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- [FT] Microsoft unveils German data plan to tackle US internet spying http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/540a296e-87ff-11e5-9f8c-a8d619fa707c.html 2 comments
- The world falls apart as the US withdraws (FT - Martin Wolf) https://www.ft.com/content/7309b1bd-9d91-4eb5-a75c-a29d191367de 27 comments geopolitics
- FT: 'Eurozone economy quietly outshines the US' https://www.ft.com/content/0bbc026a-ea12-11e6-967b-c88452263daf 64 comments investing
- FT-Pokerstars Deal Officially Done - Full Tilt will be relaunched by Nov. 6th, Non-US Players will be repaid http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/08/pokerstars-closes-deal-with-doj-full-tilt-poker-relaunch-13201.htm 23 comments poker
- FT: China meets banks to discuss protecting assets from US sanctions https://www.ft.com/content/45d5fcac-3e6d-420a-ac78-4b439e24b5de 4 comments china
- Pakistan reducing dependence on US arms: FT report https://www.dawn.com/news/1402479 4 comments worldnews
- FT: US to redirect Patriot air defense orders to Ukraine until it has enough to defend itself https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/06/20/ft-us-to-redirect-patriot-air-defense-orders-to-ukraine-until-it-has-enough-to-defend-itself/ 31 comments europe
- FT: US government bonds rally after factory data heighten recession fears https://www.ft.com/content/06141633-2f7d-43d6-b7e2-e90d6ccdb122 6 comments stocks
- Mars won't save us from Climate Change (ft @Katie Mack) https://youtu.be/hk1rSaLqHsY 13 comments climate
- It's not Ft. Sumter yet, but Trumpian snidery is tipping us into a consitutional crisis https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-heffernan-constitutional-crisis-20190511-story.html 4 comments politics
- FT: 12 Steps to US Catastrophic Economic Meltdown (Detailed Prediction by NY Economist) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20080219/bs_ft/fto021920081334359078;_ylt=ao9syul6btfyr9wle2q2qmas0nue 4 comments reddit.com
- BP Wins US Approval for 6000 Ft. Gulf Drilling Plan, First Since 5000 Ft. Deepwater Horizon http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-21/bp-wins-u-s-approval-for-first-drilling-plan-since-macondo.html 9 comments politics
- Trump asks protectionist Lighthizer to be US trade chief, FT reports https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-asks-lighthizer-be-us-trade-chief-financial-times-reports-2024-11-08/ 25 comments politics
- US expected to lift ban on sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, FT reports https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-expected-lift-ban-sale-offensive-weapons-saudi-arabia-ft-reports-2024-05-26/ 15 comments worldnews
- US asks Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian energy infrastructure – FT https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/03/22/7447650/ 227 comments worldnews
- US asks China to urge Iran to curb Red Sea attacks by Houthis -FT https://www.reuters.com/world/us-urges-china-help-curb-red-sea-attacks-by-iran-backed-houthis-ft-2024-01-24/ 13 comments politics
- protesters being confined to fenced-in zone 700 ft from pepsi center - fuck the zone - take it to the streets - they can't arrest us all! http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=d92pefbg0&show_article=1 15 comments politics
- US has urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-has-urged-ukraine-halt-strikes-russian-energy-infrastructure-ft-reports-2024-03-22/ 12 comments politics
- US has urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-793233 7 comments worldevents
- US has urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-793233 336 comments worldnews
- FT-Michigan Ross survey: Republican voters back Donald Trump overwhelmingly to manage US economy https://www.ft.com/content/1a88f644-2670-4a9c-8d67-1e269096be0b 236 comments economics
- JAG is back on TV! (US Navy legal drama aired '95-'05 ft. David James Elliott as a fighter pilot and Catherine Bell as a marine) None 7 comments navy
- US-trained cartel terrorises Mexico - "Founders of the Zetas drug gang learned special forces techniques at Ft. Bragg before waging a campaign of carnage." http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2010/10/20101019212440609775.html 17 comments worldnews
- Just how Christian is Texas' Ft. Hood ? Smuggled video reveals ongoing evangelical conquest of US military http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/5/19/18318/0343 8 comments politics
- Now, See that over there... It's 8-ft long, 100 lbs and moving very fast towards us? Yeah, it can kill you too. http://cbs13.com/local/local_story_092231413.html 23 comments reddit.com
- Chinese brokers launder hundreds of millions for global crime groups | FT Film (China - US - Mexico Money Laundering 101) https://youtu.be/EjGIp7kdS6E?si=keMmj0DHYLLBD9UY&t=511 5 comments china
- FT: ‘UK consortium takes on Palantir for £480mn NHS data contract’ | ‘A consortium of British data companies is taking on US-based Palantir, in the bid for a £480mn NHS contract to build the health service’s operating system.’ https://www.ft.com/content/11f250df-5125-4bab-bbee-3c4324685c55 33 comments pltr
- Yes, we really went there.. We dissected the recent FT Tectonic series podcast episode "The Church of Bitcoin" line by line, and the outcome is below. Please do share / let us know your thoughts! https://bitcoinactuary.medium.com/dissecting-the-bitcoin-sceptic-podcast-5d4d9184c56 4 comments bitcoin
- NBC Sports (USA) Registers The 2nd-Most Watched Premier League Season Ever (behind 2015-16). Top US local market ratings: 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Norfolk 3. Cincinnati T4. Philadelphia, Raleigh T6. New York, Richmond 8. Buffalo 9. Ft. Myers T10. Hartford, Miami, San Francisco, Baltimore https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2022/05/24/nbc-sports-registers-2nd-most-watched-premier-league-season-ever-with-record-12-matches-topping-1-million-viewers/ 60 comments soccer
- [FT] Disclosures from Tether show it has $30B in commercial paper, a short-dated investment similar to cash, making it one of the largest investors in the US market https://www.ft.com/content/342966af-98dc-4b48-b997-38c00804270a 14 comments cryptocurrency
- In 1958 the US Navy began work on a massive secret radio telescope. The plan was to use the moon itself as reflector, to spy on bounced signals from the Soviet Union. It would have been taller than the Washington monument and 600 ft. in diameter, double the largest steerable dish built to this day. https://www.supercluster.com/editorial/the-biggest-telescope-never-built 6 comments space
- US Sikh body to install 9 ft âkhandaâ at Saragarhi memorial site in Pak | Chandigarh News - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/us-sikh-body-to-install-9-ft-khanda-at-saragarhi-memorial-site-in-pak/articleshow/70183980.cms 7 comments pakistan
- Trump's top trade advisor Peter Navarro accused Germany of using a “grossly undervalued” euro to "exploit the US and its EU partners", the FT reported noting the comments are "likely to trigger alarm in Europe’s largest economy." http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/31/euro-spikes-after-trumps-trade-adviser-tells-ft-that-germany-is-using-grossly-undervalued-currency.html 47 comments europe
- When robots rule the world - Jan 30, 2013 : Will robots put us all out of work? FT Alphaville's Cardiff Garcia and Izabella Kaminska discuss how technology is making jobs obsolete at a historically high rate, and how it may be accelerating. http://video.ft.com/v/2128225723001 6 comments robotics
- A Rogue Trader At UBS Or A Rogue Bank? --- The FT asks searching questions about the alleged rogue trading of Kweku Adoboli – does it tell us more about the culture and risk management systems at UBS than it tells us about any individual? http://blogs.ft.com/businessblog/2011/09/a-rogue-trader-at-ubs-or-a-rogue-bank/ 16 comments business
- US Government selling off property on the cheap. In my hometown, there's an 800 sq ft building in the middle of the forest that I'm trying to get...wish me luck! http://www.whitehouse.gov/mapping_service/ 3 comments politics
- Feds: Federal Drug Laws Trump Colorado Constitutional Amendment OKing Medical Pot - US prosecutors wrestling the legal issues of an Oct. 20, 2009, raid on a marijuana-growing operation in Ft. Collins say federal law trumps an amendment to the CO Constitution making it OK to use or sell medical pot. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14458362 4 comments politics
- US Military Lied About Role Of 'Hero' Female Cop At Ft. Hood Massacre - It has emerged that a previously unheralded police sergeant may have fired shots that ended attack. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/12/fort-hood-munley-todd-hasan 4 comments politics
- Foreign-Policy Blowback at Ft. Hood - The evidence is virtually conclusive that the accused killer, Maj. Hasan, was motivated to kill U.S. soldiers at Ft. Hood by deep anger and rage arising from the things that the US govt has been doing to people in the Middle East for many years. http://www.fff.org/comment/com0911c.asp 6 comments politics
- FT - Time for comrade Paulson to pull the plug on the Fannie and Freddie charade - "There are many forms of socialism. The version practiced in the US is the most deceitful one I know." http://blogs.ft.com/maverecon/2008/07/time-for-comrade-paulson-the-pull-the-plug-on-the-fannie-and-freddie-charade/ 3 comments business