringleader' Brennan
08-18-2018
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https://www.lewrockwell.com By Ray McGovern
There's more than meets the eye to President Donald Trump's decision to revoke the security clearances that ex-CIA Director John Brennan enjoyed as a courtesy customarily afforded former directors.
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