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New Republic: The Most Important WikiLeaks Revelation Isn’t About Hillary Clinton.

“If the 2008 Podesta emails are any indication, the next four years of public policy are being hashed out right now, behind closed doors. And if liberals want to have an impact on that process, waiting until after the election will be too late.”

The Atlantic: What’s ‘Healthy’? What’s ‘Natural’?

“PepsiCo misleadingly markets Naked Juices as predominantly containing high-value ingredients such as acai berry, blueberries, kale, and mango, when in fact the predominant ingredient in the product line is usually cheap, nutrient-poor apple juice ...” Well, if you remember ‘60’s advertising like I do, then PepsiCo has gone a long way to save us from terrible laxative adverts ... (wink) ...

SciAm: DEA Drops Ban on Herbal Supplement Kratom.

Suspicious. There seems to be very little science on this, other than overdose stats (and those are not high). Given the potential use profiles, one can’t help but imagine drug companies want an exclusive on the active ingredients (at maximum profit).

Guardian.UK: Did Hillary Clinton intimidate Bill’s accusers? Let’s look at the evidence.

“It’s possible that Bill Clinton assaulted Willey, Broaddrick and Jones during that same era. But that isn’t the equivalent of wrongdoing by his wife.” Evangelicals should flock to her, for ‘standing by her man’ and maintaining their marriage. But such forgiveness is only for those in the same ideological ozone.

NY Times: Can Women Be Trusted on Abortion? Two Men Weigh In.

“Mr. Pence’s demeanor on Tuesday may have been calm and friendly, but his record on reproductive rights is horrendous, and voters need to be aware of that.”

TechDirt: J & J Warns Insulin Pump Owners They Could Be Killed By Hackers.

Holy Hannah.

Business Insider: Rep. Mike Coffman wants the feds to investigate SpaceX’s explosion.

He’s right, though. I’ve not read the letter, just the news article. All third party contractors need robust, independent oversight. Frankly, I’m surprised this doesn’t already exist. Richard Feynman must be spinning in his grave. “Science must match reality.”

BBC: Kim Kardashian robbery - Paris police hunt armed attackers.

Terrible. Big gems have a history, though. The Krupps (Elizabeth Taylor) experienced a similar situation.

Dissent: How Tax Havens Make Us Poor.

“In the United States, repatriating hidden fortunes could amount to increasing the taxes on the wealthiest citizens by 18 percent. For developing countries, the stakes are higher. By Zucman’s estimates, 30 percent of Africa’s financial wealth in 2014 was held offshore, costing the continent’s governments and its people $14 billion. That’s compared to 10 percent of financial wealth in Europe, 4 percent in both the United States and Asia, 9 percent in Canada, and more than 50 percent of financial wealth held by Russians and citizens of the Gulf countries ...”

NY Times: van Gogh Paintings Stolen From Amsterdam Are Recovered in Italy.

And they are gorgeous. Well done.

PS Mag: Getting Punished as a War Criminal for Destroying Ancient Monuments.

“With the new ICC conviction, it appears all that thinking and law-making is finally having real-life effects. The prosecution of al-Mahdi, who was the head of Ansar Dine’s morality enforcement, could serve as a template for future cases against those who demolished artifacts in Palmyra and elsewhere, the BBC reports.” Nine years.

Guardian.UK: Donald Trump attacks Hillary Clinton over links with Denis O’Brien.

O’Brien sounds like Trump himself. So what’s the problem?

naked cap: New Data Disproves US Corporations’ False Narrative on Taxes.

Jeez. Take the money and run, why don’t you?

Reuters: Parent bloggers question role in Mylan’s EpiPen schools push.

“The bloggers, more than a dozen mothers of children with serious allergies, embraced the effort Mylan outlined in a series of ‘summits’ it held for them beginning in 2013. They wrote impassioned posts on blogs shared with tens of thousands of followers on social media. Their personal testimony helped persuade a number of state lawmakers to pass bills to get schools to stock epinephrine injectors, such as the EpiPen, according to legislators and others familiar with the lobbying effort. During the same period, the company was marking up its EpiPen to more than $600 per twin pack, six times the 2007 price, creating a burden for many of the bloggers’ followers, other parents of children whose lives are threatened by bee stings and peanuts.”

Note this is the same strategy big pharma uses with doctors; symposia held in exotic locations. Read: bribery. I used to wonder that anyone would accept such largess without having at least one night of moral indigestion. I’ve since learned humanity has an incredible capacity to rationalize just about any action.

Bloggers, wake up. List your favor-granting, tchotchke-supplying influencers. Even if offered for free or for ‘loan’. List your sponsors. I understand you want or need to make money. Be open and honest, please.

I have no sponsors, have had none. If I did, they would be prominently listed in my right-side nav section here.

Guardian.UK: The Trump Foundation - what’s known is shocking. We need to know more.

So, be above board and fair. Investigate both Foundations. Let’s see what’s going on.

NY Times: Museum Officials and Archaeologists Sign Petition Against N. Dakota Pipeline.

“In this case, it’s pretty clear that the Standing Rock area is important to our national history for a lot of reasons.” Legal efforts to preserve the historical spaces will be the strongest argument for rerouting the pipeline; the judge pretty much threw out all else.

NM Political Report: Audit - NM didn’t collect $193 million in taxes from insurance companies.

“It will take us a year to finish this. We haven’t lost any of this money. If it’s there, we will collect it.” Um ... if it’s there?

Storify: NM Pubic Defender Crisis Tweetstorm.

My local attorney friend goes on a rant. And it’s IMPORTANT. Pass it around, NM’ans.

Youtube: Eagles away! Dutch police unveil latest recruits against drones.

Hmmm. As I’ve mentioned before, drone operators (after many crashes) tend to upgrade the propellers to lighter, stronger carbon fiber. Those CF blades are sharper than a conventional steak knife. The eagles, unless they have stronger feet than I imagine, could end up severely injured.

naked capitalism: Warrant Issued for Amy Goodman’s Arrest for DAPL Reporting.

“Some strange things going down in North Dakota, however, and they don’t augur well for those who are peacefully engaging in constitutionally protected activity, including peaceful protest and press coverage. I noticed, for example, that the state recently became the first to authorize the use of armed drones by police.” You think it can’t happen here, and then ...

naked cap: Dakota Pipeline Will Proceed As Feds Undertake Smoke and Mirrors Policy Reconsideration.

Woof. Always read the actual case first. This doesn’t look great.

Tax Justice Network: The Bahamas tax haven - a (re-)emerging global menace?

Of note.

BBC Sport: Swimmer banned for 10 months over false robbery claims.

Don’t exaggerate to yo’ mama, and then double down on the exaggeration when asked by the press.

The New Yorker: A Pipeline Fight and America’s Dark Past.

“The fight for environmental sanity—against pipelines and coal ports and other fossil-fuel infrastructure—has increasingly been led by Native Americans, many of whom are in that Dakota camp today. They speak with real authority—no one else has lived on this continent for the long term.” You know where my sympathies lie. How do you put an ancestor back on the path to eternity, after a bulldozer has desecrated their resting place? One of the most important news items of this year, and it’s not being discussed nearly enough.

The Economist: The last big frontier.

Yeah, Idaho.