Facebook and Google are named as the victims of Lithuanian scam that netted $100 million, Facebook reports on its "fake news"...--Facebook releases report on how governments launched and amplified “fake news”, in vague report that downplays the impact
--US drops to 43rd place in global media index, due to Trump attacks
--freed from prison in November, journalist Barrett Brown is arrested just before planned interview with PBS
--meaningless milestone: media flooded with “100 days” stories about 45
--Buzzfeed features 100 Lies & False Statements from Trump & Friends
--The Intercept reports that Trump has targeted undocumented families, not felons, in first 100 days
--no government shutdown this week, as Trump tells reporters that playing President is hard….”I thought it would be easier”
--despite Trump claims of growing the economy, first quarter numbers are very weak
--100 days of Trump, and Teabagger Jim DeMint is out at Heritage Foundation
--Trump, Tillerson and Haley are not on the same page about Syria or North Korea
--Trump says China is helping with North Korea, but China says deployment of missile defense isn’t helping
--200 empty desks at State Dept, Tillerson plans “listening tour” of Foggy Bottom
--Israel is fingered for bombing raid that hit alleged Hezbollah depot near Damascus
--Palestinian leader Abbas tries to use Israel as wedge against Hamas, threatening electricity in Gaza
--those Afghan troops trained by the US after years and billions spent, aren’t very good at fighting, but they know how to torture, Shadowproof reports
--NSA is stopping one of many surveillance programs, restoring a smidge of our 4th Amendment rights
--2 in-depth interviews this week expose corrupt FBI handling of “domestic terrorism” cases, with Trevor Aaronson and Beau Hodai
--Death Week in Arkansas, as 4th execution draws objections to gasping and twitching during 3-drug fatal mix
--in Oklahoma, commission states that “innocent people have been sentenced to death”
--on The Daily Show, Trevor Noah plays the race card in defending Obama’s deal for $400,000 speech to Wall Street firm, as The Intercept exposes how Cantor Fitzgerald execs handled 9/11 settlement money
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