Linkage

• Acres of Money Laundering: Why U.S. Real Estate is a Kleptocrat's Dream (Global Financial Integrity) A crack down on money laundering in real estate would help a lot of people.
  
• iPhone keyboard for blind to shut down as maker cites Apple “abuse” of developers (Ars Technica) Apple claims that it demands, "Full Access," but they rejected the app update immediately offering a low ball offer to buy up the company.
• THE TWO SATANS OF AFGHANISTAN – AND JIMMY CARTER’S LIPS ARE SEALED (Dances with Bears) A deep dive into Afghanistan—US history that suggests that the assassination of  ambassador to Afghanistan Adolph Dubs in 1979 was a the result of a White House operation intended to force a the Russians invasion.  Brzezinski engaging in an operation which might have, deliberately or inadvertently caused this is not too much of a stretch. 
• Joe Manchin’s Daughter Played Direct Part in EpiPen Price Inflation Scandal (The Intercept) Heather Manchin Bresch has benefitted from Manchin's political connections for years, and she was behind the price gouging for EpiPens.  Anyone wanting to primary him should mention this 6 times a day.
• Closing the 'Collapse Gap': the USSR was better prepared for collapse than the US (Resilience) A really scary lecture, with PowerPoint slides, from 2006.
• Police Say Demoralized Officers Are Quitting In Droves. Labor Data Says No. (The Marshall Project) Of course, they aren't quitting.  The ones who would quit are the bullies, and being a cop
• Anarchism Shaped David Graeber. Then He Shaped Anarchism (Novara Media) His works, including the book Bullsh%$ Jobs, shine a needed light on our Professional Managerial Class precariat.
• Bad Faith (Dale Peck) A very nice take-down of Andrew Sullivan, I favor any take-down of that snake oil salesman

I miss George Carlin: