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Rational Review News Digest, 10/16/18 — Jihadists fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt; The Saudi collapse Oct 16, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,081 Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 442 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) Jihadists fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt 2) US stocks fall, led by tech, as Wall Street fails to bounce back from last week’s rout 3) Crypto markets roiled as traders question tether’s dollar peg 4) MA: Harvard’s high-stakes affirmative action case heads to federal court 5) SCOTUS rebuffs companies over lead paint liability 6) Italy: Child...

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Rational Review News Digest, 10/15/18 — “Intense effort” didn’t seal UK-EU Brexit deal; Facebook meddles in the 2018 midterm elections Oct 15, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,080 Monday, October 15th, 2018 442 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: 0) Brief fundraiser update … 1) “Intense effort” didn’t seal UK-EU Brexit deal 2) Saudi Arabia: Regime says it will retaliate against any sanctions over Khashoggi case 3) Freed US pastor leaves Turkey, meets Trump 4) Clinton’s security clearance withdrawn at her request 5) Trump: Defense Secretary Mattis is “sort of a Democrat” and may leave 6) GA: Statue of Revolutionary...

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Rational Review News Digest, Weekend Special Edition — Dow ends up 282 points, finishes volatile week off 4%; None dare call it socialism Oct 13, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,079 Weekend Special Edition, October 13th, 2018 442 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: 0) Weekend Special Edition w/Fundraiser Update Goodness 1) Dow ends up 282 points, finishes volatile week off 4% 2) Facebook meddles in US midterm elections 3) WA: Supreme Court declares death penalty unconstitutional 4) Pentagon grounds F-35 white elephants following crash — latest issue for costly boondoggle 5) Branson halts $1 billion project with Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi disappearance...

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Rational Review News Digest, 10/12/18 — Dow sheds another 546 points as Nasdaq nears correction territory; Stop military aid to Saudi Arabia Oct 12, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,078 Friday, October 12th, 2018 442 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 — more than 20 news stories, more than 30 commentaries, and 15 or so audio/video links await you at: http://rationalreview.com Thanks to KM and JJJ! Their monthly “subscribing contributor” payments totaling $15 bring our year-end fundraiser to $270 against our goal of $5,000. Imagine, if you will, sad violin...

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Rational Review News Digest, 10/11/18 — US stocks suffer worst loss in eight months; Dow sinks 831 points; I am so over the Constitution Oct 11, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,077 Thursday, October 11th, 2018 442 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) US stocks suffer worst loss in eight months; Dow sinks 831 points 2) UK: Supreme Court backs bakery that refused to make gay marriage cake 3) US regime court sentences French abductee to 20 years for selling stuff without permission 4) UN calls for investigation into jailed Venezuelan leader’s death after officials call it a suicide 5) Myanmar: Journalists held...

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Rational Review News Digest, 10/10/18 — Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN; Right-wing grievance studies Oct 10, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,076 Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 442 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) Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN 2) North Korea: Kim invites Pope Francis to visit 3) FBI lawyer’s testimony at odds with Rosenstein denial on “wire” report 4) China: Regime promises not to weaken yuan, criticizes US concern 5) Branson: Virgin Galactic will be in space for test flights “in weeks not months” 6) PA: Civil War gold treasure...

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Rational Review News Digest, 10/09/18 — US stocks close mostly lower as fears of rising interest rates linger; Manufacturing myths Oct 9, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,075 Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 442 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: 0) A note from the publisher 1) US stocks close mostly lower as fears of rising interest rates linger 2) Brazil: Bolsonaro and Haddad go to second round in presidential election 3) Syria war: Rebels allegedly withdraw heavy weapons from Idlib buffer zone 4) UK: High court blocks mass privacy action against Google 5) Local gun groups flex muscle in state...

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Rational Review News Digest, 10/08/18 — Latvia: Election puts pro-Russia Harmony party on top; Anarchism and Kavanaugh Oct 8, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,074 Monday, October 8th, 2018 442 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: 0) A note from the publisher … 1) Latvia: Election puts pro-Russia Harmony party on top 2) Turkey: Police believe Saudi journalist Khashoggi was murdered at consulate 3) Vatican defends pope against “blasphemous” cover-up claims 4) Heimatsicherheitsdienst backs Apple and Amazon’s denials of Chinese microchip hack 5) Banksy artwork self-destructs just after $1.4 million sale 6) Interpol says missing Chinese official...

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Rational Review News Digest, 10/05/18 — Stevens: Kavanaugh does not belong on high court; The road to Waco Oct 5, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,073 Friday, October 5th, 2018 442 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 full dose of news, commentary, and audio/video at: http://rationalreview.com It’s also year-end fundraiser time. Nine months out of the year, I mention that we’re a reader-supported publication and ask you to support us once a week or so, trying not to get too heavy about it. In October, November, and...

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Rational Review News Digest, 10/04/18 — Senators to view FBI report on Kavanaugh; Is Trump downsizing or [just] redirecting regulations with tariffs? Oct 4, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,072 Thursday, October 4th, 2018 442 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) Senators to view FBI report on Kavanaugh 2) Iraq: Parliament elects Kurdish moderate Barham Salih as new president 3) Groups representing Internet providers sue California over corporate welfare for Big Data 4) Trump regime terminates 1955 treaty with Iran after UN court ruling 5) Australia: Big Tech joins with rights groups to fight stupid, evil, fascist encryption bill 6) SCOTUS...

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Rational Review News Digest, 10/03/18 — Political prisoner Ross Ulbricht marks fifth anniversary behind bars; The issues in Kavanaugh are assault and perjury, not booze and carousing Oct 3, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,071 Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 442 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) Political prisoner Ross Ulbricht marks fifth anniversary behind bars 2) Pompeo to meet with Kim Jong Un on Sunday, State Department announces 3) FDA seizes documents from Juul in latest e-cigarette crackdown 4) Powell says gradual rate hikes best approach 5) Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills at least 13 in election rally attack 6) Four arrested in connection with Charlottesville riot...

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Rational Review News Digest, 10/02/18 — Catalonia: Protesters, regime thugs clash on independence referendum anniversary; Why Supreme Court confirmation hearings should be treated as job interviews, not criminal trials Oct 2, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,070 Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 442 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) Catalonia: Protesters, regime thugs clash on independence referendum anniversary 2) North, South Korean troops begin landmine removal at border 3) US Navy cruiser, skulking around in area where it has no legitimate business, has “unsafe” encounter with Chinese ship 4) Comey rejects request for closed-door interview with House Republicans 5) Launching a website on the Bitcoin Cash network is now...

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Rational Review News Digest, 10/01/18 — Macedonia: Zaev vows to press on with name change despite referendum failure; Economic realities and government “jobs” Oct 1, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,069 Monday, October 1st, 2018 441 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) Macedonia: Zaev vows to press on with name change despite referendum failure 2) White House obstructs FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation 3) Trump regime moves hundreds of young migrant abductees to concentration camp 4) Facebook hacker stole login information for 50 million accounts 5) North Korea “won’t disarm if sanctions continue,” says minister 6) Someone tells the public where US Senators live;...

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Rational Review News Digest, 09/28/18 — Ford, Kavanaugh testify before Senate Judiciary Committee; We need more, not less, separation of state and journalism Sep 28, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,068 Friday, September 28th, 2018 442 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 “web-only Friday” at Rational Review News Digest / Freedom News Daily — get your fill of 20+ news stories, 30+ commentaries, and 10+ audio/video links at: http://rationalreview.com I’m not going to beat on the ol’ fundraising drum too loudly THIS week, as our year-end fundraiser starts NEXT week. But I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that we’re a...

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Rational Review News Digest, 09/27/18 — Trump caves on yet another “minibus” spending bill to avert fake government shutdown; Supreme Court: The dog that didn’t bark Sep 27, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,067 Thursday, September 27th, 2018 442 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 caves on yet another “minibus” spending bill to avert fake government shutdown 2) China: Regime cancels US warship visit to Hong Kong amid military sanction backlash 3) Trump: Two-state Middle East solution would work best 4) Avenatti client makes accuses Kavanaugh, Judge of participating in gang rapes 5) Fed raises rates for third time this year 6) FL: Nelson,...

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Rational Review News Digest, 09/26/18 — Rebuking Trump, major powers reaffirm Iran nuclear deal; Suppression Sep 26, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,066 Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 443 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) Rebuking Trump, major powers reaffirm Iran nuclear deal 2) Sweden: Lofven ousted as PM after losing confidence vote 3) Cosby sentenced to three to ten years in prison 4) France: First street sexual harassment fine 5) Trump babbles nonsense at UN, gets some laughs 6) MI: GOP-appointed justice “shunned” by fellow Republicans for ruling against gerrymandering 7) Did a mathematician...

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Rational Review News Digest, 09/25/18 — US stocks close mostly lower as Trump’s tax war on Americans enters new phase; The rules of tribal politics Sep 25, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,065 Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 443 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) US stocks close mostly lower as Trump’s tax war on Americans enters new phase 2) Russian regime to send newer S-300 missile systems to Syrian regime 3) India: Modi launches world’s biggest health scam 4) Rosenstein leaks “quit before I’m fired” head fake, will meet with Trump on Thursday 5) JAXA launches miniature space elevator 6) Phishing scam targets direct...

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Rational Review News Digest, 09/24/18 — Maldives: Yameen concedes election loss; Kavanaugh: A little perspective, please Sep 24, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,064 Monday, September 24th, 2018 443 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) Maldives: Yameen concedes election loss 2) TX: Wilson jailed after abduction, deportation from Taiwain 3) Second woman accuses Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct 4) GOP allies urge Trump not to fire Rosenstein ahead of Kavanaugh confirmation, midterms 5) Google CEO: Employees need to keep politics out of their work 6) AZ: Siblings savage Gosar in attack advertisement 7) Trump regime moves...

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Rational Review News Digest, 09/21/18 — Iran: Regime dismisses US regime’s offer of talks, noting that Washington broke last deal; Rejecting “Reason with a capital R” Sep 21, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,063 Friday, September 21st, 2018 443 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 — a whole bunch of news, commentary, and audio/video goodness awaits your attention at: http://rationalreview.com Support the freedom movement’s daily newspaper at … http://rationalreview.com/support-rrnd … and we’ll be back on Monday with the regular editions! Yours in liberty, Tom Knapp Publisher Rational Review News Digest / Freedom News Daily...

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Rational Review News Digest, 09/20/18 — US regime isn’t in compliance with existing Iran deal, but seeks new one anyway; Trump’s tariffs will cost more than ObamaCare’s taxes Sep 20, 2018

***** RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST The Freedom Movement’s Daily Newspaper Volume XVI, Issue #4,062 Thursday, September 20th, 2018 443 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) US regime isn’t in compliance with existing Iran deal, but seeks new one anyway 2) Wilson charged with hiring sex worker 3) Senators who called for Kavanaugh delay: “Let’s vote” if Ford not at Monday hearing 4) “Brexit: May tells EU don’t “demand the unacceptable” 5) Trump: “I don’t have an attorney general. It’s very sad” 6) SCOTUS move could...

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