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09 August 2017

Linkage

  • There's a Pernicious Economic Theory Creeping into the Heart of the Democratic Party | Alternet
  • Tech companies outsourcing foreign workers via H-1B visas pay low wages — Quartz
  • Toxic waste from U.S. pot farms alarms experts
  • Federal Court Confirms: Patent Troll Doesn’t Control The Entire Idea Of “Podcasting” – Consumerist
  • A sarcasm detector bot? That sounds absolutely brilliant. Definitely • The Register
  • Comcast Tries, Fails To Kill Lawsuit Over Its Hidden, Bogus Fees | Techdirt
  • Dick Pic Internet Costume Party Tweet - Clementine Ford
  • Rich SF residents get a shock: Someone bought their street - San Francisco Chronicle
  • Bankers and Big Pharma lawyers: We are the left! (Carl Beijer) A good anecdote proving Upton Sinclair's saying, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."

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