Journalist Deniz Yücel was held without charges in a Turkish prison for 367 days. This is the inside story of how he survived his time in jail, tested the patience of German negotiators and ultimately forced President Erdogan to bend.
— Read on www.spiegel.de/international/world/german-journalist-yuecel-s-long-road-to-freedom-a-1195149.html

What a wonderful NATO ally Turkey is.😡

With Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer having been appointed to general secretary of the conservative Christian Democrats, many see her as Angela Merkel’s possible successor. DER SPIEGEL spoke with her about what the CDU must do to remain relevant and the things that make her different from the chancellor.
— Read on www.spiegel.de/international/germany/interview-with-possible-merkel-successor-kramp-karrenbauer-a-1195447.html

Change is coming

I Didn’t Think it Would Go This Fast: Mortgage Rates Blamed for 3-Year Low in Pending Home Sales | Wolf Street
— Read on wolfstreet.com/2018/02/28/mortgage-rates-blamed-for-3-year-low-in-pending-home-sales/

That explains the trending

How to Spot the Fossils Hiding in Plain Sight – Atlas Obscura
— Read on www.atlasobscura.com/articles/find-fossils-urban-geology

Open your eyes and enjoy

Good to see the written word still alive and doing well in some circles. I get so tired of watching videos.

Congress Finally Dials Down Its Defense Slush Fund—But the Chicanery Isn’t Over | The American Conservative
— Read on www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/congress-finally-dials-down-its-defense-slush-fund-but-the-chicanery-isnt-over/

This audit will only make them sneakier

On Sunday, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel stated that his department had done nothing wrong in failing to stop the Parkland mass shooter from obtaining or using weapons.
— Read on www.dailywire.com/news/27614/could-broward-county-sheriffs-office-have-stopped-ben-shapiro

Not saving those kids gave the Democrats and assorted gun grabbers a big political football. When these things happen, look who benefits the most from it happening, to get to the source. Place the blame where it belongs.

There’s a spectrum and we should be cognizant that there are different degrees of statism. And nations closer to one end are much different from countries closer to the other end.
— Read on fee.org/articles/if-scandinavia-is-socialist-then-so-is-the-us/

Interesting comparison

Our present situation summed up quite nicely.

When Elon Musk’s SpaceX heaved two communications satellites aloft last week, he joined a space race that’s foiled plenty of other dreamers.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-28/musk-dream-of-space-based-internet-sent-others-crashing-to-earth

A total game changer. This would send shockwaves through the markets.