Linkage

• Economists have completely failed us. They’re no better than Mystic Meg (The Guardian) "On Brexit and the 2008 crash their predictions – distorted by politics – were utterly wrong. The profession owes the public an inquest and an apology."
• Apple's desensitisation of the human race to fundamental security practices (Troy Hunt) Go to the Apple Store to fix something, and they demand that you unlock your device for them. What if they are being paid a bounty by the FBI?
• Florida restaurant wants employees to pay out of pocket for doing a bad job (Orlando Weekly) Worship your Galtian overlords
• Future Crimes (Counterpunch) A great take-down of Obama's disingenuous efforts to manufacture a legacy that won't describe him as a creator of mass terror via drone throughout the world.
• Was 2016 especially dangerous for celebrities? An empirical analysis. (Medium) Lots of Wikipedia diving, and basically yes, but not as badly as one would have thought.
• Calling Readers! Fight for Corruption-Busting SC Treasurer Curt Loftis As GOP Tries to End His Pension Oversight Role (Naked Capitalism) Short version, South Carolina Treasurer discovers Wall Street raping the pension funds of that state, and tries to get it fixed. The (Republican dominated) legislator tries to remove him from oversight of pensions.
• The Astounding Collapse of American Bus Ridership (Slate) Cutbacks on spending on buses, creating crappy service, results in cutbacks on bus ridership. Hoocoodanode?
• Feminism of the Few Has No Place in a Nation for All (The Progressive Army) It's an indictment of the feminism by and for Ivy League graduates practiced by Clinton and her supporters.
• Saudi Arabia’s Dream of Domination Goes Up in Flames (Counterpunch) Could not happen to a more deserving bunch. Yippee ki yay motherf%$#ers.
• Tetheradick Not something kink that Donald Trump does, a word for 13 in the patois of shepherds in and around Cumberland, England, from the Celtic language Cumbric.
• Louisiana Woman Who Thought She Was Having Twins Gives Birth to 14-Pound Baby (KTLA) "The mother of four told WDSU that she does not plan to have any more children." Well, duh! Th husband should be glad that she is not going after his 'Nads with a pair of bricks.

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