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« Reply #45 on: May 14, 2019, 07:40:45 am »

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The Mysterious “Sabotage” of Saudi Oil Tankers: a Dangerous Moment in Trump’s Escalating Conflict With Iran

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'Disturbing': Trump Reportedly Reviewed Bolton Plan to Threaten Iran by Sending 120,000 Troops to Middle East

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Wall Street Shudders After China’s Response to US Tariffs

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U.S. prepares to slap tariffs on remaining Chinese imports, which could add levies on roughly $300 billion in additional goods

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How Trump Thinks Tariffs Work (And How They Actually Work)

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Before Trump’s purge at DHS, top officials challenged plan for mass family arrests

www.washingtonpost.com - Former Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen and Immigration and Customs Enforcement deputy Ronald Vitiello were ousted shortly after they challenged a secret White House plan to arrest and deport…


Pentagon will pull money from ballistic missile and surveillance plane programs to fund border wall

www.washingtonpost.com - Concertina wire tops the border wall in San Luis, Calif., on May 6, 2019. (Ash Ponders for The Washington Post) By Dan Lamothe Dan Lamothe Reporter covering the Pentagon and the U.S. military Email B…


Beijing calls for a 'people's war' against the US as Trump threatens tariffs against another $300 billion of Chinese goods in all-out trade battle

www.businessinsider.com - The US-China trade war continues to heat up as Beijing calls for a "people's war" against Washington, and President Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on another $300 billion worth of Chinese g…


FEMA Used Google Rather Than Verified Registry to Fill Hurricane Relief Contracts

www.govexec.com - More indicators of shaky contracting practices at the Federal Emergency Management Agency became public this week when an inspector faulted the agency's handling of two contracts for procuring tarpau…


Opinion | Conservatism has become a racket, and Trump is the grifter in chief

www.washingtonpost.com - President Trump shakes hands with NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre at the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association on April 26 in Indianapolis. (Evan Vucci/AP) By Max Boot …


Of Two Minds - Burnout Nation

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Lessons Learned From Our First Year of Cabin Life • Insteading

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186 countries have signed UN pact to reduce plastic pollution

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The Damage That Harvard Has Done

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Bill Nye Is Fed the F*ck Up Over Climate Change

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His Visa Was Stamped, His Papers in Order. Then He Was Targeted by a Secretive CBP Task Force.

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Mysterious discovery that could rewrite history

www.news.com.au - Turns out that could be completely and utterly wrong with the discovery of a copper coin that could rewrite Australia’s history. In an interview with The Guardian, archaeologist Mike Hermes revealed …


How Turkey Defied the U.S. and Became a Killer Drone Power

theintercept.com - Their country had entered the second drone age — in which the use of drones to kill people has proliferated far beyond the United States, the first country to kill people with missiles launched from …


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