Interesting Links and Reads for Tuesday, 17 January 2017: Swamp Dinners, Russian Journalists, Parking Lot Rage and More...

Expanding the D.C. Swamp:    

 Dine With Cabinet and Agency Heads for $100,000 to $250,000 or Donald Trump™'s VP, Mike Pence, for $500,000 to $1,000,000       (Politico) 

The Cheeto Cometh     (James Kunstler)

U.S. Town profits from Mexico's gasoline crisis     (USA Today)

There have been 56 Journalists killed in Russia since 1992     (Committee to Protect Journalists)

Door ding argument in parking lot turns deadly       CBSDFW 

China's found a new way to pump record credit without any side effects    (Bloomberg) 

100 Best Stock Blogging Sites
(Feedspot) 

Interesting Reads for Tuesday, 10 January 2017: Big Freeze '62, Brain Concussions, Mexicans Angry, FOX Sued, Cold Fusion and More . . .

British rail workers battle winter’s worst in this kinetic, 1965 Oscar®-nominated classic about the "BigFreeze" of 1962-1963   (AEON) 

Hey, Bill Nye, Is Cold Fusion Really Possible?
(Big Think) 

A mouth guard with motion sensors showed what happened to this football player's brain at the moment of collision   (New York Times)

Fox News settled sexual lawsuit against Bill O' Reilly by Juliet Huddy, says NY Times
(Bloomberg)

America's Most Hated Companies      

(Wall Street 24/7)

The top eleven charts and graphs of 2016 for Dollars and Sense Real World Economics    (Dollars and Sense) 

Tren Griffin's Advice for Jack Dorsey and Twitter    (25iq Blog)

Mexico: Thousands Protest Against Higher Gasoline Prices . . .  Over 1500 Arrested   

(Reuters)

Mexico again says there is 'no way' it will pay for Trump wall     (Yahoo/Reuters) 

Treasury Nominee Steve Mnuchin's Bank Accused of "Widespread Misconduct" in Leaked Memo     (Intercept) 

Playing Defense: What is Country For?     (Tom Dispatch) 

Unplanned refinery closures in Canada and the USA have futures traders betting on higher gasoline prices before year's end

Hedge Funds Score With Small-Cap Shorts in Russell Drop 

AirBerlin cancels $5 Billion of Boeing orders

Stocks lower on global unrest; all S&P 500 sectors fall

Mother Jones: "The Rich Are Getting Richer, Part Millionth"

Business Insider: The Secret Of Bridgewater's Success Is In Its Understanding Of The Recession"

The Automatic Earth: "Global Demise Of Pension Plans"

Mish shows us that the Australian Housing Crash is now "ON"

Republicans to discuss putting US back on the gold standard, which would explode gold prices to $10,000 an oz. and beyond

Dr. Housing Bubble blog looks at housing's future with a shrinking middle class and an overburdened younger demographic

Gasoline/Oil Futures Jump On Hurricane Issac Closures In The Gulf And the Massive Refinery Explosion In Venezuela

Drill, Baby, Drill Cartoons From Around The Nation