Tuesday, November 22, 2016

In the news, Monday, November 7, 2016


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NOV 06      INDEX      NOV 08
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Information from some sites may not be reliable, or may not be vetted.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Obama Says He's 'Proof That Your Vote Matters'; Says US 'Better Off' Because of Him

The Latest from Wikileaks: CNN, WashPost Leaned on DNC for Questions, Oppo Research

Clinton Campaign Calls Off Election Night Fireworks Show Without Explanation

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from CommonDreams
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

The Era Of Climate Migration Meets Violent Borders
Addressing climate change impacts must involve rethinking the "global border regime."

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from Conservative Intelligence Briefing

Breaking: Trump Winning Florida With YUGE Numbers Over Romney

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from Indian Country Today Media Network

‘They Are Still Here’—New Western Shoshone Documentary Underway
The Treaty of Ruby Valley, which Freedman calls “one of the biggest rip-offs of Native Americans ever,” looms over all of this. Signed in 1863, it was a treaty of friendship that did not cede any land, as many other agreements did. Instead, the short text describes a trade.

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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

3 Problems with Protectionism
2016 is shaping up to be “the Year of Protectionism” in American politics. Protectionism is about giving consumers and ordinary people fewer choices while making them pay more for goods and services.

Mises Would Not Support Trump
It’s not clear how Mises would feel about every individual facet of the current election, but we can say without hesitation that he would not support either major candidate. It should be obvious that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump oppose virtually every tenet of classical liberalism and sound economics.

"The Will of the People" Is a Myth
While it is rarely stated explicitly, the legitimacy of the modern American electoral system is founded on the idea of majority rule.

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from The Onion (satire)

Nation Admits It Probably Going To Come Out Of This Having Learned Completely Wrong Lessons
Playing down any hope that they would draw a single valuable insight from the current election cycle, voters across the nation admitted Saturday they are probably going to come out of this whole thing having learned the completely wrong lessons.

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from On Pasture

Could a New Technology Change How We Manage Egg-Layers?
Being able to sex eggs before they head to the incubator could change all kinds of things!
from The Spokesman-Review

Getting There: Angle parking on West Main may be a look of the future
Spokane city planners may duplicate a new kind of angled parking in the middle of West Main Avenue, one of the most vibrant parts of downtown filled with restaurants and stores.

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from Vanity Fair
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Read the Letter Aaron Sorkin Wrote His Daughter After Donald Trump Was Elected President
The Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Social Network and mastermind behind The West Wing reacts to Donald Trump being elected the 45th president of the United States in a moving letter written to his 15-year-old daughter Roxy and her mother Julia Sorkin.

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