04/09/18 Overnight Links

The Hill: New push to break deadlock over encrypted phones

Ars Technica: How to keep your ISP’s nose out of your browser history with encrypted DNS

Futurism: Facebook sought medical data. Yes, that should raise red flags.

Activist Post: Homeland Security wants to create profiles of journalists and “media influencers” who mention its name

The Week: Gun owners against police violence

Zero Hedge: How gun control laws for “mentally ill” could disarm those who question authority

Reason: Was Trump elected to take revenge on job-stealing robots? If so, he’s doing great work

The American Conservative: Sinclair and the fake news battle that never ends

WENDY MCELROY: Violence Against Women Act is a true product of Washington’s swamp

Daily Beast: Why does Nanny-State California hate coffee so much?

And more on the bizarre story from Cato: California’s coffee chaos

FreeThoughtProject: Coincidence? Every time the US threatens to pull out of Syria, Assad uses chemical weapons

FEE: Could Amazon buy a country?

High Times: 5 over-the-counter medications that are more dangerous than weed

The Conversation: Best way to solve back pain? Lift heavy things

Author: S. Smith