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6th Circuit Ends Net Neutrality

Crooks and Liars  

A federal appeals court struck down the FCC’s landmark net neutrality rules yesterday, ending a nearly two-decade effort to regulate broadband internet providers like utilities. If they're not utilities, what the hell are they? I just keep thinking how shocked and surprised they'll be: if and when the next CEO hits the ground, the question "Why do they HATE us?" can be answered with a printout of THIS ruling. Via the New York Times:

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Lukashenko's visit to Pakistan described as new momentum for bilateral relations

BelTA (en) 

The visit of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to Pakistan served as a new momentum for the relations between the countries in all areas, outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan said during a meeting with Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko in Minsk on 3 January.

French, German FMs visit Damascus to meet HTS group

En.mehrnews.com 

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – The French and German foreign ministers have arrived in Damascus to meet HTS members, marking the first trip by top European Union officials to the country since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad last last month.

Police investigate reports of prison attack on Sara Sharif’s father - The Guardian

Top Stories (uk) - Google News (ru) 

  1. Police investigate reports of prison attack on Sara Sharif’s father  The Guardian
  2. Sara Sharif’s killer dad ‘has neck & face sliced open with jagged tuna tin lid in prison cell ambush by two...  The Sun
  3. Sara Sharif's father attacked in prison after being jailed for murdering 10-year-old  Sky News
  4. What we know as Urfan Sharif reportedly attacked in prison  Yahoo News UK
  5. Father of Sara Sharif ‘attacked in prison with tuna tin lid’  The Telegraph

Can desi oon take on pashmina?

The Hindu 

India’s indigenous wool is coming out of obscurity. Activists, a festival, and a handful of brands are trying to help the textile fibre find its rightful space

Bangor Daily News Prints Op-Ed From Susan Collins' Intern

Crooks and Liars  

If you're like me, you often wonder how someone as corrupt and venal as Susan Collins has remained in the U.S. Senate for so long. Surely, they can elect someone who serves Maine's interests more than just the Republican Party? Well, having a compliant and complicit local press helps a lot, and that's just what the Bangor Daily News has been doing for years. If today's example strikes you as especially egregious it's not. Printing an op-ed from Collins' own intern is just par for the course.

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Mike's Blog Round Up

Crooks and Liars  

First Draft Jimmy and Ronald, and a farewell to a decent man.

Balloon Juice: There ain't much to country living.

Balkinization: Thinking way outside the box on constitutional design.

ProPublica: The American oil industry’s playbook, illustrated.

This Modern World: Age of anxiety.

This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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5 Shocking Truths About Trump's Cabinet Nobody Tells You

Crooks and Liars  

Donald Trump's picked a myriad of of the most awful people alive, those who've committed every offense, violated every social norm--just absolutely despicable "humans" for his cabinet. It's almost like he's going out of his way to pick people who were unacceptable in politics just a decade ago, and still aren't wanted in most parts of our society.

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Malý Chmel divides Czech home across seven concrete floors

Dezeen.com 

Staggered concrete floors create a "vertical cave" through the centre of this compact family home in the Czech Republic, designed by local studio Malý Chmel. Aptly named House of Seven Floors, the home's more conventional exterior, designed to fit its sloping suburban site, conceals an exposed concrete interior of interconnected levels that encourage the family's

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