Asia Nikkei has just reported that the Trump administration has formally withdrawn from the TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a protectionist agreement masquerading as a…
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The entire modern copyright was built on one fundamental assumption that the Internet has reversed
When the copyright monopoly was reinstated in 1710, the justification was that of publishing being many orders of magnitude more expensive than authoring, and…
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Old lady denied exchanging life savings in old banknotes for new issue; could not prove innocence of money; dies
Ethel Hülst had saved for some old-age luxury all her life, cash-in-mattress style, and wanted to exchange her old-issue-note savings for new-issue banknotes. Faced…
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The Government didn’t install cameras and microphones in our homes. We did.
It begins: Amazon’s constantly-listening robotic home assistant was near a domestic murder case, and now the Police wants access to anything it might have…
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The great “Fake News” scare of 1530
Fake news has always been around for humor purposes, but the real “fake news” scares happen when the establishment is so used to getting…
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The war on cash being justified as “necessary against organized crime” is the worst excuse ever
There is a “war on cash” going on from the central banks, trying to reduce the usage (and personal storage) of cash. This is…
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Reykjavik: Icelandic Pirates Triple Result, But Not Largest Party
The Icelandic Pirate Party has made a record election. Early vote counts place Pirates at 14 percent, for nine ten seats of the 63-seat…
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Coding Freedom; Can Blockchain Technology Help Build A Foundation For Real Democracy?
The 2008 financial meltdown and disclosures of secret documents in recent years exposed widespread government overreach and corporate fraud and abuse. As trust in…
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Putin's Unreported Genius On Ukraine: Currency Warfare
Putin did not invade Ukraine to invade Ukraine, but as a genius invasion against the U.S. Dollar. Almost all media have missed the high-level…
Read MoreLIVE: Detention Lift Hearings For Assange, Stockholm District Court
At 13:00 July 16, hearings were held in the Stockholm District Court whether to lift the almost-four-year-old detention in absentia for Julian Assange. This…
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