Linkage

• Yet Another Video Shows U.S.-Funded White Helmets Assisting Public Executions in Rebel-Held Syria (naked capitalism) It is remarkable, all of the allies of the US in Syria are worse than the Assad's.
• Robert Shiller: is economics a science? (The Guardian) Nobel Economist discuss this question, and does not come to a conclusion.
• Republican wins Montana House seat despite assault charge (The Hill) Or Because of the assault charge.
• The Future of Work, Robotization, and Capitalism’s Ability to Generate Useless Jobs (Evonomics) The thesis is that increases in productivity leads to the creation of more "Bullsh%$ Jobs", like, "The growing armies of consultants, bankers, tax advisors, managers, and others who earn their money in strategic trans-sector peer-to-peer meetings to brainstorm the value-add on co-creation in the network society."
• Victory! Court Allows Wikimedia’s Challenge to NSA Surveillance to Go Forward (ACLU) The judge says that Wikimedia has standing. It's a start.
• Catnip Repels Mosquitoes More Effectively Than DEET (Science Daily) Nepetalactone is allegedly 10x more effective at DEET. I am buying futures on cat repellent, because this will be required for stage two of clinical trials.

Tom Hiddleston doing Owen Wilson playing Loki: (I'm not putting up the White Helmet vid ……… Too graphic)