Below the Radar (Issues being eclipsed by coronavirus)

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If this means Intercept is not going to pretend Russia and Trump are innocent of any wrongdoing in 2016 and that the Democrats are the real problem, then good.

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Very interesting. I thought that theory had been debunked based on the complete collapse of the steel dossie. What did I miss? Is there new evidence?

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I have evidence from copies of Trump’s tax returns.

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His presidency?

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Trump’s tax returns validate the debunked steel dossie?

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I’d back that up - but I can’t release them while he’s under audit.

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You may need to have your sarcasm meter recalibrated.

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It’s firing on all 8, so no worries.

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UK government quietly trying to legalise torture:

Some context- This bill introduces an effective five-year time limit to criminal prosecutions to almost all crimes for soldiers serving overseas. This was prompted by victims daring to use the courts to attempt to gain redress for the actions of the army in Iraq, Ireland, et al.

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Big Panda China squishes Ant Group: Beijing suspends world’s largest-ever IPO in fintech regulatory brouhaha

The Chinese government on Tuesday halted Ant Group’s $35bn stock-market debut, which would have been the world’s largest-ever IPO had it happened. The move is being interpreted as Beijing punishing one of the planet’s richest men, Jack Ma, for earlier running his mouth.

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Heck yeah, we should have access to our own cars’ repair data: Voters in US state approve a landmark right-to-repair ballot measure

Voters in Massachusetts have approved a ballot measure that is widely being interpreted as a major win for the right-to-repair movement.

Question 1, to which 75 per cent of voters answered “yes”, asked whether carmakers should provide vehicle diagnostics data to individuals and independent repair shops.

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How is this expected to effect Hungary?

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Viktor OrbĂĄn will be deeply moved, see the error in his ways, become a flawless democrat over night, and always bring a big box of doughnuts with pink frosting to all the EU meetings from now on.

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FTFY
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Under pressure from Trumpists to show that it wasn’t targeting them, Google admits to deranking socialists in its search results.

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