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Saturday 01 February 2020
News and commentary round upFrom Breitbart: Macron: Brexit a ‘Historic Wake-up Call’… for MORE EU, Not Less
From Slate: You Should Be Absolutely Furious Over Donald Trump’s $1 Trillion Deficit. Even if you don’t think the debt is a problem!
From NQ Report: Exposing Eric Ciaramella would exonerate the President. Rand Paul, John Roberts, and Adam Schiff know this.
From Liberty Blitzkreig: Global Governance Structure Is "Too Centralized & Too Authoritarian" "...political life should be centered at the municipal/county level as opposed to larger units such as the state or country..." From the Daily Reckoning: Elites Have Destroyed A Possible US-Russia Alliance To Contain China. "Globalists wanted China & US to team up against Russia. Trump understood correctly that China was the main enemy and a closer union between US and Russia was essential... elites’ efforts to derail Trump gave rise to the “Russia collusion” hoax." From Alt-Market: How Viral Pandemic Benefits The Globalist Agenda
From CNet: Facebook pays $550M to settle facial recognition privacy lawsuit. The settlement, which involves tagging photos, hasn't yet been approved by the judge.
From Sunny Skyz: Stray Dog Named 'Sausage' Gets Appreciation Star For Helping Kindergartners Cross The Road. [Ed: helps them every day without being accompanied by a human crosswalk person.]
From Jim Bovard: Impeachment's Biggest Absurdity: Our Toxic Fixation On Useless And Corrupting Ukraine Aid. From the Federalist: Top 8 Reasons Trump Already Won Impeachment By Mollie Hemingway. From Jonathan Turley: In Defense of Dershowitz: Critics Slam Harvard Professor For Ethical Representation and Intellectual Opinions. [Ed: both Dershowitz and Turley are Democrats.]
From Reason: Lindsey Graham Wants to Use Mistrust of Big Tech To Destroy Your Right to Online Privacy. Online platforms would have to "earn" speech protections by compromising encryption—all in the name of fighting child porn.
From the Huffington Post: Postal Workers Union Endorses Bernie Sanders. The union represents about 220,000 workers and retirees across the country, and also backed Sanders in 2016 for president. From New York Magazine: The Bernie Campaign Is Fortified by a Human Shield of Millennials. From the Hill: Minneapolis NAACP, Black Lives Matter call on Klobuchar to suspend campaign. [Ed: the case they cite is pretty damning.]
From Instapundit: Florida Man Friday: One of Our States Is Missing
From the Huffington Post: Greta Thunberg Wax Figure Unveiled At German Museum. [Ed: this is insane and scary.]
From Zero Hedge: Nordstrom Starts Selling Used Clothes To Broke Americans [Ed: smart move.]
From Newsmax: Bloomberg Super Bowl Ad Aims at Gun Control, Not Trump From Sunny Skyz: Gun Rights Advocates Clean Up Streets After Protesting Peacefully In Richmond
From the Babylon Bee: CNN Airs Free Commercial For Trump Campaign. [Ed: the Don Lemon panel ridiculing Trump supporters.] AND CNN Announces Daily 'Two Minutes Hate' Segment
From Slate: You Should Be Absolutely Furious Over Donald Trump’s $1 Trillion Deficit. Even if you don’t think the debt is a problem!
From NQ Report: Exposing Eric Ciaramella would exonerate the President. Rand Paul, John Roberts, and Adam Schiff know this.
From Liberty Blitzkreig: Global Governance Structure Is "Too Centralized & Too Authoritarian" "...political life should be centered at the municipal/county level as opposed to larger units such as the state or country..." From the Daily Reckoning: Elites Have Destroyed A Possible US-Russia Alliance To Contain China. "Globalists wanted China & US to team up against Russia. Trump understood correctly that China was the main enemy and a closer union between US and Russia was essential... elites’ efforts to derail Trump gave rise to the “Russia collusion” hoax." From Alt-Market: How Viral Pandemic Benefits The Globalist Agenda
From CNet: Facebook pays $550M to settle facial recognition privacy lawsuit. The settlement, which involves tagging photos, hasn't yet been approved by the judge.
From Sunny Skyz: Stray Dog Named 'Sausage' Gets Appreciation Star For Helping Kindergartners Cross The Road. [Ed: helps them every day without being accompanied by a human crosswalk person.]
From Jim Bovard: Impeachment's Biggest Absurdity: Our Toxic Fixation On Useless And Corrupting Ukraine Aid. From the Federalist: Top 8 Reasons Trump Already Won Impeachment By Mollie Hemingway. From Jonathan Turley: In Defense of Dershowitz: Critics Slam Harvard Professor For Ethical Representation and Intellectual Opinions. [Ed: both Dershowitz and Turley are Democrats.]
From Reason: Lindsey Graham Wants to Use Mistrust of Big Tech To Destroy Your Right to Online Privacy. Online platforms would have to "earn" speech protections by compromising encryption—all in the name of fighting child porn.
From the Huffington Post: Postal Workers Union Endorses Bernie Sanders. The union represents about 220,000 workers and retirees across the country, and also backed Sanders in 2016 for president. From New York Magazine: The Bernie Campaign Is Fortified by a Human Shield of Millennials. From the Hill: Minneapolis NAACP, Black Lives Matter call on Klobuchar to suspend campaign. [Ed: the case they cite is pretty damning.]
From Instapundit: Florida Man Friday: One of Our States Is Missing
From the Huffington Post: Greta Thunberg Wax Figure Unveiled At German Museum. [Ed: this is insane and scary.]
From Zero Hedge: Nordstrom Starts Selling Used Clothes To Broke Americans [Ed: smart move.]
From Newsmax: Bloomberg Super Bowl Ad Aims at Gun Control, Not Trump From Sunny Skyz: Gun Rights Advocates Clean Up Streets After Protesting Peacefully In Richmond
From the Babylon Bee: CNN Airs Free Commercial For Trump Campaign. [Ed: the Don Lemon panel ridiculing Trump supporters.] AND CNN Announces Daily 'Two Minutes Hate' Segment
Friday 31 January 2020
News and commentary round upFrom 9 News: Bushfire news alerts [Ed: for Australia where wildfires are still burning.]
From the BBC: Brexit: What will change after Friday, 31 January? [Ed: informative.] Here is the Brexit clock.
From the Gateway Pundit: New York City Police Warn of Antifa Threat for Friday During ‘F-ck the Police’ Protest
From Politico: Trump expected to reveal travel ban expansion on Friday. The new immigration restrictions would come three years after the original ban sparked nationwide protests.
From the Daily Wire: Report: McConnell ‘Increasingly Confident’ That He Will Have Votes To Block Witnesses In Senate Trial ‘By Friday’. [Ed: I am seeing as many or more news items saying the opposite. So who knows?] From the Business Insider: The White House claims John Bolton's book contains 'significant amounts' of classified information and can't be published until it's removed. [Ed: the letter doing so was sent 3 days before the NYT's alleged leak of the book and not in response to it.] From PJ Media: This Bombshell Interview with John Bolton Will Crush the Democrats. [Ed: Bolton discusses the phone call in question with Zelenski and describes it in glowing terms that are reminiscent of Trump's own.]
From the China Media Project: The Truth About “Dramatic Action” [Ed: recommended.] FromZero Hedge: WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A 'Global Pandemic'. "For all of these reasons, I am declaring a public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus..."
From the Organic Prepper: Are Virginia Politicians Really So Fragile They'd Pass A Bill Making It Illegal To Criticize Them? There’s a very good reason that Virginia wants to disarm civilians with a rash of new, unconstitutional laws...
From the Guardian: Lungs damaged by smoking can 'magically' heal – study. Healthy cells can emerge to replace damaged areas, according to research published in Nature
From the Hill: Appeals court refuses to reconsider ruling striking down ObamaCare mandate [Ed: on the way to SCOTUS that refused to expedite it.]
From the Associated Press: President signs into law a major rewrite of the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico
From Petapixel: Paris Museums Put 60,000+ Historic Photos Online, Copyright-Free
From the New York Post: Hillary Clinton refuses to be served Tulsi Gabbard’s defamation lawsuit [Ed: Secret Service turn server awa, and the lawyer refuses to accept service.] From Mother Jones: A Likability Expert Explains Why If You Want to be Liked, You Need to Have These 8 Traits. From the National Review: Inside the Hillary Bubble.
From Watts Up With That?: Democrat Congressional Committee Demands Google Bury "Climate Misinformation"
From New York Daily News: Millionaire thanks vets who saved his dog from cancer with $6M Super Bowl ad [Ed: urges people to donate to that vet school.]
From National Review: Don Lemon Did Trump a Huge Favor. From the New York Post: Bigotry on CNN: Don Lemon’s blind elite ignorance From Mises Institute: Pseudo-Psychiatrist "Diagnoses" Trump Supporters With Mental Disorders. "...we need to keep a close eye on such "experts," because they seek to use state power to control their enemies, and that means conservatives and libertarians in particular."
From Les Crises: Prosecutor Shokin files a complaint against Joe Biden for interference in Ukraine’s legal proceedings. [Ed: alleges that his own firing violated the Ukrainian constitution and that Biden abused the power of VP of the US] From the Gateway Pundit: ‘Overwhelming Evidence of Biden’s Crimes’ – Giuliani Taunts Biden with Impending Release of Interview with Fired Ukrainian Prosecutor Viktor Shokin
From WMUR: Police department's K-9 challenging incumbent goat in mayoral pet race. [Ed: not from the Onion. The town is FAIR HAVEN, Vt.]
From the BBC: Brexit: What will change after Friday, 31 January? [Ed: informative.] Here is the Brexit clock.
From the Gateway Pundit: New York City Police Warn of Antifa Threat for Friday During ‘F-ck the Police’ Protest
From Politico: Trump expected to reveal travel ban expansion on Friday. The new immigration restrictions would come three years after the original ban sparked nationwide protests.
From the Daily Wire: Report: McConnell ‘Increasingly Confident’ That He Will Have Votes To Block Witnesses In Senate Trial ‘By Friday’. [Ed: I am seeing as many or more news items saying the opposite. So who knows?] From the Business Insider: The White House claims John Bolton's book contains 'significant amounts' of classified information and can't be published until it's removed. [Ed: the letter doing so was sent 3 days before the NYT's alleged leak of the book and not in response to it.] From PJ Media: This Bombshell Interview with John Bolton Will Crush the Democrats. [Ed: Bolton discusses the phone call in question with Zelenski and describes it in glowing terms that are reminiscent of Trump's own.]
From the China Media Project: The Truth About “Dramatic Action” [Ed: recommended.] FromZero Hedge: WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A 'Global Pandemic'. "For all of these reasons, I am declaring a public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus..."
From the Organic Prepper: Are Virginia Politicians Really So Fragile They'd Pass A Bill Making It Illegal To Criticize Them? There’s a very good reason that Virginia wants to disarm civilians with a rash of new, unconstitutional laws...
From the Guardian: Lungs damaged by smoking can 'magically' heal – study. Healthy cells can emerge to replace damaged areas, according to research published in Nature
From the Hill: Appeals court refuses to reconsider ruling striking down ObamaCare mandate [Ed: on the way to SCOTUS that refused to expedite it.]
From the Associated Press: President signs into law a major rewrite of the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico
From Petapixel: Paris Museums Put 60,000+ Historic Photos Online, Copyright-Free
From the New York Post: Hillary Clinton refuses to be served Tulsi Gabbard’s defamation lawsuit [Ed: Secret Service turn server awa, and the lawyer refuses to accept service.] From Mother Jones: A Likability Expert Explains Why If You Want to be Liked, You Need to Have These 8 Traits. From the National Review: Inside the Hillary Bubble.
From Watts Up With That?: Democrat Congressional Committee Demands Google Bury "Climate Misinformation"
From New York Daily News: Millionaire thanks vets who saved his dog from cancer with $6M Super Bowl ad [Ed: urges people to donate to that vet school.]
From National Review: Don Lemon Did Trump a Huge Favor. From the New York Post: Bigotry on CNN: Don Lemon’s blind elite ignorance From Mises Institute: Pseudo-Psychiatrist "Diagnoses" Trump Supporters With Mental Disorders. "...we need to keep a close eye on such "experts," because they seek to use state power to control their enemies, and that means conservatives and libertarians in particular."
From Les Crises: Prosecutor Shokin files a complaint against Joe Biden for interference in Ukraine’s legal proceedings. [Ed: alleges that his own firing violated the Ukrainian constitution and that Biden abused the power of VP of the US] From the Gateway Pundit: ‘Overwhelming Evidence of Biden’s Crimes’ – Giuliani Taunts Biden with Impending Release of Interview with Fired Ukrainian Prosecutor Viktor Shokin
From WMUR: Police department's K-9 challenging incumbent goat in mayoral pet race. [Ed: not from the Onion. The town is FAIR HAVEN, Vt.]
Thursday 30 January 2020
News and commentary round upFrom the American Institute for Economic Research: The Economics Of Pandemics And Quarantines. "..economic theory suggests the possibility that extreme measures such as sealing off a city, a travel ban or quarantines may actually make things worse..." From the Daily Reckoning: What Happens When A Biological Virus Turns Into A Financial Virus?
From Disrn: RNC releases ad highlighting CNN clip mocking Trump supporters as illiterate rednecks [Ed: smart move.]
From the Babylon Bee: Statement By Pinocchio Rated Four Ocasio-Cortezes "A statement by famed wooden puppet Pinocchio was rated four Ocasio-Cortezes by fact-checkers at the Washington Post." [Ed: Wapo rates the truthfulness of article by 0-4 pinocchios.]
From Mish Talk: Trump Threatens Retaliation On Proposed EU Carbon Taxes. "Carbon taxes are a top priority on EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Expect a big conflict with Trump..."
From the CBC: Massive swarms of crop-eating locusts have descended on East Africa. Here's why From the Atlantic: Worst Locust Swarms in Decades Hit East Africa. [Ed: amazing photos.]
From Zero Hedge: Israel Will Vote Sunday To Annex West Bank Lands Delineated In Trump's 'Peace Plan' [Ed: I don't know what the hell Trump is up to...except perhaps to cement his base with the Jewish community and hawks. He certainly can't count on the Arab-American vote.] From Sputnik: Mahmoud Abbas Calls Trump Mideast Deal 'Conspiracy', Says 'Jerusalem Is Not for Sale'
From Craig Murray: The FBI Has Been Lying About Seth Rich. The FBI Has Been Lying About Seth Rich. "A persistent American lawyer has uncovered the undeniable fact that the FBI has been continuously lying, including giving false testimony in court, in response to Freedom of Information requests for its records on Seth Rich." From the Gateway Pundit: FBI Lied to a Federal Court Regarding Seth Rich
From the Of Two Minds Blog: Could The Coronavirus Epidemic Be The Tipping Point In Supply Chain Leaving China?
From the End of the American Dream: Demand For "Prepper Properties" Soars Amid "Concerns About Social Stability" From Reuters: Homesteaders, catastrophists run for the hills to flee U.S. uncertainty
From Mint Press: How Government and Media Are Prepping America for a Failed 2020 Election "Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence."
From the Local DK: China demands apology over Danish newspaper’s cartoon flag 'insult'. "Bojesen’s drawing depicts each of the five yellow stars of the Chinese flag as a coronavirus.
From France 24: French police clash with firefighters at Paris demonstration.[Ed: the firefighters set themselves on fire while wearing protective gear. Got to hand it to them. The world press was ignoring them until now.]
From Politico: Trio of Democrat Senators in Red States Are Considering Acquittal Vote on Impeachment — They Want to Keep Their Job. From Politico: Trump team warns: Stand strong or prepare for an endless trial. The president’s aides are urging senators to wrap up the impeachment trial quickly or face the prospect of legal fights that drag on for weeks — or even months into the campaign season. From Caitlin Johnstone: #Resistance Hero John Bolton. “The cartoon of John Bolton in a Pink Pussy Cap is something that once seen, can never again be unseen.” [Ed: cartoon heads article.] From FrontPageMagazine: Impeachment Is Killing Trump Derangement Syndrome. You can only hit the rage button so many times.
From the BBC: BBC News to close 450 posts as part of £80m savings drive [Ed: good. Remove the mandatory household tax that supports the BBC, and it will be cut down to zero.] From Yahoo: Murdoch Launches New Site... News Corp aggregator aims to break free from tech platforms
From the BBC: Brexit: European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK's exit From Spiked: The future will be bright after Brexit. If ever there was a time to free ourselves from Brussels, it is now. [Ed: the deadline is Friday.] From the Daily Mail: MSPs vote for another Scottish independence referendum in 2020 [Ed: to protect Scotland from the effects of Brexit.]
From Disrn: RNC releases ad highlighting CNN clip mocking Trump supporters as illiterate rednecks [Ed: smart move.]
From the Babylon Bee: Statement By Pinocchio Rated Four Ocasio-Cortezes "A statement by famed wooden puppet Pinocchio was rated four Ocasio-Cortezes by fact-checkers at the Washington Post." [Ed: Wapo rates the truthfulness of article by 0-4 pinocchios.]
From Mish Talk: Trump Threatens Retaliation On Proposed EU Carbon Taxes. "Carbon taxes are a top priority on EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Expect a big conflict with Trump..."
From the CBC: Massive swarms of crop-eating locusts have descended on East Africa. Here's why From the Atlantic: Worst Locust Swarms in Decades Hit East Africa. [Ed: amazing photos.]
From Zero Hedge: Israel Will Vote Sunday To Annex West Bank Lands Delineated In Trump's 'Peace Plan' [Ed: I don't know what the hell Trump is up to...except perhaps to cement his base with the Jewish community and hawks. He certainly can't count on the Arab-American vote.] From Sputnik: Mahmoud Abbas Calls Trump Mideast Deal 'Conspiracy', Says 'Jerusalem Is Not for Sale'
From Craig Murray: The FBI Has Been Lying About Seth Rich. The FBI Has Been Lying About Seth Rich. "A persistent American lawyer has uncovered the undeniable fact that the FBI has been continuously lying, including giving false testimony in court, in response to Freedom of Information requests for its records on Seth Rich." From the Gateway Pundit: FBI Lied to a Federal Court Regarding Seth Rich
From the Of Two Minds Blog: Could The Coronavirus Epidemic Be The Tipping Point In Supply Chain Leaving China?
From the End of the American Dream: Demand For "Prepper Properties" Soars Amid "Concerns About Social Stability" From Reuters: Homesteaders, catastrophists run for the hills to flee U.S. uncertainty
From Mint Press: How Government and Media Are Prepping America for a Failed 2020 Election "Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence."
From the Local DK: China demands apology over Danish newspaper’s cartoon flag 'insult'. "Bojesen’s drawing depicts each of the five yellow stars of the Chinese flag as a coronavirus.
From France 24: French police clash with firefighters at Paris demonstration.[Ed: the firefighters set themselves on fire while wearing protective gear. Got to hand it to them. The world press was ignoring them until now.]
From Politico: Trio of Democrat Senators in Red States Are Considering Acquittal Vote on Impeachment — They Want to Keep Their Job. From Politico: Trump team warns: Stand strong or prepare for an endless trial. The president’s aides are urging senators to wrap up the impeachment trial quickly or face the prospect of legal fights that drag on for weeks — or even months into the campaign season. From Caitlin Johnstone: #Resistance Hero John Bolton. “The cartoon of John Bolton in a Pink Pussy Cap is something that once seen, can never again be unseen.” [Ed: cartoon heads article.] From FrontPageMagazine: Impeachment Is Killing Trump Derangement Syndrome. You can only hit the rage button so many times.
From the BBC: BBC News to close 450 posts as part of £80m savings drive [Ed: good. Remove the mandatory household tax that supports the BBC, and it will be cut down to zero.] From Yahoo: Murdoch Launches New Site... News Corp aggregator aims to break free from tech platforms
From the BBC: Brexit: European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK's exit From Spiked: The future will be bright after Brexit. If ever there was a time to free ourselves from Brussels, it is now. [Ed: the deadline is Friday.] From the Daily Mail: MSPs vote for another Scottish independence referendum in 2020 [Ed: to protect Scotland from the effects of Brexit.]
Wednesday 29 January 2020
News and commentary round upFrom the Hill: Senators ready for question time in impeachment trial. [Ed: Q&A starts today. Please God, no witnesses...or things will go on for weeks and weeks more.]
From the Guardian: French police clash with firefighters during Paris protest. Riot police fire teargas and use batons against firefighters asking for pay rise. From France 24: French police brutality under scrutiny. From HKFP: Wuhan coronavirus: Hong Kong asks employers to let staff work from home, as leisure facilities close until further notice. [Ed: calling for a one-day general strike today. Protesters have set proposed quarantine buildings on fire.] From Business Day: Increasing violence diminishes protesters’ often legitimate grievances. South America will not crack down in the way India did, but increasing violence could legitimise a hard-line police response."
From the Daily Wire: WATCH: Lemon Gives Disastrous Statement In Response To Outrage Over Segment Mocking Republicans, Critics Fire Back. [Ed: text as well.]
From Zero Hedge: Assange Case Exposes UK's Solitary Confinement 'Torture' Loophole. "Weaponized to arbitrarily isolate and punish a prisoner..."
From Off-Guardian: Dead President Walking? "I don’t mean to sound alarmist, but the Resistance is running out of non-lethal options for removing Donald Trump from office." [Ed: I have had the same thought.] From Politico: ‘They let him get away with murder’: Dems tormented over how to stop Bernie. The party establishment is caught in a catch-22. [Ed: how, oh how to get rid of problem candidates.] Meanwhile, from Project Veritas: #Expose 2020: TWO MORE Bernie 2020 Field Organizers in South Carolina: Sanders Campaign Attracts “Truly Radical People”; “Have to Make Plans for Extreme Action”; “ANTIFA…Yellow Vests…Keeping That on Back-Burner”; “Strip Power Away from Capitalists…Directing That Violence Towards Property”; Claim That Gulag Stories are Exaggerated – PART 4. From Variety: Hillary Clinton Gets Candid About Feminism, Beyonce and ‘Little Women’. [Ed: also says she has an urge to run for President again.]
From Good News Network: Man Uses Hot Coffee to Rescue Three Kittens Whose Tails Were Frozen to the Ground. [Ed: happy ending.]
From NonZero: Glenn Greenwald has his reasons. [Ed: a good defense.] From the Federalist: The Charges Against Glenn Greenwald Are Garbage. From the Raw Story:
Edward Snowden warns targeting of Greenwald and Assange shows governments ‘ready to stop the presses—if they can’. [Ed: I would link to the article being commented upon but Wapo is behind a firewall.]
From FOX News: Trump unveils Middle East peace plan with two-state solution, tunnel connecting West Bank and Gaza [Ed: Palestinians have already indicated they would reject deal. Earlier, they staged mass protests throughout the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.]
From the New England Journal of Medicine: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) [Ed: a page of resources.] From Philstar Global: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) updates [Ed: news round-up, looks to be updated regularly.] From the National File: Photo of ‘Coronavirus Hospital’ Posted by Chinese State Newspaper is Actually Alibaba Stock Photo. State-run Global Times posted the stock photo on Twitter. [Ed: difficult to know what to believe.]
From the Daily Wire: WATCH: CNN Mocks Trump Supporters As Stupid Rednecks Who Can’t Read, Spell. [Ed: includes a transcript and commentary. Pretty stupid move for a TV channel in deperate need of viewers.]
From the Babylon Bee: Black Missionary Arrives At White Church To Teach Them How To Clap On Beat
From Vice: Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data. An Avast antivirus subsidiary sells 'Every search. Every click. Every buy. On every site.' Its clients have included Home Depot, Google, Microsoft, Pepsi, and McKinsey. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who comments, I wondered how Avast could afford to give its antivirus software away. Now we know -- they're collecting and selling your browsing history.] From Electronic Frontier Foundation: Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers.
From the National Review: Bolton Blows Up Trump Team’s Foolhardy Quid Pro Quo Defense by Andrew McCarthy. From the Washington Post:The revelations about Bolton’s book may not be so devastating for Trump by Jonathan Turley, [Ed: two attorneys for whom I have great respect. One problem with the Bolton revelations is that they are based on an anonymous source who allegedly read a draft of the book. The NYT's article that broke the story did not offer a single quote from it. No one quite knows what they are talking about.]
From the Guardian: French police clash with firefighters during Paris protest. Riot police fire teargas and use batons against firefighters asking for pay rise. From France 24: French police brutality under scrutiny. From HKFP: Wuhan coronavirus: Hong Kong asks employers to let staff work from home, as leisure facilities close until further notice. [Ed: calling for a one-day general strike today. Protesters have set proposed quarantine buildings on fire.] From Business Day: Increasing violence diminishes protesters’ often legitimate grievances. South America will not crack down in the way India did, but increasing violence could legitimise a hard-line police response."
From the Daily Wire: WATCH: Lemon Gives Disastrous Statement In Response To Outrage Over Segment Mocking Republicans, Critics Fire Back. [Ed: text as well.]
From Zero Hedge: Assange Case Exposes UK's Solitary Confinement 'Torture' Loophole. "Weaponized to arbitrarily isolate and punish a prisoner..."
From Off-Guardian: Dead President Walking? "I don’t mean to sound alarmist, but the Resistance is running out of non-lethal options for removing Donald Trump from office." [Ed: I have had the same thought.] From Politico: ‘They let him get away with murder’: Dems tormented over how to stop Bernie. The party establishment is caught in a catch-22. [Ed: how, oh how to get rid of problem candidates.] Meanwhile, from Project Veritas: #Expose 2020: TWO MORE Bernie 2020 Field Organizers in South Carolina: Sanders Campaign Attracts “Truly Radical People”; “Have to Make Plans for Extreme Action”; “ANTIFA…Yellow Vests…Keeping That on Back-Burner”; “Strip Power Away from Capitalists…Directing That Violence Towards Property”; Claim That Gulag Stories are Exaggerated – PART 4. From Variety: Hillary Clinton Gets Candid About Feminism, Beyonce and ‘Little Women’. [Ed: also says she has an urge to run for President again.]
From Good News Network: Man Uses Hot Coffee to Rescue Three Kittens Whose Tails Were Frozen to the Ground. [Ed: happy ending.]
From NonZero: Glenn Greenwald has his reasons. [Ed: a good defense.] From the Federalist: The Charges Against Glenn Greenwald Are Garbage. From the Raw Story:
Edward Snowden warns targeting of Greenwald and Assange shows governments ‘ready to stop the presses—if they can’. [Ed: I would link to the article being commented upon but Wapo is behind a firewall.]
From FOX News: Trump unveils Middle East peace plan with two-state solution, tunnel connecting West Bank and Gaza [Ed: Palestinians have already indicated they would reject deal. Earlier, they staged mass protests throughout the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.]
From the New England Journal of Medicine: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) [Ed: a page of resources.] From Philstar Global: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) updates [Ed: news round-up, looks to be updated regularly.] From the National File: Photo of ‘Coronavirus Hospital’ Posted by Chinese State Newspaper is Actually Alibaba Stock Photo. State-run Global Times posted the stock photo on Twitter. [Ed: difficult to know what to believe.]
From the Daily Wire: WATCH: CNN Mocks Trump Supporters As Stupid Rednecks Who Can’t Read, Spell. [Ed: includes a transcript and commentary. Pretty stupid move for a TV channel in deperate need of viewers.]
From the Babylon Bee: Black Missionary Arrives At White Church To Teach Them How To Clap On Beat
From Vice: Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data. An Avast antivirus subsidiary sells 'Every search. Every click. Every buy. On every site.' Its clients have included Home Depot, Google, Microsoft, Pepsi, and McKinsey. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who comments, I wondered how Avast could afford to give its antivirus software away. Now we know -- they're collecting and selling your browsing history.] From Electronic Frontier Foundation: Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers.
From the National Review: Bolton Blows Up Trump Team’s Foolhardy Quid Pro Quo Defense by Andrew McCarthy. From the Washington Post:The revelations about Bolton’s book may not be so devastating for Trump by Jonathan Turley, [Ed: two attorneys for whom I have great respect. One problem with the Bolton revelations is that they are based on an anonymous source who allegedly read a draft of the book. The NYT's article that broke the story did not offer a single quote from it. No one quite knows what they are talking about.]
Tuesday 28 January 2020
News and commentary round upFrom Newser: Author Deletes Draft of Bryant's Next Kids' Book. Also, NBA postpones Lakers game as an Italian city mourns.
From the Daily Wire: NYPD Police Commissioner: Crime Has Skyrocketed Because Of Democrats’ Bail Reform. "Since 2020 began, as of Friday at midnight, robberies are up 32.5 percent, car theft is up 61 percent and burglaries are up 18 percent compared to the same time period last year,”
From Grabien: MSNBC Makes Worst Broadcasting Blooper, Anchor Appears to Use Racial Epithet While Covering Kobe Tragedy. [Ed: despite protestations, the anchor clearly said "nigger."]
From ABC News: 'This is huge': Locust swarms in Africa are worst in decades. Millions of desert locusts are descending on Kenya in the country's worst outbreak in 70 years
From Reason: Agree or Disagree With Him, We Need People Like Judge Napolitano
From the Babylon Bee: Democrats Warn That American People May Tamper With Next Election AND In Major Deal, The Babylon Bee Purchases Competing Satire Site CNN
From NBC News: 'Oh my God, Sanders can win': Democrats grapple with Bernie surge in Iowa. Four years ago, the Vermont senator caught the Democratic establishment sleeping in Iowa. Could he do it again?
From Time: Trump is Finally Presenting his Middle East Peace Plan. Here's What We Know so Far. [Ed: it will be announced today at noon.] From Politico: Trump predicts Palestinians will buy into his Middle East peace plan From Oil Price: The Three Countries Vying For Ultimate Power In The Middle East. "The “Middle Eastern Entente” of Iran, Turkey, and Qatar."
From Bongino: Six More Gun Control Measures On Track to Pass in Virginia. [Ed: very informative.]
From Real Clear Politics: California Sued After Concealing $320 Billion In Annual State Payments. "Last fall, California State Controller Betty Yee (pictured) rejected our sunshine request for the state checkbook. Oddly, the rejection didn’t argue the law, but instead claimed that the controller couldn’t locate a single one of the 49 million bills she paid last year."
From the New York Post: Don’t buy the media hype over the new China virus [Ed: for an alternative view.] From the Of Two Minds Blog: Is The Market Grossly Underestimating The Potential Impact Of The Coronavirus Epidemic? [Ed: and the other extreme.] From the Washington Times: Coronavirus may have originated in lab linked to China's biowarfare program. [Ed: I don't really buy into this theory, but I am hearing it more and more.] From the Activist Post: Johnson & Johnson Advised Coronavirus Simulation and Now Stands To Gain Financially With New Vaccine
From FOX News: Trump Senate impeachment trial live updates: President's defense team makes case. From the Hill: Senate Republicans face pivotal moment on impeachment witnesses. From Townhall: So That's Why Schiff Won't Release the Transcript of the 18th Witness [Ed: wow.] From the Gateway Pundit: ABC, CBS, NBC BLACK OUT Pam Bondi’s Damning Presentation Exposing Biden, Burisma Corruption
From CNN: 5-4 Supreme Court allows rule to take effect that could reshape legal immigration. People who rely on public assistance, including most forms of Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers do not qualify for a green card. From PJ Media: Neil Gorsuch Issues Savage Rebuke to Activist Judges and Nationwide Injunctions
From Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Future Of US Weather Prediction Will Be Decided During The Next Month [Ed: fascinating.]
From the Free Thought Project: Congress Now Funding "Controversial" Geoengineering 'Plan B' To Spray Particles In The Sky To Cool Earth
From the Daily Wire: NYPD Police Commissioner: Crime Has Skyrocketed Because Of Democrats’ Bail Reform. "Since 2020 began, as of Friday at midnight, robberies are up 32.5 percent, car theft is up 61 percent and burglaries are up 18 percent compared to the same time period last year,”
From Grabien: MSNBC Makes Worst Broadcasting Blooper, Anchor Appears to Use Racial Epithet While Covering Kobe Tragedy. [Ed: despite protestations, the anchor clearly said "nigger."]
From ABC News: 'This is huge': Locust swarms in Africa are worst in decades. Millions of desert locusts are descending on Kenya in the country's worst outbreak in 70 years
From Reason: Agree or Disagree With Him, We Need People Like Judge Napolitano
From the Babylon Bee: Democrats Warn That American People May Tamper With Next Election AND In Major Deal, The Babylon Bee Purchases Competing Satire Site CNN
From NBC News: 'Oh my God, Sanders can win': Democrats grapple with Bernie surge in Iowa. Four years ago, the Vermont senator caught the Democratic establishment sleeping in Iowa. Could he do it again?
From Time: Trump is Finally Presenting his Middle East Peace Plan. Here's What We Know so Far. [Ed: it will be announced today at noon.] From Politico: Trump predicts Palestinians will buy into his Middle East peace plan From Oil Price: The Three Countries Vying For Ultimate Power In The Middle East. "The “Middle Eastern Entente” of Iran, Turkey, and Qatar."
From Bongino: Six More Gun Control Measures On Track to Pass in Virginia. [Ed: very informative.]
From Real Clear Politics: California Sued After Concealing $320 Billion In Annual State Payments. "Last fall, California State Controller Betty Yee (pictured) rejected our sunshine request for the state checkbook. Oddly, the rejection didn’t argue the law, but instead claimed that the controller couldn’t locate a single one of the 49 million bills she paid last year."
From the New York Post: Don’t buy the media hype over the new China virus [Ed: for an alternative view.] From the Of Two Minds Blog: Is The Market Grossly Underestimating The Potential Impact Of The Coronavirus Epidemic? [Ed: and the other extreme.] From the Washington Times: Coronavirus may have originated in lab linked to China's biowarfare program. [Ed: I don't really buy into this theory, but I am hearing it more and more.] From the Activist Post: Johnson & Johnson Advised Coronavirus Simulation and Now Stands To Gain Financially With New Vaccine
From FOX News: Trump Senate impeachment trial live updates: President's defense team makes case. From the Hill: Senate Republicans face pivotal moment on impeachment witnesses. From Townhall: So That's Why Schiff Won't Release the Transcript of the 18th Witness [Ed: wow.] From the Gateway Pundit: ABC, CBS, NBC BLACK OUT Pam Bondi’s Damning Presentation Exposing Biden, Burisma Corruption
From CNN: 5-4 Supreme Court allows rule to take effect that could reshape legal immigration. People who rely on public assistance, including most forms of Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers do not qualify for a green card. From PJ Media: Neil Gorsuch Issues Savage Rebuke to Activist Judges and Nationwide Injunctions
From Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Future Of US Weather Prediction Will Be Decided During The Next Month [Ed: fascinating.]
From the Free Thought Project: Congress Now Funding "Controversial" Geoengineering 'Plan B' To Spray Particles In The Sky To Cool Earth
Monday 27 January 2020
News and commentary round upFrom Common Dreams: "Had She Picked Bernie Sanders It Would Have Been Tougher": Trump In 2018 Audio. [Ed: secretly recorded tape at a private dinner.] From the Week: Why everyone is underestimating the odds of a brokered convention [Ed: I don't underestimate it. I think a brokered convention will occur.] From Caitlin Johnstone: The Establishment Doesn’t Fear Trump, And It Doesn’t Fear Bernie. It Fears You.
From Consortium News: Assange Extradition Hearings Scheduled as Assault on Press Freedom Spreads [Ed: 2 dates. Feb. 25 for one to two weeks and then on May 18 for three more weeks.]
From Politico: Senate impeachment trial: Live highlights and updates. Here are some of the key moments of the day. [Ed: it will be updated during the proceedings.]
From Zero Hedge: Schiff 'Demands' Bolton As Witness After "Explosive Revelation" Manuscript Leaked To NYT. [Ed: I do not believe a word Bolton says, one way or the other.] From the Gateway Pundit: President Trump Responds to Bolton Book Leak Accusations
From the American Conservative: No, Iran Won’t Have A Nuclear Bomb ‘In A Matter Of Months’ [Ed: by the heroic Scott Ritter.] From Counter Punch: Americans Need to Hear More From Iranians, Here’s Where to Start
From Lit Hub: Rediscovering the Lost Power. of Reading Aloud. Meghan Cox Gurdon Traces the History of Oral Storytelling
From Mises Wire: "Surveillance Capitalism": A Summary of Critics.
From the Unz Review: Brexit Happening: Noted Anglo-Skeptic Charles de Gaulle Vindicated Beyond The Grave [Ed: in case people forget that Brexit is happening on Jan. 31.]
From Of Two Minds: Some Practical Questions About The Coronavirus Epidemic [Ed: not questions I've heard before.] From Zero Hedge: Hong Kongers Riot Over Plans To Use Public Housing As Coronavirus Quarantine From Kaiser Health News: Something Far Deadlier Than The Wuhan Virus Lurks Near You
From the Daily Bell: 3D-Printed Firearms and Defense Distributed: A Guide to Understanding “Ghost Guns”
From the Volokh Conspiracy: The Montana Blaine Amendment Case and the Need for a Consistent Approach to Discrimination on the Basis of Religion. [Ed: recommended.]
From SHTF: 10 Items Often Overlooked By Preppers.
From Ice Age Now: Seriously – How Deluded and Gullible are People Who Subscribe to This Nonsense? [Ed: global warming nonsense, that is.]
From Activist Post: Virginians Respond to Gun Control Proposals by Purchasing Almost 74,000 Firearms in December From Mises Wire: Secession in Virginia Would Defuse the State's Conflict over Guns From the Gateway Pundit: Hundreds of Localities Across the Nation Join Virginians in Declaring Their Counties ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries’
From the Gateway Pundit: Another Obama Solar Company Burns Out - DC Solar Owners Plead Guilty to Largest Ponzi Scheme in Eastern California History
From the American Thinker: The Windsors' unexpected avenger out in burger-land [Ed: why, oh why did they have to come to Canada?]
From Consortium News: Assange Extradition Hearings Scheduled as Assault on Press Freedom Spreads [Ed: 2 dates. Feb. 25 for one to two weeks and then on May 18 for three more weeks.]
From Politico: Senate impeachment trial: Live highlights and updates. Here are some of the key moments of the day. [Ed: it will be updated during the proceedings.]
From Zero Hedge: Schiff 'Demands' Bolton As Witness After "Explosive Revelation" Manuscript Leaked To NYT. [Ed: I do not believe a word Bolton says, one way or the other.] From the Gateway Pundit: President Trump Responds to Bolton Book Leak Accusations
From the American Conservative: No, Iran Won’t Have A Nuclear Bomb ‘In A Matter Of Months’ [Ed: by the heroic Scott Ritter.] From Counter Punch: Americans Need to Hear More From Iranians, Here’s Where to Start
From Lit Hub: Rediscovering the Lost Power. of Reading Aloud. Meghan Cox Gurdon Traces the History of Oral Storytelling
From Mises Wire: "Surveillance Capitalism": A Summary of Critics.
From the Unz Review: Brexit Happening: Noted Anglo-Skeptic Charles de Gaulle Vindicated Beyond The Grave [Ed: in case people forget that Brexit is happening on Jan. 31.]
From Of Two Minds: Some Practical Questions About The Coronavirus Epidemic [Ed: not questions I've heard before.] From Zero Hedge: Hong Kongers Riot Over Plans To Use Public Housing As Coronavirus Quarantine From Kaiser Health News: Something Far Deadlier Than The Wuhan Virus Lurks Near You
From the Daily Bell: 3D-Printed Firearms and Defense Distributed: A Guide to Understanding “Ghost Guns”
From the Volokh Conspiracy: The Montana Blaine Amendment Case and the Need for a Consistent Approach to Discrimination on the Basis of Religion. [Ed: recommended.]
From SHTF: 10 Items Often Overlooked By Preppers.
From Ice Age Now: Seriously – How Deluded and Gullible are People Who Subscribe to This Nonsense? [Ed: global warming nonsense, that is.]
From Activist Post: Virginians Respond to Gun Control Proposals by Purchasing Almost 74,000 Firearms in December From Mises Wire: Secession in Virginia Would Defuse the State's Conflict over Guns From the Gateway Pundit: Hundreds of Localities Across the Nation Join Virginians in Declaring Their Counties ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries’
From the Gateway Pundit: Another Obama Solar Company Burns Out - DC Solar Owners Plead Guilty to Largest Ponzi Scheme in Eastern California History
From the American Thinker: The Windsors' unexpected avenger out in burger-land [Ed: why, oh why did they have to come to Canada?]
Sunday 26 January 2020
News and commentary round upFrom the Gray Zone: OPCW Investigator Testifies At UN That No Chemical Attack Took Place In Douma, Syria. ...former OPCW inspection team leader and engineering expert Ian Henderson stated that their investigation in Douma, Syria suggested no chemical attack took place. But their findings were suppressed..
From Zero Hedge: 56 Million Chinese On Lockdown As Virus Spreads To Australia, Malaysia. "China is ordering more monitoring on trains and planes to try and suppress the virus...but it full containment remains elusive." From Al Jazeera: China battles coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates. [Ed: I use Al Jazeera because it is doing a good job of updating the situation.]
From the Unz Review: Queen Elizabeth Beats Hollywood & The Stumblebum Sussexes. [Ed: a must read.]
From Sharyl Attkisson: Physicians’ group sues Rep. Adam Schiff for censoring vaccine information [Ed: interesting piece. I wonder if Schiff is getting money from Big Pharma. The suit is by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), BTW.]]
From the Washington Times: Giuliani launches podcast, says Senate should move to dismiss articles. Would be 'correct outcome,' he says, citing lack of impeachable crime. From NBC News: Giuliani launches 'common sense' podcast, urges impeachment case be dismissed. On the inaugural episode, the president's personal lawyer said no crimes were committed. [Ed: the use of a liberal and a conservative source was deliberate.]
From the Daily Wire: British Scientists May Have Found Cure For Cancer. By Accident. [Ed: incredible, if true.]
From the American Thinker: The Rage of the Democrats
From Zero Hedge: "No, No America" - Mass Protests Erupt In Baghdad Demanding U.S. Troops Withdraw. "100’s of thousands protest in Baghdad, calling for all US troops to leave Iraq, close all bases & embassies, if they don’t they will be considered an occupying force."
From the Washington Examiner: 'Show up to court with a toothbrush': ICE says sanctuary city officials should expect jail time if they ignore subpoenas [Ed: the two cities targeted are Denver and NYC.]
From PJ Media: Jonathan Turley: Dems Have to Scrap Half of Impeachment to Have a Prayer at Getting Witnesses
From Zero Hedge: Guggenheim: 10 Macro Themes To Watch In 2020. "These are the 10 macroeconomic trends likely to shape monetary policy and investment performance this year..."
From PJ Media: Proposed NYC Bill Allowing Non-Citizens to Vote Is Too Far Left Even for de Blasio
From Zero Hedge: 56 Million Chinese On Lockdown As Virus Spreads To Australia, Malaysia. "China is ordering more monitoring on trains and planes to try and suppress the virus...but it full containment remains elusive." From Al Jazeera: China battles coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates. [Ed: I use Al Jazeera because it is doing a good job of updating the situation.]
From the Unz Review: Queen Elizabeth Beats Hollywood & The Stumblebum Sussexes. [Ed: a must read.]
From Sharyl Attkisson: Physicians’ group sues Rep. Adam Schiff for censoring vaccine information [Ed: interesting piece. I wonder if Schiff is getting money from Big Pharma. The suit is by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), BTW.]]
From the Washington Times: Giuliani launches podcast, says Senate should move to dismiss articles. Would be 'correct outcome,' he says, citing lack of impeachable crime. From NBC News: Giuliani launches 'common sense' podcast, urges impeachment case be dismissed. On the inaugural episode, the president's personal lawyer said no crimes were committed. [Ed: the use of a liberal and a conservative source was deliberate.]
From the Daily Wire: British Scientists May Have Found Cure For Cancer. By Accident. [Ed: incredible, if true.]
From the American Thinker: The Rage of the Democrats
From Zero Hedge: "No, No America" - Mass Protests Erupt In Baghdad Demanding U.S. Troops Withdraw. "100’s of thousands protest in Baghdad, calling for all US troops to leave Iraq, close all bases & embassies, if they don’t they will be considered an occupying force."
From the Washington Examiner: 'Show up to court with a toothbrush': ICE says sanctuary city officials should expect jail time if they ignore subpoenas [Ed: the two cities targeted are Denver and NYC.]
From PJ Media: Jonathan Turley: Dems Have to Scrap Half of Impeachment to Have a Prayer at Getting Witnesses
From Zero Hedge: Guggenheim: 10 Macro Themes To Watch In 2020. "These are the 10 macroeconomic trends likely to shape monetary policy and investment performance this year..."
From PJ Media: Proposed NYC Bill Allowing Non-Citizens to Vote Is Too Far Left Even for de Blasio
Saturday 25 January 2020
News and commentary round upFrom Zero Hedge: "This Time I'm Petrified": Virologist Who Helped Discover SARS Offers Chilling Take On Coronavirus Outbreak.
From the Federalist: Why Conflict With Iran Over Iraq Can’t End Until America Withdraws
From Politico: Decoding the polls: Sanders surging and more takeaways from the newest numbers From Common Dreams: End of Blame Game: Sanders (and His Supporters) Helped Hillary Win Popular Vote in 2016. Sanders voters were an indispensable contribution to her popular vote tallies. From the Guardian: I worked for Hillary Clinton. Her attacks on Bernie Sanders are a big mistake. Why is Clinton amplifying destructive myths about Sanders and his supporters just weeks before the primaries begin?
From Vice: The Deadly Houston Plant Explosion Was So Strong It Knocked People Out of Their Beds. The blast at a manufacturing facility left two dead and shifted homes off their foundations.
From the American Conservative: How Washington Is Ramming REAL ID Down Our Throats. For years both conservative and liberal states resisted it. But now it's here and the punishments for non-compliance begin.
From Caitlin Johnstone: WikiLeaks Editor: US Is Saying First Amendment Doesn’t Apply To Foreigners In Assange Case
From the Daily Wire: Chris Cuomo Snaps That Greta Thunberg Off-Limits Because She’s A Teen. Social Media Reminds Him Of A Certain Kentucky Teenager. [Ed: this is a reference to the Covington teenagers, whom CNN savaged.]
From Politico: Globalists Gone Wild. Davos is just the beginning. Get ready for Alfalfa, Aspen, Milken, Sun Valley, Sicily . . . From truthdig: Robert Reich: Davos Is the Source of All Our Ills
From the Good News Network: Dad Builds Adapted Nintendo Controller for Disabled Daughter—And Her Reaction is Adorable
From Japan Today: First stage of extradition hearing for top Huawei exec ends in Canada. [Ed: judge's ruling to be announced later at an undisclosed time.]
From the Activist Post: Brookings: Whoever Wins The AI Race Will Rule The World
From the Daily Bell: Deadly Distractions: Laying the Groundwork for the Next Civil War [Ed: dire but not improbable.] From the Federalist: 6 Democratic Senators To Watch In Impeachment Trial. The media keep suggesting it's Republicans who might switch sides, but here are some Democrats who might not want to side with Adam Schiff's weak impeachment effort. From Howard Kunstler: The Big (Senate) Sleep: "Please God, Hurl A Lightning Bolt At The Podium..."
From PJ Media: NYT Quashed Story About 2016 WH Meeting with ‘Whistleblower’ and Ukrainians on Burisma From the Atlantic: The Enemies of Writing. A writer who’s afraid to tell people what they don’t want to hear has chosen the wrong trade.
From CBS News: New York City bans stores from refusing to accept cash. [Ed: I do not want a cashless society but I also do not want gov. to dictate payment options to businesses.]
From the Guardian: Steve Coogan on Terry Jones: he was the heart and voice of Monty Python [Ed: Rest in peace. An original voice who gave pleasure to 100s of millions of people.]
From the Federalist: Why Conflict With Iran Over Iraq Can’t End Until America Withdraws
From Politico: Decoding the polls: Sanders surging and more takeaways from the newest numbers From Common Dreams: End of Blame Game: Sanders (and His Supporters) Helped Hillary Win Popular Vote in 2016. Sanders voters were an indispensable contribution to her popular vote tallies. From the Guardian: I worked for Hillary Clinton. Her attacks on Bernie Sanders are a big mistake. Why is Clinton amplifying destructive myths about Sanders and his supporters just weeks before the primaries begin?
From Vice: The Deadly Houston Plant Explosion Was So Strong It Knocked People Out of Their Beds. The blast at a manufacturing facility left two dead and shifted homes off their foundations.
From the American Conservative: How Washington Is Ramming REAL ID Down Our Throats. For years both conservative and liberal states resisted it. But now it's here and the punishments for non-compliance begin.
From Caitlin Johnstone: WikiLeaks Editor: US Is Saying First Amendment Doesn’t Apply To Foreigners In Assange Case
From the Daily Wire: Chris Cuomo Snaps That Greta Thunberg Off-Limits Because She’s A Teen. Social Media Reminds Him Of A Certain Kentucky Teenager. [Ed: this is a reference to the Covington teenagers, whom CNN savaged.]
From Politico: Globalists Gone Wild. Davos is just the beginning. Get ready for Alfalfa, Aspen, Milken, Sun Valley, Sicily . . . From truthdig: Robert Reich: Davos Is the Source of All Our Ills
From the Good News Network: Dad Builds Adapted Nintendo Controller for Disabled Daughter—And Her Reaction is Adorable
From Japan Today: First stage of extradition hearing for top Huawei exec ends in Canada. [Ed: judge's ruling to be announced later at an undisclosed time.]
From the Activist Post: Brookings: Whoever Wins The AI Race Will Rule The World
From the Daily Bell: Deadly Distractions: Laying the Groundwork for the Next Civil War [Ed: dire but not improbable.] From the Federalist: 6 Democratic Senators To Watch In Impeachment Trial. The media keep suggesting it's Republicans who might switch sides, but here are some Democrats who might not want to side with Adam Schiff's weak impeachment effort. From Howard Kunstler: The Big (Senate) Sleep: "Please God, Hurl A Lightning Bolt At The Podium..."
From PJ Media: NYT Quashed Story About 2016 WH Meeting with ‘Whistleblower’ and Ukrainians on Burisma From the Atlantic: The Enemies of Writing. A writer who’s afraid to tell people what they don’t want to hear has chosen the wrong trade.
From CBS News: New York City bans stores from refusing to accept cash. [Ed: I do not want a cashless society but I also do not want gov. to dictate payment options to businesses.]
From the Guardian: Steve Coogan on Terry Jones: he was the heart and voice of Monty Python [Ed: Rest in peace. An original voice who gave pleasure to 100s of millions of people.]
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