It’s not illegal for media to name the whistleblower, and conservative outlets have profiled the likely person; expect presidential tweetstorms….--going rogue, Ivanka Trump says identity of whistleblower is “not particularly relevant”
--experts note protections for whistleblowers are weak, and media aren’t barred from reporting
--RealClearInvestigations, part of RealClearPolitics site, broke ranks and identified a 33-year-old expert on Russia and Ukraine
--at WhoWhatWhy, Jeff Schectman interviews whistleblower expert Alison Stanger
--House impeachment investigators release 2 more interview transcripts of Fiona Hill and Lt. Col. Vindman
--John Bolton’s lawyer says Mr. Moustache has lots to tell about Ukraine, but wants court order to testify
--for full WWE effect, GOP names former wrestling coach Jim Jordan to Intel committee, as Jordan faces fresh accusations of ignoring Ohio State sex crimes
--in full page NY Times ad, Bill Moyers presses PBS to air the impeachment hearings in the evening
--comic and radio host entertains Roger Stone trial, as Randy Credico confirms that Stone lied; Greg Palast knows Credico, and comments here
--Palast joins PBC in calling for public ownership of PG&E
--and Naomi Klein visits burned out Paradise one year on, touting Chico’s local Green New Deal
--Rachel Maddow read to her TV kids last night from “A Warning” by Anonymous, still a senior White House official
--Hillary Clinton disses Medicare for All and wealth tax
--as billionaire New Yorker Mike Bloomberg threatens to enter presidential race
--and Paul Krugman says Dem centrists are out of touch
--Liz Warren has new calculator for billionaires to figure out her tax plan
--Trump’s call to “secure the oil” in Syria appears to baffle Pentagon
--in FOIA triumph, Jason Leopold gets admission that US was paying Syrian rebels fighting Assad, and listener Linda Lewis offers an interesting theory that Ukraine whistleblower acted in reprisal
--Brazil’s top court orders release of Lula and other prisoners during appeals
--just in time to interfere in British election, Labour leader Corbyn is smeared again as anti-Semitic
--in UN votes, only US and Israel oppose nuclear-free MidEast and ban on space weapons
--Netanyahu falsely claims IAEA has confirmed secret Iranian nuke site
--more trade war confusion, as Trump sends mixed signals about China negotiations
--as expected, Tulsi Gabbard is called “conspiracy theorist” for demanding the truth about 9/11
--great weekend read: Danny Sjursen laments that his West Point students will be deployed in endless wars
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