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Trump's Infrastructure Plan Is Actually Pence's—And It's All About Privatization

Lydia O'Neal and David Sirota Newsweek
The companies’ management of the toll road drew criticism over everything from emergency management to toll increases. In September 2008, for instance, the state ordered a suspension of tolls so residents could evacuate a flood zone, and, as a result, the state had to pay the consortium nearly $450,000 in foregone revenue.

Trump and Schumer Came Close to a Deal.

Dana Bash, Kevin Liptak, Dan Merica and Jeff Zeleny, CNN
Among the items considered: military funding far above the White House's request and, enticingly for Trump, full funding for Trump's border security demands. What was Schumer thinking?

It’s The (Democracy-Poisoning) Golden Age of Free Speech

Zeynep Tufekci Wired
Ist Amendment of the US Constitution engraved on a stone tablet
Many noble old ideas about free speech don’t compute in the age of social media. The notion that a “marketplace of ideas” will elevate the truth is flatly belied by the virality of fake news and the fact that the marketplace is no longer public.

Friday Nite Videos | Jan 19, 2018

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So Stupid It's Not Funny: Trump's Crackdown on Legal Immigration. Johnny Cash Sings "Man In Black" for the First Time. The Case for Potential Trump Money Laundering. How Machines Learn. Not A President, Not Yet A Dictator.