Links

Uber spied on and bribed foreign officials, infiltrated private chat groups, stole trade secrets, and abused secret messaging apps and attorney-client privilege to obstruct government investigations, according to a former employee.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/16/technology/uber-jacobs-letter/index.html


Antarctic Modeling Pushes Up Sea-Level Rise Projections
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/antarctic-modeling-pushes-up-sea-level-rise-projections-21776


A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/15/america-extreme-poverty-un-special-rapporteur


The eco guide to not buying stuff
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/17/the-eco-guide-to-not-buying-stuff


Law firm sues Kushner real estate business for unpaid bills
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/365377-law-firm-sues-kushner-real-estate-business-for-unpaid-bills


Corker asks how real-estate provision ended up in tax bill
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/365375-corker-asks-how-real-estate-provision-ended-up-in-tax-bill


Words banned at CDC were also banned at other HHS agencies
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/365292-words-banned-at-cdc-were-also-banned-at-other-hhs-agencies-report


Coal Miner Wins Black Lung Benefits After 14 Years, Then U.S. Government Bills Him
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15122017/coal-miner-black-lung-benefits-rejected-westmoreland-government


Trump to CDC: These Seven Words Are Now Forbidden
[Reagan might have followed an astrologist's advice for some decisions, but at least he didn't try to direct federal agencies to do so. ]
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/trump-to-cdc-these-seven-words-are-now-forbidden/


Pro-truth pledge
https://www.protruthpledge.org/