Trump joins Pompeo in fact-free claims that Iran hit oil tankers in Gulf of Oman, media apply some rare skepticism….--using Israeli propaganda tactics, US firmly fingers Iran, using video to support claims of attack by torpedoes or mines in the water
--NY Times cites distrust in Europe, based on the Iraq experience
--Rachel Maddow, who has shown zero skepticism of intel and government sources on Russiagate and Venezuela, trots out Susan Rice to demand evidence
--the leaderless, rudderless UK government sides with America
--the Japanese owner of one of the ships rejects claims of mines or torpedoes, says crew witnessed “flying objects” hit their ship, CBS News reports
--at Grayzone, Ben Norton files a good report
--and The Intercept reports Pompeo thinks Congressional approval for war with Iran isn’t needed
--British court sets Assange extradition hearing 8 months away, February 2020
--Sarah Huckabee Sanders will resign to spend more time lying around the house (not original, but don’t know who said it first)
--record warm temperatures set new records for ice melts in Greenland and the Arctic, where permafrost is melting and releasing more carbon
--DNC splits huge candidate pool into 2 groups for debates, Warren will head up the kids’ table
--Trump does damage control with his Fox-y-Friends, backpedaling on how he would handle that campaign dirt from Norway
--federal appeals court firmly rejects TrumpCo efforts to block migrants, including teens, from getting an abortion while in US custody
--Rep. Duncan Hunter’s wife pleads guilty to spending campaign money on personal expenses, leaving her husband twisting in the wind
--Hong Kong protesters experience tech warfare from mainland China
--Facebook lawyer claims that even clicking “like” on FB ends your expectation of privacy
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