This is going to be one of my infamous personal essays that gets political right at the very end. So, stay with me. I will get to the Big Picture eventually…even if it takes me a while. * Okay…I woke up this morning to discover that I had no Internet service. At first, I thought…

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France and Germany have agreed to jointly block Facebook’s new crypto- currency, Libra. According to Reuters, “In a joint statement, the two governments affirmed that “no private entity can claim monetary power, which is inherent to the sovereignty of nations.” Bravo to France and Germany!

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By Dave McElhaney   Last year during the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Mark Zuckerberg  dodged questions for 10 hours. This included the famous catch phrase  after Utah’s senator Hatch asked him, “How do you sustain a business model  when Facebook is free?”  “Senator we run adds,” said Zuckerberg smirking. But it was Kamala Harris who did the best job of…

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There was an amusing (and sad) story in the press last month. It seems that there is a kids-only talent show in TV in Russia, sort of like America’s Got Talent or Britain’s Got Talent with children. It’s called The Voice Kids, and the winners are determined (at least in part) by popular vote. Viewers…

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It’s been hard to keep up this week. Seems like things are popping everywhere. But, as best as we can keep track of it all, here are some of the more interesting articles that have been on the web this week. John Dowd, Trump’s personal mouthpiece…er, lawyer…has just resigned. The Washington Post notes “Dowd’s departure…

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