PBC News & Comment: Apocalyptic Skies Over California

Air filled with ash and smoke darkens the sky over California, as Washington and Oregon fight to contain new wildfires….--we update wildfires in the West
--AG Bill Barr takes on Trump defamation suit from alleged rape case, in unprecedented, outrageous move
--Kevin Zeese, attorney, writer and activist on many key issues, died of possible heart attack at age 64
--updates on Assange extradition hearing from Kevin Gosztola, Craig Murray,
and ConsortiumNews
--in election ploy, Trump withdraws 2,200 US troops from Iraq
--America’s post 9/11 wars of choice have displaced 37 million people
--as Trump stokes fear in the suburbs, new poll shows Biden with wider lead in Pennsylvania
--Texas judge orders rule changes for mail-in voting
--California TV viewers are being barraged with deceptive ads from Uber and Lyft
--LA protests over death of Black bicyclist Dijon Kizze intensify
--Portland protests have hammered re-election prospects of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler
--our daily Covid-19 update, edited by Linda Lewis
--new polls show deep doubts about Trump’s failures on Covid response
--Bob Woodward’s latest book quotes Trump on the record, exposing how he tried to mislead Americans about Covid
--in epic expose, Max Blumenthal at The Grayzone reveals the green billionaires behind the coordinated effort to suppress “Planet of the Humans