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Spanish govt slammed over bizarre Catalan .cat internet registry cop raid

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“The Spanish government has come under increasing criticism for raiding the offices of the .cat internet registry in the lead-up to a referendum on Catalans’ independence.  On Wednesday morning, police entered the registry’s headquarters in Barcelona and seized all of its computers. The cops also arrested six members of staff, and held four of them for two days. Its CTO has been accused of sedition.  The raid and arrest has sparked protests from the .cat company, as well as the Internet Society and the EFF.”

Read more: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/23/spanish_government_criticized_over_catalan_internet_registry_raid/

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Spain threatens Catalonia with five-day deadline to overturn vote

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“Rajoy said Catalan authorities broke the law by holding the referendum and incited street protests to give an appearance of legitimacy to the vote.  He did not refer to the violence with which police cracked down on voting day but said ‘nobody can be proud of the image’ Spain projected, adding the only ones to blame were the Catalan leaders.”

Read more: http://www.thenational.scot/news/15590682.Spain_threatens_Catalonia_with_five_day_deadline_to_back_down_on_indy/

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‘Peculiar’ Market Strikes Again With Sale of 100-Year Austrian Bond

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“Investors placed almost 11 billion euros of orders for Austria’s first century bond, which had a yield of 2.1 percent. That’s less than the current yield earned on Treasuries coming due in just 10 years. The ‘quite peculiar’ bond market reflects expectations of a subdued investor response to when the European Central Bank decides to rein in its super accommodative monetary policy, according to Kim Liu, senior fixed-income strategist at ABN Amro Group NV.”

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-12/-peculiar-bond-market-strikes-again-with-100-year-austrian-sale

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Iran is firing on all cylinders

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“Despite strong criticism from President Trump over the deal reached by Obama with Iran and the strong distrust of Iran, the country has benefitted strongly in the almost 2 years since over 90% of sanctions were lifted.”

Read more: https://www.investmentfrontier.com/2017/10/08/iran-firing-cylinders/

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European Central Bank Criticizes Estonian National Cryptocurrency Plans

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“Despite the dismissive statements from the European Central Bank’s president, Estonia may still be able to conduct a launch of a national cryptocurrency if it is to do so through a private-public partnership. The head of Estonia’s E-residency scheme’s public relations department, Arnaud Castaignet, has expressed that the republic plans to move forward with the project – however, made no reference to the potential ramifications of EU obligations with regard to the national cryptocurrency.”

Read more: https://news.bitcoin.com/european-central-bank-criticizes-estonian-national-cryptocurrency-plans/

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UK viewers of online terrorist material face 15 years in jail

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“Said Rudd, ‘There is currently a gap in the law around material [that] is viewed or streamed from the internet without being permanently downloaded.'”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/03/amber-rudd-viewers-of-online-terrorist-material-face-15-years-in-jail

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Catalonia Shows the Danger of Disarming Civilians

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“The consequences of a government using force to control those it is sworn to protect must be high. When citizens are armed, the consequences for tyranny rise and its likelihood falls.”

Read more: https://fee.org/articles/catalonia-shows-the-danger-of-disarming-civilians/

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Spain suspends Catalan parliament, threatens ‘greater harm’

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“The Madrid government has refused to rule out invoking article 155 of the constitution. The article, which has never been used, makes provision for the central government to step in and take control of an autonomous region if it ‘does not fulfil the obligations imposed upon it by the constitution or other laws, or acts in a way that is seriously prejudicial to the general interest of Spain’.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/05/spanish-pm-mariano-rajoy-warns-of-greater-harm-from-catalonia-independence-plans

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Secession Is Sweeping the World, and We Should Let It

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“We’re seeing a huge uptick in provinces and territories seeking independence from their parent countries all over the globe.”

Read more: https://fee.org/articles/secession-is-sweeping-the-world-and-we-should-let-it/

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When the Nazis wrote the Nuremberg laws, they looked to America

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“The ugly irony is that when the Nazis rejected American law, it was often because they found it too harsh.”

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-whitman-hitler-american-race-laws-20170222-story.html

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