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"Ballot Selfies" being Outlawed 🔗

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Vote Harder... or die?

CronyCare in USA: Increases Corruption 🔗

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No surprises there, just another tale from the crypt of American prosperity.

Mish on "Trigger Points" in Europe 🔗

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Thank you for laying the groundwork for a Fascist resurgence in Europe, Uncle Sam. Considering the history of Gladio, etc., there's a part of me that thinks all the refugee crisis causing wars were part of the plan. I'd be surprised if anti-American sentiment wasn't on the rise in more than just Russia recently.

108 year old message in a bottle 🔗

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When found, the sending organization sent a shilling as promised so long ago.

Authoritarian left predictably spoils the Hugos 🔗

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If our identity politics can't have it nobody will!!!

Kops blow away Hostage with 600 Shots 🔗

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Clearly her fault for getting abducted, right?

Seriously though, this is why citizens should pack heat. Could have stopped it cold before they even made the getaway car.

FSF on windows 🔗

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if you do want to clean your computer of malware, the first software to delete is Windows.

damn straight. Came across this looking at why libreboot has a fatwah against new intel chips.

More on Superheroes in Culture 🔗

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Looks like Grant Morrison has the right idea. This echoes the effect ancient Greeks observed about the Apollonian idealized form.

CPU tech roundup 🔗

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Good summary of what's new from a programmer perspective.

Lockheed: Use Tax Money to lobby for more Tax Money 🔗

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All the money they receive is from Uncle Sam's tit, so this should come as no surprise.

President Xi sours on the bunga 🔗

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It seems he's come to a very austrian conclusion -- it's the boom that was the problem, not the bust. Very perceptive to see the fiat boom as a source of corruption.

Can't Stop Turbo Tuesday 🔗

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Looks like the PPTs are making sure the word of the day is 'BUY'.

South Korea decides to stop Provoking the North 🔗

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Sudden outbreak of sanity

Inflation... of another sort 🔗

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Syria Update 🔗

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Russians finally get rid of some of the things preventing an Assad regime counterattack. Probably too little, too late, but Russia can't exactly afford a quagmire right now - gotta keep your powder dry, so to speak.

Hillary Supported Coup against Manuel Zelaya 🔗

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Is there any coup she didn't like?

Windows 10 Also being NSA on your Torrents, etc. 🔗

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How dare you attempt to use our software on your own terms. Nevermind that you paid for this product, which normally means it is yours to dispense with as you see fit. No, it is still our property, just like everything else we see fit to purloin from your hardware.

Murphy Gets it on AI 🔗

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They will be a great boon for humanity, so long as we don't act like neocon assholes and plan on wiping them out, so that they become E-Qaeda.

Markets continue Bear Phase Shift 🔗

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I hope it continues. 23 Days until next scheduled fed action, hopefully it crucifies some of the welfare queens. Ahhh, who am I kidding, only muppets will be taking the brunt of this one.

UPDATE: An enterprising ZH Commenter summarizes now that the trading day is over:

In one day the muppets get fucked thrice. First with the flash crash in the morning, then the rebound which collapsed from midday onwards, and lastly -- just to really, really rub it in -- the Fed did the usual stick save only for that to collapse 15 minutes later.

Another warehouse explodes in China 🔗

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2 times is coincidince, thrice means enemy action.

Venezuela suppressing a rebellion now 🔗

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Tough news during a hyperinflationary collapse and right on the eve of invading their neighbor.

Backstory behind the EPA's toxic waste dumping 🔗

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Mine owner tried to keep them out, as they did the same thing at another mine he operated, but had to relent when they threatened to fine him 35k/day if he didn't let them pollute with his mine.

Loyalty oaths return in Nebraska 🔗

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The most moronic political idea ever that just won't die. All it can possibly do is rile people up.

FEC: we won't release our report on internal vulns 🔗

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I understand needing to embargo for some period, but leaving it this long is because they just won't fix the vulns. Some are probably on purpose.

Baby's first Jihad 🔗

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LOLpropaganda at its best.

"Ballot Selfies" being Outlawed 🔗 v0 v1 1440575050

CronyCare in USA: Increases Corruption 🔗 v0 v1 1440574991

Mish on "Trigger Points" in Europe 🔗 v0 v1 1440574855

108 year old message in a bottle 🔗 v0 v1 1440494032

Authoritarian left predictably spoils the Hugos 🔗 v0 v1 1440493497

Kops blow away Hostage with 600 Shots 🔗 v0 v1 1440491973

FSF on windows 🔗 v0 v1 1440491104

More on Superheroes in Culture 🔗 v0 v1 1440490510

CPU tech roundup 🔗 v0 v1 1440490353

Lockheed: Use Tax Money to lobby for more Tax Money 🔗 v0 v1 1440488796

President Xi sours on the bunga 🔗 v0 v1 1440488787

Can't Stop Turbo Tuesday 🔗 v0 v1 1440488030

South Korea decides to stop Provoking the North 🔗 v0 v1 1440444438

Inflation... of another sort 🔗 v0 v1 1440405482

Syria Update 🔗 v0 v1 1440405375

Hillary Supported Coup against Manuel Zelaya 🔗 v0 v1 1440404896

Windows 10 Also being NSA on your Torrents, etc. 🔗 v0 v1 1440404103

Murphy Gets it on AI 🔗 v0 v1 1440403827

Markets continue Bear Phase Shift 🔗 v0 v1 1440402973

Another warehouse explodes in China 🔗 v0 v1 1440326043

Venezuela suppressing a rebellion now 🔗 v0 v1 1440325991

Backstory behind the EPA's toxic waste dumping 🔗 v0 v1 1440324529

Loyalty oaths return in Nebraska 🔗 v0 v1 1440324294

FEC: we won't release our report on internal vulns 🔗 v0 v1 1440324226

Baby's first Jihad 🔗 v0 v1 1440324049