From the old and the new year:
Corruption: Families of U.S. troops sue contractors for paying Taliban for protection (Report)
More corruption: Trump exposes Nancy Pelosi family ties to Ukraine energy group (Article)
Science: Earth’s magnetic field is up to new tricks? (Report)
China: The navy plays carrier catchup, but slowly (Article)
The economy: Average U.S. family can’t afford a home in 71% of the country? (Article)
Politics: Candidates propose trillion dollar spending (Report)
Science: Progress begins toward a spin quantum heat engine (Report)
Afghanistan: Update (Article)
The war on Uber: California’s new attack on gig workers put on hold by federal judge (Report)
The war on Christianity is proceeding in Europe? (Article)
World organized violence: Update/Status Annual current summary (Article)
The economy: Facts that blow the hype off the economy (Article)
California: Recent water rationing law finally appearing in news? (Report)
The Federal Reserve continues to inflate a monster bubble (Article)
Israel: Love and rockets (Article)
Surveillance: Spies in the sky (Update)
Science: Quantum teleportation demonstrated between computer chips? (Article)
More science: Breakthrough in anti-malaria drugs (Report)
Chicago: 6 dead, 24 wounded in weekend shootings (Report)
A naked woman was arrested after killing another motorist with her car (Report)
That’s all …
EDITORIAL: 2020 Trumpstakes Questions
- Will the economy reelect him or run him over?
- Will Democrats manage to demonize him or themselves?
- Will the Trumpster shoot himself in the mouth?
- Will an executive decision come up craps?
- Will he be removed from office with extreme prejudice?
Compute your own odds …
jcurtisblog 
Thank you for the update on Afghanistan. I’m wondering if Ghani won the “election” yet. News from there seems to be getting more n’ more sparse. I used to have a reliable little foundation from the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times but can no longer read their articles on the internet without a subscription. This article to which you’ve linked us, seems to focus on the “drug” angle of the geopolitical situation there, which I haven’t much thought about, since now I need a note from the doctor in order to roll a joint in the U.S.
Seems our news has been replaced with propaganda, mostly. And a doctor’s note is at least, some progress…