In case you missed it, The Washington Post’s criminally careless publishing of “fake news” about purported “Russian propaganda” created a backlash–and the Post’s attorney-approved bleating to sidestep responsibility for publishing “fake news” failed to calm the waters. Here’s The Washington

CNBC | The election of Donald Trump has brought with it a surge in optimism in the United States over the economy and stocks not seen in years.

UK Daily Mail | Islamists have killed six people in a bomb blast on a road used to transport tourists to the pyramids in Egypt.

American Mirror | Some people are so consumed with hatred for Donald Trump they’ll do anything and say anything to tear him down.

Charles Hugh-Smith | Sorry, U.S. Census Bureau, I.R.S. and St. Louis Federal Reserve – you’re issuing “Russian propaganda” according to The Washington Post’s shoddy “fake news” methodology.

RT | Russian telecom giant Rostelecom has thwarted DDoS-attacks on the five largest banks and financial institutions in the country, the company said in a statement.

Breitbart | Advocates for American wage-earners say that Puzder as Secretary of Labor is alarming.

CyberScoop | Georgia’s secretary of state has claimed the Department of Homeland Security tried to breach his office’s firewall.

Bloomberg | U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed that China would soon have to “play by the rules,” as Chinese state media issued its clearest warning yet about its bottom line on Taiwan.

ECB ‘Bazooka’ Extended – Will Buy EUR 60 Billion Per Month Until At Least December 2017 The ECB’s ‘Bazooka is back and ‘Super Mario’, the European Central Bank’s monetary magician did not disappoint QE addicted markets yesterday by extending ultra loose monetary

The woman who voted for a war that killed hundreds of thousands based on fake news now says fake news is putting “lives at risk”.

The woman who voted for a war that killed hundreds of thousands based on fake news now says fake news is putting “lives at risk”.

Paul Joseph Watson | The woman who voted for a war that killed hundreds of thousands based on fake news now says fake news is putting “lives at risk”.

Organizers of the protest said that Artan’s particular actions were irrelevant.