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Rational Review News Digest, 06/22/18 — SCOTUS: State regimes can tax out-of-state businesses because they want the money really, really bad; Happy Birthday, Edward Snowden Jun 21, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,001 Friday, June 22nd, 2018 446 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** Dear readers, It’s a web-only Friday — get your daily dose of news, commentary, and audio/video at: http://rationalreview.com/ I forgot to mention it yesterday, but according to my count, that was our 4,000th edition since we began publication as Rational Review News Digest in late 2002 (not including the previous 11 years as Libernet and Freedom News Daily). My count could be off, of...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/21/18 — Canada becomes second nation in the world to legalize marijuana; How to fight inhumane immigration policies? Better smugglers Jun 21, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,000 Thursday, June 21st, 2018 446 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Canada becomes second nation in the world to legalize marijuana 2) Trump ends policy of separating abducted migrant children from families 3) DC: Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former archbishop, alleged to have sexually abused minor 4) OH: ICE thugs carry out largest kidnapping exploit in recent history, abducting 146 5) House to vote Thursday on immigration legislation 6) WV: State Supreme...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/20/18 — FBI agent Peter Strzok escorted from building amid internal review; Separation of children: An American tradition Jun 20, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,999 Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 446 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) FBI agent Peter Strzok escorted from building amid internal review 2) Syria: Turkish, US invaders begin patrols near Manbij 3) Trump threatens American consumers with new tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods 4) German, French leaders propose Eurozone budget 5) Cruz introduces legislation to keep immigrant families together after they cross the border 6) US regime quits UN...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/19/18 — Thai regime extradites political prisoner to US in Silk Road case; Think of the (nearby) children Jun 19, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,998 Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 446 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Thai regime extradites political prisoner to US in Silk Road cas 2) Foreign regimes start losing appetite for propping up DC regime with debt holdings 3) Trump orders creation of US force to dominate space 4) SCOTUS punts on two gerrymandering cases 5) Banksters’ latest scare tactic: Cryptocurrency could “bring the Internet to a halt” 6) Pew survey: Americans grapple...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/18/18 — Colombia: Duque beats Petro in presidential election; Ross Ulbricht is serving a double life sentence Jun 18, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,997 Monday, June 18th, 2018 446 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Colombia: Duque beats Petro in presidential election 2) Leading Republicans join Democrats in pushing Trump to halt child abductions 3) Elizabeth Holmes indicted on wire fraud charges, steps down from Theranos 4) NY: Assembly passes single-payer universal health care legislation 5) CDC: Less sex, fewer drugs, more depression among teens 6) AZ: Video shows member of “Border Patrol” gang in...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/15/18 — DoJ IG report: Comey’s actions “extraordinary and insubordinate;” Is the libertarian movement moving anymore? Jun 14, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,996 Friday, June 15th, 2018 444 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** Dear readers, It’s a web-only Friday — get your daily dose of news, commentary and audio/video at: http://rationalreview.com And, of course, Steve and I are sweating out the expenses for attending the Libertarian National Convention in New Orleans at the end of this month (if you’re there too, say hi!), so we appreciate any reader support you feel like sending our way via: http://rationalreview.com/support-rrnd...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/14/18 — Mueller asks court to let him hide evidence because !THEM RUSSIANS! might be watching; Whatever happens next, the Trump-Kim summit is a win Jun 14, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,995 Thursday, June 14th, 2018 444 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Mueller asks court to let him hide evidence because !THEM RUSSIANS! might be watching 2) Georgia: Kvirikashvili resigns after mass protests 3) Poll: More than half of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of North Korea 4) Trump, Iranians spar over oil prices ahead of OPEC meeting 5) Fed raises key rate and sees possible acceleration in hikes 6) Sources: Former...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/13/18 — Yemen: Saudi invaders launch attack on port city of Hodeida; Congress may declare the Forever War Jun 13, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,994 Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 444 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Yemen: Saudi invaders launch attack on port city of Hodeida 2) US Senate to include measure blocking Trump’s ZTE deal in annual corporate welfare bill 3) CPI: Consumer inflation rising at fastest pace in six years 4) Intuit credit service shuts down payments on all gun purchases 5) FL: Former police chief, officers allegedly framed teen for burglaries to keep...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/12/18 — Trump, Kim sign document committing to “lasting and stable peace regime;” Abolish ICE Jun 12, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,993 Tuesday, June 12th, 2018 444 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Trump, Kim sign document committing to “lasting and stable peace regime” 2) SCOTUS approves Ohio GOP’s scheme to disenfranchise likely Democratic voters 3) US officially repeals “Net Neutrality” nonsense 4) DOJ refuses to give Grassley access to agent who interviewed Flynn 5) Could humans live on Mars? “Absolutely,” NASA expert says 6) CA: Breed hangs on to slim lead over...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/11/18 — Trudeau talks like Trump. Trump throws tantrum, backs out of G7 agreement.; There are no war heroes, only war victims Jun 11, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,992 Monday, June 11th, 2018 444 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Trudeau talks like Trump. Trump throws tantrum, backs out of G7 agreement. 2) Somalia: Attack leaves one US invader dead, four wounded 3) Venezuela: Polio makes comeback after decades 4) Bitcoin tumbles most in two weeks amid South Korea exchange hack 5) Mueller secures new indictments on Manafort, Russian associate 6) Iraq: Fire breaks out at ballot warehouse in Baghdad...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/08/18 — US regime plans to release abducted American, neither charged with nor convicted of crime, in Syria; Still waiting for evidence of a Russian hack Jun 8, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,991 Friday, June 8th, 2018 445 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** Dear readers, I wasn’t PLANNING to do a web-only edition this Friday, but my Internet is on and off this evening (presumably due to the thunderstorms coming through my area). If you’re reading this, it means things stayed that way and I fired off this note instead of hoping things would work during the lengthier formatting process for full editions. You’ll find your daily...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/07/18 — UN calls on Trump regime to stop separating migrant children from parents; There is no “Get Out of Jail Free” card for the president Jun 7, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,990 Thursday, June 7th, 2018 445 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) UN calls on Trump regime to stop separating migrant children from parents 2) Report: Mueller “requests” witnesses’ personal phones, access to their encrypted messages 3) UN peace plan for Yemen calls for ceasefire, Houthis giving up their most effective weapons 4) Bank rally gives Dow its best day in nearly two months; Nasdaq closes at another record 5) Report: DoJ...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/06/18 — Iran: Regime informs UN of increase in nuclear enrichment capacity; Why the silence from libertarian immigration controllers? Jun 6, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,989 Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 445 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Iran: Regime informs UN of increase in nuclear enrichment capacity 2) Judge rules Trump must sit for deposition in defamation suit 3) SEC gang appoints cryptocurrency shot-caller 4) NC: Legislators consider decriminalizing cannabis 5) Sources: China’s ZTE signs preliminary agreement to lift US ban 6) Mexico retaliates with tariffs against US products 7) Social Security says system’s costs will exceed...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/05/18 — SCOTUS rules for baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission; The celebrity pardoner Jun 5, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,988 Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 445 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) SCOTUS rules for baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission 2) Jordan: Protests lead to ouster of prime minister Hani Mulki 3) Trump throws national anthem tantrum, won’t let fans meet Eagles at White House 4) McAfee to run for president (again) on pro-cryptocurrency platform 5) GAO: US black lung fund will need taxpayer bailout if coal tax...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/04/18 — Slovenia: Anti-immigration party wins elections; Cornered animals Jun 4, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,987 Monday, June 4th, 2018 445 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Slovenia: Anti-immigration party wins elections 2) MI: Libertarian US Senate candidate violently abducted by police for protesting police violence 3) Report: North Korea’s top three military officials replaced 4) Iran: Regime urges countries to stand up to Trump’s bullying on nuclear deal 5) CO: FBI agent negligently shoots bar patron while dancing 6) Catalonia: Torra sworn in as president, pledges...

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Rational Review News Digest, 06/01/18 — Syria: Assad raises prospect of expelling US invaders; Kim won’t be duped like Gaddafi Jun 1, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,986 Friday, June 1st, 2018 445 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** Dear readers, It’s a “web-only Friday” at Rational Review News Digest/Freedom News Daily — get your daily dose of news, commentary, and audio/video at: http://rationalreview.com It’s the turn of the month, and that means the usual tin cup rattling, this time with a “thing coming up” twist. Tin cup rattle: The freedom movement’s daily newspaper is reader supported. If you’re reading this, that makes...

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Rational Review News Digest, 05/31/18 — Reports: US military will leave Syria base in deal with Russia; Eric Greitens proves it again: Politics attracts sociopaths May 31, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,985 Thursday, May 31st, 2018 445 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Reports: US military will leave Syria base in deal with Russia 2) Trump signs “right to try” drug bill 3) Fed votes to ease rule aimed at preventing big banks from making risky financial bets 4) Weinstein indicted in sex case; lawyer says he’ll fight it 5) TN: Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed, search for gunman underway 6) New York:...

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Rational Review News Digest, 05/30/18 — Trump regime announces new offensive in its war on American consumers and tech firms; Donald Trump: The accidental isolationist May 30, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,984 Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 445 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Trump regime announces new offensive in its war on American consumers and tech firms 2) MO: Greitens resigns 3) Puerto Rico: New study places Hurricane Maria death toll at more than 4,600 4) SCOTUS rejects challenge to Arkansas abortion law 5) North Korea’s Kim Yong-chol heads to US for talks 6) Haley tells Russia to leave Ukraine 7) Starbucks closes...

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Rational Review News Digest, 05/29/18 — Report: US regime pauses new North Korea sanctions as officials try to reset summit; This is where I came in May 29, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,983 Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 445 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** In the News: 1) Report: US regime pauses new North Korea sanctions as officials try to reset summit 2) UK: May refuses to relax Northern Ireland abortion rules 3) FBI: Reboot your router to help defeat malware attack 4) France: “Spiderman” granted citizenship after rescuing child from Paris balcony 5) ACLU sues ICE gang for license plate reader records 6) McDonald’s, other chains respond...

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Rational Review News Digest, 05/25/18 — Trump cancels Singapore summit in letter to Kim Jong Un; “Internet safety” just means Internet censorship May 25, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #3,982 Friday, May 25th, 2018 445 email subscribers http://rationalreview.com Please forward this email to your friends so they can subscribe too at http://eepurl.com/bSo8ST ***** Dear readers, It’s a “web-only Friday” at Rational Review News Digest. Get your daily dose of news, commentary and audio/video for libertarians at: http://rationalreview.com Don’t forget, the freedom movement’s daily newspaper is reader-supported, and you can support us at: http://rationalreview.com/support-rrnd Have a great weekend and we’ll be back Monday with the regular editions! Yours in liberty, Tom Knapp Publisher Rational Review News Digest /...

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