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State Department Team Led by Former Raytheon Lobbyist Pushed Mike Pompeo to Support Yemen War Because of Arms Sales (Despicable doesn’t even begin to describe this, The Intercept)
Pompeo Threatens Iran: ‘They’re Going to Be Held Accountable’ (Pompeo seems to get turned on by needless death and war, CNN)
They Got ‘Everything’: Inside a Demo of NSO Group’s Powerful iPhone Malware (This is terrifying, MotherBoard)
Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track Search Users in China (More creepy shadiness from Google, The Intercept)
Google China Prototype Links Searches to Phone Numbers (The Intercept)
PayPal Bans Alex Jones, Saying He “Promoted Hate” (Extremely bullish for Bitcoin, ArsTechnica)
Amazon Dominates as a Merchant and Platform. Europe Sees Reason to Worry. (Problems are starting for Amazon, The New York Times)
With Amazon Probe, EU Takes Cue From ‘Hipster’ Antitrust (Terrible title but good article, Bloomberg)
Big Brother: China’s Chilling Dictatorship Moves to Introduce Scorecards to Control Everyone (China is becoming an episode of Black Mirror, News.com.au)
Michael Hudson: The Lehman 10th Anniversary Spin as a Teachable Moment (Excellent article, Naked Capitalism)
Danske Bank CEO Quits over $234 Billion Money Laundering Scandal (Reuters)
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