PBC News & Comment: Airbnb Party Houses Turn Deadly

After 5 were killed on Halloween at Bay Area Airbnb “party house”, SF Chronicle reports that nationwide, 17 killed in past 6 months….--read the Chronicle report here
--Roger Stone trial sees evidence that Stone lied to Congress and threatened witness Randy Credico
--John Bolton now says he will only talk to impeachment investigation with a court order, and he skipped an interview today
--Dems continue to squabble over scope of impeachment inquiry
--Trump and tweeting allies continue attacks on credible witnesses, and want to expose the “whistleblowers”
--WashPost says AG Bill Barr declined Trump request to hold news conference and exonerate the stable genius
--recovered from 2 years of abuse by Trump, Jeff Sessions will try to take back his Senate seat next year
--Trump moves markets again, as Chinese and US negotiators reach informal agreement to roll back some tariffs
--NY state judge orders Trump to pay $2 million to charities over his phony foundation
--Trump’s Justice Dept. is trying to undermine prison releases under “First Step Act”
--Maria Butina gave prison interview to Lesley Stahl for 60 Minutes, and denied she was a spy; but Stahl used her denials to stoke false beliefs
--Bernie Sanders unveils immigration reform plan that’s pretty damn good
--Biden went to K street for corporate/lobbyist cash, and slammed Warren
--at election night event, SF lefties angered over slimy campaign ads from Police Officers Association chanted “Fuck the POA!”
--NY Times continues to promote endless war in Syria, using envoy’s memo to support continued US presence
--at Grayzone Project, Max Blumenthal hits Trump’s fake withdrawal from Syria
--at MintPress, Peter Ford argues that UK is complicit in Trump’s bizarre attempt to take Syrian oil as war spoils
--France’s Macron says NATO is facing “brain death” because of Trump