Daily Links: 10/18/17 – Trump ban gets court-blocked again, redux

Daphne Caruana Galizia

Trump’s latest travel ban gets court-blocked again by a Hawaiian federal judge the day before it was to take effect.
Jesus. Journalist^[pictured] who led the Panama Papers investigation was murdered with a car bomb.
(via The Watch | The Washington Post)
Family business bankrupted by IRS told they can’t get their stolen money back, and other civil asset forfeiture horror stories.
Lawsuit: New Orleans DA used fake subpoenas and bogus arrests to force witnesses and victims to testify.
(via @ethanbrown72; RT: @radleybalko)
After weeks of player protests over criminal (in)justice, the NFL now backs a criminal justice reform bill.
(via @radleybalko)
Antivaccination, a play in three acts: 1) Cranks publish study claiming a link between vaccines and autism. 2) Study is widely debunked. 3) Study is retracted. And scene.
Finally, all aboard Trainy McTrainface … train.
(via @fark)

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