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French Polynesians less than thrilled about the prospect of serving as galley slaves on Peter Thiel’s libertarian paradise/converted oil rig

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/02/seasteading-peter-thiel-french-polynesia
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New America, Day 1: House GOP functionally destroys Office of Government Ethics

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/house-gop-votes-gut-independent-ethics-office-44518077

Let Us Laugh At 2016 For 2017 Will Be The Dark Times

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/dave-barrys-year-in-review-trump-and-the-hideous-monstrosity-that-was-2016/2016/12/29/17c84a14-b7d6-11e6-b8df-600bd9d38a02_story.html?utm_term=.a33bf3391278
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NYT pays $500 entry fee so “reporter” Maggie Haberman can produce this, uh… “news.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/us/trump-mar-a-lago-future-winter-white-house.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Restaurateurs rake off 3% slice of employee minimum wage hike because “government mandates.”

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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/restaurants/sd-fi-restaurants-minimumwage-20161214-story.html