“A profound implication of some highly decentralized networks is the opportunity, at scale, to deliver stronger assurances than even the largest nation-states today.”
“It appears that the only way not to be killed, according to Netanyahu, is to meekly accept imprisonment inside the prison of Gaza.”
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/05/20/norman-finkelstein-gaza-iran-israel-jerusalem-embassy/
“This wasn’t some newborn infant, you know? This was a baby who could probably sit up independently. I was scared, but I acted quickly.”
Read more: https://www.theonion.com/idf-soldier-recounts-harrowing-heroic-war-story-of-kil-1826048745
“Fewer politicians are in a position to say ‘no’ to legal marijuana. Especially in cash-strapped areas of the country where jobs and opportunities are hard to come by.”
Read more: https://www.caseyresearch.com/pot-will-revive-small-town-america/
“Guess where the economically forgotten people live? The majority of these ‘ALICE’ households live in America’s largest cities.”
Read more: https://weissratings.com/articles/the-building-backlash-of-america-s-economically-forgotten
“70 years ago, one out of every 20 U.S. jobs required a state license; today, almost 1 in 3 American occupations requires a license.”
“Sheriff Buffett isn’t just any sheriff. He’s the son of Omaha billionaire investor Warren Buffett, and he’s used his family wealth both to finance law enforcement spending in the county and to basically buy his way into the sheriff’s office.”
Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2018/may/09/illinois_cops_warning_if_you
“The U.S. attorney in Maine has now indicted two men on federal firearms charges for allegedly lying about their marijuana use on the gun purchase form.”
Read more: https://www.alternet.org/drugs/feds-can-indict-marijuana-users-buying-guns
“They didn’t find a crime, but they did find a picture of Charles with marijuana from over a year prior. Based on that picture, his visa was revoked.”
“We all went to law school because we don’t know science, we don’t know math. And if somebody comes in in a white lab coat…that’s good enough for government work.”
Read more: https://reason.com/reasontv/2018/05/22/stossel-junk-science-locks-up-innocent-p