Via FaunaAndFlora: The Big Lie on Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections. Once You Can Fake News, You’ve Got It Made. In some "FAT…

Police Now Trained To Seek Out Smart Appliances In Investigations. The research-backed way to temporarily boost your memory. I'm just surprised this article is on Salon: Despite…

The crisis engulfing Venezuela appears to have reached the tipping point. Falsely reporting a Russian “hack” into Vermont’s electric grid – reflects the Washington Post’s steep decline…

Germany sees 'overwhelming' sales of Hitler's Mein Kampf. Americans’ Political “Psychotic Break” Republicans vote to limit Office of Congressional Ethics. Of course, it's still not as much…

Welcome to the first Daily Links post of the new year! Here's to 364 more! Players vote for Kaepernick to receive 49ers’ most prestigious award. U.S. Defense…

Everything you need to know about the Obama administration's "proof" of Russian hacking... "The mendacity of politics in 2016 has indeed been astonishing both in its brazenness…

Only two more days of The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year, 2016. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it doesn't strike again. And the boot…

Governors Announce Plans for Regional Electric Vehicle Charging Network. The Pathologies of War: Dual Propaganda Campaigns in Reporting on Syria. Breitbart Leads Smear Campaign Against Professor Who…

North Pole 50 Degrees Warmer Than Normal in December. Post-Truthers, Bullshitters and Politics. The Year in Government Hacking: 2016 in Review. Chris Hedges explores the rise of…

“The Narrative,” Neoliberalism, and Identity Politics. Lambert Strether gives the corporate press what for. Oh Snap! Obama throws Clinton under the bus. Introducing, the Wood Wide Web.…