On December 16th, 1961 the world turned upside down and inside out, and I was born screaming in America. I was told when I grew up I could be anything I wanted a fireman, a policeman, a doctor, even president it seemed. But like many kids growing up on a steady diet of westerns I always wanted to be the cowboy hero that lone voice in the wilderness fighting corruption and evil wherever I found it, and standing for freedom, truth, and justice. And in my heart of hearts I still track the remnants of that dream wherever I go in my never ending ride into the setting sun.
– Bill Hicks
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Ten Brilliant Minutes of Bill Hicks (YouTube)
The Elite’s Marie Antoinette Moment (FT)
The Guys From ‘Government Sachs’ (A lesson in Goldman’s influence on U.S. government, The New York Times)
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Trump’s Great Gatsby Government Will Be a Gift to the Rich (Nomi Prins writing at The Guardian)
Today, the FBI Becomes the Enemy of Every Computer User and Every IT Security Professional Worldwide (Private Internet Access)
The Propaganda About Russian Propaganda (The New Yorker)
The ‘Washington Post’ ‘Blacklist’ Story Is Shameful and Disgusting (Matt Taibbi writing at Rolling Stone)
Combative, Populist Steve Bannon Found His Man in Donald Trump (The New York Times)
Reddit Is Tearing Itself Apart (Gizmodo)
China is Censoring People’s Chats Without Them Even Knowing About It (Quartz)
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