Justice Stephen Breyer will not express an opinion on Donald Trump as a presidential candidate, in keeping with two centuries of Supreme Court tradition. But he did express an opinion on a related point: American courts are unlikely to allow Muslims t…
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Enrique Marquez Indicted as ‘Straw Purchaser’ of Guns Used in San Bernardino Terror
Muslim convert Enrique Marquez was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on five counts–including conspiracy to provide support to terrorists and false statements made regarding two guns, which he stands accused of providing as a “straw purchase…
WaPo’s Gearan: Hillary’s Campaign ‘A Bit Hamstrung’ In Responding to Trump
Washington Post Political Correspondent Anne Gearan stated that Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s campaign is “a bit hamstrung” when it comes to responding to GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and Clinton’s attempts to “deck” Trump haven’t worked on Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball.” Gearan said, “I think they really are a bit hamstrung when it comes to knowing what the right tone and what — right level of response is to Donald Trump. She’s tried to deck him a couple of times by pointing out that his policies on everything from immigration to Syrian refugees are, as she has said, dangerous. She has accused him of being an — essentially an ISIS recruiting tool. I mean, that’s one way of trying to deck him. It hasn’t really worked. They’ve also tried to take the high road, which is what you’ve seen her do over the last couple of days. And I think it has yet to be seen whether that has long term utility. But Trump’s response today shows that it certainly didn’t do him short-term damage. For Hillary, she really has to decide whether she considers him and the — sort the of double-edged sexism and woman
WanXiang Blockchain Labs and Deloitte Partner on Shanghai Blockchain Hackathon
In an effort to foster further development of blockchain technology, WanXiang Blockchain Labs, a Chinese research institution, and Deloitte, one of the largest accounting and audit firms in the world, have teamed up to launch the first ever Shanghai blockchain hackathon beginning on January 8th.
“Our focus on how technology and going digital are changing the ways we live is globally orchestrated. Deloitte people from the different countries around the world [have] formed a specialized team ‘Deloitte digital’ to understand the impact how digitizations [sic] is changing every industry and ecosystems for each industry, so that we as a firm can help ourselves and our clients to adapt to this environment,” Yi Qing of Deloitte said in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine.
The hackathon, sponsored by FBS Capital with technical support provided by the Ethereum team, is open to anyone that is interested in blockchain technology. According to event’s website, the organizers hope to attract a diverse crowd, “whether you are blockchain experts, technology geeks, designers, or non-technical curious people.”
“The focus is on blockchain as a whole,” said Bo Shen, co-founder of Blockchain Labs, in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine. “Ethereum is one of the supports, but any tech is encouraged.”
The first day of the event will be focused on breaking up the participants into small teams and brainstorming ideas for the teams to build during the competition. All day Saturday will be spent hacking and on Sunday, teams will present their prototypes to the event organizers and a room of investors.
Shen explained that he is a co-founder of an investment fund with partners Vitalik Buterin and Feng Xiao. The fund is dedicated to investing in startups and applications using blockchain technology.
Along with the opportunity to pitch to investors, the organizers are also giving away $100,000 in prizes to the winners. The first place team gets $30,000, second place gets $20,000, and the third place team gets $10,000. In addition, there are three special prizes of $10,000 and a FBS Capital Special Prize of $10,000.
“The Chinese market is not to be missed. And we wish to set a global level playing field here,” said Qing. She explained that Deloitte’s goals are to “educate the market from concept to practical applications; setting up a platform for Blockchain developers cross borders to share coding experiences and ideas; engage engineers and corporate participants to explore Blockchain applications for various industries in real business world.”
To learn more about the event or register, visit blockchain-hackathon.eventdove.com.
Jacob Donnelly is a full-time product manager and freelance journalist covering stocks, business and bitcoin. He runs a weekly digital currency and blockchain newsletter calledCrypto Brief.
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Ben Carson: NSA Spying on Israel ‘Is Truly Disgraceful’
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson blasted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration Wednesday over reports that the National Security Administration spied on Israel.
Do Not Disturb: Obama Enjoys Luau as Floods Devastate Midwest
Obama continues his Hawaii vacation as planned, while 19 levees are at risk of being breached by record-setting flood waters in the continental U.S.
Shrugs in Israel to Report that US Eavesdropped on Netanyahu
The Jerusalem Post reports: Jerusalem responded largely with a yawn to a Wall Street Journal report Tuesday that the US eavesdropped on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with current and past officials saying it is an open secret that Washington listens in on high-level conversations in key capitals around the world. Officially, however, the Prime Minister’s Office had no comment on the report. The article, which said Netanyahu “topped the list” of US allies whom the White House decided to keep under “close watch,” also revealed that – contrary to the widespread perception – Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer did not “concoct” the plan to have Netanyahu address a joint session of Congress last March. “I was not knocked off my chair” by the Wall Street Journal report, National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Minister Yuval Steinitz told Israel Radio. Steinitz, who held the intelligence minister portfolio in the last government and played a key role in trying to thwart the Iranian nuclear deal, said that one of his basic premises was that the US and other friendly countries were trying to collect intelligence on Israel. Read the full story at the Jerusalem Post.
Islamic State Latest Threat to Christians in Nazareth, Childhood Home of Jesus
TEL AVIV – Christians in Nazareth, already victims of nearly institutionalized Muslim intimidation, need to contend with yet another extremist threat. Israel’s Shin Bet security agency earlier this month announced the arrest of Israeli Arab youths from Nazareth for declaring allegiance to the Islamic State. The Shin Bet said that during interrogations “it emerged that, in the past year, the youths obtained firearms and trained with them, while becoming more devout during meetings they held. They expressed support for ISIS [Islamic State], and praised the jihad against infidels.” Last week, two cousins accused of being Islamic State operatives were arrested in the Nazareth area on suspicion of plotting attacks in northern Israel. The trend in Nazareth, considered one of the holiest cities for Christians, was spotlighted by the Daily Beast on Tuesday in a piece titled, “ISIS of Nazareth: Terror Group Arrives in Jesus’s Hometown.” The city is described in the New Testament as the childhood home of Jesus. It houses the Church of the Annunciation, which marks the spot where, according to Christian tradition, Mary was told by the angel Gabriel that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus. The Daily Beast reported on the rise of Islam in